Looking at the five teenagers in front of him, Kakashi suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.
'Maybe one day I will die, but these five students, which inherit his will, will prove the traces of his existence.'
Before he knew it, he had many bonds in this world.
Inside the dust, Hiruko's body that has reached its limit moved slightly.
Kakashi seemed to feel it, and looked over.
As if remembering something, Kakashi walked over.
The others were surprised when they saw this and wanted to follow after Kakashi, but they were stopped by Jūgo.
"Kakashi-nii should have something to deal with, let's just watch it from here."
Jūgo's words made the others stop and stay in place.
Jūgo, who has a soft heart, can sometimes feel the subtle atmosphere better.
Hiruko collapsed to the ground, already losing the strength to stand up.
At this time, his gaze was dull, like a candle in the wind.
When Hiruko looked at Kakashi, he laughed at himself and said: "Originally, I thought I can just swallow you easily, but I didn't expect to lose to you in the end. No matter how hard I try, I still can't catch up with people like you who are born with amazing talent. Sure enough... I'm... still not suitable to become a Shinobi..."
In Hiruko's tone, there is helplessness, unwillingness, and a relief.
He was also a teenager who yearned for the peak, but as he got older, he couldn't get the ability to match his peers.
So he began to feel inferior and embarked on the road of no return.
In fact, it can be regarded as stupid for Hiruko to compare himself with the Sannin.
Among Shinobi, even if they have Kekkei Genkai, how many people can compare with the Sannin?
After working hard for their whole life, they still won't be able to catch up to them.
"Hiruko, talent is indeed a very important thing, but hard work is also essential. Don't always use the genius title to ignore the efforts of others. I know a person whose talent is not outstanding, but decades of hard work have allowed him to surpass most people in this world."
"Is there really such a person?" Hiruko said with some suspicion, but his eyes were filled with expectation.
"Yes, he is my friend, maybe you should have heard his name before, Might Guy."
Hearing this, Hiruko was slightly surprised.
"It's him... that fool-like persistent guy. Does he really have such power?"
"Yeah, because he never gives up. Although he looks like a fool, he is a trustworthy companion." Kakashi said with a smile.
"Companion?"
Hiruko murmured, and then his eyes fell on the blue sky above.
There, it seems that the images of his young friends emerged.
Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Sakumo, Duy, and so on.
'Yes, for strength, I seem to have abandoned these companions who once had laughed together.'
"Maybe I was really wrong..."
After Hiruko finished speaking, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that he feel a sense of relief.
"Kakashi, this is the Chimera Technique I studied. It is the painstaking effort of my life. It is my compensation for causing you such a big trouble. Although I knew that you don't need to use it."
Hiruko said as he slowly took out a scroll from his body and handed it to Kakashi.
Seeing this, Kakashi was taken aback and hesitated for a moment, but he accepted it in the end.
Seeing that Kakashi took it, Hiruko's extended right hand slowly fell, and there was no trace of life left in his body.
However, there is still warmth in the scroll.
Kakashi sighed, and slowly pulled down his forehead protector, covering his tired left eye.
"In the afterlife, be an ordinary person."
Kakashi picked up Hiruko's body and walked towards Naruto and the others.
"Kakashi-sensei, this..." Sasuke asked puzzledly.
"Take this body back to the village. We still need him to solve the village's crisis." Kakashi whispered.
Sasuke was stunned when he heard this.
At this time, Kakashi suddenly felt his head become a little dizzy, and his eyelid seemed to be heavier.
'This feeling... It seems that I have to go to the hospital this time.'
Kakashi secretly thought in his heart, but before he could speak, he lost his strength and fell to the ground.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto called anxiously.
When Sakura saw this, she checked Kakashi's condition immediately.
"What happened to Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked nervously.
The rest also waited for Sakura's answer worriedly.
After a few moments, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and said: "He's fine, it's just Chakra's over-consumption. It should be the side effect of Sharingan. We should go back to the village for now. Kakashi-sensei just needs to rest for a while and he should be fine."
Hearing this, Sasuke looks at Kakashi's left eye that was covered by the forehead protector.
'It's no wonder, after all, he used such a large-scale pupil technique. Moreover, Kakashi-sensei is not someone from the Uchiha Clan, so it is not surprising that there are such side effects.'
Jūgo carried Kakashi on his back, and everyone left Mount Shumisen with Hiruko's body.
At the border of the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.
Tsunade and Jiraiya are now confronting the people of Sunagakure.
Soon after, the news of Hiruko's death reached here.
When Tsunade and Jiraiya heard the news, their expressions became a bit complicated.
Although what they are waiting for is this news, when this news really comes, their moods became complicated.
Hiruko is also one of their companions when they were young.
Although he finally went astray, the old friendship in their hearts still exists.
The friendship in youth is always the most touching.
"Hiruko has also left. Our old friends now are becoming less and less." Jiraiya lightly said with a smile.
It's just that in that smile, no one knew how much helplessness and bitterness hidden.
Tsunade sighed and said: "Let's tell the situation to Sunagakure. It's time for this farce to end."
After Tsunade finished speaking, she left the camp and went to the place where the two armies confronted each other.
When she walked to Jiraiya's side, Tsunade whispered: "Idiot, don't you dare to walk in front of me..."
Her voice is very light, and it is so light to Jiraiya that he suspected that it is only a hallucination.
After Tsunade finished speaking, she left without stopping.
Jiraiya also looked at Tsunade's back. He was no longer a naïve young man. At this time, the seriousness of years after the baptism of the world appeared on his face.
"Tsunade..."
Jiraiya whispered softly.
"Well, I am a Toad Sage, and there are still many things I have to do."
Jiraiya muttered to himself.
When he finished muttering this, Jiraiya seemed to be relieved a lot.
He is no longer a teenager, and there are many things that he can hardly do anymore.
Konoha's crisis was solved by the death of Hiruko.
The other Four Great Shinobi Villages also understood that it was only a misunderstanding before and did not continue to cause trouble.
After all, fighting at this time is not good for anyone.
Sunagakure and Kirigakure obviously won't participate in the war, and if Kumogakure and Iwagakure want to start a war, they should also consider the attitude of these two villages.
Therefore, the tense atmosphere among the Five Great Shinobi Villages disappeared.
The Daimyō of the fire country re-established his trust in Konoha.
This farce, which was caused by Hiruko, finally came to an end.
On the bed of Konoha Hospital, there was a man with silver hair lying.
The strange thing is, even if he was lying on the hospital bed, his face was still covered by a mask.
The man opened his eye, looked at the white ceiling, and said in a low voice: "Sure enough, I still came here."