After training for more than four hours with Minato, Kakashi sat beside the Uzumaki little girl with no energy.
"Here" she gave him a bamboo bottle.
"Thanks" he took the bottle and opened up to drink water.
"Can you still keep up?" She asked.
"Hmm, I had done more than this before" Kakashi softly answered. After she defeat him in a battle he started to tolerate her a little more than in the beginning when they have met.
"By the way who are you to Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake?" Tsukiho asked as she intend to solve Kakashi's problem from the start. So Obito won't awaken his sharingan early.
He looked at her coldly but seeing her curious eyes. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath. "..He is my father"
"What?!" She showed a surprised look before smiled. "He is one person that I look up to, ya know. I really admire him. He is really a great person. One day can you show me white fang of his?"
Kakashi was stunned by her compliment as he looked at her with wide eyes.
"So you know white fang but you don't know about legendary Sannin?!" Jiraiya rolled his eyes and joined the conversation.
"Who said I don't know about Sannin?" She also rolled her eyes at him. Lord third hokage's students. "Tsunade the slug princess, Orochimaru and Jiraiya the Konoha's biggest pervert." She had a small smirk on her face. "The three way deadlock summoners. But still I admire white fang"
"He isn't that much great. Otherwise why did he suicide just because of a rumour. Then why didn't he follow the rules. Such a cowardly act." Kakashi shout out.
Tsukiho's eyes widened and looked at Kakashi's angry eyes. Then she sighed. "Big brother Kakashi, I don't think he kill himself because of a rumour. I personally think what he did in his last mission was a very brave thing. Shinobi definitely should follow the rules in the village. It is the code. But there are some situations that they had to choose. If something like that happened to me I also will have the same choice as him. But I'll try my best to carry the mission. If I can't do that I will definitely try to reduce the damage. Lives are way more valuable than you think, ya know. Specially your comrades." Hearing that Minato and Kushina exchange a glance while smiling.
"But they turned back on him. Why should he care about such people? He could have follow the rules. It isn't the first time that his comrades died. He treatedthem as friends but they never thought him as a friend. Otherwisewhy didn't they understand him?" Kakashi clenched his fists.
"I think it is his will of fire. I heard he is very kind person to his fellow villagers even though he is feared by nations. Sometimes public opinion is a really sharp sword. If he really abandoned his comrades, they could have said that white fang is a very cold hearted person. And he would be in a worser situation than it was. It could have damaged the trust between fellow villagers and him. So how could he carry out his duty like that. But he didn't hesitate to choose his comrades life over the mission. As for friends, I don't think I can understand that. But friends or not they are comrades so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. So what I think is in this shinbi world, those who broke the rules are scum" she looked at Kakashi's face carefully. As well as other three adults. "But those who don't care and abandon their comrades are worser than a scum"
In her mind she started to apologise Obito though she had a serious look on her face. 'Sorry Obito I have to stole your line. That line definitely something that can knock some sense to Kakashi's mind. I'll definitely try to save Rin to make it up'
Though she somewhat copied his line, actually she was also someone who worked like that. When she saying those lines, her comrades in her previous life started to appear in front of her eyes one by one.
Though she was an emotionless killing machine when it come to her job. She always cared about the comrades as it something that she hold dearly. She remembered how they always protected one another's back. Then she wondered how they reacted to her death. 'Those guys....they definitely blame me in my grave for killing myself. Maybe some of those idiots were definitely crying for me. Please forgive me guys, that I didn't had a chance to say goodbye.' She sighed while came back to her senses.
"Well said brat but are you really one year old?" Jiraiya shocked to the core.
"Actually my father said the most of things I said. But I always keep those in my mind" she had a goofy smile on her face.
"Well then who want to eat ramen?" Kushina asked cheerfully.
"I want" Tsukiho raised her hand. She really want to taste the infamous Ichiraku ramen.
"Count me in" listening to Tsukiho's speech there is a weird look on Kakashi's face as he acted like a robot.
Tsukiho grabbed Kushina's hand as she started to walk with her. The she looked behind and saw other three are also following them as well.
"Aunt Kushina?"
"Yes Tsuki?"
"Why do you have two different chakra like there is another person with you. Is it a ghost or something?" Tsukiho asked innocently.
"Pfft....Hahahaha" Kushina chocked before started to laugh.
"No Tsuki, it isn't a ghost" after having some looks from the villagers she started to calm herself.
"Then?"
"It's a secret." Kushina smiled mischievously. "But one day I'll show him to you"
"Really?" She asked with a doubt. "Pinky promise?"
"Yup pinky promise" Kushina let her to hook with her right little finger.
It didn't take much time for them to come to the intersection where the Ichiraku ramen is.
It was located in the prosperous area in the center of Konoha. Tsukiho looked at the people who came and go there. As someone who didn't expose to people for a long time, it became a refreshing experience.
Kushina opened the curtains for her to go inside. Tsukiho felt her nose was assaulted with a strong food scent.
The shop has a long row of table with many round chairs.
"Welcome"
A polite voice echoed in her ears.