"Everyone, scatter quickly!"
From within the crowd, Rin Nohara shouted.
The moment she finished speaking, her eyes widened in shock.
Yoncher dashed across the water's surface, already charging rapidly toward the middle-aged ninja!
"Yoncher can walk on water?!"
At that moment, everyone finally reacted and immediately scattered.
Many others zipped upward onto rooftops, preparing to surround and eliminate that middle-aged ninja.
Momiji Uchiha also shouted, "This man is at least chunin-level strength! Don't engage him directly—just stall him a bit! The Anbu and instructors will arrive soon!"
The middle-aged ninja had no intention of lingering in battle in the first place.
Upon hearing Momiji Uchiha's words, he became even more panicked!
But just as he turned to flee, Might Guy suddenly sprang into the air like a flash.
Leaf Strong Whirlwind!
Might Guy executed a spinning back kick with incredible speed, aiming straight for the middle-aged ninja's face!
The middle-aged ninja didn't take this level of attack seriously. After dodging sideways, he immediately fled into an alley to the right of the street.
However, Might Guy kept pressing forward relentlessly—with high kicks, low kicks, left kicks, and right kicks, like a persistent shadow, forcing his opponent into nonstop defensive actions without any chance to catch his breath!
At this moment, Kakashi and Yoncher swiftly approached from the left and right sides respectively!
Kakashi continuously flicked his hands, hurling numerous shuriken.
His shuriken throwing technique was extremely precise—not only did it completely avoid the vigorously attacking Guy, but it also flowed seamlessly with his movements, pushing the middle-aged ninja into chaos!
Yoncher himself did not take action. However, beneath his black, beautiful pupils, his Triple Tomoe Sharingan had already been activated!
Judging by this middle-aged ninja's speed and ninjutsu skill, he was merely a chunin at most—a level even weaker than that female Root kunoichi he had killed at the experimental facility.
Even if Yoncher didn't intervene personally, Kakashi and Guy working together would subdue him shortly.
The only problem was, there were too many people on this busy street, and both sides of the road were lined with houses.
They couldn't recklessly go all out while the enemy had no such restrictions!
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged ninja never expected to be held down by mere Ninja Academy students!
After fending off Might Guy with his tanto, he clenched the blade between his teeth and began forming hand seals rapidly with both hands.
[Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique]!
Dense mist formed rapidly in the air!
In an instant, the entire street was engulfed in thick fog!
"Hmph!"
Letting out a contemptuous chuckle, the middle-aged ninja quietly dodged past Might Guy and tried to slip into a narrow alleyway.
Just then—
"Hiss!"
A sharp sound came from ahead.
Before the middle-aged ninja could react, a water bullet had already pierced through his right leg—he screamed in agony as blood gushed from his leg!
The intense pain caused him to shriek, losing control of his body as he stumbled forward!
The very next moment,
from within the dense fog ahead, a ghostly-like figure shot forward, delivering a brutal kick straight into his groin!
"Waaagh!"
The piercing scream from the middle-aged ninja made everyone present instinctively flinch!
Immediately afterward,
a powerful gust of wind blew through, scattering all the mist away!
Kakashi and Uchiha Yoncher rushed to the middle-aged ninja at the same time. One held a kunai blade against his throat, while the other aimed the tip of a longsword at his heart!
"Ahh!"
The middle-aged ninja clutched his crotch with both hands, convulsing and screaming in agony.
Everyone present—especially the male students—felt a cold chill shoot through their groins and instinctively covered themselves protectively, their faces filled with horror.
Who was it?
Who crushed his balls?
Kakashi probably wouldn't do something like that.
So…was it Uchiha Yoncher?
The gazes everyone cast toward Yoncher became unusually strange.
Kakashi glanced at the middle-aged ninja's crotch on the ground, then at his thigh.
A crotch kick—that had to be Yoncher's doing.
But who used ninjutsu to pierce through the man's thigh?
This technique seemed to condense water release chakra into tiny bullet-like projectiles with terrifying speed and penetration power—it looked exactly like a secret inherited technique passed down in the Mist Village's Hozuki clan.
Could there be a ninja from the Hozuki clan hiding nearby?
Even if there was, amid this thick fog, how could someone pinpoint such an accurate shot on that guy's thigh?
One question after another surged through Kakashi's mind, forcing him to frown involuntarily.
Soon afterward, blurred figures flashed across the battlefield.
Three Anbu members wearing masks appeared alongside Hayamy Yu, the interrogator who had once questioned Yoncher back at the Hokage Building.
Tsunade arrived as well, accompanied by a group of instructors from the Ninja Academy.
"You two did a great job," Tsunade said with a slight smile, glancing at both Yoncher and Kakashi.
Yoncher nodded. "Tsunade-sama, you're looking great today!"
Tsunade remained silent for a moment, feeling once again that this kid's tone sounded rather strange.
After the Anbu took the captured middle-aged ninja away,
Hayamy Yu first looked between Yoncher and Kakashi, then naturally approached Kakashi.
Yoncher rubbed his chin thoughtfully before turning to Tsunade. "I got hit from both sides!"
"No one is snubbing you!" Tsunade lightly smacked Yoncher's head, patting it twice as she added, "You did a great job. Now go ahead, Kakashi, tell us what happened."
"I got hit from both sides again," Yoncher muttered.
"Alright." Kakashi calmly explained how Yoncher had framed Obito for the incident, along with everything that followed after.
Hayamy Yu turned her gaze toward the crowd. "Which student detected the spy using Byakugan?"
A Hyuga clan student stepped forward, but Yoncher blocked him off. "It was me who saw through that traitor."
"Okay," Hayamy Yu nodded politely at the young Hyuga boy. "What is your name?"
The boy puffed out his chest proudly. "My name is Tetsu Hyuga!"
Yoncher gave Tetsu Hyuga a thumbs-up. "Now that's what I call a real man!"
Tetsu hesitated slightly.
Wait—he used the Byakugan to spot the spy! Shouldn't he be getting more credit for that?
Hayamy Yu said, "You activated the Byakugan at such a young age. That's pretty impressive."
"Definitely impressive," Yoncher agreed. "When you came over earlier, he was still staring at you with his Byakugan on!"
"Ahh!" Hayamy Yu gasped in surprise and instinctively crossed her arms over her chest.
"I didn't! I would never! Don't make things up!" Tetsu Hyuga became furious.
[Anger and frustration from Tetsu Hyuga, Emotional Value 8]
[Embarrassment and annoyance from Hayamy Yu, Emotional Value 5]
Hayamy Yu glanced sideways at Yoncher.
This guy has absolutely nothing going for him besides looking good.
With that snarky mouth of his, he's gonna get himself killed one day!
Hayamy Yu greeted Tsunade, then activated the Shifting Body Technique and disappeared in a whoosh.
"Crack!"
Tsunade's fist smashed into Yoncher's head. "You deserve credit for identifying and capturing a spy, but how could you rip off your classmates like that? You need to know where to draw the line with jokes!"
"It hurts!" Yoncher rubbed his head and glared fiercely at Kakashi. "Kakashi is framing me! I never scammed anyone!"
"And besides, I already gave the money to Obito!"
Yoncher repeated all those excuses he'd used earlier.
It was exactly the same story, but it sounded completely different to everyone around him this time.
Back when Yoncher first told this tale, the crowd had responded with skeptical smirks, eager to see how long he'd keep acting.
But now...
Suddenly, Rin Nohara asked, "Yoncher-kun, how did you figure out that person was a spy? You deliberately targeted Obito to attract the spy's attention, right?"
"Yeah," Yoncher nodded. "That's exactly right!"
"But it was also intended to teach Obito—and all of us—a lesson!"
"I never expected not a single friend would believe me."
"I'm really heartbroken."
Yoncher reached into his pants pocket and pinched his own thigh as hard as he could.
"Geez!"
He failed to control the force and pinched too hard.
Tears immediately welled up in Yoncher's eyes,
and his face contorted from the intense pain.
The people around him mistook these tears for uncontrollable sorrow and disappointment, immediately feeling they'd misjudged him and regretting their earlier behavior.
"How could I suspect my own comrade! I truly deserve to die!"
"If not for Yoncher, we'd never have captured that spy inside the mist!"
"If he hadn't used Earth Release at the critical moment to block that giant water sphere, several of us might have died—or at least sustained serious injuries!"
"We completely misunderstood him. I even wanted to beat him up earlier! I truly deserve death!"
"In fact, we should've realized sooner—If he really intended to rip off Obito, why would he stand up right after getting the money and drop his Transformation Jutsu?"
"He really showed us all a thing or two!"
[Deep remorse and shame from Obito Uchiha, Emotional Value 16]
[From Genma Shiranui]
[From Ebisu]
As Yoncher observed the incoming Emotional Values, he secretly rejoiced in his heart.
In a short amount of time, he had already harvested various forms of Emotional Value from this group.
Among them, Obito contributed the highest Emotional Value.
The Uchiha's emotional fluctuations were truly extreme, prone to going to great lengths.
And Obito Uchiha was definitely an outstanding example.
This was someone kind, innocent, and positive one moment, yet would suddenly turn violent enough to attack his own sensei and kill the wife of his mentor;
This was someone naturally cheerful, optimistic, and helpful, yet capable of turning on a dime and dragging the whole world into ruin without hesitation.
Yoncher was actually a little worried that Tenten's pranks might push Obito toward early madness.
Tsunade reached out to wipe Yoncher's tears, confused. "Wait, these are real tears? You're not just faking it with eye drops?"
Everyone fell silent.
Yoncher swatted Tsunade's hand away, saying, "My hands are in my pockets and everyone's watching—can't you at least let me pretend it's eye drops? Tsk!"
Everyone chuckled lightly.
Suddenly,
Yoncher silently turned his gaze toward Kakashi.
Kakashi: "..."
Yoncher said, "Kakashi, I have a question for you."
Kakashi replied expressionlessly, "What is it?"
Yoncher asked, "Do you also know how to use the [Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall] technique?"
"I do."
"That time when someone attacked everyone with Water Release Ninjutsu, you were right there among the crowd. Why didn't you step in and block the attack?"
"...?"
"I saw it clearly. When that huge water ball came flying, you quickly moved around it and prepared to counterattack the enemy."
"Kakashi, the Great Waterfall Technique is an A-Rank offensive jutsu with tremendous power. Why did you focus solely on capturing the enemy while completely ignoring all of us comrades here?"
The smiles gradually faded from everyone's faces.
Kakashi said coldly, "My mission was to capture that spy. Stopping an enemy spy who infiltrated our village matters far more than protecting a bunch of useless people!"
"Who the hell are you calling useless!" Obito was the first to protest loudly.
Ebisu pushed his sunglasses up and said, "Kakashi, you're being harsh. Sure, you're stronger than us, but that doesn't make us trash!"
Akihara Rin also angrily said, "Fine if you don't want to save us—we never asked for anything anyway—but calling us all useless, isn't that going too far?"
The rest of them couldn't hold back their angry words either.
Tsunade frowned, wanting to speak but holding back.
At this moment, Yoncher cut in— "Mission..."
"In your eyes, missions and rules are the most important thing, right?"
"Exactly!" Kakashi seemed to recall something painful, briefly showing agony in his eyes, though his answer remained unwavering.
He growled, "Rule-breakers are scum! They've got no right calling themselves ninja!"
After saying this, he turned and walked away, clearly unwilling to waste another word on Yoncher.
Yoncher loudly declared, "Maybe rule-breakers truly are trash."
"But I say... anyone who betrays their friends isn't even worth the dirt beneath our feet!"
"I believe the people of this village have betrayed both you and your father!"
"The White Fang gave everything to save his comrades—even if it meant failing his mission. *That* made him the true hero!"
Kakashi's body suddenly stiffened, his steps halting, though he didn't turn around.
Everyone nearby, including Tsunade, also stared wide-eyed at Yoncher!
Which was more important—your comrades or your mission?
This question was extremely sensitive.
Many could only mumble to themselves, never daring to speak it out loud.
Some students had only ever heard of the death of the Legend of the White Fang, without knowing any specific details.
Hearing Yoncher's words now left many deeply shocked.
Yoncher continued, "Kakashi, you graduated from the Ninja Academy when you were only five years old. But why did you keep going back there day after day after graduation?"
"Because here was Might Guy, whom you regarded as a waste of space."
"And here was also Obito Uchiha, someone else you once dismissed as useless."
"You mocked them, looked down on them… but deep inside, you'd already acknowledged their strength and perseverance long ago!"
"You had already accepted them as your teammates!"
"They were like flames, offering warmth and pulling you in without you even realizing it."
"It was their warmth that slowly melted away the loneliness in your heart."
"Kakashi, stop lying to yourself!"
"The truth is—you cherish us 'useless' comrades more than anyone else!"
Silence enveloped the surroundings.
Rin Nohara gazed at Yoncher, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Obito and Guy were moved to tears.
Many others' eyes had turned slightly red.
This time, Yoncher successfully gathered a massive amount of Positive Emotional Value!
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