Chapter 21: Arrival at Konoha
Kakashi and Rin Nohara woke up when the ninja hawk was screeching in the woods.
Mainly because the screeching of the ninja hawk was so loud. It seemed as if it was afraid it wouldn't wake them up.
But indeed, it couldn't wake them up. Look at Kamishiro sleeping like a log. The ninja hawk even flew right over and pecked at his head. Obviously, it resorted to this risky move because it had no other options.
It was really tough on that ninja hawk, having a master like Kamishiro.
Meanwhile, Kamishiro was opening a letter not far away.
The first sentence in the letter really made Kamishiro furious.
"What the hell! I've been tortured! And they tell me to endure it? Is there any humanity? Who wants to be a hero? This lousy hero thing, whoever wants it can take it! If I hadn't thought going to The Battle was more dangerous than being an undercover agent, I wouldn't have come here!"
Furious, Kamishiro threw the letter on the ground and stamped on it several times.
Seeing the situation was bad, afraid that the angry Kamishiro would really cook it and eat it, the ninja hawk quickly flew away.
Obito, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened. "Who? Who's shouting? Are there enemies?"
Rin covered her eyes, unable to bear to watch.
Kamishiro's roar even woke Obito up. You could tell how loud Kamishiro's voice was.
As an undercover agent, can't he be more considerate of us?
Kakashi whispered, "Hey, Obito, don't expose us!"
Obito looked at Kakashi blankly. "Expose what?"
Minato Namikaze heard the footsteps. Without time to explain to Obito, he directly hit Obito's head with a pebble.
Obito rolled his Byakugan and fainted immediately.
Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, and Rin immediately closed their eyes and pretended to be sleeping.
Fuming mad, Kamishiro went back to the place where he had been lying. Just thinking about the content of the letter, he got angry all over again.
Was his safety not important at all?
Although they didn't have much of an emotional bond, they were still related in some way.
So angry that he couldn't fall asleep, Kamishiro just stayed awake until dawn.
"Waking up," Minato Namikaze opened his eyes, looked at Kamishiro, who was still lying with his eyes open and sulking, and said, "You woke up so early, Kamishiro."
Kamishiro forced a wan smile. Angry as he was, he still had to protect his own skin. He couldn't show Minato Namikaze a bad attitude.
"Yeah, I'm super excited to see the Hokage soon!"
Minato Namikaze showed a subtle smile. "Really? Then you'll see him today. Kakashi, wake Obito up, and then we'll set off."
Kakashi walked up to the still unconscious Obito, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up. "Hey, wake up!"
Shaken violently by Kakashi, Obito gradually came to.
Obito looked at Kakashi blankly. "Ah, it's Kakashi... No, last night..."
Just as Obito was about to say something, Kakashi glared at him murderously. "Nothing happened last night. Now we have to hurry. Pack up and let's go!"
To prevent Obito from saying something that might mislead Kamishiro, Minato Namikaze also said, "Alright, let's get going. Kamishiro is really looking forward to meeting the Third Hokage. Don't waste any more time. The sooner we get back to Konoha, the sooner Kamishiro can fulfill his wish, right? Kamishiro."
Kamishiro forced a laugh. "Yes, yeah, I wish I was already in Konoha right now."
After everyone packed up, they set off again towards Konoha.
Around two o'clock in the afternoon.
Obito stretched. "Ah~ Finally back. It feels like the last time I came back to Konoha was... the last time."
Rin Nohara, who felt something was off, thought about Obito's words carefully and said curiously, "Obito, what you said... sounds like you said nothing at all."
Kakashi directly retorted, "It's just a load of nonsense."
Kamishiro looked at the Konoha Gate in front of him. It felt completely different from the gate of Sunagakure Village.
The gate of Sunagakure Village looked shabby because of the erosion of the sandstorms.
On the other hand, the Konoha Gate looked majestic and imposing.
Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Alright, let's go in."
Kamishiro followed Minato Namikaze and Kakashi, and they smoothly entered Konoha.
After they arrived at the Konoha streets, Kamishiro felt extremely uncomfortable because there were so many people. His whole body was stiff, and he felt at a loss.
However, Konoha and Sunagakure Village were really two extremes.
The rich are extremely rich, while the poor are extremely poor.
No wonder Sunagakure Village was so envious of Konoha.
The aroma wafting from the food shops made Kamishiro keep swallowing his saliva.
Minato Namikaze noticed Kamishiro's strange behavior and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you, Kamishiro?"
After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Kamishiro said, "I'm fine. It's just that there are too many people. I'm not used to it."
Obito asked in confusion, "Are you... socially awkward?"
Kamishiro puffed out his chest and retorted, "No way! How could I be socially awkward! In Sunagakure Village, I was known as the Social Butterfly!"
Then Kamishiro wiped the sweat from his forehead and hunched his back slightly. "It's just that I've never seen so many people in Sunagakure Village, so I'm a bit unaccustomed."
Minato Namikaze remembered what Yamanaka Syoichi had discovered from Kamishiro's memory.
It seemed that Kamishiro had lived alone since childhood and hardly ever went out.
Considering Kamishiro's earlier behavior - being at a loss, looking nervous and unnatural, blushing, having a racing heart, and not daring to look people in the eye - Obito might be right. Kamishiro is probably socially awkward.
Minato Namikaze noticed that Kamishiro was looking at a tempura shop and swallowed several times.
Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Since we're already in Konoha, let's have a meal before going to see the Third Hokage. It's not urgent. I'll treat you to some tempura. How about that?"
Hearing that Minato Namikaze was treating and it was the tempura he was craving, Kamishiro immediately said, "Great! Thanks, Lord Minato. You're so kind to do this!"
"It's okay. Let's go then."
Minato Namikaze led Kamishiro and Kakashi into the shop and specifically asked to have a private room.
Minato Namikaze handed the menu to Kamishiro and said, "Here. Order whatever you like."
Kamishiro's eyes sparkled as he looked at Minato Namikaze and asked, "Really? Can I order whatever I want?"
Minato Namikaze nodded with a smile and said, "Of course. Order as you like."
Minato Namikaze wasn't worried that Kamishiro would eat too much. After all, how much can a ten - year - old kid eat?
However, Minato Namikaze's calm expression gradually started to crack.
"Ten servings of sea bream tempura to start with," Kamishiro said.
"Another ten servings of oyster tempura, please."
"Hmm, the crab tempura looks delicious too. Fifteen servings, then."
...
Minato Namikaze's eye twitched. He wanted to take back his words "Order as you like".
Why does this kid order everything in ten - serving increments? Who orders food like this?
This kid is clearly taking advantage of me!
Kakashi and the others were also shocked. Can someone really eat this much?