After completing their daily training, Mitsuki and Rin prepared to go to the ninja tool shop to check out their training as they had consumed a lot of energy recently.
Although the income of the ninja profession is high, the expenses are also high.
On the way to the Ninja Tool Shop, Mitsuki and Rin heard many villagers talking to each other in low voices.
"Have you heard? That White Fang Hatake Sakumo voluntarily gave up the mission."
"What...you mean the Lord White Fang?"
"Humph, you still call him Sir? All the advantages you worked so hard to gain on the front lines are now gone."
"I heard that the village suffered great damage."
"It looks like this is the White Fang suicide incident, the timing also makes sense," Mitsuki thought to himself.
In the original plot, in Kakashi Jōnin's first year at school, Kakashi's father, Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo, died by suicide.
What actually happened was that while Hatake Sakumo was on a mission, his companion suffered a life-threatening injury. He chose to abandon the mission in order to save his companion's life, which caused great losses to the village.
After returning to the village, although the life of Hatake Sakumo's companion was safe, the villagers began to blame Hatake Sakumo after learning about this.
For a time, overwhelming public pressure was placed on Hatake Sakumo, and there was even a rumor that Hatake Sakumo had betrayed the village.
In the end, even the ninja that Hatake Sakumo saved blamed Hatake Sakumo, and the final result was Hatake Sakumo's suicide.
Honestly speaking, before Hatake Sakumo's suicide, no one had thought that he would be able to earn the title of Konoha's White Fang on the battlefield.
Such a tough guy actually ended his life in such a shocking way by committing suicide.
"Mitsuki, what they seem to be talking about is..." Rin spoke first as the two of them were on their way to buy ninja tools.
"Well, it seems to be about Kakashi's father, but we can't judge the specific course of events based on a few words from the villagers." Mitsuki naturally knew what the situation was, but he hadn't yet figured out what role he would play in this incident.
Of course, if he could be saved, he would definitely save him. Mitsuki's previous life also felt sorry for White Fang's early death. Moreover, Kakashi was also a good friend to him and Rin.
However, no one knew how much calculation was involved in White Fang's suicide, and Mitsuki could not guarantee how much role he could play in it.
Mitsuki was still thinking when he suddenly felt Rin pulling at the corner of his sleeve.
"Mitsuki, look ahead!" Rin pointed not far away, where there was a small group of people gathered and Rin could not see clearly what was going on inside.
"It's Kakashi and Obito. They had a conflict with several other villagers." Mitsuki easily obtained the information through the perspective of the six eyes.
Being at the center of the storm, Kakashi naturally knew his father's current situation in Konoha Village.
However, although Kakashi was dubbed a genius, he still couldn't find a good way to change his father's reputation, which made Kakashi more and more annoyed recently.
Kakashi was now like a barrel of gunpowder, ready to explode at any moment, leading to the situation that Mitsuki and Rin were seeing now.
The dispute on the street is still going on and it seems to be getting worse.
"Kid, do you know how many ninjas were sacrificed on the front lines to gain the advantage?"
"A ninja's duty is to complete the mission!"
"Is a person who interrupts a mission without permission really worthy of being a ninja?"
It seemed like several villagers had found an outlet to vent their emotions, and they started to attack Obito and Kakashi crazily.
"My father, he's not that kind of person." Although Kakashi was angry, the offensive power of his words still needed to be improved.
"Assholes, Kakashi's father interrupted the mission to protect his companions. Don't you assholes have any friends?" Obito rarely stood on the same front with Kakashi at this time.
Although Obito usually hates Kakashi's arrogant look, he still regards Kakashi as his true friend in his heart.
"They actually gave up such an important mission on their own initiative. I think Konoha's White Fang are simply traitors to Konoha!" At this time, this sentence was heard from the loudest people who shouted the most.
The meaning behind this sentence is a bit serious.
Kakashi, who originally didn't want to make a big deal out of it, instantly blushed, and his hand unconsciously reached for the ninja tool bag hanging on his waist.
"Oh, betraying the village, how dare you say that."
Mitsuki instantly appeared beside Kakashi and held Kakashi's hand, while whispering to Kakashi.
"Don't be impulsive. Your father's situation is not something that can be solved by just shutting up one or two people."
"Who are you? Are you here to speak for that person? What do you little brats know?!"
"You were the one who was shouting just now, right?" Mitsuki looked at the tall and thin man with small eyes.
"So what? I interrupted the mission without permission. Why can't I..."
"Enough!" He was interrupted by Mitsuki before he could finish his words.
"Hokage-sama never said that Sakumo-san betrayed the village. Where do you get the courage to defame the village's hero? Or are you questioning Hokage-sama's judgment?"
"You little brat, I don't mean to question the Hokage." The tall and thin man paused and was about to say something else.
"Gathering people in the village to cause trouble and spread rumors, I think you want to go to the Uchiha Police Department, right, Obito."
"The police department will definitely arrest all of you bastards." Obito immediately interrupted Mitsuki after hearing his words.
"Tsk... they are just a bunch of brats." After hearing the double act between Mitsuki and Obito, especially the Uchiha clan emblem on Obito's body, the tall and thin man and a few people around him left after saying a few harsh words.
Although I feel a bit sorry for Uchiha, I have to say that evil needs to be dealt with by evil. Facing these ignorant villagers, Uchiha's threat is still quite effective.
"Thank you, Mitsuki." Kakashi thanked Mitsuki. If Mitsuki hadn't stopped him just now, the situation would have been much worse.
After the crowd dispersed, Rin, who was outside, was finally able to meet everyone.
"Mitsuki, you just suddenly disappeared and scared me."
"Sorry, sorry, it's an emergency."
Just when Kakashi was about to take action, Mitsuki only had time to say to Rin, "Sorry for the trouble." Then he used the Body Flicker Technique to instantly move from the top of the crowd to Kakashi's side.
Kakashi also realized at this time that the speed at which Mitsuki suddenly appeared beside him just now was the Body Flicker Technique that only a Jōnin could master.
In the face of conflict, Mitsuki acted calmly, while he himself was impulsive. Compared with Mitsuki, his reputation as a genius is really unworthy of his reputation.
"Thanks Mitsuki, you've been a great help, these bastards." Obito was still angry.
"Don't thank me yet. What's important is what are you going to do next? Kakashi."
"I... I don't know. My father is staying indoors now and has not expressed any opinion about the public opinion in the village."
"Are you going to stand aside and watch?"
"Of course not, but so many people in the village are talking about my father, and it is also a fact that he gave up the mission. I don't know what to do."
This is indeed the case. Regardless of whether there are deeper calculations and darkness in the village's public opinion storm, it is a fact that White Fang's abandonment of the mission brought losses to the village.
"Well, Kakashi, come and ask for help. Don't bear it all by yourself. Isn't it shameful to ask friends for help when facing difficulties? Or do you not consider us as friends?"
Seeing Mitsuki's serious expression, Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, sorted himself out, and said with a firm look in his eyes.
"I need your help, Mitsuki, Obito, Rin, please help me."
"I will help you even if you don't tell me, you arrogant Kakashi." Obito said smugly as he looked at Kakashi who had cheered up again.
"Although I may not be able to help much, I will try my best." Rin responded seriously.
"Well, without further ado, let's find a place to discuss the battle plan. We'll be busy from now on."
"good!"