- About 1 year after the war, one night in September(02:00-02:30)
- Naruto and Sai were in a mission to seize Garyou, the leader of shinobi group which did kill hundreds of people in Nami no Kuni
- Naruto managed to get to Garyou but then there’s a masked shinobi attacked him
- The masked shinobi use Hyouton: Jisarenhyou (地鎖連氷)
- Garyou said Uchiha Madara’s failure was trying to entrap the whole world into the Mugen Tsukuyomi in the same time. But he believed that they should be able to approach Madara’s ideals by other ways.
- He also said ultimate justice would be the equality of all humanity. And in order to achieve it, controlling individual freedom is necessary.
*This part really reminds me Psycho-Pass 8D;;*
- Naruto replied that what they’re trying to do it’s just bringing in hatred and sorrow to a peaceful country like Nami no kuni.
- Garyou’s reply
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There’s no country that have no hatred or sorrow.
Nukenins who came to Nami no kuni were sick of killing each other and just wanted to live a normal life. Ironically, there’re nothing else that who had keep training in killing since their childhood like they could do. And that made people of Nami no kuni think that they can buy nukenins’ dignity with money + everything can be settled with money. People who don’t have money won’t be treated like human beings… the masked shinobi was so too.
-Garyou kept telling Naruto that the masked shinobi’s son was stung by a hornet and was transported to a hospital. But the child died since there’s no one who could heal him. All of a doctors had disappeared from Nami no kuni because they’re hired by Five Great Countries in order to provide a medical treatment for injured shinobi in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War.
- Naruto managed to bring Garyou with him by having Sai take them with a black bird.
- After that, Garyou was imprisoned at Hoozuki Castle.
*The set change*
- Naruto was talking to Inari.
- Tazuna and Inari were thought if the bridge is finished, everyone will become happy. But it’s turned out that after commerce went well, many people became a rich man, everyone just became like Gato. (concern about only money)
- At the time, Nami no kuni’s trying to make a new transportation system so Tazuna’s building an airship.
- Inari didn’t pleased with it so much. He knew that the new technology’s gonna make Nami no kuni be able to gain a lot of money. But it would also take a jobs away from people who were doing transportation work. Then those people would become to hate the airship(Tobishachimaru) and the carpenters who created it.
*Lots of carperters in the project were killed by Garyou’s group which did oppose the construction from the beginning*
- Naruto said money’s same as kunai or ninjutsu, it can be good or evil depends on the way one uses them + In his opinion, using money in the right way might be the best way to withstand people like Garyou.
CHAPTER 1
- Kakashi kept postponing for the promotion ceremony despite the statue being finished in the mountain so much that everyone started asking about it wherever he went
- Tsunade told Kakashi that she understood why he was hesitant because she too used to feel so. Everything would not be the same after the promotion, but the Sixth had to be him only (because despite Naruto’s strength, he still lacked so many things which made him unready to become one.) She said to him that years before, in the conference with 5 Kages, he had already accepted the responsibility, even if he didn't like the idea to become the Hokage.
- Kakashi replied that he had the Sharingan at the time but now he is without it, so he lost the Mangekyo and couldn’t use Raikiri as good as before, having a really big power down to his might and power as shinobi: that made him thought that if he became Hokage, would he be able to protect Konoha? Then he asked the matter to be put on hold until he finished the upcoming mission.
- Kakashi told Tsunade that since most of ninja’re out, he’ll take jounin group to the mission+Gai’s&Shikamaru’s Group was in the mission at Hoozuki Castle (The prison in a movie ‘Blood Prison’) So he’s gonna have Naruto stay at the village.
- Since the prison’s guard leader: Mui has died, there’s still no one who could do his job. (Mui could get a prisons completely in control because his Jutsu, Tenrou make a prisoners’ body burn in a fire when they use chakra) So each villages had to send their shinobi to do a prison guard’s work alternately
- The mission was to secure the release of airship in Nami no Kuni. As the technology was wanted by many countries, Kakashi thought, if the news leaked out, many shinobis would come to steal its secret.
CHAPTER 2
- The grand ceremony of the Tobishachimaru were held in 2 months later.
- Tobishachimaru is 223 metres long, 34 metres in diameter, its maximum speed is 70 km/hr, and has six propellers.
- The MC annouced that the 57 people with invitations should be heading towards the ship for boarding
- A woman in a long blue dress was running and shouting to tell them to wait up for her. She stumbled on something near by Kakashi and he instinctively catched her and saved her from falling.
- After the woman’s gone, Kakashi talked to Tazuna that she seems to be really excited for the flight. It must be great to be a carpenter.
-Tazuna replied by saying that she was a really beautiful woman.
*Their different focus points are quite hillarious for me www*
- He also asked about Hokage promotion ceremony + said he thinks it’s something like a wedding ceremony between Kakashi and Konoha.
- Actually Kakashi didn’t pay attention so much to what Tazuna were saying. He kept watching the ship and then he saw a man wearing a black hooded cloak quickly jumped out of Tobishachimaru.
- Kakashi cut the conversation + started chasing the man.
- Kakashi appeared right in front of him and they had a little taijutsu fight. After Kakashi lands some hits, it turns out that the man was Rock Lee…
- Kakashi decided to get into the ship and found Gai-sensei in engine room.
- According to Lee, Gai-sensei told him that if Lee doesn’t take him to Tobishachimaru, He’s gonna cut their student-teacher bonds, so he forced Lee to take him too.
- It’s stated in this part that Gai’s right leg could not be healed. But that he could walk & stand if he use his youth power LOL
*Some conversation from this part*
Gai - “I’ll tell you,it’s not like I wanna get on board this kind of ship. I have no interests in the world-first flying ship at all. A view of the sky at 5000 m from the ground? How come a 223 metres long and over 200 ton ship could fly? I don’t give a damn about it!”
Kakashi - “……” (This guy’s really wanted to get aboard the ship no matter what it takes e.g. threatening Lee)
- The ship’s still a secret and Konoha needed to send a list of ninja who’s going to secure the ship and get on board to Nami no kuni in advance. Of cause Kakashi&Gai are not in the list. So Kakashi was worried if someone found them, they would think Kakashi&Gai are trying to steal the ship’s secret…
Gai - “There’s not gonna be a problem”
Kakashi - “Hah?”
Gai - “This sightseeing flight is a secret from other countries. So technically Tobishachimaru(The ship) does not exist. Thus, there’s no way we’re gonna be able to sneak to a ship which does not exist”
Kakashi - “Ah, I see”
- Gai was about to asked Kakashi to push his wheel chair so they can look around. But they stopped talking because they noticed that 2 men came in and doing something at the lower part of the room. (There’re few reasons which made Kakashi&Gai figured out 2 guys are shinobi e.g. They can move stealthily, their highly‐charged atmosphere )
- After the guys’ gone, Kakashi went down to check what they’ve done and found a kunai with exploding tags
- Suddenly, they heard a scream from the dining room lounge
CHAPTER 3
Kakashi and Gai left a wheel chair in kitchen and go to the lounge by crawling in ventilation ducts
- The passengers were surrounded by 7 shinobi.
- 3 Konoha shinobi who were in disguise began attacking.
- Both of Konoha Shinobi & hijackers couldn’t use large-scale jutsu since they’re on the airship. If Tobishachimaru get damaged, They all are going to enjoy skydiving fall out of the sky.
- The man who seemed to be the leader of the group’s shouting “What’s Kahyou doing!” (華氷 - Frozen Flower)
- Kakashi thought that ‘Kahyou’ must be their trump card.
- Suddenly, white breath came from Gai’s mouth, they could feel that temperature were dropping down… and everyone saw the ice licked up from the feet to the head, swallowing the whole bodies of 3 Konoha shinobi.
- Kakashi told Gai that 2 months ago, Naruto did meet Hyouton-user in the mission. These hijackers must be Garyou’s co
- The leader declaired that they’re members of Dragon’s Wave Armament Alliance(龍波武装同盟) and demanded Konoha to release Garyou from Hoozuki Castle before 12:00, or they’re going to kill 1 hostage every 10 minutes. Plus, if Konoha have Uzumaki Naruto go there to save the hostages, they will explode the ship.
- The time was 11:30
CHAPTER 4
11:35
- A letter affixed to an arrow were sent to Hokage’s room. Messages contained in the letter’re the same as Hijacker’s leader said in the ship + there’re also an explanation how did they manage to get aboard
- Tsunade used a radio (which they started to use it after the war) contact to Nami no kuni to have them confirm what were written in the letter
- They found 12 people who supposed to be passengers of Tobishachimaru were locked in a place stated in the letter = which means the messages were the truth
- Time is 11:40
- Shikamaru (who was in the mission at Hoozuki castle) said if they release Garyou, there’s gonna be people who try to do the same thing in the future. Besides, other villages wouldn’t let Konoha do such a thing just because of their own reason.
- Lee cut in the conversation and told everyone that Kakashi&Gai are on the ship
- Ino said she’s gonna try if she can contact them by Shintenshin no jutsu
- Tsunade ordered Shizune to call every shinobi available in the village except Naruto
CHAPTER 5
11:40
- Kakashi told Gai that they need to low the height level and asked Gai if he could get to the control room.
- Gai’s about to reply that they need to collect the exploding tags first. But then he’s feeling bad and started vomiting
- As Gai's sickness make him vomit, he hijackers noticed that there’re someone on the roof so they all began attacking.
- Countless frozen blades stabbed up to the roof! Gai got away to the control room + Kakashi destroyed the projectile blades by his new jutsu, Raiton: Shiden (紫電 - : Lightning Release: Violet Lighting, Sword Flash) and got out the ducts
- He found that he’s in a toilet and met the blue dress woman in there
- He told her not to scream and that they’ve met before, and introduced himself that he’s Shinobi of Konoha
*Kakashi-sensei did introduce himself like this few times in the novel. I wonder if he’s not wearing the usual shinobi outfit??*
- The woman said she was in a toilet when the hijackers came in
- Kakashi brought her to the kitchen by using the way he came
- He summoned 8 ninken and told them that they’re on the sky + asked them to collect all of exploding tags in the ship
- Kakashi told the woman to stay hidden and was about to go back to the lounge when she called him to stop, and said she heard what the hijackers said + why don’t they just release the man called Garyou? The more they hesitate, the more people will get killed.
"If consent to what they say even once, the rules of the society will fall."
"The rules? People who have been at war until a year ago like you are talking about the rules?"
"…"
"I’m sorry, but those people who like to talk about the rules tend to think justice is with themselves and war is the consequence when two justices clash. History will only accept the justice of the victor, which means the one who is stronger is the justice."
"I understand what you want to say. Dragon’s Wave Armament Alliance’s members also have their own justice."
"Then…"
"Even so, we cannot let Garyou go."
"Even in exchange with the lives of the passenger?"
"Watch me, I will protect everyone….
If I can say that, how good will that be?”
"…"
"I might not be able to prevent an ill-fated victim; however, I want to save the as many lives as there are in front of me."
"When two justices clash, the most important thing is to risk your life to put yourself in the opponent’s standpoint. Those who kill unrelated people just to let another listen have no rights to talk about justice.”
- Kakashi jumped down to the lounge and knocked down 3 shinobi in the blink of an eye
- The others tried to get to him. But their leader told them they couldn’t beat Kakashi and to not to forget their job (watching the hostages) and had his subordinates go back to their position
"The ex copy ninja Kakashi… without your famed Sharingan, I think you’re nothing more than just a normal scarecrow* though!"
* There's a joke on Kakashi's name that actually means "scarecrow"
"Well, there’s still something a normal scarecrow can do"
"What?"
"For example, getting rid of a pests like you guys"
- Kakashi said told the leader that Konoha won’t make a negotiation with them
- The leader grinned and pointed toward one hostage. Suddenly, his whole body was swallen by the ice just like 3 Konoha shinobi were
- Kakashi shouted to tell him to stop. The leader didn’t pay attention to him and killed one more guy with the same way he did to others
- The leader said it’s Kakashi’s fault since he intended to kill just one person in each time but now there’re two victims already, so he said Kakashi to let himself be captured or he would have killed other hostages
- He commanded his sub to take one hostage to the control room so he could tell Konoha what just happened + he also had his sub tie Kakashi up
- Hijackers punched Kakashi in the face + broke his index fingers of both hands so he couldn’t slip out of the rope
- After that, one more woman was killed
- Kakashi told them to kill him first. But the leader said he’s a famed shinobi, worth hundred of hostages. They could use him against Konoha.
- Kakashi heard Ino’s voice in his head. She told Kakashi that Gai’s on the roof + 8 ninkens did collect all of exploding tags and gave it to Gai
- Ino told a plan that Gai’s gonna attack the leader so Kakashi could have a chance to brought the passengers to a storeroom + use a parachute to get out of the ship
- Kakashi replied that they can’t do that because there’s a hijackers in disguise in hostages’ group + he told her to send Sai to the ship and he’s gonna buy them some time
- The leader was about to kill another one hostages, but suddenly there’s an explosion in the stern which have an envelope+ propellers
- Kakashi thought they would panic, but one man came so soon to reported his leader that the fire is extinguished + the hole is repaired
- Kakashi said that it must be Kahyou who did all the thing with Hyouton + it seems that they have to play the trump card first
- The leader’s head was axe kicked by Gai at the same time Kakashi finished his words!
*Some Facts about Gai-sensei*
- Gai-sensei was terribly upset with his broken leg. He’s shouting and crying when he was alone , yet he never stop training hard
- When he’s with Lee, he’s always smiled and told his pupil that a leg is just one part of body. There’s no need to let other parts, especially the heart become broken like the broken leg.
- Gai’s power made the leader went under the floor. In fact, it seemed that if there’s no circuit of pipe underneath, the leader probably got through the floor and fell out of the sky
- Gai talked to the passengers and told them to be relieved…. then dropped down on all fours by himself, and started vomiting (again) before he could finish his words
- When one of enemy were trying to attack him, Kakashi shouted to warn his friend and that made Gai, that was vomiting, raised his head → The enemy got head-butted!
"Eh?………."
"T…That was my plan!!"
"Stop telling a lie with that pale face… more importantly, just cut the rope already"
"Roger!"
- Before Gai could get to Kakashi, the floor’s broken by a giant fist which came from underneath
"Rahyou-sama!"
"You’re safe!"
A hijackers’ calling their leader’s name
"Rahyo… that’s name of the man who’s gonna kill you"
*羅氷 - Ice Demon or something like that 8D; (‘Ra’ is the same Kanji which used in Gaara name’s)*
CHAPTER 6
- Rahyou’s jutsu are called Saihyouzuchi (砕氷槌 - Ice Breaking Hammer) & Saihyouken (砕氷拳 - Ice Breaking Fist)
- Gai took his Nunchaku (Soushuuga - 双襲牙) out, the same he used in the War to battle Obito, and started to swing it
- His skill seemed to scared Rahyou out. But then, again Gai began feeling not so well and vomiting orz
"Uh….. Kakashi….. I, I feel sick….. My leg also hurt…"
- Rahyou tried to punch Gai
- Gai, dodged by fell backward and did kick Rahyou’s jaw (he kicked him with his right leg + gypsum bandage)
- Gai is the one who most surprised about what just happened. But he said that it was his new technique : Seasickness Fist (LOL)
- Rahyou was very pissed off and started keeping attack Gai.
- Believe it or not, Gai did dodge the enemy’s attack so many times that it became funny (while bend down to vomiting sometimes!)
- However, at last Rahyou’s fist began to hit Gai when he couldn't stand the sickness
- In the same time, Pakkun appeared to tell Kakashi that they’ve collect all of the tags and bited the rope off
- Gai got punched in the stomach → … The vomit came out of Gai’s mouth and splashed to Rahyou’s face…. 8D;;;
- Of cause, that made Rahyou especially inflamed so he kept hitting Gai repeatly
- Kakashi said thanks to Pakkun + quickly dashed to Rahyou and was about to hit him with Shiden. But just before he could get on Rahyou, Kakashi had to stop to dodge some frozen blades which come after him
"Kahyou! What’re you doing! You should stay hidden!"
"Shut up. f I didn’t throw my attack, you would have been killed."
- After that a masked shinobi in white costume appeared.
CHAPTER 7
- The battle of Kakashi VS Kahyou / Gai VS Rahyou begun
- Kahyou didn’t think they could beat Konoha. But believed that if they threw out their life for this, their message would reach to someone and their wills would be inherited.
- Kakashi replied that Garyou’s just an idealist and that kind of guy could destroy the world to achieve one’s own ideal
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"I don’t care if this kind of world…"
"Will perish?"
"….."
"You wanted to say that, didn’t you?"
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- Kakashi continued saying, he heard from Naruto that Kahyou lost the son because of Nami no kuni’s people. Then it’s understandable to think like that. Every shinobi will face the death of a loved one in someday.
- Kahyou replied emotionally that Hakuhyou (薄氷 - Thin ice) didn’t die in a battle. He was killed by people of Nami no kuni. All of shinobi have to prepared for death since when they decided becoming one, so the death of shinobi is one’s own choice. But Kahyou and Rahyou didn’t want Hakuhyou to spend that kind of life. They just wanted to have a peaceful life which have no need to fight something
- Kakashi said they’re wrong. No matter are they shinobi or ordinary people, all life demands struggle. People have to fight as long as they live
- Kahyou screamed and started attacking.
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"What do you know about it! A death of comrade and one own’s child’s death are completely different! There’s no way someone like you could ever understand how parents whose child was killed feel!"
"Then why are you trying to take other’s child’s life away?"
”!?”
"The people you guys did execute were also someone’s children. Even if you destroyed the world, your sorrow would never fade away"
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- It seemed that Kakashi’s words made Kahyou quite upset. Kahyou screamed+ actuated Jisarenhyou → giant-countless icicles appeared and came after everyone in the ship
- Rahyou tried to stop his sibling but it seemed that Kahyou didn’t even hear his voice. So he had to knock Kahyou out.
- But it’s a bit late. An icicles hit the ship, made a big hole on it
- The passengers and furnitures were sucked out of the ship
- Rahyou was holding Kahyou’s body + grabbing a pillar, try not to fall out
- Kakashi grabbed Gai’s hand with one hand and catched a transmission line with other one, dangling out from the ship
- Unfortunately, he couldn’t hold them tight since his index fingers were broken. So the wire kept slipping out from his hand
- Kakashi saw a mask’s falling down → He looked upward and found out that Kahyou was the woman in blue dress from before
CHAPTER 8
- 5,000 Metres before the point of Death
- Everyone’s falling down
- Kakashi and Gai looked at each other. They both have made up their mind for the death, if they didn't have any other option
- Kakashi thought about Kahyou’s scream and if it was there anything he could do for her…? Then he stopped thinking
'Well, maybe it's over anyway. I will go to the same place as Obito, Father and other comrades who passed away in a battle'
- But then ****ing Sai did save the day XD He had a birds made from Choujuugiga saved everyone
- According to Sai, the high level was about 6,000 metre (Kakashi thought that Tobishachimaru’s getting higher because it became lighter after passengers + furniture fell out)
- Kakashi told Sai that the principal offender’re Rahyou + Kahyou
- Considered from the ship’s direction, Tobishachimaru seemed to be heading to Hoozuki Castle = The hijackers’re planning to attack the castle in case the negotiations broke down
- Kakashi called Ino and told her that they need to strengthen the defences of the castle + asked Sai to take him back to the ship
CHAPTER 9
- Gai is taken back to Konoha and he got punched by Tsunade because of his acting against the orders
- Gai tanks her hit like a boss, and therefore she enrages even more against the Green Beast. That's actually a funny scene 8D
- She’s so mad because Gai skipped the mission to go to Tobishachimaru 8D; but Shizune told Tsunade that they received a contact from Tsuchikage
- Tsuchikage told the Hokage that every villages did know about the airship. But they all pretended not to know anything for sake of the comrade of the war
- Tsuchikage continued speaking that few days ago, there’re some people bought a lot of Aobiko (青火粉 - Blue Fire Spark) from Roukoku(狼哭)Village
- Explosive power of Aobiko is several times of exploding tag’s
- Iwagakure’s shinobi had been investigating and found out that aobiko was stuffed into the ship
- Other villages still remain silent because they were trying to figure out the ship’s course
- Hoozuki Castle is located on boundary line of Iwagakure and Kusagakure. (Grass village) That’s why Tsuchikage decided to contact Konoha
- He warned Tsunade that if the Tobishachimaru keep heading to Iwagakure, they will bring down the ship
- Tsunade replied that Tobishachimaru’s heading to Kusagakure. If the ship’s going to pass over the village, she will shoot it down
- Tsunade contacted Rahyou to tell him about what Tsuchikage did say. But Rahyou only said he’ll give them another 3 minutes to release Garyou or he’ll continue execution
- In Sai’s opinion, if tail wind keep blowing like that, Tobishachimaru will reach Hoozuki castle in about 20 minutes
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"Tsunade-sama….. Are you serious?" Sakura asked nervously.
"About shooting down the ship….. Kakashi-sensei’s still in there!?"
- Tsunade’s terribly hesitated. But if they let Rahyou&co get what they want, Konoha will definitely lose their footing in shinobi society
Tsunade’s order:
- Sai : stands by on the sky
- Ino : tells Kakashi about what Tsuchikage said
- Everyone except Naruto : go to Hoozuki Castle / do not let Naruto knows about this
- Even the ship was just flowed by wind… if it seems to pass over the Castle, SHOOT IT DOWN RIGHT AWAY
CHAPTER 10
- Kakashi was crawling in the ducts
- He’s worrying about an execution + thinking where Aobiko could be
- Ino was trying to convince Kakashi to get out of the ship
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"Thank you, Ino. But I can’t do that"
"But..!"
"Just like you’re worrying about me, there is someone who’s also worrying about the people who’re still in this ship"
"….."
"If I abandon those people so easily, I will not be able to protect anyone in Konoha even if I become Hokage. And I won't protect only them. I have to protect also those people too. Even from themselves!"
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- Kakashi went to the control room and knocked down 1 hijacker who was in there
- He told 2 pilots to keep the high-level + if they’re demanded to low the ship, they’ve to play hijackers a trick
- Kakashi asked them to do so because if Aobiko are stuffed in the ship, the hijackers would probably use is for attack the Castle… and in order to boost hit probability in throwing down Aobiko, they need to low the high-level
- Kakashi heard a voice from the lounge
*Approx. one thirds of passengers were suked out off the ship + the hijackers also became 8 people(There’s 12 in the beginning)*
- A woman’s crying. She said her son’s having asthma attack and his pills’ lost in previous incident
- She offered her life in exchange of her son’s. But Rahyou refused to make a landing just to save 1 boy.
- He said she’s people of Nami no kuni + asked what’s her job
- The woman replied that her husband’s a doctor
- Rahyou said his nephew died because he got abandonded by a doctors in Nami no kuni + The mother of the child is his sister who’s standing next to them
- Kahyou was looking downward and said nothing
- He laughed and continued, This is a retribution, now it’s their turn to abandon them
- Kakashi showed himself and told Kahyou to save the boy. He actually asked it, he didn't menace her.
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"Kahyou, you said to me 'there's no way someone like you could ever understand how parents whose child was killed feel' right?… But you can”
Kahyou’s body stiffen up
"Please, save the boy"
Rahyou tried to interupt the conversation, he shouted he’s gonna kill the famed Kakashi
"Shut up"
Kakashi stared Rahyou into silence.
- Kakashi continued speaking, there’s no need to make a landing. His comrade’s following the ship so all they have to do is leave the boy in his care. Kakashi e also offered his own life in exchange.
- Rahyou replied that then Kakashi had to die first since there’s no guarantee that he wouldn’t change his mind and attack them after releasing the boy
- Kakashi unleashed Shiden's power and was about to hit it to his own neck without hesitation
- But it turned out that his right hand was swallen by the ice so it couldn’t kill him
- The ice’s also licking up from his feet: Kakashi kneaded chakra to override the jutsu
"I understand. You don’t have to die." said Kahyou "I’ll let this boy go".
- Rahyou tried to stop Kahyou but she shouted at him to stop
- She continued saying, they didn’t want to do indiscriminate killing. Plus, Kakashi wouldn’t do anything anymore.
*She said he wouldn't, and that anyway he couldn't to, since, in order to stop Kahyou’s Hyoton Jisarenhyou, a person has to keep kneading chakra in the body like Kakashi does. But that will make the person can’t use chakra for other jutsu*
- Kahyou took the boy from his mother and opened a hole in the ice :which had been stopping up the big hole of the ship
- She handed over the child to Sai
"If I saw you again, I’ll kill the hostages"
"……."
- Kahyou told the mother to go with her son
- Other hostage started complaining that’s unfair → His body became frozen
"It’s time for an execution anyway said Kahyou
*Kakashi figured out in this part that Kahyou was the one who killed passengers with her jutsu. She also said only she could use Jisarenhyou*
- After a little hesitation, Kahyou began to talk bit by bit with Kakashi
- She said Kakashi did say that people have to fight as long as they live. But there’re people who were not even allowed to take part in any fights.
- Most of people don’t know about it, but there was caste in Kirigakure
Highest : A family which have been living in Kirigakure since their ancestor’s time.
Middle : A family which had took Kirigakure’s side in a war
Lowest : A family which was annexed after they lost to Kirigakure in a war (Kahyou’s family was in this rank)
- In Konoha, shinobi are assigned work according to their ability. But in Kirigakure, the most dangerous mission would assign to shinobi in the lowest rank because they were considered as dangerous element which might betray the village in someday, and that’s made a lot of shinobi in Kirigakure became nukenin
- Momochi Zabuza was one of them (Kahyou also said she heard that he used to be a very kind kid)
- The test that Zabuza did kill over 100 children; was a test for the lowest rank shinobi
*According to Kahyou, thing’s getting better since Terumi Mei was inaugurated as Mizukage*
- She heard that after became nukenin, Zabuza have to kill people to earn money and dead by sneak attack
- Kahyou’s husband decided to take Zabuza’s failure as a lesson
- They made a village of nukenin and started to take a mission which people in Nami no kuni used to request to 5 villages
- They could live in the country because of that plan. But no one paid respect to shinobi who take a dirty works and that made Kahyou’s husband was upset
- He became addicted to drinking and drown to death in the sea
- After his death, Kahyou left the village of nukenin with her son, decided to live like an ordinary people
- She said they were poor but happy
- However, Hakuhyou did inherit his mother’s blood line ability
- One day, Hakuhyou’s friend threw a stone to a hornet’s nest while they’re playing together
- Hakuhyou wanted to protect his friend so he unleashed jutshu - which he wasn’t taught- unconsciously
- Despite a slight injury of his friend -who was saved because of Hakuhyou- the boy was stung in his whole body
- What is worse, the friend left Hakuhyou in a forest and ran away back to his home
- Kahyou went to the boy’s house to ask about her son because he didn’t come home and it’s getting late. But the boy’s mother looked at her like she’s a monster and said if she knew that Hakuhyou is a nukenin’s child, she wouldn’t let them play together
- Anyway, Kahyou managed to asked her where the children was
- Kahyou found her son passed out in the forest. His whole body was swollen, yet he kept talking deliriously; told his friend not to throw a stone to hornet’s nest + he will take care of the hornet so hurry up and run away
- Kakashi didn’t know what to say
- He doesn’t have a child. Moreover, He’s still hesitating to be Hokage; The father of Konoha Village. Even if someone like he say something, it will be nothing but hypocrisy
- Kahyou said to Kakashi:
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"Perhaps... maybe... I want you to stop us"
"……"
"It’s too late though"
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- Kakashi’s thought after he heard about Kahyou’s past : is there’re something he can do? What should he do to release this woman from the sorrow?
- Rahyou demanded his sub to lock Kakashi up in a room
CHAPTER 11
- Kakashi was locked up in a food storage
- 2 guards’re laughing that they did 'capture' even ‘that’ Hatake Kakashi
- Obviously, Lack of oxygen cause they felt elated. Kakashi made up his mind to do something to save the situation and decided to free himself, he wanted take his chance while the enemies lost ability to judge and couldn’t think something so well
- He drank 1 bottle of a milk and then holded more milk in the mouth. After that, he began pretending to vomit PLEASE don’t ask about the mask, I’m EXTREMELY sure we are thinking the same thing (｀皿´
- The guards stopped talking when he’s spitted out a milk for 3 times. They opened an observation window, saw Kakashi’s laying down on the floor and asked “What’s wrong?”
- Kakashi sticked finger down his throat to throw up
"My head hurts… The ship is getting higher…"
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- He bluffed added that the high-level must be over 18,000 m. right now . However the guards didn’t understand if it has something to do with Kakashi’s physical deconditioning. So he kept explaining that their blood will boils at the normal temperature of the human body at 19,000 m. Moreover, he think it’ will happen in 5 minutes and they’re all gonna die
- 2 shinobi were panicked so much that Kakashi even wanted to apologize for telling a lie. They were going to tell Rahyou but Kakashi shouted at them that’s not gonna make it.
- Kakashi urged them to let him out and he’ll make a hole in an envelope to low the high-level
- They asked how is he going to do that since he can’t use chakra because of Kahyou’s jutsu
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"Who do you think I am…
I am Hatake Kakashi… of Konoha”
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- 2 guards nodded to him an unlock the door, they even gave him a hand to pull him up
→ Of cause Kakashi knocked them down so quick they didn't even understand what happened 8D
"Sorry, but no hard feelings" said Kakashi
Kakashi-sensei's recitation skills deserve an Emmy (or Oscar, whatever 8D)
- Kakashi went to the hold of the ship. Since he couldn’t use his chakra to summon 8 ninken, He got to search for Aobiko by himself
- He coudn’t found it but he’s quite sure that Rahyou’s gonna throw dow Aobiko to the castle. So he contacted Ino to tell her about it and ask her to find a mark or symbol which Rahyou should need in attacking
- After that, 2 shinobi came in were about to take some box with them
- 1 shinobi dropped the box and got scolded by his partner
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"Be careful! You wanna die!?"
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- The one who dropped a box face went as white as a sheet
- Kakashi found out after they’ve gone that it was a box of parachute
”……?”
- Kakashi when to the lounge to see what’s happening
- Rahyou’s opening the box, he said they are not fond of killing people and they’re gonna release the hostages
- The hijackers started handing over a parachute to a passengers
- Kahyou’s helping a passenger in wearing a parachute
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"I’m sorry… What we’ve done is not something can be forgiven by releasing you all… Even so, I’m really sorry"
- Kakashi thought it’s too weird. He couldn’t believe Rahyou would let the passengers go so easily, but Kahyou seemed to sincerely feel sorry
- Kahyou opened a hole in the ice
- The hijackers were helping a passengers in jumping out of the ship whie Rahyou’s confirming the falling point with his sub
- Kakashi kept thinking why would he do that. All he knew at the the time is there’s nothing outside but gray rain cloud and he also wondered what would Rahyou want to know the falling point of the hostages…
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”!?”
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- Without thinking, Kakashi rushed out while shouting to the passengers not to wear a parachute because Aobiko was stuffed in a vests and it will explode by falling impact
- Kahyou opened her eyes widely before looked at her brother, then Kakashi
- The passengers tried to take off a parachute but they couldn’t. Rahyou laughed and said it’s too late and ordered his sub to throw a passengers out of the ship
- Rahyou spoke to Kakashi that they wouldn’t have to do this if Konoha released Garyou in the first place, this is all their faults
- Kakashi was terribly angry to the point that his body moved on its own, he rushed to Rahyou
- However, he couldn’t use chakra because of Kahyou's jutsu so his speed wasn't at the fullest and Rahyou hit him with Saihyouzuchi + kicked him away
- Kakashi got up on his feet quickly and hit Shiden to the floor and started kneading chakra again before his whole body got frozen
- Rahyou dodged it but it was made clear that Kakashi’s target wasn’t him. Infact the violet lighting ran down on the floor to the passengers and destroyed a parachutes’ fastener (of cause if it miss the target even a little, parachute will explode)
- Using chakra in that special condition made Kakashi worn out.
- Rahyou’s punch was about to hit Kakashi, but it was blocked by an ice
"What are you doing! Kahyou!?"
"Is what he said true? brother" Kahyou asked with cold look
"You did stuff Aobiko… in those vest?"
- Rahyou stuttered out an apology for not telling her and tried to explain that he need to do it in order to save Garyou
- Kahyou’s one drop tear fell from her eyes, it’s frozen in the air and shattered on the floor. Suddenly an ice fangs came out from the floor and spring upon Kakashi
- He dodged them and unleashed Shiden, rushed at Kahyou
- He noticed that his body wasn’t frozen and that he could use chakra, so he activated Shiden while Kahyou was closing her eyes
- Kakashi's right hand stopped before it would reach her
- Kahyou asked why didn’t he hit her
- Kakashi asked her back then why did she break the jutsu who didn't let him use chakra. Did she want him to kill herself?
- Kahyou opened her eyes, which Kakashi couldn’t see anything but sorrow
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"I kept thinking about your words…"
" 'When two justices clash, the most important thing is to risk your life to put yourself in the opponent’s standpoint’… that is….. that is the only thing I wanted….. If that time, there’s someone stoods in standpoint of people like us… My son might not had to die”
"….."
"But right now….. I’m doing the same things as the people which I hate the most do….. I….."
- Before Kahyou could finish her words, Tobishachimaru leaned to one side because of turbulent air. It caused the last wire of a chandelier in the lounge broken so the chandelier fell on the Parachutes’ Box
- The explosion occurred, made a big hole which torn the ship from its floor to the flank
- A few hijackers fell out from the ship
- The lounged also leaned to one side, the ceiling torn apart
- Kakashi shouted at the passengers, told them to run to the stern
- Kahyou’s using Jisarenhyou made an icicles to save people from falling out of the ship + prevent a fire to reach the envelope while Kakashi’s leading people to the kitchen
- The pilots scrambled out of the control room + told them that the gondola’s going to fall down ane were pushed into the kitchen by Kakashi
- Kakashi saw Rahyou’s running to them. But then the floor broke, caused Rahyou lost his balance
- Kakashi held out his hand and told Rahyou to grab it
- Rahyou opened his eyes widely, amazed
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"Come on! Shift yourself!"
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- The floor turned up at the same time as Rahyou grabbed Kakashi’s hand, made Rahyou’s body floated in the air
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"…!"
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- Kakashi felt an acute pain in his hand which reminded him that his finger was broken. yet he tried so hard not to let Rahyo fall
- Rahyou was perplexed. He asked Kakashi why he’s trying to save an enemy like him
"I…. I understand how you feel. But thinking that you can do anything for the right reason… is nonsense"
”!”
"If you want to change the world… No matter what happens, no matter how much you suffer, you need to keep doing the right thing"
- After extinguished the fire, Kahyou ran towards her brother
- Before she could catch Rahyou’s arm, an enormous power made the bottom of the ship fell out, also it ripped Rahyou from Kakashi’s hand
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"Hatake Kakashi…"
Rahyou unexpectedly softened his face
"So there was a shinobi like you... you really... are a great shinobi."
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- Kakashi took Kahyou who’s crying loud into the kitchen just only one second before the gondola which was split down the middle fell down
CHAPTER 12
- People in the Hoozuki Castle could see Tobishachimaru from a courtyard
- A few minutes ago, Shikamaru saw a parachutes opened in the sky over the castle. He thought that Kakashi managed to help the passengers escape so he told Lee & Sai to stand by on the roof of a castle tower, Sakura&Chouji to go to the courtyard
- Tobishachimaru exploded when Shikamaru’s counting a parachute to 21th.
- Tobishachimaru kept getting far away from the castle. Shikamaru’s looking at it and muttered, that’s terrible
- He explained to Chouji that since the gondola fell down, the ship would become lighter and kept getting higher. And at 19,000 m. high level, blood will boils at the normal temperature of the human body so they’re all going to die
- Sakura asked Shikamaru what to do, He replied even Sai couldn’t get to that high place. They’ve got to do what they could do
- One of passengers flew to the cell buiding. Shikamaru thought Kiba and Shino would do something but then an explosion occured
- Ino shouted to tell Shikamaru that Aobiko was stuffed in a vest. And the enemy would come to get Garyou so soon
- The next explosion was at outside of the castle gate
- A prisoners saw the wall crashed so they begun escaping
- At the same time, there’re a group of black outfit shinobi came into the castle and looking for Garyou
- Shikamaru was using Kagekubishibari (Shadow Neck Bind) to stop a passengers from falling, and told Tenten to break the fastener. Chouji was the person whc catched a passenger who lost their parachute
- After that Shikamaru used Kageyose (Shadow Summoning Technique) to nail people in the air. Tenten told him Garyou’s running away but while using the jutsu, Shikamaru couldn’t move
About the other co
- Sai’s having the bird catched people
- Shino was using insects to break a fastener, Lee was with him to catch people who fell down
- Kiba, Chouji and Anbu shinobi were chasing a run-away prisoners
- There’s only 4 passengers who were still falling down. So Shikamaru asked Shino if he could leave it to him (Of cause Shino’s answer was yes)
- Shikamaru chased after Garyou and use Kagenui (Shadow Sewing) to stop his subordinates
- But suddenly Garyou ran towards Shikamaru, didn’t listen to the black outfit shinobi who were tried to stop himself
- Shikamaru was so perplexed, thinking that did Garyou look nelly like this?
- Turned out that Ino’s got Garyou by her Shintenshin no jutsu
- She told Shikamaru to go to help Chouji and the others + Told the shinobi group that if they ever touch her (Garyou’s body) She will kill their boss
- No one noticed that there’re 3 lights in the west sky… They all look like a shooting stars but the only things that made 3 lights different from a normal one is they were not falling, they were rising
CHAPTER 13
- Kakashi was holding Kahyou to his chest so she coudn’t see her brother’s falling down
- Kakashi’s waited until Kahyou seemed to calm down a bit and told her he’d say what he had to say
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- The ship’s keeping getting higher, if they don’t do something they are all going to die. He don’t know if it’ll turn out well but he will do everything he can do to save the lives in this ship
- Kakashi’s thinking about opening a hole in the envelope. If it went smoothly, they could make a landing
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"…If not?"
"Have you ever pop an expanded balloon with a needle?"
"……"
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- Ino called him, told Kakashi that they already seized Garyou and now Shikamaru & co were chasing other run-away prisoners + She heard from Tsunade that Tsuchikage was going there
- Kakashi replied that he could see them. They probably prepared to shoot down the ship before it got into Iwagakure’s territory
- Kakashi thought, then opening the hole in the envelope would make an adverse effect since helium gas would enhance the speed of Tobishachimaru. Also, opening a hole in front of the ship would make it fly in the teeth of the wind and probably, they would be crashed by the air flow
- Kakashi saw the 3 lights stop rising, then he realized that the ship must had went higher than Tsuchikage could reach
- He said he won’t gonna let them bring down the ship, which was replied by Ino that they wouldn’t have to because Tsunade already gave an order for Kakashi : blow up the ship
- Kakashi protested that there’s still a survivors in the ship
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"We know" Ino replied unemotionally
"Tsunade-sama also does know"
Ino said so before cut the line(?)
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- Kakashi looked at people in the kitchen, some of them were already fell. Their lips are merely quivering, craving for oxygen and trembling with cold
- Kakashi asked the pilot how high they are
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The pilot said he don’t know the exact numbers but with this oxygen-level, he think it’s over 13,000m.
- Kakashi thought, It’s approx. 10 minutes after the explosion. The ship’s high- level was 5,000m. in the begining, if assumed that it’s got to 7,000m. after all of the troubles happened, that means the ship ‘s rose up 7,000m. higher by 10 minutes. So if the ship kept going up that speed, it would reach 19,000 m in another 10 minutes
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However, he thought, the envelope would probably explode with air pressure before reach that point. And even if he opened a hole in the envelope to stop rising up, he had no idea if he would be able to control the ship
- Kahyou asked Kakashi about the 3 lights
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He told her about what Tsuchikage intended to do + Tsunade’s order
- Kahyou ‘s shocked and protested the same thing which Kakashi said to Ino, there’re a survivors. Her words made Kakashi cast down his eyes painfully
- She snapped back into reality and apologized him that it was all her team’s fault
- Kakashi replied that he’s a shinobi. He had made up his mind for a death but those passengers’re probably not. They must had been looking forward for a sight-seeing flight (he also added the he didn’t mean to blame Kahyou. and she said she deserves it)
Kahyou said if what they have to do is make a landing before the ship go out of Kusagakure’s territory, then let’s break the envelope
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Kakashi replied opening the hole is not gonna work. They would be crashed by the air flow after that
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Kahyou said she didn’t say 'let's open a hole', she said 'let's break the envelope'
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"We need to take a risk"
She said determinately
" Because I don’t want anyone to die anymore"
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- After led people to the hold, Kakashi went to the stern, thinking that they are truly between the devil and the deep sea since even with this choice, they might be going to die because of a fire which might break out after he break the envelope
- He put his chakra into a kunai and threw it to the envelope
- A fire broke out and rapidly extended to the whole envelope, caused Tobishachimaru fell vertically from the front
- Kakashi went back to the kitchen and found Kahyou was actuating Jisarenhyou. Suddenly the ship’s fell onto ice sheet which made by Kahyou
- Her arms’re trembling, her hairs were raised and she’s bleeding from the mouth. Obviously the jutsu put a lot of strain on her, yet she said she’ll definitely make a landing successfully
- In less than one minute, they became able to see a blue flame and gray rain cloud above because the envelope got burned and nothing left but it’s framework
- Kahyou’s trying so hard to keep the ship slip on the board. She used an icicles to prevent the ship from falling out. Unfortunately, there’s not enough water in the air and that caused Kahyou couldn’t coutinue making the ice sheet
- Tobishachimaru’s falling down speedily. When they fall to 5,000m. point, Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi and Akazuchi flew towards the ship
- Tsuchikage told Kakashi that they could save two of them and urged Kakashi, Kahyou to jump out of the ship to them
- Kakashi and Kahyou looked at each other
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"What are you doing!? Move it or we’ll have to bring you down with the sh…"
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- Kakashi jumped across Tsuchikage, stepped on Akatzuchi to fly higher
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“I WILL make it rain! I leave the rest to you, Kahyou!!!”
Kakashi gathered his entire chakra to his right hand and attacked the giant dark cloud charging with his Shiden
“Hahhhhhh!!!”
Its force was so powerful the cloud scattered, revealing a sudden flash of clear blue sky.
Even Kakashi was blown away by the power of his own jutsu.
Tsuchikage’s eyes completely widened at the sight of what was happening; the electricity coming from Kakashi’s body spreaded in four directions, piercing the dark cloud and calling a thunder so that rain clouds gathered and started to sparkle
The sky roared loudly before releasing a thunder, splitting the large maple tree underneath in halves.
Akatsuchi told Tsuchikage to hide behind him but the old man didn’t listen, he remained standing in awe for what he saw.
“!?”
The rain was pulled together to form ice crystal to support the ship by Kahyou’s jutsu. As the ship sailed past, the crystal burst and its shards scattered and glistened in the air, looking as if Tobishachimaru had become a comet.
If there was something that could be called the stairway to heaven… Kakashi thought absent-mindedly as he watched the ship land with rumbling sound. It could be something like this.
- Tsujikage said that now that the ship wouldn’t fall down to the village, he no longer had any business here
- Kurotsuchi saw Kakashi off with Sai who came with a bird
“Tell Tsunade-hime to come off that victorious high after the war. It’s time for us to open way to the new generation.”
Okino said before flying off
- Kakashi realised he was close to the ground now
- The ship landed on the lawn in front of the castle
He noticed sounds of ruckus inside the castle then a small silhouette dashed almost too suddenly from inside. It seemed like Sakura.
At the south of the castle, prisoners who tried to escape were attacked with a cyclone - it seemed like Lee’s jutsu.
He knew immediately Shikamaru tried his best with his job from the shadow stretching back and forth in the middle of the castle
The giant ball that chased away the prisoners was Jouji’s human buleet tank
Shino’s bugs, Ten-ten’s weapons, Kiba and Akamaru…
Just like what Tsujikage said, it was time the new generation took it from the old.
It was then that the change happened in Kakashi
"Am I using my loss of the Sharingan as an excuse to flee from the Hokage position?"
He suddenly thought
If he became the Hokage, there would be more to protect. Which means he would never know when he would have to face that sorrow again just like the time he had lost Obito.
He always thought he had not ready to face that sorrow again.
But his companions in the village had always been supporting each other up ’till now, as it was like an ordinary thing not far from waking up in the morning.
Naruto, Tsunade-sama, Shikamaru, Ino, Gai, Lee, Ten-ten, Jouji, Sakura, Sai, Hinata, Iruka, Shino, Kiba… The faces of everyone popped repeatedly in Kakashi’s mind.
And he himself… was proud of Konohagakure and his companions like that
If they thought he was the right person, then… Kakashi thought, he would shoulder their sorrows and suffer in sorrows together with them
That, he thought, would then be the meaning of being the Hokage
CHAPTER 14
- The rain has stopped
- The fire was put out. Most of run-away prisoners also were seized.
- The shinobi surrounded the ship
- Tsunade demanded people in the ship to raise their hands an come out slowly (Because they didn’t know if there’s still a hijackers in there)
- Kiba, Chouji, Lee, Tenten cautiously approached Tobishachimaru
- Sakura went to check if someone need a medical care
- After that, Tsunade ordered shinobi to take care of the passengers
- Konoha shinobi took up a position against Kahyou when they saw she came out. But she just stood still nearby the ship
- Tsuna said angrily that Konoha’s reputation has plummeted because of them. Besides, Nami nokuni also had given up the development of an airship
- Kahyou replied nothing, just remained silent.
- Tsunade was about to order her people to put Kahyou in a cell until her punishment will be decided but then there’s someone call her to wait up
- The person’s Kakashi who was lending Shikamaru’s shoulder
- Kakashi ased Tsunade to leave the decision of Kahyou’s punishment to him
- Tsunade wanted to know what’s he going to do. Kakashi didn’t answer to her question but tunred to Kahyou and said he was lucky to come back alive. However not that everyone was not so lucky as him
- 18 people have died. Also the hijacker’s team had no one left but Kahyou and other 2 shinobi who were locked up in the food storage
- Kakashi asked if there’s anything she want to say
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Kahyou just shook head. So He was about to announce the penalty. But then Kakashi was interrupted by the mother whose children was saved by Kahyou
- She said what they’ve done is not forgivable. Even so, she really want to say thank you
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"Thank you so much…"
Kahyou painfully hanged her head.
The boy also went near to Kahyou and talk to her with a smile on his face
"Thank you, auntie"
"…..!"
"I was so scared…
but I had fun a little too”
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- It seemed that the boy’s word made Kahyou’s eyes dimmed with tears
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"Kahyou"
Kakashi called her
"As the principal offender of the raid, you must be executed"
”!”
"Consider what you all have done, it’s reasonable"
"….. Yes"
Kahyou answed tremulously, yet she seemed ready to except anything.
"I will respectfully accept any punishment, sir"
"However, if you can prove that you are a useful person to the Five Great Countries, your punishment will be reduced to a life sentence"
"……What do you mean, sir?"
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- Kakashi began explaining to everyone that Kahyou’s jutsu (Jisarenhyou) make enemy’s body freeze. And in order to stop it’s process, the person need to keep kneading chakra to make heat in their body. Therefore, her jutsu is truly cut out for controlling prisoners because it will make them unable to use chakra for escaping.
- Shikamaru signified his agreement to Kakashi’s thought. He also added that Kahyou’s jutsu is the reverse version of the former-leader of prison guard, Mui. Moreover, despite every villages were short-handed after the war, each hidden villages had to send their shinobi to do a prison guard’s work alternately. So if Konoha could find someone who could handle the job, Konoha may be able to redeem the reputation a little bit. Besides, it would be a good warning to others.
*Mui’s jutsu : Tenrou make a prisoners’ body burn in a fire when they knead chakra*
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"A warning? What do you mean?" Tsunade asked
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- Shikamaru’s answer : Since Garyou believe that the ultimate justice is to control individual freedom is necessary, then he should be controlled by the woman who does belive in his own ideology
- Finally, Tsunade said then she’ll leave it to Kakashi. But he has to finish the promoting ceremony first.
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"Make it your first job as the sixth Hokage" Tsunade grinned at Kakashi
"I know you’d never say you didn’t want to, right?"
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- Kakashi nodded to Tsunade before turned to Kahyou
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"You said that 'the one who is stronger is always the justice'. If you become the castellan of Hoozuki castle, you’ll be the stronger……. Let me see your justice”
"….."
"You will do it, won’t you?"
- Kahyou was moved to tears. She kept saying thank you to Kakashi repeatly.
- Kakashi started announcing Kahyou’s penalty as the sixth Hokage, to be sentenced for life, reflect on what her have done and try her best as the leader of prison guard
- Everyone was looking at their new Hokage proudly
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"I’m not worried. Because you’re a person who can understand other’s pain"
"I will do my best… to meet your expectations, sir"
Kahyou wiped away her tears
"I will do anything to serve you… Kakashi-sama"
"Kakashi"
Tsunade hung a haori* on Kakashi’s shoulder
*Haori : a kimono which Kakashi-sensei’s wearing in the cover*
"Um, It looks good on you"
"….."
Kakashi turned his head backward to see his back
'The sixth Hokage'
Kakashi gripped the haori tightly.
His comrades were looking at him with a tender smile on their face
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I know the boy talking to Kahyou-scene should be a touching scene but I can’t help thinking ‘WHAT!? YOU DID HAD A FUN!!?’ in everytime I read it… I bet this boy’s gonna grow up to be something 8D;;;
EPILOGO
- 4 months later, march
- Kakashi received a letter from Kahyou which reminded him of what happened in november of last year, and yesterday
*There’s only a first part of the letter in novel. It seemed like Kahyou sent Kakashi-sensei a letter to tell him how is she doing at Hoozuki Castle*
- The official agreement among the five kage about the new castellan of Hoozuki castle was held yesterday
- Raikage requested to have a match with Kahyou in order to test her ability
Results:
- No one was injured.
- Raikage’s opened a new holes in the wall of castle(LOL)
- He also lost his beard and got laughed behind his back by Kumogakure’s shinobi because
When they’re fighting, Kahyou got in close to him and snapped her fingers in front of Raikage. Suddenly his beard got frozen
- Raikage didn't extend his powers to the fullest. Howewer, seeing Kahyou’s power with their own very eyes made he and the other Kage admit that Kahyou was about as good as Mui. So they decided to adhere to the Sixth Hokage’s decision
- Kakashi’s tried to read the letter. But he was always disturbed by many people
1. In the west forest : Gai & Lee
2. At a tea house : Shikamaru & Chouji
3. A main street in the village : Everyone greeted him. But Kakashi could know that they also chuckled at him after Kakashi’s passed them
4. An alley : Sakura & Ino & Hinata
1st, 2nd and 4th group said that Kakashi abused his power to own Kahyou… Kakashi was terribly perplexed. He decided to go back to the hokage office since it seemed to be only private place for him
*Gai-sensei said he’ll assist Kakashi-sensei properly even he’s that kind of man (8D Is that mean Gai-sensei is an assistant of Hokage??? :3*
- On the way back, Kakashi found Naruto’s talking to a crowd of people. Naruto said he saw with his own eyes that Kakashi’s pulling petals off flowers + saying ‘loves me’-‘loves me not’ or, kept writing a letter and ripping off repeatly so Naruto was certain that his teacher was writing a love letter 8D;;;
- Kakashi figured out that Naruto was the one who did spread a mass of lies among the village
- Kakashi hit Naruto from behind before asked why did Naruto do this?
- The reason was Naruto’s so upset because he was treated as an outcast and couldn’t do nothing when Kakashi was in danger
Hold on, wasn’t that Rahyou’s demand???
- Kakashi replied that he felt sorry about it. But he wanted Naruto to protect the village in case something happen to him
- Shikamaru, Joji, Sakura, Ino, Hinata appeared and began blaming Kakashi for hit Naruto for such a reason since he got hurt feeling after all 8D;; + no one seriously believe what Naruto said and they just want to play a prank on Kakashi
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"Okay! Okay!" Kakashi shouted as he couldn’t take it anymore
"… How can you forgive me?"
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- It turned out that it seemed to be Naruto and Shikamaru’s plan
- Naruto said only ramen could heal his hurting heart
"All right, all right…"
Kakashi put his hands up to admit his defeat
"Then let’s go eating ramen together"
"YEAH!"
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Holy moses… Kakashi shook his head mentally, feeling strangely like laughing.
Even now that he had become the Hokage, nothing really changed. Everyday, he ate, slept, got anxious by unnecessary things… My job could probably be to protect the days to be silly with these guys as long as possible.
"Don’t you think so, Obito?"
Kakashi thought as he walked after his students toward Ichiraku Ramen in the midst of the warm sun and the chirping of the bush-warbers that floated in the air.
Spring was coming.
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〜THE END〜
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*Explanatory Note*
Well, I was quite upset when I saw the ‘Spring was coming’ part in a spoiler somewhere so I’m just wanna talk about it =v=;
Sometimes, ‘Spring’ is used as metaphor for a romantic relationship (Especially in Manga-related media… as far as I know though) BUTTTTTTT!!! The basic meaning of this metaphor is a Happiness!
(Source : few websites and my japanese co-workers (￣▽￣)✧)
So at least we have 3 choices for interpreting (LOL) thai if it refer to
1. The real spring (since the epilogue was in March after all :3 )
2. Kakashi’s happiness after he managed to get over his depression prior to becoming Hokage and regaining mental fortitude
3. KakashiXKahyou matters (I don’t have to say it so clear right?)
