[with card] Enemy of the World

31. First meeting and farewell

Yuyin Village, the western tower.

Except for the dead Scorpion, the remaining seven members of Akatsuki gathered at the top of the tower, silently waiting for the leader to appear.

They didn't have long to wait.Accompanied by the weak fluctuation of Chakra, a crack opened in the space vortex, and Kite strode out from it, and Kakashi in a black cloak followed behind him.

Fei Duan whistled and looked at the silver-haired reincarnator: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why did you change?"

"Didn't you listen carefully when the boss spoke yesterday, Hiduan?" Deidala said, "I'll have to get another one when I come back from the Land of Thunder this time, eh."

"Are you all ready?" Yuan asked, ignoring the gags of the two.

"The white ones are already in place." The black half replied.

"Very good," said Tobi, turning to the rest of his men. "Start action now. Hidan Kakutsu, set out to carry out your mission, and report the progress of your whereabouts through Baijue at any time. Didara and Kisame follow me, first go to Tenji Bridge to meet Orochimaru, and then go to Yunlei Gorge together. As for Payne and Xiao Nan..."

"I'm very aware of my role," Payne said.

"We will protect Haoxiao." Xiaonan followed closely.

Ibis looked at them deeply. "Leaving it to you, I can't be more relieved." After a while, he finally said.

The atmosphere was inexplicably stiff, only Bai Jue's soft voice broke the silence: "Don't worry, I will help look here too."

Iris didn't answer.He raised his head, looked at the sky above which was always covered by dark clouds, and then turned his head to look at Kakashi for a moment; his eyes moved slightly, and for a moment he seemed to want to say something, but he retracted it when the words came to his mouth Intend.

In the end, he just turned around in silence again, raised his hand and gave a short and forceful order: "Scatter!"

Several black shadows rushed in all directions following his command.

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Two weeks after the emergency meeting, Konoha's preparations for the trip to Unrai Gorge and the subsequent meeting with the Five Kages have been roughly completed.

After a brief negotiation, Minato and Raikage Ai have reached an agreement, and the two agreed to meet two days before the date of meeting with Tobi.The candidate to go to the Land of Thunder has also been decided, and Minato leads the team personally. The affairs of the village are temporarily in charge of the village affairs jointly by the third generation and Tsunade. Jiraiya also has a secret mission, and has left the village a few days ago.Hokage went to Unlei Gorge with the exception of his student Obito——Tsunade formulated a hell-level rehabilitation plan for him that could fully recover in a short period of time, and Obito completed it with amazing perseverance— —In addition to Lin and Lu Jing, there is another Jonin elite who is at the same time as them.

Konoha's leading physical master, the proud blue beast, Matt Kai.

Since Shikaka came to Konoha, his identity has been classified as the top secret by Minato. Except for a small circle of people who are closely related to Minato, his existence has not been widely known by Konoha.Although the direction of fate is not the same, Kai in this world is still Kakashi's friend, and he naturally regards himself as the latter's eternal opponent; after Kakashi was declared dead, he was very depressed for a while, and once Take the initiative to request to perform the task against Akatsuki.

Although Minato rejected Kai's request due to various considerations at the time, he always kept this matter in mind. When choosing people to go to Yunlei Gorge, he immediately thought of Kai's name.Just at this time, Lu Jing came to the door and recommended Kai to go with Xiao on the grounds that he had fought against Xiao many times in his own world. The two hit it off and made a decision.

Instilling all the events that have happened so far into Kai, the process is unexpectedly easy, which is beyond the expectations of Minato and Shikaji.Whether Kakashi was summoned by mistake, Kakashi was reincarnated by Orochimaru, or now they are going to exchange the two at the request of Tobi, Kai recovered quickly after the brief shock, nodded and accepted these facts without any hindrance ; Only when Minato revealed the truth that Tobi was Obito from another world, did he finally fall into a relatively long silence.

"You also want to find him, right?" After pondering for a moment, he looked at Lu Jing and asked.

Sighing in his heart his friend's sharp intuition as always, Lu Jing replied: "Yes."

"Then there's no problem." Kay gave him a thumbs up, showing a mouthful of familiar shiny white teeth. "No matter what your plan is, since you are my eternal opponent in another world, you will definitely succeed!"

The surprised expression gradually eased, Lu Jing rolled his eyes and smiled back at him. "Thanks, Kay."

After a series of intensive and methodical preparations, with two days left before departure, everything was ready.The time to say goodbye to Konoha is approaching step by step. After saying goodbye to Naruto, Sasuke and others one by one, Lu Jing's range of activities finally narrowed down to only one place.

——The special ward on the top floor of Konoha Hospital, where Sakumo is located.

Haiyi woke up five days ago. Although his body is still very weak, he is out of danger.Sakumo's situation is more serious and complicated than his; according to Tsunade's diagnosis, the side effects of the almost complete liberation of Fudo's soul are not only the severe overdraft of Chakra, but also the damage to his meridians and various bodily functions. To great damage.After removing the possession of Thor, he was able to survive because the power of Budu Yuhun was not released to the maximum, but after that, he was able to live until now, all relying on Shuo Mao's own will to survive.

But although this will can keep him alive for a while, it is unknown whether he will be able to wake up in the future, and to what extent his body will eventually recover after waking up.

The sun is setting below the horizon again, and this will be the last night that the Minato team will stay in Konoha before departure.There was no light in the ward, and the two people in the room were sitting and lying down, frozen like statues.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a night watch ninja knocking on a clapper was heard from a distance outside, pop, snap.When the No.12 and last sound fell, Lu Jing, who had been guarding the bed all along, finally sighed softly, and left the chair where he had been sitting for more than forty hours.

"I'll go and pack up and come back with you." He whispered to the sleeping man on the bed, and stood up.

The window was opened just enough for one person to come in and out, and the deer jumped onto the window sill silently and startled.Just as he was about to leave, an extremely weak voice suddenly sounded behind him——

"...Kakashi?"

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The emergency call bell was rung broke the silence of the hospital. Within 10 minutes, Tsunade, Minato, Kushina, Rin, and Obito arrived one after another and surrounded Sakumo's bed.

"Anyway, it's the best news that your life is saved, and we can talk about other things slowly." After a careful inspection, Tsunade straightened up, although his face was still serious, his eyebrows stretched visibly Not a lot. "You woke up at the right time, Shuo Mao... so as not to leave any regrets for this child." She said, casting a glance at Lu Jing.

White Fang's gaze wandered between his old friend and his son, with doubts on his face.Before he opened his mouth to ask, Minato said first: "Sakumo-san needs to rest, so we won't bother you any more. Kakashi, you can come back later in the morning."

"Thank you." Deer said gratefully.

Jiu Xinna patted Lu Jing on the shoulder, and followed behind her husband.Lin and Obito also nodded to Lu Jing respectively, and walked out the door together with the teacher.Several people left in a file, and after Tsunade, who was walking at the end, closed the door, only Hatake and his son were left in the ward.

Silence spread silently between the two.

"Where are you going?" Shuo Mao finally asked.

"Xiao." Lu Jing replied.

"Who is the kite?"

"He... is the Obito of my world."

Shuo Mao closed his eyes and did not speak.After a long time, he finally let out a long sigh: "Ever since I heard Fuyue's conjecture that time, I've been a little skeptical...it really is. It's a pity that I still couldn't stop you in front of you. he."

He opened his eyes, lifted the quilt with great effort, and stretched out his hand to Lu Jing.The latter hurried forward, knelt down on one knee beside the bed, and carefully held the thin hand with both hands. "Father, I..."

"Don't talk about it yet." Shuo Mao shook his head feebly, interrupting Lu Jing's words.He looked at Lu Jing, with expectation and earnestness in his eyes. "A rare opportunity, tell me your story at the end, okay?"

"……it is good."

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Lu Jing started his story.

Different from the lies he told his relatives and friends in order to whitewash the peace at the beginning, and also different from the resume report that avoided the important ones, what he told Shuo Mao this time was a completely true life experience in his 31 years of life.Whether it's long and deep suffering, or short but precious happiness, they tell each other everything in detail.

Only when facing this man, can he temporarily let go of all the identities given to him by the outside world, and confide in everything without any scruples, without continuing to force him to pretend that he is not tired, not in pain, and doesn't care.

This is the natural privilege of children in front of their parents.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the sky gradually turned white.Sakumo closed his eyes again in the middle of the journey, and Kakashi re-covered the quilt for him, and the hands of the father and son were still tightly held together.Although his father seemed to have fallen asleep, Lu Jing still did not stop talking, and his deep and soft voice echoed in the ward.

"...This is the end of my life." When the first ray of sunlight broke through the clouds, Lu Jing's narration also came to an end. "In the end, I died to protect Konoha's compatriots. For me like this, it's not a bad ending. As for the aftermath...Since Obito has come here, I think Naruto will be able to handle it .Although I am a half-hearted teacher, Jiraiya-sama taught him very well, and I have no doubts that he will become a great Hokage beyond Minato-sensei in the future."

no respond.

"I should go, father." Lu Jing said softly.

He carefully pulled his hand out from under the quilt, stood up, backed up, turned around, and walked towards the window——

"The me over there...is not a competent father."

Lu Jing's footsteps suddenly froze in place.

"No matter what the reason is, after all, he chose to die and left you alone in this world. Even so, despite many ups and downs, you have grown into an excellent ninja who is physically and mentally strong. Hear you While my heart aches for you, I also feel sincerely proud and gratified about the things I have told you."

"If possible, I want to keep you by my side, even if it's only for a few days, let me spend more time with you, fulfill my responsibilities as a father, and try my best to make up for what you lack... "Suo Mao spoke with difficulty, gradually unable to restrain the choking in his voice, "Even now, I can't say like other parents who send off their children, pay attention to safety, learn to take good care of yourself, and remember to write to me when you have time." A letter, tell me about your recent situation..."

His hands trembled involuntarily.Lu Jing stared at the front in a daze; knowing that it is impossible to shed tears in a body of filth, at this moment, he felt that his eyes were hot and his vision was blurred.

The lips under the mask opened, but no sound came out, and he turned his head backward——

"Don't look back!" Before turning his face completely, his actions were stopped by Shuo Mao.White Fang's voice regained its composure in an instant. Although it was weak, there was an iron-like determination and toughness in it. "The destination of a ninja is the battlefield. In order to protect the loved ones, the village, and the world, someone must shed blood and make sacrifices. Above the skills, the only thing that can determine the success or failure of a ninja is awareness. You have already learned about this. No need to question it."

"Let go and do what you want, Kakashi...you will always be my proud child, Sakumo Hatake."

The trembling hands stopped.After relaxing for a while, he clenched his fists tightly again.

"Yes, father." Lu Jing said in a low voice.

Sunlight pours into the room through the slightly fluttering gauze curtains.It was quiet in the ward, as if no one had ever been there.

The man on the bed had fallen into a deep sleep again, and there were still wet tears in the corners of his eyes.

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Two days later, Yunlei Gorge.

The Hatsuo Jinchuriki's secluded place, which has always been inaccessible, has welcomed several rare visitors today.In the past, Kirabi’s outrageous singing, which lingered and reverberated among the mountains and rivers together with the clouds and mists, is no longer available today.

At the foot of the main peak of Yunlei Gorge, Minato, Obito, Lu Jing, and Kai stood in a swastika formation on the water, guarding Lin among them.Gathering Chakra at the sense organs, the five of them are all paying attention to the surrounding situation, not daring to miss the slightest change.

"The fog seems to be getting thicker..." After a while, Minato broke the silence.He suddenly became vigilant, and turned his head to look at a piece of water not far away. "coming!"

Everyone's heart trembled, and they all followed the prestige.As if to prove what Hokage said was true, four figures of different heights appeared in the thick fog at some point, standing quietly on the water in a row.The non-existent breeze swept over, and the mist in this area dispersed as if manipulated, revealing the true faces of Xiao and his party.

Orochimaru, Kita, Kakashi, Deidara.

Averting his gaze from the student standing next to the leader of Akatsuki, Minato looked at Konoha's rebellious ninja. "Orochimaru……"

"Long time no see, Minato." Snake Immortal let out a creepy hoarse laugh. "Sarutobi-sensei and Jiraiya, are you okay? I heard that even Tsunade has returned to Konoha recently... You guys have really worked hard to fight Akatsuki."

"To cooperate with Akatsuki, have you fallen to this point after all?" Minato whispered, clenched the Kunai in his hand.

Orochimaru spread his hands: "Don't say that, I'm an innocent person who was forced to get involved. Speaking of which, it's thanks to your good student Obito..." He glanced at the masked man beside him, "No matter which one came to kick the gym uninvited like this, it really gave me a headache."

"That's the end of the gossip. We didn't come here today for you to catch up on the past." Kite ended the conversation between the two.He turned his eyes to the opposite side, and glanced over Minato one by one, eagerly staring at Kakashi's Obito, Lin and Kai, and finally landed on Lu Jing who was looking at him. "Let's... start trading."

This sentence echoed over the water.Lu Jing silently put away his fighting posture, and put Kunai back into the ninja bag behind his waist.

"Deer panic..." Obito murmured.

"Teacher, everyone, I have been taking care of you for a while." Lu Jing said softly without looking at him. "If there is a chance to meet again in the future... please don't show mercy."

After saying that, he took a step forward and walked towards Akatsuki who was opposite.

Kakashi on the other side took off his cloak, revealing the same Anbu outfit underneath.Without saying anything, he also passed the kite and walked in the direction of his relatives and friends.

Orochimaru began to seal.

For a while, Yunlei Gorge was surprisingly quiet.Everyone held their breath and watched the two mirror-like silver-haired ninjas walking towards each other step by step.The distance between the two gradually shortened, and finally they met in the middle of the water, stopped, looked at each other face to face, and looked at each other with the same dark white eyes.

"Is it worth it?" Kakashi asked.

"This is something that only I am qualified to judge." Lu Jing replied in a gentle but irrefutable tone.

"Solution!" Orochimaru shouted.

White light appeared around Kakashi's body, enveloping his whole body.The light cluster gradually expanded, and the light became stronger and stronger; with a slight cracking sound, the light broke away from Kakashi's body, broke through the fog and reached the sky, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Seal!" At this time, Orochimaru had formed his handprint again and launched another ninjutsu.

Another white light descended from the sky, enveloped Lu Jing, rushing into his body.The older reincarnated grunted, staggered back two steps, and bent slightly.

"The manipulation contract for Reincarnation of the Unholy Land has been re-established, and the transaction is completed." Watching the white light disappear from Lu Jing's body, Yuan said. "Now--"

"Lei Dun · Jue Niu Lei Plough Hot Knife!"

"Water Escape, Thousand Food Sharks!"

The second half of his sentence was drowned out in a deafening boom.The surface of the water, which was as smooth as a mirror before, suddenly seemed to boil endlessly at this time, and the people ambushing in the dark on both sides launched an attack almost at the same time: on Akatsuki's side, Ai in Lightning Chakra mode and wrapped in a tailed beast Both Kirabi in the clothes jumped up from the water and attacked the kite; on the other side, a large number of sharks jumped out of the water and rushed towards the four Konoha ninjas. his waist.

boom!boom!

There were two loud bangs, and huge water columns rose from the ground, and soon fell like a torrential rain.The huge amount of Chakra eruption temporarily dilutes the effect of the Fog Concealment Technique, and the mist clears away, revealing the stalemate between the two sides.

On Konoha's side, Kakashi appeared behind Obito in an instant, and the shark muscle was stuck in his broken body.Ignoring the exclamation from the side, he grasped the shark muscle with his left hand, raised his right hand, and high-density dazzling lightning began to accumulate in the palm of his hand.On Akatsuki's side, the Leiying Brothers sandwiched Lu Jing one after the other. The head cut off by the hand knife was repairing itself again. Their eyes looked at the shocked Ai on the opposite side, and the rotating Gouyu in the left eye was fixed on the lines of the kaleidoscope.

"Shenwei/Rachel!"

"Kakashi——!!"

The two shouts were swallowed by the turbulent electric current and water waves, and the two reincarnated attacked together.

"Brother, get out of the way!" Chirabi roared, and an octopus foot protruded from his side, stabbing Lu Jing in the back.The filthy body was easily penetrated, Lu Jing's body shook violently, and the divine power was interrupted.

"Withdraw!" Ai Rumeng woke up and shouted.The two no longer love to fight, they jumped up and left the attack range of Xiao people, and retreated in the direction of Konoha ninjas.At the same time, Kisame dodged Kakashi's Raikiri at the critical moment, and stepped back to stand beside Tobi.

This coincident ambush started suddenly and ended just as suddenly.In less than a minute, Yunlei Gorge has returned to calm, and the two sides have returned to the state of confrontation again.

Swish - Swish - pieces of paper are flying, it is the body of filth slowly reorganizing.

"Kakashi!" Obito was still in shock, but subconsciously turned around and hugged the silver-haired youth behind him tightly.The feeling of deja vu but no longer the same made his nose sore for a moment, and he almost burst into tears. "You bastard……"

It wasn't until this time that he felt that the part of his heart that had been missing since the day he opened his eyes was finally repaired for a short time.

the other side of the battlefield.

Iris didn't move.The mask covered his expression, he stared fixedly at Lu Jing's back, as if to see if the head would roll off his shoulders again in front of his eyes.

"Oshemaru." He said, his voice was hoarse, and he was suppressing his anger, "Stop... making your own decisions."

Orochimaru clicked his tongue and put down his sealed hands. "I'm obviously helping you, I really don't know etiquette."

"Turn over his control to me as soon as you go back, don't play tricks." Yuan glanced at him coldly, with an undisguised warning in her eyes.After that, he retracted his gaze and looked at the opposite side again; his gaze passed over the couple who were still hugging each other tightly, and finally fell on Kirabi.

"As for now..." The chain fell from his sleeve and he held it in his hand. "It's time to hunt."

(TBC)

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Fei Duan & Xiao Di: The boss really wants to change after seeing different things. In a few days, I have changed three different styles of Hatake Kakashi around me (pointing)

To explain, when the Raikage Brothers attacked Kite, Ai was in front, and Kirabi was behind, and Lu Jing appeared between Ai and Kite. It hit Lu Jing, who was manipulated by Orochimaru to come here.The distance between the two sides is not far, within the range that the instant body technique can reach in an instant.

The two cards are finally in their respective places!The battle of Yunlei Gorge is about to start!