[with card] Hirasaka Strange Story

"Your Majesty, I want to report to you that Namikaze Minato deliberately let go of the demon Uchiwa Tobi."

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.Minato was quickly summoned and asked to confront Kakashi in front of the emperor and all civil and military officials.

"After waking up yesterday, I heard about the situation that day from others." Kakashi cut straight to the point and directly challenged Minato, "At that time, Tobi was seriously injured. With your ability, you wanted to chase and kill him. It's so easy. As for vomiting blood and illusion, with the ability of the teacher, it is not difficult to pretend to be injured by a kite."

"This is just your subjective judgment." As expected of Minato, even with only two days left to live, he still did not show any weakness in the face of students who turned against him. "You have also personally experienced the power of Uchiha, and that strength should not be underestimated."

"Then let me tell you one more thing that you can't refute. The enchantment you used that day was the Four Scarlet Sun Formation. It is the opposite of the Four Purple Flame Formation. It is highly resistant to human spiritual power, but it is weak against demon power. That's why Tobi's Shikigami could break through the barrier so easily and escape successfully. You know that Tobi's demon blood has been fully awakened, if you really want to trap him, you should have used the highest Myojin Gate. The teacher is the best onmyoji in the world, how could he make such a low-level mistake?"

Facing Kakashi's questioning, Minato remained silent.Kakashi struck while the iron was hot, stepped forward and said: "There is one more thing. Tobi once told me that he told you his real name, which is a secret that even I don't know. You hold his real name, obviously You can directly force him to submit with the curse of words and spirits, so why bother to fight him? Isn't it deliberately creating opportunities for him to escape?"

"I never—"

Just as Minato was about to open, Kakashi approached.The silver-haired young man stared at him, his single black eyes were like a deep pool, making it hard to see what was going on in his heart. "Teacher, there is no way out left or right, why don't you help me one last time?"

"..." No matter what Minato said just now, he obviously swallowed that sentence back.After a long silence, he asked in a low voice, "Is this why you betrayed me?"

"I just want to live in peace and security." Kakashi asked back, "I didn't take in the kite, and I didn't kill the person. Why should I be dragged down by you and him?"

"After my father's death, I have tasted the cruelty of the world, and I don't want to go through it again. Please help me tide over the difficulties. In return, I will take good care of Naruto and won't let him suffer from what I suffered when I was a child. If you don't believe me, I will You can swear by your words and spirits now, and invite 800 million gods to bear witness."

Minato didn't speak.He looked at Kakashi, as if for the first time he really knew this child who had been under his protection for more than ten years.Then, he actually smiled slowly.

"Okay, okay, okay." He stepped back, saying "Okay" every time he took a step back.After saying three times, he straightened his clothes, faced the emperor, and knelt down. "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say, and I am willing to plead guilty."

The Emperor angrily knocked on the ground with his fan: "If it wasn't for Qing Qimu's righteous killing of relatives, I would have been blinded by you! If that's the case, let's change the sentence to be an owl head to show the public!"

"Your Majesty." At this time Kakashi also knelt down, "Although Uchiwa Tobi is a monster, he was raised by the teacher after all. He will have a protective heart, which is also human nature. Please take back your life and maintain the original Sentence, just change from private seppuku to public seppuku, and send envoys to Yinyangliao to testify on the same day."

As he spoke, he bent down and pressed his forehead to the ground.

"I, Hatake Kakashi, would like to invite myself to be the intermediary of Namikaze Minato."

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Two days later, in the open space in front of the main gate of Yinyangliao, Minato's seppuku ceremony was held as scheduled.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Minato, dressed in white mourning, knelt on the straw mat, with a short knife horizontally placed in front of him.Kakashi, dressed in black, stood behind him with a straight back, holding the famous white tooth in both hands, pointing the tip of the knife obliquely to the ground——as the only person in the Yinyang Liao who was born in a samurai family, after the death of his father, Kakashi , His swordsmanship was also taught by Minato.

The bandage on his head has been removed, revealing the scars with obvious marks, and the blood-red eye that was attacked by the evil spirit.

"The time has come." Yoshinao, who was sent by the emperor to supervise the whole process, said slowly, the cold and happy smile on the corner of his mouth was hidden behind the folding fan.

"The hour has come!" The warrior standing aside repeated loudly.

Kakashi looked down at Minato who was kneeling beside him and had drawn his dagger out of its sheath, without any expression on his face.

"Farewell, teacher." He whispered, raising the long knife in his hand high, "In the future, I will also make a good end with Yuan."

The sharp blade that reflected the scorching sun at noon swung down suddenly.

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Half a month later, the news that Kakashi Hatake took over as head of Yin Yang spread inside and outside Heian capital.At the same time, the Emperor also introduced a large number of Harima-ryu onmyojis to the Onmyouliao, and promoted their leader, Shimura Danzo, to serve as Onmyo Quansuke, on an equal footing with Haiyi.Unlike the Senju-ryu, which is involved in astronomy and calendar, etc., the Harima-ryu specializes in monster suppression, so it has a lot of power as soon as it comes in.From then on, the Qianjuliu could no longer dominate the family, but at least the position of leader was still controlled by the direct descendants of Qianshou, which was a blessing in misfortune.

Of course, after the details of the imperial confrontation that day came out, the general public's evaluation of this direct descendant was not so friendly.

——That Hatake Kakashi, he is really scheming.Back then, his father made a big mistake and the whole family was demoted. Only he had found the big tree of Shuimen Gong in advance, so he escaped the catastrophe.Later, he and Neilun Yuan worshiped Lord Shuimen as their teachers, and it was difficult to distinguish between the two. It is still unknown who will inherit the position of Yinyang head in the future; Yuan is the adopted son of Lord Shuimen, so maybe he has more advantages.Unfortunately, Kite turned out to be a half-demon, and because of this, Mizumon was forced to apologize. At this time, he jumped out to add insult to injury, stepped on the teacher's foot to disentangle himself, and picked himself clean.No, if you please the emperor, won't you be able to secure the position of the Yin-Yang head?

Although the source of such rumors is unknown, they are widely spread in the capital, even in Yinyang Liao.Kakashi turned a deaf ear to this, and just did his own thing step by step all day long, as if the one being talked about was not himself at all.

He was calm, but there was one person who couldn't help it.

One day, a few idlers were sitting by the river chatting, and the matter of Yinyangliao was mentioned in a hurry.One person had just said a few words, and suddenly heard an angry shout from the side: "Ms. Kakashi is not that kind of person!"

They all turned their heads and saw Naruto standing on the embankment, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes seemed to spew fire. "Father never blamed the teacher!"

The orphan of Minato defended Kakashi everywhere, no matter where he heard someone speak ill of the teacher, he would definitely jump out and refute it. This is nothing new.The few people laughed at him: "You are really deluded! It's pitiful, pitiful to treat the murder of your father and enemy as your relatives! If you hadn't sworn to Master Shuimen, your good teacher would have been exterminated long ago!"

The days passed like this day by day.A few years later, Kakashi found out that Danzo was in collusion with Yoshinao, using yin and yang to curse political enemies in the court and China, even Empress Masako and Prince Dokang.After the Dongchuang incident, Danzo and Yoshinao were beheaded, and hundreds of people were implicated and exiled. This line of the Fujiwara family completely declined; and Kakashi not only regained the control of Senjuryu in Yinyangliao, but also because of his meritorious service. And the Shanyuan, which was sealed off, stepped into the ranks of nobles in one fell swoop.

At this point, those gossips finally stopped.

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It was late at night when Naruto was called into the room by Kakashi.His teacher was neatly dressed and seemed to have no plans to go to rest soon.There is a pinch of ashes in the brazier next to it, and fragments of paper are faintly visible, on which a waka is written.

"Look." After Naruto sat down, Kakashi got straight to the point and pointed out the map spread out on the table to him. "These four marks are the locations chosen by Kite for the sacrificial ceremony. Based on these four places, I have been able to infer the location of the last location."

"Where is it?" Naruto asked eagerly with a serious look on his face.

"This is here—Mt. Hirasaka." Kakashi pointed to a mountain south of Kyoto. "This is a small spiritual place, which is perfect for holding spell rituals. And," his finger slid on the map , the spiritual power manifested as tiny blue particles, leaving traces where he slid. "It's much clearer that way."

"Inverse Pentagram!" Looking at the familiar pattern, Naruto exclaimed in a low voice.

"That's right." Kakashi said seriously, "I went through all the books in Yinyangliao, and finally determined the purpose of this magic circle. Once the kite successfully activates it, the entire Heian-Kyo within its range will turn into a magic circle. The huge spiritual field attracts monsters from all over the world. Until then, there will be no peace in Kyoto.”

"I will go to Hirasaka Mountain to make arrangements in advance, and lead the kite to go there. Tomorrow night, the moment of encountering the devil will be the time for the decisive battle." Before Naruto asked what to do, Kakashi said first.He stood up and went to get something from the closet next to him.

"After that... I won't be coming back."

Hearing what he said, Naruto was stunned for a moment, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart: "What do you mean 'will never come back again'?"

Kakashi didn't answer.He folded back and sat down beside Naruto, and placed the two envelopes on the spread out map. "This letter, you will go to the Nara residence tomorrow and give it to Mr. Zhong Nayan Shikaku, and ask him to try to pass it into the imperial palace and hand it over to Empress Masako. A few years ago, I helped their mother and son eradicate Danzo and the Yoshio party. The empress and His Highness are very clear about this favor. Once the situation in the court stabilizes, His Highness will nominate you to take my place as the next Yin-Yang head."

He pointed to another letter. "This letter is for Nagato, the current head of the Senju Shrine. In terms of seniority, you should call him cousin. Except for the nine lamas already given to you, and the bull ghost in the hands of the kite, the other seven tailed beast shikigami I have placed them all with him, and he will guide you how to tame them one by one, and make a new contract. In the future, the bull ghost will return to its place—"

Snapped!

Before he could finish his sentence, Naruto flicked his sleeve roughly and swept the two letters to the ground. "I'm asking you, what is 'not coming back'!"

Kakashi stopped abruptly.

The flame of the candle in the corner trembled slightly.There was a dead silence in the room, the blond boy glared at his teacher aggressively, but the blue eyes began to glow.

"Tobi is very strong." After a moment of silence, Kakashi finally replied.He turned his head away, avoiding Naruto's gaze. "The last time I fought against each other, I understood that now his ability is far superior to mine. If I don't take some extreme measures... I will not be able to defeat him."

"You can talk first!" Naruto grabbed Kakashi's clothes, "If the misunderstanding is resolved, maybe he won't attack Kyoto again!"

"In the previous sacrificial ceremony, he and his men have already killed many people. This incident cannot be regarded as never happened. And once he fails to be persuaded by me, it will be too late by then. I also bet I'm sorry. Besides... at least what happened to Lynn wasn't a misunderstanding."

"There must be another way! Even if you don't have to lose your life—"

"Naruto." Kakashi interrupted Naruto.He turned to look at his student, the orphan of his mentor, with a calm face, but a gloomy look in his eyes. "In the battle tomorrow night, at least one of Ibi and I must die. Otherwise, this matter will not be settled."

"After killing Minato-sensei with my own hands, what supported me to survive all these years...you know it all too well."

Naruto choked violently.He remembered the day his father died, Kakashi locked him up with the four red sun formations, and he was not allowed to go to the scene.Minato's seppuku ritual ended at noon, but Kakashi didn't appear until evening, with a blank expression and a pale face like a ghost.He untied the barrier, silently took Naruto's hand, Naruto couldn't help shivering.He felt that Kakashi's hands were wet and cold, as if soaked in ice water for a long time, his fingers were red, and he didn't know whether it was from freezing or scrubbing hard.

He also remembered that for a while he always had nightmares, even hugging Kurama was useless, so Kakashi moved over to sleep with him.In the next few nights, Naruto slept soundly until dawn; until he accidentally woke up in the middle of the night, he turned his head and saw Kakashi curled up with his back to him, the quilt slipped to reveal his raised thin shoulders, Saying "I'm sorry" in a choked voice.

In the eyes of outsiders, he made his way to the sky, stepped on the bones of his teacher and became a celebrity in front of the emperor, but few people saw him. At that time, Hatake Kakashi was only a boy under 20 years old.

Naruto rushed over and hugged Kakashi, shedding tears on Kakashi's front without hesitation. "What about me?" He asked crying, "Teacher, don't you want me?"

Although he already knew the answer before asking.It is about Uchiwa Tobi, no matter whether it is public or private, this matter can only be resolved by Kakashi, and it is absolutely impossible for others to do it.

"Combination is impermanent, people always have to be separated, don't be too sad." Kakashi hugged Naruto back, rubbed his hair, and well concealed the trembling of his fingers. "You will have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. I believe that you will definitely surpass Minato-sensei and me, and become an onmyoji greater than anyone else."

"Thank you for all these years, Naruto."

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The next morning, Kakashi was still in Yinyang.He dealt with the backlog of paperwork, established a patrol route in Heian capital for the next month, and called Haiyi and Sai in to talk.Someone saw Haiyi with red eyes when he came out, while Sai was sitting on the porch with a stack of books in a daze.

After lunch, Kakashi put the white tooth sword on his waist, without saying hello to anyone, and quietly left the Yin Yang room.

He first came to Arashiyama in the western suburbs of Kyoto, where Senju Shrine is located.Behind the shrine is a very secluded cemetery. From the pillars down, most of the yin and yang heads of the past dynasties are buried here. Even those who have returned to their hometown like Jiraiya will erect a tomb here.

The only exception is Namikaze Minato—he died as a sinner, and he is not eligible to occupy a place in the cemetery.

No one knows where Kakashi buried Minato.At that time, someone in the market once swore that Kakashi was afraid of resentment after Minato's death, so he burned his body on fire, sealed the ashes with a charm, buried them under the sacred tree of Senju Shrine, and intended to borrow the sacred tree The spiritual power suppresses the spirit of Minato.

There are several offering pagodas behind Jiraiya's tomb.What is unknown is that one of them was secretly erected by Kakashi for the water gate, and only a symbol of the flying thunder rune was engraved on it.The silver-haired onmyoji rolled up his sleeves, personally swept the tombstone and several offering towers carefully, placed the offerings, and then knelt down in front of the offering towers.

He didn't say anything, just sat there in silence.It wasn't until the sun was setting in the west that the sky gradually turned golden-red, that he finally bent down, kowtowed three times to the offering tower, and then got up and left.

Target—the place of the decisive battle, Mount Birasaka.

(TBC)

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Intervention: Refers to the supplementary beheading behavior in the seppuku ceremony to prevent the failure of seppuku, so that the seppuku will die quickly and avoid pain and suffering.