Upon seeing Uchiha Obito again, Kakashi was very cold and didn't want to say much to them.

Uchiha Obito grabbed Kakashi's arm, his voice low, “Kakashi, I’ve already heard about your father…”

“And then what?” Kakashi said indifferently. “What do you want to say?”

Uchiha Obito looked at Kakashi with piercing eyes and said, “Kakashi, I know you’re feeling very bad right now. I can understand your feelings…”

Kakashi interrupted Uchiha Obito, “Stop right there, Obito. You don’t understand my feelings at all. If you’re trying to comfort me, there’s no need. Besides, we’re not even close, and I have nothing to say to you.”

Kakashi broke free from Uchiha Obito’s hand and walked forward.

Rin Nohara looked at Kakashi with a sad expression.

She couldn’t understand why Kakashi had become so unfeeling.

Uchiha Obito shouted at Kakashi, “Kakashi, aren’t we friends?”

Kakashi stopped and replied coldly, “Friends? Don’t flatter yourself. I don’t have any friends!”

Just as Kakashi continued to walk, Minato Namikaze stood in front of him: “Kakashi, what Lord Sakumo did was actually right. Comrades are very important. It’s just that because of the war, the people in the village are too repressed, which led to the tragedy.”

Kakashi looked up at Minato Namikaze and asked, “You say my father did the right thing, but then you say the people in the village were too repressed, which led to the tragedy. So whose fault is all of this?”

Minato Namikaze frowned, then said in a deep voice, “It’s the war’s fault. If it weren’t for the war, such a tragedy wouldn’t have happened.”

Kakashi scoffed, “Just like what Teacher Chiba said. Clearly, they know nothing, yet they offer some inexplicable explanations, as if no one is at fault.

You don’t need to lecture me. In everyone’s eyes, my father was wrong. As a Ninja, there shouldn’t be a concept of comrades. Comrades are just a hindrance!”

After speaking, Kakashi couldn’t be bothered with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze’s words disgusted Kakashi.

Minato Namikaze’s voice came from behind Kakashi again: “Then do you also think Lord Sakumo made a mistake?”

Kakashi answered without hesitation, “Yes, my father made a mistake!”

Because… Konoha isn’t worth it!

Minato Namikaze looked at Kakashi’s back with a heavy heart.

In a daze, Kakashi’s back overlapped with Chiba’s.

Uchiha Obito and Rin Nohara hung their heads, looking very dejected.

They considered Kakashi a friend, but Kakashi had drawn a clear line between them.

Minato Namikaze approached Uchiha Obito and Rin Nohara and comforted them, “Kakashi might just not have gotten over Lord Sakumo’s incident yet. As Kakashi’s friends, you should help him get through this.”

At this time, Uchiha Obito, who was still a simpleton, immediately regained his fighting spirit: “I will definitely help Kakashi recover!”

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, “Alright, it’s time for us to go on our mission.”

...

After Chiba left the station, he immediately began his plan to make a name for himself in the Shinobi World.

Every day, Chiba would activate Observation Haki and search for Cloud Ninja everywhere.

Any Cloud Ninja found by Chiba would be ambushed and killed by him.

Two months passed in a flash.

The Cloud Ninja side saw their numbers decrease every day. Although it wasn't many at a time, the cumulative total was already significant.

This couldn’t go on. The Cloud Ninja commander immediately decided to gather his forces to encircle and eliminate Chiba.

A Ninja squad of 20, consisting of 8 Jonin and 12 Chunin, was assembled and began searching for Chiba.

At this time, Chiba had just killed a Cloud Ninja squad composed of one Chunin and three Genin.

Dealing with this level of enemy was effortless for Chiba now; he didn’t even need to be serious.

As soon as Chiba sheathed his Ninja Sword, his Observation Haki suddenly sensed 20 Cloud Ninja rapidly approaching his direction.

“There are 8 Jonin? Heh, are they coming to encircle me? Good timing. Just killing these small fries isn’t enough to make a name in the Shinobi World. These 20 people should be about right.”

A strong killing intent flashed in Chiba’s eyes.

The 20 Cloud Ninja arrived at the location where Chiba had killed the 4 Cloud Ninja.

Seeing four more comrades killed, all the Cloud Ninja were furious.

The leading Cloud Ninja said coldly, “They were just killed not long ago. Let’s chase them quickly; we might catch up!”

“You don’t need to chase me. I’m waiting for you. You’re really slow; I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Chiba jumped down from the tree trunk, facing the 20 Cloud Ninja head-on.

All the Cloud Ninja glared at Chiba with their eyes wide: “Blood-Eyed Shura, Chiba!”

“Ah, why are you calling me? You don’t think calling my name will make me surrender obediently, do you? Alright, stop the nonsense. Let’s fight!”

Chiba drew his Ninja Sword, pointing the tip at the 20 Cloud Ninja opposite him.

The leading Cloud Ninja shouted, “Use that move! Finish him directly; don’t give him any chance to counterattack!”

Five Chunin Cloud Ninja simultaneously formed hand signs.

“Lightning Release! Lightning Attraction!”

After forming the signs, they pressed their hands on the ground.

Five pillars stood around them, with lightning surging between the pillars. After connecting, they formed a massive lightning prison.

Chiba and the 20 Cloud Ninja were all within this lightning prison.

When Chiba prepared to use Thunderclap and Flash, he found that the lightning on his body was being pulled by the electric current barrier.

“So that’s it. You’ve already developed Ninjutsu to counter my Thunder Breathing?”

As long as Chiba used Lightning Release related Ninjutsu, he would be affected by the lightning attraction, causing his speed to slow down.

This meant that within this lightning prison, the effectiveness of Chiba’s Thunder Breathing would be greatly reduced.

The Cloud Ninja’s movements hadn’t stopped; they planned to kill Chiba with one blow to prevent any accidents.

Four Jonin Cloud Ninja used Lightning Flash, appearing in Chiba’s four directions, simultaneously forming hand signs quickly.

“Lightning Release! Hell Bursting Lightning!”

The four Jonin Cloud Ninja simultaneously raised their hands. The lightning in their hands flickered and shot into the air, converging into a ball of lightning in mid-air.

In an instant, the concentrated lightning formed a lightning wall that enveloped Chiba.

Feeling the intense lightning, Chiba’s right eyelid twitched frantically. His sixth sense kept warning him that if he got hit by this move, he would surely die.

However, Chiba covered his face and burst into maniacal laughter: “Hahaha, you’ve really done your homework to kill me, but do you think that’s enough to kill me?”

Chiba’s tone suddenly shifted, his voice dark: “Then just come and try!”

Chiba lowered the hand covering his face, his Mangekyō Sharingan eyes now fully open.