[The character Hanare has huge Kasalan-style big eyes, spider-leg-like long eyelashes, instantly boosting her beauty with big tear moles, a peculiar eye sign, and ambiguous interactions with Kakashi—all these are vividly memorable.]
"Kakashi's not bad, huh? This Hanare really is a big beauty."
"Rin, don't mock me."
In the timeline of the Third Hokage, just after Kakashi reached an agreement with Naruto, he blushed a little at Rin's teasing.
To be honest, Kakashi had never lacked female admirers since childhood.
But the only girl he had been intimate with was Hanare.
"I think, as a man, if you've done that kind of thing with a girl, you have to take responsibility. Don't you agree, Kakashi?"
Nearby, Obito's slightly sour tone made Kakashi smile, but he didn't reply.
He knew that if he answered Obito, this guy wouldn't stop, and would definitely insist Kakashi take responsibility for Hanare.
To put it bluntly, what responsibility was he supposed to take?
She forcibly kissed him; it wasn't the other way around.
Even if it was Kakashi who kissed Hanare first, it was only for a mission, with no personal feelings involved.
Obito: You think I believe that?
Kakashi: I don't give a damn if you do.
[One day, Team Seven returned to the village entrance after completing a mission and ran into Hanare, dressed up like an entertainer, wearing eyeshadow. If you didn't know, you might think she was in Sage Mode.]
[Perhaps it was Hanare's unhidden "Sage eyeshadow" that caught the attention of the Anbu, who took her to the Konoha camp for questioning.]
[By the roadside, Hanare, whom Sakura directly called a beauty, gave handsome Kakashi a meaningful look, as if telling him the room number for tonight.]
[Old straight-arrow Kakashi responded with his deadpan eyes and took the chance to teach the students: spies who get caught must expect to be interrogated.]
[Meanwhile, Hanare was held in the Truth-Seeking House with the tiger-striped egghead Ibiki. Under Ibiki's harsh whip, Hanare remained silent.]
[After the failed interrogation, Ibiki reported to the Third Hokage that the prisoner made no sound except grinding her teeth.]
[The Third Hokage laughed happily, hinting that Ibiki could use both gentle and harsh methods.]
[Following orders, Ibiki handed over Hanare, who was whipped until weak on the floor, to Yamanaka Inoichi to use a secret technique to search her memories.]
[After touching Hanare's smooth brain, Inoichi learned she was a spy ninja from Land of Keys, Jōmae Village. He was lucky enough to observe the entire process of Hanare changing costumes as a female performer. Yep, another day of envy for Yamanaka Inoichi.]
"Such a pity. From Kakashi's side in the Fifth Hokage's timeline, it seems he and Hanare never ended up together."
In the Second Hokage's timeline, Rikudo Hashirama felt a bit regretful.
He really had high hopes for Kakashi as a younger generation.
Putting aside the Mangekyo Sharingan Obito gave him, Kakashi's own ninja skills were excellent. If he had descendants, their skills would likely be great too.
"Hanare is from another village. According to Third Hokage's mindset, even if he wanted to marry, he could only marry someone from the Land of Fire. Marrying someone from another country? No way."
Tobirama Senju also felt a bit regretful.
But his regret was different from Hashirama's.
He was more interested in the brief mention of forming hand signs with the eyes.
The ninja world had developed for so many years—some could form hand signs with one hand, some with their feet.
But this was the first time he heard someone could form hand signs with their eyes.
Tobirama was very interested in this.
"Too bad, Kakashi and Hanare must have met sometime shortly after Naruto and the others graduated, but before the Chunin Exams started. Among the timelines connected by the light barrier, only the Fourth Hokage's timeline is earlier. What a pity."
[By extracting memories from his brain, Yamanaka Inoichi discovered that Hanare was trying to sneak into Konoha to steal intelligence, so she was beaten up by Anbu ninjas and taken to the interrogation division.]
[After learning that Hanare hadn't obtained any Konoha secrets, Inoichi felt relieved—unaware that Hanare had already used her right eye to peek into Inoichi's memories.]
[Wow, if Hanare could have escaped with the info from Konoha's top analyst, she could have become rich instantly in any hideout.]
"Inoichi was careless, huh."
"Yeah, who would've thought you could form seals with your eyes?"
In the Third Hokage's timeline, everyone—just like Tobirama—was very curious about Hanare's eye technique.
After all, no one ever minds having more tricks up their sleeve.
"Kakashi, did Hanare ever die in Konoha?"
Hearing Jiraiya's question, Kakashi shook his head and replied, "No."
"Do you still have contact with her?"
"No."
"I see."
Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully, considering giving Kakashi a mission to find Hanare.
Using Kakashi's charm to lure Hanare into joining Konoha.
Konoha needs talents who don't follow the usual path.
In the Fifth Hokage's timeline, Tsunade's thoughts were much like Jiraiya's.
She wanted to use Kakashi to lure Hanare.
Only, she had one more concern than Jiraiya.
It wasn't about the hostility between villages, but whether Hanare would even accept the Kakashi standing before her.
"Orochimaru, haven't you mastered the Resurrection Jutsu that Second Grandpa gave you yet?"
"Don't rush me, Tsunade."
Orochimaru hadn't expected Tsunade to call on him, but he quickly responded, "A jutsu of this level is no joke. I definitely need a lot of time to research it carefully and ensure one hundred percent success."
"I don't want to hear excuses. I'm giving you half a month. If you can't get it done by then, I'll cut off your funding."
Orochimaru's face stiffened.
He weakly asked, "Will the funding for the Tenseigan be cut too?"
"Heh, what do you think?"
Seeing Tsunade was serious, Orochimaru straightened up immediately and replied with a solemn expression, "Don't worry, Tsunade. I will definitely complete the Resurrection Jutsu within half a month."
"Then I'll be watching closely."
Orochimaru wiped the cold sweat that wasn't really there from his forehead and thought to himself: I wanted to drag this out longer to cheat more funding, but it looks like I can't anymore.
Originally, Orochimaru was confident he could stall for at least three months. But because of Hanare, his plan to cheat the funds was ruined, which annoyed him greatly.
So, he decided to take revenge.
Tsunade was out of the question — she was the village Hokage and his old friend.
Hanare was also out — Orochimaru despised bullying weak women.
Then, that leaves you, Kakashi.
Orochimaru: Hehe, Kakashi, someday you'll thank me.
Kakashi: I'll thank your ancestors eight generations back.
Nearby, Kakashi, who had just stopped roughhousing with Obito, suddenly felt a chill as if some terrifying creature was staring at him.
Kakashi: Obito, are you cursing me in your mind?
Obito: "Get lost, I'm not cursing you."
Kakashi: "I don't believe you."
Obito: "I said I'm not, so I'm not."
Kakashi: "Really? I still don't believe you."
Obito: "Damn it, believe it or not."
Obito: (angry face) (flips the bird)
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