"I... I'm leaving first."
After Kakashi finished eating the lunch boxes, Rin packed them up and quickly walked towards the door.
"Rin..."
Kakashi stretched out his hand painfully, then quickly retracted it.
This was the result he caused himself and he had to atone for it.
Kakashi turned his head.
The lighting in his hospital room was good, and through the window, he could see the Hokage Rock in the distance.
The statues of the past Hokages were all on it.
"Father... I'm starting to understand you." Kakashi murmured.
When he was young, he didn't understand why his father would abandon a mission for his comrades.
"Those who don't follow the rules are trash, but those who don't cherish their comrades are worse than trash."
This was a sentence Obito had said when he had gone to chase after Obito.
If it weren't for his hesitation, Obito's ending might not have been death under cold rocks, death in a foreign land.
He killed Obito...
Looking at the unchanging Hokage Rock outside the window, Kakashi covered his somewhat painful left eye.
...
"Rin, you're back?"
Rin received greetings from her parents when she returned home.
Her parents were very ordinary people, what is commonly known as civilians.
Rin nodded and went into her room alone. She took her change of clothes and started to bathe.
Hot water sprinkled from the showerhead, flowing over her slightly immature delicate body.
A hazy mist rose in the bathroom, making it look foggy.
"...It feels like it's getting hotter and hotter the more I wash."
Rin changed the hot water to icy cold water. But it still couldn't extinguish her heat.
It was getting hotter and hotter. It was as if a fire had been suppressed all along.
The icy cold water made people feel comfortable.
Rin noticed this.
"It seems like my pressure is getting bigger and bigger."
A person is like a spring. After applying pressure, you need to decompress.
But Kakashi's matter prevented Rin from feeling at ease.
Rin thought of Kiyoshi. The so-called doctor cannot heal themselves.
If she has time, maybe she should go to Kiyoshi to help her recuperate.
...
That night.
At a secret gathering under the Naka Shrine.
"Captain Fugaku! The Sharingan must not fall into the hands of outsiders!" Yakumi fiercely said.
The Sharingan was proof of the Uchiha clan.
If the Sharingan were to spread, it would inevitably arouse the covetousness of many people.
It would be fine if Kakashi was crippled because of the Sharingan, and could also give outsiders a deterrent, not everyone can transplant the Sharingan.
But if Kakashi recovers from his injuries and becomes successful with this Sharingan, or even goes further. Then it will bring shock to the outside world.
The Sharingan will become a hot commodity.
When they, the Uchiha clan, go out to perform missions, it will trigger countless greedy eyes from outsiders.
"I know, don't get too excited, Yakumi."
Fugaku waved his hand, signaling Yakumi not to be so excited.
He essentially didn't want to make things big. Once things get big, the Uchiha will be further separated from the village.
He himself is still in the midst of a storm, and there are voices slandering him.
Fugaku asked, "Kiyoshi, you are in the Anbu, what is the village thinking?"
Most of the Uchiha clan work in the Konoha Police Force. Even if they go out to perform missions or participate in wars, they do so in small teams.
Only Kiyoshi holds a public office in the village.
Although the Konoha Police Force is also an important part of the village's security, it is still some distance away from the true core of power in the village.
Thus, Kiyoshi became the Uchiha's eyes and ears. It is an important channel for the Uchiha to listen to the village.
Similarly, Danzo probably hasn't replaced Uchiha Kohara yet, and has only placed some surveillance cameras.
Then, if the Konoha high-rank wants to listen to the Uchiha, they also have to go through Kiyoshi.
Sometimes, the things seen by surveillance and the personal narration will be two different conclusions.
If you want to understand the Uchiha, you have to find a trustworthy Uchiha to understand.
The so-called bridge is like this.
Kiyoshi said lightly, "The village probably wants to give the Sharingan to Kakashi. After all, this is Obito's gift to Kakashi for becoming a Jonin, Kakashi is also a hero of this war, and also... the son of White Fang."
Sakumo's influence is indeed great, so great that even after his death for decades, the Daimyo still remembered him.
When Kakashi is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is the son of White Fang, rather than Kakashi's personal achievements.
"...White Fang's child, huh." Fugaku sighed.
He had such considerations, so he didn't want to make things big.
No one could have predicted that Sakumo would commit suicide.
But since he committed suicide, and was a heroic figure who made countless contributions to the village, the village will have to do something for him.
Then there will be some compensation for Kakashi, so as not to make other ninjas who contribute to the village think too much.
The village's attitude towards Kakashi holding the Sharingan is self-evident.
"Hmph, then what if the Sharingan leaks out?" Yashiro spoke.
He is one of Fugaku's most capable confidants, but his personal opinions are opposite of his.
Any factors that harm the interests of the Uchiha clan must be eliminated!
Kiyoshi spoke again, "Fugaku-sama, in my opinion, it is currently during the war, it is still more prudent and subtle."
The eyes of the other clansmen were all cast on Kiyoshi.
Today's Kiyoshi has become a person whose words carry considerable weight, from the transparent air at the beginning.
Whether it is the identity of the bridge, or his own talent and strength, it is enough to convince the public.
Even Kiyoshi's youth is no longer a defect of shallow experience, but a further explanation of his genius.
Kiyoshi said, "The Third Hokage is already old, and after the war ends, he will most likely elect a new Hokage, which happens to be an opportunity for our Uchiha clan."
Of course, the Uchiha won't have any chance.
In the original story's Hokage selection meeting, they didn't even have the qualifications to be nominated.
The reason why Kiyoshi said this was also to plan for greater benefits.
If the Uchiha break off the relationship with the village at the current stage, they won't have a good ending.
Minato, Jiraiya, and even Orochimaru are not vegetarians.
It's better to let the Uchiha think that they have hope of becoming Hokage.
By the time of the election, Kiyoshi's strength will reach a higher stage.
After that, the village will inevitably give more benefits in order to appease the Uchiha's movements and appease strong people like him.
These will all be turned into nutrients for Kiyoshi's growth.
When his strength is enough to overturn the table, there will be a statue of him on the Hokage Rock.
"What you said makes sense."
When Fugaku heard this, he was indeed a little moved.
His biggest wish is to become Hokage.
If he uses this favor to increase the probability of becoming Hokage, it is of course a sure profit without loss.
It can also tell those ninja clans that the Uchiha's mind is open-minded, and their bad reputation will improve.
When the other clansmen saw Kiyoshi put forward such a reason, they couldn't say much.
"But the Uchiha must express their attitude." Fugaku said.