"Dou, eat slowly, it would be bad if you choke..."
Before he could finish his words, Yakushi Kabuto, who was wolfing down Ichiraku ramen, suddenly stopped with his hands and his face turned red in an instant.
He immediately pinched his neck with one hand and beat his chest with the other.
Bang bang bang!
Kakashi quickly patted Kabuto's back to help him swallow the ramen stuck in his neck smoothly.
"Huh~"
Finally, Kabuto was able to breathe smoothly again and let out a long sigh.
He looked at Kakashi gratefully:
"Hehe, I can't eat such good food on weekdays, so..."
"Don't worry, brother is not short of money."
"Uncle Ichiraku, please pack another hundred large portions of tonkotsu ramen!"
Kakashi snapped his left fingers and called out to Uncle Ichiraku who was busy in the kitchen.
"Okay, wait a moment!"
Uncle Ichiraku's simple voice sounded from the back kitchen.
"After we finish eating, let's take these 100 portions back to the orphanage. It's my treat."
Kakashi looked at the somewhat shy Kabuto and smiled gently.
"Really? Thank you, big brother. The dean hasn't had a good meal in a long time!"
Kakashi's words made Kabuto's eyes light up, but his expression quickly dimmed again.
"I overheard yesterday that the orphanage is running out of funds. A very fierce old man wants the director to go to the root of something and wants her to hand over a child..."
"The dean didn't agree at the time, but the old man asked the dean to give him an answer before tonight."
oh?
That old thief Danzo can't hold back and wants to cause trouble again?
It's only been a few days?
Kakashi's heart moved.
Because he had too many things to do, it was impossible for him to participate in Uncle Snake's research for many years.
No matter how talented Uncle Snake is, a person's energy is always limited.
So after Kakashi reached a cooperation with Uncle Snake, he remembered Uncle Snake's strongest helper in the original work, Jackie Chan!
From that day on, he started to help out at the Konoha Orphanage managed by Yakushi Nonoyu as a volunteer whenever he had time.
Jackie Chan now is just a child six years younger than him.
Kakashi was handsome and could easily attract the attention of children. With some daily care and by treating Kado to ramen a few times, Kado fell in love with this cool-looking, yet gentle and kind big brother from the bottom of his heart.
"Oh, big brother, let me tell you a secret. I plan to take the initiative to stand up and share the dean's worries when the other party comes to ask for someone again."
"So if you go to the orphanage next time, you might not be able to find me!"
"But don't worry, I will never forget you!"
Dou forced a smile, but he couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes.
If possible, he would like to hang out with his big brother every day, but...
But at least, let the big brother know that he is not leaving without saying goodbye!
Kakashi patted his head tenderly, saying nothing.
After Kabuto had eaten his fill, he used the Sealing Scroll to pack up the ramen Uncle Ichiraku had packed, and walked back holding Kabuto's hand.
Boom boom boom!
On the other side, three people led by Danzo stood in front of the orphanage, and Aburame Ryoma went forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door of the orphanage was opened and three people walked in.
Yakushi Nono, who came to open the door, looked extremely ugly the moment he saw Danzo.
"I never thought that you, my most satisfied subordinate who was once called the walking shrine maiden, would now become the babysitter of a group of wild children."
"Yakushi Nono, have you thought of your answer?"
Danzo's cold voice sounded, and although it was a question, his tone left no room for doubt.
"Master Danzo, I have withdrawn from the roots."
"As for the aid, I will find a way to ask the Fourth Hokage for it."
Nono frowned slightly, disgust hidden in his respectful tone.
"Haha, quit?"
Danzo held the crutch with his right hand and chuckled twice as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
But that cold gaze made Nono feel cold all over.
"Didn't I tell you that once you enter the Root, you will be in the Root for life. If you are a person of the Root in life, you can only be a ghost of the Root in death!"
"But you clearly promised me that as long as I completed that mission, I would be able to..."
When Nono heard this, he instantly became anxious.
"Haha, did I say that?"
"Even if I did say that, it was just to temporarily not assign you any tasks and give you a long vacation."
"Nono, the Root needs you now, so it's time for you to continue serving me!"
However, Danzo's cold words made Nono's heart fall to the bottom.
How could this happen? We clearly agreed that...
Nono was shocked and angry.
I was shocked that Danzo didn't keep his word, and I was angry that I knew he was cheating but I couldn't do anything about it.
"Oh yeah, regarding the Root recruiting another spy, have you decided who to recommend?"
However, Danzo did not give her another chance to refute and directly demanded the person.
"I can go with you, but these kids definitely can't!"
Upon hearing this, Nono became furious and glared at Danzo fiercely like a hen protecting her chicks.
At this moment, she simply forgot about the brutality of Danzo's methods, and her instinct to protect her cubs made her step forward!
"snort!"
"Nono, it seems that you haven't been back to the furnace for too long and have forgotten the rules of the Root!"
"As a Root ninja, you can only follow orders!"
Danzo snorted.
It looks like she'll need some proper training after she returns.
"Don't hurt Dean Nono, I can go with you!"
At this moment, a childish voice was heard.
Then a thin figure wearing glasses rushed to Nono and protected him behind his back with open arms.
It was Yakushi Kabuto who had just returned with Kakashi!
"Dou, this is a matter between adults, don't get involved!"
"Master Danzo, Kabuto is still young and doesn't understand much, so don't take his words seriously!"
When Nono heard this, she became anxious instantly. She quickly scolded him and then looked at Danzo with pleading eyes.
"Oh? It seems you care about him very much!"
"Since you like him so much, it would be a good idea to let him work with you."
Danzo looked at Yakushi Kabuto with interest.
With such a weak point, there is no need to worry about Nonou disobeying.
Nono, you are too soft-hearted after all!
As a ninja, I have taught you many times that you must abandon all emotions and not have any mercy or sympathy!
But it's okay this way. As long as people have emotions, they have weaknesses.
Once they have a weakness, it's easy to manipulate, just like Konoha's White Fang back then.
Haha, he was a Kage-level warrior after all, but he committed suicide just for Kakashi's safety?
How ridiculous!
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