"Kakashi, how do you want me to prove it?" Lin Mo asked calmly, "Should I say something only the two of us know?"
"You must say it," Kakashi said seriously.
Seeing his stubbornness, Lin Mo leaned close to his ear and whispered three words.
Bang!
Kakashi's expression instantly became extremely strange.
Then, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Sensei!"
Beauty mark!
These were the three words Lin Mo whispered into Kakashi's ear.
As a Transmigrator, he naturally knew why Kakashi always wore a mask.
The beauty mark on the left side of his mouth severely ruined his image as a cool and handsome guy!
Actually, Lin Mo was unsure if Minato Namikaze knew about the beauty mark on Kakashi's face; he was just guessing based on intuition.
He figured Minato probably knew, after all, no one in this world should be uncurious about Kakashi's true face beneath the mask, like Kushina, who might have even threatened Kakashi to take off his mask for her to see.
And Minato Namikaze's specialty was speed; taking off Kakashi's mask to investigate would be as easy as flipping a hand.
Now it seemed he had guessed correctly.
Even if he had guessed wrong, it didn't matter; he was just playing with Kakashi. It was merely a question of when the game would end.
Now it seemed the game could continue.
"Kakashi, you've had a tough time these past few years, haven't you?" Lin Mo said gently, with a hint of warmth in his seriousness.
As an excellent actor, imitating Minato's tone was as easy as flipping a hand.
Moreover, Lin Mo knew everything about Kakashi's life and felt that he had indeed had a difficult time.
"Minato-sensei!"
Kakashi felt his eyes suddenly moisten, with an urge to shed tears.
He was certain that this Lin Mo in front of him was his Sensei, Minato Namikaze.
A person's appearance could change, but their temperament and way of speaking were difficult to change, and the skills they possessed could not be faked.
Moreover, he had that beauty mark, and the only people who knew about it were himself, Kushina, Minato Namikaze, and Sakumo Hatake.
And only Minato-sensei would treat him with such tolerance, and talk to him with such genuine concern.
"Sensei knows you've had a difficult time these past few years."
"The Third Hokage must have prevented you from seeing Naruto, and also assigned you many dangerous missions."
"You had your reasons, Sensei understands," Lin Mo said, gently patting Kakashi's shoulder, "And don't blame Kushina for her bad attitude towards you; that's just a mother's perfectly normal reaction."
"I don't blame her, and I have no right to," Kakashi quickly replied, "It's only natural for Sensei's wife to be angry."
"Kakashi, you've grown up," Lin Mo showed a relieved smile.
A warm current surged in Kakashi's heart, and he couldn't help but ask, "Sensei, can't you change back to your old appearance?"
"Is this body not good?" Lin Mo retorted.
This body was meticulously crafted according to his previous life's body, then gradually integrated into Konoha. Both his appearance and physique were top-tier.
Without these conditions, he couldn't possibly be a qualified "fish pond owner."
"It's not bad, it just feels a bit strange," Kakashi said truthfully.
"Do you think Sensei doesn't want to change back to his original body?" Lin Mo said with a wry smile, "Kushina and I's bodies were long gone. Kushina directly resurrected by creating a new body, while I was targeted by the Shinigami, and could only possess someone else's body to return."
"Otherwise, if I appeared, all problems would be solved, and Kushina wouldn't have to personally deal with Danzo."
At this point, Lin Mo even feigned anger, obviously pained by the hardships Naruto had endured over the years.
Then he continued, "Because of this, Kushina and I have become a bit distant. I suggested using the Transformation Jutsu to change back and let her get used to it, but she, well, she just kicked me out and made me live here alone."
"Who knows how much effort it will take to re-integrate into their mother-daughter life in the future."
Uh... Kakashi's eye twitched slightly.
He felt he had read too much icha icha paradise, to the point where even "Minato-sensei's" serious words made him think strange thoughts.
Transformation Jutsu, adapting, integrating—his mind was full of weird ideas.
Speaking of which, Minato-sensei using someone else's body with Sensei's wife... Hiss, who conquered whom exactly?
Kakashi shivered, not daring to ponder further.
icha icha paradise had harmed him deeply, and Jiraiya-sama was also adding to the fun.
So tonight, when he went back, he had to turn icha icha paradise upside down!
"Kakashi, remember to help Sensei create opportunities in the future and properly coax Sensei's wife," Lin Mo said earnestly.
Come on, disciple, give Sensei a hand.
"Yes," Kakashi actually didn't really want to get involved, but he still nodded.
At this moment, Lin Mo suddenly became serious: "Kakashi, I have a mission for you next."
"A mission?" Kakashi subconsciously straightened his body.
"Shibi (Aburame), Choza (Akimichi), Donto (Akimichi), Gaku (Inuzuka), Shikaku, Inoichi, Genma..." Lin Mo recited a string of names, then continued, "These people are all my comrades from the Third Great Ninja War. We have a deep bond, and they were the first to support me as the Fourth Hokage."
"I've been investigating for a while and found that the clan heads of the Ino–Shika–Chō three clans were all transferred away by the Third Hokage's people."
"Hyuga Hizashi of the Hyuga Clan was forced to death by the Village, and Root has infiltrated various Ninja families."
"Clearly, these are all schemes the Third Hokage engaged in for power and profit after my death."
"I now need you to quietly contact them and have them discuss a unified opinion."
"What opinion?" Kakashi's heart tightened suddenly.
He felt that "Minato-sensei" was about to do something big.
"Hokage Change!" Lin Mo only said one word.
"Hokage Change?!" Kakashi's heart rate accelerated.
"Kakashi," Lin Mo looked at him seriously, his tone especially sincere, "If you don't even trust me, then there's no need for me to stay in this Village either, so I'm being honest with you."
"I've seen all the hardships Naruto has endured over the years, and it pains me terribly, even making me angry."
"So I didn't stop Kushina from dealing with Danzo."
"But Hiruzen Sarutobi is different; after all, he is still the Hokage-sama right now!"
"I can take action against him, but I cannot touch the Hokage-sama, do you understand what I mean?"
The enthusiasm in Kakashi's heart was reignited by this trust, and he nodded in response: "I understand."
The Hokage, that was a symbol of status, a representation of power, and the faith in the hearts of all the Village's Ninja and villagers.
Everyone has their flaws, but the Hokage-sama could not have any mishaps.
They could do anything to Hiruzen Sarutobi, except act against him while he was still the Hokage.
"I want Naruto to seek justice for those who suffered under Hiruzen's regime."
"Take your father, Sakumo Hatake, for example."
"In this Konoha Village, they constantly shout about the Will of Fire, and how comrades are more important than anything, yet your father was scolded to death just because he abandoned a mission to save people. I can't let that go."
"Kakashi, I'm counting on you for this!"
"Got it!" Kakashi's eyes gleamed.
The two then discussed some specific matters.
As they chatted, Lin Mo suddenly asked, "Kakashi, has Jiraiya-sensei released any new masterpieces these past few years?"
Having come to the Ninja World, one must try Ichiraku Ramen, chase beautiful women, and, of course, read icha icha paradise.
Kakashi understood immediately. He carefully took out a sealing scroll from his pocket and handed it to Lin Mo, saying, "Jiraiya-sama's hard work is all in here."
"Sensei, after you've read it, could you use the Summoning Jutsu of Mount Myōboku to ask Jiraiya-sensei when the new book will be released?"
Heh, Kakashi, no wonder he agreed so readily; he had an ulterior motive.
"I can't use Summoning Jutsu right now; this body's name isn't registered on the summoning scroll."
"Chakra, you see, is a combination of spiritual and physical power. My spiritual power hasn't changed, but my physical power..."
"But don't worry, I have a way to contact Jiraiya-sensei. I'll go ask him in a while."
Lin Mo put away the scroll, a confident expression on his face.
He then asked, "Kakashi, I remember when you were promoted to Jonin, I gave you a flying thunder god kunai as a congratulatory gift. Do you still have it?"
"Yes, Sensei. Would you like to see it?"
"Mhm," Lin Mo nodded.
Kakashi took out another scroll, turned to a certain page, infused Chakra, and that special kunai appeared.
"It really is, so easy to use."
He took the kunai, weighed it in his hand, then added his own Jutsu formula to the handle, carving a tiny character "Lin."
Then, he returned the kunai to Kakashi, saying, "I made a slight modification."
..."From now on, not only will I be able to sense the Flying Thunder God Mark within a certain range, but as long as you infuse Chakra into the Jutsu formula on the handle, I will also be able to sense it, so I can immediately come to save you."
"Within Konoha, if you need me, use this flying thunder god kunai."
"Got it!" Kakashi's eyes lit up.
To be able to make modifications to the original Flying Thunder God Mark, his trust in Lin Mo's identity had risen from ninety-nine percent upwards.
"That's all for now. You can leave today," Lin Mo waved his hand, "Also, to avoid exposing my identity, let's just use first names when we're outside from now on."
"Oh, by the way, you should be older than me now, right?"
Kakashi nodded, understanding perfectly, then leaped out the window and left.
Only after he was completely out of sight did Lin Mo return to bed, pull up the covers, and his body began to shake uncontrollably.
"Pfft~ Ha! Ha! Ha!"
"I'm dying of laughter, this is too fun!"
The girls smiled helplessly: What was this guy up to now?
"Let me tell you a joke: the Ninja World's number one presbyopia is Kakashi Hatake, who possesses the Sharingan!"
What kind of joke was this? The girls looked curious.
But Lin Mo wouldn't explain it to them.
"Just now, on a whim, I tricked Kakashi into thinking I was Minato Namikaze, and he actually believed it!"
Actually, this was normal. After all, I just demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique, created a Rasengan, and even mentioned that he wore a mask because he had a mole on the left corner of his mouth, and I even hinted at Kushina's attitude towards me. It would be strange if he didn't believe me!
The girls: "..."
You're too wicked; you've taken all the bamboo shoots from the mountain.
"But, Kakashi-senpai always wears a mask because of a mole?!"
Yūgao Uzuki, who had just arrived home and was about to take a bath, couldn't help but laugh, and the slight chill of spring instantly vanished.
"Pfft haha, a mole." Anko hugged Kurenai Yuhi and rolled around on the bed, laughing until tears came out: "I have to find a chance to tease him later."
"You, you..." Kurenai Yuhi originally wanted to scold her properly, but she herself couldn't help but laugh.
Kakashi was famous when he was young, a genius of Konoha, and quite handsome, but he always loved wearing a mask.
Many people in Konoha Village used to imitate him.
But because of this, many people were curious about what he looked like under the mask.
Was it a sausage mouth? Or buck teeth?
Unexpectedly, it was a mole.
Just thinking of the cool Kakashi with a mole on his face was indeed quite amusing.
"A mole..."
In the illusory space, Rin Nohara froze for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.
She hadn't forgotten that back then, Obito had pulled many classmates, wanting to uncover the secret of Kakashi's mask together, and she had participated too.
She never expected the answer to be like this.
If she told others later, it would surely be very funny, right?
"This guy, this guy is really..."
Among these girls, only Kushina was torn between laughter and tears.
She had known about Kakashi's mole for a long time, and didn't find it surprising at all.
Back then, Kakashi had even signed many unfair agreements to keep her from telling anyone.
But this time, with Lin Mo writing it in his diary, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before the entire Ninja World knew.
What truly left her speechless was Lin Mo impersonating Minato Namikaze.
Actually, she felt no emotional turmoil inside, because she had completely let go just now.
But she always felt that this guy was up to no good.
Just then, there was a "knock, knock, knock" at the door.
Kushina opened her Kagura Mind's Eye and saw that it was Kakashi Hatake.
A guess suddenly formed in her mind, and she immediately walked to the door and opened it.
"Kakashi, is something wrong?" Kushina asked.
Kakashi respectfully asked, "Big sister boss, is Lin Mo... is he our Sensei?"
Kushina remained silent, thinking to herself: *Sigh*, as expected, he asked this question.
How should she answer Kakashi appropriately?
"I understand!"
Kakashi looked at Kushina's hesitant and conflicted expression and immediately understood the "trick."
In Kakashi's memory, Kushina was never someone who could keep a secret.
He deliberately asked if Lin Mo was Minato Namikaze, precisely to catch Kushina off guard.
If Lin Mo wasn't, Kushina would definitely jump up and refute immediately.
But at this moment, she hesitated.
Clearly, even she herself didn't know how to define this "Minato Namikaze" who had changed bodies.
Or perhaps, she simply didn't want to reveal such a thing about her husband changing bodies.
"Big sister boss, I'm leaving now."
"Starting tomorrow, I will take care of Naruto."
Kakashi understood everything at a glance and immediately offered to leave.
His trust in Lin Mo was absolute.