Chapter Thirteen: Before the identity of a ninja, it was first a human being.
As a ninja, Kakashi was already aware of the recent topics of discussion in the village.
After all, every time I walk on the street, I can hear the whispers of the neighbors on the street, and I am often pointed at and discussed secretly by the villagers.
"Look, he is the father of that child..."
"Really? Is his father the White Fang, the jounin who caused us huge losses?"
"Why doesn't Hokage-sama punish a guy like that?"
"Punishment? He should take the initiative to apologize!"
"Keep your voice down, don't let that child hear..."
Kakashi turned a deaf ear to all this, and Quan Dang couldn't hear it. Only the Hokage has the final say whether his father is right or wrong, and whether he should be punished. What others say does not count!
Moreover, if there is a guy who is doing nothing and is still the same as before, then I should also believe in my father and worship my father as usual.
At this time, Kakashi did not realize that although his father was honored as Konoha White Fang because of his strength, in reality, he was just an ordinary person.
He will also be troubled by the situation and hurt by other people's words.
…
On a sultry summer night, after completing his mission, Kakashi separated from his teammates and the leading Jonin at the gate of Konoha and ran straight towards his home.
That bastard brother said in the morning that he would eat curry tonight. If he doesn’t hurry up, today’s curry may only have a sweet flavor!
I hate sweets!
Thinking like this, Kakashi also quickened his pace.
but……
The fire and smoke soaring into the sky, as well as the crowd gathered in front of his house, made Kakashi a little at a loss. There was a ninja standing on the wall of his house, releasing water escape ninjutsu at the fire.
Kakashi, who pushed aside the crowd and just wanted to rush into his house, stopped and breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief when he saw Gintoki walking out of the door covered in black.
This is the first time Gintoki has cooked a dish that caused a fire.
Kakashi was thinking this in his mind, but before he finished thinking, he saw what seemed to be a blackened humanoid object behind Gintoki.
At that moment, Kakashi's eyes widened, and he uncontrollably pushed away the people blocking him one after another and walked towards Gintoki, who had his head lowered and remained silent.
There was no need to ask or verify, the carbonized corpse behind Gintoki was his father.
Under the water escape of those ninjas, the fire was gradually extinguished, and at this moment, Gintoki used water escape, breaking rush, wind escape, and empty bomb one after another.
The compressed water ball in his hand was thrown into the middle of the courtyard by Gintoki. After being hit by a blank bullet, the water ball scattered and fell like a brief rain.
The only ones who got wet were the entire yard and the two brothers at the door.
Article 25 of the Ninja Code: Ninjas must not show emotions no matter what circumstances they encounter...
Kakashi, who was soaked by Gintoki's Water Release, also remembered this inexplicably, and finally understood why his mother didn't have a fixed day of worship, it was just a rainy day.
Snap!
Gintoki suddenly raised his head and reached out to pat Kakashi's wet head, which was still dripping.
"Wait for me at home."
After leaving these words, Gintoki disappeared in front of Kakashi in an instant.
I'm going to report to Hokage-sama...
Kakashi knew this kind of thing well, lowered his head, turned around and closed the door of his house, which was darkened by smoke.
…
Sakumo, who had been a Jonin for many years, had a good reputation, and many people came to the funeral a day later.
However, no one really mourned. At least, that was the case in Kakashi's eyes.
"Although he is so powerful, he has fallen into such a predicament."
"Breaking the rules will harm yourself. It's really irresponsible...
"My father has passed away and he is still so calm. It's really uncomfortable."
"This result is too normal, that guy!"
These are the words whispered by people who come to offer incense.
Kakashi was sitting in the deepest part of the funeral hall, sitting next to Gintoki, holding back the pain and returning the bow to the person offering the incense.
"It's like I killed you!"
The companion whom Sakumo broke the rules to rescue said dissatisfiedly to the portrait: "I didn't ask you, you interrupted the mission without permission, and ended up killing yourself. It's really embarrassing."
Kakashi didn't object.
Many people said what they wanted to say. Which sentence is correct and which is the correct answer? If you think about it seriously, Kakashi will also go crazy...
but…
There is a person who just likes to solve problems simply and crudely. Before Kakashi could react, a figure had already rushed in front of the ninja in an instant! The speed was so fast that it could only barely touch the silver color.
boom!
The ninja who was thrown several meters away by the wooden sword that was thrown at his face with all his strength did not faint. Instead, he covered his swollen and bleeding cheeks and stared blankly at the half-open mouth with half of his teeth.
A small figure.
Looking at Gintoki, who was holding a wooden sword in one hand and scratching his hair in annoyance with the other hand, the ninjas present were stunned for a while, and then they started to work one after another, and the spittle flying everywhere was also given in an instant.
Gintoki was labeled as a treasonous person.
At this time, even Kakashi wanted to speak out to bring Gintoki back. Today...is a funeral after all.
"It's so noisy. Is it the season of estrus? You guys."
Gintoki, who was picking his ears with his little finger, looked unmoved and once again angered many people present.
But this time, before these people could speak, Gintoki, who blew off the earwax on his little finger, said again: "Okay, I know very well that few of you are here to sincerely bid farewell to this white-haired uncle.
And, you..."
As he spoke, Gintoki looked at the comrade Sakumo had given up his mission to rescue, pointed at the portrait, and continued very calmly: "Don't be so sentimental, the person this uncle saved was not you at all, the person he saved was...
His partner, you, you are not even a human, you should get out of here quickly. I, Gin-san, may be able to deal with humans, but when I face someone who is not even a human, I will only feel disgusted."
"Smelly brat...!"
"What's wrong? Can a guy who doesn't even have the most basic sense of gratitude after being saved be called a human being? Don't make me laugh. Come on, face the reality. The person he saved was not you at all, but the person he saved.
A companion as a companion!”
As he said that, Gintoki glanced at Kakashi, who was lowering his head and biting his lip to suppress himself because of his words, and then said: "Listen up, Kakashi, before you become a ninja, you
First of all, he is a living human being, so am I, and so are everyone. Also, only humans can worship humans. Keep your eyes open from now on, and don’t put any messy things in, or dad will be angry."
The few people present who came to worship sincerely lowered their heads in thought because of Gintoki's words, while those who just came to watch the show were gnashing their teeth and wanting to tear Gintoki into many pieces.
At the end of the funeral, most of the ninjas, including the ninja who was missing half of his teeth, left cursing.
There were not many people left, but Kakashi knew that these people came sincerely to see his father off...