“……”

Everyone is really happy.

It's just a New Year, what's there to be happy about? What the hell is it celebrating?

In the midst of the bustle, Kakashi glanced at Jiraiya, who was standing on the eaves of the hotel and shouting, and sighed and blended into the crowd.

Watergate and Jiu Sinai can't be counted on at all, once these two things fall into the state of kissing me and me, they really don't care about anything. And the sense of ritual of the New Year is also completed, for Kakashi, although he doesn't feel tired because of the drug, but looking at the people around him in pairs, he always feels a little wrong.

Although it is still difficult to experience such feelings in terms of his age, after all, it is the ninja world, and everyone's education and thinking in this area have a relatively precocious and catalytic feeling. Looking at the men and women all around, occasionally interspersed with some childhood sweethearts laughing and teasing, it always makes Kakashi feel like he is uncomfortable everywhere on his body.

Why don't you just go back? I feel a little too lonely to go to the shrine alone or something.。

It's just that just as Kakashi, who was dressed in a white robe, was about to leave, his ears suddenly moved slightly, as if he heard a distant voice coming from somewhere.

"Hey! Kakashi! This way! ”

“？”

"It's all said, over here!"

"Obito?"

"Why don't you wait at the agreed place!"

Two small figures were squeezed out of the bustling crowd, and under the gaze of Kakashi's dead fish, Obito, who was panting, said with a dissatisfied face:

"Didn't we all make an appointment to meet at the main entrance? How did you run into the square alone? So much so that Lin and I didn't even care about the New Year's countdown, and we were looking for you everywhere. ”

"Huh? When? Have I made an appointment with you? ”

"Have you forgotten? Last year. ”

“……”

What the hell was last year?

Looking at the serious Uchiha Obito, Kakashi looked down and thought about it, and then was surprised to find that there really seemed to be such a thing.

At that time, his father was not dead, and the environment was relatively good. There is nothing special about his school life, but he has a little bad relationship with the crane tail of Obito and Nohara Lin, and the other is a watermelon head.

At that time, I didn't know what the world was like.

"Ah, Kakashi~ long time no see!"

"Oh, it's Lynn."

"Why are you so dismissive! Lynn is trying so hard to greet you! ”

"So I'm not talking to her? What do you interject. ”

"Damn! Even if you're very good, I don't have to teach you a lesson today. ”

"Hah...... As Aizen said, I'm here to teach you a simpler truth. ”

Looking at the Uchiha Obito who was yelling and rushing up, Kakashi sighed, and ran behind Uchiha Obito with a dodge, knocking lightly on the back of his neck.

The acupoint vein doctrine developed from the white eyes was perfectly used in Kakashi's hands, and with just a slight touch, Obito fell to the ground limply, and looked at Kakashi in surprise with a pair of dead fish eyes with his mask pulled.

And Kakashi, who completed the KO with a slight touch, sighed a little lonely as he watched the fireworks in the sky under the shining gaze of Nohara Rin.

"Longing is to understand the farthest distances. This is the truth that Aizen once taught me, and I will return it to you here. ”

"Damn! You're so good! If only I could open my eyes—"

"The price of your eyes opening is likely to be the injury or death of a cherished person, do you really want to do it?"

“…… That's it. ”

Glancing at the smiling Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turned red, and he didn't dare to speak. Nono didn't dare to say anything after he stood up, lest his crow's mouth provoke something.

As the research progresses, the Uchiha family's vigorous research and development of the Sharingan Eye Blood Inheritance Limit has also achieved certain results. While it's uncertain what the chakra will ultimately look like, it's already certain that the price of an eye-opening is a violent mood swing.

And the most common of them is the death or betrayal of a loved one or friend. To some extent, this can be regarded as washing away some of the negative comments on the Uchiha. Aizen specially gave a criticism, saying that the Uchiha's eye-opening ninjas are all suffering people who have experienced love and hate, and are still alive to go on.

In addition, the Uchiha has died a lot over the years, and the other major families have not continued to imprison the Uchiha's existence, which has led to the recent improvement of the Uchiha's reputation in the village. But the loveless eyes that can only be awakened because of the parting of loved relatives and friends have made those Uchiha ninjas who have opened their eyes suffer wave after wave of care and condolences.

Even the Konoha psychiatric treatment area is open to the Uchiha family for free, and there is no charge at all. This made these red-eyed ninjas with great self-esteem feel extremely shy and annoyed.

The things that the adults are discussing are almost unknown to Obito, but the price of opening his eyes is to let the people who care very much die, so Uchiha Obito said that he would not do anything.

And looking at Obito, who was flushed and secretly looked at Nohara Rin, who was dressed in a kimono, and didn't dare to say anything at all, Kakashi Hachiki felt speechless again.

He didn't understand, how big was this? When you were seven or eight years old, you did what you liked and liked, as for it? You have to wait a few years, and then you are fully developed, so why bother now?

"But it's really unexpected, I didn't expect Kakashi to actually come, I thought Kakashi you would definitely celebrate the New Year with that person."

Nohara Rin looked at the two boys in front of him with a gentle smile and looked at Kakashi with some curiosity.

"I've heard that Kakashi has been doing amazing things, and even the teachers admire him. Isn't this time time to celebrate the New Year with adults? I've heard that Hokage-sama has a big banquet to entertain everyone. ”

"I don't like to go to places with a lot of people. As for Aizen, I don't know where he went. Anyway, you didn't celebrate the New Year with us. ”

"Huh?! Didn't that Aizen-sama celebrate the New Year in the village? ”

"Indigo-sama?"

"Hmmm! Of course, it's the best, gentleest, and most heartwarming indigo dyeing adult! ”

“…… Yes. ”

Forget it, this guy is a deep blue dye control.

Looking at the girl who almost had a few hearts in her eyes, and the gray and white appearance of Obito next to her, Kakashi Hachiki's expression became more and more numb.

It's better to say that in the entire Konoha area, there are few young girls who don't stare at Aizen. After all, he would run to the school at every turn to talk about the Will of Fire, and then treat every student who came forward to ask him gently.

If it is a child who is more difficult in the family, he can still get indigo dyeing to visit and encourage, and even a few people who are filial to ask when their parents died, and they are hung up by their parents and smoked. Aizen has such a reputation in Konoha.

It's just that when it comes to indigo dyeing, Kakashi Hachiki always has a feeling of lack of interest.

Ran to the shrine with the two of them and bowed hastily.,After putting your hands together and making a wish that you don't know what it is.,Under the dimming night sky.,The three of them parted.。

For Kakashi, this so-called New Year doesn't seem to be much different from previous years. The same is in life, and the same is that I am alone. At that time, my father often went on assignments, and he often lived alone.

Thinking of this, Kakashi Oni walked towards Konoha's graveyard.

On this day of celebration, the cemetery is not empty.

Many people are celebrating the past year of their lives, but there are also some people who want to tell their own things, what has happened, to the people they care about more.

Facing the silence of the crowd watching the tombstones, Kakashi silently walked towards the depths of the cemetery. The tomb that belonged to his father, Qimu Shuomao, had been renovated at this moment.

His father no longer died because he gave up on some humiliating mission, and in the eyes of many people, Hachiki Shuo Shigeru was already a hero who was incognito and willing to defile himself for the sake of Konoha's growth. The three generations and Aizen teamed up to suppress the news, and then claimed that Hagi Shuo Shigeru was the hero of Konoha.

Of course, those veteran shinobi and the people of the year know very well what is going on, but for those who come after, this is the best choice and statement.

There were even some people who were moved to come over and renovate the grave of Qimu Shuomao as if they were atoning for their sins.

And looking at the sleek and somewhat strange tomb, Kakashi sighed again on this New Year's Day.

"Father, are you really wrong when you say Aizen?"

“……”

No one answered, but someone had already heard it.

At the edge of the tomb, a tanuki mask dressed in pure white featherweave and with eleven symbols on his back squatted silently.

Kakashi could see the man he was familiar with, but he didn't say much, just looked at the tomb with his eyes, as if talking to himself, and as if he was talking to someone else.

"If well-intentioned deception can soothe people's hearts, then some people should remain in the shadows."

"If you think that's good, then you should stop speaking and continue to be silent."

"But I don't know what's good and what's bad."

"Aizen told me that I should have my own ideas and my own choices. I still don't understand the meaning of why he did it. But I feel that it's New Year's and I should come to see you too. ”

"Now that I've read it, it's time for me to go."

"Take care."

Looking at the tomb, and then at the silent man in Haori, Kakashi let out a long breath and walked back to the Aizen courtyard.