Chapter 497

[As you can imagine, Naruto obviously would not accept this explanation, and wanted to continue chasing after him after letting go of his hand. However, Shikamaru did not intend to give in this time, and hugged Naruto from behind, and bound him with his shadow again at the moment when the dark clouds dispersed. ]

[Shikamaru even took out Asuma's chakra knife and put it on Naruto's neck, and then said with a look of reluctance: "For the sake of the village, you can even sacrifice your life. This is the will of fire of Kakashi teacher!"]

[Naruto, who was helpless, could only watch Kakashi's back as he left, screaming his name in pain. 】

["The rules must be followed... I always feel that the standards of Konoha ninjas in this regard are very flexible. When Shikamaru went to help Asuma with revenge, he had no intention of following Tsunade's orders."]

["I understand why the keyword is the will of fire. It appears quite frequently."]

["Kakashi's behavior can be explained by the will of fire, but it seems wrong to others! Although Kakashi took the initiative to bring it up, did Tsunade and Shikamaru really watch him die?"]

"What's going on? Is this the will of fire that I understand?" Shikamaru, who was practicing ninjutsu at home, frowned and muttered after seeing what he did on the sky screen.

Shikamaru also understood that because of the war, Konoha was in a state of being overturned at any time, but no matter what, it was impossible to let Kakashi die with the enemy to save the village without any preparation, especially the time point on the sky screen was after Asuma's sacrifice.

After Asuma's sacrifice, no one should understand the pain of the master's departure better than Shikamaru, so how could he use the rules to stop Naruto.

【Later, in the Hokage's office, Tsunade informed Sakura and others about Kakashi's departure from the village, and also issued strange orders such as "Kakashi has nothing to do with Konoha from now on" and "No one is allowed to pursue him." 】

【Although Sakura wanted to express her opposition immediately, she saw Tsunade's extremely firm attitude and forced the order to be implemented. Then she directly let everyone disperse, leaving Shikamaru alone, preparing to tell him the details. 】

【Although I don't know what Tsunade thinks, Shikamaru still reported Naruto's situation according to the procedure, and said that he had put Naruto in the cell and detained him according to Kakashi's prior instructions. 】

【Little did she know that this sentence was heard by Sakura outside the door. Out of rejection of unreasonable orders, Sakura immediately ran to the cell to discuss the situation with Naruto. 】

["In the end, only a few of Kakashi's students cared about him? Did everyone else accept his sacrifice to save Konoha with peace of mind?"]

["Except for Shikamaru who knows a little bit about the inside story, the others don't know the details. Maybe they just think Kakashi is on a special mission."]

["So Kakashi is not very clear about Naruto's reaction, and he even told him to throw him into the cell in advance! Then why didn't he believe that Naruto had the power to defeat the enemy like he did when he fought Kakuzu before? The time point here is after that, right?"]

["Needless to say, it shows that in Kakashi's eyes, Hiruko is much stronger than Kakuzu."]

["Yes, one has five hearts, and the other has five... four kinds of bloodline limits. If we only look at the strength on paper, Hiruko is indeed stronger. A little stronger, but the problem is that strength is not calculated in this way. Kakashi has been a jonin for so many years and still doesn't know this. "]

["Keep watching and see how strong this Hiruko is. He actually made Kakashi completely lose confidence and had to use a tactic of mutual destruction."]

[In the office, Shikamaru hesitated after reporting the situation, but he couldn't help but finally said his analysis: "Kakashi teacher, he, is related to the huge phantom before... When Kakashi teacher left the village, it was obvious that someone was controlling him, but the teacher chose to accept it after realizing it. The specific reason is that this is the only way to defeat the enemy, right?"]

["Still so smart..." Tsunade did not hide it and directly admitted Shikamaru's guess. 】

【Even though Shikamaru himself had to let Kakashi go due to the rules, he still didn't understand why Tsunade agreed to implement this plan, and couldn't help but angrily said: "Tsunade-sama actually allowed him to do that!"】

【"Yes..." Tsunade's face sank, and she answered coldly: "I ordered him to die for the village."】

["Looking at Shikamaru's attitude, he actually didn't want to do this."]

["You think Tsunade is not like that? They were forced to do it because of the situation.They made this choice, although I still don't understand the situation they are facing. "]

["Is it because of the war? From the previous development, Konoha has almost become the public enemy of the ninja world because of Obito. If this is the case, because they can't spare any manpower to deal with Obito, they can only sacrifice Kakashi to make up for the disadvantage. This explanation makes sense, right?"]

["Originally, there is no problem, but I don't see the urgency of the war at all. What's more, Tsunade used the word "invincible" to describe Obito when she mentioned him before, which makes people feel that Konoha can't do anything to Obito and is afraid of him, so now they can only rely on Kakashi's sacrifice to deal with him."]

"What a joke! Don't say that the war hasn't started yet. Even if the war really broke out, Konoha has never been afraid. When do we need to sacrifice our companions to protect the village! ”

Tsunade raised her hand and slammed it heavily on the table, angry at herself for saying that on the sky screen: "Besides, even if I really have to sacrifice, I, the Hokage, am more qualified than Kakashi, when will it be his turn to show off!"

"But Tsunade-sama, what Okuru wants is the Sharingan, and you really don't meet the requirements." Shizune responded with an awkward expression.

"Hmph! I think that guy is probably afraid of me! Since he is a student in the same class as me, it means that Okuru should have known how powerful I am since he was a child, and naturally he doesn't have the courage to target me!"

Tsunade responded angrily, not knowing whether she was angry with herself on the sky screen or with Okuru.

[On the other side, Sakura dodged the guards and sneaked into the prison. As soon as she approached the cell where Naruto was imprisoned, she saw that he was bound by a straitjacket all over his body, lying on the ground struggling desperately, and shouting loudly at the same time.]

(To be continued)