Chapter 24 Companions

These four guests are all Kakashi's classmates.

However, the relationship between the five people is somewhat subtle, and the center of this network is Kakashi.

On Kakashi's side are Obito and Lin, and there is a triangle relationship between the three.

Although Obito was unhappy with Kakashi, he actually cared about Kakashi, otherwise he wouldn't have followed Kakashi from the time he went fishing to home.

And Obito likes Rin to the point of obsession, and basically never leaves Nohara Rin for more than three words.

Lin's love for Kakashi stems from her childhood admiration for geniuses, which is somewhat similar to Kurenai's initial feelings for Che.

This mentality was formed a long time ago, and it will not change even if Che, a genius who surpasses Kakashi, appears.

As for Lin, she has a vague affection for Obito that comes from being in the company of her childhood sweetheart, a kind of gentle care for the boy next door.

(The relationship between Kadelin and the three of them is very complicated. This article only interprets it according to the author’s own ideas)

On the other side of Kakashi are Che and Kurenai, and these three are connected through Che.

Che and Kakashi are considered geniuses, and they are close friends who cherish each other.

Hong is Che's little crush. After three years of getting along, Hong and Che have become childhood sweethearts, so Hong also has a relationship with Kakashi.

Kakashi looked at the four people and rolled their eyes again, thinking: "Originally, our family was so poor that we had to fish and eat by ourselves, but in the end, four people came to help us."

But even though Kakashi complained like this, he still felt warm in his heart.

"But this home is finally not so deserted."

The corners of Kakashi's mouth unconsciously raised under his mask, and the movements of his hands became lighter.

Kakashi finished processing all three fish, cooked some more rice, then turned on the gas stove and picked up the pan to fry the fish.

The bottom of the pot, which was heated by the faint blue fire of the gas stove, soon caused the hot oil in the pot to emit steam. Kakashi put the marinated fish into the pot, holding the pot handle in one hand and cooking with chopsticks in the other. skilled.

The hot oil in the pot was sizzling, and Che and others were sitting around the table on the tatami waiting.

It wasn't that Che and the others weren't prepared to help, but that Kakashi himself offered to let them have a taste of Kakashi's craftsmanship.

Therefore, the four of them could only watch Kakashi cook in the kitchen. After all, Kakashi did not need anyone to help him.

Che and Kurenai are not very close to Obito and Lin because there is Kakashi between them.

So it was a bit awkward to sit together and say nothing.

Lin broke the awkwardness at this time and found a topic to ask Kakashi: "Kakashi, do you live alone?"

Obviously this topic is not smart, it just hits Kakashi where it hurts.

But this was certainly not Lin's intention, but Lin did not understand Kakashi's situation very well. Although she admired Kakashi, her understanding of Kakashi was not even as good as that of Obito next to her.

Obito secretly followed Kakashi for a day today, and he knew very well that Kakashi lived completely alone, so he quickly changed the topic: "That's it, the fishing action just now was so interesting."

Lin also realized her gaffe just now. After all, even if she didn't know Kakashi's situation, she overheard it outside the window just now.

After Obito finished speaking, he glanced at Lin secretly. Lin understood and followed Obito's topic: "Ah, wow, that's awesome."

In fact, Lin didn't see Kakashi fishing clearly at that time, because she was afraid that if Minato got too close, Obito would notice him, who was also peeking.

"Really?" Kakashi closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

But the topic ended here, because Che came directly to the door of the house, and Hong followed Che secretly, so she couldn't get into the topic.

Fortunately, several people found a common topic.

"Kakashi, is there any difference between officially becoming a ninja and life at school?" Che asked.

This topic is of concern to everyone, after all, except Kakashi, everyone else is still studying in the ninja school.

Obito and Lin looked at Kakashi with longing, as if they were looking forward to hearing about the life of a ninja, but Kurenai didn't seem particularly interested in it.

"When you become a ninja, you can't sit with Che every day, unless you are in the same class..." This is what Hong thought in his heart.

Kakashi's answer somewhat broke Obito and Lin's fantasy: "It's boring. Every time I catch a cat or a dog."

This made Obito feel very disappointed. He thought that after becoming a ninja, he would do great things in heaven and earth every day.

"But after I became a chuunin, I did more tasks and encountered several dangers."

As soon as Nohara Lin heard the word danger, she began to worry about Kakashi and said: "Will becoming a ninja be in danger? It seems that you have to be careful when doing tasks."

Kakashi felt warm in his heart when he heard Lin's concern and said with relief: "But it's okay. Normally enemies will give up when they see that we are from Konoha."

"Unless it's an enemy of the other five national ninja villages, even then, the captain and companions who are doing the mission together will force the mission back out of danger."

"So there are very few real battles. I have only fought against enemies a few times so far."

Kakashi's experience as a ninja far exceeds that of everyone present. After all, others, including the genius Uchiha Che, have not officially become ninjas and have basically zero experience.

Therefore, when this topic comes up, it becomes Kakashi's home field, which also reflects Che's skill in choosing the topic.

Because this is Kakashi's home, and the four people sitting here are gathered together because of Kakashi, so Kakashi naturally needs to say more.

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And Che really needs Kakashi's ninja experience. After all, Che is only two years away from graduation.

In this way, the four of them chatted about the topic just now, while waiting for Kakashi to finish cooking dinner.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods. After a busy day, Chef Kakashi Hatake finally prepared the three fishes and the rice in the pot was also cooked.

Kakashi brought the three fishes to the table respectively, and a rich aroma filled his nostrils.

Lin looked at the food in front of her and asked, "This is it?"

"Fried river fish, Kakashi style." Kakashi answered the obvious question.

The surface of the fish is fried to a golden brown, and the fragrant ginger and garlic seasoning is poured on top. The Maillard reaction causes the skin of the fish to shrink and brown, exuding a charming charm from the sight and smell.

Kakashi served rice to everyone. Everyone closed their eyes, clasped their hands and said, "I'm starting."

Then they all picked up their chopsticks to taste Kakashi's craftsmanship.

Lin took the lead in picking up a piece of white and tender fish and put it into her mouth. After tasting it carefully, she praised: "Kakashi, this is delicious. It tastes just like the one in the store."

In order to verify Lin's statement, Obito quickly took a bite, and then raised his head with bright eyes: "It is indeed delicious, you are so awesome!"

"Really?" Kakashi was quite calm, as if he had already anticipated the reactions of several people.

Che and Hong looked at each other after tasting it, and they both thought it was delicious.

"Do you want to be a chef in the future?" Obito asked innocently.

Kakashi showed his trademark dead fish eyes and said, "Hey, how is that possible?"

Obito reacted and smiled: "Hahaha, that's right."

The room erupted in cheerful laughter.

The next day, Kakashi packed up the huge house alone at home as usual, then went out and said "I'm going out" to the empty house.

Kakashi then came to Konoha's cemetery, where Konoha's hero Hatake Sakumo was buried like other ninjas who died in battle.

Kakashi placed a white flower in front of the grave.

"Dad, did you break the rules because of your companions?"

"I also have a companion."

"But I won't be like dad. I will find a way to save my companions without breaking the rules."