The atmosphere in Konoha was strange. Children had a kind of inexplicable courage.
Just like Hinata, as a princess of the Hyuga clan, she was insulted by a group of commoner children as a monster.
There's also Kushina, just because of the red color of her hair, she was bullied.
It was not surprising that Uchiha children went to trouble Kakashi.
"It's nothing."
Seeing that it was Kiyoshi, Kakashi barely squeezed out a stiff smile.
He rarely smiled. The pressure of the recent period almost made him forget how to smile.
"Are you going to carry out a mission?" Kiyoshi vaguely smelled a bloody smell.
Kakashi was the most ruthless among all the Anbu.
When others felt that it was not necessary to carry out killings, Kakashi would still kill.
He also got the nickname "cold-blooded".
The current Kakashi was about to develop into that state.
Kiyoshi could smell this bloody smell, and Rin was naturally no exception.
Her delicate eyebrows frowned slightly, and she parted her red lips and said, "What mission?"
Kakashi chose to hide it as always. He had a bitter feeling in his heart.
Rin shouldn't talk to a scum like him who had abandoned his companions. She should keep her distance.
The so-called "guardianship" is silent, watching silently in a quiet corner.
In the sun, it is better to continue to get along with a good person like Kiyoshi.
Looking at Kakashi's leaving back, Rin bit her lip tightly.
"Rin, if there is really no way, I always welcome you to come to me, don't care about the gossip of other clansmen." Kiyoshi said, his eyes burning.
"I know, Kiyoshi."
Rin hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
…
Afternoon.
Minato's house.
"Minato-sensei."
Rin knocked on Minato's door.
Facing her was Kushina's figure.
"It's Rin."
Kushina pushed the door open and let Rin in.
Minato was cooking in the kitchen. He had invited Kushina to his house for dinner today.
The purpose was to repair the previous relationship. He persuaded Kushina to come to his house.
Before Minato finished cooking the first dish, he heard Kushina say that Rin was here.
"Rin, is it because of Kakashi?"
Minato wiped his hands and went out, sighing at Rin.
"Yes." Rin nodded.
"The attitude of the village's top brass is very ambiguous, they didn't say it clearly." Minato shook his head.
Recently, the village has set off a wave of public opinion because of this incident.
Even if the village's top brass wants to protect Kakashi, they have to wait for the public opinion to subside for a period of time.
Now is the time of war, once the village's public opinion is bad, it will shake the morale of the army and affect Konoha's military strength.
If other countries take advantage of the situation, it will be completely over.
"But… I personally think it's better to return it." Minato said.
He did not discriminate against anyone, whether it was Uchiha or anyone else, he treated them equally. He had never treated Obito in the team badly.
Sometimes, even Kushina would go to send food to the members of the Minato team when they were training together.
"Why?" Rin didn't understand.
Minato is the teacher of Obito and Kakashi, why does he think it's better to return it?
"Rin, ninja clans are very taboo about such behavior, and with the arrogant nature of the Uchiha, they are likely to cause trouble." Minato said.
To be honest, the Uchiha clan has not directly come to ask for the Sharingan, just putting pressure on them.
The outflow of Sharingan is not a small matter.
There is only zero and countless times for this kind of thing.
Moreover, Minato didn't want to lose any more disciples.
Returning the Sharingan could ease the tense relationship with the Uchiha clan and protect Kakashi, preventing him from becoming a target of Uchiha animosity.
Of course, it depended on what the Uchiha clan and the village ultimately thought.
If this matter could be resolved peacefully, that would be ideal.
However, people's hearts are inscrutable, let alone those of a village and a major clan.
Minato didn't know how things would ultimately develop. He could only rely on past experience to deduce how to handle it.
After all, the Uchiha clan had a precedent for rebellion. Setsuna, dissatisfied with the Second Hokage's policies, had actually led people in a revolt.
Rin said in an agitated tone, "Then what about the promise between Kakashi and Obito? Is the 'bond' between Kakashi and Obito not important anymore?"
After listening to Minato's explanation, all he talked about was returning the Sharingan.
"Rin, the Sharingan is a symbol of the 'bond' between Obito and Kakashi, but not everyone will think that way," Minato said meaningfully.
He also felt guilty about this matter. He was the one who carried out the plan to use the two squads as bait.
Even though it ultimately minimized the losses and was an order issued by the Konoha higher-ups, he still carried out this mission.
This was a failure as a teacher.
"Perhaps the only one who can resolve this matter is Kiyoshi." Minato said, seeing Rin lowering her head in disappointment.
It would be most appropriate for Kiyoshi to ease the Uchiha's emotions, given his position.
Outsiders offering opinions at will could have adverse effects.
It was best to maintain a balance in the relationship between the Uchiha and the village.
As for completely resolving the grievances between them, that could wait until he successfully became Hokage.
The Third Hokage valued him highly, Minato could sense that.
All the patience before that was for a better tomorrow.
"Is that so?"
Rin lowered her head.
Could it be that Minato, who was like a little sun in her eyes, couldn't shine on Kakashi?
Or even on her.
"Sorry to bother you, Minato-sensei, Kushina-nee." Rin politely took her leave.
Her eyes revealed an unconcealable weariness.
She had put in a lot of effort to give Kakashi the will to live. But reality was always so cruel.
Kushina, who had been listening to their conversation from the side, remained silent. She could understand the difficulties faced by both Minato and Rin.
"Is it really okay to look for Kiyoshi?"
l Kushina asked.
"If it's Kiyoshi, he should have a way."
Minato knew a little about the higher-ups' arrangements for Kiyoshi, seemingly using Kiyoshi as a bridge to communicate with the Uchiha.
However, if Kiyoshi persuaded the other Uchiha not to retrieve the Sharingan because Kakashi was his friend, he might end up pleasing no one.
"Won't this be difficult for the child?" Kushina's red lips parted.
She had always had a good impression of Kiyoshi and didn't want to see Kiyoshi ostracized again.
Kushina knew better than anyone how unpleasant it was to be ostracized.
"We can only see if Kiyoshi has a better method." Minato shook his head.
This was the first case of its kind since the founding of Konoha.
There had never been such a case before, and there were no results to refer to.
…
After leaving, Rin went to Konoha Hospital again.
She found a female Jonin who had taught her the Mystical Palm Technique.
Unfortunately, this medical Jonin had no solution either.