After the homeroom teacher declared the winner, Kakashi looked back as he walked off the field. Naraku stood still, head bowed, his eyes in the shadows completely devoid of light.
[Quickly save Naraku, the child can't take it anymore!]
[He's gone dark? Then he'll become an evil Uchiha later~]
[What a second-generation hellish joke!]
The scene shifted again; it was already dusk.
Kakashi planned to go home after practicing a bit longer outside. As he passed by the river, he saw Uchiha Naraku sitting on the grassy slope. Noticing that his injuries were quite severe, he hesitated whether to go over.
[Kakashi's cut was perfectly done, allowing us to see Naraku's face!]
[He's so swollen, will he be crippled?]
[What are you hesitating for, Kakashi, go on and attack him!]
Before Kakashi could take a step, three Uchiha boys had already approached Naraku, insulting him with every word.
Naraku gave up his only chance to retaliate and closed his eyes, waiting to be hit.
[Here they come, here they come, the classic trio of mob characters!]
[Damn it, don't hit Naraku!]
[Naraku is really miserable; he's abused by his Scum Father at home and bullied by Clan Member who look down on his Scum Father outside.]
[Your father treats you like this, why are you still angry for him?]
[The child is probably brainwashed by PUA.]
[Why didn't he fight back! Beat him up!]
[This kid clearly has power and influence, Naraku can't afford to offend him, alright?]
The punches didn't land on Naraku. The trio panicked, dropped their threats, and ran off. He followed the shadow and saw Kakashi putting away his blade, his white hair illuminated by the setting sun with a warm glow due to the backlighting. The scene was beautiful enough for viewers to screenshot as wallpaper.
This figure was deeply etched in Naraku's eyes, lingering for a long time.
After a close-up of Naraku's eyes, the scene immediately changed again.
The entire screen showed Kakashi and Naraku facing each other, left and right, with the riverbank as the background. The former, being standing, looked down slightly, his eyes showing a faint concern, while the latter sat on the ground, looking straight at him, his expression slightly surprised.
The glow of the setting sun streamed from the left, as if Kakashi brought this light to Naraku, who had long been in the abyss.
[Hero saving the beauty, so classic.jpg]
[So cool!]
[What a beautiful and evocative scene!]
[How can you draw so well and expect us fanfiction writers to live?]
[The Old Thief's skill hasn't diminished!]
[Why are you screenshotting, just stare!]
[Kakashi: Everyone will have their own Uchiha.]
[You're in trouble, you've fallen in love!]
[Why did Minato save a girl, but when it's Kakashi, it's a boy? (Witty)]
[To the person before, don't be so rigid about gender!]
[Can those shipping CP's keep it to themselves and not post comments in the public bullet screen? (Angry)]
Episode 5 ended here, with Episode 6 still to come, likely covering the events that just transpired.
Naraku pondered, is the animator following so closely?
[Transmigrators need not worry; the time flow in this world and the animator's world differs slightly, and the ratio is unstable. Perhaps events happening in one day here might mean ten episodes' worth of updates have passed in the animator's world, or it's possible three years pass here while less than a day passes in the animator's world.]
"It sounds like it depends on the animator's adjustments."
Naraku pinched his chin, silently telling the system his analysis.
After observing some events, the animator can make many episodes, which in our world manifests as many days passing directly on his side, and he updates the event thoroughly in a few episodes; some time periods are not very valuable to animate, so he will only observe and not produce, which in our view means a long time has passed here, but only a short time has passed on his side, and he might not even have updated.
[Your understanding is completely correct.]
Naraku nodded.
Judging from the content of Episode 5, he had a lot of screen time, suggesting the animator already knows his performance so far and felt it could be drawn into Kakashi's main storyline, which is why he arranged so many shots.
Not bad, not bad. His appearance in Episode 6 will probably not be small either. This way, he'll quickly gain his first popularity points and be able to exchange for what he needs in the system store.
Naraku continued to open Episode 6.
The plot followed directly from the end of Episode 5: the three Uchiha boys who bullied Naraku were chased away by Kakashi. Although Naraku felt a bit embarrassed, he still politely thanked him.
Kakashi was a little surprised but didn't think much of it, only reminding him that if his wrist wasn't treated, it would leave lasting problems.
The camera gave a big close-up of Naraku's face; his expression was slightly awkward and helpless, with tiny glints of water shimmering in his dark eyes.
"There's… no medicine… at home…"
[Oh my goodness, an Uchiha actually said thank you!]
[Why is Naraku's personality so good, even though he's living such a hard life?]
[Kakashi is so warm, just like Sakumo!]
[Is Naraku about to cry?]
[He didn't even cry when his Scum Father hit him before.]
[Don't say anything, I'm going to cry, Naraku is really so pitiful.]
[Daily question: Why isn't Uchiha Shinji dead yet?]
Kakashi didn't abandon Naraku; instead, he took him back to his own home, brought out some ointment, motioned for Naraku to sit down, lifted the latter's clothes to reveal large patches of bruises, frowned, and told him to take off all his clothes.
Naraku clearly didn't want to due to his self-esteem but eventually complied.
[He's taken him home! Good job, Kakashi, you've grown up!]
[Kakashi: Let me see!]
[Oh my god, there's not a single good piece of flesh left!]
[It looks so painful, and Naraku still has to spar with a body like that!]
[So well-behaved, how is this an Uchiha? This is my good boy!]
Seeing this, Kakashi bluntly said it was too much. Naraku hastily covered it up, saying he fell.
The audience didn't expect Kakashi to actually think it was Uchiha pride at play, causing Naraku to refuse to admit he secretly trained after school, and even silently rolled his eyes, leaving everyone speechless.
[Kakashi, what's wrong with you? (Accusingly)]
[A stone-cold straight man whose mind is full of training, I'm speechless!]
[You even rolled your eyes, you don't even know where these injuries came from, you big straight man!]
[He's even covering for his Scum Father, Naraku, wake up! You don't actually think it's still training after all that, do you?!]
In the scene, the usually taciturn Uchiha boy's eyes were dazed, staring intently as Kakashi bandaged him.
A tender yet numb voice sounded, seemingly his inner thoughts.
--The skin with the ointment felt warm, it seemed to hurt no longer.
--No one has ever been this kind to me.
--If only I could become friends with Kakashi.
[I'm literally crying a Rasengan!]
[Uchiha Shinji, you deserve to die a thousand deaths!]
[Say yes to him, Kakashi!]
[I declare these two are officially bound!]
[Locked in! I ate the key!]
After bandaging him, Kakashi proactively invited Naraku to stay for dinner.
The two children helped each other prepare the meal. The small dining room was filled with warm steam under the light, and the atmosphere was strangely harmonious.
[He's already helping in the kitchen, Naraku is indeed very suitable to be a good wife!]
[All you shippers, calm down, they're only elementary school age!]
[What a warm scene!]
[Naraku probably hasn't had a dinner like this in a long time.]
[Look how thin the child is, his arm with the bandage is only as thick as Kakashi's.]
[Naraku might get beaten again when he goes back.]
[Don't say anything, I'm voting for 'father resigns, son laughs'.]