131 Kakashi Unmasked Part 1

Hidden Leaf General Hospital…

"Are you ready for your operation?" Tsunade asked.

"Mm!" Lee nodded.

"Don't worry,"

"You have not sustained any major injuries,"

"Though the bone fragments are embedded into your spinal cord, we have found a way to work around it," Tsunade said.

"Mm!" Lee nodded.

"After the surgery, You will be healed through the healing ninjutsu which will return you to complete shape by the end of the day," Tsunade added.

"I-is that so…"

"I am glad to hear," Lee said.

"However, you must not start training until tomorrow," Tsunade advised.

"I understand," Lee smiled.

Tsunade looked towards the doorway that lead to the operation room.

Outside the theatre, Five girls stood side by side.

They were Shizune, Sakura, Hinata, Ino and Karin.

"Sakura-chan…"

"Hinata-san…"

"Ino-san… and Karin-san…" Lee managed to say while feeling completely drowsy.

Sakura walked to the front and grabbed Lee's hands.

"Don't worry,"

"You are in good hands," Sakura smiled.

At this moment Lee lost his consciousness from the effects of the Anaesthetic drug he had consumed earlier.

Tsunade looked towards Sakura.

"Your first surgery,"

"Do you feel nervous?" Tsunade asked.

"No," Sakura shook her head.

Tsunade then looked towards Hinata.

"Hinata, I am counting on your eyes," Tsunade said.

"Mm!" Hinata nodded.

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"Now I really wanna know," Naruto said.

"Same here," Sasuke said as he held onto his new Gunbai Uchiwa.

Shikamaru also turned towards Kakashi to make his stance clear on the matter.

At this moment Naruto's battle intent rose to its peak.

Kakashi looked at Naruto as he took a step back.

"Wait, Naruto,"

"Don't you think that it's the mask that adds to my mysteriousness?" Kakashi asked.

"Hehe,"

"Nothing you say will work against me sensei…" Naruto said as he walked forward.

Kakashi, however, was too stunned to move, following which he felt a hand on both his shoulders.

"huh…" Kakashi looked to the sides to see Naruto's clones holding onto him.

("When did he…") Asuma, Gai, and Kakashi were surprised.

Sasuke, on the other hand, was just as much as surprised as well.

("When did Naruto use that jutsu?")

("Damn it!")

("I didn't even notice…") Sasuke thought.

"Let's see what's underneath that mask shall we…" Naruto said as he stood in front of Kakashi and slowly removed the first layer.

*Ugh!* Kakashi struggled to move while the two clones held him down.

("Why are those two not making any move…?") Shikamaru thought, meanwhile Sasuke was busy looking at Naruto unveiling Kakashi's true face.

"Hehe, Now for the real thing…" Naruto gave a wicked smile as he slowly moved down the second layer…

As he continued to remove, Kakashi's face was revealed bit by bit.

"N-Naruto…"

"W-Why don't we talk this over…" Kakashi continued.

"Too late sensei, I am almost done…" Naruto smiled as he continued.

Sasuke's eyes were wide open as his breathing rate sped up.

As Naruto continued to pull down, some characters came into view.

"Huh…?" Naruto stared at the character that mocked him.

'Nice Try!'

Naruto then looked at Kakashi's face as a whole.

"Damn it!"

"It's a substitution!" Naruto cursed.

("Hmph!")

("As if revealing it was possible in the first place,")

("You spent thirty plus years of your life in that world and thought it would be easy to get a look?") Sasuke looked at Naruto as though he were an idiot.

("I knew there was something wrong,") Shikamaru thought as he looked towards Gai and Asuma.

(Poof!) Gai and Asuma vanished.

"What?" Shikamaru was stunned.

"Hehe," Naruto let out a small laugh.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto.

("Who wouldn't be pissed after that…") Shikamaru thought.

"Now you have done it, sensei…" Naruto thought following which.

< Sage Mode! >

Naruto scanned around the vicinity.

("Found you!") Naruto opened his eyes.

"Follow me," Naruto said.

Sasuke and Shikamaru nodded.

Naruto looked at his two clones.

"You two know what to do," Naruto said.

"Leave it to us!" The clones gave a thumbs up.

"Yes!" Naruto responded as he left the corridor.

…

A few meters away from the Hokage building…

Three figures stood beside a tree.

"Are you going to avoid him after all his years in that timeline?" Gai asked.

"Gai, If I asked you to give up on challenging me, will you?" Kakashi asked.

"Hah, You must be dreaming," Gai replied.

"Exactly," Kakashi commented.

"So, what's the plan," Asuma asked.

Kakashi brought his left hand towards his head protector…

<Sharingan!>

(Whoosh!)

"Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto called out his name loudly.

"He's here," Asuma said.

"Mm!" Kakashi nodded upon seeing Naruto along with Shikamaru and Sasuke who were following from the back.

"He's using sage jutsu from the get-go," Gai looked at Kakashi.

"Gai, don't hold back," Kakashi said.

"Haha, leave it to me!" Gai announced.

Asuma took out both his chakra blades.

*ZZ!!*

Asuma revolved his wind-natured chakra on the blades.

(Whoosh!)

Five figures appeared nearby the building.

Three were covered with masks while the remaining two were Hiruzen and Rasa.

"Sixth Gate…"

"Gate of View…"

"Open!" Gai announced.

(Boom!) The atmosphere around Gai exploded while a green aura glowed around Gai.

"The Eight Gates technique!" Hashirama was surprised.

Tobirama was concerned.

("Why use it when not having a real battle…") Tobirama thought.

Meanwhile, Minato stood by the side as he watched in silence.

"SIXTH GATE?" Sasuke exclaimed in shock.

"Damn they are serious about it," Naruto murmured.

"Oy, oy, oy."

"Isn't this overkill?" Shikamaru asked.

"Too late to withdraw Shikamaru,"

"I want you to handle Asuma-sensei," Naruto said following which he turned to his other side.

"Sasuke,"

"I will take on Gai-sensei temporarily,"

"Handle Kakashi sensei until my clones show up," Naruto said.

"Hmph,"

"I'll handle him myself," Sasuke said, following which Sasuke jumped ahead.

"Sasuke!" Naruto called out.

Sasuke ignored Naruto's calls as he brought his hands together…

<serpent><ram><monkey><boar><horse><tiger>

<Fire Style - Grand Fire Ball jutsu!>

A massive ball of fire headed towards the trio that stood at the other end.

"Scatter!" Kakashi said.

Gai and Asuma nodded following which they jumped away from the spot they stood.

(Bang!) The fireball landed on the tree trunk causing about half of it to be charred to black ashes.

"Damn it!" Sasuke cursed.

< Sharingan! >

Sasuke opened his eyes.

…

"Hokage-dono…"

"What's this battle all about?" Rasa asked.

"Naruto wants to see Kakashi without his mask," Hiruzen informed.

"Can't he just ask?" Rasa asked.

"It's not that simple…" Hiruzen murmured.

The three Hokages in masks followed the six people who were in battle.

(Whoosh!) Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru chased after the three through the Hidden Leaf village buildings…

"Asuma-sensei!" Shikamaru called out.

"Hmm…?" Asuma looked at Shikamaru.

(Whoosh!)

Shikamaru landed on the ground followed by Asuma as the remaining four continued ahead.

Shikamaru walked to a nearby seat that was by a shop and sat on it.

Asuma sighed after seeing Shikamaru's actions.

("He always was lazy…") Asuma smiled as he took out his cigarette and lighter to smoke.

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(Whoosh!)

Sasuke and Naruto chased after Kakashi and Gai…

"Naruto-kun!" Gai called out.

"Hmm…?" Naruto looked at Gai.

"I am going to unleash my attack!" Gai announced.

"Sasuke!"

"Get away!" Naruto shouted.

Sasuke instantly increased his speed as he chased after Kakashi.

(Whoosh!) Gai took a huge jump.

Naruto looked up with a serious expression.

Gai took a deep breath as he brought his fists to his waist level.

< Morning Peacock! >

Gai unleashed his fist at the atmosphere.

*sh!* His fist lit up in flames.

He then repeated this action several times in a split second.

*Sh!*

*Sh!* *Sh!*

*Sh!* *Sh!* *Sh!*

Naruto was alarmed.

("Kurama!") Naruto shouted internally.

("On it!")

< Nine tails mode! >

Naruto lit up in his chakra cloak.

Following which he brought his chakra hand forth.

"AAHHH!!!!" Naruto shouted as he moved his chakra hand to block all the incoming Morning Peacock Shots.

*Sh!*

*Sh!* *Sh!*

*Sh!* *Sh!* *Sh!*

Naruto dispelled the flames one by one.

Hashirama and Tobirama shook their heads.

Gai had wasted his move.

"Hehe,"

"Naruto-kun,"

"That was just the beginning…" Gai smiled.

"Bring it!"

"Gai-sensei!" Naruto shouted.

"That's the spirit!"

"Here's a seven-course meal of Morning Peacocks," Gai said as he jumped into the air and resumed his stance from earlier….

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Sasuke chased after Kakashi who was running towards a T-intersection.

He then started revolving his thunder natured chakra around his body.

(Whoosh!) His speed increased instantaneously as he appeared in front of Kakashi cornering him into a dead-end with only two ways out from either side.

However, Sasuke's speed prevented Kakashi from thinking of taking either way out.

"Sasuke!" Kakashi stopped.

"You have nowhere to run,"

"Kakashi," Sasuke announced.

Kakashi brought his hands together.

<serpent><ram><monkey><boar><horse><tiger>

<Fire Style - Grand Fire Ball jutsu!>

Kakashi had just performed the hand seals of the jutsu about ten times faster than Sasuke had done earlier leaving him stunned.

Sasuke at that moment instinctively drew out the Gunbai Uchiwa.

< Uchiha Reflect! >

Sasuke hit the fireball with all his might; however, his chakra instantly drained by half.

(WHOOSH!) The Fireball was instantly converted into a ball of wind release chakra which was returned back with twice the size at Kakashi.

< Earth Release - Hiding Like a Mole Technique! >

Kakashi instantly vanished into the ground following which the ball of wind blasted the wall which was the supposed dead end into smithereens revealing the house that was on the other side.

"What was that…" Kakashi murmured as he reappeared on the surface to see Sasuke breathing rapidly as he half kneeled on the ground.

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Back at Naruto's new house…

Naruto's clone stared at Jiraiya writing manuscripts like crazy.

"Pervy-sage…" Naruto stared.

"Not now, Naruto,"

"I am going to make a lot of money after seeing your memories of my future scripts and the latest trends…"

"I am going to change the world," Jiraiya chuckled as he continued to write.

Naruto approached Jiraiya,

"Would you like to see Kakashi-sensei without his mask?" Naruto asked.

"…" Jiraiya stopped writing following which he turned his head in slow motion to look at Naruto.

"How can I be of service?" Jiraiya asked.

Naruto grinned with a wicked smile which Jiraiya also imitated.

"Hahahahaha"

"HaHaHaHaHa"

"HAHAHAHAHA"

Naruto and Jiraiya laughed madly.

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Naruto: Hi there Web novel readers! Today we have another interview with Author-san.

Author-san: Good to be here again. I still have a headache after Sakura-chan hit me.

Naruto: Sakura-chan, Do you have anything to say?

Sakura: Sorry Author-san and Thanks for giving me a scene today.

Author-san: Hehe, It's not like I don't want to give you a scene you know...

Sakura: I'll try my best to be patient.

Naruto: Author-san, You made Shikamaru bail out early today...

Author-san: Well, You all are too powerful for him to participate in the Battle Royale.

Naruto: All right, onto the q/a session, We received only one question yesterday...

Author-san: Still better than nothing I guess...

Naruto: Yeah...

Let's see. The question is from a user named narwastu.

Author-san: I read that one. It looks like the user wants you to explore outside of the elemental nations.

Naruto: Well, that depends on you author-san.

Since we are busy with the shooting for the Road to ninja arc and the upcoming sports festival arc.

Author-san: Well, I will do my best to think of a story that might make you go there, so right now let's focus on the things before the two-year training arc.

Naruto: Okay. As you've heard it, guys. We are here to answer your Questions but don't send too much okay.

Author-san: As Naruto-kun said, You can ask questions, but not too much.

Naruto: Author-san, You are starting to sound like Shikamaru.

Author-san: That's why I don't write about him too much. He's too intelligent a character to write.

Naruto: I see...

Well, That concludes the Interview for today. See You all tomorrow!

Author-san: See You all tomorrow!

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Naruto: Next time on NRe. Pervy-Sage helps out.

Kakashi: Naruto-kun, this is not fair. My side has one man down

Naruto: Your mask with plot armor is not fair as well.

Kakashi: ...

Jiraiya: Kakashi, I am going to offer you a deal.

Kakashi: What?

Naruto: Sh!!! Don't reveal it yet.

Jiraiya: Oh, I forgot.

Naruto: Next time on NRe - Kakashi Unmasked Part 2. Tear down that Plot Armor!!!!!

Kakashi-sensei, Your face will be seen. No matter what!