Chapter 265: Kakashi and The Fake Uchiha Madara

Taking Naruto with him? The Third Hokage and the others would never agree.

Now that he knew the true goal of the Akatsuki, especially Yamato's purpose, they definitely wouldn't let Naruto leave.

Jiraiya's chances of successfully taking Naruto out of the village were close to zero.

Unless he chose to ignore the Third Hokage and the others, forcibly taking Naruto with him.

Regarding whether Naruto could leave the village, Tsunade didn't have a strong stance.

Every time, she passed the responsibility to the Third Hokage. As for her own opinion...

In truth, Tsunade's thoughts were similar to the Third Hokage's.

Since Naruto was the village's Jinchuriki, he should stay in the village and not run around.

However, after talking with Yan, Tsunade gave up on this idea.

Yan's response was:

"If he wants to go, let him. After all, Jiraiya can protect Naruto. No one will be able to take him from him."

"Besides, the village can't keep Naruto locked up forever. Instead of worrying about him, it's better to let him experience the harshness of the Genin world. Who knows, the village might even gain a perfect Jinchuriki." 

If Naruto becomes the perfect Jinchuriki, Konohagakure's strength would increase greatly. 

So, when it comes to Naruto, Yan has always taken a more hands-off approach—he doesn't try to make things difficult for him, but he also doesn't offer too much help. 

Yan believes that as long as they don't interfere with Naruto's growth, he will eventually grow just like in the original story. 

On the other hand, Sasuke, who is always either getting beaten or on his way to getting beaten, really needs proper guidance. 

It took a lot to get Itachi back on the right track, and Yan doesn't want Sasuke to go off-course now that they've managed to get Itachi back. 

As for the Eternal Mangekyo, Yan hasn't really thought much about it. If the ninja world develops the way it did in the original story, heading toward the Fourth Great Ninja War, 

he believes that with Rikudou Sennin around, it doesn't matter whether Sasuke has the Mangekyo or not. Even if he hasn't unlocked it, Rikudou Sennin could still help him reach his full potential. 

Just look at Indra—his Sharingan went straight to the Eternal Mangekyo. 

In fact, as long as Rikudou Sennin is willing to give more chakra, upgrading Sharingan won't be a problem. 

He could even directly give Sasuke the Rinnegan if needed. 

So, what's there to worry about? 

Just take care of yourself! 

Otherwise, if these kids surpass you, it's not going to be a good thing. 

Naruto is fine, but Sasuke is a fool—if his strength surpasses yours, he really will try to take control. 

So, it's better to discipline them early. 

Otherwise, you might not be able to beat them later. 

Of course, that's only a possibility. Yan doesn't think Sasuke will ever be able to control him. With more Indra and Ashura chakra copies, Yan believes the improvement of his Eternal Mangekyo and Rinnegan won't be held back. 

The speed at which his Mangekyo's vision recovery is improving already shows this. 

With a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, but the recovery speed of Eternal Eyes. 

"Shizune, have Kakashi come see me." 

"Yes, Hokage-sama." 

Shizune quickly ran out of the office to have the Anbu guard outside find Kakashi. 

The Third Hokage preferred to have the Anbu come straight into the Hokage office, but Tsunade didn't like that. 

You can wait outside or in other places, but not in the Hokage office. 

Kakashi, who had no mission and was on a short break, was lounging at home, or more accurately, hiding from people. 

He had noticed that Guy had been acting strangely recently, always following him around. 

To avoid being chased by Guy, Kakashi decided to just stay at home and be lazy. 

Since it was only a two-day break, once the break was over, he'd go back to Anbu. He was sure Guy wouldn't be able to find him there. 

"Kakashi, Hokage-sama has called for you." 

"I know." 

Once notified, Kakashi instantly shook off his laziness. With a quick flip out of bed, he dressed and hurried to the Hokage building. 

*Knock knock knock!* 

"Come in." 

"Hokage-sama, Anbu team leader Kakashi reporting." 

Tsunade put down the papers she was holding and signaled for Shizune to bring over the scroll: 

"Kakashi, there's an important confidential mission for the village that requires your cooperation. Take this scroll and head to the Land of Rain border camp to report to Uchiha Yan. Give him this scroll." 

"Remember, this mission is extremely important, not only for the village but for the entire ninja world. It might even involve personal matters for you."

"I hope you prioritize the official matter and cooperate obediently."

"Is this related to my personal matters?"

Kakashi didn't quite understand the meaning of these words, but his professionalism as a ninja kept him from asking questions.

He obediently took the scroll and left the Hokage office building.

With deep confusion, Kakashi left the Hokage office and exited the village through the Anbu passage.

He headed straight for the border camp of the Land of Rain.

Two days had passed since the alliance's attack on Amegakure Village. Due to the significant losses sustained by the villages, the atmosphere in the camp remained tense.

After announcing his identity and receiving permission, Kakashi went straight to the command center to report to Yan.

In the command center, the five Kage were present. Besides them, Yan was also seated in the meeting room.

"Yan, Third Hokage."

After greeting Yan and the Third Hokage, Kakashi bypassed the others, took out the scroll Tsunade had given him, and handed it to Shikaku, who stepped forward to receive it.

Yan ignored the Third Hokage, opened the scroll for a quick look, then threw the scroll to Shikaku, signaling him to put it away.

Nara Shikaku glanced at the Third Hokage, who sat silently, and sighed inwardly.

He quietly stored the scroll, with no intention of showing it to the Third Hokage.

Since Yan had told him to put it away, he followed orders. As for whether the Third Hokage would be unhappy, that wasn't his concern. If there was an issue, he could go to Yan directly.

He was just following orders.

"Kakashi."

Yan tapped his finger on the table, drawing everyone's attention:

"The Five Great Shinobi Countries' alliance suffered great losses during the attack on Amegakure Village and the Akatsuki organization. Nara Shikaku will tell you the specifics shortly. Based on the information I've gathered and my suspicions, I believe the Uchiha Madara who caused the Night of the Nine Tails is actually an imposter. So we need your help to lure him out."

"Yan, what should I do?"

Kakashi didn't understand why he would be involved with an imposter Uchiha Madara.

He was completely in the dark about this secret mission.

"It's simple. For now, just stay at the camp's command center. You don't need to do anything else. But be mentally prepared, because this imposter Uchiha Madara is someone very important to you."

"Of course, this is just my guess. Until we completely expose the imposter, it's still just a guess."

"Understood."

Kakashi didn't ask further questions and honestly agreed. After all, he had no choice but to cooperate.

With Kakashi taken care of, Yan turned to Kazekage Rasa, Mizukage Yagura, Raikage A, and Tsuchikage Oonoki:

"Everyone, the plan is about to begin. How prepared are the villages?"

"We've already sent the message to the bounty association. As long as they pay attention to it, they'll definitely know."

Raikage still felt a bit uneasy:

"Yan, are you so sure about this?"

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