Chapter 24 Companions

These four guests are all classmates of Kakashi.

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

On Kakashi's side are Obito and Rin, and the three of them are in a triangle relationship.

Although Obito is unhappy with Kakashi, he actually cares about Kakashi very much, otherwise he would not have followed Kakashi from the moment he went fishing until he followed him home.

And Obito likes Rin to the point of obsession, and basically he talks about Nohara Rin every three sentences.

Rin's love for Kakashi comes from her admiration for genius since childhood, which is somewhat similar to Hong's initial feelings for Che.

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

And Lin's love for Obito is a vague affection for the company of childhood sweethearts, and she likes the kind of gentle care for the boy next door.

(The feelings between Kakashi, Dai and Lin are very complicated, and this article is only interpreted according to the author's own thoughts)

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

Che and Kakashi are geniuses who are ranked equally, and they are close friends who appreciate each other.

Hong is Che's little fangirl. After three years of getting along, Hong and Che are childhood sweethearts, so Hong is also related to Kakashi.

Kakashi looked at the four people and rolled his eyes again, thinking: "My family is so poor that I have to fish for food, and now four people come to eat for free."

Although Kakashi complained like this, he still felt warm in his heart.

"But this family is finally not so lonely."

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

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

The bottom of the pot, which was burned by the faint blue fire of the gas stove, quickly made the hot oil in the pot steam. Kakashi put the marinated fish into the pot, holding the handle of the pot in one hand and chopsticks in the other hand to cook, and his movements were very skillful.

The hot oil in the pot sizzled, and Che and others sat on the tatami beside the table waiting.

It was not that Che and others were not prepared to help, but Kakashi himself proposed to let them taste Kakashi's cooking skills.

Therefore, the four people could only watch Kakashi cook in the kitchen himself, after all, Kakashi did not need anyone to help.

Che and Hong were not very familiar with Obito and Lin, because there was Kakashi in between.

So it was a bit awkward to sit together without saying a word.

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

Obviously this topic was not smart, it was simply hitting Kakashi's sore spot.

But this was certainly not Lin's intention, but Lin did not know Kakashi's situation very well. Although she admired Kakashi, she was not as good as Obito next to her when it came to understanding Kakashi.

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

Rin also realized that she had just made a mistake. After all, even if she didn't know Kakashi's situation, she had overheard it from the window just now.

Obito secretly glanced at Lin after he finished speaking, and Lin understood what Obito meant and continued to talk about it: "Ah, whoosh, so amazing."

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

"Really?" Kakashi closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

But this topic ended here, because Che came directly to the doorstep, and Hong followed Che secretly, so he couldn't get into this topic.

Fortunately, the few of them found a common topic again.

"Kakashi, is there any difference between life as a formal 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 Rin looked at Kakashi with longing, and seemed to be looking forward to hearing about the life of a ninja, but Hong didn't seem to be particularly interested in it.

"If I become a ninja, I won't be able to sit with Che every day, unless I'm in the same class..." Hong thought in her heart.

Kakashi's answer somewhat broke Obito and Rin's fantasy: "It's boring, every time I'm either catching cats or dogs."

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

"But after becoming a Chunin, I have done more missions and encountered danger several times."

When Nohara Rin heard the word danger, she began to worry about Kakashi and said, "Will being a ninja be dangerous? It seems that you have to be careful when doing missions."

Kakashi felt warm in his heart when he heard Rin's concern, and comforted him, "But it's okay. Generally, the enemy will give up when they see that we are from Konoha."

"Unless it is the enemy of the other five major ninja villages, even in that case, the captain and companions who are doing the mission together will force the mission danger back."

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

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

So when talking about this topic, it became Kakashi's home court, which also reflects Che's clever choice of topic.

Because this is Kakashi's home, and the four people sitting here are gathered together because of Kakashi, it is natural that Kakashi 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 hit 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 and tasted Kakashi's craftsmanship.

Lin was the first to pick 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 after his death, 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."

"Even so, you are still my hero, Dad."

"Dad, I'll come see you next time."