Chapter 260 Reward?

'So slow, so slow...'

After the excitement, Kakashi looked at the clock on the wall numbly and sluggishly, as if he had entered the state of a sage.

He has never looked forward to the arrival of late night as much as he does today. For him now, every second felt like a year.

Finally, the bell rang softly when the clock hit midnight.

Kakashi jumped up from the hospital bed like a carp, and then covered his chest, "Cough cough, I was too forceful!"

Fortunately, no one saw his shameful scene.

Kakashi didn't care much about it. After he created a shadow clone to sleep on the hospital bed in his place, he started to move stealthily under the ground with the Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage.

Before long, he arrived at a mansion in the center of the village.

Unless he hangs around in casinos like a big fat sheep, it is generally impossible for top Medical-nin to lose money, not to mention that Sōseki is also the inventor of medical scrolls, and has made a lot of money in the war.

The dilapidated small wood house outside Konoha's "Fifth Ring" has also been replaced by the current central mansion.

Of course, Kakashi's attention is completely off the mansion in front of him.

'Should I sneak in directly in? Isn't that rude? But senpai also told me to be concealed, and my stealth also can't be hidden from senpai!'

Thinking of this, Kakashi no longer entangled. His head shrank, and he dived into the ground again.

As soon as he sneaked into the courtyard in the center of the mansion, he heard Sōseki's voice coming from above.

"Come out."

Hearing this, Kakashi's heart was relieved, and then he released his ninjutsu and jumped out of the ground.

"Senior, what exactly is the reward..."

"Don't worry, come with me first!"

Kakashi followed Sōseki excitedly, and walked around to arrive at a room.

Sōseki opened the door, and Kakashi followed him inside.

But just after taking a few glances, he realized that something was wrong.

'Wait, this kind of decoration looks like a bedroom, right?' Kakashi couldn't help but sweating from his forehead, and covered his back buttocks nervously, 'Am I guessing wrong? So it's really the kind of "reward" I thought of at first?'

While Kakashi let his imagination run wild, Sōseki formed a hand seal with his hand.

"Open!"

'This is, a barrier?' Kakashi was surprised. He only realized now that there seemed to be a hidden barrier in the room.

Next, Sōseki pressed his palm against the wall.

There was a slight sound of mechanism moving under the ground, and at next moment, the floor opened, revealing the stairs that lead to the underground in front of the two of them.

"This is?" Kakashi was surprised and relieved at the same time, 'Fortunately, the plot did not develop in the direction I thought.'

"Oh, this is the place where I used to do experiments, so it is slightly hidden." Sōseki turned around and explained, and then he looked at Kakashi and asked with a strange look, "What happened to your behind?"

Kakashi hurriedly retracted his right hand that is holding his back buttocks, and said with an awkward smile, "Um, uh... Oh right, I've been lying in bed for too long today, so I feel a little numb there."

"Oh, is that so?" Sōseki didn't care, and took the lead into the underground.

Kakashi followed closely behind Sōseki. As soon as he walked into the underground, a cold air rushed toward him, making him shiver subconsciously.

However, he didn't care about the cold anymore. Walking into the ground, all his mind was firmly occupied by the ice coffin in the center of the underground room.

A little girl lay in the ice coffin with a peaceful face, as if she is sleeping.

"Rin!" Kakashi ran forward excitedly, stroking the ice coffin, unaware of frostbite on his palm.

After watching for a while, Kakashi reluctantly turned around and asked, "Senpai, what the hell is going on?"

"How can I explain it?" Sōseki gently pressed his eyebrows and said, "Let me briefly introduce her condition, Rin is now a vegetable!"

"A vegetable?" Kakashi understood the term, but he still couldn't believe it, "I obviously had already killed back then. When Rin is dead, even the Bijū's chakra in Rin's body is dissipating!"

Sōseki smiled slightly and said, "So what? Does that mean she is dead?"

Kakashi was a little confused, and he shook his head blankly, "I don't know."

"For a normal Medical-nin, such a situation of course means that she can be said to have died!" Sōseki said with a smile, "But for me, such situation is still salvageable."

"Finally, my job is a Medical-nin! If I can't steal people from the Shinobi, what kind of Medical-nin I am?"

Hearing this, Kakashi exclaimed in shock, "Stealing people from the Shinigami? It's too amazing, as expected of senpai!"

Sōseki smiled slightly. In truth, he not only stole people from Shinigami, as even the Shinigami itself was also stolen by him.

After the shock, Kakashi asked again, "Senpai, when will Rin wake up?"

Sōseki rubbed his chin, and said in uncertainty, "Three years? Five years?" The key depends on when Sanbi is resurrected."

"Huh? Why is it related to Sanbi?" Kakashi asked in confusion.

"Let's put it this way. I first used the symbiotic characteristics of Bijū and Jinchūriki to forcibly trap a part of Sanbi's chakra inside Rin's body, and then I used the research results I got from the Hachibi's clone on Rin to ensure that part of the chakra will still be active even if a lot of time has passed."

After a pause, Sōseki continued to explain, "In this way, as long as Sanbi is resurrected, we can go and catch Sanbi, seal Sanbi into Rin's body, and make Rin become a truly complete Jinchūriki, and use this to truly resurrect her!"

Hearing this, Kakashi nodded thoughtfully, "Although I don't understand it at all, it's still amazing!"

"However, it is precisely because of this..." Sōseki warned with a serious expression, "You have to pretend that you don't know that Rin is still alive."

"Huh? Why..." Kakashi said, and suddenly realized, "I see, is it because of Kirigakure?"

"Kirigakure regards Sanbi as their exclusive property. If the know that we are also waiting for Sanbi's resurrection, will definitely add many twists and turns to our plan to capture Sanbi. Moreover, they may also assassinate Rin!" Sōseki methodically analyzed.

"After all, it's impossible for us to stand guard by Rin's side all the time. The best way to protect her is to pretend that you don't know about this at all. Even after knowing Rin's condition, you have to pretend to look in pain and try to be strong!"

Hearing this, Kakashi glanced at Rin, who seemed to be asleep quietly, and then resolutely said, "I will, I will be in pain and try to be strong!"

"Very good, that's the kind of determination you need!" Sōseki nodded with satisfaction, and immediately changed the topic, "In order to let Kirigakure see your pain, and also to avenge them at the same time, I have a bolder idea."

Kakashi asked in confusion, "What are you thinking?"

Sōseki spit out a few words gently, "Encircle and kill Mizukage!"