Konoha's Infinite Clone

"Well, I was out on a mission back then."

"I suddenly felt a blur of consciousness, and then I didn't know anything anymore... When I woke up again, I was already in a valley about thirty kilometers away from the village."

"That's basically what happened."

Walking out of the Hokage Building, Kakashi still had a trace of trance on his face.

In his consciousness, he probably took a nap, but in the real world, he experienced an earth-shattering battle. Although he was unconscious, his body... seemed to be affected by chakra.

Although he couldn't tell it, Kakashi felt that he had indeed become stronger. The chakra acting on his body was too huge. Although most of it escaped, the remaining little bit had a subtle influence.

It controlled his body, making him much stronger than before in both physical fitness and chakra capacity.

"Kakashi! Let's risk our youth for a passionate duel!"

Kakashi, who was thinking about something, instinctively tilted his head when he heard the voice. Kai, who was wearing green tights, flew out of the gap. He twisted his body in the air and stood on the ground.

"Aren't you about to take the Chunin Exam..." Kakashi looked at Gai with dead fish eyes. If he remembered correctly, today should be the second Chunin Exam.

"Even Kakashi is already a jounin, how could Konoha's blue beast Metkai be trapped by a mere chuunin exam?!"

Kai showed his big white teeth and said proudly, "I am the fastest among the five ninja villages to get through the second level!"

"What do you mean even Kakashi..." Kakashi waved his hand speechlessly, and was about to ask about the details of the Kaichuunin exam, but suddenly stopped, "Isn't this Naoto and Shisui? And that is

...Uchiha Itachi? Why did they come out together?"

On the other side of the street, Naoto, Shisui, and Itachi seemed to be waiting in a queue at the entrance of a store, and in Kakashi's previous impression, there were probably no stores there.

"Huh? Don't you know? There's a new ramen restaurant opened there, and it tastes really good!"

Kakashi chuckled, "After I woke up, I rushed back all the way. When I got to the village, I was called over by the Hokage. I didn't have time to eat ramen."

"Okay! Today we will compete to see who can finish a bowl of noodles the fastest!" Kai said enthusiastically.

"……don't want……"

Kakashi walked as he spoke, and soon came to the other side of the street.

At this time, Naoto also noticed Kakashi's arrival, said hello, and joked, "Isn't this the Kakashi who showed great power not long ago? Why are you here to train the people?"

Although the place where [Kakashi] fought Madara before was remote, it was also within the territory of Konoha. Naturally, some ordinary villagers did not understand what happened, but for ninjas, especially Uchiha ninjas with Sharingan eyes,

See the battle over there clearly.

Especially the huge Complete Susanoo, even if the Hokage series wanted to hide it, they couldn't hide it.

Naoto, Shisui, Kakashi, and Gai have all performed missions together and have communicated with each other, so Naoto would make a joke.

"..." Kakashi was speechless for a while, and simply ignored Naoto and looked at Shisui, "Are you all here to eat ramen?"

"Don't you know?" Shisui was a little surprised and whispered, "This ramen restaurant is owned by a member of the Shichibukai."

???!!

Opened by Shichibukai?

Kakashi asked curiously, "How come the Shichibukai opened a ramen restaurant here?"

"Humph, now the Shichibukai and the five major nations are in a strategic alliance. Three members have already come to Konoha." Naoto patted his chest. "As far as I know, the name of the Shichibukai member is Uesugi Koshi.

One of the members of the Shichibukai who fought against the Six-Tails Jinchuuriki in the Land of Water."

"No wonder you are here." Kakashi understood instantly and said thoughtfully, "It seems that I also have to try the ramen made by Master Koshi."

"Hmph, then you have to line up."

As if by fate, Shisui met Itachi even though he had just returned to Konoha not long ago, and they soon became good partners.

But the fact that they came here in a group of three at this moment did not mean what he said. They really just came here to eat noodles.

Although this is a ramen shop, it is actually very simply decorated. After all, Uesugi Koshi was just looking for a place to relax before the official war started.

The five of them soon sat on the wooden bench. At this time, Kakashi saw this legendary member of the Shichibukai for the first time.

He looks about the same age as the Hokage. His white hair is neatly parted. He is wearing a white linen uniform unique to ramen chefs and a black towel tied on his forehead. He really looks like a professional ramen chef.

Master, not the members of the Shichibukai fighting on the front lines.

"Master Yue, how did you come up with the idea of ​​coming here to be a ramen chef?" Shisui asked politely while waiting.

"Uh... well... this." Uesugi said without looking back while making ramen, "Maybe I want to lay a foundation for my life after retirement. After all, people... always have to have a skill."

"Does a powerful ninja like you also worry about being unemployed in the future?" asked the young Itachi.

"Haha, you will find out when you get older. Retreating is often more difficult than attacking. Before retreating, you have to think about where to retreat to in order to be safe. In the world of ninjas, there is rarely a place to go to bed at the end of life."

Itachi nodded. Although he was young, he knew a lot, especially being brought to the battlefield by Fugaku before made him understand the cruelty of the ninja world, so he wanted to change the ninja world, and after hearing Uesugi Koshi's words, he

It further strengthened his ideals.

A ninja world that cannot tolerate even old people who just want to live a more stable life in the future is wrong!

"Your face."

Uesugoshi served bowls of ramen one after another, and was about to greet the customers behind him when his expression suddenly changed!

The change in his expression immediately affected the hearts of Kakashi and Shisui. As a member of the mysterious Shichibukai, how could they not care about Uesugoshi's abnormality?

Although Uesugoshi was still wearing the clothes of a ramen chef at this moment, his temperament was completely different from the peaceful old man before.

At this moment, he looked like that strong man who could compete with the Six-Tails Jinchuuriki even if he said nothing. Age was not the factor that was holding him back. On the contrary, he had become more calm and restrained because of the years of silence.

But at this moment, he was different from a single strong man. They couldn't tell what the specific difference was, but they could detect something more domineering from this strong fighting momentum, just like an emperor standing on the top of a mountain and looking down on all living beings.

Emperor.

Following his gaze, Kakashi spotted a man wearing a black suit and dress. His temperament was incompatible with the surrounding Konoha villagers, so Kakashi quickly recognized him.

An old friend...?

Kakashi shook his head secretly in his mind, seeing Sugoshi's reaction... It was more like an enemy coming to visit than an old friend...

"I'm afraid I'm closing."

Uesugoshi stood in front of the window

"Consider these bowls of noodles as a gift to you."