Naruto: The Strongest Kakashi

As night fell, the Hatake Clan's residence's lights were lit up.

This place, which has been empty for decades, is once again crowded.

Kakashi's house is also in the Hatake Clan's residence, but its location is more towards the center of Konoha.

Looking at the busy people, a smile appeared on Kakashi's face.

In the Hatake's ancestral hall, all the adults of the Hatake Clan were seated inside.

A total of ninety-eight people.

Kakashi stood in front of the crowd and said: "First of all, I welcome everyone's return. The Hatake Clan has disappeared in Konoha for too long. This time, everyone's return will be a blessing for the Hatake Clan."

"Kakashi-sama, thank you for your welcome. This is the mission from my ancestors. Now that it is finally completed, we are also relieved." Gintsuki said.

"Thanks for your hard work. It must have been very hard to live outside the village. But fortunately, these hardships are worth it."

Everyone showed a relieved expression upon hearing this.

These people all grew up under the guidance of their elders.

And this so-called guidance is to return to Konoha in the future, which is their real home.

"Kakashi-sama, what are we going to do next?" Gintsuki asked.

Kakashi smiled and said: "The next thing you have to do is to integrate into Konoha. I will arrange for the young members to become normal Konoha's Shinobi, and if the older members are willing to be Konoha's teachers, I will also recommend it. As for the younger members, they should go to the Academy. Although you are now outsiders, no one will trouble you too much with the Hatake Clan's name."

After Kakashi said some things that need attention, everyone dispersed.

A lot of things don't have to be rushed for now.

Kakashi didn't need the strong or prosperous Hatake Clan. As long as the clan was passed down steadily, it is enough for him.

As for the others, just let it go its course.

Kakashi has reached the limit of what he can do.

Everyone left, but Gintsuki hadn't left yet.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi asked, "Gintsuki-san, is there anything else?"

Gintsuki looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi-sama, you look like a person I met when I was young. His name is also Kakashi."

"Really? That's an unexpected coincidence." Kakashi said with a smile.

Kakashi didn't want too many people to know about the matter of him traveling through time.

So in the face of Gintsuki's inquiry, Kakashi denied it.

It's just that the look on Gintsuki's gaze indicated that she did not believe it.

Then Gintsuki seemed to think of something and said: "Yes, it's an unexpected coincidence. It's getting late, so I won't bother Kakashi-sama much."

"Please rest well, Gintsuki-san." Kakashi said with a smile.

Gintsuki walked to the door of the ancestral hall, and suddenly whispered: "Kakashi-san, in the end, you didn't go to see me."

There is a hint of grievance in Gintsuki's voice, but there is a hint of joy.

It's just that Gintsuki's voice is very soft. It's like she was talking to herself.

After the faint voice drifted into Kakashi's ears, it disappeared with the wind.

Watching Gintsuki leave, Kakashi felt a little helpless.

"It seems that I didn't manage to hide it, but..."

Kakashi left the ancestral hall and then looked at the bright moon in the sky.

The bright moon at that time is different from today.

Konoha is still in the process of renovation, and a wandering bard came today.

At the busy construction site, everyone was eating lunch at this time, and the arrival of the bard brought a relaxed atmosphere here.

The bard played the instrument in her hand and said in a strange tone: "Konoha's villagers, I hope that the song and dance of this little girl can provide you with leisure after lunch."

The bard was welcomed by everyone and began to perform.

On the tree in the distance, Kakashi looked at the girl quietly, feeling a little complicated in his heart.

"Hanare, you are still coming to Konoha again."

Hanare, originally is the Shinobi of the Jōmae Village in the Land of Keys, which is a small village that sells intelligence for a living.

Three years ago, Hanare sneaked into Konoha to steal intelligence as an entertainer.

It's just that before she was able to enter Konoha, she spotted by Anbu and arrested.

During the interrogation process, the interrogation department learned of her identity, but was unable to find information about her village.

Later, Inoichi realized that Hanare had encountered young Kakashi in her mind, so he asked Kakashi spend a day with her.

And Kakashi used his Sharingan to get further into her psyche, and unexpectedly discovered that her way of stealing intelligence was to use Eye Mind Reading to steal the intelligence from Inoichi's mind who was prying into her own mind.

Later, Jōmae Village caught Konoha's Shinobi Riichi and proposed that Riichi is to be exchanged for Hanare.

Seeing this, Kakashi drew up a plan to not let the intelligence leak out while rescuing Riichi.

In the process of catching Hanare, Hanare expressed her intention to Kakashi and believed that Konoha was the hometown she had been looking for. At the same time, she also deleted all of Konoha's intelligences from her mind.

In the end, Kakashi let her go. As for the reason, no one knows.

These memories flashed in his mind as Kakashi looked at Hanare who was performing not far away. 'What is she doing here?'

After Hanare left, Kakashi also investigated her.

Hanare, who had lost Konoha's intelligences, returned to Jōmae Village. She was supposed to be executed because of the loss of intelligence, but she was magically released.

He just lost his qualifications as a Shinobi and was exiled.

Later, Hanare wandered in the world of Shinobi, wandering around relying on as an entertainer.

Unexpectedly, I wandered to Konoha now.

Hanare, who was performing, seemed to feel something, and looked at the direction of Kakashi.

Kakashi smiled when he saw this, and did not avoid Hanare's gaze.

Hanare also showed a smile, and her melodious singing became livelier.

At the end of her performance, Hanare walked to where Kakashi was.

Kakashi also jumped from the tree.

"Long time no see, Kakashi." Hanare said with a smile.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since I saw you. I didn't expect you to come to Konoha again. This time, it isn't to steal intelligence, right?" Kakashi said with a smile.

"Of course not. I heard that Konoha was invaded, so I wanted to come and have a look."

Hanare said, and there was a faint blush appeared on her face, which made her looked very charming.

Hearing Hanare's reason, how could Kakashi not understand.

She was worried about him, that's why she wanted to come and have a look.

"Thank you. I heard that you have been wandering all these years."

"Yeah, being expelled from the village is probably a good thing for me. I have traveled to the Five Great Shinobi Countries in these years and have seen a lot of strange things. I had a very fulfilling life." Hanare said with a smile.

"What are your plans next? Do you continue to wander around the world?"

Hanare shook her head and said, "No, I have seen so many places so now I want to find a place to settle down."

"Have you chosen a good place?"

"Of course, I already said back then that Konoha gave me the feeling of being the hometown I was looking for."

Hanare said, showing the sweetest smile.

(A/N: Originally, I don't plan to write about Hanare. But think about it, she is the only opposite sex who was paired with Kakashi in the original work! Moreover, they also shared a kiss! It's a pity not to write it.)