[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to-":3,"chapter-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-60":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Uchiha in Konoha, Starting Off by Standing Up to Konoha!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2322257,4543,"Chapter 60: Kakashi","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>On the other side, the Hatake residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi’s face was filled with despair; he looked like a soulless shell, his eyes vacant as he stared into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rumor had struck him hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kakashi, snap out of it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one believes those rumors outside—we all know Itachi’re not that kind of person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Kakashi, don’t be so down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His friends had all come over, doing their best to console him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Kakashi couldn’t hear a word they said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his true friend, Might Guy, said nothing—his face had lost its sunlight and youth, and he had grown silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he understood perfectly—knew just how deeply this rumor had wounded Kakashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to tell Kakashi to let it go, but the words wouldn’t come—he knew Kakashi could never let it go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood silently beside Kakashi, not uttering a single word the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite all the persuasion from those present, Kakashi remained as if he had lost his soul, offering no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gradually left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they all had their own work and lives—they were no longer children in school, and couldn’t possibly stay by Kakashi’s side all day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guy, go home too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to be alone for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi spoke, his voice hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Might Guy opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately chose silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply nodded, then walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his best friend’s pain, and knew he needed space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hatake residence fell silent once more; Kakashi sat motionless on the front steps, staring quietly at his father’s White Fang shortblade, his hand gently tracing the broken edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had snapped during a battle; though he’d sought the last master repairer, the scar remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of that moment that he had completely abandoned his family’s sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was like a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sat from morning to noon, then from noon to night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the sky turned utterly black and the pale, cold moonlight spilled down did Kakashi whisper hoarsely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t like that...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those rumors—they’re lies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi’s face turned ashen, his eyes dark and hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he created a Shadow Clone to buy groceries, then went to the kitchen to clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his father’s suicide, he had never cooked at home—the kitchen was thick with dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cleaning motions were gentle, as if caressing a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had nearly finished cleaning, the Shadow Clone returned with the groceries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi picked up the spatula and cooked himself a meal of four dishes and one soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the living room, at the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the neatly arranged food, he felt as if he had returned to childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He solemnly pressed his palms together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shall begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and began to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he ate with intense focus, his eyes filled with memories—as if his father sat beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his meal, Kakashi washed and neatly put away the dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast one final look at the Hatake residence, solemnly closed the garden gate, and his eyes instantly sharpened like blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his White Fang shortblade, his gaze blazing with bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m coming for your revenge—first, Danzo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed his Body Flicker Technique to its limit, becoming a streak of white light as he charged straight toward the Root base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to his concealed movement, no one noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Root base, Danzo was cursing loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yamanaka Kaze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have Itachi not finished clearing yet? I need to know exactly how much we lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo leaned on his cane, his eyes filled with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Root was his entire life’s work—and this battle had destroyed it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had kept the most vital items on his person, the contents of the Root base still represented most of his wealth; since his talks with Hiruzen Sarutobi had collapsed, he had gathered the remaining Root personnel and come here to sort through the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamanaka Kaze’s expression changed—he bowed and stepped back, then began directing the others to clear the debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never imagined that after just one mission, the Root base would be reduced to this ruin—even his own clan brother, Yamanaka Yun, was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worked nonstop all day today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Root’s losses were catastrophic—nearly all stationed personnel had perished—he had urgently recalled operatives hidden in other villages and the capital of the Land of Fire, for rebuilding Root depended on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Root base was restored, he might have to recall intelligence agents—after all, rebuilding Root was more urgent than gathering intelligence on other ninja villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these Root personnel, village missions always came second—rebuilding Danzo’s Root was the priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a flash of white light suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo’s heart jolted—he instinctively dodged, only to find his left arm severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew, lucky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least it wasn’t his right arm—the one with the Sharingan and the mainline cells—otherwise his combat power would have been halved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are Itachi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo shouted instinctively, then saw his attacker: “Itachi’re—Hatake Kakashi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi’s eyes blazed with murderous intent—he didn’t deign to answer, and charged straight at Danzo again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That fool Sarutobi was wrong again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack! Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo sneered, leapt backward, and shouted orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present from Root immediately dropped their tasks and surged toward Kakashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Release: Wind Slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Release: Earth Piercer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Secret Art: Mind-Disrupting Body Technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those present moved at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi was merely an elite Jonin; without unlocking Obito’s Mangekyo Sharingan, he could never reach Kage level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three minutes later, though he had killed six or seven men, he himself was trapped in a desperate situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chakra reserves were far too low, especially with the Sharingan—an absolute chakra drain—that left him unable to sustain the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chidori!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the last scraps of his chakra, accompanied by a storm of blue lightning, he charged straight at Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo’s heart was pierced clean through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He failed again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because two minutes later, Danzo revived once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izanagi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his three-tomoe Sharingan had suffered severe damage, and acquiring more Sharingan eyes had become exceedingly difficult, the problem was that Danzo had killed too many Uchiha during the Third Shinobi War—so he still had a few spare eyes on hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, failed again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems my life is filled with nothing but tragedy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, don’t blame me—I did my best!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this is for the best!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let it end here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakashi collapsed to the ground, choosing to surrender completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done his best!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Root’s members would not spare him—they charged straight at Kakashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Kakashi prepared to die, he suddenly heard a voice he knew all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open the Gate of Life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open the Gate of Rest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open the Gate of Shock!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1198,"2026-06-20T16:36:27.897Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","34190d390446a4fb1beab5e1b2996c87bbc64bdff2bbc578b463db28024d0d36","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-61","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-59",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]