[Izuna Uchiha]: Hmph… if I hadn't let my guard down, you think I'd lose to Tobirama?
[Tobirama Senju]: Cope less, train more.
[Izuna]: YOU—!
Izuna's Sharingan flared crimson.
Every day this Tobirama guy existed just to trigger him.
Someday… someday, that smug Water-Release maniac was gonna pay.
[Madara]: But really, Izuna looks just like Sasuke.
[Hashirama]: Haha, Madara, doesn't that make it hard for you to hit him?
[Madara]: Exactly.
[Sasuke]: …Then why does my chest hurt every time I see him?!
Sasuke rubbed his sternum, baffled.
Who was this ancestor, and just how terrifying had he been?
He doubted the hype—
after all, since when did Fire Release beat Water Release?
[A, Fourth Raikage]: When's the video gonna show Uchiha Madara already?!
[Itachi]: Our ancestor, huh…
[Sasuke]: Tch, probably overrated. If I feel like it, I could—
[Boruto]: I believe you, Master Sasuke!!
[Naruto (adult)]: Ehem, Boruto, your old man isn't far behind either, ya know! (Totally serious tone.)
Izuna's Recap Ends… and the Next Shock Arrives
After a few scattered battle clips of Izuna's duel with Tobirama, the video faded out.
[System]:"Now drawing the next featured Uchiha…"
[System]:"Selection complete — Uchiha Kakashi!"
[Sakumo Hatake]: …Excuse me WHAT?!
White Fang blinked, jaw slack.
His own son… an Uchiha?
"Did… did someone just paint my head green?"
[Ōnoki]: Ohoho, juicy Konoha gossip!
[A]: Legendary—Konoha's scandals never disappoint.
[Minato]: Ehh, senior Sakumo, relax, it's… uh… complicated!
[System]:"Explanation: Hatake Kakashi made the list due to his mastery of the Sharingan, earning the title 'Copy Ninja.' Sakumo Hatake was not, in fact, betrayed."
[Kakashi]:Cough. Hey, Obito… what's your login password again?
[Obito]: …What??
Obito froze. That sounded threateningly specific.
Six Paths of Confusion
At a cozy hot spring, Kakashi stared blankly at the sky feed.
Beside him, Mirai Sarutobi pushed Might Guy's wheelchair along the wooden path.
"Lord Sixth… what's this 'password' thing about?"
"Ah… it's complicated," Kakashi sighed. "Let's just say… it's eye-related."
[System]:"Guess the Copy Ninja's true power level!"
[Madara]: Elite jōnin, tops.
[Hashirama]: Yeah, kid looks worn out. Needs vitamins.
[Kakashi]: Respectfully, I lose chakra fast—Sharingan doesn't turn off, remember?
[Hashirama]: Oh! So it's not performance issues, it's… energy drain!
[Tobirama]: By stats alone, elite jōnin with a Sharingan should reach Kage-tier.
[System]:"Incorrect. Kakashi's range: from fighting Six Paths beings… to drawing with Zabuza."
[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]:bubble noises …Wait. "Six Paths" didn't mean me, did it?
[Ebisu]: Hello there, beautiful lady!
[Kotetsu]: …She doesn't look like she's from around here.
[Kaguya]: ?????
The Copy Ninja's Glory Reel
The feed shifted—lightning and rain, a misty bridge, and a man in a mask.
The new-gen viewers went silent.
"That's the Sixth Hokage?!"
"He looks… terrifyingly cool!"
[Rasa, Fourth Kazekage]: Is this man really an Uchiha? His Sharingan use is flawless.
[Chiyo]: No wonder—such sinister eyes.
[Uchiha Tekka]: So technically… Kakashi carried the Uchiha torch into the Hokage's office?
[Naruto (youth)]: Wait—Kakashi-sensei became Hokage?!
[Sakura]: …He did WHAT?
Team 7 collectively froze.
Their chronically late, romance-novel-reading mentor… became the Sixth Hokage?
"Hey, Boruto," Iwae whispered, "you ever met him?"
"Met him? I see him at home all the time—he's Dad's teacher!"
"Wait—your grandpa was Hokage, your dad is Hokage, and your dad's teacher is Hokage?"
"Yup," Boruto sighed. "Feels like nepotism's the real bloodline limit."
Back to the Bridge — The Zabuza Mission
Kakashi, young and sharp-eyed, led Team 7 through the mist.
A "C-rank" mission, supposedly—until a silent killer appeared.
Zabuza Momochi, standing atop his blade, mist curling around him like smoke.
Killer intent rolled through the forest.
Without a word, Kakashi lifted his headband.
The Sharingan spun to life.
Even Sasuke froze.
"Teacher… has a Sharingan?!"
For a moment, he wondered if his own clan's eye had been… borrowed.
[Kakashi]: Sasuke… I didn't realize you thought that way back then.
[Sasuke]: Can you blame me?!
On the broadcast, every young shinobi shivered.
This wasn't lazy Kakashi anymore—this was the Copy Ninja, the man who mirrored jutsu as easily as breathing.
"So this is the killing aura of wartime shinobi…"
"I can't even move watching it!"
The duel began—mist, steel, and murderous focus.
Zabuza and Kakashi traded water clones, hidden traps, and raw killing intent.
Their presence alone crushed the air.
[Sarada]: Wait, why does Dad only have one tomoe here?
[Sasuke]: …That's… beginner form, okay?
[Boruto]: Oh, I get it! Sensei was just saving energy early game! A slow start, then sudden domination—classic strategy!
[Sasuke]:Cough Exactly. When I get serious, even Madara's a warm-up.
[Madara]: Hoh… you dare invite me to dance, boy?
[Hashirama]: Madaraaa, stop trying to duel the kids again!
[Madara]: Relax. He looks like Izuna. I wouldn't hurt him.
The mist thickened. Two veterans' chakra pressure slammed together like a thunderclap.
The students trembled. Even Naruto's grin faltered.
This was no "C-rank." This was death's rehearsal.
That suffocating killing aura—
that was true jōnin class.
Or as Boruto would put it:
"Whoa… that's like Conqueror's Haki—uh, I mean, elite shinobi presence!"
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