INCARNATE OF OBITO UCHIHA

Chapter 11: Do Not Mock A Hero's Sacrifice

The next day, team seven plus Tazuna's family sat around the dining table, having breakfast as they discussed their next plan of action.

"Gatou, of the Gatou Enterprises, happens to be a very shady businessman. He controls the whole Economy of wave by controlling the shipping regimes. The only way to bring some economic stability back to the people of Wave would be only if they have some access to the mainland, which happens to be the reason why Gatou wants Tazuna dead. If Tazuna happens to complete the bridge, then people of Wave will have access to the mainland again and they will have a way to break out of Gatou's control." Kakashi surmised their situation. He then raised his eyebrows at his students and asked "Am I missing anything?"

"Nope. That's all, Sensei!" Naruto exclaimed as he gulped down the whole loaf of bread and earned himself a punch to the head by Sakura who scolded him for not chewing properly.

Tazuna took a gulp of his sake and chuckled "By the way, you lot have my thanks. You all brought me back safely to my home, even though none of you look Ninja material to me."

Naruto and Sasuke's eyes twitched in annoyance and they clenched their fists under the table, while Sakura simply kept serving everyone, and didn't react to his comment at all and said "You really shouldn't drink sake this early in the morning, old man. It is not good for your old bones."

"Who are you calling old, brat!" Tazuna snapped at her, while Tsunami scolded her father for being so rude to their guests. Naruto just snickered in the background.

Sasuke bit into his piece of bread slowly and muttered "You have to admit though, Gatou's plan had been quite good." Sasuke pointed out. "The people living in an island usually depend on their imports and exports. Controlling the shipping industry of an island -especially one such as resourceful as Wave- equals controlling the entire island itself."

Sakura hummed as she applied butter to another piece of bread and handed it to Kakashi, who gave her an eye smile and ate it with a blink of an eye, without even removing his mask. Inner grumbled about how he was getting better at hiding his face, even while eating. Sakura said "Even if he is a good planner, Gatou happens to be a bad businessman." Sasuke looked at her questioningly, and she rolled her eyes "I mean, come on, he tried to control the economy of the land of Waves by force and tyranny which only gives him one time profit. Now the country is so poor that he can't sell his imported items. Isn't this like, bad business? A good businessman would've made a mutual trade treaty with Wave, which would be more profitable than a one-time deal."

Kakashi blinked, and then smiled softly at the pink haired girl. "I knew you were smart Sakura, but I didn't know you were this smart." She is so much more than a girl with book smarts. She actually knows how to use her book knowledge in real life.

Sakura blushed at his compliment, while Inner's jaw hung open in a gobsmacked expression. 'No way, did Bakashi just praise us?!' He then shouted out 'Who the hell is he and what did he do to Bakashi?!'

Sakura's eye twitched and she could barely keep the smile on her face, all thanks to Inner. 

To Kakashi, she just looked a bit constipated. 

She grunted a mental reply 'Jeez Inner do you want to give me a headache first thing in the morning?'

That quietened him down for a while. Kakashi placed down his chopsticks, and said "Considering the fact that Zabuza is alive, and the fake-Hunter nin is his acquaintance, we need to plan what to do next. I am sure that as soon as he is recovered, Zabuza will attack once again. We need to be prepared for them."

"Why do you even bother?" Tazuna's grandson, Inari, muttered quietly, and everyone's eyes fell on the short boy who was sulking in a corner.

"I'm sorry?" Kakashi said in a faux-sincere tone.