Red Eyes!
Sharingan!
If you don't know what the Sharingan is, are you even a real Naruto fan? It's like the ultimate ninja cheat code—super powerful and totally cool. And let's be honest, everyone wants one. Now, could the main guy here actually awaken it? Pfft. Who knows? But that's not the point. The point is, he's gotta collect all the cool stuff others have, right? Trying to stay calm, Kifune decided to give it another shot. Third try? Nope, still nothing. But Kifune wasn't too bummed. The system said he had three more tries today, so he wasn't giving up yet. Looking around the morgue, his eyes landed on a female ninja's body. She had a white glow around her. Why her? Well, her body was in decent shape, and... let's just say she wasn't hard to look at. [Success! Got a standard kunai!] [Success! Got a pair of fancy earrings!] [Success! Got a set of women's underwear!] "..." Okay, the kunai made sense. But earrings? Underwear? What kind of loot was this? Kifune stared at his inventory, totally confused. "Is this a morgue or a weird thrift store?" he muttered to himself. Just as he was trying to figure out what was going on, he heard footsteps outside the door. Two people walked in. One was a medical ninja in a white coat, and the other was a short guy with silver hair, a mask, and the kind of tired look that says, "I've seen too much." "Kakashi, the Hokage said since your teammate was an orphan, your team has to cover the... cover the... cover the..." The medical ninja stopped talking mid-sentence, his eyes wide as he stared at Kifune. There he was, hand on the chest of the female corpse. Kakashi's one visible eye narrowed, and he looked at Kifune like he was the weirdest person he'd ever seen. Kifune knew this looked bad. Really bad. And he had no idea how to explain it. But when he saw Kakashi, a random question popped into his head, and before he could stop himself, he blurted out: "Hey, Kakashi. Uh... where's your dad buried?" "...""If I say I was just dusting her off, would you believe me?" Kifune slowly pulled his hand away and wiped it on his pants like it was no big deal. Kakashi's usually blank face showed a tiny bit of doubt. Between Kifune's hand placement and the random question about his dad, something felt off. Yeah, I don't believe you. Kakashi knew Kifune from the Ninja Academy. They weren't friends, but they'd seen each other around. Of course, Kakashi only stayed at the academy for six months before graduating—because, well, he's Kakashi. Since becoming a Chunin, Kakashi had been leading his own team with a pretty good mission record. But the death rate on his team? Let's just say it wasn't great. So, yeah, he was no stranger to the morgue. "Kifune, you... uh... I get it," the medical ninja said, patting his shoulder like he understood. Too much pressure. Living in a world where death is always around, everyone has their own way of coping. Some drink, some fight, and apparently, Kifune... does whatever this is. "What do you mean, you get it?!" Kifune wanted to yell, but he kept it together. "Anyway," the medical ninja went on, "the Hokage told Kakashi to take his teammate's body for burial." "Got it," Kifune said, trying to sound normal. The medical ninja patted his shoulder again. "You two handle this." Then, leaning in closer, he whispered, "Kifune, remember: the dead deserve respect. Don't be weird." "..." Kifune rolled his eyes as the medical ninja left, leaving him alone with Kakashi and the most awkward silence ever.
To be continued...
Hey readers!
What would you do if you were in Kifune's shoes? Try to explain? Run for the hills? Or just own it and say, "Yeah, I was totally dusting her off"? Let me know in the comments! 😂