Escape From Konoha

"Don't you care about the outside speech?"

Kakashi, who was instructed by Sakumo's sword technique in the courtyard, looked at Sakumo and asked softly.

To be honest, he couldn't understand the rumors outside, why he was so targeted at his father.

The mission failed only once, which did not affect Sakumo's position in his heart at all, but the words of those outside made Kakashi feel very uncomfortable.

"Kakashi, if it were you, would you take care of me?"

Sakumo asked with a smile.

"..."

Kakashi held the dagger tightly, as if hesitating and struggling.

"Sorry, I don't know what to do."

"Why apologize? Kakashi, you still have a long way to go."

Sakumo squatted down, holding Kakashi's knife-holding palm in his generous hand, comforting him with a smile.

"Ok."

Kakashi nodded.

"Have a fight with someone today."

Sakumo said in a positive tone.

Kakashi hesitated, but nodded.

"I taught a few guys who didn't know what to do, and what they said was too ugly."

"I'm glad that you've stood up for me. So in your opinion, is what they said right or wrong?"

The smile on Sakumo's face disappeared, and in Kakashi's eyes, it was an unparalleled serious expression.

quests and companions? Kakashi began to ask himself, if he was in the position of his father Sakumo at that time, whether he would choose to carry out the mission or choose to save his companions.

He didn't know how to choose the right one.

Seriousness should give the highest priority to the task, it is the will of fire that has made a mistake...

But that is the will handed down from the first generation of adults, how could something go wrong?

If it was a mistake, how could this kind of material be selected as a compulsory subject at the ninja school?

but……

Kakashi was a little bewildered.

With a perfect score in theory, he didn't know how to answer this question for the first time.

"I do not know."

Finally, Kakashi shook his head.

He looked up at his father Sakumo, hoping he could give him an answer for reference.

In the end is the priority of the task, or the priority of the companion.

Sakumo didn't answer, he just patted Kakashi on the shoulder and looked at the beautiful sunset in the distance, the sunset reflected on his face, it was the afterglow of the curtain.

"I don't care about other people's comments, so you don't have to take these things to heart."

"However, the person you rescued by Dad is also insulting..."

"Don't stop doing things that should be right because of others' denials, or even regret later because of others' ridicule and accusations. I just abide by the beliefs and persistence that a Konoha ninja should have."

"Yes……"

Kakashi lowered his head, he still couldn't be as open-minded as Sakumo.

The rest can be forgiven, but only the one who was saved by Sakumo has to blame his savior, which is something Kakashi cannot forgive.

"Today's swordsmanship practice is here."

Kakashi nodded, followed Sakumo's arrangement and returned to his room.

Time passed slowly, and it was late at night. Due to rumors, Kakashi was tired during the day. Whether it was training or eating, he was a little absent-minded, and he would rest early at night.

On the roof of the Hatake House, Sakumo was alone looking at the sparse stars and moon overhead, blowing the cool night breeze.

There was a slight movement from behind, and someone climbed up the roof from behind and came towards him.

"It's easy to catch a cold here at night, Mr. Sakumo."

Shiraishi walked over to Sakumo and said something to him with a smile.

"Ayane came here during the day, is it you at night?"

Sakumo also smiled.

"Ayane? Is she here too?"

Shiraishi was surprised.

"She came over after I had lunch and went back not long after."

"yes?"

Shiroishi also followed Sakumo's line of sight, looked at the stars and moon in the night sky, and whispered to himself.

"Come to me so late, don't you intend to accompany me here to blow the cold wind all night?"

Sakumo asked.

"I'm just looking at the scenery."

"landscape?"

"Yeah, the scenery is the same as what you see... The stone statues of Hokage from all dynasties established this village, and they are known as people who have made great achievements in history."

Shiraishi turned his eyes away from the night sky, and directly below, were the shadow rocks of the three Hokage.

The first Hokage who built Konoha.

The second-generation Hokage who formulated important development strategies for the village.

There are also three generations of Hokage today.

In the future, more people will be engraved on it and will be worshipped by the people of Konoha.

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Four Hokage... Five Hokage... Six Hokage...

Sakumo didn't speak, and kept quiet with Shiraishi, quietly looking at the shadow rocks.

After a long time, Sakumo was the first to break the silence and said, "What will the future of Konoha look like?"

This sentence seems to be asking Shiraishi, but also asking himself, or maybe asking someone else.

"I don't think you need to ask about this kind of thing, because Sakumo-sensei has already found the answer you want, right?"

Shiraishi answered Sakumo's question, and then said:

"Like you said to Kakashi, do what you think is right, and after you do it, don't regret it because of other people's accusations."

"Sure enough, among the three of you, you are the most special one."

Sakumo said meaningfully.

Sakumo knew that Shiraishi had already sensed what decision he had taken in the face of these rumors.

"Since you have already made your choice, it seems like I'm overkill for coming here."

Shiraishi did not respond directly to this question, but sighed.

Unlike Ayane, Sakumo is long past the age to ask who he is.

He knew very well why he made such a choice.

I don't regret it later, I don't know, but if I don't do it, I will live in torment in the future.

It's like giving up the mission because he saved his comrade, Sakumo didn't waver whether the rescued person blamed him for failing the mission or not.

It's someone else's business to scold him, and it's his business to save his companion. There is no necessary relationship between the two.

He's just abiding by the beliefs conveyed by the Will of Fire.

He firmly believes that saving his companions and giving up the mission is the highest priority, even if he breaks some rules.

For such people, the opinions of others can only be used as a reference and cannot be the decisive factor to shake their beliefs.

"Sakumo-sensei, you should rest early too, I'll go back first."

Shiraishi knew that he was here and couldn't change anything, so let's go back and rest.

It's pretty cold tonight.

Shiraishi started walking towards the way back.

"Take care of Kakashi for me."

Sakumo's words came suddenly from behind.

Under the silent night, Shiraishi who heard these words paused in footsteps and nodded lightly.

When Sakumo turned to look, the place where Shiraishi was standing was empty.

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The air seemed a little colder the next morning.

Kakashi got up early and prepared breakfast in the kitchen, only to see that his father Sakumo hadn't come yet, and he was a little puzzled.

At this time, the usual words would have come already.

After all, after breakfast, we have to do morning exercises.

Kakashi carried the breakfast, walked towards Sakumo's room, opened the door, and shouted to the people inside:

"Dad, breakfast is ready-"

The breakfast plate fell to the ground with a loud noise.

A hearty nutritious breakfast spilled all over the place.

But these things didn't matter. In the middle of the room, a man fell in a pool of blood.

With the white-toothed dagger that plundered the blood of countless enemies, he quietly ended his life.

Kakashi saw this scene, his mind went blank, and he couldn't remember anything.

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Sakumo is dead.

The news was spread by members of the garrison, and it was determined that it was suicide, not murder at home.

There is no trace of illusion, and there is no sign of violent struggle or fight with the enemy.

It is very common to stab the blade into his body and end his life.

The news was quickly known by the villagers of Konoha, and the senior management also knew the news.

As for the rumors, they all end in silent silence.

——In a huge dark space in Konoha, the Konoha ninja living in this place is the one who gave up everything.

Names, feelings, and even life are all abandoned.

Feeding on darkness, it is deeply rooted in the earth.

root.

It is the general name of their organization, which originated from Anbu, but is separated from the organization outside the jurisdiction of Hokage.

Their leader Shimura Danzo is in the conference room, and a Konoha ninja is yelling angrily at the root leader:

"Why is this happening? Why does Sakumo... Captain Sakumo commit suicide? Danzo-senior, didn't you say everything would be fine? Why did things turn out like this?"

If it wasn't for the two root ninjas, he would probably rush to Tuanzou and beat him hard.

Danzo was also a little restless and irritable.

Konoha White Fang committed suicide...why did he commit suicide?

The rumors are indeed spreading from the root, and Anbu is silent, neither expressing approval nor preventing it.

Because Hokage cannot spawn on Sakumo.

So to suppress his reputation.

As long as his reputation is lowered, Konoha Baiya is still Konoha's upper ninja, the leading figure in the upper ninja, but he has never had a chance with the position of Hokage.

But... why did Sakumo commit suicide?

Rumors of this level should not be fatal enough.

He originally planned to stop the spread of rumors this afternoon.

Danzo was stunned.

"Take him out, I need to calm down."

Unable to understand why Sakumo wanted to commit suicide, Danzo waved his hand irritably and asked the root ninja to take the Konoha ninja who questioned him.

He also wondered why, but Sakumo died, and no one came to answer his question.

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Sakumo's funeral was held in not-so-gloomy weather.

Not many people came to the funeral.

In addition to Kakashi, Shiroishi, Ruri, and Ayane, there are only people who are familiar with Tsunade.

To this day, they all feel incredible about this matter, thinking that Sakumo would not be such a weak-willed person who would commit suicide because of such rumors.

"Life is born and it passes away..."

Orochimaru faced all this with a sad look in his eyes.

Everything seems to be meaningless.

The rope tree is like that.

Break as well.

Now it was Sakumo's turn.

If one day it's his turn... Orochimaru doesn't know why, but there is an inexplicable fear in his heart.

Finally, he shook his head and left Sakumo's funeral first.

He had seen too many people die, and Sakumo was just one of them, not the last.

In the future, many people related to him will die in front of him.

Life is such a fragile thing.

"Jiraiya-sensei, why did Sakumo-senpai do this?"

The accompanying Minato looked at the teacher next to him, Jiraiya, and asked this question softly.

"Who knows this kind of thing, the deceased is dead, so don't talk about it."

Zilai also shook his head, distracted.

Minato nodded wisely, without further questioning, and looked at Kakashi at the front of the team, full of pity and sympathy.

Tsunade walked to Shiraishi's side, saw his calm face, knew that this must be pretending to be brave, and wanted to say something to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say.

Shiraishi seemed to know what Tsunade wanted to say, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Tsunade-sensei, I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Tsunade nodded.

Not long after, she left here with Jiraiya and Minato.

People left one after another, and in the end, only the three of Shiraishi and Kakashi stayed here.

Shiraishi placed the flowers in his hand in front of Sakumo's tomb.

"You are a true ninja who has inherited the will of fire, the one who interprets all of this will..."

The high-level thinking is not wrong, plundering Sun Mao's political capital, so that he can become a Jōnin with peace of mind in the future, and also have proper arrangements and considerations for Sun Mao's future.

But...the only way is wrong.

In this world, there are many people who regard dignity and belief as more important than their own lives.

To the enemy, he is the hated Konoha White Fang.

For his own people, there is no comrade who feels more at ease than his presence.

This is a ninja who regards his companions as his own responsibility, more than his own life.

What he maintains is the will of fire in his heart that has never been tainted by anything.

Now even the high-level people don't follow it, and they take the initiative to break the rules that the village has had since the beginning.

What was this village for?

Isn't it the biggest irony that the village was established because of fetters, but the ninja who chose fetters were slandered by rumors because they gave up their mission?

However, the ninjas and villagers who thought they had inherited the will of fire never doubted it, and even raised objections.

The will of fire they believed in in the past was distorted by themselves ~www.NovelMTL.com~ without knowing it.

They forget why the village was founded in the first place.

What is the first and most firm principle of the lost village.

Everyone loses ground, everyone gains.

People are lost, people are lost.

From the very beginning, the starting points of the senior management and Sakumo's thinking were not on the same path.

Sakumo-sensei, I hope that those people who are willing to die can understand, and take this as a warning, find what they once lost, and awaken the confusion in their hearts. At the end of the funeral, Shiraishi added this sentence to his heart.

It is also the most sincere blessing.

Otherwise, if this vicious cycle continues, Shiraishi can predict that Konoha Baiya is only the beginning, but it is by no means the last.

Konoha will have more such people in the future, losing themselves in the wavering rules and becoming the sad victim of it.