Escape From Konoha

"Escape from Konoha (

"Sakumo-sensei, I'm here to visit you."

In a room on the second floor, Shiraishi said softly to the photo on the shelf.

This is the photo they took together when the fifth class was just established.

Ayane and Ruri were also on it, and when I was taking pictures, I was caught between them. At that time, thinking about myself was really hard.

Sakumo was standing behind the three, carrying a white-toothed dagger on his back, wearing a ninja forehead, showing a cheerful and happy smile.

Just as Shiraishi was recalling these things, the door was suddenly opened.

"I told you, enter someone else's house, don't you know that you can't run around casually?"

Seeing Obito being carefree, Baishi walked in without covering it up, giving him a headache.

"I also want to tell you, what's the matter with leaving me there alone?"

Obito also responded unhappily.

"I just came up to see."

"Then I'll come up and take a look."

Obito learned to be smart, and followed Bai Shi's words.

Later, he also discovered the existence of the photo, and stared at it carefully. Although it was taken when Shiraishi was twelve years old, it was a little different from the current Shiraishi, but Obito recognized it at once. This is the past. of Shiraishi.

"It turns out that you were like this before, and it doesn't feel like there is anything special about it."

Obito made outrageous remarks.

Then he looked at someone else.

"This eye belongs to the Hyuga clan. Then this one here must be Senior Liuli. As expected of a senior, at such a young age, it gives people a reliable and powerful feeling."

Looking at Liuli in the photo, Obito suddenly turned into a little fanboy and said with admiration.

"Hey, who is this white-haired uncle? Is it your guide Junin?"

Obito asked curiously.

"Yeah, also Kakashi's father, a ninja known as 'Konoha White Fang'."

Shiraishi nodded, this kind of thing can be known by just inquiring about it, it is not a secret.

"No wonder it looks so similar to Kakashi...but, Konoha Shirato...I seem to have heard of it somewhere... Strange, where did I hear it?"

Obito tilted his head and began to think.

I vaguely remember that it was a few months ago.

What it was, Obito didn't quite remember.

"Knowing this kind of thing is not a good thing for you."

Shiraishi interrupted the conversation.

The rumors about Sakumo are basically only spread among adults, and it is normal for students like Obito who are still in school to not know much.

It is estimated that it is to know the name, and what happened, naturally, I have not understood it in depth.

What's more, after Sakumo committed suicide, many people kept silent about it, as if it had never happened.

But the scars have been exposed. No matter how to make up for them, the wounds will not disappear, but will only be hidden deeper.

"What, I'm not a child."

Obito said dissatisfied.

"Okay, let's go down."

Shiraishi took Obitu downstairs and returned to the living room.

There, the takeaway ordered by Kakashi had been delivered, and Kakashi himself was sitting there, waiting for the two to come and have dinner together.

"Kakashi, haven't you been eating takeout recently?"

Obito frowned when he saw that there were many takeaway boxes in the trash can that could not be cleaned up in time.

"Ok."

Kakashi nodded.

In addition to tasks, he spends a lot of time at home exercising every day. He has no leisure to cook at all, and can only live by eating takeaways.

Seeing Kakashi replied indifferently, Obito frowned even tighter.

When he was about to say something, he saw Kakashi's unwillingness to argue and swallowed the words back.

Kakashi like this gave Obito an unspeakable bad feeling.

I feel like I can't get close to him what I say to him.

Even if I wanted to ask Kakashi why he had a dispute with his companions on the mission, is it really as those people said that the value of his companion's life, for him, was lower than the value of the mission...

In the end, Obito hesitated for a long time, but was unable to confess his greatest concern to Kakashi.

Kakashi's home gave him an unusually deserted and uninhabitable feeling.

What the **** happened after this guy graduated? Obito muttered in his heart.

Kakashi sat at the dining table, took two bites of takeout, and closed the takeaway box.

"I'm full, you can go back after eating, I have nothing to entertain here."

Kakashi threw his unfinished takeout directly into the trash can next to him, and walked towards the yard with the White Fang knife on his back.

"...Did we come at the wrong time?"

With a guilty conscience, Obitu glanced at Bai Shi.

Shiraishi replied: "This has nothing to do with you, don't think about it too much."

"Is that right?"

Obito is skeptical.

After the two quickly ate the takeaway, Obito also took out the garbage bags filled with many takeaway boxes to dispose of them. If they stay here for a long time, they will definitely get moldy.

"It's amazing, have you practiced the White Teeth Swordsmanship to this point?"

When he brought soil to dispose of the garbage bags, Shiraishi came to the yard and looked at Kakashi who was constantly trying to swing his knife, and was full of emotion.

Although in his eyes, Kakashi's White Fang swordsmanship is completely incomparable to Sakumo's, and there are many flaws. But the swordsmanship has a bit of Sakumo's style, and there is absolutely no problem with dealing with ninjas of the Chunin level.

In this way, he continued to accumulate, and with his own talent and hard work, it was a matter of course for Shiraishi to pass the Shangnin examination before the age of twelve.

Kakashi was unmoved by Shiraishi's sighs, and just focused on the training of swordsmanship wholeheartedly.

"Why, haven't you completely calmed down after so long?"

Leaning against the courtyard wall, Shiroishi asked Kakashi with a smile.

The movement of Kakashi's knife in his hand suddenly stopped, and the air was condensed.

"You, the Chunin, shouldn't be so vulnerable, right?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Kakashi turned his head and sighed helplessly.

I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something in Shiraishi's words.

But the other party is an old subordinate of his father, and he is not rude to him.

"I promised Mr. Sakumo that I would take good care of you after his death."

"As you can see, I'm doing fine now."

Kakashi answered nonchalantly.

Compared with the so-called care that Shiraishi said, he believed more in the power brought by the blade in his hand.

"Having said that, but if you go on like this, the number of jounin who can accept you will only become less and less, until you can't stand in Konoha. So, do you still insist on your mission-first philosophy?"

After so many changes, even an idiot should understand that some of these are obviously very contradictory.

In order to save his companions, his father gave up his mission, so he was rejected by the villagers and committed suicide because of the rumors.

But he chose another path, the task was greater than his companions, and he was still rejected by his colleagues in the village.

This is a fact that Kakashi has personally realized, and it is definitely not random speculation.

Although Kakashi's expression was well concealed, there was still a hint of hesitation and hesitation in his eyes.

He is doubting the real cause of his father's death.

Facts have proved... Whether it is choosing a task, or choosing a companion, it is wrong.

It's also probably not the reason why his father committed suicide.

Kakashi, who can become a chunin at the age of six, cannot be regarded as an ordinary child, whether it is practical combat ability or theoretical knowledge.

Although sometimes thinking can fall into a dead end, this matter, combined with the cause and effect, cannot be explained logically at all.

There are too many doubts and places worth scrutinizing.

"You did very well."

Shiraishi suddenly said something.

"what?"

"It seems that you have calmed down, at least you know dialectical thinking."

Shiraishi smiled, and it was Kakashi from before, who might have left with a cold face and an impatient look.

In the past six months, he had enough time to experience the contradictions of this village.

This kind of contradiction is generally invisible to villagers and ninjas, because they have not experienced it themselves.

Unfortunately, Kakashi was the one who went through the whole process.

The suicide of his father and the path he has chosen now are to some extent mainstream ideas that cannot be accepted by the village.

So how is it right? What's wrong?

"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm just following..."

"Then do you want to know the real cause of death of Sakumo-sensei?"

The atmosphere was accompanied by Shiraishi's words, and Kakashi burst out with a terrifying murderous aura, making the surrounding air heavier, making it difficult to breathe, as if he was stuck in a quagmire.

"Don't talk nonsense here!"

Kakashi seemed to be stimulated by something, and his body moved suddenly, disappeared from the place, and drew a bright light in the darkness.

However, he stopped in front of Shiraishi.

His face was covered in cold sweat, and he stared at Shiraishi with frightened eyes.

At some point in time, a large number of slender shadows were wrapped around his body, like a solid iron rope, which blocked his whole body and could not move.

Around him, dozens of spears and swords formed from shadows stopped at deadly places such as his throat, heart, and back of his head.

Just move forward, and a large number of shadow blades can easily plunder his life.

On the other hand, Shiraishi, with his back leaning against the courtyard wall, did not move a single step.

"What the **** are you... who are you?"

"Chiba Shiraishi, Konoha Chunin, part-time assistant teacher of the Ninja School Medical Ninja Experimental Class."

Shiraishi explained all his information without any falsification.

Kakashi was silent.

Chunin?

Do not make jokes.

Even if he is currently leading the team, Joinin, it is impossible for him to fall into such a dangerous situation without life and death without him noticing.

However, when these black shadows emerged, they didn't realize it until they surrounded themselves and all the shadow blades touched their fatal parts.

If you want to be detrimental to yourself, you can kill him silently at any time.

This kind of strength, even the general Jōnin, is impossible to achieve.

"At 0:00 in the morning three days later, you come to this place, and I will tell you the answer. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't come. Then, you can only find the answer yourself."

Shiraishi took out a card, walked over to Kakashi, and put it into his pocket lightly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

The shadow disappeared from Kakashi's body and surroundings.

Kakashi's body seemed to have been drained of strength, and his face was pale and slumped to the ground. Recalling the feeling of passing by death just now, he still had lingering fears.

White Fang's dagger fell aside, as if it had lost its luster.

"Don't forget the agreement."

Shiraishi left those words and walked out.

Before leaving the yard, Obito saw Kakashi sitting on the ground as soon as he returned, and couldn't help but be surprised:

"Hey, Kakashi, what are you doing sitting on the ground?"

"Obviously it's caused by overworked cultivation. Well, it's almost time, we should go too."

Shiraishi said to Obito.

"I haven't had a good talk with Kakashi, why are you leaving so quickly?"

"Anyway, it's all from the same village. When can we meet? And Lin will come to me soon to ask for medical ninjutsu. Be careful I'm taking advantage of it. After all, she's such a cute girl."

Shiraishi walked forward with a malicious smile.

Obito was really stimulated, and immediately fryed in place.

"You despicable fellow, how many times have you said that you are not allowed to shoot at Lin!"

Then face Kakashi again.

"Kakashi, I'll come back to you in a few days, and don't always eat these unnutritious takeaways. I'll go first."

After speaking, Obito hurriedly chased after Shiraishi and ran out.

Kakashi ignored the farce between Shiraishi and Obito, but watched the silhouette of Shiraishi keep moving away, and muttered to himself:

"Is this guy really as simple as a medical ninja..."

With this kind of strength, there is no problem even if he becomes the village's Jōnin, why should he hide his strength in the village?

Moreover, the answer he said... What does he mean?

Kakashi's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to think.

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Three days passed in a flash.

At noon, at the entrance of Konoha Village, Kakashi separated from his teammates and rushed back home.

The leader Jounin didn't say anything when he saw Kakashi's absent-minded appearance, but thought Kakashi was strange this time.

He had already decided to 'invite' Kakashi out of the team.

If it goes on like this, the rest of the team will have a lot of opinions, which will eventually lead to a split in the relationship of the entire team.

As for the arrangements on Hokage's side, it is not for him to know.

Kakashi dragged his tired body back home, basically had no room to think, fell asleep on the bed and fell asleep defenseless.

When I woke up, it was pitch black outside the window.

With the bright moonlight outside, the alarm clock at the head of the bed can be seen, and the time displayed on it is exactly nine o'clock.

"Are there three more hours?"

Shiraishi told him three days ago that the so-called 'answer' would be given to him at 0 a.m. tonight.

Kakashi has been hesitating, whether to follow Shiraishi's order and go to the meeting as promised.

but……

"That guy is deliberately hiding his strength, is he really trustworthy?"

After all, he didn't even know the reason why Shiraishi wanted to hide his strength. If he went to the appointment recklessly, something unfavorable to him might happen.

In dealing with this matter, Kakashi felt that he had to be careful.

Feeling hungry, Kakashi went to the kitchen to see if he could find anything to eat.

In the end, he only found a few slices of bread that were a bit dry and hard, and Kakashi didn't care. After boiling the hot water, he poured himself a cup and ate the bread, which was regarded as a solution to the dinner problem.

Kakashi watched the time on the clock go by second by second, only to realize in a trance that it was already 11:30.

Only half an hour left until the appointed time.

Kakashi took out the card in his pocket, which only had one location written on it—

Shadow Rock.

Kakashi sighed.

He now has three options before him.

First, go to the meeting according to Shiraishi's agreement.

Second, as if nothing happened, follow the path of your choice unswervingly and cut off the connection with Shiraishi. What purpose the other party has has nothing to do with him.

The third is to report to Hokage and let the Anbu agency intervene to investigate Shiraishi.

There is also a problem. If the secret is so easy to show to him, does this kind of person really have no defense and escape?

Or is it that you are already under the surveillance range of the other party before you know it?

Except for the second, the first and third options have certain risks involved.

Which one to choose has become the most difficult problem for Kakashi to face now.

- Konoha Shadow Rock.

It was almost exactly 0:00 in the morning, and one person was wearing a white hooded coat, with his hands in his sleeves casually, standing on the portrait of the original Hokage in a relaxed and unsuspecting posture.

From this angle, you can see a panoramic view of the entire Konoha.

Only the street lights and a few scattered lights were on, and most of the area was plunged into darkness.

With the help of moonlight, you can see the outlines of buildings that have fallen into darkness.

"You are really sneaky in this dress. Are you going to tell me about some of your unspeakable deeds?"

Footsteps came from behind, and Kakashi was already standing there, facing his white back.

"It's just that the air is too cold tonight, and I estimate there will be a light snow in the middle of the night."

Pulling back the hat on his head, Shiraishi, who showed his true face, turned his head and explained to Kakashi.

"yes?"

Kakashi took a few steps forward and looked down at the panoramic view of Konoha Village with Shiraishi.

"How do you feel?"

Shiraishi asked.

"It's totally different from watching it during the day, it's so peaceful."

When I came to Shadow Rock before, it was the first time for Kakashi to see the entire Konoha from here during the day and at night.

"The calmer the water, the more terrifying its depth."

"I can take it that you are dissatisfied with the village?"

Kakashi narrowed his eyes, turned his head sideways, and swept towards Shiraishi with the corner of his eyes.

"No, not at all. Because how this village has become has nothing to do with me at all. It is only a historical choice when it is destroyed one day."

Shiraishi said in a light tone.

There was a coldness and determination in his tone that gave up everything here.

"You are completely different from the usual you."

"Don't worry, whether it's the normal me or the current me, it's my truest face."

"..."

Kakashi was silent.

"Since you have chosen to come to me to find the answer, let me hear your opinion on this village."

"The village?"

"Didn't you study at the ninja school? The will of fire passed down from the first Hokage Senju."

Shiraishi sat down on the portrait of the first Hokage and looked down at the Konoha Village shrouded in darkness.

"Protect the fellows of the village, remove the barriers between all people, and then protect the next generation, and let the children of the next generation become the cornerstone of the village."

"Since you understand the essence, why do you choose mission first? For you, aren't those companions like 'family'? Are they not worth protecting? Or, are you afraid that you will end up in harmony? The same fate as Teacher Mao?"

"I don't know, don't ask me these questions..."

Kakashi touched his forehead, frowned slightly, and the pain started to hurt again.

Every time I think about this incomparably contradictory problem, I feel a headache.

But it happened in the textbook of the ninja school, and even after going to the library to check a lot of materials, I couldn't get the answer.

Shiraishi saw Kakashi stroked his forehead and knew that he was in a tangle again.

"Kakashi, you understand very well, but you don't want to think about it. Then let me remind you again, a very important reminder."

Shiraishi showed a meaningful smile.

"hint?"

"Three generations of Hokage Sarutobi Hibiki, he is almost fifty years old."

Kakashi doesn't know why, how old is the third Hokage, and what does it have to do with him?

However, Kakashi also understands that once a ninja turns 50, it will continue to decline. Whether it is strength or energy to do things, it is not as good as before. He can only hand over his work to the next generation and start to cultivate next generation heirs.

and many more--

A flash of light flashed in Kakashi's mind, as if he had caught some important information.

Three Hokage is turning 50...

retire……

The next four Hokage to elect...

Who are the four Hokage candidates?

Although there is no official election yet, everyone knows who has the strength to serve as the fourth Hokage in the village.

Konoha Baiya, Sannin, and other than that, there are only a few excellent Shangnin.

It's not that Kakashi doesn't understand everything, because once a lot of things are noticed, everything becomes a coherent thread.

The election of the four generations of Naruto has nothing to do with their Chunin and Genin, but his father, Konoha Shirogane, is definitely capable of participating in this election ceremony.

Coincidentally, his father suddenly failed the mission. He chose a companion for giving up the mission, and was slandered by his colleagues and committed suicide.

Later, he thought that his father Sakumo's path was wrong, so he carried out the mission with the belief that "the mission is greater than the companion", but still couldn't get the people in the same village to agree.

Kakashi once wondered if what he did was not good enough to be recognized by his peers.

However, as time went on, he was being rejected more and more seriously, that is to say, those people hated themselves from the bottom of their hearts, and ignored the behavior of their companions' lives.

However, if this is the case, why is his father still being slandered by rumors to the point of committing suicide?

The Fourth Hokage Campaign.

Father Sakumo chose to commit suicide by choosing "companions are greater than tasks".

The one who chooses 'tasks greater than companions' will be rejected and not recognized.

All the clues are connected.

It was only then that Kakashi suddenly realized why he chose the path of 'mission is greater than his companions', or the reason for being rejected.

From the very beginning, there was no 'mission greater than companion' or 'companion greater than mission' option.

"Senior Shiraishi, my father... was forced to death by the high-ranking, is that so? Because of the so-called position of the fourth Hokage?"

Kakashi's voice trembled with uncontrollable anger, and there was a terrifying aura of violence in his eyes.

I suddenly feel sorry for myself.

I was entangled because of this kind of thing, and even once complained about my father, why did he choose to commit suicide.

And he didn't even realize it.

Shiraishi was silent.

Kakashi is a smart kid. Some things don't need to be explained by himself. Just give him some hints. With his intelligence, he can quickly figure out the cause and effect of the matter and analyze the problem clearly.

After all, most six-year-olds play ninja games at school, and Kakashi has passed the difficult chunin exam to become a qualified chunin at this age.

To become a chunin, the first thing you must possess is to have analytical skills that surpass ordinary people.

After all, this is the backbone of a team. When there is a problem with the Shangnin, the Chunin is the acting squad leader.

Thinking about his wasted time for the past six months, Kakashi really felt like a fool who was played with applause by those high-level executives.

They don't care about these questions that they are entangled in, and they have never cared, let alone give themselves any so-called answers.

Because the answer was given, they couldn't explain the cause of their father Sakumo's death, and they didn't have the face to explain it to themselves.

"That's right, it turns out that I've always been the clown who was fooled by them..."

Kakashi walked forward a little lost, and when he was about to fall from the shadow rock, he stopped tremblingly.

stand right here.

Look at this village.

It's like standing in a thick foggy forest.

It was pitch black all around, and no road could be seen.

Fragments of memory flooded into my brain.

The day after his father Sakumo's mission failed, rumors spread throughout Konoha.

All the rumors are one-sided and directed at his own father.

Even the rescued companions are blaming.

All are denying and humiliating.

Then there is a clip of his father Sakumo falling in a pool of blood, and he ends his life with his own white-toothed dagger.

And those ninjas and villagers who slandered their father before, they are still alive as always, and no one came to apologize after their father committed suicide.

——Don’t do things that should be right because of others’ denial, or even regret later because of others’ ridicule and accusations. I just followed the belief and persistence that a Konoha ninja should have.

Father Sakumo's words still ringed clearly in his ears.

In the end, there was no hatred and regret, and he went to death with a calm attitude.

He must not want his son to have any resentment towards the village.

Because he was dying in honor as a Konoha ninja from beginning to end.

Until he died, he kept the truth of the matter hidden.

Kakashi looked at his palm, no matter what, he couldn't be calm in his heart.

He couldn't do what his father Sakumo said, and he didn't have any resentment towards this village and those high-level executives.

"So, what is your choice? No matter what it is, I will support you. Follow me, or according to Sakumo's last wish, generously forgive all this, love this village deeply, and protect this village~www.NovelMTL. com~ Shiraishi stood up from Shadow Rock, walked to Kakashi's side, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Neither Sakumo-sensei, nor me, can make a decision for you. Because this is a choice you made by yourself, Kakashi Hatake, not someone else to make a decision for you. No matter how difficult the future is, you must persevere. Go down until the moment of death. It is up to you to choose which way to go..."

The words have come to this point, and the rest is left to Kakashi to judge by himself.

If he chooses to continue to protect Konoha, he will seal his 'memory' about this part and let him live as an authentic Konoha ninja.

If you choose to follow yourself...

"I will surpass my father."

Kakashi said this.

Shiraishi turned his head to look at Kakashi.

"yes?"

Shiraishi nodded, knowing that Kakashi had made a choice.

He turned around and left, leaving Kakashi alone.

The moonlight shrouded Shadow Rock, and Kakashi looked up.

Father, I will use my power to surpass you!

And make those high-level leaders pay a heavy price!

Maybe it could be a wrong decision that will disappoint his late father, Sakumo.

But Kakashi has decided that this is the path he wants to take.

A path completely different from what his father Sakumo had envisioned.

——The scene where his father Sakumo committed suicide with a knife and collapsed in the room.

——The idiot people who know nothing and have been deceived by the top.

——The senior executives who enjoyed the fruits of victory in the political struggle have never understood the pain they faced when their father committed suicide.

As long as he thinks of this, Kakashi feels that his heart is beating continuously, madly, and violently.

A living dynamic, called hatred.