"You mean, Lord White Fang wants to see me?" Hinata Yan looked at Kakashi in astonishment.
"Yeah." Kakashi opened a pair of dead fish eyes and looked at the little kid in front of him and nodded.
Every time I saw him, I would think of the bowl of ramen that day. He was so spicy that his sausage lips were peeled off. He hid at home for two or three days before he could go out.
In his opinion, Hinata Yan is just a troublesome kid. He really doesn't know why his father wants to see him, and... forget it, maybe his going can make his father feel better.
Hinata Yan didn't think too much, followed Kakashi, turned a few corners and came to the Hatake family's clan. It was said to be the clan's territory, but in fact, there were not many people in the Hatake clan. There were not many ninjas in the Hatake family.
There are only about ten people in total, and most of the clan members are ordinary people.
An ordinary three-story building with a medium-sized backyard. Half of the Hokage's sleeve and the world-famous White Teeth knife were placed on the table. Kakashi opened the door and Sakumo was sitting in the yard.
He stared at the sky in a daze.
"Dad, I brought him here." Kakashi said as he came closer. In fact, he was also a little worried about Sakumo's condition.
Rumors in Konoha are not a secret. Ever since I heard the villagers criticizing and blaming my father while buying vegetables, my father would often sit in the yard in a daze.
Hearing Kakashi's voice, Sakumo put a smile on his face, nodded, and then looked at Hinata Yan who was following Kakashi.
"It's so similar..." Sakumo murmured.
"Sir White Fang." Hinata Yan said politely. In other people's homes, especially in front of elders, Hinata Yan is very particular about etiquette.
"Sit here, Kakashi, you too." Sakumo patted the open space next to him and asked the two of them to sit over.
When Hinata Yan and Kakashi sat next to Sakumo, Sakumo slowly spoke.
"Yan, can I call you that?"
"Of course, Lord White Fang, you are my elder." Yan said with a smile.
Hinata Yan is not a ninja yet, so the relationship between the two is not superior and subordinate. Besides, since Sakumo asked this, it means that in his heart, Yan is regarded as a junior.
"Actually, you can also call me uncle. Your father and I are very close comrades-in-arms." Sakumo's eyes were quite nostalgic when he mentioned Hinata Yan's biological father whom he had never met.
However, Yan is a little unnatural. After all, he is a time traveler, not the original owner of this body.
But this small gesture was not noticed by Sakumo and Kakashi.
"I don't have many friends, Orochimaru is one, your father is one..."
Hearing Sakumo say this, Yan couldn't help but be startled. He never thought that his biological father would have such a good relationship with Sakumo.
"It's a pity that that time... Alas, I couldn't bring your father back. But looking at you now, I think you have done well here. It can be considered that I have an explanation for your father."
Sakumo's voice was choked, and Yan was a little surprised. Has Sakumo's inner self-blame reached this level?
"Dad, those people... are obviously talking nonsense. They can only see your faults, but they have completely forgotten the contributions you have made."
There was obvious indignation in Kakashi's anxious voice. He knew very well that Hatake Sakumo was a very proud person, but he was also someone who could easily get into trouble.
Sakumo had always blamed himself for failing to take good care of his mother. He devoted all his time to his mission. In just a few years, he went from ANBU captain to ANBU minister.
Everyone was praising Sakumo's ability, but only Kakashi knew what kind of darkness Sakumo had walked through in those years.
"Kakashi..." Sakumo smiled and shook his head, "I failed to take good care of your mother, and I failed to take good care of you. In those years, I even had to rely on you to take care of me... I want to eat what you cook.
It’s fish.”
"Father..." Kakashi wanted to say something more, but looked into Sakumo's eyes and then said with some frustration, "Okay."
Kakashi lowered his head, stood up and left. Before leaving, he took a deep look at Yan, as if hoping that Yan could enlighten Sakumo. But when he thought of Sakumo's situation in those years, Kakashi felt that Yan... a
How can a little kid do this?
Yan was also in a dilemma at this moment. He could see that Shuomao was in over his head at this moment, but...
Sakumo didn't seem to care, or had made some decision in his heart. He just smiled and said: "I've also eaten the kind of ramen you and Tezuka made, hahaha... Kakashi was very happy in those days.
So embarrassed..."
Sakumo was like a dying person at this time, constantly recalling the past and chattering about all kinds of interesting things...
"Kakashi was bitten by a dog when he was a child... I also visited you when you were a child. I saw that you were doing well, so I didn't bother you... When your father and I drank together, we always talked about it.
, if you are a girl, I will match you up with Kakashi, it’s a pity..."
It's a pity that you are a boy, and it's a pity that I can't see the day when Kakashi gets married...
Yan listened to Sakumo talking about the past, and at this moment he also remembered that Hinata had told him something about Tokuma before, and Hinata Tokuma was his biological father.
Hyuga Tokuma is one of the best ninjas in the branch. His Byakugan and Chakra perception are among the best in Konoha. From the time Sakumo became famous, Hyuga Tokuma was sent to him to be his
Eye.
Hinata Yan came back to his senses, and Sakumo finally told what happened that year: "That should be the last mission I took. The mission itself was not difficult. With his Byakugan and my short sword, the information was very fast
Just got it."
"But there are too many enemies. They are brave and fearless. Our team has also paid a heavy price, and many members' lives have been left there. But I want to take them home... But when I know that there is a
While my teammate is still alive, I can't leave him anywhere, I can't abandon him..."
"You know, the predecessor of the Hatake clan is actually a samurai clan. Samurai value honor more than life, but in my heart, teammates are more important than honor. But I chose to go back to rescue him. I thought I had reached the Fire
Within the borders of the country, Tokuma and the others are already safe. But I didn’t expect that my behavior would abandon Tokuma and the others..."
Kakashi came over with a plate of grilled fish and gently placed it in front of Sakumo without disturbing him.
"Kakashi, I failed to take good care of your mother. I was not a good husband. After your mother passed away, I was obsessed with the task and failed to take good care of you. I was a failure as a father; as a ninja, I did not
I was able to complete the mission, which caused the village to suffer greater losses; as a warrior, I tarnished the honor of my family; as a captain, I failed to bring my teammates home..."
Sakumo's voice stopped suddenly. He looked up at the clouds on the horizon and murmured: "I...have accomplished nothing in this life..."
The information that Sakumo and the others obtained was actually a spy planted by the Kingdom of Thunder in the Kingdom of Fire, and the biological mother of this body died because of the information passed on by the spy.
So Shuomao believed that Yan's parents died because of him, and the self-blame in his heart was deeply pressing in his heart. The rumors on the street corner were just the trigger of all this.
Hinata Yan took out an apple from somewhere and handed it to Sakumo. Sakumo was stunned for a moment, then he took the apple with a smile on his lips.
"Click——"
Two sounds of gnawing apples sounded at the same time. Ri Xiangyan swallowed the apple in his mouth and said, "To be honest, I have no impression of my parents. From the moment I opened my eyes, all I saw were Rizu and Jin."
"We are ninjas. How many of us ninjas will die well? You see, even a clan as big as the Thousand Hands will one day wither."
"Actually, I don't really understand samurai. They value honor more than life, while ninjas value missions more than life."
As he said that, Hinata Yan smiled to himself. He was not a samurai, and he could not become a qualified ninja. If the necessary condition to complete the task was to sacrifice his own life, I am afraid Hinata Yan would give up without hesitation.
Zhong Yan once jumped into a river to save someone. The woman who fell into the water was very panicked and didn't understand the nature of water at all.
In fact, it is very dangerous for people who can swim to rescue landlubbers, because landlubbers are afraid of sinking, so they will hold on to the life-saving straw tightly, but this can easily cause the rescuer to drown together.
Zhong Yan was like this. He was pulled tightly by the woman and dragged into the water. He watched helplessly as he got further and further away from the water. If his roommate hadn't noticed that something was wrong and quickly jumped down and pulled the two of them away, I'm afraid that
At that time, Zhong Yan went to time travel.
Moreover, Zhong Yan almost starved to death after traveling through time. So for Hinata Yan, surviving is more important than anything else.
"Click——"
Zhong Yan took a big bite of the apple and said vaguely: "Uncle Sakumo, you think you are not a good husband or a good father. But... if you die, leave Kakashi here alone.
In this world, if you let him bear the faults you left behind for you, then he is truly a failed father."
"Death is very simple, but living is more difficult. You died and you chose to escape. What about Kakashi?"
Hinata Yan smiled because he saw some hesitation on Sakumo's face. He was afraid that if he escaped, he would make a bigger mistake, so Yan decided to add fuel to the fire.
"I really envy my father because he has you as his teammate. How many people have you brought out of despair in your life? Just like the teammate you saved, his wife, waited until her
When the husband comes back, his children wait until their father comes back.”
"On the battlefield, you single-handedly cut down almost all the high-end combat power of Sand Hidden Village. Have you ever thought about how many people you saved? How many people waited until her husband, his father...
"
"And my father always believed in you because he believed that no matter how desperate he was, you would definitely come to save him. Uncle Shuomao, your name is the hope for many people to return home."
Sakumo looked at Hinata Yan who was smiling brightly, then turned around and looked at Kakashi.
Kakashi pushed the cold grilled fish over with a pair of dead eyes, and Sakumo suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha……"
The next day, Hatake Sakumo resigned from the position of ANBU Minister. There was also news that Sakumo accidentally lost half of the Hokage Sleeve given to him by the Third Hokage.
No one really thinks that someone who can serve as ANBU minister is a fool.
It's just that sometimes, even if you know, you can't do anything about it. This is a conspiracy. The enemy never planned to use public opinion to crush Sakumo from the beginning. The only one who can defeat him is himself.
Oh, it's just a political game.
The biggest winner in this game is not Danzo, who manipulates public opinion and thinks he has eliminated a competitor. It is Hiruzen Sarutobi, who pretends to know nothing and has done nothing.
He had just led Konoha to victory and was in his prime. He did not need a Hatake Sakumo who could replace him. If it were a few years later, when Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to retire... maybe the Fourth Hokage would be Hatake.