The residence of the Hatake family is a Japanese-style mansion that was just renovated last year. Kakashi Hatake, who is about to turn three years old, is sitting on the verandah of the house connected to the courtyard.
Kakashi, wearing a mask and sitting cross-legged with a child's wooden sword across his thigh, is imitating his father and practicing sword Zen.
For Kakashi, who has just started to learn sword skills, it is too early to practice sword Zen. In doing so, he is simply imitating his father.
Kakashi thinks his father's practice of sword Zen is very cool!
Boom, boom, boom!
A sudden knock on the door interrupted Kakashi's hard-won thoughts and entered a meditative state.
Opening his eyes, Kakashi was not annoyed by this, but instead smiled.
The only one who knocked on the door at this time was Kai, his childhood playmate.
The sliding wooden door of the house was pushed open, and Kakashi's mother leaned out half of her body, ready to open the door.
"Mom, let me open the door!"
As he spoke, Kakashi had already stood up, holding a wooden sword in his right hand, "It must be Gai who came to see me, it's really annoying!"
"Go! Kakashi!" With a gentle smile, Kakashi's mother knew what her child was thinking.
Although he was obviously very happy in his heart, his expression looked disgusting and he also spoke of complaints!
What a twisted child!
Just as his mother commented in his heart, Kakashi jumped down from the verandah and rushed towards the door with excitement.
Halfway through the run, Kakashi slowed down again, the smile on his face faded, and he put on an indifferent look.
He walked to the door, used a wooden knife to lift the door bolt, and Kakashi slowly opened the door.
"Kai, I'm practicing, don't disturb me"
Before he finished speaking, Kakashi gradually opened the door and found that the person coming was not the Gai he was expecting, but an annoying guy.
"Oh ho ho! You are getting cuter and cuter, Kakashi!" Standing outside the door with his hands in his pockets, Kizaru looked down at Kakashi with a smile.
Nearly three years have passed, and with the double reinforcement of natural energy and the general template, Kizaru's real height has reached three meters, and there is a trend of continuing to grow.
Such a height has exceeded the normal range in the world of Naruto and is considered a monster.
In order to live a normal life, Kizaru borrowed the life-returning technique from One Piece and the Myokisan senjutsu to create the sensual technique of life-returning that can freely control the body and adjust the body shape.
With the help of this self-created magical technique, Kizaru suppressed his height to 1.9 meters in normal times.
Only when you need to use all your strength will you return to your true height and shape.
"Tch!" He snorted coldly, and Kakashi nimbly dodged Kizaru's evil hand.
"Mom, Uncle Kizaru is here." Taking a few steps back, Kakashi shouted in warning.
Kakashi's mother Reiko, who had been standing at the wooden door of the house without leaving, hurriedly walked out when her benefactor came to visit.
"Sister Reiko, excuse me!" After passing through the gate and walking into the courtyard, Kizaru touched Kakashi's head with lightning speed.
"Don't touch me!" Kakashi said angrily, raising his hand to push Kizaru's big hand away.
"Kakashi, don't be rude!" Reiko stepped forward and educated her son.
"Humph!" He snorted dissatisfiedly, and an angry Kakashi turned around and walked towards the house.
"Kizaru, I'm so sorry!"
Watching Kakashi walk away, Reiko looked apologetic again.
Smiling and shaking his head, indicating that it was okay, Kizaru asked: "Sister Reiko, are Sakumo-san here?"
"Sakumo went out to buy groceries and will have to wait for a while before he can come back." Reiko explained.
After explaining, Reiko warmly invited Kizaru into the house.
Kizaru, who was looking for something to do with Hatake Sakumo, did not shirk away. He walked into the room very familiarly and sat on the cushion next to the tea table.
After preparing tea and desserts for Kizaru, Reiko temporarily left the house and found Kakashi who was waving a wooden sword in the courtyard to vent his anger.
"Kakashi, go to the street where you usually buy groceries, find dad, and tell him that Uncle Kizaru is here and wants to buy more groceries."
"I know!" Kakashi pouted and agreed reluctantly.
Kakashi definitely doesn't like this Uncle Kizaru who likes to rub his head, pinch his face, and grab his snacks.
He couldn't understand why his parents respected that weird uncle so much.
Kakashi didn't believe what his father told him that Uncle Kizaru was a very powerful ninja.
I have never seen this weird uncle training or going on a mission. Instead, I can often see this weird uncle lying in the sun or eating various snacks in the commercial streets and parks in the center of the village.
How could such a lazy guy be a powerful ninja?
When it comes to powerful ninjas, those like my father and Uncle Dai are usually either out of the village on missions or practicing hard in the village.
Such ninjas are truly powerful ninjas!
Mom and dad must have been deceived!
One day I will defeat this hateful weird uncle and expose his true face to my parents.
Cheering himself up in his mind, Kakashi handed the wooden sword in his hand to his mother and trotted out of the courtyard.
Kakashi's home is not on a busy street, but in an agricultural area in the middle of the village. The scenery is nice, but it is a little far away from the street.
Kakashi, who was going to inform his father, first ran through a field road and then came to the bustling street.
"Dad!" After walking for a while in the street, Kakashi met Sakumo Hatake who had just finished buying groceries.
"Dad, that Uncle Kizaru is here. Mom wants you to buy more food." Kakashi raised his head and said when he ran in front of his father.
Hearing that Kizaru was visiting his home, Hatake Sakumo had a smile on his face.
"Kakashi, are you rude?"
With his hands clasped in front of his chest and his head tilted to the side, Kakashi replied without confidence: "No."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Seeing Kakashi like this, Hatake Sakumo knew that his son was in trouble with Kizaru again.
Hatake Sakumo didn't know why? Kizaru seemed to love his children very much and always liked to tease Kakashi.
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Salt-roasted saury." Looking at his father again, Kakashi replied without any hesitation.
"Then let's go buy saury!"
"Yeah!" Kakashi nodded happily.
Taking Kakashi with him, Hatake Sakumo went to the fishing shop and bought the saury he wanted to eat.
Then, Hatake Sakumo, who took care of his wife and didn't want her to be too tired, went to the delicatessen to buy a lot of cooked food and side dishes to go with wine.
After buying groceries again, Hatake Sakumo took Kakashi and returned home.
Walking beside his father, the sensible Kakashi took the initiative and took two small bags from Hatake Sakumo.
"Dad, what does Uncle Kizaru do? Why does he do nothing every day?" Carrying the bag, Kakashi curiously asked the question he was holding back.
"He is the principal of the Ninja School and the future Hokage. He is a very powerful ninja." Hatake Sakumo replied in a gentle tone.
"Hokage?" A big question mark arose in little Kakashi's heart.
How could that weird uncle be the future Hokage? He has nothing to do every day, looks lazy, and has a very bad personality.
Can such a person also become Hokage?
"Shouldn't the Hokage be the most powerful person in the village? Uncle Kizaru," Kakashi couldn't think of the right words to describe that feeling.
After thinking for a while, Kakashi continued: "He doesn't have the aura of a strong man at all, just the aura like when you practice sword skills."
"You will understand later." Hatake Sakumo, as a person whom Kizaru trusted, knew that Kizaru was practicing celestial arts.
In Hatake Sakumo's view, Kizaru's aura is as bland as that of an ordinary person, which is a sign that he is about to succeed in practicing senjutsu, and is a state of being in harmony with nature.
"Oh!" he replied with a lowered tone. Kakashi really wanted to grow up quickly.
After bringing Kakashi back home and handing the groceries he bought to his wife, Hatake Sakumo sat on Kizaru's right hand side.
Kizaru, who was drinking tea, signaled Hatake Sakumo to look at Kakashi.
Understanding what Kizaru meant, Hatake Sakumo looked at Kakashi who stayed in the room and wanted to listen curiously.
"Kakashi, go play in the yard! I will call you when mommy is ready."
"I know," he replied in a long voice. Kakashi glared at Kizaru with his dead fish eyes and left the room.
Damn Uncle Kizaru, don’t think I didn’t see the look in your eyes!
After Kakashi left the house and closed the wooden door, Kizaru put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Hatake Sakumo.
"Brother Sakumo, do you want to return to ANBU?"
"I can go back." Hatake Sakumo didn't answer whether he wanted to, but directly stated his attitude.
You know, today's Hatake Sakumo is the most popular ninja in the mission market, Konoha's signature, and the top among the top.
With his efficient task completion speed and 100% completion rate, Hatake Sakumo has become the first choice target when businessmen and politicians from various countries entrust tasks.
In addition to the powerful men of Konoha's generation, Orochimaru stayed at the scientific research institute and devoted himself to research, Tsunade devoted himself to the construction and development of Konoha Hospital, Jiraiya traveled out of the village for a long time to write, and Kizaru has been working in the ninja school.
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When it was inconvenient for these four people to go on missions, the village needed to build a brand and seize the share of missions. Naturally, it was full of support for Hatake Sakumo.
For him to give up his current life of fame and fortune and return to ANBU, it would be a big loss for both Hatake Sakumo and the village.
But just like what he promised to Kizaru back then, as long as it was Kizaru's request and it didn't betray the village, he would be willing to carry it out.
Hearing Hatake Sakumo's answer, Kizaru had to sigh in his heart, he was indeed born into a former samurai family!
"In a few years, the old man will resign. I want you to go to the ANBU in advance to help me recruit people for future management." Kizaru said very calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Kizaru acted so calmly, but Hatake Sakumo felt very uneasy in his heart.
Kizaru's arrangement for himself is to usurp the core power of the Third Hokage! By doing this, isn't Kizaru worried about affecting the relationship between him and the Third Hokage?
Are you being too hasty to do this?
"Kizaru, the current ANBU commander is Shinnosuke. If you arrange this, will the Third Hokage have any objections?" For Kizaru's consideration, Hatake Sakumo did not beat around the bush, but pointed out the problem directly.
"I have already made an agreement with the old man. After you go to ANBU, you will directly serve as the deputy captain of ANBU. Brother Shinnosuke will teach you how to manage ANBU. After I become Hokage, you will be promoted to captain of ANBU. Brother Shinnosuke will be transferred to Jonin.
Class, and serve as the leader of the Jonin class."
Letting Hatake Sakumo manage the ANBU was something that Kizaru had considered long ago. In such a key position as the ANBU, Kizaru needed someone he could trust.
However, Kizaru arranged for Hatake Sakumo to return to ANBU in such a hurry, not because he couldn't wait to seize the power of Hokage, as Hatake Sakumo imagined, but because he wanted to avoid what would happen to Hatake Sakumo in the future.
tragedy.
As one of the current core leaders of the village, and his long-term relationship with Hatake Sakumo, Kizaru understands that if Hatake Sakumo commits suicide in the future, in order to save his companions, he will give up the secret mission, which will lead to the destruction of the village and the Fire Country.
Huge losses occur.
Even if Kizaru is at the top, there is a high possibility that Hatake Sakumo will commit suicide to apologize.
The Hatake clan was formerly a samurai family, and such families themselves had a tradition of committing suicide to apologize.
At the same time, Hatake Sakumo is the top brand that the village has worked hard to build. His behavior of giving up a confidential mission for the sake of his companions will have very serious consequences.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not only is the huge loss caused by the mission failure, but more seriously, Hatake Sakumo is destroying his own sign, and he is destroying the village's reputation in the mission commission market.
Word of mouth.
This time, Hatake Sakumo was able to give up the execution of the secret mission in order to rescue his companions.
Does that mean that in other tasks, such as the task of protecting the client, Hatake Sakumo will also give up protecting the client in order to rescue his companions.
This is a very terrible thing. It affects not only Hatake Sakumo himself, but also the credibility of the village.
Once potential customers who are capable of issuing tasks begin to doubt the reliability of Konoha Ninja Village's task execution, the village's share of the task entrustment market will inevitably decline.
Such a result is unacceptable to the village, and it is intolerable to the vast majority of ninjas in the village who rely on taking missions for a living.
For the sake of Hatake Sakumo and the village, Kizaru came up with the idea of arranging for Hatake Sakumo to enter the ANBU in advance.
Anbu's missions are different from those of the mission commission office. Anbu's missions are all arranged by the Hokage, even if Hatake Sakumo gave up the mission in order to save his companions, causing the mission to fail.
Only the village was damaged, and there was no third-party client, so there was no possibility of the mission being leaked.
As the heir to Hokage and a high-level member of Konoha's core, Kizaru can also better help Hatake Sakumo deal with the aftermath.
As for Hatake Sakumo's worry that he would have conflicts with Sarutobi-sensei due to his eagerness to rise to the top, Kizaru could only say that Sakumo was overly worried.
If Kizaru really wants to be in power now, he doesn't need to do anything himself. He only needs to say a word, and all the forces in the village will be eager to push him up.
It's not because of the merits of Conglong, but because of the reforms led by Kizaru. After three years of fermentation, everyone has enjoyed huge benefits and gained people's hearts.
The dividends from the scientific research institute's project system allow the Ninjas who participate in the investment to earn a lot of money every year.
The reform of medical care has allowed Konoha Hospital, which has seen a surge in revenue every year, to implement free medical treatment for Konoha villagers.
The reform of the ninja school gave the descendants of civilian ninjas the opportunity to learn intermediate and advanced ninjutsu.
In addition, after the Bandai Chamber of Commerce controlled by Kizaru developed, it would give licensing fees ranging from several hundred to tens of millions a year to famous ninjas in the village in the name of image licensing.
In the past three years, everyone from the ninja clan to the common people have enjoyed the fruits of the reform, so they naturally support Kizaru who implemented these reforms.
Moreover, what is more important is that what Hatake Sakumo doesn't know is that the current third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has long wanted Kizaru to take over.
This morning, when Kizaru approached his teacher and proposed that Sakumo Hatake join the ANBU, the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was so happy that he almost put the hat of Hokage on Kizaru's head.
The current situation is not that Hatake Sakumo is worried about Kizaru being eager to take over, but that everyone, including the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, is looking forward to Kizaru taking over, and this lazy guy keeps delaying.
At the same time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also happy to accept Kizaru's proposal to train Hatake Sakumo to become the Anbu captain, and the current captain Sarutobi Shinnosuke to be transferred to the Jonin squad leader.
The position exchange proposed by Kizaru is equivalent to his previous life in ancient times, when he exchanged the position of Minister of the Ministry of War for the leader of the Jinyiwei.
This exchange is completely acceptable to Sarutobi Hiruzen and the family behind him.
After all, Kizaru, who will become Hokage in the future, will definitely use his trusted confidants for the ANBU that he directly controls, and he has given compensation. The position of Jonin squad leader is more suitable for Sarutobi Shinnosuke's future development.
After the third generation retired, the Sarutobi clan needed a high-level position in the open, rather than the hidden position of ANBU commander.
"I understand, I will be prepared." Through Kizaru's arrangements, Hatake Sakumo felt that Kizaru trusted and valued him, and he replied very seriously.
A scholar dies for his confidant, and Hatake Sakumo is also willing to die for Kizaru!
Happy Lantern Festival everyone!
I went out to celebrate the Lantern Festival with my friends today and didn't go home until after dinner, so I can only update the big chapter.
I will resume more updates tomorrow and give everyone what I owe.