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"Damn it, you made a promise with me that you'd die after me and collect my corpse, so please don't die!"

Chapter 185 I'll Kill Your Son

"Hahaha……"

Kakashi Hatake ran as fast as he could, stumbling and staggering, until he reached the entrance to Konoha, gazing into the distance.

"Look... isn't this the son of Konoha's White Fang?"

"Yes, it's so small, what a pity..."

"What Konoha White Fang? He's just a trash ninja!"

"Alright, what are you saying in front of the child?"

People around saw Kakashi and began to whisper among themselves.

Kakashi seemed not to hear, his gaze fixed on the entrance to Konoha.

After a long while, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, but soon his eyes were filled with anger again.

Hatake Sakumo, with his hands hanging down and a listless look in his eyes, was surrounded by a group of Anbu ninjas as he slowly walked towards the entrance of Konoha Village.

"Look! Sakumo Hatake!"

"sinner!"

"I used to really like him! I never expected him to be this kind of person!"

"Abandon the mission? You think you're worthy of being a ninja?"

Upon seeing Sakumo Hatake, the large group of people surrounding him began to hurl insults. Kakashi's face turned red with anger. Looking at the group of people who were constantly cursing Sakumo Hatake, he suddenly felt a sense of desolation.

When you risk your life to protect them, they will only take it for granted.

But after you do something they don't approve of, all the things they take for granted will turn into shared hatred.

The line between a hero and a villain is very thin.

What's most heartbreaking is that the ninja who was saved by his father, who should have regarded his father as a hero, also considered his father a sinner.

Sakumo Hatake should have been a hero, but no one appreciated him or acknowledged his merits.

Kakashi wanted to say something, just like his father usually did, using a sarcastic tone and overwhelming power to silence everyone.

But at this moment, he realized that whatever he said was meaningless.

"I'm coming!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Who knows if he might riot!"

As Sakumo Hatake was brought back, the crowd made way for him, their eyes filled with disdain and disgust, as well as a touch of fear.

No matter what, Hatake Sakumo is a Kage-level powerhouse. If he wanted to, the lives of everyone present would be in his hands.

However, this fear, when it clashed with Sakumo Hatake's inaction, transformed into a twisted pleasure of trampling on the strong in ordinary times.

Amidst the insults and rebukes, some people even started throwing rotten eggs and sweet potatoes at Sakumo Hatake.

How exhilarating is it to have the dignity of a Kage-level powerhouse trampled under the feet of ordinary people?

Kakashi didn't understand, but the people around him did.

Sakumo Hatake kept his head down, seemingly unconcerned about anything around him, completely losing the domineering presence and aura that Hatake Yin-Yang should possess.

"why?"

Kakashi was furious, yet he looked at his father with a blank expression.

"Why didn't you resist? Why didn't you argue back?"

"Because they are the people you want to protect?"

"Is it because you are the White Fang of Konoha?"

Kakashi's brain seemed to be split in two, one half filled with anger, the other with calm.

He slowly pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, his gaze as still as a stagnant pool.

Snapped

The next second, a golden figure appeared beside Kakashi, snatched his kunai, and then placed it on Kakashi's head.

"!"

Kakashi snapped out of his daze, all the emotions in his mind converging into one: a berserk rage at its peak.

He roared and turned around to throw a punch at the figure blocking his way, but the punch was caught solidly.

"What is the meaning of being a ninja, Kakashi?"

Minato calmly looked at Sakumo Hatake and spoke to Kakashi beneath him.

"What is the meaning of being a ninja! All I know is that my father was being bullied!"

Kakashi roared, struggling to pull his hand away from Minato's grasp, "Let me through!"

Look carefully! Think carefully!

Uncharacteristically, Minato spoke to Kakashi with extreme sternness: "Is Lord White Fang right or wrong? You must see this clearly!"

"Why doesn't Lord White Fang resist himself?"

"He wasn't subject to any restrictions, you understand?"

"He could have killed everyone if he wanted to, but he didn't. Why?"

Kakashi, his face contorted with struggle, said resentfully, "I know! How could I not know!"

"He's a fool. He talks a lot, but he actually cares about others more than anyone else!"

"If it weren't for that, how could he have ended up in this state!"

"That's it."

Minato turned Kakashi's face and forced him to look him in the eye. "Lord White Fang did what he believed was right, and even with this result, he has no regrets."

"Therefore, I don't want you to do anything you'll regret."

"Please trust Lord White Fang, okay?"

"……hateful……"

Kakashi was an extremely intelligent child. He slowly stopped struggling. Minato patted him on the head with a sigh and watched as Sakumo Hatake was taken to the Hokage's office.

"Just wait at home, he'll be back soon."

Minato smiled slightly, then disappeared from his spot and headed towards the Hokage's office.

The trial of Sakumo Hatake will now take place in the Hokage's office, and Minato insists on being present.

"……believe……"

Kakashi stood still, looking up at the sky.

"Father, what can I believe in you about?"

"What exactly are ninjas like?"

He watched the sky darken, and raindrops fell onto his eyelids.

As the rain intensified, Kakashi's thoughts gradually became clearer.

"I understand. Father will definitely argue his case. He is the White Fang of Konoha!"

Kakashi's eyes lit up. "That's right, Minato-sensei is right. I'm going home to wait for him!"

"In the end, he'll definitely come back smiling and tell those idiots that he'll always be Konoha's White Fang!"

"That's right... that must be it!"

"Father was right! Saving our comrades was not wrong!"

Kakashi became happier the more he thought about it, but the gloom in his heart grew deeper and deeper.

He wanted to go home, but for some reason, he was afraid to go home.

No matter how much he trusted his father, the dejection in Hatake Sakumo's eyes was undeniable...

Is the White Fang of Konoha really right?

Will he really stick to his own ideas as Minato-sensei said?

Just then, a guard from Konoha suddenly shouted, "Who are you? Stop! Stop!"

Kakashi looked up blankly at the Konoha gates, only to see a pink figure rushing towards him, kicking a Konoha guard away, followed by a thunderous shout:

"Get out of my way!"

"Sakumo Hatake! If you die, I'll kill your son!"

"Did you hear me! You bastard—!!!"

Chapter 186 Stop Acting

"Sakumo Hatake abandoned the mission without authorization, resulting in the annihilation of our reconnaissance unit and repeated defeats for the front-line troops."

"Now, by the judgment of the Konoha Elder Council, Hatake Sakumo is stripped of his duties as head of the Anbu and his codename White Wolf is revoked."

"The head of the secret service will be temporarily managed by Danzo Shimura, who will oversee the entire operation."

Danzo Shimura held a scroll in his hand, looking calmly at Sakumo Hatake, who stood with his head down in the Hokage's office, and read the verdict to him word by word.

"Because Sakumo Hatake has worked hard and made great contributions, but his merits and demerits do not offset each other, he is required to stay at home and confine himself for three years as punishment."

Danzo glanced at Sakumo Hatake, then slowly put away the scroll. "Sakumo Hatake, you have no objections, do you?"

Sakumo Hatake didn't speak; he just looked down at his toes, appearing somewhat listless.

"how?"

"Our people from the root didn't torture you, did they?"

Danzo threw the scroll at Sakumo Hatake, and it fell to the ground with a thud after hitting him.