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"No matter what, you can't break through my defenses!"

Chiaki snorted lightly, confident that she could teach Kakashi a lesson even if she only used her swordsmanship.

"Take the move!"

Kakashi, who had disappeared, suddenly rushed towards her. Chiaki raised her sword and muttered to herself, "This one in front of me is definitely bait, another clone. In other words, the next attack will be from somewhere I can't see."

"In the sky, or on the ground..."

"According to Kakashi's thinking in the original work, the possibility of it being underground is higher."

"But he shouldn't have learned the technique of decapitation yet, which means his attack route is the sky!"

Chiaki suddenly raised his head and, as expected, saw Kakashi's face contorted with disbelief.

"Come down here!"

Chiaki swung his katana toward the sky, and the katana struck Kakashi's body squarely, slicing him in two.

Bang

More white smoke!

Or is it just a feint?

"!"

Qianqiu was shocked. This move, which came from the sky, was far beyond what was expected. If Qianqiu hadn't been familiar with the original work, he probably would have been hit.

Does he have another plan?

Suddenly, the unnoticed Substitution Jutsu stake lying in front of Chiaki transformed, and Kakashi appeared, gripping his katana and stabbing it into Chiaki's body.

"What!?"

Chiaki lowered his head and looked at Kakashi, who was right in front of him. Kakashi's eyes were filled with the joy of victory. Having learned from his experience of never hesitating, he resolutely stabbed Chiaki in the back.

"Qianqiu! Watch out!"

With a gasp, Qianqiu narrowed her eyes, threw away the blood-stained katana in her hand, clenched her fist, and swiftly and powerfully slammed it down on Kakashi's taka.

Click!

With superhuman strength, the shojiro shattered. Chiaki's gaze was cold as he raised his fist and swung it toward Kakashi's chin.

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"That's it!"

A figure appeared in front of Kakashi, frowned, and reached out to grab Chiaki's fist.

Bang

The superhuman punch was forcefully blocked, and the figure protected Kakashi as they retreated, stopping after only a few steps.

"You finally decided to come out?"

Chiaki calmed herself down, gently clenched her fist, and the blood on her katana dissipated. Mirai stepped forward and playfully helped Chiaki up.

“If you don’t come out now, you’re going to beat my son to death.”

Standing in front of Kakashi was Sakumo Hatake, who was rubbing his hands with a pained expression. Taking the punch head-on was really painful. Even though he, a Kage-level powerhouse, had prepared himself and covered his hands with chakra, the force of the punch still made his hands go numb from the recoil.

"I don't want my Hatake clan to die out like this."

Sakumo Hatake waved to Kakashi, "Kakashi, go and prepare the tea room. We'll entertain these two distinguished guests."

Kakashi, looking indignant, put away his weapon, glanced at Chiaki with a complicated expression, and jogged away from where he stood.

His confidence as a genius was shattered. Qianqiu's strength was indeed excessively powerful, capable of pinning him to the ground and beating him.

Although Chiaki ultimately didn't use his swordsmanship to fight him, and even abandoned his weapon, it only proves that Chiaki hadn't yet mastered swordsmanship.

In reality, Chiaki, without using any ninjutsu or secret techniques, but only employing swordsmanship and superhuman strength, had already dealt a profound blow to Kakashi in terms of raw power.

What Kakashi found most unacceptable was that Chiaki looked to be only a teenager, even younger than himself.

Damn it... the gap is really that big...

"My son is sorry to have made you laugh."

Sakumo Hatake glanced at Kakashi's departing figure. He even sensed that Kakashi harbored some resentment deep down, but this was also a good thing.

This kid has been incredibly talented since childhood. There's no one among his peers who can fight him, and even ordinary Chunin are no match for him.

Kakashi's constant success had inflated his ego and made him arrogant.

Sakumo Hatake, who was rarely at home, was somewhat lacking in his education of Kakashi, and his mother, who did not understand training, was naturally unable to persuade Kakashi.

This experience of being thoroughly defeated by Chiaki was a great lesson and a setback for Kakashi, who had never been defeated before. If you really want to be fair, Chiaki was barely the same age as him. The sense of defeat from being defeated by someone his own age was much more humiliating than being defeated by someone who was much older than him.

There's always hope in people.

If I had the same amount of time as him, I would definitely be better than him.

If luck is on my side, I will definitely be the winner.

But when all conditions are brought to near parity, the defeat at that moment is the most frustrating and disheartening, and also the one that allows you to grow the most.

As Sakumo Hatake gazed at Chiaki, a series of inexplicable thoughts welled up within him.

Even if I were to pass away, Kakashi's education wouldn't be too much of a concern...

"That's your own son, you have to take good care of him."

Chiaki stared directly at Hatake Sakumo, seemingly having seen through his thoughts, and mercilessly extinguished Hatake Sakumo's ideas with her words.

"Hehe...that's true."

Sakumo Hatake chuckled and beckoned to Chiaki and Mirai, "I don't know what brings you here, but let's go to the tea room first, and we can chat over drinks?"

"also."

Qianqiu nodded, her emotions gradually calming down. "Speaking of which, the idea of ​​having no descendants doesn't exist, right?"

"Anyway, you're still so young, it won't matter if you have one or two more children."

"That's not good."

Sakumo Hatake smiled slightly, offering no further explanation, and simply led the way, saying, "This way, please."

"Well."

Qianqiu pursed her lips and reached out to take the future's little hand.

"Qianqiu... he doesn't seem to be in very good condition..."

Future lowered her head and whispered to Qianqiu, "Even I can feel the confusion and chaos emanating from him."

"Hmm, it seems the problem really was his own path. What an idiot."

Chiaki looked up, and she and Mirai exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.

No matter what, we cannot let Sakumo Hatake die!

"Please come in."

Chiaki and Mirai were led to the tea room. Sakumo Hatake calmly sat down and gestured for Chiaki and Mirai to sit wherever they pleased.

The Hatake clan's tea room is also a traditional tatami tea room. Although it is somewhat smaller than the Uchiha clan's tea room, it is much cleaner.

The three sat in silence. Kakashi entered with a cup of tea, his face now masked. He placed the teacups in front of Chiaki and Mirai, and finally gave one to Sakumo Hatake.

After Kakashi finished doing all this, he bowed slightly to Chiaki and Mirai, closed the door, and left.

He probably went to train on his own; he'll probably never forget the feeling of being beaten to the ground by Qianqiu.

After Kakashi left, the tea room returned to silence.

Sakumo Hatake stared silently at the steaming tea, seemingly waiting for Chiaki to speak first.

Mirai blinked, glanced at Chiaki, then at Sakumo Hatake, and sensed that something was off about the master and apprentice pair.

Normally, there is a hierarchy between master and apprentice. Apprentices usually show great respect to their masters, and at the very least, they maintain a certain distinction in status.

Chiaki treated Hatake Sakumo as if he were just an ordinary friend, which was not the kind of attitude a disciple should have towards his master.

Well.

Perhaps it was because Hatake Ono's sharp tongue made him too easy to be hated, even by his own disciples, who would not regard him as a normal teacher because of his strange and sarcastic manner.

"Should we follow the procedures or start right away?"

Chiaki looked at the silent Hatake Sakumo and spoke up decisively.

She doesn't have that much time to wear down Hatake Sakumo, so let's be more direct and get straight to the point.

Are you feeling lost on your path to becoming a film actor?

Chiaki directly pointed out Sakumo Hatake's problem, and Sakumo Hatake looked up at Chiaki in surprise, then slowly nodded.

"I don't think this is something you should know. Did the Third Hokage summon you?"

His gaze was indifferent, and his entire being exuded an aura of deathly stillness.

"No, it has nothing to do with that old man."

Chiaki shook her head. "I only realized something was wrong with you after listening to Jiraiya-sensei's explanation and then thinking about you."

"The dignified White Fang of Konoha, even when facing someone he needs to protect, would not silently endure their humiliation."

"Unless he starts to realize that something is wrong with him, that he made a mistake before, right?"

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"Was my life ultimately right or wrong?"

"Should we protect those we are supposed to protect?"

"According to the old approach, one should have directly retorted, but is retorting in that way really the right thing to do?"

Chiaki looked at Hatake Sakumo, her voice gradually rising, while Hatake Sakumo's gaze gradually dimmed.

Clearly, what Qianqiu said was not much different from what he was thinking.