Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

The Hatake family.

When Lu arrived, the street was surprisingly deserted.

The door was closed tightly.

Lu Shi knocked on the door, but there was no response. Lu Shi tried pushing the door, only to find that it was not closed at all.

Since that's the case, Lu Shi simply pushed open the door and went inside.

"Isn't it inappropriate for us to just walk in without their permission?" Nine Lamas hesitated.

These words made Lu Shi laugh.

"Hey! You've become so polite after being away for a while?"

"I'm just reminding you."

"It's alright, I know someone there."

Lu Shi led the Nine Lamas deep into the courtyard, and soon they heard arguing coming from inside the room.

"Father! Did you really cause the mission to fail?" Kakashi's voice was full of confusion.

Sakumo Hatake looked at his son, his voice weary, "Kakashi, do you also think it was wrong of me to abandon the mission to save my comrades?"

"I……"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, "I don't know, but the villagers and ninjas outside are all saying you did something wrong."

"Kakashi, you can go out now. I want to be alone for a while."

"I see."

Kakashi opened the door with his head down and saw Shikatoki and Kurama.

"Hey! Hello there!"

Lu greeted him with a smile.

Kakashi instinctively greeted, "Hello, wait! Who are you?! What are you doing in my house?!"

"You must be Kakashi Hatake!"

The deer curiously circled around Kakashi, who is a very popular character in the anime.

"That's me. What do you want?"

"I'm not doing anything!"

As Shikatoshi spoke, he looked up and waved to Hatake Sakumo, who was walking out from the other side. "Sakumo-senpai, it's been a long time!"

"It's deer time!"

Sakumo Hatake also said, "Who would come to visit at this time?"

He knew very well that the rumors outside had spread to such an extent that the Hokage must have tacitly approved of it; otherwise, how could he be so arrogant?

Therefore, Sakumo Hatake did not go to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At the same time, he was also very resentful. Was the mission really more important than the lives of his comrades?!

"Are you Nara Shikatoki?!"

When Kakashi Hatake looked at the deer, his eyes were filled with adoration.

This surprised Lu Shi somewhat. "You seem very happy. Come to think of it, because your father has been working in the Anbu and I've been quite busy, this is the first time we've met!"

"Lord Shikatoki, my father has told me about your and Lord Minato's experiences in World War II. You two were truly amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Shikashi smiled and patted Kakashi's head.

It feels really good.

"Haha, I have a good relationship with your father, you don't need to call me 'sir,' that's too formal," Lu Shi laughed.

"Then I'll call you Senior Lu Shi!"

"Either is fine. I came here to see your father." Shikatoki looked at Hatake Sakumo. "Sakumo-senpai's condition seems to be a bit bad!"

Kakashi quieted down.

He didn't know why, even though his father had saved someone, everyone outside was blaming his father.

But he knew that Lu Shi meant no harm and had come to help his father.

"You already know, so do you think there's a problem with me?" Sakumo Hatake asked seriously.

"No!"

Lu Shi was more determined than ever before.

"But everyone outside says Father did the wrong thing," Kakashi asked again.

Deer time is not the time of the flag tree.

It's not that complicated.

"Kakashi, put yourself in their shoes. If you were the one being rescued, would you want your teammates to sacrifice your life for the mission, or would you want them to save you?"

Kakashi was taken aback.

He had never considered this before. After hesitating for a moment, Kakashi said, "It should be to save me, right?"

"That's right! How many people are not afraid of death? It's not an important mission. It's human nature to seek good fortune and avoid harm."

"If your teammate is a cold-blooded creature who would abandon you for the sake of a mission, how could you dare fight alongside him?"

Kakashi's eyes lit up when he heard what Shikamoku said.

Yes! So Father did the right thing.

"Then why outside...?"

Kakashi wanted to ask more questions, but Shikatoshi interrupted him.

"Alright! Next up is political analysis, not something a little kid like you should be listening to." Shikamaru pushed Kakashi next to Kurama. "Kyuubi, take Kakashi out to play for a while."

Nine Lama looked at the child in front of him, somewhat speechless.

"I am not a nanny."

"I'll treat you to barbecue and a hot spring later."

"Don't worry! Leave it to me!"

Kakashi was carried away by Kurama.

Sakumo Hatake hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Sakumo-senpai, you can say whatever you want to say."

"That must be the Nine-Tails, right? Will Kakashi get into trouble following it?" Sakumo Hatake asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, if Sakumo-senpai doesn't believe in the Nine-Tails, don't you believe in me?" Shikatoki smiled confidently. "Right now, senpai's matter is more important."

Sakumo Hatake sighed upon hearing this.

"Lu Shi, you should know very well that this is not just a simple mission failure."

"I understand. The mission just failed, and there's been a lot of drama surrounding it. The Hokage must have been involved too, which is why you feel so helpless," Shikato said without any attempt to hide it.

Sakumo Hatake nodded. "Yes! Even the Hokage is involved, what can I do? I can only let it cool down and wait it out."

"What if the ninja you saved also comes out and criticizes you?"

Lu Shilai had thought about it carefully on the way.

In the original work, there are only two reasons why Sakumo Hatake committed suicide.

Firstly, it poses a threat to Kakashi.

He sacrificed his own life to give Kakashi a chance to live.

However, this is completely unfounded in Shikatoki's view, because Hiruzen Sarutobi never intended for Sakumo Hatake to die.

Therefore, they would never use Kakashi to threaten them.

I hope it's Shimura Danzo who dies instead of Hatake Sakumo.

Secondly, there's the person Sakumo Hatake saved, and Kakashi's distrust.

This person was turned by Danzo Shimura and directly stood up to criticize Sakumo Hatake.

In addition, Kakashi was relatively young and had heard a lot of rumors, so he was eager to get answers from Sakumo Hatake.

This is what he finds most unacceptable.

Commonly known as having a mental breakdown.

Sure enough, when Shika asked the question, Hatake Sakumo clenched his fists tightly.

"Kurasuke wouldn't do that."

"I mean, if!" Lu Shi pressed closer.

Sakumo Hatake took a deep breath. "I believe in my teammates!"

Seeing this, Lu Shi went straight into the house and sat down. "Since you trust your teammates so much, senior, let's take a gamble!"

"What are we betting on?"

"Let's bet on whether Kurasuke will defect!"

Shika, ever the social butterfly, poured himself a glass of water and continued, "If he turns against me, then I hope that in the future, no matter what happens, Sakumo-senpai will stand behind me without hesitation!"

Sakumo Hatake's gaze sharpened. "What are you going to do?"

"Don't be nervous, who can predict the future? Let's talk about the present, shall we take a gamble?"

Sakumo Hatake pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "If Kousuke doesn't intervene, then you must take Kakashi as your apprentice!"

"good!"

Lu made the decision immediately!

In his view, this was a sure win.

Even if Kousuke doesn't betray Kakashi this time, it's not a big deal if he takes Kakashi as his apprentice.

After chatting with Sakumo Hatake for a while, and with the bet in mind, his mental state improved a lot.

At least that guarantees they won't try to kill themselves.

"Alright, Sakumo-senpai, I'll be going now."

Lu Shi stepped out of the room. "Nine-Tails, let's go!"

Kurama ran over quickly with Kakashi, still gnawing on a grilled fish.

"Leaving so soon!"

"If we don't leave now, you'll be full soon," Lu Shi said irritably. "Will you still be able to eat barbecue later?"

Upon hearing this, Nine Lama immediately retorted, "This is only a small amount! I can eat much more!"

Perhaps it's because I've been holding it in for too long.

The current Nine-Tailed Fox is nothing like the proud and arrogant fox from the original story; he's more like a husky.

"Kakashi, what do you want? I'll take you to eat barbecue, and I'll introduce you to another idol while I'm at it." Shikatoshi directly lured Kakashi away.

Kakashi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Sakumo Hatake expectantly.

"Don't rely on your dad for everything, learn to be independent!" Shikatoki said, pulling Kakashi up. "It's decided then, Sakumo-senpai, I'm taking Kakashi out to play!"

As Sakumo Hatake watched the two disappear, he had a feeling that it might have been better for Kakashi to become Minato Namikaze's apprentice!

It seems a bit unreliable that he became an apprentice of Nara Shika!