Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 11 Interaction with Kakashi

They returned to Hatake Sakumo's residence, which was now much quieter. Whether it was ordinary people or ninjas, almost everyone avoided it.

In fact, it was not because of disgust or fear, but rather because of shame.

Everyone who had been discussing Sakumo Hatake's death could be considered a driving force behind it, and everyone bears some responsibility.

With this mindset, neither ninjas nor ordinary civilians would want to pass through this place again, as it would only remind them of their past mistakes.

He knocked on the door repeatedly, but when no one answered, Uchiha Touyu frowned and simply jumped into the courtyard.

Besides its core abilities, the Spirit Binding General also has some other minor functions, such as the ability to sense souls. This allows Uchiha Touyu to be called a sensory ninja, although the range of his perception is not large, only a few dozen meters.

In Uchiha Tou's perception, Kakashi's soul fluctuations remained in the center of the room without moving, indicating that no one was home, but simply that he was being ignored.

"Kakashi, are you just staying home and getting moldy?!"

Shouting loudly, Uchiha Tou jumped in through the window, looked at Kakashi lying on the bed with a numb expression, and pulled him up.

"Is there something you need? If not, don't bother me. This is my home."

Kakashi glanced at Uchiha Tou and muttered something in a low voice. Uchiha Tou frowned, said nothing, took the scroll off his back, and threw it at Kakashi.

"You think I wanted to come? This is a scroll left behind by Sakumo Hatake-senpai, and I'm returning it to you now!"

Kakashi accepted the scroll, slightly taken aback. His father had left behind a scroll? Why would he give it to Uchiha Hiu?

However, this question only flashed through his mind. Although Kakashi was in a low period at the moment, the matter concerning his father was an exception. Almost without hesitation, Kakashi directly opened the scroll in his hand.

The contents of the scroll were indeed written by his father. Not only were the font, writing style, and tone exactly the same, but there were even some code words that his father habitually left behind. Hatake Sakumo had also taught Kakashi about ninja knowledge, and some of these code words were things that only the father and son knew.

When Kakashi saw the contents, he was even more surprised. The scroll contained the White Fang Sword Technique he had inherited from his father!

The inheritance of ninjutsu is of paramount importance to a clan. For clans that rely on secret techniques, if their secret techniques are leaked out, they will have to retrieve the inheritance no matter what, and kill all the ninjas who obtained the inheritance.

Besides ensuring the uniqueness of their family's secret techniques, another important reason is the fear that their family's ninjutsu might be found to have flaws, thus making them vulnerable to being targeted by their opponents.

This is not impossible. Ninjas are a profession that values ​​intelligence the most. Even a rough estimate of the information is enough to affect the outcome of a battle between ninjas with a certain difference in strength. If all the secret techniques information were to leak out, it would be a catastrophe for the clan.

All this is to illustrate the importance of inheritance. In Kakashi's view, it was truly unimaginable that his father would entrust his legacy to Uchiha Hiu.

Of course, if we insist on explaining it, it's not entirely unexplainable:

Sakumo Hatake's lineage does not fall under the category of secret techniques, so even if it is leaked, it is basically very difficult to counter it.

Furthermore, their family wasn't originally a ninja clan; rather, they were ninjas who rose from commoners, so they didn't need to consider the problems of other clan members.

Sakumo Hatake didn't know many ninjas to begin with, and after the incident, he only kept in touch with Uchiha Touya.

Instead of passing on his legacy to himself, he had Uchiha Hiyu entrust it to him, perhaps out of fear of being investigated by the Anbu after his suicide.

In short, Kakashi trusted the scroll so much that he didn't suspect Uchiha Tou at all. Even if he knew there must be something else going on, he just imagined it and didn't ask Uchiha Tou any questions.

After finishing reading the scroll in his hand, Kakashi Hatake looked up at Touu Uchiha:

When your father gave you the scroll, did he say anything else?

"Sakumo Hatake-senpai didn't say anything. He put a seal on the scroll, which I only recently unlocked!"

All of this was arranged by Uchiha Hiyu and Hatake Sakumo, and a seal was indeed placed on the scroll, so it wouldn't arouse Kakashi's suspicion.

The matter of Hatake Sakumo was both sensitive and difficult to explain, so Uchiha Tou simply didn't explain it and left everything to Kakashi's imagination.

Kakashi sighed, his expression darkening as he received no information from Uchiha Hiyu.

However, compared to his initial lifeless and almost apathetic appearance, Kakashi now shows a hint of life.

"Alright, Kakashi, come out and spar with me! How long have you been holed up at home?"

"Perhaps what happened to Sakumo Hatake-senpai has hit you hard, but no matter what, you won't find the answers by staying at home!"

"The answer...do you know what answer I'm looking for?"

Kakashi Hatake glanced up at Touu Uchiha, only to see him curl his lip in disapproval:

"Isn't it just a matter of which is more important, the mission or your comrades? Wasn't that the question that led to Sakumo Hatake's death? Aren't you thinking about that too?"

Kakashi pursed his lips, then gently gritted his teeth after a moment:

"So what do you think? Should ninjas prioritize missions, or should they value their comrades more?"

"If you ask me..."

Uchiha Touyu's expression was serious and cautious. After looking around, he whispered:

"Of course I think... I'm the most important!"

"First, we need to calculate the risk of the mission, and also the relationship between me and my companions. For missions with lower risk, I can help out ordinary companions. But if the mission is more dangerous, then they'd better find their own way out!"

"In short, first and foremost, you have to consider your own safety; second, consider your own abilities. Your own life comes first, good companions second, the mission third, and as for those you only vaguely recognize, they'll have to stay last!"

"Are you really a ninja? You seem too... too..."

After being fed a bowl of toxic chicken soup full of human truth by Uchiha Hiyu, Hatake Kakashi's eyes widened, and he was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

On the contrary, Sakumo Hatake, who had been hovering beside Uchiha Tou, looked thoughtful and inspired after hearing these words.

Having died once, Hatake Sakumo, while not entirely agreeing with Uchiha Tou's words, still found them quite reasonable.

(End of this chapter)