In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 94 Goodbye Kakashi (Please Subscribe)

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill him."

However, Kado was still unwilling to give up. Knowing that he could not escape his fate, he hurriedly picked up a blade from the ground and held it to Zabuza's neck, trying to relieve his fear with a roar.

"Yo Kakashi-senpai, long time no see, almost five years, right? You're still so weak. Have you been watching too much 'Make-Out Paradise' again?"

Qianye never looked directly at Kado. Lightning flashed in his hand, accompanied by the cry of a thousand birds. The lightning transformed into a sharp spear, piercing through Kado's brow and shattering most of his forehead.

Clang—, the blade in his hand fell to the ground with a thud, and Kado swayed and collapsed, dead beyond any doubt.

Without Gato's threat, Haku had no more scruples and quickly stepped forward to catch Zabuza.

"This is Chidori. Are you Chiyo?" Kakashi finally recognized Chiyo, and with a thud, he knelt down on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, looking at Chiyo in disbelief.

Wearing a wind chime-shaped hat, his face was obscured, but his chin revealed a sense of familiarity.

Just like in the original story, Kakashi's chakra was almost completely depleted at this point.

"So you finally recognized me?" Qianye murmured.

"Why... since you're still alive, why don't you go back to the village and explain things to the Hokage? It's not just me, it's Naruto, it's Kurenai, they've all been waiting for your return," Kakashi asked breathlessly.

"How is Hong now?" Qianye hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked.

"Because of you, she chose to step down and join the medical department. Until three months ago, she was recruited by the Hokage and returned to the front line, becoming a team leader like me," Kakashi said.

"I see, that's good then." Qianye smiled, unbuttoned the collar of his red cloud black robe, took off his wind chime hat, revealing a head of medium-length black hair, a Konoha ninja headband with scratches, and an extremely handsome face.

When Kakashi saw the scratches on Chiyo's headband, his pupils contracted immediately, and he cried out in shock, "Chiyo, you..."

"As you can see, I have already become a rogue ninja. Also, I am very grateful for your trust, but unfortunately, what the wanted poster says is true. Just like Itachi Uchiha wiped out the Uchiha clan, I also wiped out the Sarutobi clan and the Shimura clan. Not only them, but I also killed Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son and daughter-in-law."

Qianye shrugged slightly, looking completely harmless.

"Why...why did you do this?" At this moment, Kakashi felt his worldview being attacked like never before.

He used to see him as someone so sunny, elegant, kind, and polite, respected by many people in Konoha.

They actually did something like that.

"Why?" Chiya put her straw hat back on and, mimicking Obito's tone when he spoke to the Fourth Hokage, said, "You can think of it as a long-planned scheme, or you can say it was just out of interest."

"If I had to put it into words, it would probably be removing the termites from the great tree of Konoha."

"What does this mean?" Kakashi asked, frowning.

Chiya casually removed a stool from the system's inventory, sat down, and continued, "Kakashi, you're a smart person. It's a pity that your environment has narrowed your perspective."

"Back then, as the captain of the Anbu, you were ordered by Hiruzen Sarutobi to collect the corpses of the Uchiha clan. You must have also participated in the work of collecting the corpses of the Sarutobi clan."

"Didn't you notice anything amiss at the time? Where did all these ninjas from the usually unremarkable Sarutobi clan come from?"

"More than two thousand ninjas. This surpasses the Senju and Uchiha clans at their peak."

"Other clans gradually weakened after experiencing three consecutive Shinobi World Wars, and some even perished."

"But the Sarutobi clan is growing stronger. Have you noticed that, apart from that idiot Sarutobi Asuma, you can't even name a single one of the Sarutobi clan ninjas? Let alone encounter them on missions."

"Isn't that enough to prove anything?"

At this point, Qianye took out three bottles of water from the system warehouse, tossing one to Yecang standing behind him and another to Kakashi.

Kakashi took the water bottle but didn't drink it. He simply watched Chiya silently, recovering his chakra while waiting for him to continue.

Qianye didn't seem to mind. He opened the bottle, took a sip, and continued, "Where leaves dance, fire is rekindled. The firelight illuminates the village and allows new trees to sprout. The will of fire will never be extinguished."

"You're probably familiar with that phrase that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi always says."

"The meaning is good, but what did Hiruzen Sarutobi do? He used all the people of Konoha as nourishment, burning down the entire village to illuminate his Sarutobi clan."

"If I hadn't wiped out the Sarutobi clan and had let that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi continue to rule Konoha, believe me, in just a few years, Konoha wouldn't be called Konoha anymore, but would have to be called Sarutobi instead."

"So, do you think I've done something to rid Konoha of termites?"

Kakashi frowned, trying to extract information from Chiya. "Is this why you harbored resentment towards the Third Hokage and destroyed the Sarutobi clan?"

"Of course not." Chiya shook his head. "What does the Sarutobi clan have to do with me? Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi really changed Konoha's name to Sarutobi, it has nothing to do with me."

"But before that, let me tell you about all the stupid things Hiruzen Sarutobi has done over the years."

"Do you know how your father died?" Qianye suddenly asked.

"My father?" Kakashi was suddenly stunned, his face losing its composure as memories of his father's life flooded his mind.

Chiya continued, "Yes, it's your father, Hatake Sakumo."

"Back then, your father was known as the White Fang of Konoha. He was a genius ninja whose strength surpassed that of the Legendary Sannin, who was courageous and active. But later he suddenly committed suicide."

"Rumors circulated that your father abandoned a secret mission to save his comrades, causing the village to suffer huge losses. As a result, he was blamed by his fellow villagers, and even the comrades he had saved began to criticize him. Sakumo Hatake was so traumatized that he eventually committed suicide."

However, this is not the case.

As the sun gradually rises, the thick fog dissipates, and sunlight shines on the bridge.

Because of the lighting, half of Chiya's face was obscured by shadows.

"Your father died as a result of political persecution."

"Political persecution?" Kakashi looked bewildered.

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