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Chapter 163 The Hero Hidden in the Mist, A Change

The Third Hokage was only slightly surprised. When he was taking stock of the ninjas from other villages, seeing his own village's ninjas appear in his list inevitably gave him a strange feeling.

After a brief pause, the Third Hokage recovered.

Because disrupting the missions of other villages' ninjas is such a common thing.

It's important to know that the relationship between the five great ninja villages in the ninja world isn't very good.

There are only so many resources in the ninja world. If you don't take from others, they will take from you. Over time, this is how hatred between villages arises.

This leads to a situation where, at times, even if it's not for the purpose of acquiring any resources, people will sabotage other people's tasks.

In short, I don't want the other person to have an easy time.

The Third Hokage couldn't remember why he sent Ibiki to sabotage Kirigakure's mission; it was just a small matter, and it didn't matter whether he remembered it or not.

The Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, and the others were also aware of this, so none of them asked the Third Hokage directly. Instead, they continued to watch the light screen.

Upon seeing that the newcomer was Ibiki, a master torturer with ruthless methods, Kisame, knowing it was a hopeless situation, followed Suigetsu's hint and, to protect himself, wiped out the entire Cipher Department, including a female member who had been nagging him and wanted to have dinner and sleep together.

Kisame's actions perfectly illustrate the truth that "if one has no woman in their heart, drawing their sword will naturally bring divine intervention."

"If one has no woman in their heart, their sword will naturally be divine when drawn? That's a rather biased statement."

As the person who was most skilled with a knife among those present, Hatake Sakumo didn't quite agree with this statement.

Admittedly, without women around, he could dedicate more time to practicing his swordsmanship.

But on the other hand, with women around, he has a bond. Every time he does a mission or goes to the battlefield, he has this thought: I can't die; my wife is still waiting for me; if I die, others will spend my money to beat my children and sleep with my woman. So he desperately tries not to die, and he becomes more decisive and ruthless when using a knife.

Back then, he faced many desperate situations on the battlefield, but the thought that there was a woman in the village who loved him and was waiting for him to return triggered his potential, allowing him to escape danger many times and eventually become the White Fang of Konoha.

Thinking of this, he looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, you'd better find me a daughter-in-law as soon as possible. Don't worry, I won't look down on you."

After saying that, he glanced at Nohara Rin again, and his meaning was quite clear.

Kakashi: ? ? ?

[Of course, this mysterious female club member was actually framed by the animation team's malicious addition of scenes, which we'll discuss later when we talk about Kisame.]

[Getting back to the main point, after Kisame escaped, Konoha's intelligence came up empty.]

Ibiki's appearance dealt a heavy blow to the inexperienced Kisame, while Kisame showed Ibiki what a ruthless person he was, leaving a shadow in each other's hearts.

After this incident, Xiguashan inexplicably became a bad guy.

The most outrageous thing is that a rumor spread that Suigetsu had sold the intelligence that Kisame had kept secret by killing a female ninja from the Cipher Department to a neighboring country. In a fit of rage, Kisame chopped Suigetsu into pieces and turned him into a watermelon platter.

[They even went so far as to call Xiguashan a wanted criminal from Wuyin.]

[Good heavens, it's rare to find someone in Kirigakure who can be considered truly loyal to the village, even deserving of the title "Hero in the Dark," yet he's become a defector from Kirigakure. It's shocked me for a whole year.]

To express the uploader's own shock, the official guidebook evaluating Suigetsu Hozuki appeared on the screen.

The official guidebook states: Suigetsu Hozuki also carried out underground missions to protect the Village of Blood Mist. He was once a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. He has a deep mind and a strong sense of vigilance. People around him also look at him differently. All the ruthless actions he took were for the sake of the village.

In summary: He is a dark figure who wields Samehada to sever the bodies and lives of his enemies, and protects the darkness within the Blood Mist.

"Why does this guy seem a bit like Danzo?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Sakumo Hatake with surprise.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Sakumo Hatake touched his cheek, not understanding why the Third Hokage and the others were looking at him like that.

Wasn't Danzo hiding in the shadows, silently contributing to the village even though no one knew about him?

"Dad, you've only just been resurrected, there are many things you don't know yet."

Beside him, Kakashi was about to organize his thoughts and briefly explain to his father Danzo's "great achievements" when Sakumo waved his hand.

"Alright, I can roughly guess some things. You don't need to say anything more. Just look at the light screen."

Hatake Sakumo wasn't stupid either.

Given everyone's surprised looks and Kakashi's hesitant expression, how could he not know that Danzo's persona had crumbled?

So Danzo's actions—adopting orphans, secretly conducting experiments, stealing genius ninjas from small clans, being ruthless to enemies and even more cold-blooded to his own people—which are easily misunderstood, were not misunderstandings at all. It turns out he was such a great villain.

So, was Danzo also behind that rumor that targeted him and led to his suicide?

Looking back now, that mission was a top secret of the village. Under normal circumstances, even if he failed and returned to the village, it wouldn't have spread around the village.

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If the teammate he rescued was of sound mind, he wouldn't go around telling everyone about it.

Therefore, there must have been a mastermind behind the scenes who instigated his mission failure in order to save his teammates.

Only the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura could achieve this level of skill; advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado could not.

Thinking of this, Hatake Sakumo turned his head to look at the Third Hokage. Coincidentally, at that moment, the Third Hokage also looked at him.

As they looked at each other, the Third Hokage gave an apologetic look.

It's unclear whether he was apologizing for not stopping Danzo, or if he was the mastermind behind it all.

Shaking his head inwardly, Hatake Sakumo decided not to pursue the matter any further.

In any case, pursuing it won't have any effect.

To be precise, it was his choice that caused the mission to fail, resulting in heavy losses for Konoha.

He committed suicide afterward because he couldn't withstand the pressure from public opinion, so it can't be considered homicide.

He and Kakashi will continue to live in Konoha; some things are best left in the past.

This time, however, he won't be so foolish as to commit suicide.

"By the way, Kakashi, you've been either recovering from your injuries or on missions lately, so I haven't had a chance to properly examine how well you've practiced your swordsmanship. After we finish watching the light screen, let's go to the training ground and practice some more."

Kakashi didn't reply, but instead looked at Minato Namikaze.

His eyes conveyed a single message: Teacher, save me!

Minato Namikaze gave Kakashi an encouraging smile with a slight upturn of his lips, then turned his head away and stopped looking at Kakashi.

Kakashi: Sensei, why are you like this?

Minato: What? Teacher is doing this for your own good!

It seems that Sakumo Hatake wasn't the only one who changed after being resurrected.

(End of this chapter)