Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming

"Hokage-sama."

Kakashi stood at the door in a daze, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's disappearing back.

He didn't understand why the Third Hokage suddenly came to his house and said some inexplicable words. He didn't understand what happened to the Third Hokage, who suddenly seemed like a different person.

"My decisiveness when I was young turned into indecision when I was old. As a ninja born in the late Warring States period, I still have the thoughts of the Warring States period, and often choose situations that are beneficial to the majority and disadvantageous to the minority.

Although some things are beyond my control, I can't do anything after all.

Sorry, Kakashi!! In the future, you will welcome a very young Kage, who was born in the Ninja Village period. When encountering the same thing, he/she may give a completely different answer from me."

"And."

"Kakashi, forgive your father, understand your father, and surpass your father. Sakumo is a great and excellent ninja, and he did nothing wrong."

The words of the Third Hokage before he left appeared in his mind. Kakashi's eyes flickered slightly, and then he returned to calmness.

These words sounded like an apology before parting, and it seemed more like he was hiding something.

"Will there be a very young Hokage in the future?" He muttered this sentence, looking at the empty street, and said to himself, "Is the Third Hokage going to choose a new Hokage?"

"Father did nothing wrong."

Then, Kakashi turned around and looked at the family portrait hanging on the wall.

The middle-aged silver-haired man in the family portrait put his hands on the shoulders of a little boy and smiled very happily. Although the little boy in the family portrait did not smile, his crescent-shaped eyes showed that he was in a good mood.

"Father!!"

Looking at the colorful meatballs in his hand, Kakashi subconsciously took a bite, and then his face suddenly changed.

Slightly bitter, spicy, irritating.

All kinds of strange tastes bloomed in his mouth, and finally rushed straight to his brain, making him look in the direction where the Third Hokage left, his eyes were slightly red, but he did not shed tears after all.

He looked at the empty street for a long time, and his eyes finally fell on the meatballs, and a bit of complexity emerged in his eyes.

"Sir, this meatball has too much mustard."

After leaving Kakashi's house, the third generation looked up to identify the direction, and then walked towards the edge of the village.

A long time ago, perhaps not long after White Fang's death, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not remember the exact time, but he remembered that he had told the young Kakashi the truth about White Fang's death.

From then on, Kakashi became a ninja who only knew the mission and ignored his companions.

"The moment he learned the truth, did Kakashi hate the village? Hate the village's high-level officials?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped and looked back, with a bitter look on his face.

Whether it was him or Kakashi, from the day they became ninjas, they were taught "to do whatever it takes to complete the mission, eliminate all enemies, and even kill all witnesses-this is the rule of the ninja world, and it is also the concept that ninjas must accept from the age of five."

And ninjas are also taught about "hatred" since childhood.

At the end of the Warring States period, after years of fighting between Senju and Uchiha, both sides suffered heavy casualties. Uchiha Izuna was clearly killed by Senju Tobirama, and Uchiha Madara also made a big fuss about it.

But after the village was built, even though Uchiha Madara loved his younger brother so much and Senju Tobirama was so calculating, the friction between the two was limited to the standpoints of the family and the village. Even though they were enemies, they never took "the hatred of killing their brother" as the core contradiction.

Even after the village was built, the five major ninja villages attacked each other, and there was a blood feud between the two sides, but when the moment of short peace came, these hatreds, no matter how big, could only be kept in the bottom of their hearts.

Even though Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of White Fang, she saw Kakashi in the negotiation team in the Sand Village, but she did not choose to take action, but closed herself off and did not see anyone.

This is the daily life of ninjas. If necessary, cooperation with each other is also commonplace.

"A ninja is someone who can endure everything!!"

After saying this, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and walked towards the edge of the village.

The purpose of his visit to Kakashi today was simple, he just wanted to say sorry and to express his recognition of White Fang. He was not afraid that the child would hate him, even if he hated him, it was reasonable.

But because of the years of ninja education, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the child would not hate him, he would only vent his inner pain on himself, or even on Sakumo.

"Why didn't you do this before?"

Thinking of this question, the bitterness on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became even stronger.

The theory of mission priority has long been rooted in the hearts of all ninjas. This kind of brainwashing education makes it difficult for other ninjas to accept White Fang's approach. If he rashly stands up.

It will be a disaster, a huge disaster for Konoha.

"Why do you do this now?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the doorplate of the Hyuga clan in front of him. His thin body became more hunched at this moment, as if it could be blown down by a gust of wind. "As time goes by, the ninjas in the ninja village gradually abandon the old family concept. They regard each other as relatives.

In this context, people who break the "rules" are no longer so unacceptable, but everyone will still choose to put completing the task first because of the iron rule of [mission priority].

It’s just that there will inevitably be White Fang incidents in the future.”

If a similar "White Fang Incident" occurs in the future and the Fifth Hokage wants to break the [Mission Priority] rule, then he/she will be under great pressure.

Rather than doing this, it would be better to let his rotten body be the Hokage who breaks the rules.

"If the Godaime thinks that his companions are more important than his mission, he/she can move out to share the pressure by himself/herself at that time, so as not to put him/her in the same dilemma as Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly straightened his back, with the aura of a "Ninjutsu Professor" emanating from his body. He looked up at the Hyuga clan members who came to greet him, with a flash of sharpness in his eyes.

"It's my original intention to apologize, but if you just apologize, you would be looking down on me too much."

After learning about the arrival of the Sandaime Hokage, Hinata Hizashi, who was dealing with family affairs, hurried over.

On the way here, he specifically asked the tribesmen about the purpose of the Third Hokage's visit to the family. After seeing the tribesmen shaking their heads, Rizu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The Sandaime Hokage rarely visits the Hyuga clan. The last time he came was during the Chinese New Year.

"Is something wrong?"

With this thought in his mind, Hinata and Hiashi quickly came to the front hall with a frown and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen sitting on a chair.

"Hokage-sama!"

After a simple salute, he sat down opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen and asked directly, "Hokage-sama, did something happen to the village? Is there something wrong with the Chunin exam?"

After thinking about it, Rizu felt that the only major events that happened recently were the Chunin Examination and Orochimaru who appeared in the examination venue.

"It's okay! I come over and sit down!"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Hinata Hizu's face.

The passage of time left traces of time on Hizu's cheeks, and the white hair mixed in his hair also proved that the other person was no longer young, but this majestic and unsmiling face reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi of another person.

Hyuga Hizashi! !

"If Hizashi hadn't died, I'm afraid he would have looked like this."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed slightly in his heart, then picked up the tea on the table and began to sip it.

Among the decisions he has made in this life, there are a few that he still remembers to this day, and he also feels guilty to this day.

One of them was about White Fang, and the other was about Hizashi.

"White Fang's Incident" can be seen as a landmark event in Konoha's transition from prosperity to decline, while "Hizashi's Incident" can be seen as a landmark event in Kumogakure surpassing Konoha and becoming the most powerful ninja village in the ninja world. .

These two incidents all occurred under his leadership.

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Looking at the Sandaime Hokage who suddenly fell silent, Hinata Hizashi was also confused. He always felt that the Sandaime looked like he was fine, let alone just sitting here.

But Hizu was thinking hard and couldn't figure out what happened recently that could be related to Hinata.

"Hinata??"

Thinking of his daughter, Hinata Hinata's pupils shrank and he suddenly became nervous, "Hokage-sama, did something happen to Hinata? Did he fail the Chuunin exam and was hospitalized?"

"ah?"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, then he waved his hand towards Hinata and said with a smile, "Hinata is fine. She has finished her second exam. She can go home after the exam results are announced."

"Oh~"

Hinata breathed a long sigh of relief, and while the expression on his face returned to calmness, he couldn't help but think in his heart, "Since Hinata is fine, Hinata shouldn't have anything to do that warrants the Third Hokage to get close to him. He probably just came over to take a look. ”

Before he could take a sip of water, the old voice of the Sandaime Hokage came to his ears.

"I came here this time mainly because of what happened with Hizashi."

The moment he heard the name, Hinata Hinashi's face turned cold.

Immediately afterwards, he put his hands into his wide sleeves, slowly clenched his fists, and even though his nails dug into the flesh, he did not feel any pain.

The man who used to be called the clan leader in front of others and eldest brother in the future is no longer here.

The person who once liked to eat his boiled eggs is no longer there.

The younger brother who used to always make him angry is no longer there.

Hinata Hiashi raised his head and looked at the Sandaime Hokage sitting across from him, his pure white eyes showing no emotion at all, "Why did Hokage-sama suddenly think of the separation?

Back then, a branch of his family wanted to kill the clan, but failed. His death a few years ago to protect the clan could be considered as atonement for his own mistakes. There is nothing to mention about this kind of person! !

I wonder why Lord Hokage came to Hinata? "

Looking at Hinata Hinashi's extremely dull expression, as if nothing could shake his soul, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

Then, he put the tea cup on the table, straightened his stooped waist slightly, and said with a hint of apology in his old voice, "Because of my previous decision, the day difference was caused."

"This has nothing to do with Hokage-sama!"

Before he could finish speaking, Hyuga Hizashi interrupted directly, "To die for the clan is Hyuga Hizashi's fate. This was his destiny from the moment he was carved as a caged bird.

Everything in the branch family belongs to the clan, including lives.

Early death, late death, and how to die are not decided by Hyuga Hizashi, but by me, the head of the Hyuga clan. "

"Feel sorry!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said to himself, "It was the decline of Konoha under my leadership, and this was the root cause of Hizashi's sacrifice. If Konoha was still the same Konoha it once was, Hizashi would not have died. "

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Hearing this, Hinata Hinata lowered his head and took a sip of tea, covering his eyes with a lid to hide his inner surprise.

The entire Konoha ninja clan knew how Hizashi died, but this matter came from the mouth of the Sandaime Hokage, and he also admitted that he made a mistake, which Hizashi did not expect.

He looked at the old face of the Sandaime Hokage. After being silent for a long time, he finally said nothing.

"I was once the savior of Konoha, but now it has become a stumbling block. Under my leadership, Konoha has more and more problems and the troubles are getting bigger and bigger.

The gap between the ninja clan and the village has become increasingly obvious. "

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head sideways and looked at the four human heads on the Hokage Rock in the distance. His voice was mixed with a bit of complexity, "At first, the teacher gave me a tyrannical Konoha. Later, I raised Konoha's strength to a new level." steps.

But after experiencing various things, Konoha’s strength is no longer what it used to be.”

"Sandaime-sama!"

Rizu suddenly stopped him and asked with a complex expression, "Did something happen in the village?"

No wonder he thought so, he was just sitting at home when suddenly the Hokage came over to apologize and talk about a lot of his faults.

to be honest.

If it weren't for the fact that the Third Hokage looked as healthy as a young man, Hinata Hinata would have thought he had a terminal illness.

"it's okay no problem!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly shook his head and said, "I just feel sorry for your brothers, Hizu, I'm sorry, I didn't fulfill the promise I made to the teacher.

He failed to protect every villager in Konoha. "

"To be honest, if the village could squeeze out 2,000 ninjas back then, Kumogakure Village would not have asked me to hand over anyone. If they dared to make such a request, I would have captured the Sandaime Raikage's concubine to Konoha."

"Rizu, I'm really sorry. You also know the truth behind this."

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Seeing the apology on the face of the Sandaime Hokage, Hinata Hizashi somehow felt that he was less majestic and more emotional, and the grudge caused by the Hizashi incident in his heart also dissipated a bit.

"Hokage-sama."

Half an hour later, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly came from the door of the Hyuga clan.

"Hahaha~"

"Rizu, you go back, I will go somewhere else."

"Go back, go back. Sometimes I am too decadent and too forward-thinking. Don't worry, the future Hokage will definitely not be like me.

I'm really looking forward to seeing if the future Hokage encounters such a thing, will he/she fight back on the spot. "

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Hearing these words, Hinata Hizu fell into silence again.

When he raised his head again, there was no shadow of Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him.

"Sandaime-sama"

Looking at the deserted street in front of him, Hinata took a deep breath and looked up at the blue sky until a little girl walked over, grabbed his trouser legs and shouted "Father hugs" Finally, he suddenly came back to his senses.

After picking up the little girl, Rizu pinched her nose affectionately and whispered.

"Hanabi!"

"Father!"

Hinata Hanabi put her hands around her father's neck, then looked at the empty street in front of her, then put her thumb into her mouth and asked while mumbling.

"Father, who is that old man? Why does Hanabi feel like she has seen him somewhere?"

"him??"

Looking at the direction where the Sandaime was leaving, Hinata Hinata gently shook his body to make the little girl in his arms more comfortable.

Then, he pointed to the Hokage Rock in the distance, his finger fell on the third majestic human head, and patiently explained to Hanabi, "He is the shadow of Konoha Ninja Village, one of the five great ninja countries, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He took over Konoha from the Second Generation Hokage and led Konoha to the top, but he also led Konoha to the bottom. He did many wrong things in his life, but he also did many right things.

They say he is either stupid or bad, but Sandaime-sama is actually not stupid at all, and his character is not even bad. He is just a little biased.

"Eccentric Danzo, Eccentric Menyan, Koharu, Eccentric Orochimaru"

"Then father, is grandpa a good person or a bad person?"

"Who knows?

My father's younger brother died because of him, but it was also because of him that most of the people in the tribe were able to avoid the war and live their lives with peace of mind. "

"Ah? Father's brother? Uncle? What kind of person is he?"

"He."

Hinata Hinashi looked at the moon in the sky and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Your uncle is a very good man. He likes to eat eggs. He talks a lot and is very verbose. He respects your father very much."