Naruto: Six Paths of the Senju Family

"Kakashi, your talent is excellent, there is no doubt about it!"

"A twelve-year-old Jonin, a genius ninja who developed ninjutsu alone..."

Naoki paused slightly and looked at Kakashi seriously.

"But this talent cannot make you a truly strong person."

"Leave your ninja forehead protector with me for now, go back and think about it."

"Now, are you ready to become a real Konoha ninja!"

"After you think about it, come back and tell me your answer!"

Naoki patted Kakashi on the shoulder, indicating that he could leave.

Uchiha Mikoto sent Kakashi away, who looked disappointed, and returned to the rope tree.

"Nawaki-kun, isn't this question a little too early for Kakashi?"

"No matter how talented he is, he is just a five-year-old child."

"Besides, those experiences are just created by your illusion..."

Naoshu shook his head slightly.

"It's not all an illusion!"

"That's what I used my eye power to show Kakashi about part of his and Uchiha Obito's future."

"If it was really just a genjutsu, how could he learn the ninjutsu of Chidori from the genjutsu?"

Uchiha Mikoto was startled and asked in surprise:

"Could it be that White Fang-senpai really committed suicide because he gave up on his mission like you showed Kakashi?"

Naoshu laughed, put his arm around the girl's shoulders, walked back to his seat and sat down. Mikoto blushed and broke away from his arms, giving Nasuki a blank look.

"This is the Hokage's office, Yondaime-sama!"

Naoki smiled bitterly and gave up the plan of continuing to pull Mikoto back onto his lap.

After regaining his composure, Naoshu sighed slightly.

"If I don't become the Fourth Hokage, it won't be just Sakumo-senpai."

"A lot of people are going to die!"

"You may not imagine that if Konoha continues to be ruled by the third generation, how many people like White Fang will die inexplicably."

"Grandma Mito will die, I will die, Kushina will die, and even the entire Uchiha clan will die..."

"From the moment I awakened my power, I made a decision."

"I want to change everything!"

"Change our destiny!"

"That's why I killed Danzo, forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to abdicate, eliminated those hazards, and tried my best to make Konoha's future develop in a good direction."

Mikoto heard Naoki's words and felt the pressure on him for the first time.

He stepped forward and held Shengshu's head in his arms, gently soothing his back.

"You already did that, didn't you?"

"Along the way, you killed Sanshouyu Kanda and avenged my mother."

"You regained Sansho Hanzo again and solved the threat to Konoha from the Kingdom of Rain."

"It also solved Konoha's funding problem and freed Konoha from the constraints of the Country of Fire."

"And now, all the major families in Konoha have gathered behind you, and you have successfully become the Hokage!"

"Nengshu-kun, you've done a great job, don't put too much pressure on yourself!"

"As for the problem of Kakashi's child, I believe Sakumo-senpai will help him solve it."

Naoshu felt warm in his heart, hugged the girl's back tightly, and rubbed his head against her arms a little tiredly.

"Yeah! I hope so!"

"Mikoto, it's great to have you!"

Uchiha Mikoto blushed and hummed slightly.

"Songshu-kun, me too..."

…

There is currently no war in the ninja world, and Hatake Sakumo, the newly appointed military minister, is just taking some time off.

To put it bluntly, the profession of ninja is like a mercenary who licks blood with his sword. He is always prepared to fight to the death with the enemy.

There is no need for supervision at all. In addition to regular tasks, all Konoha ninjas who have free time will seize all time to practice hard except for some necessary relaxation.

As a minister, Sakumo didn't have to worry about supervising his ninjas, and going to work was as easy as fishing.

He was enjoying his leisure time and planned to teach Kakashi at home in addition to practicing every day.

"Father, I'm back!"

Hearing Kakashi's call, Hatake Sakumo took his eyes back from the short sword across his leg and looked up at Kakashi who looked disappointed.

"Kakashi, did the graduation exam not go well? Why do you look like this?"

Kakashi walked to his father and sat down on his knees with his head lowered.

"Father, I disappoint you!"

"I might... not be suitable to be a ninja."

Hatake Sakumo frowned and asked in a deep voice:

"Kakashi, why do you say that?"

"Didn't you pass Hokage-sama's assessment?"

Kakashi shook his head.

"no!"

"only……"

Kakashi raised his head and looked at his father hesitantly.

"Father, can you tell me, if one day, when faced with a mission and companions, what would be your choice?"

Sakumo was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

"Kakashi, you really surprised me. I didn't expect you to think of this problem so early!"

"Is it because of Hokage-sama's assessment of you this time?"

"Can you tell me in detail why you suddenly asked this question?"

Kakashi was silent for a while, and slowly told his father everything he had experienced in the illusion.

After hearing this, Sakumo had a strange expression on his face.

"I will commit suicide to apologize because I failed the mission and can't stand the rumors in the village?"

"Well"

"If Konoha is still controlled by the Third Generation and Danzo, it is not impossible."

"But now"

Sakumo shook his head, getting rid of this somewhat offensive thought to the Third Hokage.

"Kakashi, I didn't expect the Hokage to value you so much."

"I should really thank Hokage-sama for actually spending my energy pointing out the way forward for you."

Kakashi looked at his father with some confusion, obviously not understanding what his father meant. Things like the Way of Ninja are still a bit too far away for him now.

Seeing the confusion in Kakashi's eyes, Hatake Sakumo drew out his short sword, gently stroked the blade and spoke slowly:

"Kakashi, put the mission and companions aside for now."

"Do you know why I gained the name Konoha White Fang in the ninja world with the short sword in my hand?"

Kakashi nodded vigorously, with admiration in his eyes.

"Um!"

"It's because of my father's sword skills that all the enemies who face you are terrified. No one can block the edge of the White Fang Blade!"

Sakumo nodded noncommittally and handed the short sword in his hand to Kakashi.

"This sword is just made of some chakra conductive metal. Although it is slightly better than some ordinary ninja swords, it is not considered the top in the ninja world."

"Then do you know why it has become so sharp that it seems that there is nothing it can't cut?"

Kakashi took the short sword and held the handle carefully.

He had seen his father use this short sword since he was a child, but he had never picked it up himself. Now holding it in his hand, he clearly felt that this short sword was not as magical as he imagined.

The blade was very thin, not even as strong as the one his father made for him, like a handicraft that could break at the touch of a touch.

Apart from being sharp, it looks ordinary.

"Is it because of my father's strength?"

Apart from these, Kakashi really couldn't think of any other reason.

Sakumo shook his head.

"My strength is not the strongest in the entire ninja world or even in Konoha, and my chakra content is only in the middle of the pack among jounin."

"why?"

Kakashi asked the doubts in his heart.

"Because of faith!"

"With the support of faith, the knife will not break easily."

"Kakashi, why did you become a ninja, and why do you wield your sword?"

"This is the real answer that the Fourth Generation wants to get from you."

"This answer can only be found out by yourself. The Fourth Hokage didn't tell you directly. I just hope you can think about it yourself."

"After thinking about this question, the answer will naturally come to the choice between tasks and companions."

"Think carefully and tell the answer to Hokage-sama!"

Hatake Sakumo took back the short sword from Kakashi's hand, patted his shoulder, stood up and returned to the room.

Kakashi was stunned on the spot.

"Faith?"

"What do I believe in?"