His Own Ninja Way

After hearing what the Third said, Yemo was shocked. The price he had paid was enormous. Yemo had thought of many possibilities, but at this moment he realized that the so-called huge price he had imagined was still too small.

The manpower, resources, and manpower consumed by war, even a local war, are unimaginable; it is a huge expense even for a small village or a large country.

"No wonder, so that's how it is?"

Yemo's doubts were finally resolved. Just as the Third Hatake Sakumo's failed mission was too great, so great that even the Konoha High Command could hardly bear it. Now Yemo understood why the leadership hadn't offered any explanation for this matter.

At this moment, the Third slowly spoke, his tone filled with regret, "Originally, according to the meeting held between the high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire and Konoha High Command Hatake Sakumo was to be punished, but that punishment was too severe and I refused. In the end, the Daimyo agreed with my suggestion, and considering how many merits Hatake Sakumo had made, he would not be punished in any way, and the matter would be considered over."

"I never expected it to turn out this way. Hatake Sakumo faced everyone's resistance and blame, and even committed suicide in the end. Yemo, you're right, our higher-ups do bear responsibility for this. Perhaps at the time we thought we wouldn't punish Hatake Sakumo as a lesson, but we never expected things to develop in a way that surprised any of us."

Yemo remained silent for a moment, then looked at the lifeless body of Hatake Sakumo and said, "Ending his life with White Fang, wasn't that Hatake Sakumo's silent justification?"

Hearing Yemo's words, the Third Hokage frowned slightly, turned to look at the leaves dancing in the breeze outside the door, and asked with his back turned, "Yemo, do you know why I'm telling you all this?"

After thinking for a moment, Yemo shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I'm sure you have your own reasons, Third."

With his back turned, Yemo couldn't see the Third's expression, but he could hear the Third Hokage say, "Look now, even in the darkness, the leaves are still dancing. Whether it's night or day, where the leaves dance, the fire will never die. The Kakkō will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout. This is the Will of Fire."

"In Konoha, there is no rule that missions are more important than comrades, and no one can abandon their comrades for the sake of a mission."

Only then did Yemo understand why the Third had told him all this. It turned out that the Third had seen that Ye Mo had a different kind of emotion after witnessing the death of Hatake Sakumo, and that he had a different view of the Konoha High Command. Therefore, he wanted to change his mind.

Unfortunately, the Third's idea was not feasible. Yemo appeared to be a six-year-old kid, but secretly he was over twenty years old. He already had his own sense of good and evil, and it was not something that could be changed by a few words of encouragement from the Third. Even without the Hatake Sakumo incident, Yemo had his own understanding of the higher-ups. It was just that the Hatake Sakumo incident made Yemo see things more clearly.

Yemo believed that his ninja way was different from that of the Third. The Third way was to prioritize the overall interests of the village. He was willing to make any compromise as long as it could maintain the stability of the village, and naturally he was willing to sacrifice many things, even a clan. For example, the future Uchiha was just a sacrifice to maintain the stability of the village.

Yemo's ninja way is not like that. He believes that ninjas are a group of people who have power that ordinary people do not have, and that ninjas should use this power to protect the people and things that are most important to them. To put it bluntly, Yemo is selfish.

But so what if he's selfish? Yemo doesn't consider himself a benevolent person. What does world peace matter? If even the most important people and things are gone, what's the point of the world? Even in a beautiful world, one would only live a lonely life.

My love is limited, and my small heart can only hold so much; it can't contain the whole world.

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." Yemo exchanged a few perfunctory words, then bid farewell to the Third and walked alone on the quiet streets late at night, returning home.

As soon as Yemo pushed open the door, before he could even take off his shoes, he saw his older sister, looking furious, walking out with a rolling pin in her hand.

He shouted, "Yemo, you've really got guts! You haven't been home for so long and you actually went out to eat, and you didn't come back until so late. You have to..."

The conversation abruptly stopped. Kushina looked at Yomo, who looked exhausted, worried, and in a very bad Yemo. Her anger vanished instantly, and a look of concern crept onto her pretty face.

"Hi, sis!"

Yemo greeted them listlessly, put on his slippers, and without saying a word, hunched over and walked wearily upstairs.

Kushina watched Yemo go upstairs with a worried expression, thinking to herself, "What has Yemo been through? He looks so preoccupied; it's really worrying."

Back in his room, Yemo didn't even take off his clothes before collapsing onto his bed and covering his head with a pillow.

He wasn't physically exhausted, but mentally. Today's suicide of Hatake Sakumo plunged Yemo into deep self-blame.

Yemo felt like he was a complete idiot. He was already at the Hatake Clan's door, so why did he hesitate and think about so many random things? Why did he stand there at the door without knocking and going in?

The excuse that "no one's voice matters" is just something he made up. Even if no one cares what he says, as long as he's there today, at least Hatake Sakumo won't commit suicide, and at least he'll be alive tonight. As long as he's alive, anything can change.

Today's suicide of Hatake Sakumo greatly shocked Yemo, and also made him think a lot, not only about his views on the Konoha High Command, but also about himself.

Yemo realized that he seemed to have entered the Hokage world. He kept looking back and forth, thinking about this and that, and trying to combine his memories of the manga with this world.

He was wrong, terribly wrong. Comics are comics, and this world is this world. Since his arrival, this world has no longer followed the comics; the world has changed.

He only needs to follow his heart when doing things; the content of the comics is completely irrelevant to him. The future changes have already taken a different turn.

He was no longer just a transmigrator who had just arrived in this world and wanted to experience the life of Hokage. Now he was a ninja. He had friends, family, and things he needed to protect. What he should do was to live life to the fullest in this world, instead of hesitating and looking back.

The death of Hatake Sakumo caused Yemo to feel guilty, but it also led to a transformation in Yemo's mindset, a transformation deep within his soul.

Lifting the pillow from his head, Yemo gazed at the starry sky outside the window and murmured softly, "Perhaps I should make some changes."