Hiruzen Sarutobi: Exit!

"Who?"

In an instant, Hiruzen Sarutobi transformed from an old man into a formidable figure radiating pressure.

Tap, tap!

A white-haired figure wearing an Anbu mask, a uniform, and a ninja sword on his back stepped out.

"Why are you here?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely surprised by the visitor.

It was Kakashi.

Not far away, several prison guards lay unconscious on the ground.

The prison had once been managed by the Uchiha, and trouble had been rare. But now, the Military Police Force... those who knew, knew. There was no shortage of all kinds of bullshit.

Slowly removing his Anbu mask, Kakashi revealed his beautiful yet icy face, his gaze incomparably cold.

"Third Hokage, it's time to pay your debt!"

Kakashi drew the short sword from his back.

It was an extraordinarily special blade.

Because his father, who had been omnipotent, gentle, and kind in his heart, had used this very blade to kill himself.

This short sword had belonged to White Fang.

Kakashi had always resented his father.

But after obtaining Root's mission scrolls from Tang Ping and learning that his father had committed suicide entirely for his sake, that resentment had turned toward Konoha's upper ranks.

"I wronged Sakumo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a low voice.

He had originally thought the man had merely suffered damage to his reputation and lost his chance to become Hokage.

He had never expected him to respond by choosing suicide.

Though Hiruzen Sarutobi had not acted directly during the White Fang Incident, he could hardly be called innocent. If he had truly acted with all his strength, he could have stopped Danzo and cleared White Fang's name.

Yet he had done nothing until White Fang took his own life.

Kakashi flung out the short sword.

Thunk!

The short sword embedded itself in