The Explosive News

"Karot, come fishing with me!"

Early in the morning, Hatake Sakumo woke up Karot. This was a method Hatake Sakumo had come up with after thinking about it all night: focusing on one thing makes one forget their worries.

Karot naturally understood Hatake Sakumo's motives. He couldn't very well refuse Hatake Sakumo's invitation; after all, he didn't want to hurt an old father's feelings!

When Karot arrived in the living room, Kakashi was already preparing his fishing gear. Kakashi was naturally going too; the whole family should be together.

"Bang!"

Karot cast the bait into the water. The three men sat in a row, with Hatake Sakumo in the middle, Karot on the left, Kakashi on the right.

The three of them stared silently at their fishing rods, not uttering a sound. Hatake Sakumo was quick to draw his knife, and Kakashi was a man of few words, so the responsibility of creating a lively atmosphere for the Hatake Clan naturally fell to Karot. Now that Karot was silent, the scene was naturally very quiet.

"Card..."

Just as Hatake Sakumo was about to speak, Karot's buoy moved. Karot, who had just cast his line, noticed it and immediately grabbed his fishing rod and pulled back, pulling a large fish out of the water. The fish leaped into the air, gleaming in the sunlight.

"Father, what were you trying to say?"

After placing the fish in the fish cage, Karot turned to ask Hatake Sakumo.

I wanted to say...

"They've taken the bait again."

Just as Hatake Sakumo was about to speak, Karot's swim bladder moved again, and Karot immediately got back to reeling in the line.

Kakashi watched as Karot took two bites in a row while he didn't catch anything. It was their first time fishing, so why was there such a big difference? Did it also depend on talent? Unwilling to admit defeat, Kakashi quietly asked Karot Hatake Sakumo. After all, Hatake Sakumo always came home with his fish trap full of fish! If Kakashi knew how to cook, he would know that fish were sold in Konoha's market.

"Father, can you take a look? My fishing rod isn't moving at all!"

Hatake Sakumo heard Kakashi's question, his head throbbed with worry.

"Didn't you see that my fishing rod isn't moving either?"

Hatake Sakumo would never say these words aloud, after all, as a father, he needed to constantly maintain his image.

"If you keep doing this, then do it again."

Hatake Sakumo told Kakashi what he had learned from the fishing manual.

Kakashi has one very good trait: he listens to advice. Here, "listening to advice" refers to listening to his father and older brother. Listening to his father stems from their blood ties, while listening to Karot is due to the power of blood. Karot's approach is like, "When I can't win an argument, my fists will naturally persuade you through a friendly clash." Kakashi has experienced this method, so Kakashi naturally listens to what Karot says.

After receiving guidance from Hatake Sakumo, Hatake Kakashi started moving. Kakashi was overjoyed. He should have asked about fishing techniques first; otherwise, Karot would have won first place.

Upon realizing that his two sons wouldn't be in the Air Force today, Hatake Sakumo became a little nervous; this was a matter of face as a father.

"They've arrived."

Hatake Sakumo's fishing rod began to bend, and the bend was quite pronounced, which made Hatake Sakumo's face light up with joy. Hatake Sakumo, a seasoned angler, drove with remarkable steadiness, slowly reeling in and letting out the line. Unfortunately, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He hooked a dead tree, which made Hatake Sakumo want to curse.

"They've arrived."

"I'm here too."

Karot and Kakashi's voices rang in Hatake Sakumo's ears. Hatake Sakumo could only comfort himself by thinking that they were both just in their newbie protection period.

Before long, Karot and Kakashi's fish traps were full, indicating that it was time for them to go back.

"Of the three of us, one is always distracted," Carrot said to Hatake Sakumo before entering his room Karot they got home.

"Thank you, Father. I had a good day."

That day, Hatake Sakumo sensed that Karot's mood had improved somewhat, and his own air force wasn't feeling so bad anymore.

"Get well soon. I don't want my son to look so listless. You're not suited for that path."

"I understand, Father."

The father and son exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.

As Karot recovered, a bombshell announcement spread rapidly through Konoha: Jiraiya going to marry Tsunade. Upon hearing this news, Karot immediately vomited his milk all over Kakashi's face.

"Cough cough."

Karot choked—no, he was more terrified.

Kakashi had considered what kind of expression Karot would have upon hearing the news, but he hadn't expected Karot to vomit all over his face. This was something Kakashi hadn't anticipated.

"Are you sure your message isn't fake, Kakashi?"

Karot still looked incredulous. How could these two suddenly be getting married? Karot wasn't the only one with this question; now the entire Konoha knew. Everyone unanimously believed that someone was spreading false information.

Although the protagonist of the news was two of the Sannin, the villagers of Konoha generally believed that Jiraiya, with his lecherous nature, was not worthy of their Tsunade-sama. Because of Jiraiya's history of peeping into the women's bathhouse, he was seen as a lecherous man by the villagers and ninjas of Konoha.

"The wedding venue is already being prepared. How could it be fake?"

Upon hearing Kakashi's words, Karot accepted the news.

"That's not bad either."

Karot always believed that Tsunade and Jiraiya were a perfect match. Jiraiya gave up the opportunity to develop a relationship with Tsunade because he was burdened with the task of finding the Child of Destiny, which is why Dan was able to take advantage of the situation. Now that the Ninja World no longer needs the Child of Destiny, it is only natural for Tsunade and Jiraiya to get together.