Driven Out of the House

When Hatake Sakumo returned home and saw his two sons smiling faintly, he was immediately enraged.

"Snort."

Hatake Sakumo sat down in front of Karot and Kakashi and snorted. This left the Hatake brothers looking at each other, completely baffled.

"Have you made Father angry again?"

Karot understood instantly with just one look from Kakashi.

"No! Everything's been peaceful at home lately."

"Could it be you, Karot?"

"That's completely impossible. I make sure to erase every trace of what I do."

Hatake Sakumo saw that Karot and Kakashi were still exchanging messages with their eyes, and his anger grew even stronger. He had raised them both to adulthood, and they couldn't even guess what their own father was thinking.

"Thump, thump."

Hatake Sakumo tapped his fingers on the table, drawing the attention of Karot and Kakashi.

"You heard about Jiraiya marriage, right?"

"Understood." X2

Karot and Kakashi nodded simultaneously.

Seeing that his two eldest sons still didn't understand his implied meaning, Hatake Sakumo was quite helpless. His two sons were good in every way, except for one thing that caused Hatake Sakumo and the Hatake Clan a great headache: they were still unmarried. This was causing Hatake Sakumo a lot of worry!

"And you two? When are you planning to get married?"

Hatake Sakumo decided to cut to the chase and lay it all out in the open.

"Ah!"

Karot and Kakashi never expected that this scandal would involve them. They looked on in disbelief.

"You're all getting on in years. Other ninjas your age could have kids old enough to grow soy sauce, yet you don't even have a partner. You've completely disgraced the Hatake Clan."

"Now that even Jiraiya, that voyeur, is getting married, aren't you guys worried at all?"

Hatake Sakumo, drooling, spoke to Karot and Kakashi. He, Hatake Sakumo, also wanted to have fun with his grandson, but his strength wouldn't allow it!

"Father, don't rush. I'll get married after Karot gets married."

Kakashi's unexpected backstab gave Karot a completely new perspective on Kakashi. Karot stared at Kakashi in astonishment.

"How did Kakashi steal my lines? Does reading erotic novels make you smarter?"

Karot was naturally unaware of what Kakashi was thinking, but having been betrayed by Karot for so many years, Kakashi had come to deeply understand the importance of betraying his teammates.

"Karot, you already have a target?"

Hatake Sakumo asked expectantly, "As long as Karot doesn't like men, I don't care about anything else. As long as she's alive, she's fine."

"Cough cough."

Karot coughed a few times to clear his throat.

"Father, why don't you marry another woman and practice playing the trumpet again?"

As soon as Karot finished speaking, Hatake Sakumo's fist came flying at him. Karot reacted quickly, Instantaneous Movement away to dodge and pulling Kakashi along with him. Hatake Sakumo's fist struck Kakashi right in the eye socket.

"Bang!"

Kakashi's eyes instantly turned black.

"Oops."

Amidst screams, Kakashi thought to himself, "I didn't say those words, so why am I the one suffering physical pain?"

"Karot, you little brat, you've got some nerve! Daring to make fun of me now. I'll beat you to death!"

Hatake Sakumo started chasing after Karot, but unfortunately Karot was always one step ahead of him, perfectly dodging Hatake Sakumo's attacks.

Kakashi sat down at the table and began drinking tea, waiting for Karot and Hatake Sakumo Kakashi stop, as if he had experienced this scenario many times before.

"Father, it's all about having children anyway. Whether you get married and have children or I have children with Kakashi, they're all of the Hatake Clan bloodline, right? You can do your best, Father."

Karot's reverse maneuver caused Hatake Sakumo to break through his defenses.

"Yes, Father. I think Karot is right this time!"

Kakashi, standing nearby, echoed Karot's words. To be honest, Kakashi had been pushed to his limits by Hatake Sakumo these past few years. He wanted to continue working hard for a few more years and didn't want to get married!

"You two little brats, you're playing games with me, aren't you! You're asking for it!"

After saying Hatake Sakumo immediately created Shadow Clone, chasing after Karot and Kakashi and attacking them. A series of clanging sounds rang out.

Karot and Kakashi ran into the street in a sorry state.

"Don't come back if you can't find a wife. I feel ashamed."

After saying Hatake Sakumo closed his front door.

"Bump."

The loud slam of the door was enough to tell Hatake Sakumo's mood at that moment.

"Thank goodness Father didn't chase after us!"

Karot and Kakashi stood on the side of the street, looking visibly shaken.

"Karot, this is all your fault. Now we can't even go home."

Kakashi said to Karot, "I never imagined that at my age I'd experience being kicked out of my home. What a life!"

"Can you blame me entirely? Didn't you just agree? You're my accomplice now, Kakashi."

Karot patted Kakashi on the shoulder happily. "Serves you right for betraying me earlier. Now you won't be able to go home. Perfect."

"Kakashi, Karot, what are you doing here?"

A woman's voice sounded from behind Karot.

"It's Lin!"

Kakashi called out, and at the same time, Kakashi noticed that Rin was still carrying something in her hand.

"Lin, where are you going with all this stuff?"

"I didn't buy it. My colleagues at the hospital knew that Tsunade-sama was getting married and bought it as a gift for Tsunade-sama. I was just responsible for delivering the gift to Tsunade-sama."

Karot watched Kakashi chatting with Rin with his hands in his pockets, not even offering Rin a helping hand.

"I'm the one who has to step in when it matters!"

Karot thought to himself, and at the same time, he took action.

Karot readily took all the gifts from Rin's hands, then, to Kakashi's disbelief, pulled Kakashi's hand out of his pocket, handed the gifts to Kakashi, and said...

"Rin, you're a girl, you can't carry something this heavy. Let Kakashi help you. He's strong."

After saying that, Karot left. Yes, he just left, leaving Kakashi and Rin with only his back to them.

"Let's go, Lin."

Kakashi was speechless at Karot. "If we're going to help, let's all help together! Instead, you just ran away. "Kakashi was completely unaware of Karot's good intentions.

"Won't this take longer for you to finish the match, Kakashi?"

Rin was naturally happy to be alone with Kakashi, but she was also worried about Kakashi.

"No, I have plenty of time now. After all, I can't even go home right now."

As if seeing the question on Rin's face, Kakashi told her about what had happened at home that day.

Seeing Rin trying to suppress her laughter after finishing her fight, Kakashi said...

"Laugh if you want to, it's okay."

With Kakashi's permission, Rin laughed until tears almost streamed down her face.

One laughed wildly, the other watched quietly.