Be My Teacher

After parting ways with Hatake Harukaze, Uchiha Yuan walked in the direction outside the Hatake Clan Land.

As he passed by Kakashi's large mansion, he saw Hatake Sakumo's soul again.

The other party was standing in front of the main gate, staring directly at him.

This was the second time Uchiha Yuan had seen Hatake Sakumo's soul in two months. Moreover, judging from Hatake Sakumo's gaze, Uchiha Yuan was very sure that the other party's eyes were focused on him at that moment.

Uchiha Yuan walked forward calmly and steadily, pretending not to see Hatake Sakumo's soul as he reached the main entrance of Kakashi's house.

Just then, a short sword appeared in Hatake Sakumo's hand from who knows when, and a cold glint flashed like lightning towards Uchiha Yuan.

Facing this sudden surprise attack, Uchiha Yuan quickly dodged, and then couldn't help but show a wry smile.

He had been tricked.

The moment he dodged, the cold glint that was about to strike him suddenly dissipated.

It was an illusion, without any power at all.

Uchiha Yuan landed, looking at the main entrance of Kakashi's house with helplessness and confusion.

Hatake Sakumo sized up Uchiha Yuan and said, "Uchiha kid, you can indeed see me."

Uchiha Yuan sighed softly, then smiled and said, "Uchiha Yuan greets Senior White Fang.

I don't know how Senior noticed, but I believe I didn't show any facial expression that would give me away, either just now or the last time I saw Senior."

Hatake Sakumo smiled with admiration and said, "If it were anyone else, they might not have noticed, but Uchiha kid, don't underestimate any Jonin who has fought on the battlefield for many years.

The moment you saw me, although you immediately suppressed and hid your emotional fluctuations, my gaze still noticed them."

"As expected of Konoha White Fang, such keen observation skills. This junior is impressed. But I wonder why Senior stopped me."

Hearing this, Hatake Sakumo looked deeply at Uchiha Yuan, then a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a chilling killing intent enveloped Uchiha Yuan.

In an instant, Uchiha Yuan felt as if the surroundings had become incredibly cold.

This was the terrifying killing intent honed by a strong person who had fought on the battlefield for many years, directly piercing the soul, like a mountain pressing down on one's head, or like a biting cold wind invading the body.

An ordinary person facing this killing intent would have long since peed themselves in fear, or even fainted.

However, there was no fear or retreat in Uchiha Yuan's eyes. He met Hatake Sakumo's gaze directly and asked, "Senior, what do you mean by this?"

Hatake Sakumo said coldly, "Uchiha kid, I heard your conversation with Harukaze. You were misleading him!"

Uchiha Yuan frowned and said seriously, "I cannot agree with what Senior said. I was telling the truth."

Their eyes met, and after a moment of silence, Hatake Sakumo asked, "What do you want to do?"

Uchiha Yuan said, "Just as I told Harukaze, I want to break the darkness of the village."

"You want to defect from the village!"

The killing intent suddenly became even stronger, as if countless sharp swords were enveloping Uchiha Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yuan actually laughed.

Then he said, "Senior, I cannot admit to your accusation. Since you overheard the conversation between me and Harukaze, you should understand my point of view."

"The village belongs to everyone. The village higher-ups, led by the Third Hokage, cannot represent the village."

Hatake Sakumo said coldly, "Your Uchiha Clan has always been dissatisfied with the village. Your words cannot make me believe you."

"Why can't you believe me? Isn't the Uchiha Clan a member of the village? Or does the Uchiha Clan not love Konoha?"

"The Uchiha are an ambitious clan, a clan with evil hearts."

Uchiha Yuan looked at Hatake Sakumo with some disappointment and said, "I didn't expect you, senior, to be blinded by prejudice."

"This line of reasoning sounds like it came from Senju Tobirama. What is he? In my eyes, he is just a despicable person who became the Second Hokage by relying on his brother's prestige. What right does he have to judge the Uchiha Clan?"

"I can even say that Senju Tobirama is the source of the village's darkness. Aren't the Third Hokage and the others influenced by his teachings? You can see Senju Tobirama's shadow on them."

Hatake Sakumo frowned and said, "How can a child like you have so many extreme thoughts? How could Lord Second Hokage be the despicable person you describe?"

"Because I think independently and am not blinded by admiration and prestige..."

Uchiha Yuan said indifferently.

"In my opinion, Senju Tobirama targeted the Uchiha Clan not because the Uchiha are an evil clan, but simply because of the Uchiha's power. Because in the entire ninja world, only the Uchiha can contend with the Senju."

"White Fang senior, if it was First Hokage Senju Hashirama who defected from the village back then, and not Uchiha Madara, do you think the Senju Clan would have followed the First Hokage out?"

Hearing Uchiha Yuan's words, Hatake Sakumo's expression froze. This question had probably never occurred to anyone before, but now that he thought about it, he found it difficult to answer immediately.

The killing intent enveloping Uchiha Yuan gradually faded. After a moment of silence, Hatake Sakumo sighed lightly, "The Senju Clan might have followed the First Hokage out."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yuan smiled.

"But the Uchiha Clan, for the sake of peace, abandoned their leader Uchiha Madara and chose the village. The Uchiha also love the village. You must remember that the Uchiha abandoned Uchiha Madara!"

At this point, Hatake Sakumo's killing intent had completely dissipated. He said, "Your ambition is dangerous, but your ideal is beautiful."

"You said one thing very correctly, the village is everyone's village. You've convinced me on this point. Perhaps the village truly needs to change."

Uchiha Yuan said with a solemn expression, "Thank you for your understanding, Senior."

"Actually, I just don't want a tragedy similar to yours to happen again. I believe you should know how the village higher-ups view the Uchiha Clan.

In my opinion, the Uchiha Clan's situation in the village might be even worse than yours was back then. The only difference is that the clan's strength deters the village higher-ups, forcing them to suppress and target us only in secret."

"This is a hidden crisis for the Uchiha Clan, and also a crisis for the village. The conflict between the clan and the village will erupt one day. I don't want to see the day when the clan and the village clash."

Hatake Sakumo looked at Uchiha Yuan with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "I understand. However, I hope you won't put Harukaze in danger."

As his voice fell, Hatake Sakumo turned to leave.

At this moment, Uchiha Yuan called out to him, "Senior, I have a request I hope you will grant."

"I am merely a departed soul lingering in the mortal world. I cannot interfere with the present world at all. I'm afraid I cannot fulfill your request."

"No, Senior, you can do it just by agreeing."

With that, Uchiha Yuan bowed deeply to Hatake Sakumo, "Senior, I wish to ask you to be my teacher and guide my cultivation."

Upon hearing Uchiha Yuan's words, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but show surprise. He hadn't expected Uchiha Yuan to make such a request.

He frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on Uchiha Yuan, remaining silent for a long time.

Uchiha Yuan maintained his bowed posture. After about several minutes, Hatake Sakumo's voice came.

"Get up. I accept your request."

Uchiha Yuan's face immediately lit up with joy, "Greetings, Teacher."

Hatake Sakumo looked at Uchiha Yuan and thought to himself, Perhaps I can take this opportunity to observe this child carefully.