The Death of Sakumo!

Therefore, in order to avoid further conflict and deplete Konoha's resources, Sakumo decided to sacrifice himself to completely quell the turmoil and create a better environment for Konoha.

At the same time, it was also to warn the Third Hokage, to make him realize the importance of this kind of thing, and to prevent another tragedy from happening.

As the head of the Anbu, Sakumo knew very well who was behind this, but there was nothing he could do. Danzo had the tacit approval of the Third Hokage Danzo, and it was impossible for the Third Hokage not to know that Danzo was behind this.

But he still didn't react, just sat behind the scenes watching. To be honest, Sakumo could understand his actions. After all, he was the Hokage, and his every move had a great impact.

However, this does not mean that he has no resentment. The Third Hokage Shinobi Hero no longer the same as he was back then. He is getting older and more indecisive.

Therefore, Sakumo hoped to use his death to warn the Third Hokage and prevent a bigger upheaval, which is why he chose to commit suicide.

Those rumors had no effect on him whatsoever. He was the head of the Anbu, and he had a certain authority to mobilize the Anbu. Manipulating public opinion was not difficult for him.

Just complete a few tasks and give it some publicity, and public opinion will be back on track, since the public doesn't know the truth.

This is similar to how the online trolls in Shiro's previous life misled silly netizens; the winds of change every day. Although the era and environment are different, ninjas are good at these underhanded things, and the effect is about the same.

But this goes against Sakumo's original intention. If he does this, the conflict with Danzo will escalate, and the Third Hokage will also begin to be wary of the Hatake Clan, even though there are only a few members left in the Hatake Clan.

This is very bad for Konoha. The village has not yet recovered from the damage caused by the war, Sakumo does not want to excessively deplete the village's strength.

In this matter, the only person he felt sorry for was Kakashi, for not being able to give him a happy childhood. At the same time, he must have been under a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, Shiro was there, which made him feel a little more at ease.

He had been teaching Shiro for a year or two, and he knew very well that Shiro was not as naive as he was for his age in his dealings with people. Although he was still a bit naive in some things, he was still very trustworthy.

Therefore, he felt at ease entrusting Kakashi to Shiro.

"And here, take this."

"Teacher, what's this?" Shiro asked as he took the short sword and several scrolls from Sakumo.

"Give this sword to Kakashi's strong enough; he's not strong enough yet."

"The scroll contains my insights into Ninjutsu and swordsmanship. You can take a look when you have time. Although I specialize in Lightning Release, which Taichi from yours, there are still things you can refer to."

"Time is limited, and this is all I can leave behind. I'm sorry, Shiro."

Shiro silently stared at the object in his hand. After a long while, he raised his head and said:

"Teacher, do we really have to do this? Wouldn't it be better if you just stayed away from Konoha?"

"Shiro!" Upon hearing this, Sakumo called out to him loudly!

"In that case, what's the difference between me and missing-nin!"

However, perhaps realizing he had spoken too harshly, he sighed, patted Shiro's head, and said, "Shiro, there's one thing you must remember: under no circumstances must you become missing-nin!"

"This is my only request of you and Kakashi. You are much more mature Kakashi, and you should be able to roughly understand my purpose in doing this, which is why I am only telling you."

"From now on, you must guide Kakashi properly and prevent him from going astray. Promise me, okay?"

"I understand, teacher."

"Ha, you don't need to be so respectful to me. You've wasted the title of 'teacher.' I haven't taught you anything, but I've left you with a bunch of trouble."

"Teacher, you're exaggerating."

After they finished speaking, the two sat there in silence, saying nothing. Shiro looked at the sword and the scroll, Sakumo looked at him.

For Shiro, Sakumo was quite important, not just because of his status, but because of his identity; he was Shiro's master, the kind of master to whom one would kowtow.

And Sakumo treated him the same way. After truly acknowledging him, he taught Shiro everything he knew, which Shiro naturally sensed.

Furthermore, due to his upbringing, Shiro is a rather traditional person, and he has a deep impression of the traditional concepts from his previous life, which he has not forgotten to this day.

This includes respect for one's master, as the saying goes, "A teacher for a day is a father for life."

In a sense, Sakumo was more important to Makoto than Shiro, even though Shiro spent more time with Makoto.

However, for Shiro, Makoto was more like an adoptive father, since although they shared the same body, their souls were different.

The reason Shiro can call him "father" is because he received the memories of his predecessor and was affected by them, but Sakumo is different.

The relationship between master and disciple is based on the spirit, not blood ties. For Shiro, Sakumo is naturally more important.

Therefore, Shiro has been training desperately, not only to deal with the Third Shinobi World War and the Nine-Tails Incident, but also because he has another master after becoming an apprentice.

Unfortunately, in the end, their strength was still insufficient; not only did they fail to help, they also added fuel to the fire.

The thought that Sakumo would die in two days made Shiro very sad, and the more he thought about it, the sadder he became.

Of course, resentment towards Danzo and the Third Hokage grew stronger and stronger. If it weren't for Danzo's machinations and the Third Hokage's tacit approval, none of this would have happened.

Although Shiro understands their good intentions for the village, it doesn't mean Shiro's happy about it. His understanding is limited to the fact that he doesn't care if others are targeted, but if they target him, it's considered making an enemy!

However, we can't fight against the big guys now that we're short, but we'll figure it out when we've grown up!

At this moment, Sakumo also noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off, so he reached out and patted Shiro's head.

"Since we both have time now, open the scroll and I'll explain the Hatake Kenjutsu to you again. Starting tomorrow, you'll be teaching Kakashi."

"Tomorrow? So soon?"

"Delay will only lead to complications. I've waited until now just to see you one last time. Alright, open the scroll. I'll explain the Hatake Kenjutsu to you again. You won't be able to hear it again later."

Faced with Sakumo's teasing, Shiro could only manage a forced smile as a response; he genuinely couldn't manage a smile right now.

However, in order not to worry him, I had to at least pretend to be okay.

Afterwards, Shiro and Sakumo exchanged Hatake Kenjutsu, and they didn't stop until evening.

After a moment, Sakumo smiled and said, "Alright, it's getting late, you should go back."

"Hmm." After responding, Shiro silently got up and walked towards the door.

Sakumo also saw him to the door. At that moment, Shiro stopped and turned around.

"Flutter."

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Thank you for the monthly ticket, Spirit of the World! Thanks for your support! Oh, and I'll post one more chapter tonight; I still owe 9 chapters... Just to clarify, the chapter number was wrong... the next chapter is 200, not 100...