The Die Was Cast, and I Held the Advantage!

After saying that, Kakashi straightened up. His gaze passed over Sakumo and met Ye's eyes.

The proud and arrogant genius Kakashi actually wore a rare look of awkwardness and restraint.

His eyes darted about, as though he did not know what expression to use when facing Ye.

Hatake Sakumo laughed heartily twice.

He reached out and gave Ye's shoulder a heavy pat, his tone filled with undisguised warmth.

"Haha, it's all because of this brat, Kakashi."

Sakumo pointed at his son beside him, whose eyes were evasive, and explained with a smile.

"The moment he got home, he stubbornly dragged me along, insisting that he'd damaged a teammate's extremely precious sword and couldn't let it go."

"He said I had to bring him over right away to apologize and see whether there was anything we could do to help."

Sakumo lowered his head slightly and looked deeply at Ye.

"I figured that since we'd already come this far, I might as well bring him over to your house for a visit."

"To formally meet the Uchiha genius who has shaken the entire Ninja Academy."

Sakumo paused, his tone half-joking and half-serious.

"I just don't know whether the Uchiha Clan's gates welcome an uninvited guest like me."

Ye's heart jolted.

Outwardly, he was steady as ever, but inside, monstrous waves had already risen.

The White Fang of the Leaf, Hatake Sakumo.

At this sensitive juncture, when the Konoha leadership was suspicious of one another and undercurrents were surging—especially with Danzo constantly trying to suppress the Uchiha Clan—

A top powerhouse who commanded Konoha's absolute highest-end combat strength, whose prestige was approaching that of the Hokage—

Was actually going to openly bring his son into the Uchiha compound as a "guest"?

If news of this reached Root, Danzo would probably chew his