Not long after Hatake Ziyan left, Sakumo also departed Konoha with a small pack on his back!
When Kakashi returned home, he found that no one was there, which struck him as odd.
He spotted a note his father had left on the table. It read: Son, your father has gone on a mission. Take good care of yourself at home. When you have nothing else to do, help me keep an eye on your Grandpa Ziyan's mood. If he isn't angry, remember to send me a message using the family's ninja dogs!
Kakashi was utterly baffled. What's going on? If you're going on a mission, just go! Why do I have to keep an eye on Grandpa Ziyan's mood?
Forget it! No point thinking about it! Time to eat!
Seeing his favorite Pacific saury on the table, Kakashi casually set the note aside and happily dug in!
While Kakashi was enjoying his meal, that boy Sakumo had been stimulating his muscles with lightning release chakra the entire way out of sheer fear, fleeing Konoha at breakneck speed. He was already dozens of kilometers away!
Oblivious to all of this, Hatake Ziyan used Flying Thunder God to reach a secret base within the Land of Fire.
Hatake Ziyan arrived at an ordinary-looking valley, approached a sheer cliff along its side, and stepped straight through the stone wall into the mountain!
It turned out that the cliff was merely an illusion combined with visual trickery, making people believe a sheer rock face stood there! The interior had already been hollowed out!
The moment Hatake Ziyan entered, several ninja sprang out at the far end of the passage through the cliff. When they recognized him, they hurried forward and bowed. "Lord Ziyan! You're here!"
Hatake Ziyan nodded and headed deeper inside,