"Yo, this is Kumogakure? What a dump!"
Standing atop a high mountain, Takahashi Yū gazed at Kumogakure in the distance.
Kumogakure sat among peaks that towered into the clouds, shrouded in mist. Many of its buildings followed the mountainsides, or were "embedded" directly into the mountains themselves.
"It has character, doesn't it?"
Sakumo toyed with his short chakra blade, his gaze sharpening as he spoke to Takahashi Yū.
"The scenery here's pretty nice! Those Kumogakure brutes sure know how to enjoy themselves."
Takahashi Yū spat out the foxtail grass between his lips and sighed as he surveyed the surrounding mountains and water.
Sakumo tucked his short blade under his arm and rummaged through his ninja tool pouch for a small scroll. It contained a map of Kumogakure's surroundings, obtained through the efforts of countless intelligence operatives.
"This place seems to be called the Valley of Clouds and Lightning. It is pretty. We're still a dozen or so li from Kumogakure."
Hearing that, Takahashi Yū felt the name sounded familiar.
Isn't this where Killer B randomly spawns? The 'sacred ground' where Uchiha Sasuke failed to show off.
"Let's go, Takahashi. We'll teach the Cloud Shinobi a lesson and make them surrender soon, so I can go home and hold my son!"
"You can't say things like that, Sakumo! It's bad luck."
Hearing Hatake Sakumo raise a death flag before battle, Takahashi Yū immediately grinned.
Wait!
Hold his son?
Kakashi Hatake was born behind my back?
"Tell me more about your son, Sakumo!"
Takahashi Yū grabbed Sakumo's hand and questioned him.
*?*
Sakumo could not understand it at all, but he still stopped walking.
"My son was born at the end of Year 38. It wasn't right not to invite you, but I didn't know you back then."
"No! ...All right, I