Chapter 455: Kaden, who died two days earlier and became a walking corpse

"Tetsuya... you shouldn't have come."

In the house, the cool air filled the air. Under the gaze of Fujiwara Tetsuya and Kakashi, Hatake Sakumo walked out of the shadows.

He looked pale and weak, and indescribably haggard.

"Sakumo-senpai, whether to come or not is not up to you, nor is it up to anyone else..."

"Besides... I'm afraid, if I come too late, I might not even be able to see you for the last time."

The moment Fujiwara Tetsuya finished speaking, Kakashi's body suddenly trembled, and he looked at Hatake Sakumo with puzzlement...

As for Hatake Sakumo himself, his pupils shrank, and then he smiled helplessly.

"Tetsuya, you are indeed... you can actually calculate my plan."

"Sorry, Kakashi... I am really too selfish to do this~"

For Konoha, and even the entire Hatake clan, Hatake Sakumo does not feel that he owes anything.

All the favors, everything... have been paid back in the more than 20 years since he became a Genin.

If there is any existence that is really difficult to face, it is only Kakashi~

"I can only say that you, Sakumo-senpai, are too pure~"

"Why... why?"

"Why do you, who is so powerful, have such a cowardly thought?"

Kakashi's roar interrupted Fujiwara Tetsuya's words... and made Hatake Sakumo's eyes more complicated.

"Kakashi! Calm down and sit down~"

"Pour us wine~"

Patting Kakashi's trembling shoulders, Fujiwara Tetsuya sat cross-legged with a bottle of wine... It seemed that there was a sign of farewell.

"Your father is a great ninja~"

"For a man like Sakumo-senpai who has a strong belief... After countless painful struggles, you should not show this attitude~"

"No... I will not approve, I will never approve~"

Bang~

With a loud bang, Kakashi broke out of the door and rushed into the distance.

Only the depressed Hatake Sakumo and... Fujiwara Tetsuya who had just opened the wine were left.

"Sakumo-senpai, it seems that you are very important to Kakashi~"

"If you really die, I believe Kakashi... will be deeply trapped in the pain of your death, and even live under this shadow forever.".

"For Kakashi, are you really not going to consider it again?"

After looking at Hatake Sakumo, Fujiwara Tetsuya directly threw the whole bottle of sake over.

"Gurgle~~~"

"Kakashi is an excellent ninja. I believe that he will understand me sooner or later in the future~"

"Similarly, I also believe that temporary pain cannot stop Kakashi from moving forward."

"Besides, don't you still have yours?"

"Speaking of which, he who inherited Chidori... in a sense, can be regarded as half of your disciple. You will definitely not ignore it, right, Tetsuya?"

"Who would know about that kind of thing?"

"But..."

Speaking of this, Fujiwara Tetsuya also carried a bottle of sake and drank it wildly, as if he was really venting something, and seemed to be weighing something.

"But, it's really unlike you to pin your future hopes on others~ Senior Sakumo."

Just as Fujiwara Tetsuya and Hatake Sakumo were talking and drinking.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo... and many high-ranking ninjas arrived at the outskirts of the Hatake clan one after another.

Seeing such a huge team, the ninjas and villagers who had just chosen to stay outside the gate of the Hatake clan suddenly felt relieved, as if they had great courage.

"Danzo..."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not say much.

However, Danzo understood the inner meaning, which was nothing more than blaming him for making too much trouble, making the situation more restless and complicated.

"Hiruzen, don't worry... I understand, I will make them pay attention to the degree."

In fact, things have progressed to this point., Hatake Sakumo... is destined to have no chance of becoming Hokage.

However, it is not Danzo's character to stop at the right time.

Since he is going to do it, he must do it thoroughly, at least... so that Hatake Sakumo will never have the opportunity to take power again in his eternal life.

It would be best if he could retire early and quit the ranks of ninjas.

…

Time is passing by every second.

The sake brought by Fujiwara Tetsuya was completely consumed in less than 20 minutes by the two of them drinking it.

"Boom~"

The moment the bottle fell, it instantly turned into countless tiny porcelain pieces scattered all over the ground.

Under the anesthesia of alcohol, Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes... gradually became sharper.

"Senior Sakumo, as expected... I still can't watch a strong man like you choose such a miserable way to die..."

"You want to die, I'll give you this opportunity, but... it's not suicide."

"Half an hour should be enough for you to explain your affairs. I'll wait for you at the training ground of the Hatake clan in half an hour..."

"If you must die, then let me send you off... with the peak of swordsmanship~"

Fujiwara Tetsuya did not give Hatake Sakumo a chance to refuse or argue. The moment he finished speaking, he slammed the door and walked out, heading towards the training ground of the Hatake clan.

"You're sending me off in person?"

"That's true... I originally thought of waiting for two days, and then committing suicide after the noise outside got louder..."

"It seems~ I'll die two days earlier."

Looking at the silent room, Hatake Sakumo shook his head with a bitter face, took off his white teeth and slowly walked out of the house.

...

"What... Sakumo, how could this happen?"

"Why do you want to fight to the death with Master Tetsuya?"

"Also, we have just heard from Kakashi that you are determined to commit suicide."

"No matter what, we will not agree with you making such a choice~"

Listening to Hatake Sakumo's "final" instructions, the senior members of the Hatake clan stood up in panic.

Their eyes were also full of confusion.

Is it really more important to carry out one's own beliefs...than to live?

"I know... you won't agree."

"So, I didn't plan to ask for your opinion~"

"Anyway, Kakashi, I'll leave it to you from now on."

"Although the paths are different, the destination is indeed the same~"

"Zheya did this out of good intentions, and he didn't want me to die so pathetically."

"Kakashi... and everyone else, if... I unfortunately die at the hands of Zheya, please don't hate him."

"Because this is the last choice I made in my last journey of life..."

Faced with Hatake Sakumo's instructions, Kakashi looked pale, his eyes were dull, as if he had lost his soul... and turned into a walking corpse.

As for the rest of the Hatake clan, they just fell into silence...

Because they knew how stubborn the man in front of them was.

"We... understand~"

"I will let all the clan members go to watch the battle~"

"But I still don't agree with your concept, Sakumo."

"Do you really think that your death... can really change the solidified order of the ninja world?"