Naruto Kakashi

The sun sets in the west, and Flowing Fire City is quickly shrouded in darkness.

Flowing Fire City has a strict curfew, and residents are not allowed to light lights, so the sky darkens slightly and the streets in the city become deserted. Only the lanterns carried by the patrolling soldiers still emit some light.

In Daming Mansion, the curfew was also followed, and it was also dark at this time.

However, after the Fire Country Daimyo finished his dinner, he did not go back to his room to rest, but came to a quiet room.

This has been his long-standing habit. Every day he goes to the quiet room to review the government affairs he handled during the day to prevent any mistakes.

And in order to ensure that it is quiet enough, patrolling soldiers will not be allowed to come here.

Of course, the daimyo would not joke with his own life, and security measures were still required. He deliberately arranged some ninjas around the quiet room to protect his safety.

Because I had to review government affairs, there was an oil lamp left in the quiet room, but the brightness was only enough to illuminate a three-foot area around the desk, and the rest of the quiet room was still dark.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who was leaning beside the desk, looked to be over fifty, but in fact the Daimyo was only just 40 years old. The pressure of years of government affairs made him look older.

However, his aging face made him look more majestic.

Boom~ Suddenly there was a muffled thud deep in the quiet room, followed by the sound of a human body falling to the ground.

The voice came from the darkness of the quiet room. The Fire Country Daimyo stopped flipping through the files and turned his head to look into the darkness. He saw a figure slowly walking towards him from the darkness.

The figure soon walked into the light range of the oil lamp.

Silver-white hair, black mask, and bloody left eye.

The Fire Country Daimyo immediately recognized the identity of the person who came, and his body tensed slightly: "Hatake Kakashi!"

"As an S-level traitorous ninja from the Fire Country, how dare you appear here." The Fire Country daimyo's expression was relatively calm, but his eyes still couldn't help but tilt toward the sword in Kakashi's hand.

The long sword glowed with cold light, but there was no blood on the blade.

"Don't worry, they just fainted temporarily." Kakashi carried the long sword and walked out of the darkness completely. He sat down opposite the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. The long sword was carefully placed on his right side to avoid it. The sight of the daimyo.

Then he nodded slightly towards the daimyo: "Your Excellency daimyo, I don't have any ill intentions, I just want to ask you two questions."

"What if I refuse?" The Fire Country Daimyo looked at Kakashi coldly.

Kakashi's tone remained unchanged: "Then I might use some ninja methods."

"Ninja, ninja!" Kakashi's words seemed to touch the daimyo's painful feet, and he immediately gritted his teeth, but he did not refute Kakashi.

Without any rebuttal, Kakashi took it as a daimyo's acquiescence: "I want to ask you whether you participated in the Hatake clan when they were hunted down by the Kingdom of Whirlpool."

"That's the country's own business, and I have no reason to get involved." Although the daimyo looked a little impatient, he still answered Kakashi's question.

The expression on Kakashi's face remained unchanged and he continued to ask: "Back when Hatake Sakumo was about to become Hokage, the Daimyo of the Country of Whirlpool expressed his opposition to the Daimyo of the Country of Fire as an ally of the Country of Fire. Daimyo, were you involved? .”

"Participate? Of course I participated. This is my right as a daimyo." Mentioning this matter, a smile suddenly appeared on the daimyo's face, but it was a bit weird. "Not only did I participate, I am also Hatake Saku Shigeru became a supporter of the Fourth Hokage."

"Supporter?" Kakashi frowned slightly, he really didn't expect this to be the case.

"As a ninja village in the Country of Fire, Konoha Village is the most powerful military force in the Country of Fire." The daimyo continued: "But the position of Hokage in Konoha has always been controlled by members of the ninja family, and it is difficult for external forces to Get involved in Konoha Village."

"This external force is the daimyo yourself." Kakashi's mind was racing and he quickly figured out the reason.

"Yes." The Daimyo of the Fire Country admitted openly, "So Hatake Sakumo, who is alone and has no basis, is the best candidate for Hokage in my opinion. His being the Hokage is of great benefit to me. If it is harmful, I will naturally support it."

"Because only in this way can I have a chance to master the power of Konoha Ninja Village."

"But you failed." Kakashi said expressionlessly.

"Yes, I failed. I didn't expect Konoha's reaction to be so violent and its attacks to be so merciless. What I didn't expect was that your father was so stupid and cowardly that he would choose to commit suicide for the sake of the village." The daimyo looked at it. Kakashi's eyes were full of mockery.

In the face of the daimyo's ridicule, Kakashi's expression remained unchanged: "My father is not stupid, nor is he cowardly. He is practicing his own bushido and his own ninja."

"The Way of the Bushi, the Way of Ninja?" A trace of disdain appeared on the face of the Fire Country Daimyo.

The Fire Nation pointed at himself and asked Kakashi: "Hatake Kakashi, let me ask you, as a daimyo of a country, should all the power within the Fire Nation be under my control?"

Kakashi was silent.

"But what is the reality? The most powerful military force in the Fire Country is not under my control. Instead, it obeys the orders of some Hokage." At the end of the sentence, the daimyo was obviously a little excited and stood up from the ground: "That old guy Sarutobi Hiruzen, They say they are giving me the power to appoint Hokage, but they just use me as their seal."

"Even now, you, a traitor, appear in front of me to interrogate me in such a grand manner, but as a great name of a country, I can't do anything about it. Do you think this is normal?"

"Ninja, Ninja Village, why do hateful guys like you exist?" The daimyo glared at Kakashi fiercely.

Seeing the hysterical appearance of the Fire Country Daimyo, Kakashi felt no fluctuation in his heart. Instead, a trace of pity arose in his heart.

His father Sakumo Hatake committed suicide, and the Daimyo of the Fire Country must bear some responsibility.

It was precisely because of the support of the daimyo and the coveting of the power of the Ninja Village that the top management of Konoha reacted so strongly, and the irreversible situation was created with the help of thoughtful people.

However, Kakashi did not intend to do anything to the daimyo, because he knew that he did not need to do anything to the daimyo, and living in this era was the greatest torture to him.

So, Kakashi stood up slowly and looked at the Daimyo: "Your Excellency Daimyo, whether you have not seen it clearly or are unwilling to admit it at all, the power of ninjas has developed to this day and has entered the age of ninjas."

The more Kakashi spoke, the firmer his tone became, and some vague thoughts in his heart finally became clear at this moment: "The arrival of a new era will inevitably mean the destruction of the old era, and today's system will inevitably be eliminated like the fallen samurai class. And then there’s new life.”

Every time Kakashi said a word, the Fire Nation Daimyo's aura became lower, and the anger on his face was gradually replaced by pain.

As the founder of the Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors organization, how could he not be aware of the rise of ninja power, but what could he do?

……

It was late at night, and the appearance of the moon made Flowing Fire City much brighter than when it first fell.

Kakashi, wearing a bamboo hat, quietly jumped from the Daming Mansion into an alley, preparing to return to the hotel.

But after just a few steps, a hurried man appeared at the other end of the alley.

"Kakashi?" The visitor quickly stopped when he saw Kakashi, his voice revealing doubts.

"Hi, Asuma, long time no see." When Kakashi saw the person coming, he lifted the screen on his bamboo hat and greeted with a smile.

The visitor was Asuma who hurriedly came from the Temple of Fire, but obviously he did not arrive in time.

Seeing that it was indeed Kakashi, Asuma immediately took out two chakra knives similar to finger tigers and said to Kakashi warily: "Did you just come out of the Daming Mansion?"

Kakashi nodded: "Yes, but don't worry, the Daimyo is fine."

Naturally, Asuma would not completely believe Kakashi's words, but he had another source of information.

Dilu, who came back with him, rushed to the Daming Mansion through another route, and should have arrived at the quiet room where the Daiming was at this time.

Now, there is no signal that the Daimyo is indeed fine.

"Do you want to stop me, or let me go?" The purpose of coming to Flowing Fire City this time has been achieved, and Kakashi does not want to engage in a meaningless battle.

"I can't stop you, but I don't want to just let you go." Now that the Daimyo was fine, Asuma finally felt relieved and put away the chakra knife. "We haven't seen you for so many years. Come with me." How about a drink?"

Faced with Asuma's invitation, Kakashi thought for a moment and did not refuse: "Are you sure there are still stores open at this time?"

"Don't worry, just follow me." Asma promised, patting her chest, and walked immediately towards the north of the city.

Now that he had agreed, Kakashi immediately followed.

Of course, Kakashi did not relax his vigilance. He did not want to be led to the opponent's organization base in a daze.

But Asuma obviously didn't have this idea, and took Kakashi all the way to the north wall of Flowing Fire City by turning left and right.

And found a food truck that was still in business in a deep alley.

"Boss, please bring two bottles of sake and two plates of side dishes." Asma got on the dining car skillfully, obviously she comes here often.

Kakashi also sat on it.

"Okay, yo, it's Asma. I haven't seen you for a while." The boss looked to be at least 70 or [-] years old, but his voice was full of energy.

Kakashi didn't feel the chakra fluctuations from his boss, he was just an ordinary person.

"Yeah, I have a lot of tasks recently." Asma handed over a cigarette.

"Have you recruited new people again?" The boss took the cigarette and looked at Kakashi, who was wearing a bamboo hat next to Asuma.

"No, this is an old friend of mine." Asuma responded with a smile.

The restaurant owner probably also noticed that Asuma and Kakashi's relationship was a bit unusual, so he didn't ask any more questions.