I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"Hey, I was a little worried about your sudden disappearance. It seems that you are all safe and sound."

Kakashi saw Ye Lan and the other person and walked up to them and said with a smile.

"It turns out that Senior Kakashi was waiting for Ye Lan, but there seems to be no record of Ye Lan leaving the village..."

Shenyue Izumo thought for a moment. He had a record of every ninja who left the village, but he had no idea that Ye Lan left the village.

"So the Hokage-sama asked me to come pick them up."

After hearing what Kakashi said, Kanzuki Izumo and Gangzi Tetsu stopped asking questions. Matters concerning the Hokage were not something they could worry about.

Ye Lan didn't say anything. When he saw Kakashi, he knew that the villagers almost understood what was going on.

I just haven't figured out what the Hokage is thinking yet.

"Your sudden disappearance really scared me. I had to consult Lady Tsunade before I figured out that it was the reverse summoning technique."

Kakashi looked a bit casual and said, "Did something happen when you summoned Sasuke?"

Ye Lan followed Kakashi into the village, and Sasuke followed him in silence.

"I encountered a little trouble." Ye Lan's face was calm and no expression could be seen.

Kakashi didn't expect Ye Lan to answer like this, his eyes drifted away, "Orochimaru can be considered a minor trouble, so he doesn't even care about the former three ninjas?"

Ye Lan paused and said, "Kakashi, I always thought we were friends. If you know something, don't pretend to be confused."

Kakashi sighed. Actually, he didn't want to do it either, but as a ninja of Konoha, he had to consider Konoha. His purpose of testing Ye Lan was to find out what Ye Lan was thinking at the moment.

The result is not satisfactory, and it is normal to feel angry, but I am afraid that I can’t even reveal my own thoughts.

"Believe in Lady Tsunade, she is not like those people." This is all Kakashi could say now.

"Kakashi, I won't hide it from you. Sasuke was attacked this time because one of his teammates betrayed him directly. When facing Orochimaru, he attacked Sasuke himself."

On the way, Ye Lan already knew everything that happened to Sasuke, including the conversation between Jia and Orochimaru.

"That person's code name in the Anbu is "A", Kakashi, you should know who he is better than me, right?"

Kakashi didn't expect Danzo to be so bold. This was a blatant betrayal of his companions and undoubtedly an act of selling out the village during the mission. If Ye Lan hadn't arrived in time, he couldn't imagine what consequences would have been caused.

"how do you want to do it?"

Kakashi's eyes had become slightly serious.

"I want to know what Lady Tsunade will do." Ye Lan said lightly.

Kakashi thought it was a good thing, Ye Lan’s ideas were much more mature, at least he had not lost his mind.

"Where the leaves are flying, the fire will never stop..." Ye Lan said something that all the ninjas in Konoha Village knew. These were the last words of the Third Hokage.

This made Kakashi and Sasuke look at Ye Lan, wondering what he meant by saying this.

"It's a pity that the starting point was good, but it has become a dogma for some people to control power."

Kakashi was startled and warned in a low voice: "Uchiha Ye Lan, your idea is too dangerous!"

If Ye Lan showed anger or grievance, he would comfort him and would not think that things would get too big a deal. It was just that Ye Lan's current thoughts were beyond his understanding.

"Dangerous? I'm just telling the truth." Ye Lan chuckled, "Don't tell me you believe in this kind of thing, Kakashi."

When Orochimaru invaded the village, he saw every move of the major ninja clans clearly, but only a few contributed, and the most important battlefield relied on the efforts of a group of special jonin.

If he hadn't controlled the beast in time, the damage to the village would have been much greater than it is now.

"Ye Lan, as a Konoha ninja you have to understand that sometimes we are not in control of ourselves, and there are some things that we as ninjas cannot consider."

Kakashi was silent for a while, and then tried to counsel Ye Lan.

"Ninja?" Ye Lan turned around and looked at Kakashi.

"Are you mistaken? I am a human first, a member of the Uchiha clan second, and a ninja last. Ninja is just a profession to me."

Kakashi was so shocked by Ye Lan's words that he broke out in a cold sweat, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"What to do? When I make any decision, I will look at what the other party does. There is no need to say anything else. I will go to report to Lady Tsunade first."

Ye Lan no longer paid attention to Kakashi who was still standing there in a daze, and walked straight towards the Hokage Building.

In some ways Kakashi is somewhat similar to the people of the Uchiha clan. His father, companions, and teachers died in front of him one after another. He was powerless to do anything about it and could only go with the flow, relying on the big tree of Konoha, without speaking or expressing himself.

Kakashi muddled through the days until he began to lead Team 7. He felt that there was some hope in life. He did his best for his teacher's orphans and his fellow tribesmen. He believed that his students would one day change the situation in Konoha.

However, the appearance of Ye Lan broke his cognition. The teenage Ye Lan was already famous in the ninja world. Unlike his own reputation on the battlefield, which was very exaggerated, Ye Lan had real combat achievements.

What frightened Kakashi the most was Ye Lan's thoughts. He could see that Ye Lan was a person who could not be manipulated. He had always been resentful about the annihilation of his clan, and might have been investigating secretly.

Kakashi was a little unsure about what would happen then.

"Lady Tsunade, I can only rely on you in the end..."

Kakashi looked at Ye Lan's back. The task assigned to him by Tsunade had completely failed. He was simply no match for Ye Lan in terms of language. He was not like Sasuke, whose indeterminate thinking.

"Teacher Kakashi." Sasuke looked at Kakashi. This was the first time he called Kakashi teacher.

Kakashi had been thinking about what Ye Lan said, and then he remembered that Sasuke had not left yet.

He felt somewhat happy when Sasuke called him "teacher", but he also felt something was wrong.

"I still don't understand some of what Ye Lan said, but there is one thing I agree with. He and I are first of all members of the Uchiha clan, and secondly, we are ninjas of Konoha."

Sasuke now has a deep bond with his companions in Konoha, studying, eating, playing, and doing missions together, which has made the lonely Sasuke open his heart.

He is not stupid. A certain senior advisor of Konoha frequently targets him and Ye Lan. It must be the historical contradiction left over from the Uchiha clan. In the end, Ye Lan is likely to turn against the senior executives. With his strength, Ye Lan definitely has the confidence to do so.

What would Sasuke choose? Ye Lan never asked him, but as the only two Uchiha in the village, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Sasuke, you..." Kakashi suddenly felt that both Ye Lan and Sasuke had become very strange.

Or maybe I never really understood them.

"Teacher Kakashi, thank you for your teachings before." Sasuke said nothing more. He had always been aware of Kakashi's dedication to him. He used to take it for granted, but after joining the Anbu, he realized that teachers as responsible as Kakashi were very rare.

He bowed with gratitude, and without saying anything else, followed Ye Lan's steps.