Chương 35: What Is A Guy Like You If Not A Waste?

### Hatake Clan Land

The originally deserted house was now crowded with people. Hundreds of villagers and ninjas blocked Hatake Sakumo's door. Many people also took eggs and rotten vegetable leaves and kept throwing them into Hatake's yard.

"Hatake Sakumo, you coward, why don't you dare to come out and confront me?!"

"It's all because of you that my honor as a shinobi has been tarnished."

"Do you know how much damage you caused because you abandoned the mission?"

Sarutobi Daishou shouted. His body was still wrapped in bandages, and he looked a little miserable, but his voice was full of energy.

"Sigh... Sakumo-sama was so confused. How could he abandon the mission without permission?"

"That's right, if a shinobi can't complete their mission, what is their value?"

"Hatake Sakumo must have done it on purpose, otherwise with his strength, how could the mission fail?"

"He must have betrayed us. We must arrest him and investigate him strictly!"

Under the instigation of Sarutobi Daishou, many villagers were also very dissatisfied and accused Hatake Sakumo.

After listening outside for a while, Senju Takuya snorted in his heart. It was exactly what he thought. Behind this incident, there were the shadows of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō. Among the people blocking the door now, there might be Anbu or a Root ninja.

"Get out of the way, I want to go in!"

Takuya stepped forward and snorted.

"Who are you?"

"Yeah, why should we listen to you?"

"Are you Hatake Sakumo's accomplice?!"

After hearing Takuya's words, everyone spoke in dissatisfaction. But when they turned around and saw Takuya's appearance, they all closed their mouths in unison.

Not long ago, they all still vividly remembered the incident of Takuya beating up Shimura Danzō's son in the street. They didn't dare to mess with someone who even Shimura Danzō couldn't intimidate.

Soon, the crowd made way for a passage. Entering the Hatake family's mansion, the first thing that caught the eye was the dirty and messy courtyard. There were rotten eggs and vegetable leaves everywhere, as well as a lot of broken stones. Hatake Kakashi was sitting in the yard, his eyes vacant.

"Kakashi."

Takuya stepped forward and rubbed Kakashi's head.

"Takuya-sama?!"

After coming back to his senses, Kakashi exclaimed when he saw Takuya.

"Takuya-sama... I... I..."

Kakashi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out. Two lines of clear tears flowed from his eyes. He didn't know why, but after seeing Takuya, the grievance in his heart burst out instantly.

"Okay, stop crying. You're a shinobi."

"I don't want to be a shinobi."

Kakashi wiped his tears and muttered.

"Kakashi, who's here?"

Hatake Sakumo's voice came from the room.

"Father, it's the senju clan leader!"

Kakashi called back and led Takuya into the room. Seeing Takuya and Kakashi come in, Sakumo calmly put the letter paper on the table into his arms.

"Takuya-sama, I already know about Kakashi. I'm really sorry that I couldn't visit right away."

Sakumo looked at Takuya and smiled reluctantly. His voice was full of weariness.

"I wonder what Sakumo-sama was writing just now? Let me guess... Could it be your last words?"

Takuya sat opposite Sakumo and said casually.

"What?"

"Father, you...?!"

Hearing Takuya's words, Kakashi exclaimed and reached out to take out the letter from Sakumo's arms.

"Kakashi, calm down first."

Sakumo sighed and spoke calmly. Hearing that he didn't deny it, Kakashi's face turned even darker. His father's reaction could only mean one thing. Takuya had hit the mark!

"I never expected that Sakumo-sama, who is respectfully known as 'Konoha's White Fang,' would turn out like this."

Takuya looked at Sakumo and said coldly. He had already seen that Sakumo was determined to die. If he didn't come, Sakumo might have chosen to commit suicide tonight.

"Takuya-sama, are you here to accuse me too?"

Sakumo said in a low voice.

"Accusation?"

Takuya raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. Now everyone in the village says I'm a failure. What they said is right. A shinobi who can't even complete his mission is indeed a failure. It's just that Kakashi is an excellent shinobi. I hope that my incident will not affect your evaluation of him."

Sakumo said somewhat self-defeatingly.

"Father!"

Kakashi shed tears again. Why? Obviously, his father was a kind-hearted person who rescued his comrades. Why did it end up like this? Could it be that shinobi should really watch their comrades die for the sake of the mission?

"You're right, you are indeed a failure."

Takuya said calmly.

"Takuya-sama?!"

Kakashi looked at Takuya in disbelief. Could it be that even the Takuya clan leader thought his father did something wrong?

"Kakashi, listen to me first."

Takuya took a deep breath.

"Sakumo, I do think you are a failure. But it's not because you gave up on the mission, it's because of your current attitude. I ask you, if you were given another chance to choose, what would you do? Should you continue the mission or rescue your comrades?"

Takuya asked in a deep voice.

"..."

Hearing Takuya's words, Sakumo fell silent. Even if he had to choose again, he would still choose to give up the mission for his comrades. This was a decision he made after careful consideration, and he would never change it no matter how many times he chose it.

"I think you have the answer in your mind, right? Since you feel that you are not wrong, why do you put on such a defeated look? Just because the rescued comrade blamed you? Is it because you were ostracized by the villagers?"

Takuya said coldly.

"Stick to what you think is right. Even if everyone doesn't understand you, you shouldn't waver. This is what a shinobi should be like. Look at your current state again... If someone scolds you a few times, you want to die. Even if you feel in your heart that you are right, you don't dare to refute. As a shinobi, you chose to die with infamy. As a father, you chose to leave Kakash

i alone to face everything alone... There is no sense of honor or responsibility. What is a guy like you other than a failure?!"

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