Chapter 11 Communication with Kakashi

I came back to Hatake Sakumo's residence. Now the Hatake residence has become much quieter. Whether it is ordinary people or ninjas, almost everyone walks around it.

In fact, this is certainly not because of disgust or fear, but rather because of shame.

All those who have talked about Hatake Sakumo's death can be said to be the driving force behind it, and everyone has a responsibility.

With this mentality, whether it is ninja or ordinary civilians, they naturally don’t want to pass by here again, as it will only remind them of their past mistakes.

He knocked on the door again and seeing that no one answered, Uchiha Feiyu frowned and simply jumped into the yard.

In addition to its core abilities, the Soul Binding Ninja also has some other small functions, such as the ability to perceive souls, which allows Uchiha Feiyu to be called a perception ninja, but the range of perception is not large, only a few dozen meters.

In Uchiha Feiyu's perception, Kakashi's soul fluctuations have always been in the center of the room, without moving. It's not that no one is at home, but that he is ignoring him.

"Kakashi, you are just staying at home and getting moldy?!"

While shouting loudly, Uchiha Feiyu jumped in from the window, looked at Kakashi lying on the bed with an indifferent look, and pulled him up directly.

"What's the matter? If not, don't bother me. This is my home."

Kakashi glanced at Uchiha Feiyu and said something in a low voice. Uchiha Feiyu couldn't help but frowned, but without saying a word, he took off the scroll behind him and threw it at Kakashi.

"You think I want to come here? This is the scroll left by Hatake Sakumo-senpai. I'm giving it back to you now!"

Kakashi was slightly stunned after taking the scroll. His father left the scroll behind? Why did he give it to Uchiha Touha?

However, this doubt only flashed through his mind. Although Kakashi was currently in a low period, the matter concerning his father was an exception. Without much hesitation, Kakashi directly opened the scroll in his hand.

The content in the scroll was indeed written by his father himself. Not only were the font, writing style, tone, etc. exactly the same, there were even some code words that his father habitually left behind - Hatake Sakumo had also taught Kakashi knowledge about ninjas, and some of the code words were things that only they, father and son, knew.

When Kakashi saw the contents, he was even more surprised. The contents of the scroll turned out to be the White Fang swordsmanship inheritance left by his father!
The inheritance of ninjutsu is a top priority for a family. For example, for those secret arts families, if the secret arts inheritance of the family is leaked, they must retrieve the inheritance at all costs and kill all the ninjas who have inherited the inheritance.

In addition to ensuring that their family's secret techniques are unique, another important reason is the fear that flaws in their family's ninjutsu might be discovered, leading to them being targeted by opponents.

This kind of thing is not impossible. Ninja itself is a profession that attaches the most importance to intelligence. Just general intelligence is enough to affect the outcome of ninja battles within a certain range of strength gap. If all the secret information is leaked, it will be a disaster for the family.

Having said so much, it is just to illustrate the importance of inheritance. In Kakashi's opinion, it is really unimaginable that his father would entrust the inheritance to Uchiha Feiyu.

Of course, if you insist on explaining it, it is not impossible to explain:
The inheritance of Hatake Sakumo does not fall into the category of secret techniques, so even if it is leaked, it is basically difficult to target.

In addition, their family was not originally a ninja family. Instead, they were ninjas that rose from the common people and did not need to consider the problems of other clansmen at all.

Hatake Sakumo didn't know many ninjas to begin with, and after the incident the only one he kept in touch with was Uchiha Toba.

He did not leave the inheritance to himself, but asked Uchiha Feiyu to give it to him. Maybe he was afraid of the search by the Anbu after his suicide.

In short, Kakashi trusted the scroll and did not doubt Uchiha Hiha at all. Even though he knew there must be something else going on, he just imagined it in his mind and did not ask Uchiha Hiha any questions. After reading the scroll in his hand, Hatake Kakashi looked up at Uchiha Hiha:

"Did your father say anything else when he gave you the scroll?"

"Senior Hatake Sakumo didn't say anything. He put a seal on the scroll, and I only opened it recently!"

These were all discussed by Uchiha Toba and Hatake Sakumo, and a seal was indeed placed on the scroll, so it would not arouse Kakashi's suspicion.

The matter of Hatake Sakumo was both sensitive and difficult to explain, so Uchiha Toba simply didn't explain it and left everything to Kakashi to imagine.

Kakashi didn't get any news from Uchiha Feiyu, which made him sigh and his expression became depressed again.

However, compared to his lifeless and almost numb appearance at the beginning, Kakashi now has a hint of life.

"Okay, Kakashi, come out with me and practice! How long have you been staying at home?"

"Perhaps what happened to Senior Hatake Sakumo was a big blow to you, but no matter what, you won't be able to find the answer if you just lie at home!"

"The answer... do you know what answer I'm looking for?"

Hatake Kakashi looked up at Uchiha Touha, only to see him curl his lips:

"Isn't it just about which is more important, the mission or the companions? Hatake Sakumo died because of this question, right? Aren't you thinking about this?"

Kakashi pursed his lips, then gritted his teeth after a moment:
"So what do you think? Should ninjas focus on their missions, or should they pay more attention to their companions?"

"If you ask me..."

Uchiha Feiyu's face was serious and cautious. After looking around, he whispered:
"Of course I think... I am the most important!"

"First, I need to calculate the danger of the mission and the relationship between my companions and me. For missions with relatively low danger, I can help ordinary companions. If the danger is relatively high, then I will have to find a way to survive on my own!"

"In short, you must first consider your own safety, and secondly, your own abilities. Put your own life first, your good friends second, and missions third. As for those who are just familiar faces, they can only be put last!"

"Are you really a ninja? This feels so... so..."

After drinking a bowl of poisonous chicken soup filled with the reality of the world spoken by Uchiha Feiyu, Hatake Kakashi's eyes widened and he was stunned, not knowing what to say.

On the contrary, Hatake Sakumo, who had been floating beside Uchiha Feiyu, looked thoughtful and seemed to be greatly inspired after hearing this.

Hatake Sakumo, who had died once, felt that what Uchiha Touha said made sense, even though he did not completely agree with it.

(End of this chapter)