"Will all the missions led by White Fang fail?"
"You don't know this, right? I heard that the mission was aborted to save our companions. It seems to have caused huge losses to the village and the daimyo..."
Nobuhiko chewed the food in his mouth unhurriedly while listening to the conversation of his classmates, but his brows gradually wrinkled.
Although he knew that White Fang would be blamed for abandoning the mission to save his companions, he didn't know the exact time, and he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
"It's true that he deliberately suppressed White Fang's reputation for the sake of becoming the Fourth Hokage... But the higher-ups never dreamed that White Fang would commit suicide."
Nobuhiko cursed inwardly.
Nice words to say, Will of Fire.
But when someone really gives up their mission for their companions, what they get in return is blame.
In Nobuhiko's view, although there are many loopholes in the 'will of fire' mentioned by the first Hokage, the starting point is good.
It was just interpreted by the successors of later generations with their own will, and it has become a tool for power.
White Fang, who inherited the will of fire, suffered such treatment.
Putting himself in his shoes, if he was injured during the mission, he would definitely hope that his companions could save him.
When he was watching anime from the sidelines, Nobuhiko couldn't understand why White Fang would commit suicide because of such a little setback.
But during the time he spent with Kakashi and White Fang, Nobuhiko had already understood what kind of person White Fang was.
He is a ninja who believes in the warrior spirit and the will of fire.
Maybe he values honor more than life.
Although Nobuhiko looked down upon Konoha's so-called Will of Fire, White Fang was undoubtedly a person worthy of his respect.
During this period, due to White Fang's guidance, his swordsmanship level improved significantly.
No matter from the perspective of profit or favor, Nobuhiko felt that he should do something.
He is unable to influence high-level decisions.
The reason why the village suffered losses due to White Fang's termination of the mission spread so quickly must be the tacit approval of the higher-ups, and there was also someone behind the scenes.
"I can't influence the higher-ups, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to influence White Fang, so the only thing I can do is to use roundabout tactics and talk to Kakashi first!"
After making up his mind, Nobuhiko immediately picked up the rice in the lunch box faster, wolfed it down, and finished the entire lunch.
Just do it!
Nobuhiko went directly to his homeroom teacher Sakamoto Yosuke to ask for leave.
Then he put on his schoolbag and left the school.
****
At the same time, about three thousand meters away from the west gate of Konoha Village, there is a hill with dense vegetation and about tens of meters high.
It is hard for anyone to imagine that the headquarters of the Roots, led by Hokage advisor Shimura Danzo, is located fifty meters underground here.
There are large wooden buildings in the darkness underground.
In the very center, there is a cross-shaped wooden bridge, and at the entrance are four torii-shaped door-shaped buildings, connecting the buildings on all sides.
At this time, the cross bridge is in the middle.
A middle-aged man holding a cane, with a bandage on his right eye and a gloomy expression appeared. It was Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Roots.
Shortly after he appeared, eight ninjas wearing black robes and animal masks appeared in front of him.
Kneel down on one knee and salute respectfully according to the department.
"Lord Danzo! In accordance with your instructions, the news has been spread in the village that White Fang abandoned the mission, causing the village to suffer huge losses."
"It's just... Yamada Teru is not willing to come out and accuse White Fang. He expressed his willingness to take responsibility for the failure of this mission!"
Hearing the ANBU ninja's answer, Danzo narrowed his left eye slightly and said in a deep voice:
"It seems... he still doesn't know how much damage the village has suffered because of him and White Fang."
"Danzo-sama, do we need to continue to put pressure on him?" asked an ANBU on the left.
"No need." Danzo said calmly and with an indifferent expression, "I will personally visit you."
The ANBU were shocked when they heard this.
"Master Danzo, if we do this, if the Third Generation knows about it, will he... blame us?"
An ANBU on the right raised his head and asked hesitantly.
At this time, an ANBU beside him couldn't help but ask:
"Danzo-sama! Sakumo-sama has made great achievements for the village, but he failed in one mission. To treat him like this is a bit..."
Danzo glanced at him, and the ANBU was so frightened that he immediately shut his mouth.
"Do you really think that the third generation will not know about this?"
Danzo sneered slightly and let out a cold snort from his nose.
His words shocked the hearts of the ANBU, and the faces under the masks showed shock, and then they suddenly realized.
Everyone immediately lowered their heads and did not dare to ask any more questions.
In the past two years, there have been calls within the village to elect the Fourth Hokage, and White Fang is the most powerful competitor for the Fourth Hokage.
His reputation and achievements are still above those of the Sannin.
Among the three ninjas, Lord Jiraiya made it clear that he did not want to compete for the position of the Fourth Hokage.
Lady Tsunade, on the other hand, had already left the village.
Only Lord Orochimaru, who also had great military exploits and had a high reputation among the villagers and Jonin, could compete with White Fang.
It's just that compared to Lord Orochimaru, White Fang has a higher reputation among jounin.
Although there has not yet been a public vote, more than half of the clan heads of the many ninja clans in the village have expressed their support for White Fang.
Now it seems that in order to give Lord Orochimaru a greater chance of becoming the Fourth Hokage, the failure of the mission to cause heavy losses to the village was just a cover.
The real purpose is to suppress White Fang's reputation!
If there is no this time, there will be another time.
But no one expected that the driving force behind the scenes turned out to be the third generation of adults who usually treated others generously.
terrible!
****
After Nobuhiko took leave of absence from school, he went straight to Kakashi's house.
After walking into the yard, they found that the door had been locked from the outside.
Nobuhiko stood in the yard and called into the room for a while, but no one responded.
"Not at home? Where can I go?"
Nobuhiko looked confused. If White Fang was not at home at this time, he might have been called to hold him accountable by the higher-ups.
But where could Kakashi go?
Thinking of this, Nobuhiko went to the tenth training ground where he had gone to practice with Kakashi before, but he couldn't find it either.
Finally, Nobuhiko searched around for meatball shops, Ichiraku ramen, and barbecue restaurants.
Until evening, he searched most of Konoha but could not find Kakashi.
Then he returned to Kakashi's house, but there was still no one there.
"We can only look for it tomorrow."
Seeing the sky getting dark quickly, Nobuhiko had no choice but to go home first.
...
The next day, on the way to school.
Nobuhiko noticed that people were talking about White Fang.
At the same time, the Jonin who was rescued by White Fang during the mission has publicly accused White Fang of abandoning the mission to save him, thus causing huge losses to the village!
'Oh my god! '
'It's a real dog! '
Nobuhiko listened all the way, and even the students were talking about it.
When he arrived at class, he found that Kakashi was here.
But he was lying on the table with a dull expression.
Although Kakashi usually has no energy and always looks lazy, Kakashi now has completely lost his energy and his eyes are gray.
"Kakashi, you're here."
Nobuhiko quickly sat down on his seat and asked, "Where did you go yesterday? I went to your house to look for you but you weren't there!"
Kakashi remained motionless, not reacting at all to Nobuhiko's words.
Although Kakashi is usually not particularly enthusiastic, when Nobuhiko talks to him, even if he doesn't reply, he will look at Nobuhiko silently.
But this time, no matter what Nobuhiko said, he didn't respond.
Nobuhiko can understand the mood of a 4-year-old child suddenly encountering such a thing.
He himself is a genius who has attracted much attention, but his father, who was originally admired and admired by everyone, was regarded as a hero-like figure in the village, and suddenly became the target of criticism and criticism. It is understandable that he has an explosive mentality.
Just this won’t do!
Nobuhiko thought for a whole night, Kakashi was the key to changing the ending of White Fang's suicide!
However, before Nobuhiko could speak, the head teacher Sakamoto Yosuke came to the class as soon as the bell rang.
Seeing this situation, Nobuhiko could only give up temporarily.
