Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

Sakumo Hatake possesses a ruthless willingness to sacrifice for the sake of the rules, yet he also has feelings for his comrades. However, no matter how many times he has to choose between the rules and his comrades, he will always choose his comrades.

But...

Now everyone thinks he was wrong.

The villagers, the ninjas, and even the Hokage, who was the head of the village, all thought he was wrong.

Sakumo Hatake couldn't understand whether his insistence on the Will of Fire was wrong.

Shouldn't he inherit the Will of Fire that his father passed down to him?

To deny the Will of Fire is to deny all the efforts that Sakumo Hatake has made so far.

Sakumo Hatake walked to his bedside, picked up the white dagger from the floor, and stared blankly at it.

Sakumo Hatake can no longer find a reason to protect Konoha.

Konoha gave him a reason to fight, but now, it is Konoha that has shattered his ninja way.

His will has collapsed.

With a broken and dark look in his eyes, Hatake Sakumo slowly drew his White Fang short blade.

Sakumo Hatake said in a hoarse voice, "I'm entrusting Kakashi to you. Please apologize to him on my behalf. I'm sorry."

Outside, Chiyu said with regret, "I will. I will take good care of Kakashi and help him become a man who can stand on his own. I'm sorry, I can't help you."

"You don't need to apologize to me. I have no reason to live anymore. With you here, I feel at ease."

After saying this, Hatake Sakumo plunged the White Fang short blade into his abdomen and chose to commit seppuku.

Hearing the sound of blood gushing from inside the room, Chiyu whispered, "Goodbye, Hatake Sakumo. You are no longer the White Fang of Konoha. You have broken free from the shackles called Konoha."

[Witness the death of the important figure Sakumo Hatake; reward: 5000 Witness Points.]

Chiba used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the Hatake residence.

...

Kakashi, who was venting his frustration in the woods, suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. It was as if someone was choking him, making it hard to breathe, and a huge sense of loss welled up in his heart.

It was as if something important had left him.

Kakashi broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly stood up from the ground, and ran home like a madman.

The closer Kakashi got to home, the stronger his sense of unease became.

Finally, Kakashi arrived at his house and was about to push open Sakumo Hatake's door when he suddenly froze.

Kakashi felt a sudden, inexplicable fear creeping into his heart.

He felt as if a voice inside him was telling him that if he pushed open this door, he would never be able to go back.

Kakashi shook his head vigorously and took several deep breaths, but when he smelled the blood, he trembled all over.

Kakashi bit his lip and pushed open the door with trembling hands.

The moment Kakashi saw Sakumo Hatake lying lifeless in a pool of blood, his left hand gripping the White Fang short blade, his mind went blank.

Kakashi, like a walking corpse, staggered to Sakumo Hatake and stared blankly at Sakumo's body.

"Father..."

Kakashi seemed to have all the air drained from his body, and he collapsed to his knees.

Kakashi's tears kept streaming down his face. He wanted to cry out, but he couldn't make a sound. He clutched his chest with one hand and held Sakumo Hatake's already cold hand with the other.

Overwhelmed with grief, Kakashi's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed unconscious on the ground.

The next day.

Kakashi opened his eyes and found himself in the Konoha Ninja Hospital.

Kakashi sat up abruptly: "Father!"

However, there was no sign of Sakumo Hatake around; only Chiba and Kushina Uzumaki were present.

Kakashi was stunned by the sorrowful expressions on Chihiro and Kushina's faces.

It turns out this wasn't a dream; it was real.

His father committed suicide.

Kakashi covered his face and wept, "Chiba-sensei, my father... he's dead... ah!"

Kakashi burst into tears.

Even though Kakashi was already a ninja, and a Chunin at that, and had participated in many battles.

However, Kakashi is only 7 years old now, and the death of his only close relative still breaks his heart.

Seeing Kakashi so grief-stricken, Kushina Uzumaki also began to sob.

Chiyu reached out and put her hand on Kakashi's shoulder, offering silent comfort without saying a word.

A few days later.

Kakashi, Chiba, and Kushina Uzumaki were the only ones who organized Sakumo Hatake's funeral.

The funeral was unusually quiet, with only a few of Hatake Sakumo's former comrades coming to pay their respects.

Kakashi stared blankly at Sakumo Hatake's tombstone.

"Why, Ms. Chiyu, why did Father commit suicide?"

Chiyu said in a deep voice, "Because... Lord Sakumo has been betrayed, betrayed by the very spirit for which he fought his whole life."

Kakashi's lips moved slightly, his voice barely audible: "The...Will of Fire..."

Chiba and Kushina Uzumaki stayed with Kakashi at Sakumo Hatake's grave for a while longer before taking Kakashi to their home.

Not long after Chiyu and the other two left, a figure appeared in front of Hatake Sakumo's tombstone.

The figure was none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi held a pipe in his hand, looking extremely tired.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Sakumo Hatake had committed suicide at home, he was shocked and realized that something terrible had happened.

The original plan was to dismiss Sakumo Hatake from his post, let him stay at home to reflect for a while, and then return the post to him after some time.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected that Sakumo Hatake would commit suicide.

The suicide of Konoha's White Fang is a major blow to Konoha, but great news for other ninja villages.

Chapter 106 Kakashi's Grief

Standing before Sakumo Hatake's tombstone, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't have known how much he regretted it.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have blamed Sakumo Hatake so much in the first place.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Sakumo Hatake had a clear opportunity to intercept the scroll belonging to the Iwa ninja, but gave it up to save someone, he was furious.

Therefore, during the trial of Hatake Sakumo, Sarutobi Hiruzen directly announced the removal of Hatake Sakumo from all his posts and sent him home to reflect on his actions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is only regretting the loss of Sakumo Hatake, a high-level combatant, not the loss of Sakumo Hatake as a person.

Now that things have come to this, Hiruzen Sarutobi has to consider who should go to the Land of Grass to carry the torch.

When news of Sakumo Hatake's death reaches the ears of the Iwa ninja, those cunning Iwa ninja will surely be eager to make their move.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and left the cemetery.

After returning home.

Chiyu helped Kushina Uzumaki prepare the ingredients, and Kushina nudged Chiyu with her elbow: "Kakashi has locked himself in his room since he came back. Go check on him and comfort him. I'll take care of things here."

Qianyu shook her head: "Right now, he won't listen to anyone. I plan to have a proper talk with him after he calms down a bit."

Kushina Uzumaki, hands on her hips, said, "Stop talking nonsense, just go. Even just keeping an eye on him is good!"

Kushina was very worried that Kakashi might do something rash and that another tragedy might occur.

Qianyu reluctantly released the cleaver in her hand: "Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go."

After drying her hands, Chiyu went to Kakashi's room.

Kakashi sat on the edge of the bed, motionless like a wooden doll, staring blankly into space.

Kakashi seemed not to notice Chiyu entering and continued to stare blankly.

Chiyu sat down next to Kakashi without saying a word, just keeping him company.

Kakashi in his current state doesn't need anyone's comfort.

Offering unsolicited comfort might actually have the opposite effect.

Only if Kakashi accepts the fact that Sakumo Hatake is dead will his comforting words be effective.

The room was completely silent, with only the faint sound of Kushina Uzumaki cooking audible.

Not long after, Kushina Uzumaki's voice came.

"The food is ready, come and eat quickly."

Chiyu said to Kakashi, "Alright, let's go eat."

Kakashi stood up stiffly and followed Chiyu into the living room.

Kushina Uzumaki looked at Chiba with a questioning gaze.

Qianyu shrugged, indicating that nothing had changed.

Kushina Uzumaki rolled her eyes at Chiyu.

Chiyu pursed her lips. It wasn't as simple as Kushina Uzumaki thought, that Kakashi could just say it was okay.

"Alright, hurry up and wash your hands and eat. Today I'm making sukiyaki."

After Chiyu helped Kakashi wash his hands, they sat down at the dining table.

Kushina Uzumaki kept putting food on Kakashi's plate, saying, "Kakashi, you're still young and growing, eat more."

Kakashi, with a vacant look in his eyes, mechanically picked at his chopsticks, shoveling everything in the bowl into his mouth, chewing it a couple of times, and then swallowing it directly.