Chapter 987: Every Strike Draws Blood

The shorter Liu patted his brother's shoulder and whispered, "What are you afraid of? Dad is not at home now. Let's just take a look at the mysterious knife and leave." The two little guys tiptoed towards the black knife. When they were half a meter away from the black knife, it suddenly trembled slightly, and the air around them seemed to become a little colder instantly.

The elder brother was startled and turned to run. However, Liu's eyes lit up and he reached out to touch the black knife. Just as his fingers were about to touch the blade, a shadow flashed by and a black cat appeared beside the knife, arching its back towards them and growling.

"Ah." Liuli recognized Xiao Hei, who was usually very docile, but was so alert today. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and it sounded like their father had returned. The two children turned pale and frantically looked for a hiding place. The elder brother hid behind the candlestick, and Liuli lay under the futon. The door slowly opened, and the tall figure of the father enveloped the room, and the black knife looked even more mysterious under the candlelight.

Hatake Sakumo walked into the room, his eyes immediately fell on the black knife, his eyes full of awe. Then he keenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room, and frowned. Xiao Hei stopped growling and rubbed Hatake Sakumo's leg.

Hatake Sakumo whispered, "Come out, little devils." Kakashi knew he could no longer hide, so he stepped out from behind the candlestick tremblingly. Hatake Ruri also had no choice but to slowly crawl out from under the futon, lowering her head and not daring to look at her father.

Hatake Sakumo looked at them and sighed: "This sword is not something you can touch. It carries the special power of the family and is extremely dangerous." Liuli plucked up the courage to raise her head and said: "Dad, we are just curious, what secret is there?" Hatake Sakumo said seriously: "When you are strong enough, you will know it naturally. Now you are not allowed to have such reckless behavior." Kakashi nodded and promised. Although Liuli was still full of doubts, she could only agree. Hatake Sakumo looked at the two children, his eyes gradually softened. He squatted down and looked at the children and said: "Let me tell you a story. There was once an ancestor who fought the enemy with this sword. In a tragic war, he found that this sword could absorb the enemy's chakra and use it for himself, but at the same time, the evil power in the sword would also erode the mind of the user. If the mind is not firm enough, it will eventually become a killing machine." Kakashi widened his eyes, and Liuli listened attentively. Hatake Sakumo continued, "So only the tribesmen with strong will can control it, and they have to go through a long training. This is why I have not let you get close." Liuli nodded, not quite understanding, "Then Dad, can you control it?" Hatake Sakumo smiled slightly, "I can't control it completely at the moment, but I have been working hard to become stronger." Kakashi clenched his fists, "Dad, I also want to become stronger, and protect the family like you in the future." Liuli followed and said, "Me too." Hatake Sakumo touched their heads with relief, "Okay, it's late, go to bed." The two children walked to the bedroom obediently, and before leaving, they couldn't help but look back at the mysterious black knife, their eyes full of longing. Become soft, thinking in my heart that I must protect them well when they grow up, after all, the world of ninjas is full of hidden dangers. At night, Liuli tossed and turned in bed, and the appearance of the black knife kept appearing in her mind. The next morning, Liuli secretly came to the room where the black knife was placed to peek, but found that the knife was gone. She looked around and saw her father muttering to himself with a black knife in the corner of the yard. Hatake Sakumo's expression was solemn, and he formed a seal with his hands. The black knife actually emitted a strange light. Liuli couldn't help but rush out: "Dad, what are you doing?" Sakumo was startled and quickly put away the knife. Liuli asked anxiously: "Dad, what's the matter with this knife?" Sakumo hesitated for a moment and whispered: "In fact, this knife seals an evil force, and the family has been guarding it from being released." Liuli's eyes widened. At this time, Kakashi also ran over, and his face was full of surprise when he heard this. Kakashi walked up and said to his father seriously: "Dad, then we must protect this secret together and not let the evil force leak out." Sakumo looked at his son lovingly and nodded.

However, at this moment, a dark cloud suddenly surged in the distant sky and quickly spread towards this side. Shuo Mao's face changed and he whispered, "Not good, it seems that someone has noticed the fluctuation of this power." Liuli nervously grabbed the corner of his father's clothes.

Soon, several mysterious men in black appeared outside the yard. One of them said grimly, "Hatake Sakumo, hand over the knife, or we will be rude to you." Sakumo protected Ruri and Kakashi behind him and drew the short knife from his waist, "Don't even think about it. This knife must not fall into the hands of evil-minded people like you."

When the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Sakumo whispered to Kakashi: "Take my sister and run quickly. If I can't win, I must find other elders in the family for help." Although Kakashi was reluctant, he knew that the situation was critical, so he pulled Liuli to the backyard. Sakumo took a deep breath and rushed towards the group of black-clothed men. The battle was about to break out. Shocked. Sakumo touched their heads: "I didn't want to tell you so early, but since you are so curious. But you must stay away from this sword." Liuli nodded, not quite understanding, but secretly made up her mind that she must become a powerful ninja in the future, truly understand and control the power behind this sword, and protect her family and village from threats. When Hatake Liuli stumbled, she subconsciously supported her body with her hands, and her palm happened to press on the small table where the sword was placed. With this press, the small table actually produced a faint light. At the same time, the kunai shot at her seemed to be hindered by something and deviated from their original trajectory. Kakashi noticed something strange here, and while the person attacking him was distracted, he quickly eliminated his opponent and ran towards Liuli.

"There's something strange about this table." Kakashi said. Liuli stood up and looked at the table carefully, and found some strange symbols engraved on the corners of the table, like ancient sealing runes.

"Could it be that this small table is also used to suppress the evil force?" Liuli guessed.

At this time, a group of black-clad men suddenly emerged. The leader laughed and said, "I didn't expect that your Hatake family had such a secret. If you take this sealed object away today, it will definitely cause a big chaos." Kakashi held the short sword tightly and protected Liuli behind him, "Don't even think about succeeding." The battle was about to break out. Kakashi and Liuli resisted while thinking about how to solve the current dilemma. It seemed that the secret of the mysterious black sword was about to be coveted by more people.