Chapter 105 Suicide

The four 'companions' of Hatake Sakumo left.

Hatake Sakumo was alone in the room, sitting on the floor in a daze.

The sadness in Hatake Sakumo's eyes was so strong that it seemed like solid ice that could not be melted.

Hatake Sakumo thought back to when his father was still alive.

On the Hokage Rock in Konoha, he and his father looked out over the entire Konoha.

His father said to him proudly: "Sakumo, Konoha is our home. We must do our best to protect Konoha and carry out the will of fire."

At that time, Hatake Sakumo was still very young, and he asked naively: "Father, what is the Will of Fire?"

His father told him: "The will of fire means that young people are the hope of the future, and the older generation should trust and protect them. The sacrifice of the older generation is not meaningless, but will inspire young people to become the pillars of the future.

Just like you and me now, I will protect you as you grow up, and you will also grow into a new leaf.

Wherever the leaves dance, the fire will continue to burn. The flames will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."

After becoming a ninja, Hatake Sakumo took the Will of Fire as his own ninja way and worked hard for it.

Hatake Sakumo is ruthless enough to sacrifice for the rules, but he also has feelings for his companions. However, no matter how many times he is asked to choose between the rules and his companions, he will firmly choose his companions.

But...

Now everyone thinks he is wrong.

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

Hatake Sakumo didn't understand. Was the will of fire that he insisted on wrong?

Shouldn't he inherit the will of fire passed down to him by his father?

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

Hatake Sakumo walked to his bed, picked up the White Fang short blade on the ground, and stared at it blankly.

Hatake Sakumo no longer has any reason to protect Konoha.

Konoha gave him a reason to fight for, but now, it was Konoha that defeated his ninja way.

His will has collapsed.

There was a broken and gloomy look in Hatake Sakumo's eyes as he slowly pulled out the White Fang short blade.

Hatake Sakumo said in a hoarse voice: "I'll leave Kakashi in your hands. Apologize to me and him. I'm sorry."

Qianyu outside the house said with regret: "I will. I will take good care of Kakashi and make him 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. I feel relieved when you are here with me."

After he finished speaking, Hatake Sakumo stabbed the White Fang short blade into his abdomen and chose to commit suicide by seppuku.

Listening to the sound of blood gushing out of the house, Qianyu 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 an important figure, Hatake Sakumo, and be rewarded with 5000 witness points.]

Chiba used the body-flickering technique to leave the Hatake mansion.

...

Kakashi, who was venting his depressed emotions in the woods, suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground, as if someone was strangling his throat. He had difficulty breathing and a huge sense of loss surged in his heart.

It was as if something important had left him.

Kakashi broke out in a cold sweat, quickly stood up from the ground, and ran towards home like crazy.

The closer Kakashi got to home, the stronger the uneasy feeling in his heart became.

Finally, Kakashi arrived at his house. When he was about to push open the door of Hatake Sakumo's room, he suddenly froze.

Kakashi began to feel fear for no reason.

There seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him that if he opened 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, Kakashi began to tremble all over.

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

The moment Kakashi saw Hatake Sakumo lying in a pool of blood with the White Fang short blade in his left hand completely lifeless, his brain suddenly buzzed.

Kakashi staggered in front of Hatake Sakumo like a walking corpse and stared blankly at Hatake Sakumo's body.

"Father..."

Kakashi fell to his knees as if all the air had been drained from his body.

Kakashi's tears kept welling up in his eyes. He wanted to cry out, but no sound came out. He clutched his chest with one hand and held Hatake Sakumo's already extremely cold hand with the other.

The extreme grief made Kakashi's eyes roll back and he fainted on the ground.

The next day.

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

Kakashi sat up suddenly: "Father!"

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

Kakashi froze when he saw the sad expressions on Chiba and Uzumaki Kushina's faces.

It turns out this is not a dream, this is real.

His father committed suicide.

Kakashi covered his face and cried: "Teacher Chiba, my father...is dead...ah!"

Kakashi burst into tears.

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

But Kakashi is only 7 years old now, and the death of his only close relative still makes Kakashi heartbroken.

Seeing Kakashi in such grief, Uzumaki Kushina also started sobbing.

Qianyu put her hand on Kakashi's shoulder and said nothing, just silently comforting Kakashi.

A few days later.

At Hatake Sakumo's funeral, only Kakashi, Chiba and Uzumaki Kushina were in charge.

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

Kakashi stared at Hatake Sakumo's tombstone with dull eyes.

"Why, Mr. Qianyu, why did my father commit suicide?"

Qianyu said in a deep voice: "Because... Lord Sakumo was betrayed. He was betrayed by the spirit he had fought for all his life."

Kakashi's lips moved slightly, his voice barely audible: "The will of fire...?"

Chiba and Uzumaki Kushina stayed with Kakashi in front of Hatake Sakumo's grave for a while, and then took Kakashi to their home.

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

This figure was none other than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was holding a pipe in his hand, looking very tired.

When he learned that Hatake Sakumo had committed suicide at home, Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely shocked, and at the same time he realized that something big had happened.

Originally, Hatake Sakumo was to be dismissed from his position, asked to stay at home to reflect for a while, and then after a while, the position would be returned to Hatake Sakumo.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen never expected that Hatake Sakumo would actually commit suicide.

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