Chapter 23 The Dark Side of Konoha
He smiled awkwardly and replied:
"Well, one try."
"Take Kakashi to experience the feeling of not following the rules for once."
"Actually, it's just that feeling. I felt free for that moment."
Haneda was telling the truth, but he had another purpose hidden in his words.
Sakumo did not think that Haneda wanted to help Uchiha win him over. He laughed a few times and said to Kakashi:
“When you break the rules, you can feel free, but this kind of freedom that is not bound by rules is not true freedom.”
"Sooner or later, this freedom will be constrained by another set of rules."
"Kakashi, and Haneda, remember that true freedom is living under the rules you make."
"This kind of rules has a bottom line, human morality, and a certain degree of self-restraint."
“Instead of inflicting terror and killing people for the sake of so-called freedom.”
"Don't I eat beef?" Haneda held his chin, thinking.
He recalled his previous school experience, when he climbed over the wall to skip class and go to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet;
When he stole a cell phone from his class teacher's office at night and took it to his dorm to play with it...
At that moment, he truly felt free.
But is this kind of freedom really good?
In the end, I was afraid of being discovered by the teacher, so I came up with new rules...
Haneda shook his head, getting rid of his complicated thoughts.
He is just a child, why should he think about these complicated life philosophies like a one-on-one...
At this time, the waitress came in with a cart.
"Here's your orange juice with ice, kid." The waitress handed Haneda a glass of orange juice and said with a smile.
"OK, thanks."
Haneda raised his head and a bright smile appeared on his face again.
…………
Night moon, the edge of Konoha Village, the Death Forest.
The four masked men jumped quickly between the branches, and suddenly, a man with a short knife on his back appeared in front of them.
The man had long silver hair and was wearing home clothes.
But when he pulled out the dagger from his back, his look changed.
Becoming extremely sharp and full of murderous intent.
When Muramasa and the other three looked into his eyes, they suddenly became so nervous that sweat broke out on their foreheads.
"Hatake Sakumo, what do you want to do? We are Root ninjas, under the command of Lord Danzo!"
Muramasa pulled a kunai out of his waist bag, held it in his hand, and forced himself to remain calm.
"A lesson." Shumao said calmly.
Before he could finish his words, there was a flash of a knife, and the mask on Muramasa's face was cut open.
The silver-white blade brushed against Muramasa's pale face.
And Sakumo had already come behind him.
There was no time to react.
Brush brush! ! !
Three flashes of sword light appeared, and the masks of the Root Ninjas were all cut off, revealing their true faces.
Muramasa raised his kunai and was about to attack subconsciously.
I only heard Shumao say softly:
"Don't move. If you move, you will die."
Muramasa was completely stunned by Sakumo's aura. He broke out in a cold sweat, and the back of his shirt was soaked with sweat.
"What do you want to do, Master Sakumo? We are ninjas from Konoha!"
Muramasa spoke again, but this time his tone was obviously different and much weaker.
rustling...
The night wind blew across the four people's cheeks, lifting the withered yellow leaves.
Time seemed to stop at this moment, until Sakumo retracted the dagger and slowly left.
After walking a few steps, Shuomao turned around and gave the four people a cold look.
"Tell Danzo that adults don't need to be involved in children's affairs."
"Also, the Root are also Konoha's ninjas. They should be doing tasks for the village, not spying on the villagers."
After saying that, Sakumo left in an instant, leaving the four Root members standing there, not daring to move.
After a long while, Muramasa finally spoke:
"Let's go, what are you standing there for? Go back and report this to Lord Danzo!"
After hearing this, the remaining three people finally reacted.
"Yes."
…………
"That's what he said?"
Danzo sat on a stone chair, his left eye slightly closed, his face expressionless.
At this moment, he was extremely calm, so calm that even Muramasa and the other three were scared.
"Yes, Lord Danzo."
"Hatake...Sakumo-sama also said that the Root are also Konoha's ninjas and should be doing the village's tasks, not spying on the villagers."
Muramasa spoke cautiously, fearing that he might cause any dissatisfaction to Danzo.
"I understand. Withdraw the people who are monitoring Uchiha Haneda."
"Also, the news that Hatake Sakumo personally taught him cannot be leaked!"
"Go down."
Danzo said calmly, his tone extremely calm.
"Yes, Lord Danzo." Muramasa and his three companions responded quickly and left in an instant.
Danzo was still sitting on the stone chair, his left eye slightly closed, and it was unknown what he was thinking.
Suddenly, he stood up and looked at the tunnel from the office that led directly to Konoha.
The tunnel was dark, with only the faint light from the oil lamps on the wall allowing people to barely see inside.
"Huruzen, you are too weak..." Danzo recalled something and said unconsciously.
At this time, he sat down again and took out a confidential document from the drawer of the stone table.
"It seems like we need to plan ahead."
"Don't blame me, Hiruzen. I will prove that I am the best person to be Hokage!"
…………
On the other side, Haneda returned to the tribe with a cheerful pace.
At this time, a young man rushed over.
"Asshole Haneda, you actually skipped a whole day of class with that idiot Kakashi!"
Obito rushed over, waving his fist.
"Kakashi's father, Uncle Sakumo, is treating us. I'll go over to eat..."
Haneda caught Obito's fist and asked in a joking tone, "Why, you feel uncomfortable?"
"Asshole, who cares about you!"
Obito turned his head away, pretending not to care.
But Haneda knew very well that in order to see into Uchiha's heart, he needed to look into his eyes, not his words.
"Okay, stop it, Oh Bitto."
Haneda walked to Obito's right side and tried to put his hand on Obito's shoulder, but Obito dodged.
"I apologize to you, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye, is that okay, Obito?"
Haneda said somewhat helplessly.
After a while, Obito's mouth corners slightly raised, he forced himself to suppress the raised corners of his mouth, hummed a few times and said:
"Asshole Haneda, I begrudgingly forgive you, but why didn't Uncle Sakumo bring me along when he treated us to a meal?"
"I also said he was a hero at school."
Suddenly, Obito recalled something and said angrily:
"That idiot Kakashi must have been saying bad things about me behind my back!"
After saying that, Obito put a hand on Haneda's shoulder.
"Come on, let's go to my house and play. You have nothing to do at home alone anyway."
Haneda glanced at the watch on his right wrist:
"It's almost half past eight, and I have school tomorrow. Forgive me, Obito. Maybe next time."
As he spoke, Haneda gently tapped Obito's forehead.
"Damn you Haneda, who told you to touch my forehead!!" Obito was furious and punched Haneda.
But Haneda dodged it easily. However, at this time, Obito's right hand took advantage of the momentum and grabbed Haneda's left hand.
"I don't care. You're the only one at home anyway. Why don't you come back and live at my house?"
