Chapter 58: Where Is Your Polite Grandpa
"Thank you! Ryūun!"
Hatake Sakumo looked solemnly at Aoyama Ryūun.
This time, Hatake Sakumo was serious.
To this, Aoyama Ryūun just rolled his eyes and said directly,
"Who the hell are you being polite to!"
"..."
As expected, that's Aoyama Ryūun.
After calming down, Hatake Sakumo also rolled his eyes in annoyance.
At this time, Hatake Kakashi could finally get a good look at who this friend of his father was.
"You... you're Aoyama Ryūun, known as the 'Strongest Creature in Land, Sea, and Air'!"
Before, Hatake Kakashi's attention wasn't on him, so he didn't notice.
But now that he noticed, Hatake Kakashi was shocked.
You must know, Aoyama Ryūun's reputation in Konoha,
wasn't much lower than Hatake Sakumo's.
"You're only recognizing me now? Seems like this 'Strongest Creature' isn't that famous after all!"
"Uh! Sorry!"
Hatake Kakashi was a bit at a loss for words.
After all, he was a senior.
"Alright, stop scaring a child!"
Hatake Sakumo was protective of his son!
"Fine!"
Aoyama Ryūun didn't mind. Seeing that Hatake Sakumo no longer had the intention to die, Aoyama Ryūun was relieved.
"So, what are you planning to do next?"
After all, Hatake Sakumo's current reputation in Konoha was really different now.
"What can I do? Make up for it!"
Hatake Sakumo was different from Aoyama Ryūun.
Although he tries not to care,
Hatake Sakumo couldn't just ignore those discussions.
Sometimes, Hatake Sakumo even envied Aoyama Ryūun.
If only he had a heart as big as Aoyama Ryūun's, not caring about anything.
"Make up for it? What's there to make up for? Haven't you seen it?"
I thought Hatake Sakumo... so that's it.
"Seen what?"
Hatake Sakumo really didn't quite understand Aoyama Ryūun's meaning.
"You just failed the mission yesterday, and today the news is all over Konoha. You don't think that's strange?"
"!"
Before, it was just because he wasn't thinking about it.
Now being reminded by Aoyama Ryūun,
Hatake Sakumo seemed to understand.
He looked up in shock, looking at Aoyama Ryūun in disbelief.
"Lord Hokage...!"
Hatake Sakumo sighed.
In this, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't the mastermind, without his nod,
the news couldn't have spread so blatantly through Konoha.
At this point, Hatake Sakumo pretty much got it.
His reputation was so high, but he wasn't in the Hokage's faction or the Elders' faction. Being suppressed, isn't that only natural?
Here, Hatake Sakumo roughly understood what he should do.
"I understand. Thanks again, Ryūun!"
"Who the hell are you being polite to!"
Aoyama Ryūun also smiled.
Only Hatake Kakashi, with a blank face, looked left and right, not understanding the meaning at all.
...
"How is White Fang?"
Seeing Aoyama Ryūun return, Tsunade, who was at home, asked.
"He's fine. At least he's not planning to kill himself!"
"Suicide?"
Tsunade, who was originally reading a scroll, couldn't help but freeze.
She didn't think it was a big deal, she didn't expect Hatake Sakumo was actually thinking of suicide.
"Is Hatake Sakumo's heart that fragile? If it's really that bad, becoming a missing-nin is also fine!"
Tsunade found it incredible.
Hatake Sakumo is considered a top-tier expert, Konoha's high-end combat power.
Is his mentality so fragile?
"..."
Aoyama Ryūun was a bit silent.
He looked at Tsunade helplessly.
Your grandfather founded this village, right? If the village's top combat power becomes a missing-nin,
is that really okay?
If your grandfather knew, Senju Hashirama would probably jump out of his grave and slap you!
"Tch!"
Tsunade didn't care.
Facing Aoyama Ryūun's gaze, Tsunade said openly,
"Hatake Sakumo is clearly being targeted by those idiot higher-ups. Should he just take it? If it were me, I'd just punch them!"
Tsunade wasn't stupid.
Anyone with eyes could see, the Konoha higher-ups,
were probably targeting Hatake Sakumo.
"Looks like that old man Hokage of mine is losing it!"
When he was young, Sarutobi Hiruzen was fine.
But as he got older, this Sarutobi Hiruzen became more and more corrupt.
"Sarutobi-sensei... hmph!"
After all, he was her teacher. Tsunade felt complicated.
But after so many years, it also made Tsunade investigate and analyze the demise of the Senju Clan.
Sometimes Tsunade couldn't help but sigh, her Second Grandpa, Senju Tobirama,
really took in some 'good students'.
Every one of them was ambitious and ruthless.
The demise of the Senju Clan was because of Senju Tobirama's 'good students'.
...
At this time, Hatake Sakumo,
after talking with Aoyama Ryūun, seemed to understand something.
He headed to the Hokage tower.
Inside the Hokage's Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura were all there.
The Konoha F4 were all present, who knows what they were plotting.
Hatake Sakumo's sudden appearance,
made these people freeze.
Then they immediately became serious.
Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat, maintaining his usual kind tone,
"Oh, it's Sakumo. What is it? If it's about those rumors, you don't need to mind them. As Hokage, I will definitely not punish you for such things!"
"..."
Hatake Sakumo was silent.
Sometimes, Hatake Sakumo really admired Sarutobi Hiruzen. His superficial work was more than just a little impressive.
"No!"
But that wasn't his purpose this time. Hatake Sakumo shook his head slightly.
From his backpack, he took out a small scroll and placed it on the Hokage's desk.
For a moment, everyone in the Hokage's Office,
the attention of all F4 members, was focused on this item.
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