"Huh..."

"Whoa..."...

In the humble streets, dim street lamps stand there.

A few mosquitoes kept crashing into the old light bulb, and a faint sound sounded in the silent street at night, even if his body was burned by the hot lamp, he did not retreat.

At the same time, as Shuo Mao, who was standing in the dim light, spoke hoarsely, he saw a figure slowly standing out of the dark corner.

The visitor slowly walked to the boundary between the darkness and the light, and stopped quietly, silent, without speaking.

Shuo Mao stood in the dim light, like an old man in his last years, but with a calm and peaceful look on his face.

The one who came stood in a dark corner, a dividing line of light and darkness strictly separated the two.

"Kakashi, you're here for Sasuke. ”

After a long silence between the two, Shuo Mao was the first to ask.

Hearing his words, in the shadows, Kakashi's face was covered in a mask, and his face was expressionless, but it was a faint whisper.

"Well... I've gone to see it, and the kid is now back home. ”

Hearing Kakashi's words, a smile appeared on Shuomao's old face and he said softly.

"I'm very relieved to hear that you can care so much about your disciple now...."

Kakashi's face was expressionless, his eyes seemed to be glancing elsewhere, his attention was not here, and he didn't react to Shuo Mao's words.

After another long silence, Kakashi spoke.

"At this point in time, you are still instructing Sasuke's practice, it seems... You've put a lot of energy into him. ”

Speaking of which, he hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"Why.... Why did you decide to accept Sasuke as a disciple, aren't you already planning to get involved in ninja affairs. ”

Hearing Kakashi's words, Sakumo had a calm look in his eyes, but he didn't answer Kakashi's words directly, he said softly and hoarsely.

"That kid has a lot of perseverance and is a member of the team you lead, but.... His background is what determines his peculiarity. ”

Speaking of which, I saw him glance at Kakashi lightly and said slowly.

"You should have received the notice of the fifth generation a long time ago. ”

Hearing this, Kakashi nodded slightly.

A week ago, Mizuto informed Kakashi of his decision to secretly let Sasuke guide Sasuke, so Kakashi also deliberately lightened the burden of their team's tasks during this time.

After seeing Kakashi nod, Shuo Mao's eyes were calm, and his slightly old voice said slowly.

"As the only qualified heir of the current Uchiha clan, and as his and Naruto's teacher, the pressure on your burden must be very heavy. ”

Speaking of this, an old smile appeared on his face, and he said softly.

"As a derelict father, the only thing I can do is probably only this, and being able to share your pressure in this kind of thing can be regarded as some insignificant compensation for me. ”

Besides, I don't know why, but the kid had some kind of stubborn paranoia. ”

His eyes twinkled with confusion as he continued.

"It's like who I used to be..... For me, being able to teach him to control power is also a kind of farewell to the past. ”

"Huh... Phew...."

In the dim light, the mosquitoes buzzed incessantly.

After hearing his words, Kakashi was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly.

"I see....."

Hearing Kakashi's words, Sakumo's eyes flashed with a mixture of guilt and relief.

I saw Kakashi turn around slowly, he was in a dark corner, he had never stepped under the same light as Shuo Mao, but he slowly spoke with his back to Shuo Mao.

"One thing I want to say is that Sasuke is relieved to have your teachings. ”

"As for Naruto, because of the recent attack on the Akatsuki organization, Hokage-sama has also arranged for Jiraiya-sama to protect him secretly, and to some extent, Naruto's teachings are also as focused as possible on Jiraiya-sama. ”

"So, my work is still very easy and not as stressful as you think. ”

Hearing his words, Shuo Mao showed a touch of remembrance and said softly.

"Self-come.... If he is there, presumably there will be no problems with the children of the fifth generation, and in this case, I am also relieved. ”

However, hearing his words, the look in Kakashi's eyes sank slightly, and he said coldly in a slow voice.

"The village is no longer what it was in your time..."

"Under the leadership of Hokage-sama.... There will be more and more light in this village, and all the ghosts and spirits will disappear under this. ”

Hearing Kakashi's slightly cold words, Shuo Mao was silent for a while, and then a smile of relief appeared on the old man's face, and he said slowly in a somewhat complicated tone.

"Really..... It's that I'm too old..."

Hearing his words, Kakashi's body paused, and he said slowly after a while.

"Anyway... Still thank you for your help to Sasuke....."

As soon as the words fell, he disappeared in place.

In the dim light, Shuo Mao was left standing alone, the relieved smile on his face slowly faded, and a lonely look appeared.

In the night, I only heard him muttering in a hoarse voice.

"The more light shines, the deeper the shadow will be.... Those old guys .... But it has always been stubbornly rooted in this village.... Kakashi...."

...............................

The underground of Konoha Village.

An organization that is only known to a very small number of Konoha elites even now, Root.

At this time, the root organization is more than several times larger than many years ago, and the narrow corridors are all over the entire Konoha underground, monitoring the information of the entire Konoha Village.

In a house in the center of the roots, the candle flame flickered, and an old man who looked very old was sitting calmly in one of the seats.

His left eye was wrapped in a white bandage, and the entire right half of his body was also covered in a white bandage.

The skin on his face was like dry wood, his complexion was stiff and gloomy, the corners of his eyes were densely wrinkled, and the exposed eye was slightly open, making it look cloudy.

In this room, which symbolizes the core of the root organization, he is not alone at this time.

Opposite him was an old man with the same old face, his face full of deep wrinkles and spots of yellow, and his complexion was slightly solemn.

If you look closely, you will find that this is the third generation Hokage who has rarely appeared in the village.

At this moment, the two old men looked at each other, and saw the three generations of Hokage staring at the person opposite, and their voices were a little hoarse and heavy.

"Tuanzang, the old man has received news about the cultivation of the first generation of cells in the roots!"

"You give the old man an explanation for this matter!"