Quest or companion...... So Kakashi is still struggling with this problem?

Xia Yan felt a little helpless in his heart.

After all, this kind of question is the same as "Mom and girlfriend fall into the sea, who will you save first?" Again, there is no perfect answer.

However, when he saw Kakashi's deep brows and bitter hatred at a young age, he still sighed lightly, and then replied:

"Unfortunately, I can't give you a standard answer, teacher."

"Because depending on the situation, even the same person can give very different answers."

"For example, a mission-oriented person would not decide to sacrifice his teammates for an ordinary cat-catching mission."

"And if it's a mission related to the survival of the village, not to mention companions, there are not a few people who will sacrifice their own lives."

"Of course, these are extreme examples, and many times the difference between the weight of the task and the companion may not be so great."

"So until the moment when you need to put them on both ends of the scale, I'm afraid no one can give a definite answer."

Natsuhiko said and turned his gaze to Kakashi again, and said in a slightly teasing tone:

"It's like I told you to stay outside and not get involved in the fight between me and Mr. Kakuto, but when you thought I was dead, you still launched a suicide attack on him......"

Kakashi bowed his head in frustration, seemingly still haunted by his actions.

I just don't know if it's because of the shame of posing for the oolong, the fear of almost losing my life, or the confusion about my violation of the ninja code.

Seeing this, Natsuhiko once again kneaded Kakashi's hair into a white chicken coop, and then smiled:

"Don't put on such an expression, although as the captain of this mission, I will be angry at your arrogant behavior, but as your teacher, I am still quite relieved."

"And as you saw later, Mr. Nakakudu has transformed his body into a monster, and he is not an opponent who can be defeated by a successful sneak attack alone, so you don't have to blame yourself so much."

"But if I can tell you the plan at the beginning, then you won't be in danger, and your chakra knife won't break......"

Speaking of this, Xia Yan patted his forehead lightly.

"Not to mention I almost forgot, I still have something for you."

Kakashi finally raised his head when he heard this, and then saw Natsuhiko take out a handkerchief and open it, and what was wrapped inside was actually a severed blade!

Obviously, this was the other half of the White Fang Broken Blade that Kakashi was holding.

After the severed blade was bounced off by Kakudu's arm, he didn't have time to look for it.

Even after the battle, after those large-scale ninjutsu bombardments, the battlefield has long been unrecognizable and in disarray.

Because he didn't want to delay everyone's time to leave because of his own affairs, he had no choice but to give up.

Kakashi thought that this thing would definitely not be recovered, but he didn't expect that the two severed blades would reunite one day.

"Actually, I just happened to see this thing after the battle, but I was busy dealing with the tail of the hand and leaving after that, so I forgot to return it to you."

"It's just a pity that once this chakra short knife is broken, unless it is reforged, it is basically difficult to repair, whether to reforge or keep as a souvenir, it is up to you to decide."

Natsuhiko explained as he handed the broken blade to Kakashi.

However, Kakashi didn't immediately take the broken blade handed over by Natsuhiko, but instead showed hesitation.

After his face changed for a while, Kakashi still didn't take the broken blade, but instead handed the handle of the knife he had been holding to Natsuhiko.

"Teacher, I remember that this chakra metal also has a lot of applications in sealing."

"Rather than recasting or idle, you will definitely be able to play a greater role in your hands."

Kakashi looked relieved as she said this, as if he had planned to do so before Natsuhiko gave him another severed blade.

Xia Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Kakashi, are you sure?" You must know that even if it is broken, this short knife is still worth one or two Asma...... No, it's tens of millions of taels. ”

"It doesn't matter, compared to what you taught me, teacher, and the grace of life, my broken short knife is nothing at all."

"And I'm starting to realize in this fight that this short knife might not be a good fit for me, so maybe it's a good thing that it breaks, just enough to give me free time to learn more."

Kakashi said in a calm tone, and even put the handle of the knife in his hand directly on the handkerchief.

"Alright then, since you say so, then I'll take it."

Xia Yan said that, he wrapped the handkerchief again, put it in his arms, and did it in one go.

Although Kakashi had indeed decided to give the Broken Blade to the teacher, he still thought that the teacher would give it up after a lot of pushing, and his expression was still a little strange to see him so crisp.

"Haha, I'm just kidding."

Xia Yan smiled and said, "It's all my duty as a teacher and captain to teach you and save you, wouldn't it be bad to accept such a valuable thing?" ”

"But there's nothing wrong with the idea that you want to put aside your sword skills for a while and find your own future path by learning something else."

"Then I'll keep it for you, and by the way, I'll help you see if there's a chance of repairing it perfectly."

"Actually, I was originally very interested in this chakra knife used by White Fang, and I wanted to borrow it from you to observe it, but now I can see enough."

Kakashi thought for a moment and nodded his head to indicate that he had no objections.

Then the two chatted for a while, and Kakashi asked Natsuhiko about some of the questions he had recently encountered in studying the Sealing Technique, and Natsuhiko patiently answered.

After a while, Xia Yan said goodbye and left.

But after taking a few steps, he turned around and said, as if he had suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, about Kakashi, your question at the beginning......"

"It's not really an answer, but in my opinion, the best thing to do is to make a choice that never comes."

Xia Yan explained with a smile: "Instead of dwelling on what to do when the time comes, it is better to cultivate hard from now on, so that you have the strength to deal with all the problems, then you don't need to choose between tasks and companions at all." ”

"But ......"

Kakashi stopped talking, and it was clear that Natsuhiko's answer didn't relieve him of his confusion.

After all, that man's strength is even the strength of the three ninjas, but he still has to choose between the mission and his companions.

So what the teacher said was nothing more than a beautiful fantasy, and it always felt like he was perfunctory.

Then he heard Xia Yan smile unexpectedly:

"—Of course, this is just an ideal situation."

"There will always be a time when manpower is exhausted, and maybe in the end, there will still be a day when you need to make a choice."

"It's just that at that time, no matter what choice you make, at least you will be able to have a clear conscience, and not regret that you didn't do your best in the past."

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"Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven. That's probably my answer. ”

Speaking of this, Xia Yan took out the handkerchief wrapped with two broken blades from his arms, and suddenly changed his words and said:

"Kakashi, you should also know that weapons made of chakra metal aren't as strong as the world thinks."

"It's just because of its strong chakra conduction ability, which allows the user to infuse the chakra into the weapon to the greatest extent, making it indestructible."

"Conversely, the user's chakra control will also directly affect the strength of the chakra weapon."

"So it's not that this short knife can't compare to Mr. Kakuto's Earth Escape Ninjutsu, but on the one hand, Kakashi's original chakra control is still too weak to give full play to the strength of this knife at all, and on the other hand, you were too emotional at the time, so the chakra control is not as good as usual, so this knife will break."

"Chakra is a combination of mental and physical energy, so it is an indisputable fact that emotions can greatly influence the use of chakra."

"There have been many people who have been so excited that they have come back from defeat to victory, but when you use a chakra knife, you may need to be calm at all times."

"Although I have only had a few encounters with Shuo Mao's predecessors, but with the fact that he can crisscross the battlefield with only a short knife and leave behind a feared white fang, you can imagine that he must be a very calm person in battle and will not be carried away by the impulse of the moment."

"This kind of person may be gentle on the surface, but once he has made up his mind, he can't pull back eight horses."

"So no matter what the world thinks, I believe that even at the last moment of his life, Sakumo's predecessors never regretted their choice......"

Natsuhiko, who finished what he wanted to say, left straight away, leaving Kakashi alone to sit on the boulder, looking at the silver-white full moon in the sky for a long time......