Naruto: This Uchiha is a businessman Chapter 026

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Lulin:

Hatake Sakumo:

Fugaku:

Kakashi:

Danzo:

Lulin didn’t quite believe that Hatake Sakumo’s purity had reached a level that affected his own perception.

Given his position, it couldn’t be like this; there must be other reasons for his current.

“Sakumo-kun, could you tell me in detail what happened during your mission?

Coincidentally, I’m planning to establish an orphanage in a few days. At that time, all the orphans of our Uchiha clan will live there.

And I’ve already decided that once the orphanage is established, I will instill in the children the most correct understanding of the ninja world.

This naturally includes matters related to the various powerhouses in the ninja world. As the White Fang of Konoha and the head of the Anbu, I think many children would be interested in your deeds.”

“But I’m just a sinner who failed a mission…”

“Don’t belittle yourself, Sakumo-kun.”

Lulin directly interrupted Hatake Sakumo, looking at him seriously:

“I believe that what you did at the time was not wrong. In fact, I hope that my Uchiha children will all be like Sakumo-kun in the future, always putting the safety of friends and family first!”

“Is that so…”

Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, trying to cheer up. As if he had a sense of mission, he began to recount seriously:

“That day, I received a village order to lead a small squad to destroy a Sand Village outpost.

But unexpectedly, just as we were about to approach that outpost, we encountered an ambush.

But I’m sure we didn’t expose our whereabouts along the way.

There was no other way. To save my teammates, I had to temporarily abandon the mission and fight with all my might to break out of the encirclement with them.

But our identities were also exposed by the other side.

As a result, the Sand Village issued a stern protest and warning to the village, and other ninja villages also accused the village of wanting to start a war and demanded sanctions.”

After saying these words, Hatake Sakumo seemed to have all his strength drained, and he completely collapsed.

“So what do you think? Have you ever thought that the mission you received might have been leaked from the very beginning?”

“That’s impossible!”

Hatake Sakumo suddenly sat up, his eyes sharply fixed on Lulin. At this moment, he was the true White Fang of Konoha:

“The ones who went on the mission with me were also two of my old teammates. They would never betray the village or sell out the village’s interests!”

“I didn’t say it was them.”

Lulin shook his head, then pointed upwards:

“I’m talking about the person who issued the mission.”

Hatake Sakumo frowned tightly:

“Lulin-kun, your guess is too incredible. How could Lord Third Hokage leak the village’s intelligence to the enemy? He’s the Hokage!”

“Sakumo-kun is still too straightforward.”

Under Hatake Sakumo’s sharp gaze, Lulin spoke unhurriedly:

“Konoha’s high-ranking officials are not just the Hokage. There’s also the Elder Council, and the Darkness of Konoha.”

Hatake Sakumo lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered something. He frowned tightly and said with some hesitation:

“Danzo, the head of Root… I don’t know why, but for a period of time, he often targeted me at meetings… But he also targeted Minister Fugaku…”

Lulin smiled. Sure enough, the Hokage was relentless.

“Since you’ve found the problem, why don’t you investigate the situation? You’ve been so depressed staying at home. If I hadn’t come, would you have thought of committing suicide?”

Although Lulin was joking, Hatake Sakumo actually nodded:

“To be honest, if Lulin-kun hadn’t come to talk to me today, I might really not have been able to hold on…”

Lulin instantly became serious, looking at Hatake Sakumo earnestly:

“You can’t have that thought again. Kakashi is still so young. If you die, how will he, a child, survive in this vast ninja world?”

“Aren’t you all here? I believe you wouldn’t ignore him…”

“He doesn’t call me ‘Father.’ Sakumo-kun.”

Hatake Sakumo scratched his bird’s nest-like hair, lowering his head without speaking. His mind kept replaying the scenes of Kakashi excitedly calling him “Father” every day after he got off work, and always liking to share the people and things he had seen with him.

“If I were to die, Kakashi would be very sad…”

He took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at Lulin:

“Lulin-kun, can you help me? I don’t want to be so unclear about this. I want to know the truth!”

At this moment, he was no longer the dejected man he was earlier. Although his hairstyle was still messy, his eyes were sharp. The sharp blade of Konoha was back.

“Don’t worry.”

Lulin nodded, saying confidently:

“Since it’s Sakumo-kun’s request, I naturally won’t refuse.”

“Thank you.”

Hatake Sakumo bowed deeply to Lulin. At this moment, Lulin was the most trusted person in all of Konoha for him, besides Kakashi.

“However…”

Lulin slowly said:

“If you find out the truth, Sakumo-kun, don’t try to commit suicide again.”

“Don’t worry.”

Hatake Sakumo said very solemnly:

“No matter how unbelievable the result is, I will persevere, even if… it means leaving Konoha, I don’t care!”

“That’s good.”

Since the goal was achieved, Lulin didn’t plan to stay any longer. He drank the water in his cup in one gulp and stretched his neck:

“If Sakumo-kun doesn’t know where to go then, you can come to me. I have a very suitable place for you.”

“Then thank you, Lulin-kun.”

Hatake Sakumo’s eyes flickered. He knew Lulin was not a simple person. Just his formidable strength, which hadn’t been exposed for so many years, made him realize that Lulin had big ambitions.

However, for him now, it didn’t matter. If, as Lulin said, the mastermind behind this incident was indeed Konoha’s high-ranking officials, then Hatake Sakumo’s restraint from going on a killing spree already showed his deep affection for Konoha.

“Alright, Sakumo-kun, you should rest first. I’ll send someone to investigate. Just wait at home for now. If it’s really impossible, go to my place. Anyway, you must disappear from the high-ranking officials’ sight during this period.”

“Mm.”

Hatake Sakumo nodded:

“Don’t worry, Lulin-kun, I’ll trouble you during this time.”

“I said no need to be polite. I’m leaving.”

Lulin turned directly and walked out the door, coincidentally meeting Kakashi who was returning. However, he didn’t seem to be in high spirits, and he was quite silent.

Upon seeing Lulin, he only politely called out, “Boss Lulin.”