Lord of the Storm of Konoha

Chapter 15 The Promise Between the Gifted Knife and Hatake Sakumo
When he said this, Hatake Sakumo kept scratching his head, his eyes were a little wandering, and he didn't look like Konoha Baiya at all, as if he wanted to snatch the child's candy, he felt embarrassed.

"Competing with Kakashi?"

Lei Chen didn't react for a moment, Konoha Baiya and I chatted for so long, you want me to fight with your son again?
Hatake Sakumo looked at Lei Chen, his eyes suddenly became serious.

He thought of the stubborn back who trained for more than ten hours a day, the body covered with sweat, blood and scars, and the immature face full of unwillingness to admit defeat.

When Hatake Sakumo came back every day, he would see Kakashi training desperately under the afterglow of dusk, even he was very surprised.

As a father, he knew Kakashi very well. He had never seen Kakashi working so hard, so that every time he saw the cold dinner on the dinner table, he felt a little absent-minded.

"Why are you training so hard? Kakashi." Hatake Sakumo asked puzzled.

"I... I am Konoha Baiya's son, I don't want to lose my father's face."

Kakashi lowered his head and silently clenched his fists.

Hatake Sakumo was stunned, he finally understood why Kakashi was so persistent, was it because he lost to that child?
Ever since Kakashi's defeat, there had been a lot of gossip in the village, and even he had heard some by chance.

But Kakashi, you know what?I don't care about your failure.

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo's eyes were a little moist, he knew that Kakashi had been enduring what he shouldn't have endured at his age.

"Look, it's Kakashi, Konoha Shirato's son."

"His father is Konoha Baiya, he must also be a genius!"

"Of course, how could Konoha Hero's son be a waste."

……

Kakashi has inherited the honor of the son of White Fang since he was born, and at the same time bears many pressures that others can't imagine.

Hatake Sakumo knew very well that Kakashi was called a genius not only because of his impressive talent, but more importantly because of his silent efforts all the time.

And that day, all his pride and pride were shattered...

At that moment, Hatake Sakumo understood that losing to Lei Chen had become Kakashi's heart disease.

So he always hoped that Lei Chen could compete with Kakashi, no reason, but his father didn't want Kakashi to torture himself like this again.

So when Sandai Hokage talked with Danzo that day, he offered to investigate Lei Chen, not for the so-called investigation mission, but for Kakashi.

But Sakumo Hatake was also very worried about Lei Chen's refusal. Except for the mandatory exam tasks in the ninja school, or the Chunin exam, there was no rule that forced ninjas to fight.

He was worried that in order to preserve the reputation of defeating Kakashi, Lei Chen chose to refuse to compete with Kakashi again.

It is also because of this that he taught sword skills so seriously before.

Looking at the puzzled Lei Chen, Hatake Sakumo continued, "If you agree, I will give you a Ninja Sword regardless of victory or defeat."

Lei Chen was immediately overjoyed. Although he didn't understand Hatake Sakumo's intentions, he didn't take advantage of the cheapness of giving a knife!
Not long ago, Lei Chen was worried about how to get a ninja knife. You must know that a ninja knife made of Chakra metal is very valuable. How can he get so much money for a low-income household?

Now Sakumo Hatake is actually giving it away for nothing?
What's more, Lei Chen felt that he would not necessarily lose. As he became more proficient in controlling the power of wind and thunder, his strength was also increasing day by day.

"Okay, I promise to compete with Kakashi." Lei Chen said with a smile.

"Well, let's make it the morning of a week later, and the location will be here, and I will bring Kakashi over then."

Hearing Lei Chen's words, Hatake Sakumo gave a rare smile, heaved a sigh of relief as if he had settled his mind, said goodbye to Lei Chen briefly, and left here.

Seeing the back of Sakumo Hatake leaving, Lei Chen knew that he had to work hard this week. Sakumo Hatake would definitely train Kakashi during this period, and he could only rely on himself.

At the same time, he probably guessed what Hatake Sakumo meant.

Lei Chen thought of the lonely figure of that genius when he defeated Kakashi, and the words he said before he left.

"I lost this game, but it doesn't mean that I will lose to you in the future, and I will challenge you."

"Is it for Kakashi?" Lei Chen said softly.

In Lei Chen's impression, the father-son pair Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi didn't seem to communicate much, and the relationship was not even very harmonious, far inferior to the youthful duo next door.

After all, Hatake Sakumo committed suicide when Kakashi was five years old. After that, Kakashi took "those who don't follow the rules are trash" as his motto.

But now it seems that the father and son care about each other, but they are not good at expressing it.

Lei Chen also has a deeper understanding of Hatake Sakumo, which can be seen from the fact that he did not hesitate to teach Hatake Sakumo in order to get Lei Chen to agree to the challenge, even at the cost of Ninja Sword.

He's kind but not very expressive, and doesn't like to push people around.

If you change groups, there are so many nonsense, "You will follow today! If you don't follow, you will follow!"

It can also be seen that Lei Chen's thoughts are relatively simple if he easily believed in Lei Chen's words like dreams.

It is no wonder that he will become a victim of power struggle in the future.In such a dark world, strength alone is not enough.

"Calculate the time, he will go to perform that task soon!"

……

In Hokage's office, Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked at the approaching figure and said with a smile, "Sakumo, why have you been here for so long?"

"I have some private matters to deal with." Hatake Sakumo smiled.

"Did you see that kid?"

"Yeah, a good kid with a lot of talent."

"Oh, it's rare that you have such a high opinion."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi was a little surprised. He knew Sakumo Hatake's vision, and he could get a "very good" evaluation, which showed that this kid named Lei Chen really had something special.

Hatake Sakumo thought of the scene of Lei Chen talking about his dream again, and smiled.

"He was still a very cute child. His parents died to protect the village. Not only did he not resent the village, but he wanted to dedicate himself to the village like his parents."

"Is that so?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi was silent for a while, he didn't know Lei Chen's parents, after all, there were too many Chunin in the village, he couldn't know them all, but it's good to have such a heart at this age.

Hatake Sakumo thought of Lei Chen's dirty clothes and bento as frozen as a stone, and added another sentence.

"It's just that life is a little bit hard, three generations, I have a proposal to increase his living allowance a little bit."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi was silent for a while, "Okay!"

Lei Chen didn't know that he had a sudden brainstorm and sold out badly, and actually doubled his minimum living allowance several times.

If he knew, he would probably jump up in excitement and boast about his brilliance.

At this moment, Lei Chen was strolling down the street, gnawing on the white flour steamed bun with pickles in his hand.

"The buns taste delicious!"

Because of Hatake Sakumo, Lei Chen's lunch was delayed for a long time, and it was already around 3:[-] in the afternoon, and Lei Chen had lunch.

But the living expenses were not enough, and it was impossible to eat ramen, so I ate homemade "baozi".

Lei Chen looked around on the street, searching for the location of the ninja shop based on his memory.

He remembered that once when he passed by the ninja shop after school, he was full of heroism when he saw the polished ninjas and brand-new detonating symbols inside.

Imagine throwing hundreds of Kunai with detonating talismans over the enemy, and the enemy will be reduced to ashes amidst the endless explosions.

But when he saw that the cheapest price for a detonating talisman was 2000 taels, he blushed immediately and ran out without looking back.

"Can't afford it! Can't afford it!"

You must know that his one-month living allowance is only 1000 taels, and he can afford a detonating talisman without food or drink for two months...

well!Sure enough, there is a gap between ideal and reality.

This time he came to the ninja shop again because he wanted to find a ninja knife, not expensive, as long as it was enough.

(End of this chapter)