Chapter 52: But Why Didn't They Come Back?

After Sasuke sat for a while, he yawned and went back.

As if he realises something, he decides to get a good night's sleep first, so that he could recharge his energy before training again.

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"I didn't expect you to have the potential to be a teacher, Naruto."

Kakashi stepped out of the shadows and looked at Naruto appreciatively.

He came looking for Sasuke. When he returned to the woods, he found that Sasuke was gone. Worried about the enemy attacking him, he followed the way back to look for him. Then he saw the scene where Naruto was talking to Sasuke.

To be honest, Naruto was able to say such philosophical things that it was hard for Kakashi to believe that he was the crane in his class.

It could also be seen that Naruto was not bad at learning, but just unwilling to learn.

"Stop joking sensei, even Sasuke, after failing several times, would have realized it. I just brought this process ahead of schedule."

"Haha, even if it's like this, it was still very useful. Even I couldn't have said it the way you did."

Kakashi sat beside him and laughed.

"Where's Sakura?"

"She is practicing over there."

"Hmm."

Naruto nodded, at the moment he was not using the Voice of all things, but enjoying the fun of fishing.

It's just a pity, it seemed that Naruto had passed the novice protection period for fishing, as he had not caught a single fish as of yet.

"Kakashi sensei, what do you think of Grandpa Third Hokage?"

Naruto asked suddenly.

"Third Hokage? Well, a very powerful ninja and a respectable Hokage. Without him, when Fourth Hokage died, the village would have suffered more and received greater damage."

Kakashi didn't know why Naruto asked this question, he just thought he was curious about the Third Hokage.

"So, do you think the Third Hokage is a hero? Didn't he work less than Fourth Hokage during the Nine-Tails attack?"

Naruto looked at the water, wondering what he was thinking.

"How do you know about the Nine-Tails attack…?"

Kakashi looked at Naruto in surprise, did someone reveal something to Naruto?

"Iruka sensei said that the reason why I was called a demon fox by others was because the Nine Tails fox that destroyed most of Konoha more than ten years ago was sealed in my body."

"So that's how it is."

Kakashi was relieved that it was Iruka, as he was hand-picked by the Third Hokage, and could be trusted.

"So, Kakashi-sensei, is the Third Hokage a stronger hero than the Fourth Hokage?"

"There's no such thing as who is the stronger hero. The contribution made by the Third Hokage is the same as that of the Fourth Hokage because he sacrificed his life to protect the village and is Konoha's hero."

Kakashi sighed, this was his teacher they were talking about.

But the Third Hokage had been working hard to protect the village in the past few years and was also a hero.

'It seems that Kakashi is also poisoned by the will of fire.'

Naruto sighed inwardly.

"Kakashi-sensei."

"What's the matter, Naruto?"

"I want to ask you, why didn't the Third Hokage sacrifice himself at that time? Was it because he didn't know the jutsu the Fourth Hokage used? Or was it because his strength was not as strong as that of the Fourth Hokage?"

"Why is there no Fifth Hokage in the village? Is it because there is no successor? I remember that Grandpa Third Hokage had three apprentices. Why don't they come back to become a new Hokage?"

"Why are there not many young and powerful ninjas in the village now, instead they are all old people?"

"Since the disciples of Grandpa Third Hokage don't want to come back to be Hokage, why didn't Grandpa Third Hokage train a new heir? I think Kakashi-sensei can be a good candidate or is it that Grandpa Third Hokage already has a target candidate? "

"It is said that when the Uchiha clan was exterminated, the entire Uchiha clan land was sealed off. Could it be that Itachi used Shadow Clone to block it? Where were the Anbu? How did the Third Hokage not find out about it early on?"

"I heard that Kakashi-sensei's father was very powerful. He was called 'the White Fang of Konoha'. Sand Shinobi feared him and dared not fight against him. It seems that he assisted the Third Hokage before he died. Wasn't he the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage at the time?"

"..."

Naruto asked questions one after another, leaving Kakashi with no time to think about answering until Naruto talked about his father, he came back to his senses and looked at Naruto suspiciously.

This kind of problem, this kind of thinking, made Kakashi see the shadow of another person in Naruto. Yes, he saw the shadow of Uchiha Itachi, a once genius of the Uchiha Family.

"What are you trying to say, Naruto?"

"Kakashi-sensei, look at this big tree. The top leaves are luxuriant but the trunk in the middle is very thin, just like there are not many ninjas who can stand out in the village at this time. But the roots below are intertwined and spread very far, hidden under the darkness, and no one can see them clearly."

"Konoha is already rotten, and the fresh blood is uneven. Some people stand on high ground and control everything."

"Kakashi-sensei, do you think Konoha like this is healthy? We are in the center of the Five Great Powers. If the Third Hokage is gone, who will protect the village, and who will have the power to deter those greedy guys around?"

Naruto said lightly.

"Jiraiya-sama... Tsunade-sama..."

Kakashi said subconsciously.

"Yes, but why don't they come back?"

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