Except for the second one, the first and third options all have certain risks.

Which one to choose has become the most difficult problem for Kakashi now.

——Konoha Shadow Rock.

It was almost exactly 0 o'clock in the morning, and a person was wearing a white hooded coat, with his hands casually placed in the sleeves, standing on the portrait of the First Hokage in a relaxed and unsuspecting posture.

From this angle, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Konoha.

There were only street lights and a few scattered lights on, and most of the area was plunged into darkness.

With the help of the moonlight, you can clearly see the outlines of the buildings in the darkness.

"You are really sneaky in your appearance. Do you want to tell me some of your ulterior motives?"

There were footsteps behind him, and Kakashi was already standing there, facing his white back and saying.

"It's just that the air is too cold tonight, and I estimate there will be a light snowfall in the second half of the night."

Shiraishi lifted the hat back on his head, revealing his true face, and turned his head to explain to Kakashi.

"Yeah?"

Kakashi took a few steps forward, and together with Shiraishi, he looked down at the panoramic view of Konoha Village from here.

"What do you think?"

Shiraishi asked.

"It feels completely different from watching it during the day. It's so peaceful."

When I came to Kageyan before, it was always during the day. It was the first time for Kakashi to see the entire Konoha from here at night.

"The calmer the water, the more terrifying its depth."

"I can take this as saying that you are dissatisfied with the village?"

Kakashi narrowed his eyes, tilted his head, and glanced at Shiraishi with the corner of his eye.

"No, not at all. Because what happens to this village has nothing to do with me. If it is destroyed one day, it is just a choice of history."

Shiraishi said in a light tone.

There was a coldness and determination in his tone that he wanted to abandon everything here.

"You are completely different from the normal you."

"Don't worry, both the normal me and the me now are my truest self."

"..."

Kakashi remained silent.

"Since you chose to come to me to find the answer, let me hear your opinion on this village."

"Village?"

"Didn't you study in a ninja school? The will of fire handed down from the first Hokage Senju Hashirama."

Shiraishi sat down on the portrait of the First Hokage and looked down at the Leaf Village shrouded in darkness.

"Protect your friends in the village, eliminate the barriers between everyone, and then protect the next generation so that the next generation of children can become the cornerstone of the village."

"Now that you understand the essence, why do you still choose mission first? To you, aren't those companions 'family'? Aren't they existences worth protecting? Or are you afraid that you will end up like Heshuo?

The same fate as Teacher Mao?"

"I don't know, don't ask me these questions..."

Kakashi touched his forehead and frowned slightly, the pain started to hurt again.

Every time I think about this extremely contradictory question, I get a headache.

However, I couldn't get the answer from the ninja school textbooks, or even after consulting a lot of information in the library.

When Shiraishi saw Kakashi stroking his forehead, he knew that he was in trouble again.

"Kakashi, you understand very well, it's just that you don't want to think about it. Then let me remind you again, a very important reminder."

Shiraishi showed a meaningful smile.

"hint?"

"The third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is almost fifty years old."

Kakashi doesn't know why, how old is the Third Hokage and what does it have to do with him?

However, Kakashi also understands that once a ninja reaches the age of fifty, he will continue to decline. Whether it is strength or energy to do things, he will not be as good as before. He can only hand over his work to the next generation and start training.

The next generation of heirs.

etc--

An idea flashed in Kakashi's mind, as if he had grasped some important information.

The Third Hokage is about to turn fifty...

retire……

Elect the next Fourth Hokage...

Who is the candidate for the Fourth Hokage?

Although there has not been a formal election, everyone knows who in the village has the ability to serve as the Fourth Hokage.

Apart from Konoha White Fang and the Sannin, there are only a handful of outstanding jounin.

It's not that Kakashi doesn't understand everything, because once many things are noticed, everything will become a coherent clue.

The election of the Fourth Hokage has nothing to do with them Chuunin and Genin, but his father, Konoha White Tooth, is definitely capable of participating in this election ceremony.

Coincidentally, his father suddenly failed in his mission. Because he gave up the mission and chose his companions, he was stabbed and committed suicide by his colleagues.

Later, he believed that his father Sakumo's path was wrong, so he carried out the mission with the belief that "the mission is greater than the companions", but he still could not get the people in the same village to agree with him.

Kakashi once wondered whether what he did was not good enough to be recognized by his peers.

However, as time went by, I was increasingly ostracized by others. In other words, those people hated me from the bottom of their hearts for putting my mission first and ignoring the lives of my companions.

But, if that was the case, why would his father be so hurt by the rumors that he committed suicide?

Fourth Hokage campaign.

His father Sakumo chose "companions over mission" to commit suicide.

If you choose to "task more than your peers", you will be rejected and not recognized.

All the clues are connected.

Only then did Kakashi suddenly realize why he had chosen the path of "mission is greater than companions" and was the reason for being rejected.

From the beginning, there was no choice between 'the task is greater than the companion' or 'the companion is greater than the task'.

"Senior Shiraishi, my father... was forced to die by the higher-ups, is that right? Because of the so-called Fourth Hokage position?"

Kakashi's trembling voice was filled with uncontrollable anger, and there was a terrifying aura of violence in his eyes.

Suddenly I felt a little sorry for myself.

I actually struggled with this kind of thing, and even once complained about my father, why he chose to commit suicide.

And he didn't even realize it.

Bai Shi was silent.

Kakashi is a smart child. There are some things that he doesn’t need to explain deliberately. As long as he is given some hints, with his intelligence, he can quickly figure out the cause and effect of things and analyze the problem clearly.

After all, most six-year-olds play ninja games in school, and Kakashi has already passed the difficult Chuunin exam at this age and became a qualified Chunin.

To become a chuunin, the first thing you need to have is an analytical ability that surpasses that of ordinary people.

After all, this is the backbone of a team. When a Jonin encounters a problem, the Chuunin is the acting team leader.

Thinking about the wasted time of the past six months, Kakashi really felt like a fool who was played by those high-level officials.

They don't care at all about the problems they are struggling with, and they have never cared about them, let alone give themselves any so-called answers.

Because the answer was given, they could not explain the cause of their father Sakumo's death, and they had no shame in explaining it to themselves.

"That's right, it turns out that I have always been the clown they fooled..."

Kakashi walked forward with some despair, and when he was about to fall from the shadow rock, he stopped tremblingly.

stand right here.

Look at this village.

It's like standing in a foggy forest.

It was pitch black all around and no roads could be seen.

Fragments of memories flooded into my mind.

The day after his father Sakumo's mission failed, rumors spread throughout Konoha.
To be continued...