Chapter 19
Midnight is the time when most people are already asleep.

However, due to the characteristics of its work in Muye Village, the difference between day and night is not particularly obvious.

Just like now, even at midnight, Aizen Soyousuke was still processing official documents in his room.

Because the time was too late, even the ninja from Anbe had to show up, half kneeling behind Aizen, and whispered sincerely:

"Master Aizen, the third generation asks you to maintain a normal life to avoid any accidents. It is already two o'clock at night, please pay attention to your body."

"Ah, thank you Mr. III for me. But these documents are urgent, so I'll deal with them first. I'll go to sleep when the time comes."

"But, Aizan Advisor..."

"There's nothing wrong. It's the eve of the war. Everyone is working hard on the front line, but I delay work just because I'm sleepy. Isn't that a disgrace to everyone's dedication?"

"……Yes!"

The ninja in Anbe looked at Aizen Soyousuke who was still seriously reviewing the article in front of him, lowered his head in admiration, and then quietly disappeared into the room.

As for Aizen Soyousuke, he looked at the mountains of documents at hand and sighed. After re-archiving part of the documents that had been processed, he put the other part of the documents on the desktop.

The brand new files accumulated again into a pile of hills, and Aizen continued to struggle on the battlefield formed by these files, occasionally stopping the brush, thinking about some countermeasures with his head down, and then stretched out the brush again to make corrections.

"...that Anbu ninja is helping you cover."

"Really? Thank you so much."

Hearing the voice from behind, Aizen took the brush and replied without looking back:
"Then, where did you just say? Mr. Shuo Mao? What happened to the touching reunion between you father and son?"

"Speaking of the tomb."

Also said something about you.

Just behind where the Anbe ninja stood just now, a man in white feathers was leaning against the wall, looking at the man in front of him with lost eyes.

Without the tanuki mask, the real Hatake Sakumo came back to life, wearing a white haori with the word '[-]' written on it, looking at the man in front of him who was approving Konoha's documents with confused eyes.

"...Is that so, that's why you come to me for an answer?"

Sitting in the room correcting documents, Aizen pushed his glasses and looked at Sakumo Hatake with a complicated expression behind him.

This man who was willing to commit suicide for the sake of his reputation and Konoha's interests was shaken after observing his son for a month.

The reason is of course very simple. Unlike Uchiha Kagami and Kato Dan, who have reached the real high-level ninjas, although Hatake Sakumo has a great reputation, he is essentially just a sharp knife.

Facing the hatred and hostility of others, this knife is at a loss, thinking that death can save everything.But the result of the fact is that death does not solve any problems, it only makes the loved ones sad and the ignorant people laugh.

"It's really amazing."

Aizen looked at Sakumo Hatake's face full of confusion, and shook his head helplessly.

"The people who used to believe in the will of fire the most and even died for it, now come to ask me why I became like this. And the two who don't believe in the will of fire the least, and want to be Hokage to explain the village's ideas, but to me Avoid it. What happened to change your mood?"

"..."

"It's because the world you imagined is not the same as the world you know now. Right?"

Facing Sakumo Hatake who didn't want to speak, Aizen Soyousuke turned on the light, while reviewing documents and making suggestions, he said to Sakumo Hatake:

"Others' love for Konoha and resistance to me stem from their blood and status. They already have everything, so they will be hostile to me. Then, Sakumo-kun, what are you fearing and resisting me for?" ?”

"...this has nothing to do with our conversation."

"This is the nature of our conversation, Sakumo-kun. Fear, understanding, and the nature of Konoha and the status quo."

Shaking his head in disdain for Hatake Sakumo's evasive remarks, Aizen Soyousuke splashed ink on the white paper, writing in good words about the advocacy of Konoha's partial reform.

As Konoha's consultant, he is qualified and able to do this.

Because he is not the kind of consultant who is neglected or temporarily promoted. After a month of testing, Aizen has won the trust of the third generation and Danzo, and even promoted him to a high position, so that the other two partners can be a little bit more. I mean quieter.

And this man, who holds most of Konoha's power, turned his back on Hatake Sakumo, and expressed his thoughts on this world in a flat manner.

"What you are afraid of is not change or power, you are just afraid of me."

"Because once I want to do something, I'm afraid no one in this world can stop me. I know that too. So I'm just looking for someone to stop me."

"Mr. Shuo Mao, you must not understand this kind of world. When you see beautiful flowers and trees, you will find your friends and talk to them. You will feel refreshed physically and mentally. You want to tell your best partner what you see. beautiful scenery."

"But unfortunately, you can find it, but I can't find it. I have been like this since I was a god of death, and it is the same in this world. It's just that I am different from me at that time. I was He despises all ignorant people, hates all systems, and wants to use his own means to change the world."

"It's just that now, I have a better way. So, I want the world to understand my thinking."

"...You really are the most dangerous person, Aizen Soyousuke."

Looking at the man's back under the light, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but comment.

Make the world understand what he thinks, want to change the world, and despise everyone else, who do you think you are?
So Hatake Sakumo disliked Aizen from the very beginning, because he could see the pride in Aizen's bones at a glance.But Aizen didn't care.

"There was once a person who commented on me like you did, which surprised me at the time. I obviously didn't do anything wrong, why would he think so. Now, I probably understand one thing."

"what's up?"

"Some people are talented."

Putting the written documents aside, Aizen took out the last batch of documents, and began to correct with a brush while saying:
"Instinctively, they can piece together the 'truth' in their minds through various clues and language. It's just the truth about people that makes them feel fear, repulsion, and unwillingness to understand. face."

"But in fact, people like you are very clear. Whether you want to live or die, you must rely on my mercy. This is an absolute 'fact'."

"Although I respect the courage of every human being's choice, I hope you will not abuse my kindness. Otherwise, the scene will become ugly. Mr. Shuo Mao. You don't want your son to see his father's kindness What does it look like?"

"..."

Faced with this naked threat, Hatake Sakumo did not speak.

Konoha's top powerhouse, who was once regarded as above Sannin, looked at the man in front of him who seemed defenseless and showed his back, Hatake Sakumo didn't say a word of rebuttal.

Because he knew that although Aizen was duplicity, arrogant and ruthless, most of the time what he said was true.

He disdains lying or covering his purpose with nonsense.

It's just that Hatake Sakumo was thinking about the words Aizen threw out.

But in fact, compared with his two colleagues who were filled with righteous indignation, Hatake Sakumo's feelings for Aizen are a bit complicated.

Hatake Sakumo himself is not a particularly pedantic person. He values ​​love and righteousness, believes in the will of fire, and loves villages, but compared to those aristocratic families, he hopes that Konoha can become a paradise for those children.

Kato Dan is Tsunade's man, and Uchiha Mirror is from the Uchiha family. They have reasons and ideas to oppose Aizen's actions, and completely treat Aizen as an enemy.

But Sakumo Hatake had no such reason.

He committed suicide, and he came back alive because of Aizen.

In fact, except for Aizen's foul-mouthed and disgusting person, everything he does is essentially beneficial to Hatake Sakumo himself.

Kakashi was not bullied, nor fell into the abyss of hatred.Konoha did not become panicked because of his suicide, but gradually eliminated the influence under Aizen's manipulation.

Revitalize the economy, strengthen strength, weaken the influence of the Blood Successor Genkai family, promote talented and enthusiastic people to the top, and understand Konoha's ninja spiritual needs very well, and propose a variety of treatment and influence plans to solve the ninja's battle future trouble.

The will of fire, the will of the team, the identity and cohesion of comrades-in-arms, and the appearance of the team fund also greatly eased the overall environment.

Therefore, Hatake Sakumo couldn't fool his own thoughts, he really felt that Aizen Soyousuke did a good job.

Even from a management point of view, he is already at the level above all under Naruto.

They should have listened to Aizen, instead of making plans for their own family and the so-called village as they are doing now.

Kato's obedience and so-called approval is because his girlfriend is Senju Tsunade, and their family is itself a part of Konoha.And Uchiha Mirror is a big family of Konoha.

After hearing some of Aizen's plans, Kato and Uchiha mirror would never agree to those things happening.

But for Hatake Sakumo, are those family honors and ideals really meaningful?
Maybe there is, after all, he dedicated his whole life for him, and also gave his own life.

But in the face of his son's disdain, the lonely tomb, and other people's talk in the cold rain, Hatake Sakumo couldn't lie to himself.

Others can abandon the mission for the sake of a partner, say it is because of the will of fire, and will be rewarded.But he can't.Because he is Konoha Shirato, Hatake Sakumo.

Although I still can't accept that people like Aizen are messing around in Konoha, but, how should I put it, Hatake Sakumo unexpectedly found that he doesn't seem to particularly dislike this appearance.

He has no real reason to release killing intent and hostility towards Aizen.

"Looks like you've figured it out too. It's not the changes I bring that you hate, or the changes I bring. You're just afraid of me."

Looking at the silent figure behind him, Lan Ran smiled, pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose, sorted and filed the documents in his hand, and said seriously:
"You are afraid of me because I possess power and wisdom far beyond your imagination. However, you don't know what kind of person I am. And people are full of vigilance against the unknown, so you are also afraid of me. Full of vigilance."

"People will always rely on what they are familiar with, familiar experience, and reject unfamiliar characters and methods. Even if they know that what they are keeping is wrong, they are willing to continue and do not want to see fresher things. Things appear in front of my eyes. Because that means unknown risks.”

"So, your concerns and thoughts also come from here. You are familiar with Konoha and the will of fire. But are you really familiar with him?"

"Cognition and ideas interfere with your attitude as a person. Now, you can try to find a new angle to look at it all."

"..."

This sentence is a bit confusing for Hatake Sakumo, whose literary level is not very high.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Aizen and asked tentatively:

"You mean, all my troubles now stem from my incomprehension of them and Konoha?"

"I think, you use your own eyes to see what Konoha looks like, so that you can have a deeper understanding. Not from the perspective of Konoha Baiya, but from the perspective of Hatake Kakashi's father. I Looking forward to your thoughts."

Looking at Hatake Sakumo thoughtfully, Aizen smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)

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