Chapter 4 Why so serious?

"Shut up!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke was furious and immediately performed a hand seal.

To be fair, what Tatsuya said was true. It was a waste of White Fang's time and prestige to give up his mission to save himself. However, because of his lack of strength, Sukumo fell into an ambush by the enemy, which led to him abandoning the mission. Wasn't that a waste of time?

But why was it Hatake Sakumo who was blamed instead of him? This point is a matter of opinion.

"Fire Style—Great Fireball Technique!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke spewed out a Great Fireball more than five meters in diameter, approaching Tatsuya. Fire Style techniques were one of Konoha's specialities, aside from the Uchiha clan.

"Why so serious? Did you hit a sore spot?" Tatsuya didn't move or dodge; he simply smiled and asked.

Suddenly, an afterimage flashed beside Tatsuya, accompanied by a flash of black light. The fireball burst instantly as if struck by a needle, disappearing without a trace!

Everyone stared in amazement—Hatake Sakumo!

"Wow, that was amazing! What just happened?" Obito exclaimed excitedly.

"I couldn't see it clearly; it was too fast," Kurenai's red eyes widened. "This is the true strength of Uncle Sakumo."

"Hatake Sakumo, what do you mean!?" The captain of the root squad shouted.

"Don't harm my family!" Hatake Sakumo responded without hesitation. Although he was a good-hearted man, his family was his bottom line. Moreover, the slap from Tatsuya made him realize a lot of things. He might not be a political genius but he can still understand some things. After all, Shinnosuke is the son of Hokage, so Hokage doesn't know what his son is doing behind his back. The roots also showed up at the same time as Shinnosuke. It means Shimura Danzo is also involved.

"Are you trying to resist arrest?" Under Danzo's leadership, the Root members showed complete confidence. They seemed to have completely disregarded the strength difference between the two sides.

"Brother, what should I do? I don't want to go to jail. I'm so scared," Tatsuya said with an angry expression, pretending to be scared.

Hatake Sakumo chuckled, shook his head, and then addressed the Root members seriously: "My brother destroyed Hokage Sama's face from Hokage Rock. I will fully compensate for it. Can I explain this to Hokage-Sama?"

Although the reconstruction of Hokage Rock would cost a huge sum of money, Hatake Sakumo's years of accumulation were still enough to cover the expenses.

"Then he's also a criminal! He must be sent to the Torture and dentation department first! And Hatake Sakumo, don't forget, you are now under supervision!" The Root members showed no respect for Konoha's White Fang at all.

They waved their hands and ordered their men to move forward. This was the fate of those corrupted by power, but they forgot that strength is the basis for everything in this world.

"I've seen how easily power can corrupt people's hearts. But you are so weak yet have risen to this level," Tatsuya said with a silly expression, placing his hand on his katana while smiling.

"Brother, what should I do? I still don't want to go to jail. I don't want to go to jail even for a minute," Tarsuya implored his big brother.

Hatake Sakumo pretended to be hesitant, glancing at the Root ninjas in front of them. Finally, he sighed secretly and reached for the short blade behind him.

"Hatake Sakumo, you want to resist arrest too!" At this moment, fear finally appeared in the eyes of the Root members.

"Tell that one-eyed hawk that strength is the basis for everything," Tatsuya said, turning his eyes to Hatake Sakumo.

Hatake could also guess what his brother meant, even though he can't disobey the Hokage he was the former anbu commander. Not just anybody can order him around even if you are Hokage assistant you are not qualified.

In the next instant, two white shadows disappeared at the same time, turning into afterglows that were imperceptible to the naked eye and vanished in a flash in front of the Root team.

When everyone reacted, they saw the two brothers reappear on the left and right sides of the Root team. Slowly, they retracted their katanas into their scabbards.

"Chish-Bang!"*2

When the two knives were fully retracted into their scabbards at the same time, a collision sound rang out. The masks of more than a dozen Root players were neatly sliced in half, revealing their true faces and a straight scar from forehead to chin in the middle of their faces. They then rolled their eyes and collapsed, unconscious.

Shizune wondered, "What just happened?"

Uchiha Obito was amazed, "So cool! I couldn't see it, it was so fast! If only I could use Sharigan and copy them. I would cool like them."

Nohara Rin: "So many Anbu ninjas and all of them were defeated instantly!"

Asuma didn't say a word; he was already scared.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke shouted in horror: "You, you guys actually killed—"

"Don't worry, I used the back of the knife just now; they're not dead," Hatake Sakumo responded.

"Oh? Brother, did you use the back of the knife? Why didn't I think of that?" Tatsuya on the other side acted surprised, shaking the blood off his blade.

11 Root members, 5 unconscious, and 6 incapacitated!

The difference in the brothers' actions was vividly displayed.

"Tatsuya, you..."

Hatake frowned unconsciously as he looked at the six lifeless bodies.

"I'll pay more attention next time. After all, it's challenging to subdue opponents without causing fatal injuries," Tatsuya said with a mischievous smile.

Obito and the others were wide-eyed in awe.

"Now, what should we do with these confidants of Lord Hokage?" Tatsuya asked humorously. "These guys are truly like those Noble idiots."

In Tatsuya's view, with the Senju clan weakened after the Great War and no Strong or Genius Uchiha representing their family yet, the Sarutobi family had ascended to a higher position in Konoha, surpassing both the Senju and Uchiha clans. Therefore, he referred to them as the Idiot Nobles.

"Please, please stop!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke was frightened, bowing his head in submission to the two Kage-level masters who were closing in.

Tatsuya paused and then smiled even more brightly at Hatake Sakumo beside him.

"This is wonderful. He's still calling for us to stop. After all the trouble you have caused you still want us to stop?"