Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

For a moment, he stopped walking.

"What's wrong, Haneda?" Kakashi noticed that Haneda's expression was off and asked with concern.

"It's nothing." Haneda smiled, and the surging chakra within his body was no longer active.

He looked up at the sky, where the glow of the setting sun shone on his face.

Haneda instinctively covered his face with his hand and asked with a smile:

"Let's go, Kakashi, should we go to your house first or to yakiniku Q?"

“Come to my house, my father really wants to see you,” Kakashi said.

"is it?"

…………

The Death Forest outside Konoha, a base buried beneath tree roots.

A Root ninja wearing a fox mask moved quickly through the tunnel until he reached an office, where he slowed down.

"Report, Lord Danzo! Uchiha Haneda and Hatake Kakashi skipped class this morning and went to the Uchiha clan compound around 9:00 AM."

The man in the fox mask knelt on one knee and spoke without any emotion.

Upon hearing this, Danzo glanced indifferently at the watch on the wall and asked in a deep voice:

"Why are you so late reporting for duty?"

"Reporting to Lord Danzo, I was captured by a Jonin Uchiha and imprisoned in the guard unit. I was released at 5:32 PM."

"Useless! How dare they?!" Danzo slammed his fist on the stone table and said in a gloomy voice.

He paused for a moment, then said:

"Don't tell me you don't know where Uchiha Haneda and Hatake Kakashi went next."

The man in the fox mask immediately said, "Let's head towards Lord Sakumo's house. Judging from the looks of it, Kakashi Hatake is going to take Uchiha Haneda home."

boom! !

The sound of slamming the table came from Danzo, along with a sharp shout.

"This is outrageous! How dare Sakumo Hatake contact with the Uchiha clan!!"

Seeing this, the man in the fox mask didn't dare to breathe loudly, for fear of attracting Danzo's attention.

After two and a half seconds, Danzo calmed down and said indifferently:

"You, Oni-Mask, and Yokai-Neko, led by Muramasa, immediately go to Hatake Sakumo's house and secretly record all contact between Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Haneda. Do not let any information slip by!"

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

Immediately, Muramasa, a Jonin-level ninja, led three elite Chunin and left the office in a flash.

…………

The Hatake clan's territory, Kakashi's family.

Haneda and Kakashi entered one after the other.

"I'm back, Father," Kakashi said softly into the house.

"I heard you skipped class today, is that right, Kakashi?" Sakumo's voice came from the study.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi fell silent.

To be honest, this was the first time he had skipped class and the first time he had broken the so-called rules. He didn't know how to face his father.

“I helped him escape, Uncle Sakumo,” Haneda said.

As they were talking, Sakumo's figure appeared before them.

He has long, silver-white hair like Kakashi, wears a Konoha headband on his forehead, and has very sharp eyes that seem to see through people's souls.

Haneda glanced into Sakumo's eyes and immediately looked away; the pressure of meeting Sakumo's gaze was too much for him.

There seemed to be an invisible aura surrounding Shuo Mao.

This aura subtly made Haneda feel a strong killing intent.

He found it hard to imagine that a man with such an aura would choose to commit suicide because of the accusations from the villagers and his companions.

Similarly, Sakumo was also sizing up Haneda.

Based on what Haneda said, and the Uchiha clan crest on his clothes, he instantly knew the identity of the person in front of him.

"You must be Uchiha Haneda?" Sakumo opened his mouth and smiled.

The moment he opened his mouth, the invisible aura dissipated, and he felt as if he were bathed in a warm spring breeze.

Haneda secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:

"That's right, I am Uchiha Haneda, the new generation's number one genius boy of Konoha who defeated Kakashi."

Hearing this, Kakashi silently rolled his eyes.

Sakumo, however, could see that Haneda was putting too much pressure on himself and was using childish talk to relieve that pressure.

"Yes. Skipping class is not good. If necessary, you can ask the teacher for leave," Sakumo said with a smile.

Haneda didn't take his skipping class seriously.

He had already decided that once he mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, his main body would basically stop going to school.

Kakashi, however, quickly explained:

"Father, Haneda and I skipped class to go and learn from Senior Fugaku."

"Fugaku-senpai was a Jonin of the Uchiha clan who was very skilled in Fire Release and Genjutsu."

"Haneda and I learned two C-rank ninjutsu from him: the Phoenix Flower Technique and the Fox Heart Technique."

“I can demonstrate, Father.”

Sakumo glanced at Kakashi, waved his hand, and smiled, "You don't need to explain these things to me, Kakashi."

"You've grown up, there are many things you don't need to tell me."

"Of course, if it's about sharing, I'd love to listen."

"Is that so, Father?" Kakashi looked up at Sakumo, who had a smile on his face and didn't seem to be lying.

In an instant, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

But at the same time, I felt empty inside, as if I had lost something.

"Let's not stand yet, let's sit down and talk," Sakumo said, pulling Haneda by the hand and leading him to a table.

"We didn't keep any drinks at home, sorry for the inconvenience."

"It's alright, only kids drink beverages." Yu Tian sat in the chair, his back very straight.

"Don't be nervous, Haneda. Just make yourself at home."

Seeing Haneda sitting upright, Sakumo secretly wondered if he had put too much pressure on him earlier.

Since neither Sakumo nor Kakashi were good with words, no one spoke for a moment, and the atmosphere became awkward.

However, Haneda took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Uncle Shuo Mao, I heard from others that you have completed more than twenty S-rank missions, is that right?"

"Are S-rank missions really that difficult? Ordinary genin can only do D or C-rank missions."

Haneda said with a hint of admiration and longing.

“An S-rank mission…” Sakumo stroked his chin and smiled.

"It's alright, most of the time there's no danger to life, it's just that you might encounter some powerful opponents."

"The really difficult ones are the infiltration and intelligence gathering missions, which involve too many things to consider."

"If it's just about killing, then it's very simple."

Killing is indeed simple for a strong person like Sakumo; it's just a matter of "swinging a knife and a head falling to the ground."

Hmm...it's like Versailles!

Haneda was thinking to himself when suddenly a brilliant idea struck him, and he said:

"I heard that Uncle Sakumo has dominated the ninja world for more than ten years because of that one skill, the legendary Hatake sword technique, which is said to be terrifying to look at."

"This kind of swordsmanship is even inferior to many predecessors who are skilled in Uchiha-style swordsmanship."

Chapter 021 Swordsmanship Test

Shuo Maodao:

"Fortunately, any knife or sword technique will be roughly the same after being cultivated to a certain level. What matters more is the will of both parties."

"If you've ever been to the Land of Iron, you'll probably understand that the will behind the sword is far more important than technique."

"In fact, the Uchiha-ryu swordsmanship is far more technical than the Hatake swordsmanship."

“If you don’t plan to specialize in swordsmanship, I would suggest you learn the Uchiha style of swordsmanship, since you’ve already awakened the Sharingan.”