Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

Sakumo Hatake's face showed surprise, and his mechanical and numb state immediately dissipated.

He attributed his failure to notice the other person's arrival to his own despair and indifference to everything, which led to him not realizing that a stranger had broken into his home.

Sakumo Hatake looked back.

He immediately widened his eyes.

The young man gripping his forearm now had the same white hair as him.

The other person was wearing a mask that felt familiar to him, especially those signature dead fish eyes, which seemed to say a lot.

"Kakashi..." Sakumo Hatake exclaimed in astonishment, "No, you're not Kakashi, no, you're not the Kakashi we know now. What's wrong with me? Have I become so mentally exhausted?"

Hatake Sakumo shook his head violently, trying to focus and widen his eyes to see the young man in front of him clearly.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change the young man's appearance.

Kakashi's eyes showed sadness, and then he reached out and took the short blade from Sakumo Hatake's hand.

He pointed to the ground, where two bottles of liquor and a food box were placed.

Kakashi squinted and smiled, "Have a drink. Even if we're on our way, it won't take up much time."

Upon hearing this, a hint of evasion flickered in Hatake Sakumo's eyes, but he did not refuse.

Kakashi passed by Sakumo Hatake, went to the window, skillfully took out the bamboo pole used to support the window, opened the window, and propped up the bamboo pole.

Sakumo Hatake stared at the scene and said in a deep voice, "Only Kakashi knows how to open this window, and only he knows the location of the bamboo pole. Besides, if it's not properly secured, the window won't hold up..."

"Hmm." Kakashi waved his hand and said, "You used to always tell me not to be so mature and old-fashioned. Dad, look at you, you've become a completely different person."

He smiled with narrowed eyes, then sat down directly in front of Hatake Sakumo, who was taken aback for a moment before sitting down.

The moonlight, which was only faint, suddenly became brighter after passing through the window.

Kakashi opened two bottles of shochu, handed one to Sakumo Hatake, and then opened the food box to take out the snacks to go with the sake.

"You..." Sakumo Hatake shook his head, unable to believe what he was seeing. "Has the divine intervened? Giving me a chance to see my future self?"

As he spoke, he began to choke up, his eyes red-rimmed, completely unlike the image of a hero of Konoha.

The so-called title of Konoha Hero was actually the last straw that broke him.

Sakumo Hatake has been living a very tiring life these past few years, bearing the most vicious infamy, as if even breathing is a crime.

"Yes, God has clearly intervened." Kakashi smiled and said, "I am indeed Kakashi, but I am Kakashi from the future."

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo realized the truth. With his strength, he could naturally distinguish between reality and illusion. Right now, it could not possibly be an illusion, or even his own delusion.

A ninja of his caliber would not suffer from mental instability even in death, a fact that Hatake Sakumo was quite certain of.

Kakashi handed the bottle to Sakumo Hatake: "I never understood you before, but by the time I did, it was too late."

"It was my own mistake."

Sakumo Hatake looked dejected as he took the bottle, but showed no desire to drink it.

"No, you're absolutely right." Kakashi removed his mask, revealing his true face. He took a sip of his drink. "Someone once told me something like this: In this ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash, but those who don't cherish their comrades are even more useless trash!"

Upon hearing this, Sakumo Hatake, who was staring at Kakashi, trembled slightly. After a long while, he looked at Kakashi's face, which had become mature but was still familiar, and frowned: "It really is you... Kakashi!"

"So, you don't need to blame yourself at all," Kakashi said calmly. "We are ninjas, and missions will always fail. When we fail, we take responsibility for the consequences and just try to avoid failing again next time. What others say is their business."

"You've matured, Kakashi," Sakumo Hatake remarked.

"There's nothing I can do. After you left, what I've experienced has made it impossible for me to still have any hope for this world like before," Kakashi said, shaking his head.

Sakumo Hatake was incredibly clever; from Kakashi's words, he had already guessed that in the normal timeline, he had probably just committed suicide.

Afterwards, Kakashi, left alone in the ninja world, had to endure countless setbacks and hardships to grow up. Along the way, no one guided him on his path, and no one enlightened his closed-off heart.

"sorry……"

Sakumo Hatake then picked up the bottle, took a big gulp, and his eyes became even redder.

"There's nothing to apologize for," Kakashi sighed. "I hated you too, but after understanding you, I know that even if I were in your shoes, I couldn't have done better. I still follow the teachings you gave me when I was young."

"I really don't know what to do anymore," Hatake Sakumo said in a low voice. "As soon as I close my eyes, all I can think about is the insults from others and my own self-doubt."

"I don't know either," Kakashi said frankly, "but I still hope that you can live well, not for my sake, but for your own."

Sakumo Hatake asked in surprise, "But if I were still alive, would you... still be you?"

"That doesn't matter. My gods will take care of these things for me." Kakashi laughed heartily. "I can travel back in time from the future to see you. Do you think there's anything he can't do?"

"..." Sakumo Hatake stared at Kakashi, accepting the fact.

The two began to drink and eat in silence. The atmosphere gradually cooled down, but their emotions returned to normal.

After a moment, Sakumo Hatake asked curiously, "In the future, will you be married? Will you have children? How old will you be?"

"Hey, feed me." Kakashi said disdainfully, "Dad, I didn't travel back in time just to hear you nag me about getting married!"

"This is an issue that no parent can skip when caring for their child." Hatake Sakumo's mood had clearly improved considerably, and he continued, "And the ninja village? Has it improved? Are the repercussions of the mistakes I made still affecting the village?"

Kakashi shook his head and said, "The ninja village has naturally become better. Under the leadership of Lord Yinyue, Konoha has absorbed the other four major ninja villages. Now, under the leadership of Lord Yinyue, the entire ninja world is fighting against the Otsutsuki clan who are invading the ninja world! As for the mistakes you made in the ninja village, it was only because the Third Hokage was incompetent and could not make amends. Basically, no one has mentioned them since then."

"..." Hatake Sakumo's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Lord Yinyue, is it that Uchiha Yinyue?"

He couldn't believe that Konoha would become so powerful in the future that it could swallow up the other four great ninja villages in one fell swoop.

It's important to understand that this was something only the First Hokage and the Uchiha ancestor could accomplish in the early days of Konoha's founding.

Furthermore, what about the Otsutsuki clan who invaded the ninja world?

Clearly, the ninja world faces the threat of annihilation in the future.

As for the mistakes I made...

Is nobody talking about it anymore?

Time really does make everything seem less important; apart from those who experienced it, nobody really cares about these things.

Kakashi nodded and said:

"Yes, it's my classmate, Uchiha Ingetsu. I didn't expect you to still remember him. At this point in time, although he has shown his abilities, as an Uchiha, he hasn't attracted much attention from others."

"I remember your classmate's name. Indeed, that Uchiha Yinyue wasn't that remarkable," Hatake Sakumo said in a deep voice. "He actually has such great abilities; truly, the younger generation is formidable."

After a sigh, Hatake Sakumo knew he couldn't continue the conversation, so he pressed on with curiosity, "How have you been doing in the future?"

Kakashi laughed:

"Of course, during the time when Lord Yinyue was rising to power, you were resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Later, the restrictions on you were lifted, and I brought you back. After that, we rebuilt this wooden house and have been living together ever since. Of course, I have been away on missions."

"That's...good too."

Sakumo Hatake blinked.

"There's still plenty of time tonight. Anyway, in this timeline, I'm still out on a mission and won't be back until dawn. Let me tell you all about the important things that happened in the future!" Kakashi said with a smile.

"Won't this really affect the future?"

Sakumo Hatake said with concern.

Kakashi shook his head: "No."

...

...

In the dimensional space.

"well--"

Naruto looked at Kakashi, who was having a long talk with his father, and sighed. Although he could see his teacher's face clearly now, he couldn't feel happy at all.

He had just finished listening to his father briefly recount Kakashi's past, and felt that the other man's life was even more tragic than his own.

Yin Yue didn't linger and said to Naruto, "Let's go, we can go pick up Sasuke and Sakura now."

"Father, shouldn't we give them more time?" Naruto asked.

He wanted to buy more time for his teammates and teachers, so that they could have a chance to go back to the past and spend more time with the people they wanted to reunite with.

Yin Yue said, "We've already given it to them. Let's go directly to their location in twenty-four hours from now."

Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately understood and exclaimed, "Father is the best!"

Yin Yue reached out and patted Naruto's head.

The scene changed again.

The two arrived at Sasuke's timeline.

It is still dusk.

Sasuke came over again today and quietly watched Itachi teach his younger self how to throw.

Only after Itachi and young Sasuke left did he slowly get up, waiting for his father to come and pick him up.

"Brother, this person is so strange!" Young Sasuke complained to Itachi as soon as they entered the forest, "With him here, I can't really do anything."

"Then wait for me here and don't wander off. I'll go talk to him now and ask him to watch from a farther place tomorrow!" Itachi reached out and gently patted Sasuke's head.

"Okay!" Young Sasuke nodded emphatically.

Itachi smiled and turned around, then stopped smiling and walked towards the training ground.

Sasuke looked at Itachi as he returned.

Itachi stared at Sasuke's retreating figure and said coldly, "Who exactly are you?"

"Have you investigated me already?" Sasuke, now a ninja in disguise, still smiled as he stared at Itachi. "If you hadn't come back, this matter might have passed. But since you've chosen to pursue this to the end..."

Itachi's expression hardened, and he immediately activated his three-tomoe Sharingan. He already had a kunai in his hand and charged towards Sasuke in front of him. His speed was extremely fast, like a crow soaring through the sky, agile and light.

Since the other party's identity has been discovered to be unknown.

He served as a member of the secret service.

The task at hand is to subdue the other party immediately and then hand them over to the interrogation department of the ninja village.

Itachi has no rivals among his peers, and even the seasoned Root organization finds it difficult to gain an advantage against him.

He was confident that he could take care of this unknown guy in a very short time.

Whoosh—Itachi threw all his ninja tools in an instant, tearing through the sky as he rushed towards Sasuke at full speed.

Sasuke didn't stay where he was; he also ran towards the oncoming Itachi.

The two figures left afterimages.

However, just as the ninja tool was about to hit him, Sasuke leaped up and perfectly dodged the attacking tool.

Itachi's eyes narrowed slightly, and his fingers trembled slightly. The thin steel wire wrapped around his fingertips suddenly pulled back all the kunai that Sasuke had dodged. All the ninja tools changed direction in mid-air and attacked Sasuke's back.

Sasuke turned around and looked on in astonishment, as if he had been caught off guard and was hit by a kunai.

bang——

However, when the first kunai struck Sasuke in the back, Sasuke instantly turned into dust.

Itachi was not happy. Instead, his pupils shrank. He activated his three-tomoe Sharingan but did not realize when the other party used the Substitution Jutsu!

Before Itachi could recover his thoughts...

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his neck. When he looked back, he was horrified to find that the other person had already arrived in front of him, moving so fast that even his three magic swords could not catch him.

bang——

Itachi was grabbed by the neck by Sasuke and slammed heavily against the tree trunk, causing leaves to fly everywhere.

"Cough—" Itachi, whose health was not good to begin with, felt a suffocating sensation in his chest, and then coughed up a mouthful of blood, staring blankly at Sasuke in front of him.

At this moment, Sasuke had already awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan and was staring at Itachi.

"!!!" Itachi's heart was filled with shock. The eyes of the guy in front of him were Shisui's eyes, the Mangekyou Sharingan!

"You...you're from the Uchiha clan!"

Itachi exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother!" Hearing the commotion, young Sasuke ran out of the forest and was shocked to see his brother being beaten up.

However, before he could exclaim in surprise, Sasuke glared at his younger self.

The Yin Release chakra was injected into the young Sasuke, causing him to fall into deep thought.

Sasuke stared at Itachi's shocked face: "A genius, right? You opened your Sharingan with three tomoe, that's really amazing."

After making a few sarcastic remarks, he slammed a heavy punch into Itachi's stomach, causing him to cough up blood again. "You bastard, you really deserve to die!!"

After saying that, Sasuke couldn't suppress his killing intent and used a knee strike on Itachi again.

bang——

The weasel's back was hunched over, and the tree behind him collapsed with a crash. (End of Chapter)