Hatake Kaede hummed a lighthearted a tune from his past life as he happily returned home.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his father, Hatake Sakumo, and mother, Hatake Karin, talking about something!
Seeing their son return home, the couple smiled and waved to him, signaling for Hatake Kaede to come over quickly.
Seeing this heartwarming scene, Hatake Kaede roared inwardly: "Damn it, your son was assassinated outside, and you two are at home all lovey-dovey.Are you the real lovers, and I'm just an accident?After all these years, you two are still so clingy."
Upon entering the living room, Hatake Kaede respectfully knelt before his father, Hatake Sakumo.Seeing his son's serious demeanor, Hatake Sakumo immediately composed himself, his smiling face replaced by a stern expression.
From childhood, my son has always disliked the way we kneel at home [Note 1].The scenery in our little courtyard has been transformed into a kind of "his own preferred style," and it's furnished with all sorts of furniture.
Although I felt very awkward kneeling, as a ninja, I should have the quality of endurance.
Now, his own son is kneeling respectfully before him, and even intends to pour him tea?Good heavens!The sun must have risen in the west!
Based on past experience, whenever his son takes things this seriously, he's bound to have a run of bad luck.His son has always been very stubborn and unaffected by external influences.This has resulted in him never experiencing fatherhood.
[It seems this matter is quite serious!] As he drank the tea his son poured for him, Hatake Sakumo did not taste the fragrance of the tea, but rather a bitter taste as if he were about to be executed.
Hanako Hatake, the mother, looked at her serious-looking son with astonishment.Knowing her son's temperament well, she looked at her husband with amusement when she saw him so serious.
As Kaede poured tea for his elderly father, he said in a serious tone, "Father!"
The word "Father" made Hatake Sakumo tense up, and he immediately shoved Hatake Kaede away.Hatake Sakumo said angrily, "You brat, just say what you want to say.Don't beat around the bush."
Hatake Kaede relaxed and changed from kneeling to sitting cross-legged.
Hatake Kaede regained his usual expression and said to his father, Hatake Sakumo, "Dad, I want to learn our family's Hatake swordsmanship."
"Really?" Hatake Sakumo suddenly stood up, exclaiming with delight, "Hahaha~ Kaede, you've finally come to your senses!I've wanted to teach you for a while, but you've always been unwilling to learn.That's wonderful, wonderful!The Hatake family has a worthy successor!"
Hatake Sakumo quickly calmed his agitated emotions.However, seeing his son's deadpan expression instantly made him unhappy again.
He sat at the table, ready to put on airs.Having clashed with his father for so many years, Hatake Kaede knew perfectly well that his father was trying to put on airs.
Hatake Kaede's deadpan expression remained unchanged.He simply turned to his mother, Hatake Hanako, who was watching the scene unfold, and said, "Mother, do money grow in the flowerbeds in the backyard?That's.um."
"Cough cough!" Hatake Sakumo, who was still putting on airs, was choked by Hatake Kaede's words.He quickly covered Hatake Kaede's mouth before she could reveal more, and, ignoring his wife's death stare, he led Hatake Kaede to the backyard.
Upon arriving in the backyard, Hatake Sakumo glared fiercely at Hatake Kaede, then quickly went to the flower bed to check his "hidden treasure." However, just as he took it out, a pair of slender, delicate hands snatched it away.His mother, Hatake Karin, smilingly took his father Hatake Sakumo's "hidden treasure," leaving without a trace.
Watching his father, Hatake Sakumo's, desolate figure recede into the distance, Hatake Kaede suddenly felt that learning the family's swordsmanship wasn't so urgent.Just as Hatake Kaede quietly began to stroll away from the backyard, Hatake Sakumo's deathly gaze pierced his eyes.
Hatake Kaede quickened his pace, intending to escape to the front yard.However, before he could even move, Hatake Sakumo grabbed him by the neck.Kaede immediately cried out, "Dad, Dad, Dad."
Hatake Kaede's repeated calls were an attempt to awaken the few remaining traces of fatherly love in Hatake Sakumo.
"Hehehe~" Hatake Sakumo chuckled gently, "Good son, you're quite the trickster when it comes to messing with your father!You want to learn the family's swordsmanship?Well, today I'll let you experience it!"
"Yame!" Hatake Kaede waved his hands repeatedly, trying to break free from his father's torment.
Soon, Hatake Kaede's pitiful screams echoed from the backyard.They were truly heartbreaking to hear and tearful to see!
After beating his son, Hatake Sakumo finally vented his anger and felt refreshed.The surrounding environment seemed much better.
"So this is what fatherly 'authority' feels like!It's so satisfying!"
After glancing at his son, whose face was bruised and swollen, Hatake Sakumo clapped his hands and said to his son, who was gasping for breath, "Kaze, it's too late now.We'll officially start learning tomorrow."
...
The next day, Hatake Kaede stood before his father, Hatake Sakumo, with his face still swollen.Several newly made scarecrows were still on the training ground.Heavy iron plates were still hanging from the vital parts of these scarecrows.
Holding the White Fang short blade, Hatake Sakumo explained to Hatake Kaede, "My swordsmanship is derived from the samurai's swordsmanship.However, it places more emphasis on powerful attacks and precision to kill with a single blow.Our swordsmanship is different from the Uchiha-ryu swordsmanship; it doesn't have much of a technical aspect."
"My title is 'Konoha's White Fang,' firstly because of the formidable reputation I earned by slaying numerous enemies with my White Fang short blade.Secondly."They often broke through the enemy's strongest defenses, piercing through their defenses like the teeth of a ferocious beast.
Hatake Sakumo continued with a hint of smugness, "Kid, now you need to identify the vital points of the human body and practice the accuracy and stability of your attacks."
"Now come with me, and I'll demonstrate it for you right now.Let's see how much you can handle."
Standing still on the training ground, Hatake Sakumo gripped the White Fang short blade in his hand, and a chilling killing intent erupted from his body.This was the ultimate killing intent that Hatake Sakumo had forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Although the killing intent wasn't directed at Hatake Kaede, Kaede, standing beside him, still broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.He instinctively activated "Elemental Transformation."
Fortunately, when not under attack, "elementalization" looks no different from that of an ordinary person.
Hatake Sakumo's figure flickered, and the next moment he appeared in front of the scarecrow.
"Throat, spine, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, carotid artery, collarbone!" Hatake Sakumo's body kept changing shape.When he stopped, the iron plates in the positions of the scarecrows in front of him were all pierced into a smooth and flat hole.
What surprised Hatake Kaede the most was that the scarecrows behind them had been cut in two along with the iron plate.The cross-sections were smooth and flat, full of artistry.
PS: Note 1: Konoha Village does have tables and chairs, but the Hatake family values tradition and still sits on their knees.The protagonist, Hatake Kaede, has protested many times, but was always suppressed by Hatake Sakumo.Therefore, the protagonist generally adopts a "non-violent non-cooperation" attitude and rarely kneels at home.
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