As he walked home in disappointment, the expression on Kakashi's face was one of unwillingness, and he looked at his father beside him from time to time, his lips twitching a few times, but he didn't know what to ask.

Noticing his son's demeanor, Hachiki Sakumo didn't want to talk to Kakashi at first, but when he was about to return to the Hachiki clan's land, after careful consideration, he suddenly stopped and crouched down so that his eyes could be level with Kakashi.

"Kakashi, are you confused?"

Father's movements, the expression on his father's face that could not see joy and sorrow, made Kakashi's heart skip a beat, and the words that he wanted to blurt out were suppressed alive, and after a few seconds of relief, he replied with a tangled look:

"I know that ninja fighting is not only about strength, but also about intelligence, and about experience against the enemy, and I know all of this, but I ...... I really can't understand why the examiner made it so difficult for me to take a simple graduation exam. ”

"And Hokage-sama, he must have been watching from the sidelines, right? Is he indifferent to what the examiner is doing? I'll admit I was careless, but he wouldn't be so scolding me, would he? ”

"Mingming...... It was I who won. ”

The further down he talked, the quieter Kakashi's tone became, and the sense of loss on his face became thicker, what happened today was undoubtedly a big blow to his self-confidence, he didn't understand why he obviously put a knife on the examiner's neck, why didn't he win like this, why...... That middle ninja examiner would be so shameless? So hateful?

After patiently listening to Kakashi's statement, Hachiki Sakushige's face did not show any fluctuations, but he sighed slightly in his heart, and immediately stretched out his palm and patted his son's shoulder, put on a serious face and asked:

"Kakashi, do you know where you lost?"

Looking down and thinking for a moment, Kakashi raised his head and looked at Sakushige Hachiki again, a hint of uncertainty flashed in his eyes, and he guessed, "Is it because I wasn't prepared enough?" Because I didn't study the exam rules well before the war? Or is it ...... I lost in carelessness and underestimated these aspects? ”

"It's not ......" Hachiki shook his head slowly, "Kakashi, you lost to the pride in your heart. ”

"Pride?"

"Yes, pride clouds your eyes, makes your mind no longer calm, makes your mind irrational, and makes you think you have won when you put the ninja knife on the examiner's neck."

"But the battle between ninjas is often a fight between life and death, and it is a game that does not hesitate to fight for victory without effectively eliminating all the resistance of the opponent, then it is not a defeat."

After speaking, seeing Kakashi's contemplative expression, Hachiki Sakumo stood up, patted the young man on the shoulder again, and walked forward first, leaving only the last sentence full of expectations:

"Hokage-sama has high expectations for you, Kakashi, I hope you can figure out your problems as soon as possible, and then transform your naïve character left over from your time at the ninja school and take the middle ninja exam as a real ninja."

It wasn't until Sakumo Hachiki was walking away that Kakashi seemed to figure out where he really lost, but just as he was about to say something, his father's words suddenly came to his ears, making him look stunned:

"The middle ninja exam?"

……

"Although Kakashi is still relatively naïve in character, I'm sure you can see his strength, and he can defeat Nakashinobu head-on at the age of six - this kind of talent is rare even if you look at the history of our Konoha , so Watergate ......"

"Hurry up and teach him everything - what do you think he should learn, let him come out on top in the middle ninja exam, teach me a hard lesson, and get the first place."

Bo Feng Shuimen silently looked at Lei Luo's solemn face, and then nodded silently, and secretly slandered in his heart: Yun Yin and Konoha are obviously iron allies, why did Lei Luo, the Hokage, want to endure Yun Yin so much and embarrass the three generations of Lei Ying?

Is the issue of face really so important?

That Kakashi has not yet graduated and will be able to fight the middle shinobi, if this is after his own wave of assault training, especially if Kakashi masters the Flying Thunder God......

Is there any need for a competition in this middle ninja exam?

It seemed that from his expression, he could see what Bo Feng Shuimen was thinking at the moment, Lei Luo coughed lightly, and explained slightly: "I only learned yesterday that there seem to be a few very tricky guys coming to Yunyin's side, what are they called Darui, and Ma Buyi is here." ”

"There are few of our generation's lower ninjas, so ......"

"You know."

At this moment, Bo Feng Shuimen really understood: Lei Luo just didn't want Konoha to lose too ugly, so he had to graduate Kakashi early, and then kill all sides in the middle ninja exam to fight for Konoha a wave of face.

The teacher's personality is still as strong as ever...... You defeated Thunder Shadow doesn't count, and now you still want our Konoha next generation to defeat Yun Yin's next generation, Yun Yin's alliance with us is simply a blood mold. ’

Deep in his heart, he couldn't stop complaining about Lei Luo, the Hokage with a good face, but he still remained calm on the surface, and Bo Feng Shuimen admitted that he had been with Lei Luo for so long, and he had completely seen through his true nature as a teacher.

It's a great achievement, a lot of competition, that's pretty much it.

"Hokage-sama."

At this time, a call suddenly came from not far away, and Lei Luo and Bo Feng Shuimen turned their heads to look in unison, just in time to see a ninja wearing an animal mask standing there, as if he wanted to say something.

"What's the matter?"

"Miss Nonoyu, please go back to the Hokage's office, she has something she wants to say to you in person."

"Okay, I see." Lei Luo waved his hand and waved away the ninja who didn't know which department it was, and then smiled at Bo Feng Shuimen with a little ridicule:

"The whole Konoha may have the courage to drink to me, the Hokage, the key is that I can't help but listen."

Hearing this, Bo Feng Shuimen remembered the relationship between Lei Luo and Ye Naiyu, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Teacher, when do you plan to marry Miss Ye Naiyu?" You're almost twenty-six this year, aren't you? ”

Glancing at Bo Feng Shuimen, seeing that there was a strong sense of exploration on his face, Lei Luo didn't want to pay attention to his gossip disciple, but thinking that Ye Naiyu had been with him for so long, it was indeed time to give an explanation.

If it drags on like this, it is not a good thing for himself, for Ye Naiyu, or for some ninjas who have been staring at this area, and for the overall stability of the village.

So, Lei Luo thought to himself for a while, and replied with a little reluctance: "Wait until the end of the first five-year plan, when the development of all walks of life can be initially on the right track, and I won't have to be as busy as I am now." ”

"Then let's think about my life."

"By the way, you ...... with Jiu Sinai"

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