Chapter 10 - 10 (1/2)

”Hey, C_o_c_ky-Ryo, wait for me!”

As soon as he heard his voice, he knew it was Obito. Since Ryo beat Kakashi to the 1st place in the last class ranking, Obito has two rivals now.

Kakashi usually ignores Obito's provocations. But when occasionally cornered by him, he beats him up.

Unlike Kakashi, Ryo never gets angry. After all he's in his thirties now, and these are kids teasing him. That's why obito calls him out as c_o_c_ky.

”Obito, you didn't arrive late today? Didn't you meet grandma today?”

”I met her, but I didn't help.”

”Why? Lost your  helping fetish?”

”Oh! Yesterday I heard her taking punches to Sakumo-San with others”

With his main body remaining for the past months in school and focused on keeping him covered, and his main body fully devoted to medical ninja, Ryo didn't get pay attention to the rumors floating around the village.

”Obito, what happened with Sakumo-san?”

”C_o_c_ky Ryo, you do not know?”

Ryo shook his head.

Obito sighed and said: ”well, Sakumo san and his nakama went to the village hidden in the sand to carry on a secret mission, and they were trapped by the sand ninja. While Sakumo san was able to evade the trap, his companions were caught. So he chose to give up on the village and save them. They returned three days ago. I heard that this brought a great loss to the village, so everyone turned on him, even the ones he saved! Grown-ups! They suck!”

(Translator note: Obito supposedly doesn't know about these events as he has been told about them by Minato after Sakumo's death! But this is how the novel has been written, perhaps by butterfly effect Ryo' presence got him to know about it ???? )

This was the case indeed ! according to the manga, Kakashi chose to become a genin early because of his father's death, and this is year 38, the event of his suicide should happen around this days according to the initial timeline!

Kakashi has become one of the few close friends of Ryo, and Sakumo was close to his parents as well. No matter how much Ryo was self- centered, he will never allow Sakumo to die!

”Obito, you go to school first. I have something to do”

After being left by Obito, Ryo turned around and flew right towards Kakashi's house. With his great memory, he would never forget that place he once visited as a baby.

There was no one guarding the door of the Hatake clan house. In addition to the Hokage, no one dared to even look at their door! Ryo saw Sakumo entering the house.

Sakumo was not the same as he was when he was 1 year old, and as for  Ryo followed him inside, he saw him stab himself to the heart to fall into a pool of blood!

”Sakumo-San!” Ryo  was shocked, is it too late?

His heart was stabbed by a short knife and the blood supply to the brain was insufficient. But Ryo had great confidence in his ability to save him.

At 1st he used the mystical palm technique and attempted to heal his heart. At the same time, a ninja with an animal mask slowly approached Ryo from the back.