Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 97 Gatekeeper Sakumo Hatake

At the Chiba Grand Hotel, a white-haired ninja stood at the hotel entrance, just like a doorman.

However, this is no ordinary gatekeeper. This is Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, who made great contributions during the Second Shinobi World War, venturing deep into the rear of Sunagakure and achieving great feats.

However, Sakumo Hatake is currently feeling rather down.

Two months ago, he had just returned to Konoha after completing a mission when their Hokage personally sought him out.

Tell him that Chiba Tetsuya, who came from the village, contributed a large sum of money to the village's development back then, and in exchange, he hopes that he can protect Chiba Tetsuya for a period of time.

Then they sent him to the Chiba Grand Hotel in the capital of the Land of Fire.

As a result, he stayed at the Chiba Grand Hotel for more than a month but never saw Chiba Tetsuya even once.

"When will this ever end?"

Sakumo Hatake sighed somewhat helplessly. For the past month or so, he had been staying at a hotel near the Chiba Grand Hotel. Interestingly, this hotel was also owned by the Chiba Chamber of Commerce.

Why don't you stay at the Chiba Grand Hotel?

A certain guy who's always scheming and plotting is busy running around the ninja world trading and has forgotten about Sakumo Hatake, so he hasn't greeted the people at the Chiba Grand Hotel.

With the price of the Chiba Grand Hotel, Sakumo Hatake really couldn't stay for more than a few days.

Although he was quite wealthy, the accommodations at the Chiba Grand Hotel were up to the standards of the nobility, so the expenses were naturally somewhat extravagant.

"Maybe I should go back to Konoha."

After staying for more than a month without doing anything, Shuo Mao felt like he had been tricked and had been working as a doorman for the hotel for more than a month.

This wasn't the first time he had considered quitting, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

"No, the village's mission for me is to protect Chiba Tetsuya. If I fail to complete the mission, it will have a negative impact on the village."

After making up his mind, Hatake Sakumo ultimately decided to continue guarding the Chiba Grand Hotel. Since he couldn't find Chiba Tetsuya himself, he would just wait and see.

A carriage slowly approached from the front. Sakumo looked at the carriage with some curiosity and thought to himself.

"Which nobleman has come here to dine again? A carriage drawn by six horses, what a grand display!"

Just as he was pondering this, a somewhat familiar-looking young man stepped off the carriage.

The figure in front of him instantly overlapped with that of a ramen vendor from Konoha back in the day.

"You are... Boss Chiba?!"

Having just finished a business deal in Sunagakure and was traveling back to the capital by carriage, Tetsuya saw Sakumo Hatake standing at the gate as a security guard.

White hair, green vest, wearing a Konoha headband, and carrying a knife on his back.

"You are? Hatake Sakumo!"

Tetsuya recognized who the security guard was, and immediately slapped his forehead, realizing to himself that he had forgotten about him.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I've been so busy with business that I forgot about you. Come on in, don't just stand outside, let's talk inside."

Seeing that Sakumo Hatake was about to say something, Tetsuya quickly invited him inside to talk.

"Ok."

Shuo Mao didn't hesitate, after all, the hotel entrance wasn't exactly a place where people were easy to talk to.

Tetsuya led Sakumo Hatake to a seat in the tea room and poured him a cup of hot tea.

"It's been a long time, Sakumo. Do you remember the last time we met? You were still by Sakuya's side. You looked so indifferent back then, as if nothing in the world could attract your attention. You're completely different now."

You're starting to look more and more like your brother.

Looking at Sakumo in front of him, Tetsuya couldn't help but laugh. He did indeed resemble Sakumo by about 70%. They were truly brothers.

Sakumo Hatake, who had just received the hot tea, was stunned. He couldn't help but look Chiba Tetsuya up and down.

How is that possible? How can someone not look a bit different after decades?

"You're Boss Chiba, the Boss Chiba who ran the ramen shop in Konoha back then! Not some Chiba Ryo! How is that possible? How can someone not age!"

“Nothing is impossible. There are many secrets in the ninja world. Even though you are the White Fang of Konoha and were able to go deep into the rear of Sunagakure and come back alive, you can’t know everything, right?”

"You're right, there are indeed many secrets in the ninja world, and not everything is something I can see through."

Although he was still very curious about how Tetsuya did it, as a ninja, one should not pry into things that one's employer does not want to talk about, unless it is related to one's mission.

"Back in Konoha, your brother and I had a pretty good relationship. It's just a pity that his passing was so unexpected."

Tetsuya had considered getting Sakuya to leave Konoha and join him, but unfortunately, Sakuya was a rather stubborn person who always considered himself a part of Konoha.

At that time, the war was already on the verge of breaking out, and even if he issued a mission to designate him to protect him, it would be too late.

Not to mention, when Sakuya died, the war had not yet officially broken out; he died in a border conflict.

This is so unexpected; who could have predicted it?

If he were still alive when the war broke out, Zheyou would have had plenty of ways to save him.

When Sakuya Hatake was mentioned, Sakumo's eyes dimmed slightly, and he waited a while before speaking.

"My brother sacrificed himself for Konoha; he is a hero."

"Yes, your brother is a hero of Konoha, and so are you."

With a sigh, Tetsuya laughed.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. You were sent by the Hokage to protect me. Do you know my basic information?"

Before meeting you, I thought I knew you quite well, but now...

Shuo Mao stopped halfway through his sentence, and his meaning was quite clear.

In the original information, Chiba Tetsuya was a middle-aged man with a big belly, but now Tetsuya looks like a young man.

If even the appearance of the target person in the information is wrong, then other information probably needs to be verified.

"Alright, let me briefly explain my situation. I'm currently busy with the new trade route. I just finished the trade route in the Land of Rivers, and I'll be going to the Land of Grass for a while. I might also be discussing some other business there, so I'll be quite busy. Also, I'll be traveling around and may be away from the Land of Fire for a long time."

As he spoke, he inquired.

"By the way, is there anyone else at your house? Should we let them know?"

Sakumo shook his head.

"No need. My son Kakashi is the only one left in my family. He graduated from the Ninja Academy this year and has a very reliable instructor."

As a fellow ninja, Kakashi would understand me.

"Sigh~! Kakashi, you've already graduated from the Ninja Academy."

Seeing Tetsuya's surprised expression, Sakumo Hatake felt a surge of pride.

"Yes, my son is very outstanding."

Tetsuya, on the other hand, began to ponder another question: Kakashi had already graduated from the Ninja Academy ahead of time, so how did he end up in Minato's team along with Obito and Rin?