"Even if you are right, this is not something we ninjas should worry about," Kakashi was already regretting accepting this mission. "Our task is to wipe out the bandits; everything else, we need not concern ourselves with."
"That is the affair of the Lord of the Land of Fire."
"Who knows, maybe in the future, the Lord will realize that taxes are too heavy and might reduce them a bit."
Sakura Haruno's lips curved up, "Kakashi-sensei, if I remember correctly, one of the ninja codes is not to place hope in those who are not our comrades, right?"
Kakashi was at a loss for words.
The Lord...indeed could not be considered a ninja's comrade, just an employer.
"You are equivocating," Kakashi didn't want to delve into this topic anymore. He just wanted to be a careless drunkard, not ponder over such headache-inducing matters.
Being a human, the most important thing is to feign ignorance!