"Would you like to pay homage to Minato-sensei?"
Kakashi didn't know what he was thinking, so he murmured.
It is true that following Minato back then was an extremely reassuring time.
The young talent's death is probably the best interpretation of Minato's life.
It is obviously the most glorious moment in life, but we chose to die in a way that many people don't want to think about.
"Yes, by the way, I heard that Minato-sensei became the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Is this true?"
Obito remembered something and suddenly asked.
"Are you talking about Naruto? That kid is not in a good situation as a Jinchuuriki."
Kakashi sighed.
He wanted to raise him, but unfortunately, even Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, could not get the custody of Naruto. Instead, he had no choice but to run away from Konoha and go outside the village to avoid the limelight. He was just the captain of the AN department, so what? What about the ability to make the Third Hokage change his mind?
The Third Hokage has been running Konoha for decades. Even though his prestige has declined as his body ages, he is still the one and only presence in Konoha.
Danzo's root only dares to make some small moves in secret, and cannot compete with the Third Hokage on the table. Once the root has a tendency to show up, it will be suppressed by the Anbu.
The Third Hokage, who controls most of Konoha's ninja resources, can replenish the sacrificed ANBU personnel anytime and anywhere. This is a fundamental gap that is difficult to bridge.
No matter how much pressure the Roots tried to create, the right to adopt the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was still firmly locked in the hands of the Third Hokage, and Danzo could not get his hands on it.
Not to mention that as the captain of the ANBU, once he made a request to raise the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, the day would not be far away when he would be eliminated.
"What does the Third Generation think? I have some understanding of the Jinchuuriki's situation, but if Naruto's identity as the son of the Hokage is made public, the situation should be much better."
Obito frowned.
Because of the instability of the tailed beast in his body, a jinchūriki would be rejected by the residents of the ninja village. This kind of thing is not a strange thing in the ninja world.
But Uzumaki Naruto is not an ordinary Jinchuuriki. His father is the fourth Hokage of Konoha, and his mother is a member of the Uzumaki clan. A ninja who has made great contributions to Konoha should not be treated so hastily and become a victim of the villagers. A target with a grudge in his eyes.
"This kind of thing is impossible." Kakashi took out "Intimate Paradise" from his ninja tool bag, leaned his back against the wall, turned to the place where he left off and read it again, while saying to Obito: "Minato-sensei is here It’s only been a year, and I have very few old subordinates under my command, and most of them have been absorbed by the third generation now, including me. Because I saved Jiraiya, I have not been subject to unnecessary suspicion in these years, but the rest It may not be the case for people. Although Nara Shikaku was appointed as the Jonin squad leader, it was only because he relied on the Nara clan. It was an agreement between the Sarutobi clan and the Nara clan. In terms of trust... he is probably already in the third generation. Beware the list.”
"The situation in Konoha is really complicated."
When he was in the Kingdom of Demons, Obito had learned about some of Konoha's situation, but now after listening to Kakashi's words, he realized that the discord within Konoha was far more serious than imagined.
"Without external pressure, internal rule will naturally shake. After all, the third generation's energy is not as flexible as it used to be. The person who exposed the identity of Naruto's Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki was Danzo, and he wanted to use this to test the third generation. The reaction of the third generation. Also after that, the awareness of root expansion became stronger and stronger, and now it has become one of the main targets of the third generation.”
As for the other target to be wary of, Kakashi didn't say it because it was Obito's mother clan - the Uchiha clan.
Due to the Nine-Tails Incident, the village's senior officials have become deeply wary of Uchiha.
This is something Kakashi only learned after he became the captain of the ANBU.
Because the person responsible for monitoring Uchiha now is him.
Moreover, the number of internal Uchiha meetings has become more and more frequent recently. If this kind of thing is not stopped, the conflict between the top management of Konoha and the Uchiha clan will evolve into a head-on conflict sooner or later.
By that time, the internal situation in Konoha is bound to be turbulent.
Kakashi didn't know what the Third Hokage was thinking. He didn't believe that the Third Hokage, who had decades of experience in governing, couldn't see this hidden danger.
But allowing the Uchiha clan to be so indulged, and at the same time allowing the ANBU to intensify their surveillance... This was indeed a top-secret order personally given by the Third Hokage to the ANBU.
The past three generations of Hokage have always adopted a relatively mild policy towards the Uchiha clan, focusing on peaceful negotiations. This is the first time that such an over-the-top behavior of actively monitoring the Uchiha clan has occurred.
This is what Kakashi is puzzled about.
"It's really troublesome. Forget it, this is Konoha's own family matter. I am not qualified as an outsider to comment on this."
Obito's feelings towards Konoha are very complicated.
In the past, he worked hard to achieve the goal of becoming the Hokage.
But at the moment Lin died, he truly understood his heart.
The thing he cherishes most has never been Naruto.
I just hope to get approval from a certain girl and let her control herself more.
Naruto is just an excuse for him to become stronger and hide his true feelings.
Furthermore, he is now living quite well in the Kingdom of Demons. He has gradually taken root there, and his thoughts of returning to Konoha have faded away.
"Really? You've really changed a lot, Obito."
Kakashi glanced at Obito.
"How to say?"
"I thought you were going to just beat me up."
"Is that what happened at the beginning? In that case, I did have the urge to beat you up. But at that time, you were just following orders, right? The only thing to blame is that the freeloader was too despicable and treated us like monkeys. Play."
Having said this, Obito's face was full of resentment.
He did complain to Kakashi for a while at first, but as time went by, this complaint probably disappeared.
And compared to Kakashi, Shiraishi and Uchiha Madara are the driving forces behind everything.
He, Lin, and Kakashi were all just pawns used by Shiraishi and Madara Uchiha to play against each other at that time.
Looking back on this incident, he still felt extremely unhappy.
Kakashi couldn't deny it. He knew the bad qualities of Shiraishi earlier than Obito. After getting used to it, he no longer found him disgusting.
I probably learned it badly too.
At this time, Obito took out a letter from his arms and handed it over. He turned his head slightly to the side, deliberately avoiding Kakashi's inquiring eyes.
Obito said to Kakashi: "This is a letter written by Lin to you. Please give it to me personally."
Kakashi smelled a strong smell of vinegar.
Taking the letter from Obito, Kakashi looked at Obito suspiciously and asked, "You didn't open it on the way, did you?"
"How could I do something so tasteless?"
Obito glared at Kakashi.
"Really? I remember that you secretly collected Lin's hairbands in the past..."
"Then, that's all in the past, why are you bringing this up?"
Obito blushed and defended, but his tone was no longer as confident as before.
"I always feel suspicious...Forget it, I'd better take a look at what Lin wrote in the letter."
Kakashi closed "Intimate Heaven" and put it back into his ninja bag. He opened the envelope and took out Rin's handwritten letter from inside.
Obito stood on his tiptoes and stretched his neck very long. It seemed that he was also very concerned about what Rin wrote in the letter to Kakashi.
However, Kakashi always cleverly adjusted the letter paper to a position where Obito could see it but seemed invisible. He clicked his tongue and nodded repeatedly, as if confirming something, which made Obito feel itchy.
Kakashi, this bastard, what on earth did he see? Obito was impatient.
"Um, Kakashi, what did Lin write to you in the letter?"
Obito couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, do you care, Obito?"
Kakashi looked at Obito.
"No, no, I'm just a little curious."
Obito's eyes flickered back and forth.
"It's not something ulterior. Well, how should I put it? It's something between adults."
"Things between adults!?"
Different from Kakashi's calmness, Obito's body seemed to be struck by lightning, and he froze there, with a dull face.
Looking at Obito's look as if it was the end of the world, Kakashi narrowed his eyes and seemed to be smiling happily.
"Oh, I'm lying to you. It's actually just a very ordinary greeting. I didn't expect you to take it seriously."
"ah?"
"Take it, don't you want to see it?"
Kakashi handed the letter to Obito generously.
Obito eagerly took the letter and scanned it quickly.
Sure enough, as Kakashi said, the simple greetings between friends did not contain the ambiguous content that Kakashi mentioned just now.
"You are so despicable, Kakashi, I almost got fooled by you."
After Obito breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes glared at Kakashi even more fiercely.
"Didn't you already get cheated?"
Kakashi blinked innocently.
"That was my carelessness."
"You have grown up, I take back this sentence. You are still the same as before. When it comes to Lin's affairs, your thinking ability is zero. For ninjas, this is a very fatal weakness."
"This has nothing to do with you. I have already sent the letter. Next, I am going to pay homage to Teacher Minato and move my grandma's ashes. I don't know how long it will be until we meet next time. Anyway, you should be careful in Konoha. I can I don’t want to hear the news that you will die one day.”
Although he was unhappy with Kakashi's play just now, Obito still reminded Kakashi to be careful in Konoha.
He has no experience of being a spy, but he also knows that the life of a spy is not easy. It is not as easy as it seems on the surface. If you are not careful, you will be put in an irreversible situation.
After explaining this to Kakashi, whirlpool-like space ripples immediately appeared around Obito's body, swallowing his body and disappearing from the room.
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It has been more than half a month since I entered Konoha Ninja School.
Ichihime gradually got used to the learning rhythm of Konoha Ninja School and seemed to be able to do it with ease.
Although it only lasted for more than half a month, I also had a written test and a practical class during this period.
Their grades were all ranked first in their grade.
In the eyes of others, this is a very gratifying achievement, but in the eyes of Yi Ji, it is just an inevitable result and nothing to be proud of.
As for interpersonal communication, the problem is also not big. She does not pretend to be superior to the top students, so even if she is a transfer student, it is easy to get along with the classmates and have her own group.
As for teachers, there is one thing that makes Yiji quite concerned.
That was the head teacher of Class A, Grade 2, who she was in. She seemed to be paying too much attention to her.
During class, he secretly observed her several times, making Yiji wonder if she had any strange hobbies.
So, after class one day, Yiji took the initiative to find her homeroom teacher and wanted to find out.
"Teacher Fujimura."
"It's Mahiru-san, what's the matter?"
A middle-aged man named Fujimura was sitting there with a fat body and a big belly.
He stopped grading his homework and raised his head to look in surprise at the transfer student who seemed to have something important to discuss with him.
To be honest, he was very curious about Yiji's identity.
Ichihime is a transfer student that the Third Hokage personally ordered to take good care of. Generally speaking, it is too strange for a transfer student to appear at this time.
And if the Third Hokage can come and explain in person, you can imagine how extraordinary this transfer student is.
He thinks this new transfer student in his class is a mysterious girl with many secrets.
At least for decades in Konoha, he had never heard of the surname 'Mahiro'.
"Nothing in particular, I just want to know why you want to secretly observe me in class?"
"Uh...is it that obvious?"
"Ordinary people may not be able to detect it, but to me, it is no different from being honest. Today is the same. They secretly observed me eleven times in total."
Ichiji believed in her own insight, even though as a student, it was inappropriate to belittle her teacher like this.
But Kazuki believes that Teacher Fujimura is weaker than herself. It is not difficult for Kazuhime to notice that Fujimura is observing her actions.
"Haha, Mahiru-kun's eyesight is really sharp."
Fujimura scratched his head in embarrassment.
"In other words, Mr. Fujimura admitted it, right?"
"Yes."
Fujimura nodded. Since he had been discovered, he could only admit it frankly.
"So, what's the reason for secretly observing me? Or is Mr. Fujimura actually a perverted lolicon?"
Kazuki looked at Fujimura with a dangerous look.
"Ahem, that's so rude, Mahiru-kun. Teacher, I don't have such bad habits. Why would you want to go to a place like that?"
Fujimura was frightened by Kazuhime's bold assumption.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the office, only him and Yi Ji were there. Otherwise, Yi Ji's words alone would have caused him a lot of trouble.
"Why is that? It's useless to lie in front of me. The teacher may not believe it. Even if you use violent means, I can still deal with a mere chuunin."
Yiji is very confident in her abilities.
Even if she doesn't break the seal inside her body, it's more than enough for her to deal with a chuunin.
Fujimura, who heard Kazuki's threatening words, did not feel angry, but looked at Kazuki blankly, as if he was caught in some memory.
"It's so similar, Mahiru-san."
"What?"
"Whether it's his serious expression or his contempt for the teacher's 'mere chuunin' tone, they are very similar to a student that the teacher taught in the past."
"Well……"
It seemed to be an unexpected answer. Kazuhime didn't expect that it was because of this kind of thing that she received Teacher Fujimura's attention.
"That is to say, Mr. Fujimura secretly observed me just because I am similar to one of your past students?"
"Yes. Every time I see Mahiru-san taking class seriously, the teacher feels as if he is twenty years younger."
Fujimura said with emotion.
"It's really troublesome, the self-delusion of a middle-aged greasy man?"
"..."
The look of contempt for him was indeed very similar, almost carved from the same mold.
If he hadn't been sure that those two people had already left Konoha, he would really have thought that Kazuhime was the child of those two people.
But how is this possible?
They were already notorious rebellious ninjas in Konoha. Even if they had children, they would not be able to appear in Konoha.
After clearing up the doubts, Yiji left the office.
Looking at Kazuki's back as she left, Fujimura subconsciously scratched the thinning hair on his head.
"Well, I'm getting younger and younger, and the feeling of going back twenty years ago is getting stronger and stronger."
Unfortunately, there is no going back.
Cultivating three outstanding ninjas is indeed a glorious thing that a teacher can be proud of throughout his life.
But when he thought about the students he valued most, they all later became Konoha's notorious S-class defector ninjas.
This is simply like a trick of fate.
But fate wasn't completely playing tricks on him, and now it gave him hope again.
As Fujimura, who has been engaged in education for 20 to 30 years, he can tell the difference between geniuses and mortals at a glance.
In his opinion, Kazuhime was a more outstanding piece of diamond than the original Uchiha Ruri, or even Uchiha Itachi, who graduated from the ninja school a year ago.
Fujimura was so determined to train Kazuki into an excellent ninja at this moment.
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In the laboratory.
"How is Kazuhime doing in Konoha?"
After returning from the Shiggou Forest, despite her nonchalant look on her face, Ruri still cared about Kazuhime's situation in Konoha.
After all, it is different from the Kingdom of Ghosts. If there is any emergency, it will be difficult for them to take care of it.
"Don't worry, according to the report, Kazuki has officially enrolled in Konoha Ninja School. And I have asked Kazuki to write two letters regularly every month and have people from the Shion Flower Merchant Association send them over. There will be no problems. of."
Since his daughter was temporarily sent to study in Konoha, Shiraishi had already arranged everything.
Even if he encounters a mutation accident, he can transport Kazuhime out of Konoha unscathed.
As long as Ichihime attends Konoha Ninja School honestly, does her job as a student normally, and doesn't do anything too eye-catching, there won't be any accidents.
The eyeliners of Konoha's top brass would not always keep an eye on a princess from a neutral country.
Liuli felt a little relieved when she heard what Baishi said.
Shiraishi picked up the test tube and mixed the potion with a calm expression.
"Speaking of which, according to Kakashi's work report, his current job in the ANBU is to monitor the movements of the Uchiha clan. In the past, it was just Danzo who did not trust the Uchiha clan. Now, it is very likely that the third generation of Hokage no longer trusts the Uchiha clan. A family."
When Baishi said this, he glanced at Liuli intentionally or unintentionally.
No matter what, the Uchiha clan is Ruri's mother clan.
He felt that since this kind of thing happened, it would be better to mention it to Liuli.
"Surveillance?"
Although Ruri knew that the situation of the Uchiha clan would be very bad in Konoha after the Nine-Tails Incident, he never expected that he would be reduced to this situation.
And this time not only the roots, but also the ANBU were monitoring Uchiha.
As Shiraishi said, the wariness of Konoha's top brass towards Uchiha is no longer a personal issue, but a collective wariness towards Uchiha.
"The third generation's energy has declined. He will inevitably worry about gains and losses when doing things. He is no longer as confident as he used to be in control of the situation. Monitoring Uchiha is a reflection of his lack of confidence."
"That sounds really pathetic."
This sad sentence seems to be talking about Uchiha, and it also seems to be talking about the old ninjutsu doctor Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"So, what do you plan to do? If you plan to interfere in the Uchiha clan's affairs, I can let some espionage personnel in Konoha operate."
It is naturally impossible to change the attitude of Konoha's senior officials towards Uchiha, but it is not difficult to get in touch with the senior officials of the Uchiha clan.
As members of the Uchiha clan, even if Ruri is already a defected ninja, I believe that the Uchiha of Konoha will not be so cold-blooded and heartless, and do not care about the friendship of the same clan.
"What's the point of doing this?"
Liuli laughed to himself.
Rather than saying that she abandoned Uchiha, it is better to say that she was the lost dog who was driven out by the Uchiha clan.
Seeing the sad look in Liuli's eyes, Shiraishi knew that Liuli still couldn't let go of what he had experienced in Uchiha.
Forced to a dead end by all the Uchiha, he decided to flee Konoha with his trusted subordinates as a last resort. This was a thorn in Liuli's heart.
"I don't think so."
"What?"
"A lot of things were too coincidental back then."
Especially the pair of Mangekyō Sharingan that Miyoko Uchiha gave him.
In other words, after the Uchiha Madara brothers and before Uchiha Obito opened his eyes, there was another person in the Uchiha clan who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
It's just that Shiraishi can't be sure who this Uchiha with open eyes is.
There were two people he suspected.
One is the elder Uchiha Shifang who retired and abdicated after Ruri's defection.
The other person is a disciple of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, and the cause of death is an Uchiha ninja whose death is shrouded in mystery - Uchiha Kagami.
If Uchiha Kagami used fake death to escape, just like Madara, to avoid the eyes of the world and plan something behind the scenes... In Shiraishi's view, this is a promising thing.
With Madara's lesson learned from the past, it is not unbelievable to have another Uchiha mirror.
What's more, the cause of Uchiha Mirror's death is even more mysterious than Madara's.
"Is it a coincidence? I don't think there is any coincidence. Moreover, no matter how difficult the situation of the Uchiha clan is, they still sit firmly on the throne of Konoha's most powerful family. In the face of absolute power, Konoha's top brass can only do some things secretly. It’s just a small gesture.”
"Are you referring to the rising star of the Uchiha clan, Shunshen Shisui? Recently, he is indeed very famous in the ninja world. I heard that his Shunshen Jutsu has a bit of yellow flash. In His attainments in illusion are said to be even better than the teleportation technique."
Although it is just a rumor, the fact that it can be promoted to such an extent proves that Uchiha Shisui, who is known as "Shunshen Shisui", is not a simple ninja.
Thinking about it this way, Shiraishi also felt that he seemed to be worried too much.
No matter how depressed the Uchiha clan is, they can still produce powerful ninjas like Uchiha Shisui, making outsiders afraid to act rashly.
With the Third Hokage's indecision at the moment, he did not dare to take direct action against the Uchiha clan, otherwise it would fundamentally shake the rule of Konoha.
It's just like in the past, using the so-called gentleness to maintain balance.
"alright."
Shiraishi put down the test tube in his hand and let out a long breath.
"Did you make it?"
Liuli's face was quite moved.
Shiraishi nodded, looked at the new medicines prepared in the test tube, and smiled at Liuli: "Well, then we can just make these medicines into ready-made medicines. The risks have been assessed and will not endanger life. But don’t use too much at one time. After all, this is the first time to use it, so whether it can enhance the pupil power of the Sharingan needs to be tried.”
"Well, thank you."
"Nothing, this is my main research topic. Unfortunately, Zero-Tail's emotional power is still insufficient, which makes the medicine lacking in purity. Even if the pupil power of the Sharingan is increased, I'm afraid it won't be very large. For you, the effect is almost zero."
This is also a matter of course.
Ruri's eye power has surpassed that of Obito, who has the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the auxiliary effect of drugs is no longer great.
But if these potions are used on the rest of the Uchiha clan, they can increase the power of their Sharingan eyes.
Shiraishi's original purpose was not to make these potions to improve Liuli's eye power.
After solving the Sharingan, next, it's the Byakugan's turn.
