Chapter 256: Uchiha
Chapter 256 Uchiha
"Do you worship Minato-sensei?"
Kakashi didn't know what he was thinking, so he murmured.
It is true that following Minato back then was indeed an extremely reassuring time.
Yingcai's early death is the best interpretation of Minato's life.
It was obviously the most glorious moment in life, but I chose to bid farewell to the world in a way that many people don't want to think about.
"Yes, speaking of which, I heard that Minato-sensei's child became Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Is this true?"
Obito remembered something and asked suddenly.
"You mean Naruto? That kid is not in a good situation as Jinchuriki."
Kakashi sighed.
He wanted to raise him, but unfortunately, even Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, failed to get the custody of Naruto. Instead, he had no choice but to leave Konoha and go outside the village to avoid the limelight.
Third generations of Hokage have managed Konoha for decades. Even though their prestige has declined as their bodies age, they are still unambiguous among Konoha.
Danzo’s roots only dare to make some small moves in the dark, and can’t put it on the table to compete with the third generation of Hokage. Once the roots have a tendency to rise, they will be suppressed by the Anbu.
The third Hokage, who holds most of Konoha's ninja resources, can replenish the sacrificed Anbu personnel anytime and anywhere, which is an irreparable gap at the root.
No matter how persecuted by the root side, creating pressure from public opinion, the adoption right of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is still firmly locked in the hands of the Third Hokage, and Danzo has no way of getting his hands on it.
Not to mention that he, the captain of the dark department, once asked to raise Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the day of being cleared will not be far away.
"What is the third generation thinking? I know a little about the situation of Jinchuriki, but if the identity of Naruto's son of Hokage is disclosed, the situation should be much better."
Obito frowned.
Because of the instability of the Tailed Beast in his body, Jinchuriki will be rejected by the residents of Ninja Village. This kind of thing is not a strange thing in the ninja world.
But Uzumaki Naruto is not an ordinary Jinchuriki. 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 the target of hatred in the eyes of the villagers.
"This kind of thing is impossible." Kakashi took out "Kissing Heaven" from the ninja bag, leaned against the wall, turned to the place where it was broken and re-read it, and said to Obito: "Minato-sensei has only been in office for one year, and there are very few old departments under his hands, and most of them are now included in the third generation, including me. I have not received unnecessary suspicion these years because I saved Jiraiya, but others may not. He was appointed as the squad leader of the Jonin just because he was backed by the Nara clan, and it was an agreement between the Sarutobi clan and the Nara clan. In terms of trust... it is probably on the third-generation watch list."
"The situation in Konoha is really complicated."
When Obito was in the country of ghosts, he also knew some things about Konoha, but now after hearing what Kakashi said, he realized that the internal discord in Konoha was far more serious than imagined.
"Without external pressure, the internal rule will naturally be shaken. After all, the energy of the third generation is not as easy as it was back then. The person who exposed the identity of Naruto Kyuubi Jinchuriki is Danzo, and he wants to test the reaction of the third generation. After that, the awareness of root expansion has become stronger and stronger, and now it has become one of the main targets of the third generation."
As for another target to beware of, Kakashi didn't say it, because it was Obito's mother clan—the Uchiha clan.
Due to the occurrence of the Nine-Tails incident, the village senior management has become deeply wary of Uchiha.
This is something that Kakashi only knew after he became the captain of the dark section.
Because the person in charge of monitoring Uchiha now is him.
Moreover, the number of Uchiha internal meetings has become more and more frequent recently. If this kind of thing is not stopped, the conflict between Konoha's senior management and the Uchiha clan will sooner or later turn into a frontal conflict.
By that time, Konoha's internal situation 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 ruling experience, couldn't see this kind of hidden danger.
However, the Uchiha clan is so laissez-faire, and at the same time, Anbu has intensified surveillance... This is indeed a top-secret order personally issued by the third Hokage to Anbu.
The past three generations of Hokage have always adopted a relatively gentle policy towards the Uchiha clan, focusing on peaceful negotiations. This is the first time that this kind of active surveillance of the Uchiha clan has occurred.
This is where Kakashi is puzzled.
"It's really troublesome, forget it, this is Konoha's own family affairs, and I am not qualified to comment on these as an outsider."
Obito has complicated feelings for Konoha.
In the past, he worked hard with the goal of Hokage.
But at the moment when Lin 'died', he really understood his heart.
The thing I cherish the most has never been Hokage.
I just hope to get the approval of a certain girl, so that she can control herself more.
Hokage is just an excuse for him to become stronger to cover up his true intentions.
Furthermore, he is living fairly well in the Ghost Country now, and as he gradually takes root there, his desire to return to Konoha has faded.
"Really? You really have 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 back then? Speaking of which, there was indeed an urge to beat you up. But at that time, you were just following orders, right? You can only blame that scumbag for being too despicable and treating us like monkeys."
Speaking of this, Obito's face was full of resentment.
He did complain to Kakashi for a while at the beginning, but as time goes by, this complaint probably has long since disappeared.
And compared to Kakashi, Shiraishi and Uchiha Madara are the driving forces behind everything.
He, Rin, and Kakashi were all just pawns for Shiraishi and Uchiha Madara to play against each other at that time.
In retrospect, this incident still made him feel very uncomfortable.
Kakashi couldn't deny it, he knew Shiraishi's badness earlier than Obito, and after getting used to it, he didn't think he was disgusting anymore.
I probably learned it too badly, so I feel indifferent.
At this time, Obito took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and turned his head slightly to the side, deliberately avoiding Kakashi's inquiring gaze.
Obito said to Kakashi: "This is a letter from Lin, and I want me to deliver it to you personally."
Kakashi smelled a strong smell of vinegar.
After taking the letter in Obito's hand, Kakashi looked at Obito suspiciously and asked, "Did you open it on the way?"
"How could I do such a shameless thing?"
Obito glared at Kakashi.
"Really? I remember that you secretly hid Lynn's hair tie or something in the past..."
"That, that's all in the past, why are you still mentioning this?"
Obito blushed to defend, but his tone was no longer as confident as before.
"I always feel very suspicious... But, isn't Lin missing memory? Why did you write to me?"
"Absence of memory does not mean complete loss of memory. Under the treatment of that soft meal, Lin is much better now."
"Well, let me see what Lin wrote."
Kakashi closed "Kissing Heaven" and put it back into the ninja bag, opened the envelope, and took out Lin's autographed letter from inside.
Obito stood on his toes, stretched his neck very long, and seemed to be very concerned about what Rin wrote in Kakashi's letter.
However, Kakashi always cleverly adjusted the letter paper to a position where Obito could see it but seemed invisible, and nodded repeatedly while clicking his tongue, as if affirming something, which made Obito feel itchy.
Bastard Kakashi, what did you see? Obito was impatient.
"Well, Kakashi, what did Lin write to you in the letter?"
Obito still couldn't help asking.
"Oh, do you care, Obito?"
Kakashi looked at Obito.
"No, no, just a little curiosity."
Obito's eyes flickered back and forth.
"It's not something ulterior, um, how should I put it, it's something between adults."
"A matter between adults!?"
Different from Kakashi's plainness, Obito froze as if struck by lightning, with a dull face.
Looking at Obito's apocalyptic look, Kakashi narrowed his eyes and seemed to be smiling happily.
"Oh, this is a lie to you. It's just a very ordinary greeting. I didn't expect you to really take it seriously."
"ah?"
"Take it, don't you really want to see it?"
Kakashi generously handed over the letter to Obito.
Obito couldn't wait to receive the letter, and quickly scanned it.
Sure enough, as Kakashi said, the above are simple greetings between friends, and there is no ambiguous content that Kakashi just mentioned.
"You are really despicable, Kakashi, I was almost deceived by you."
After Obito heaved a sigh of relief, he glared at Kakashi more fiercely.
"Isn't it already cheated?"
Kakashi blinked innocently.
"That was my carelessness."
"You have grown up, I take this sentence back. You are still the same as before. Once things involving Lin are involved, your thinking ability is zero. For ninjas, this is a very fatal weakness."
"It has nothing to do with you. I have delivered the letter. Next, I will go to pay homage to Minato-sensei and move grandma's ashes. I don't know how long it will be until the next meeting. In short, you should be careful in Konoha. I don't want to hear the news that you will die one day. But seeing how bad you are now, it may be difficult to die."
Although he was unhappy with Kakashi's play just now, Obito still reminded Kakashi to be careful in Konoha.
He has no experience as a spy, but he also knows that the life of a spy is not easy. It is by no means as easy as it seems on the surface.
After explaining this to Kakashi, space ripples like a whirlpool 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 handle it with ease.
Although it was only half a month, there was also a written test and a practical class during the period.
The grades are all the first in the grade.
This is a very gratifying achievement in the eyes of others, but in Kazuki's view, it is just an inevitable result, and there is nothing to be proud of.
As for interpersonal communication, the problem is not too big. She doesn't put on the airs that top students are superior to others, so even if she is a transfer student, she can easily get along with the classmates in the class and have her own group.
As for the teacher, there is one thing that Kazuki is quite concerned about.
That was the head teacher of Class A, the second grade I was in, and he seemed to pay too much attention to her.
During class, he secretly observed her several times, making Kazuki wonder if she had any strange hobbies.
So, after class one day, Yiji took the initiative to find the teacher in charge of her homeroom, and wanted to ask for clarification.
"Mr. Fujimura."
"It's Mahiru-san, what's the matter?"
The middle-aged man surnamed Fujimura sat there with a fat body and a big belly.
He stopped his hand which was grading homework, raised his head in surprise and looked at the transfer student who seemed to have important matters to discuss with him.
To be honest, he is very curious about Kazuki's identity.
Ichihime is the transfer student that the third Hokage personally instructed to take care of. Generally speaking, at this point in time, it is too strange for a transfer student to appear.
And for the Third Hokage to come and explain in person, one 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 in Konoha for decades, he has never heard of the surname 'Mahiru'.
"Nothing special, I just want to know, why are you secretly observing me in class?"
"Uh...is that obvious?"
"Ordinary people may not be able to detect it, but to me, it is no different from looking open and aboveboard. Today is also the case, and I have been secretly observed me eleven times."
Yiji believes in her insight ability, although as a student, it is inappropriate to belittle her teacher like this.
But Kazuki thinks that Mr. Fujimura is weaker than himself. It is not difficult for Kazuhime to notice that Fujimura observes his actions.
"Haha, Mahiru-san's eyesight is really sharp."
Fujimura scratched his head in embarrassment.
"In other words, Mr. Fujimura admitted it?"
"Yes."
Fujimura nodded, since he was discovered, he could only admit it frankly.
"Then, what is the reason for secretly observing me? Or is Mr. Fujimura actually a perverted lo*ic*n?"
Kazuhime looked at Fujimura with a dangerous look.
"Ahem, this is too rude, Mahiru-san. Sensei, I don't have such a bad habit. Why do you want to go to that kind of place?"
Fujimura was startled by Kazuhime's bold assumption.
Fortunately, there is no one else in the office, only him and Yiji are in there, otherwise, the words Yiji said alone will cause him a lot of trouble.
"Why is that? It's useless to lie in front of me. Speaking of it, the teacher may not believe it. Even if it is violent, it is still easy for me to deal with a mere Chunin."
Ichihime is very confident in her abilities.
Even without breaking the seal in her body, it is more than enough for her to deal with a Chunin.
Fujimura, who heard Kazuhime's threatening words, didn't feel angry, but looked at Kazuki blankly, as if caught in some memory.
"It's too similar, Mahiru-san."
"What?"
"Whether it's the serious expression, or the contempt for the teacher's "merely ninja" tone, it is very similar to a student the teacher taught in the past."
"Well…"
It seemed to be an unexpected answer, Kazuhime didn't expect that he would receive Fujimura-sensei's attention because of this kind of thing.
"That is to say, Mr. Fujimura secretly observed me, just because I am similar to a student from your past?"
"Yes. Every time I see Mahiru-san taking class seriously, the teacher feels like he is twenty years younger."
Fujimura said with emotion.
"It's really troublesome, is it the self-delusion of a middle-aged greasy man?"
"..."
This look of contempt for him is really similar, it is almost carved out of the same mold.
If it wasn't for sure that those two people had already left Konoha, he would really think that Kazuki was the child of those two people.
But how is this possible?
They are already the notorious rebels of Konoha, even if they have children, it is impossible for them to appear among Konoha.
After solving the doubts, Kazuki left the office.
Looking at Kazuhime's back when he left, Fujimura subconsciously scratched the thinning hair on the top of his head.
"Well, I'm really getting younger and younger, and the feeling of going back to twenty years ago is getting stronger and stronger."
Unfortunately, there is no going back.
Cultivating three outstanding ninjas is indeed a glorious thing for the teacher to be proud of all his life.
But thinking of the students he valued the most, they all later became Konoha's notorious S-rank defected ninjas.
This is like a trick of fate.
But fate is not completely playing tricks on him, and now it has given him hope again.
As Fujimura who has been engaged in education for 20 or 30 years, he can tell the difference between a genius and a mortal at a glance.
In his opinion, Ichihime is a more outstanding piece of jade than Uchiha Ruri back then, and even Uchiha Itachi who graduated from ninja school a year ago.
Training Ichihime into an excellent ninja, Fujimura is so determined at this moment.
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In the laboratory.
"How is Ichihime in Konoha?"
After returning from the wet bone forest, although she looked indifferent on her face, Liuli still cared about Kazuhime's situation in Konoha in her heart.
After all, it is different from the country of ghosts. If there is any unexpected accident, it will be difficult for them to take care of it.
"Don't worry, according to the report, Ichihime has officially enrolled in the Konoha Ninja School. And I have asked Ichihime to write two letters every month on a regular basis, and the people from the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association will send them over. There will be no problems."
Since sending his daughter to Konoha temporarily, Shiraishi has already arranged everything.
Even if he encounters a mutation accident, he can transfer Ichihime out of Konoha without any injuries.
As long as Kazuki honestly attends Konoha Ninja School, does her job well as a student, and doesn't do anything too eye-catching, there won't be any accidents.
The eyeliner of Konoha's high-level executives will not always stare at a princess of a neutral country.
Liu Li felt at ease when she heard what Baishi said.
Bai Shi picked up the test tube and prepared the medicine with a calm expression.
"Having said that, according to Kakashi's work report, his current job in Anbu is to monitor the movements of the Uchiha clan. In the past, it was just Danzo who didn't trust the Uchiha clan. Now, it is very likely that the third Hokage no longer trusts the Uchiha clan."
When Baishi said this, he glanced at Liuli intentionally or unintentionally.
In any case, the Uchiha clan is the mother clan of Liuli.
He felt that since this kind of thing happened, it would be better to mention it to Liuli.
"Surveillance?"
Although Liuli knew that after the Kyuubi incident, the situation of the Uchiha clan would be very bad in Konoha, but she did not expect to be reduced to this situation.
And this time not only Nebu, but even Anbe are monitoring Uchiha together.
As Shiraishi said, Konoha's high-level guard against Uchiha is no longer a personal problem, but a collective vigilance against Uchiha.
"The energy of the third generation has declined, and it is inevitable that they will be concerned about gains and losses when doing things. They are no longer as confident as they used to be in controlling the situation. Monitoring Uchiha is just a manifestation of his lack of confidence."
"That sounds really pathetic."
This sentence is sad, it seems to be talking about Uchiha, and it also seems to be talking about the old doctor of ninjutsu Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"So, what are you going to do? If you plan to intervene in the affairs of the Uchiha clan, I can let some spies in Konoha operate it."
It is naturally impossible to change Konoha's high-level attitude towards Uchiha, but it is not difficult to get in touch with the high-level Uchiha clan.
Both belong to the Uchiha clan, even if Liuli is already a defected ninja, I believe that Konoha’s Uchiha will not be so cold-blooded and ruthless, and do not miss the friendship of the same clan.
"What's the point of doing that?"
Liuli laughed at herself.
Rather than saying that she abandoned Uchiha, it is better to say that she is the lost dog who was kicked out by the Uchiha clan.
Seeing the pained look in Liuli's eyes, Shiraishi knew that Liuli still couldn't let go of what happened in Uchiha back then.
Pressed to a dead end by the Uchiha Quartet, he decided to flee Konoha with his trusted subordinates as a last resort. This is an eternal thorn in Liuli's heart.
"I don't think so."
"What?"
"Many things were too coincidental at the beginning."
Especially the pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan that Uchiha Miyoko gave him.
That is to say, after the Uchiha Madara brothers and before Uchiha Obito opened his eyes, another member of the Uchiha clan awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan.
It's just that Shiraishi couldn't be sure who the Uchiha tribe who opened his eyes was.
There are two people he suspects.
One is the elder Uchiha Sifang who lived in seclusion and abdicated after Liuli defected.
The other person is a disciple of the second generation of Naruto Senju Tomona, the Uchiha ninja whose cause of death is a mystery—Uchiha Kagami.
If Uchiha mirror uses feigned death to escape, just like Madara did, to avoid the eyes of the world and plan something behind the scenes... In Shiraishi's view, it is a great thing to do.
With Madara as a lesson from the past, it is not unbelievable to add another Uchiha Mirror.
Besides, the cause of Uchiha mirror's death is full of mysteries even more than Madara.
"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 the No. 1 family in Konoha. In the face of absolute power, Konoha's senior management can only do some small tricks in secret."
"Are you referring to the up-and-coming star of the Uchiha clan, Shisui Shisui? Recently, he has indeed gained a great reputation in the ninja world. I heard people say that his blinking technique has a yellow flash. His accomplishments in illusion are said to be better than the blinking technique."
Although it is just a rumor, the ability to spread the rumor to such an extent proves that Uchiha Shisui, who has the name of "Shisui Shisui", is not a simple ninja.
Thinking about it this way, Shiraishi also felt that he seemed to be too worried.
No matter how poor the Uchiha clan is, they can still produce such powerful ninjas as Uchiha Shisui, so that outsiders dare not act rashly.
With the indecision displayed by the third Hokage at this moment, he does not have the guts to directly attack the Uchiha clan, otherwise it will fundamentally shake the rule of Konoha.
It is nothing more than using the so-called Huairou to maintain balance as in the past.
"alright."
At this moment, Baishi put down the test tube in his hand and let out a long breath.
"Did you make it?"
Liuli's face was quite moved.
Baishi nodded, looked at the new medicine prepared in the test tube, and smiled at Liuli: "Well, next, we can make these medicines into finished medicines. The risk has been assessed and it will not endanger life. Just don't use too much at one time. After all, it is the first time to use it. Whether it can enhance the pupil power of Sharingan still needs to be tried."
"Well, thank you."
"It's nothing, this is my main research topic. Unfortunately, the emotional power of Zero Tail is still insufficient, which makes the medicine lack in purity. Even if it can increase the pupil power of Sharingan, the magnitude will not be very large. For you, the effect is almost zero."
This is also a matter of course.
Ruri's pupil power has surpassed that of Obito who has a kaleidoscope Sharingan, and the auxiliary effect of drugs is not great.
But if these medicines are applied to the rest of the Uchiha tribe, they can increase the pupil power of their Sharingan.
Shiraishi's original purpose was not to make these potions to improve Liuli's pupil power, but for those Uchiha people.
After solving Sharingan, next, it's Baiyan's turn. If there is no way to keep the bowl of water level, Ayane will definitely get angry. Thinking about it this way, Baishi felt that he was the hardest one.
(PS: Shiraishi didn’t know that Shisui had joined Anbu for a long time. It’s the same in the original book. Only the third Hokage knew about Shisui’s entry into Anbu. Itachi also knew that Shisui joined Anbu earlier than himself before Shiraishi died.)
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