Chapter Twenty-Four: Uchiha

"Do you want to pay homage to Mr. Watergate?"

Kakashi didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he muttered.

Admittedly, following behind Watergate at the beginning was indeed an extremely reassuring time.

The early death of the talent is the best interpretation of Watergate's life.

is obviously the most glorious moment of life, but he chose a way that many people don't want to think about in the world.

"Yes, then again, I heard that Mr. Watergate became a nine-tailed pillar force, is there such a thing?"

Obito remembered something and suddenly asked.

"You mean Naruto? That kid isn't in a good position as a human pillar. ”

Kakashi sighed.

He wanted to raise him, but unfortunately, even one of the three ninjas, Jirai, couldn't get Naruto's custody, but had no choice but to leave Konoha and take refuge outside the village, he was just the captain of the dark part, and what ability did he have to make the three generations of Hokage change their minds?

The three generations of Hokage have been in charge of Konoha for decades, even if their prestige has declined as their bodies age, but in Konoha, they are still the same.

The roots of Tuan Zang only dare to make some small moves in the dark, and they can't compete with the three generations of Hokage on the table, once the roots have a tendency to emerge, they will be suppressed by the shadows.

The three generations of Hokage, who have mastered most of the ninja resources of Konoha , can replenish the sacrificed dark personnel anytime and anywhere, which is a gap that is difficult for the root to make up.

No matter how persecuted the root side is and creates the pressure of public opinion, the adoption right of the Nine-Tails Pillar Force is still firmly locked in the hands of the three generations of Hokage, and Tuan Zang can't touch it in the slightest.

Not to mention that he, the captain of the dark part, once he makes a request to raise the Nine-Tails Pillar Force, then the day when he will be cleaned up is not far away.

"What the hell does the third generation think? I've learned a little bit about the situation of the human pillar force, but if Naruto's identity as the son of the Hokage is revealed, the situation should be much better. ”

Obito frowned.

Because of the instability of the tailed beast in the body, the human pillar force will be rejected by the residents of the ninja village, which is not a strange thing in the ninja world.

But Naruto Uzumaki is not an ordinary human pillar force, his father is the fourth generation Hokage of Konoha, and his mother is a member of the Uzumaki clan, a ninja who has made great contributions to Konoha no matter how you look at it, he should not be treated so rashly and become the target of resentment in the eyes of the villagers.

"It's impossible." Kakashi took out "Intimacy Paradise" from his ninja bag, leaned his back against the wall, turned over to the place where he had broken off before, and re-read it, while saying to Obito: "Mizuto-sensei has only been in power for a year, and there are very few old departments under his hands, and most of them are now absorbed by the third generation, including me. It is because I saved Jiraiya that I have not been unnecessarily suspicious over the years, but the rest of the people may not be. Although Nara Shikaku was appointed as the head of the upper ninja squad, it was only because he was backed by the Nara clan, and it was an agreement between the Sarufei clan and the Nara clan. If you want to say trust...... It is estimated that it has been on the third generation watch out list. ”

"The situation in Konoha is really complicated."

When he was in the country of ghosts, Obito had also learned some things about Konoha, but now that he heard Kakashi say this, he realized that the discord inside Konoha was far more serious than he imagined.

"Without external pressure, internal domination will naturally be shaken, and the energy of the third generation is not as easy as it was back then. The person who revealed Naruto's Nine-Tails Pillar Force identity was Danzo, and he wanted to test the reaction of the third generation. It was also after that 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 watch out for, Kakashi didn't say it, because it was Obito's parent clan, the Uchiha clan.

Due to the occurrence of the Nine-Tails incident, the upper echelons of the village have become deeply wary of the Uchiha.

This is something that Kakashi only learned about after he became the captain of the dark part.

Because the person in charge of monitoring the Uchiha now is exactly him.

Moreover, the number of internal meetings within the Uchiha has become more and more frequent recently, and if this kind of thing is not stopped, the conflict between the Konoha high-ranking and the Uchiha clan will sooner or later turn into a head-on conflict.

By that time, the internal situation in Konoha is bound to be turbulent.

Kakashi didn't know what the three generations of Hokage were thinking, and he didn't believe that the three generations of Hokage, who had decades of experience in government, couldn't see this hidden danger.

But this is so permissive to the Uchiha clan, and at the same time, it also makes the dark department intensify the surveillance...... This is indeed a top-secret order given by the third generation of Hokage to the dark department.

In the past three generations of Hokage, they have always adopted a relatively gentle policy towards the Uchiha clan, focusing on peaceful negotiations, and this is the first time that this kind of active monitoring of the Uchiha clan has crossed the border.

This is where Kakashi was puzzled.

"It's really troublesome, forget it, this is Konoha's own family matter, and I, an outsider, am not qualified to evaluate these."

Obito's feelings for Konoha are very complicated.

In the past, he struggled to move forward with the goal of the Hokage.

But it was only at the moment of Lynn's 'death' that he truly understood his heart.

The thing I cherished most was never the Hokage.

I just want to get the approval of a certain girl and let her control herself more.

Hokage is just an excuse for him to get stronger and hide his true intentions.

Moreover, he is now living a good life in the country of ghosts, and he is gradually taking root there, and his thoughts of returning to Konoha are also light.

"Really? You've changed a lot, Obito. ”

Kakashi glanced at Obito.

"How?"

"I thought you'd just beat me up."

"That was the original thing? That said, there is a real urge to beat you up. But you were just doing what you were told, weren't you? If you want to blame, you can only blame the person who eats soft rice for being too despicable and playing us like monkeys. ”

Speaking of this, Obito's face was full of resentment.

He did complain to Kakashi for a while, but as time went on, it was probably long gone.

And compared to Kakashi, Shiraishi and Madara Uchiha are the driving forces behind everything.

He, Rin, and Kakashi were just pawns in the hands of Shiraishi and Madara Uchiha to play against each other at the time.

In retrospect, this incident still made him feel extremely unhappy.

Kakashi couldn't deny it, he knew about Shiraishi's badness before Obito, and once he got used to it, he didn't feel that he was an abomination.

I guess I'm a bad learner.

At this moment, Obito took a letter from his bosom and handed it over, turning his head slightly to the side, deliberately avoiding Kakashi's inquiring gaze.

Obito said to Kakashi, "This is a letter from Rin to you, asking me to hand it over to you personally. ”

Kakashi smelled a strong smell of vinegar.

Taking the letter from Obito's hand, Kakashi looked at Obito with a suspicious gaze and asked, "You didn't open it on the way, did you?" ”

"How could I do such a tasteless thing?"

Obito glared at Kakashi.

"Really? I remember you used to secretly hide Lynn's headband......"

"That's, that's all in the past, why are you still mentioning this?"

Obito blushed in defense, but his tone was no longer as confident as before.

"It's always suspicious...... Forget it, I'll see what Lynn wrote on the letter. ”

Kakashi closed the "Intimacy Heaven" and put it back in the ninja bag, opened the envelope, and took Rin's autograph letter from inside.

Obito stood on his toes and stretched his neck wide, apparently concerned about what Rin had written in his letter to Kakashi.

However, Kakashi always cleverly adjusted the letter to a position that Obito could see and couldn't seem to see, and nodded his head again and again, as if he was affirming something, which made Obito feel itchy to see it.

What did Kakashi, this bastard, see? Obito was impatient.

"Well, Kakashi, what did Rin write to you in the letter?"

Obito still couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, do you care, Obito?"

Kakashi looked at Obito.

"No, no, just a little curious."

Obito's eyes wander back and forth.

"It's not something unspeakable, well, how to put it, it's something between adults."

"Something between big and grown!?"

Unlike Kakashi's blandness, Obito's body stiffened directly there as if he had been struck by lightning, and his face was dull.

Looking at Obito's apocalyptic appearance, Kakashi's eyes narrowed, and he seemed to be smiling happily.

"Oh, this is a lie, it's just a very ordinary greeting. I didn't expect you to take it seriously. ”

"Huh?"

"Take it, don't you really want to see it?"

Kakashi generously handed the letter to Obito.

Obito couldn't wait to take the letter and quickly glanced at it.

Sure enough, as Kakashi said, the simple greeting between friends did not have the ambiguous content that Kakashi just mentioned.

"You're so despicable, Kakashi, you almost tricked you."

Obito breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes glared at Kakashi even more fiercely.

"Haven't you already been deceived?"

Kakashi blinked innocently.

"That's my carelessness."

"You've grown, I'll take it back. You're still the same as before, and when it comes to Lynn's things, your ability to think is zero. This is a very fatal weakness for ninjas. ”

"It's none of your business. The letter has been delivered, and now I'm going to pay homage to Mr. Watergate, and I'm going to move my grandmother's ashes. The next time we meet, I don't know how long it will be, anyway, be careful in Konoha, I don't want to hear the news that you will be killed one day. ”

Although he was upset with Kakashi's teasing just now, Obito still reminded Kakashi to be careful in Konoha for everything.

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, and the slightest carelessness will put him in a situation from which he will never recover.

After explaining this to Kakashi, a swirl-like ripple of space immediately appeared around Obito's body, engulfing his body and disappearing from the room.

It has been more than half a month since I entered the Konoha Ninja School to study.

Kazuhime gradually got used to the pace of learning at Konoha Ninja School and seemed to be at ease.

Although it was only half a month, there was also a written test and a practical class during the period.

The grades are the first in the grade.

This is a very gratifying achievement in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of Yihime, it is just an inevitable result, and there is nothing to be proud of.

As for interpersonal communication, the problem is also not big, she does not put on a stand of being superior to the top students, so even if she is a transfer student, it is easy to mingle with the classmates and have her own group.

In terms of teachers, there is one thing that makes Kazuhime quite concerned.

That's the homeroom teacher of the second-grade class A where she is, and she seems to have paid a little too much attention to her.

During class, he secretly observed her several times, making Kazuhime wonder if the other party had any strange hobbies.

So, after class one day, Yiji took the initiative to find the homeroom teacher and wanted to ask someone to understand.

"Fujimura-sensei."

"It's a real day-san, is there something wrong?"

A middle-aged man with the surname Fujimura sat there with a fat body and a big belly.

He stopped his hand grading his homework and looked up in surprise at the transfer student who seemed to have something important to discuss with him.

To be honest, he's curious about Kazuhime's identity.

Kazuhime is a transfer student who the third generation Hokage personally explained to take care of, and generally speaking, at this point in time, it is really strange for a transfer student to appear.

And to let the three generations of Hokage come over to explain in person, you can imagine the extraordinaryness of this transfer student.

He thinks that this new transfer student in his class is a mysterious girl with a lot of secrets.

At least in Konoha decades, he had never heard of the surname 'True Day'.

"Nothing special, I just want to know, why are you secretly observing me in class?"

"Uh...... Is it that obvious? ”

"Ordinary people may not be able to notice, but for me, it's no different from looking at it in the open. Today, too, I was secretly observed eleven times. ”

Kazuhime believes in her own insight, even though as a student, it is a bit inappropriate to belittle her teacher in this way.

But Kazuhime believes that Fujimura-sensei's strength is weaker than herself. Noticing Fujimura's observation of his actions is not difficult for Kazuhime.

"Haha, Mr. Zhenday's eyesight is really sharp."

Fujimura scratched his head in embarrassment.

"In other words, Fujimura-sensei admitted it, right?"

"Yes."

Fujimura nodded, now that he was discovered, he could only admit it frankly.

"So, what about the reason for secretly observing me? Or is Fujimura-sensei actually a perverted lolicon? ”

Kazuhime's eyes turned dangerous when she looked at Fujimura.

"Ahem, that's rude, Masa-san. Teacher, I don't have such bad habits. Why would you want to go to that kind of place? ”

Fujimura was frightened by Kazuhime's bold assumptions.

Fortunately, there was no one else in the office, only him and Ichihime in it, otherwise, just what Ichihime said, it would cause him a lot of trouble.

"Why is that? It's useless to lie in front of me, and the teacher may not believe it, even if it is a violent means, I still have no problem dealing with a mere middle ninja. ”

Kazuhime is very confident in her abilities.

Even if she doesn't unlock the seal in her body, it will be more than enough for her to deal with a middle ninja.

Fujimura, who heard Kazuhime's threatening words, did not feel angry, but looked at Kazuhime blankly, as if he was caught in some memory.

"It's too similar, Masa-san."

"What?"

"Whether it's a serious expression or a contemptuous tone of contempt for the teacher's 'forbearance', it's very similar to a student the teacher taught in the past."

"Hmm......"

It seems to be an unexpected answer, and Kazuhime didn't expect to receive Fujimura-sensei's attention because of this kind of thing.

"In other words, Fujimura-sensei secretly observed me just because I was similar to one of your past students?"

"Yes. Every time I see Mahiro's serious class, the teacher feels as if he is twenty years younger. ”

Fujimura said in an emotional tone.

"Is it really troublesome, the self-delusion of a middle-aged greasy man?"

“……”

This contempt for him is very similar, it is simply carved out of a mold.

If he wasn't sure that those two people had already left Konoha, he would really think that Kazuhime was the child of those two people.

How is this possible, though?

They are already Konoha notorious rebels, and even if they have children, they will not be able to appear in Konoha.

After clearing her doubts, Kazuhime left the office.

Looking at the back of Ichihime when he left, Fujimura subconsciously grabbed the thinning hair on the top of his head.

"Well, I'm 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 excellent ninjas is indeed an honor for a teacher to be proud of in his life.

But when I thought of the students I valued the most, they all later became Konoha's notorious S-class defection ninjas.

It's like a trick of fate.

But fate wasn't exactly playing tricks on him, and now it gave him hope again.

As Fujimura, who has been engaged in education for twenty or thirty years, he can tell the difference between a genius and a mortal at a glance.

In his opinion, Kazuhime is a more outstanding piece of jade than the original Uchiha Ruri, and even the Uchiha Itachi who graduated from the ninja school a year ago.

Cultivating Kazuhime into an excellent ninja, Fujimura is so determined at this moment.

in the laboratory.

"How's Kazuhime doing in Konoha?"

After returning from the Wet Bone Forest, despite the indifferent look on her face, Ruri still cares about Kazuhime's situation in Konoha in her heart.

After all, it is different from the country of ghosts, and if there is any accident, it will be difficult for them to take care of it.

"Don't worry, according to the report, Kazuhime has officially enrolled in the Konoha Ninja School. And I've asked Yiji to write two letters regularly every month, so that someone from the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce can send them over, and there won't be any problems. ”

Since he sent his daughter to study in Konoha temporarily, Shiraishi had already arranged everything.

Even if he encounters a mutation accident, he can transfer Kazuhime out of Konoha unscathed.

As long as Kazuhime honestly studies at the Konoha Ninja School, does her job as a student normally, and doesn't do anything too eye-catching, there will be no accidents.

Konoha high-level eyeliner will not keep staring at the princess of a neutral country.

When Ruri heard Shiraishi say this, her heart was a little relieved.

Shiraishi picked up the test tube and mixed the potion, looking calm.

"Then again, according to Kakashi's work report, his current job in the Shadows is to monitor the movements of the Uchiha clan. In the past, it was just that Danzou didn't trust the Uchiha clan, but now, it is likely that the three generations of Hokage no longer trust the Uchiha clan. ”

When Shiraishi said this, he glanced at Liuli intentionally or unintentionally.

In any case, the Uchiha clan is Ruri's mother family.

He felt that since this kind of thing had happened, it would be better to mention it to Liuli.

"Surveillance?"

Although Ruri knew that after the Nine-Tails Incident, the situation of the Uchiha clan in Konoha would be very bad, but she didn't expect to fall into this situation.

And this time, not only the roots, but even the dark parts are watching the Uchiha together.

As Shiraishi said, the wariness of the Uchiha at the top of Konoha is no longer an individual issue, but a collective wariness of the Uchiha.

"The third generation has lost energy, and it is inevitable that there will be gains and losses in doing things, and they will no longer be as confident and in control of the situation as they used to be. Spying on the Uchiha is a manifestation of his lack of self-confidence. ”

"It sounds really sad."

This sad sentence seems to be talking about the Uchiha, and it also seems to be talking about the elderly ninjutsu doctor Sarutobi Hitobi.

"So, what are you going to do? If you're going to meddle in the Uchiha clan's affairs, I'd rather let some of the spies in Konoha run it. ”

It is naturally impossible to change the attitude of the Konoha high-level towards the Uchiha, but it is not difficult to contact the high-level of the Uchiha clan.

is also a member of the Uchiha clan, even if Ruri is already a defector ninja, the Uchiha who believes in Konoha will not be so cold-blooded and ruthless, and he will not miss the friendship of the same clan.

"What's the point?"

Ruri laughed to herself.

It's not so much that she abandoned the Uchiha, but that she was the lost dog who was driven out by the Uchiha clan.

Seeing the look of pain in Ruri's eyes, Shiraishi knew that Ruri still couldn't let go of what happened to him in Uchiha.

was forced to a dead end by the Uchiha Quartet, and as a last resort, he decided to flee Konoha with his cronies and subordinates. This is a thorn in Ruri's heart.

"I don't think so."

"What?"

"A lot of things were too coincidental."

Especially the pair of kaleidoscope writing wheels that Uchiha Miyoko handed him.

In other words, after the Uchiha Madara brothers, before the Uchiha Obito opened his eyes, there were other people in the Uchiha clan who awakened the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye.

It's just that Shiraishi can't be sure who this eye-opening Uchiha clan is.

There are two people he suspects.

One is the elder Uchiha Quartet who abdicated in seclusion after Ruri's defection.

The other person is a disciple of the second generation Hokage Senju, an Uchiha ninja with a fog of death, the Uchiha Mirror.

If the Uchiha Kagami uses fake death to get out, just like Madara, in order to avoid the eyes of the world, what is he planning behind the scenes...... In Shiraishi's view, this is a promising thing.

With Madara's experience, it is not unbelievable to have one more Uchiha mirror.

What's more, the cause of Uchiha Kagami's death is even more mysterious than Madara.

"Coincidence? I don't think there's any coincidence. Moreover, no matter how difficult the situation of the Uchiha clan is, it is also firmly on the throne of the first wealthy family in Konoha, and in the face of absolute power, the high-level leaders of Konoha can only make some small moves in secret. ”

"Do you mean the Uchiha clan's current up-and-comers? Recently, in the ninja world, he has a great reputation, and I heard that his instantaneous technique has a bit of a yellow flash. It is said that his attainments in illusion are even better than those of teleportation. ”

Although it was just a rumor, being able to spread the rumor to such an extent proves that the Uchiha Shisui, who has the name of 'Instant Susui', is not a simple ninja.

Thinking about it this way, Shiraishi also felt as if he was worrying too much.

No matter how downtrod the Uchiha clan is, they can give birth to a powerful ninja like Uchiha Shisui, so that outsiders dare not act rashly.

With the indecisiveness of the three generations of Hokage at the moment, he didn't dare to do anything directly against the Uchiha clan, otherwise it would fundamentally shake Konoha's rule.

It's nothing more than using the so-called Huairou to maintain balance as in the past.

"Alright."

Shiraishi put down the test tube in his hand and let out a long sigh.

"Did it work?"

Liuli's face was quite moved.

Baishi nodded, looked at the new potions prepared in the test tube, and smiled at Liuli: "Well, let's just make these potions into medicines." The risk has been assessed and is not life-threatening, but the amount should not be too large at one time. After all, it's the first time to use it, and whether it can enhance the pupil power of the writing wheel eye still needs to be tried. ”

"Well, thank you."

"Nothing, that's my main subject of research. It's a pity that Zerotail's emotional power is still insufficient, so that the medicine is lacking in purity, even if the pupil power of the writing wheel eye increases, I'm afraid the amplitude will not be very large. For you, the effect is almost zero. ”

And that's a matter of course.

Liuli's pupil power has surpassed that of Obitu, who has a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, and the auxiliary effect of drugs is not great.

However, if these potions were applied to the rest of the Uchiha people, they could increase the pupil power of their chakra by a bit.

Shiraishi's original purpose was not to make these potions in order to improve Ruri's pupil power.

After solving the writing wheel, next, it is the turn of the white eye.