Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 20: Thanks to Brother Danzo for sending me the ninjutsu.

It was already late at night in Konoha.

The remaining dim moonlight was obscured by clouds, and almost all the lights had been extinguished, leaving only one lamp shining brightly in the night.

The leaves of the paulownia tree rustled in the night wind. The Root ninja, codenamed "Owl," stood concealed in the tree, gazing at the window with its lights on in the distance.

Through the gaps in the blinds of the study, you could see the brat named Hinata Unkawa writing at his desk, the surface of his diary reflecting the warm light of the desk lamp.

According to intelligence, the other party has been keeping a diary for many years.

"Meow."

A faint meow came from among the chirping of insects. "Owl" frowned alertly and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see two dark figures moving up and down, with two cats meowing loudly.

"..."

"Xiao" silently shifted his gaze, inwardly complaining that he was truly insane; the target was merely a child.

Although he was thinking this, the image of "Kamaitachi" involuntarily came to mind, along with the image of the other party's tragic appearance with its arm missing, and a chill ran through him.

Never underestimate anyone; he doesn't want to end up like that.

Just then, he saw Hinata Yunchuan suddenly stop writing, look up at the clock, rub his reddened eyes, put the pen into the leather clasp of the diary, get up and walk out of the study.

Click.

With the soft click of the bedroom door closing, the lights were also turned off, plunging the entire mansion into darkness.

The owl made no move, silently hiding in the bushes.

Only when he heard clear snoring coming from afar did he finally lower his hand, which was forming hand seals to use sensory ninjutsu, and silently teleport to the window like a leaf blown by the wind.

The open window made a slight sound as "Owl" silently slipped into the study, first putting the diary into a scroll, and then silently searching the study.

He didn't attempt to assassinate Hyuga Kumokawa like "Kamaitachi" did, and he didn't find anything unusual in the study, so in the end he only planned to take the diary.

He put everything back to its original state, just as he was about to climb out the window.

"who!"

A loud shout suddenly reached his ears, and "Owl's" pupils instantly contracted.

The next moment, before they could react, a piercing whistling sound came from behind them, like the howling of a demon in the wind.

"Wind Release·Wind Cut Technique."

呲!
"Owl" only had time to dodge to the side with all his might. A wind blade like a moon blew past his side, and blood droplets splattered on the wall, leaving an irregular semi-circle. A line of blood gradually expanded and lengthened on his arm.

puff!

Blood seemed to burst forth as it surged forth, and his arm slid off at the root and crashed to the ground.

"Owl" grunted, his body trembling slightly. He didn't bother to pick up the severed arm and jumped out of the window without hesitation.

However, he didn't see it right after he left.

In the distance, the black cat that had been twitching on top of another calico cat froze, its white eyes looking in the direction "Owl" had left. It then slapped away the foolish fellow cat that had come closer.

"If you want to take something with you, you have to leave something behind."

Inside the bedroom, Hinata Kumokawa lowered his hands from the hand seals, a faint smile on his face, and quietly waited for the system notification.

At the same time, "Owl," clutching his arm, quickly arrived at a mountain wall, activated a mechanism, and stepped into the dense, heavy shadows.

As he went deeper underground, water stains and moss gradually covered the dark corners, enveloping him in a warm, damp atmosphere. But he didn't feel suffocated by it; instead, he felt a sense of security, like being back home.

"That guy's strength is indeed extraordinary. No wonder Kamaitachi was defeated by him."

Looking at the severed arm that was gushing blood, "Owl" gritted his teeth, his heart filled with fear and dread.

In the vast, enclosed underground space, the lighting is as bright as daytime.

There's even a laboratory with a huge observation window where you can see people wearing white coats and masks working busily.

Rows of glass cold storage rooms display all sorts of materials, many unidentifiable reagents, and culture dishes containing cell tissues.

There were also some glass containers filled with a transparent green solution, soaking some strange plant specimens, as well as some animal torso specimens, bloody organs such as eyeballs and kidneys.

On the other side of the observation window, Danzo Shimura stood there expressionless, his narrow left eye filled with deep darkness, staring intently at the busy men in front of him.

No, it should be said that he was staring at something on the experimental table.

It was a piece of white flesh about the size of a thumb, made from the cells of the "First Hokage".

But soon, one of the researchers turned around and gently shook his head at the man.

Seeing this, Shimura Danzo's face darkened, and he raised his hand to touch his bound arms.

"A bunch of useless trash. Can't you do anything without Orochimaru?" He cursed in a deep voice, feeling the Hashirama cells eroding him more and more intensely.

Danzo's arm was severely injured in a battle, so in the eyes of others, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, the way he usually wore his arm in a sling was an injury left from that battle, but they did not know that his arm was no longer his own.

Even Danzo didn't know where this arm came from, and Orochimaru, that bastard, kept quiet about it, only saying that it was a byproduct of his Wood Release cultivation experiments.

Danzo, who craved power, naturally chose to have it transplanted, taking out all of his Sharingan reserves. However, to his complete surprise, the corrosiveness of Hashirama's cells far exceeded his expectations.

Just a few years later, Hashirama's cells had gradually eroded the arm, and they still couldn't figure out how Orochimaru managed to make the arm bear Hashirama's cells.

No one could actually do it; they only discovered that the Sharingan could suppress it. However, if this continued, his current Sharingan would not be enough to suppress Hashirama's cells.

"Damn it!" Shimura Danzo cursed inwardly. "If 'A' hadn't been stolen by Sarutobi, he might have been able to steal Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan."

Just as he was pondering where to get more Sharingan.

The masked "Owl" appeared beside him, holding the scroll in his hand, and knelt down beside Danzo, his voice trembling as he said, "Lord Danzo."

Upon smelling the strong stench of blood, Danzo Shimura's expression immediately hardened, and he frowned as he looked at "Owl's" arm.

"Why is it the arm again?"

Danzo Shimura, who also had an arm injury, twitched slightly, feeling as if he were being targeted. However, he quickly shook off this inexplicable thought, took the scroll, and waved it away.

"Owl" quickly retreated to treat his injuries, while Danzo opened the scroll and looked down to examine it.

The reason he had someone bring back Hyuga Kumokawa's diary was to get a detailed understanding of this "useless" member of the Hyuga clan and whether he had any value in recruiting him.

The diary entries were mostly trivial daily life events, which Shimura Danzo read quickly, and he began to form a character image in his mind.

A child who was once timid and helpless, but began to crave power after his father was forced to death by his own clan.

It's good to crave power.

He was afraid that the other person was the kind of person who had no desires or wants.

Danzo soon saw Hyuga Kumokawa's "remarks" to Sarutobi Hiruzen, but his reaction was one of disdain, even a hint of bitterness and jealousy.

Sarutobi, that hypocrite, doesn't deserve such praise at all.

Only the part about "tree roots" in the "Reflections" caught Shimura Danzo's attention for a moment.

However, when he turned to the next page, his hand suddenly stopped, and he stared intently at a sentence in the diary, his expression slightly affected.

[...Perhaps, my heart is like a tree; the more it yearns for the light above, the deeper its roots must sink into the soil, into the darkness.]
Meanwhile, in Hinata Kumokawa's bedroom.

The system notification sounded in Hinata Kumokawa's mind as he had hoped.

[Ding! Your lie has been judged as [Sweet Talk]. Shimura Danzo's emotions have fluctuated to the point of [Considering Him a Confidant], and you have gained 400 Truth Points.]

"Who writes a diary?" Hyuga Kumokawa chuckled, silently chanting in his mind, "Manifestation Ninjutsu - Lightning Release: Armor."

[Will the 1000 Realization Points spent materialize?]

"Yes."

[After deducting 1000 Realization Points, remaining Realization Points: 10593]

Very good, still a while away from 10,000. Thank you Danzo for the points.

Hinata Kumokawa lay back on the bed and slowly closed his eyes, as memories of the "Lightning Release Armor" began to flood his mind.

However, as he closed his eyes, a question that he had been pondering resurfaced in his mind.

"Since it can materialize ninjutsu..."

"Then, could it also be the ability to materialize other worlds?"

However, Hyuga Kumokawa has already tried directly manifesting abilities from other worlds different from the ninja world, and it definitely won't work.

The manifestation of a system is based on the rules and logic of the world it inhabits, and it seems that apart from chakra, no other system can be created out of thin air.

But Hinata Kumokawa has always had a suspicion.

"What if we could imitate and create other worlds based on the existing abilities of the ninja world, such as soul, body, natural energy, and chakra?"

Undoubtedly, if it were truly possible to create something from nothing, if it were truly possible to shatter everyone's worldview and make everyone believe in the existence of this unfamiliar force, it would be a tremendous achievement.

Therefore, the number of realization points he can obtain is by no means small.

In fact, Hyuga Kumokawa's plan against Orochimaru was precisely to verify this hypothesis.

For example, if the Six Paths Elder could create the Pure Land, could he also create a ninja world version of "Hueco Mundo" through lies and points?
Hueco Mundo is a product of another Bleach world, located in the gap between the human world and the Soul Society. It is the space where Hollows live. Hollows are evil spirits or vengeful spirits that people turn into after death. They can gain great power by devouring their own kind.

Hinata Kumokawa wanted to use methods like "substitution" and "substituting one thing for another" to graft his fabricated "virtual world" onto the real "pure land".

Pure lies are not believable.

A mix of three parts fake and seven parts real is necessary to fool people.

After all, he was bound to clash with the old man of the Six Paths sooner or later, and it would be even better if he could seize some of the old man's power.

However, to perfect this idea, we still need the help of our beloved Orochimaru.

Guided by that scroll, Orochimaru, who already had a profound understanding of the spiritual realm, would surely be able to fabricate a self-consistent theory and logic.

At that time, Hinata Kumokawa will be able to transform theory and logic into "rules" that truly exist in reality.

He will become like the Sage of Six Paths, possessing an independent small world and controlling numerous powerful souls.

I've found Boruto to be utter nonsense. Take Shin Uchiha, for example. They say his constitution is extremely special, that he doesn't reject any tissue transplanted into him. Therefore, Orochimaru transplanted many Sharingan eyes that Danzo Shimura had collected during the Uchiha Clan Massacre into Shin. Then, he gave Shin's right arm, already transplanted with various Sharingan eyes, to Danzo as his new right arm.

However, that's complete nonsense. Itachi Uchiha became a captain of the Anbu when he was 13 years old, and only then did he massacre his entire clan. Several years had passed since Orochimaru's defection. Danzo's appearance with Sharingan and arms already existed when Orochimaru defected.

I can only borrow some of the existing settings and try to make them as reasonable as possible. I'm really fed up. The contradictions in the official guidebooks for anime and manga are enough to make my scalp tingle. Now there's Boruto, and I can't just not write about it, since a lot of the content is related to the earlier parts of Naruto.

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