Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 15 Taking Revenge

Kunihiko Kondo's emotions have been very unstable lately.

After completing his patrol that day, he sat inside as usual, his feelings a mix of regret, guilt, and a touch of fear.

This teammate of Konoha's White Fang never imagined things would turn out this way.

White Fang is dead! He committed suicide! How is that possible? That's White Fang! The White Fang of Konoha!

So what if it was a failed mission? So what if it was just some gossip from villagers and ninjas? It's ridiculous that something like that could drive a Kage-level ninja to his death!

Please, you're the White Fang of Konoha, okay? You're the executioner everyone fears, okay? And you actually committed suicide over something so trivial? Your mental fortitude isn't even as good as mine! How did you become so strong?!

However, since things had come to this point, there was no point in saying more. When he thought about the crime that drove White Fang to his death, and the fact that he himself was also a part of it, Kondo Kunihiko felt like he was going to collapse.

Even though Konoha Village hasn't attacked him yet, this special jonin can still feel the cold gazes of his colleagues, which makes him feel constantly on edge and he doesn't even dare to walk at night.

To be honest, when he first heard the news of Sakumo Hatake's suicide, he was almost scared to defect immediately. In fact, if he hadn't been under close surveillance, he probably would have already defected.

As for now, he lives in constant fear, afraid that someone will come to kill him to silence him—yes, silence him! Because only he knows that the White Fang incident was orchestrated by the higher-ups of Konoha!

He didn't know who the person who came to see him that night was, but he was certain that it was definitely a high-ranking official in Konoha. An ordinary spy wouldn't have several ninjas guarding the area while they were talking. Did they really think Konoha's ANBU were all dead?

Under the coercion and enticement of his superiors, and perhaps with the guidance of a mysterious figure's illusion magic, he made his own decision. He went to Sakumo Hatake's house to publicly apologize, shifting all his pressure onto Sakumo Hatake and delivering a heavy blow to his backside.

Kondo Kunihiko thought that this approach would at most tarnish Hatake Sakumo's reputation and suppress the name of the White Fang of Konoha, but after the White Fang's death, things completely changed.

Damaging the reputation of a Kage-level ninja and driving a Kage-level ninja to death are two completely different things. No matter how powerful Konoha is, it cannot ignore such a loss, especially since the Third Shinobi World War is about to begin because of White Fang's death!

This has caused a huge mess, and since I know so much, I might get killed to silence me!

The reason he's not dead now is because White Fang only died recently. If someone like him were to suddenly die, it would likely draw the attention of the Konoha ninjas. But once that attention dies down, his fate will not be good.

Even if they manage to survive, they'll probably have to go to some shady department, living under an assumed name for the rest of their lives, doing dirty work until they die.

Just as Kondo Kunihiko was filled with pessimism, a loud bang came from the doorway, followed by a deep male voice:

"Kondo Kunihiko, you've been caught!"

Kondo Kunihiko, who was already lost in thought, was startled and, without saying a word, smashed open the window with a loud crash, about to turn around and run away!

"What's wrong with this guy? Is he feeling guilty?"

Uchiha Hiyu, who had kicked open the door, blinked and asked Kakashi beside him.

Kakashi, who had been forcibly dragged there by Uchiha Touya, was initially hesitant about this act of venting his anger. However, seeing Kondo Kunihiko escape from the room without even exchanging a glance, he was first stunned, then flew into a rage:

"This guy's suspicious! Let's chase after him!"

After saying that, Kakashi, who had been hesitantly dragged over, leaped up, a faint crackling of electricity flashing around him, and chased after Kondo Kunihiko.

Kondo Kunihiko ran out of the room, and the cold wind calmed him down. He looked around and, not seeing the dozen or so Anbu surrounding him, his heart skipped a beat.

Wait, why am I running? If it were some kind of secret service operation, why would I kick down the door and shout?!

Once he regained his senses, Kunihiko Kondo turned around and saw Kakashi jump onto the roof. His expression immediately became somewhat distorted.

It was Kakashi, that brat! Oh no... wouldn't my behavior be an obvious admission that I have something to hide?

Kakashi stood on the rooftop, looking coldly at Kunihiko Kondo:

"You bastard, are you going to surrender on your own, or should I beat you up and send you to the intelligence department?"

Send him to the intelligence department?! Kondo Kunihiko felt a chill run down his spine. The Ninja Village's intelligence department was no good place; almost everyone who went there suffered a terrible fate!

Those intelligence ninjas didn't conduct any interrogation at all; they went straight to using genjutsu to torture the victims. If genjutsu didn't work, they simply used mental ninjutsu to search the victims' memories!

If a small problem occurs during the process of reviewing memories, it can easily leave some mental aftereffects in the brain.

If one or two ninjas who harbor resentment towards him from Konoha's White Fang interfere during this process, would he have any chance of survival?

What's worse is that although he wasn't a spy, he did play a dishonorable role in the White Fang affair, and he didn't even know who the guy who forced him to play that role was.

In other words, someone was indeed behind White Fang's death, and he was almost certain it was someone from a high-ranking position in the village, but he had never actually seen what that person looked like.

You say he's a high-ranking official in Konoha, so that makes him one? I could say he's definitely a spy from another village! This is impossible to explain!

No, to be precise, the Konoha leadership definitely won't take the blame; the blame will ultimately fall on their own heads! They'll then have to bear the stigma of being a spy for other ninja villages and die a miserable death!

Are you trying to send me to the intelligence department?!

You're trying to kill me!

Kondo Kunihiko grew increasingly frightened, his expression shifting constantly from panic to terror, from terror to uncertainty, and then from uncertainty to determination. Kakashi witnessed all of this.

As a genius ninja, especially with his father being the head of the Anbu, Kakashi was well-trained and observant.

Doesn't this guy look guilty? His body leans slightly to the side, his feet move lightly, and his eyes flicker—what's he trying to do? Is he trying to escape?

Sure enough! Now we're certain, this guy really has something to hide!

Huh, this guy's expression has changed again, that kind of expression...

I've learned that expression before, no, I've seen it before. It's the expression of stubborn resistance!

Well, it seems you're determined to fight to the bitter end!

(End of this chapter)