My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 204 Using a borrowed knife to hide a person

Kakashi Hatake knocked on the door and entered after receiving permission.

As soon as he entered the room, he smelled the pungent smell of smoke.

The Hokage's office was shrouded in mist, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk was covered with a layer of burnt cigarette ash.

Kakashi was taken aback. Since he was old enough to understand, he had never seen the Third Hokage smoke so many cigarettes in a row. Even after Biwako-sama passed away, and no one could "discipline" the Third Hokage, this way of smoking was indeed a bit exaggerated.

"Kakashi, sit down." Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped his pipe tightly and sighed softly.

"Let me see your Sharingan."

"Yes." Kakashi, though puzzled, obeyed the order and revealed his eyes, three tomoe embedded in them, mysterious and beautiful.

"Sharingan, Uchiha..." the Third Hokage murmured, a bitter smile on his face.

"I have an old friend named Uchiha Kagami. He was an outstanding ninja recognized even by the Second Hokage. He broke free from the shackles of his clan and put the overall interests of the village above all else. That day... sigh, I'm old now, and I've forgotten which year it was. I only remember him saying to me, 'If you become Hokage in the future, please keep a close eye on my clan. No one understands love better than the Uchiha, and no one understands hatred better than the Uchiha.'"

The old man sighed and exhaled a pale smoke ring:

"The village found Hyuga Yuto, and the results were unexpected... He revealed who the Uchiha who controlled the Nine-Tails was that night."

"...Who?" A dead person's face suddenly popped into Kakashi's mind.

"Uchiha... Obito."

"It can't be him!" Nineteen-year-old Kakashi stood up, slamming his hand hard on the table, completely disregarding etiquette.

"How could Obito have possessed the eye power to control the Nine-Tails four years ago?"

"If Madara were standing behind Obito, it wouldn't be without a shortcut."

"spot?"

"Uchiha Madara, the man who founded the village with the First Hokage."

Kakashi was stunned:

"Lord Hokage, where did this information come from...?"

"It was Hinata Yuto who told the village."

Why should we believe the words of a rogue ninja?

"Because he has no reason to lie." Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was very soft.

"According to Shisui's account, Orochimaru and I have discussed this and agree that Hyuga Yuto's plan is to use someone else to do his dirty work... to use Konoha to kill Uchiha Obito!"

"If all the information is true, Obito's Sharingan has a space-time eye technique. Although Hyuga Yuto is powerful, if Obito keeps hiding, no one can do anything to him. He is indeed difficult to kill."

"A brilliant plan, because once the village learns of Obito's identity and the type of his eye technique, they will definitely take action."

"Hyuga Yuto betrayed the village because of the Caged Bird Seal. Although I cannot forgive his actions, I must admit that his betrayal was, to some extent, logical."

"But what about Obito? What reason would he have to attack his teacher's wife on the night she gave birth? Minato and Kushina both treated him like their own son... I can't think of anything other than deep-seated hatred."

"Possessing a space-time dojutsu, harboring a deep-seated hatred for Konoha, having some kind of close connection with Madara, and growing at an astonishing rate... Uchiha Obito, he must be killed as soon as possible!"

Kakashi clenched his fist, trying to clear his friend's name:

"But Hokage, why should we, Konoha, have to deal with such a troublesome enemy that even Hyuga Yuto himself struggled to handle?"

"Because we have bait that Obito can't refuse."

Kakashi was taken aback and subconsciously touched his left eye lightly.

Obito... is it really you?

How could that be? You're a ninja who died bearing the name of a hero...

……

Watching Kakashi's dejected figure disappear into the distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed:

"White Fang, your son is just as outstanding as you, even sharing the same appreciation for his comrades..."

With a bang, the wall beside them opened, and Orochimaru emerged from the secret passage, his golden vertical pupils coldly staring at the tightly closed wooden door:

"When will you make your move?"

"The sooner the better, let's wait until Kakashi is a little more alert."

"Alright... then, teacher, let's talk about something else." Orochimaru glanced at the official letter on his desk:

"Teacher, why do you think the leader of Akatsuki would suddenly visit our village?"

"Either it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, or it was an action instructed by Hyuga Yuto... but in the current situation, the latter is more likely." Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples wearily.

"I'm wondering, besides Konan, the leader of Akatsuki, who else might have come along?"

The master and apprentice exchanged a glance, both seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

Is it possible that Hyuga Yuto is hiding in Amegakure's forces?

A deathly silence fell over the office. Hiruzen Sarutobi, an old and experienced man, and Orochimaru, a shrewd and calculating individual, both admitted that they were no match for Yuto Hyuga.

Four years ago, that [Heavenly Cloud] technique had already made the ninjas of Konoha exclaim, "This is a ninjutsu belonging to the gods." After so much time has passed, it's impossible for a man like Hyuga Yuto to have made no progress at all.

The probability that "Konoha's overall combat strength is weaker than Hyuga Yuto's" is not low.

Thus, a difficult problem arose in Konoha's mind—should the people of Amegakure be allowed to visit Konoha? Should they be subjected to extremely strict surveillance?

It would be almost impossible to refuse Yu Yin's request outright.

After all, Konoha and Amegakure signed a peace treaty back then, which clearly stated the words "friendly neighbor." Now that the highest leader of a friendly nation has formally applied to visit Konoha, it would be unreasonable to refuse without a legitimate reason.

Even if Konoha is willing to swallow its pride, what if Ichigo Yuuto is actually in that Amegakure delegation and gets angry and embarrassed after being rejected?

—Fine, you're being ungrateful, aren't you? Looks like I didn't kill enough people back then. Today, I'll give you another wonderful memory...

But it doesn't seem very safe to let the visiting delegation from Amegakure come in.

The Third Hokage and Orochimaru felt caught in a dilemma, as either choice would lead to uncontrollable consequences.

Ultimately, it's because Hyuga Yuto's fighting strength is too great. When he gets going, he's truly the strongest ninja in the current era. Konoha has only just recovered from this. If another Crimson Night were to happen, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have no choice but to go down and kowtow to the previous Hokage to apologize.

"Let's pretend we don't know anything." In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi made his decision:

"The leader of Akatsuki can come and go as she pleases. We in Konoha will receive her with standard protocol. As for who is in the group, we don't care... As long as Hyuga Yuto doesn't show up in public, that's fine. If he does show his face... then we'll have to fight him no matter what. Orochimaru, I allow you to use any forbidden techniques at that time."

"Alright." Orochimaru sighed softly.

"Then, teacher, let's discuss the third thing now."

"Can I really enjoy my old age in peace...?" Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled bitterly.

"No need for discussion, let's go find Fugaku and talk to him face to face."

(End of this chapter)