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Chapter 111 My name is Naruto Uzumaki, a truant! (Third update! Please subscribe!)

The shockwaves from the death of the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure had barely subsided when another piece of news completely ignited the entire ninja world. This news came from Kirigakure, a village far overseas.

Kirigakure issued an arrest warrant for Obito Uchiha.

Not only that, Kirigakure also released information about Obito Uchiha, such as his age, photos, and his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities.

Besides these, Kirigakure simply shifted the blame for Obito Uchiha's affair onto the Third Hokage in order to negotiate with Konoha.

Kirigakure believed that Obito Uchiha was acting on Konoha's orders to control the Fourth Mizukage after the Third Shinobi World War, primarily to seize the Three-Tails Isobu from within the Fourth Mizukage's body.

Konoha Village was in a state of utter chaos.

Forced into a corner, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally withdrew his support for Kakashi Hatake and issued an S-rank warrant for Obito Uchiha.

Overnight, every Jinchūriki in the Great Ninja Village lived in fear.

Ever since they learned of Obito Uchiha's abilities, a single Jinchuriki would be utterly powerless against him, and several ninja villages began to become wary.

Obito Uchiha truly became a ninja with nowhere to stand.

Inside the White Zetsu's small cave.

Obito Uchiha's expression was very unpleasant. He had long anticipated this day would come, but he didn't expect it to arrive so soon.

He originally wanted to declare war on the entire ninja world with great momentum when he had everything under control in the future, but now he has been listed as an enemy by the ninja world.

How did Kirigakure obtain this information?

Obito Uchiha clutched his hair, pondering where he had given himself away: "White Zetsu, could it be that Kisame Hoshigaki also betrayed me?"

After scratching his hair, Obito Uchiha looked coldly at Zetsu beside him: "Or... did you betray me too, Black Zetsu?"

"..."

Black Zetsu's expression was not very good.

Obito Uchiha used the word "also" very well.

Is it really necessary to keep Obito around for cooperation now? He's so suspicious all the time; no wonder he's an Uchiha ninja.

In this respect, Obito Uchiha was far inferior to Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha completely believed that Black Zetsu was his own will.

But things have come to this point, and it's understandable that Obito Uchiha is so angry and suspicious of this and that, since his photo has been printed on wanted posters.

One is wearing a mask, and the other is not wearing a mask.

I have no idea which bastard provided these two photos.

"Investigating the root cause of the intelligence leak can only be done gradually..."

Black Zetsu sighed, glanced at Obito Uchiha, and said, "From now on, you'll find it difficult to move an inch in the ninja world. You'll only be able to stay undercover and gather intelligence for me from now on."

"snort!"

Obito slammed his fist on the table in frustration and said in a deep voice, "This information came from Kirigakure. All three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are likely traitors. If necessary, execute all three of them!"

"Obito, Akatsuki is no longer yours."

Black Zetsu shook his head, looked at Obito Uchiha who was in a bad mood, and sighed, "The five great ninja villages are all looking for your whereabouts, and there are wanted posters for you everywhere."

"They can't catch me."

"But it could very well hinder our plans."

Black Zetsu's voice was hoarse with dissatisfaction as he said, "This time, it's clear that our opponents are after you. They may not know the truth about the Eye of the Moon Plan yet. We must hide and gather intelligence slowly to avoid exposing all of us."

After reprimanding Obito, Black Zetsu finally decided to use his trump card: "In case your actions implicate the Akatsuki and expose me... Obito, don't do anything impulsive. You absolutely cannot ruin Madara-sama's plan."

"I see."

Obito Uchiha nodded with a gloomy expression.

After Black Zetsu left, he slowly moved his hand to his chest, where there was a spell controlling him inside his heart.

This incantation can only make Obito endure it for the time being.

Konoha Village.

In the Hokage's office.

Kakashi Hatake was in an even worse mood than Obito Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his seat, puffing away on a pipe. Smoke swirled around his face, obscuring his expression.

"Kakashi, I understand your thoughts."

The Third Hokage's slightly aged voice echoed in the Hokage's office, his tone filled with regret: "Obito ultimately went down the wrong path; we can no longer indulge him."

"Understood, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi Hatake adjusted his ninja headband and said softly, "I request permission to track down Obito and bring him back..."

"I have assigned the investigation into Obito Uchiha to someone else."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, took a puff of his pipe, and said, "You should rest for a while. I've assigned you a new mission. We can no longer dwell on the past; we should focus on the future of Konoha."

"I…"

Kakashi Hatake hesitated slightly.

"Kakashi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted Kakashi Hatake, saying softly, "I've already included you in next year's list of Jonin instructors. Don't let me down."

"…I see."

Kakashi Hatake reluctantly stood up and left the Hokage's office. Before leaving, he suddenly turned back and said, "Third Hokage, if the trainees don't meet the ninja standards..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at him and said, "Kakashi, you are a Jonin instructor and have the authority to decide whether they graduate and become qualified ninjas."

After Kakashi Hatake left the Hokage's office, he bumped into a one-eyed old man with bandages wrapped around his eyes, which made Kakashi even more annoyed.

Since being released from confinement, Shimura Danzo has become active in Konoha again. According to Kakashi's guess, Shimura Danzo should be the person in charge of investigating Obito, appointed by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As Danzo Shimura and Kakashi Hatake passed each other, Danzo suddenly called out to him, "Kakashi, there's no need to regret your former friend. A traitor from the village isn't worth sacrificing the future of a Konoha Jonin."

"What did Lord Danzo mean by that?"

"My meaning is very simple."

Danzo Shimura slowly turned around, looking at Kakashi's back, and said, "I hope you didn't have any connection with Obito Uchiha before."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake remained silent for a while, then left the Hokage Building without answering Danzo Shimura's question. He needed to find a place to think things through.

Kakashi had reason to suspect that Shimura Danzo might later implicate him in Obito's affair and frame him for stealing the Sharingan.

A new darkness is about to descend.

The peace that had just begun in the ninja world had already plunged into chaos once again, and no one could easily escape this vortex.

Konoha Memorial Monument.

When Kakashi Hatake arrived there, he happened to see several people digging up Obito Uchiha's grave and removing his tombstone.

Since he wasn't a hero of Konoha, he naturally had no right to be enshrined in the memorial tablet.

Kakashi Hatake sighed inwardly, placed a bouquet of flowers in front of Rin Nohara's tombstone, and knelt down to touch his forehead: "Rin... what should we do now?"

Just as Kakashi was about to have some peace and quiet, a commotion interrupted his thoughts; it seemed that someone was arguing.

"roll!"

"This is outrageous!"

"roll!"

"The person is already dead!"

Suddenly, a blond-haired boy appeared, seemingly watching the commotion. He must have been a frequent visitor to the memorial monument and wasn't afraid of the surroundings.

Unfortunately, the ninjas responsible for digging Obito's grave didn't want to see him. They shoved the little boy away, cursing under their breath.

"Get lost!"

"Hey, how could you do this!"

The blond-haired boy waved his arms vigorously, indignantly saying, "How can you dig up someone else's grave!"

"roll!"

The grave digger was concise and to the point.

Someone finally couldn't hold back and forcefully pushed the blond-haired boy to the ground.

Kakashi Hatake frowned, walked over to the little boy, and stopped their argument, finally bringing peace to the land.

The blond-haired boy sat next to Kakashi, muttering somewhat discontentedly, "How could they dig up dead people's graves!"

Kakashi Hatake didn't answer, but instead looked at the blond-haired boy and said, "Kids this age should be attending the ninja academy, right?"

"I skipped class! Iruka-sensei's class today was so boring!"

The blond-haired boy seemed quite proud of skipping class, completely unaware of the seriousness of it.

Kakashi Hatake choked, patted his forehead, and said helplessly, "To be able to escape Iruka's class... you're really something!"

This kid, apart from his appearance, doesn't resemble his father at all. The blond brat's father is known as the perfect ninja.

"You think I'm amazing, don't you!"

The blond-haired boy turned to Kakashi Hatake with a big smile and said, "Senior, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. What's your name?"

"...You'll find out later."

"oh."

Young Naruto Uzumaki immediately became listless. He just stared intently as those people forcefully smashed Obito's tombstone, and couldn't help but complain, "Senpai, why are they digging this up?!"

Kakashi Hatake patted the blond-haired boy, took a deep breath, and said, "Because that person doesn't deserve to be here."

(End of this chapter)