Naruto: Who made him a ninja

Chapter 92 The Next Unlucky One? (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

"I wonder how things are going in the Land of Hot Springs."

On the streets of Konoha, Hidezawa strolled along with Yugao, secretly muttering to himself.

To be honest, it's not entirely impossible that he wasn't curious, after all, he had dug quite a hole for Danzo.

Even though the situation hasn't reached the point of explosion yet, that Hokage is still very nostalgic.

But he was digging a hole in the first place, because the deeper the hole, the harder it is to dig it out!

Of course, there might be some unexpected gains, but we'll have to wait and see how things develop.

"What are you thinking about? You look so preoccupied."

Xi Yan seemed to notice that Xiu Ze hadn't said anything, so she couldn't help but take a curious look.

"Are you feeling unwell? Should we go back?"

"No need, I'm fine."

Xiuze snapped out of his daze and immediately shook his head, but he quickly regretted speaking so hastily.

"Really? Then why are you still on vacation?"

Xi Yan blinked and asked curiously, while Xiu Ze could only sigh.

"Although I'm much better, I should still rest as much as possible, otherwise my teacher wouldn't have given me a sick leave certificate."

Xiuze's words made Xiyan purse her lips, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself: Is Tsunade-sensei's leave note really valid?

Xiuze somehow obtained a huge sum of money and gave it to Tsunade, which made Tsunade overjoyed, but it also caused trouble for Yugao and Shizune.

They spent a lot of time going to taverns and casinos to bring Tsunade home, and they often heard a phrase—

"Leave me alone, I'm rich now!"

In such an atmosphere, Tsunade wouldn't have the time to care about so many things, and besides, getting a leave slip from Hidezawa would be as simple as saying a few words.

Xiyan was helpless, but Xiuze felt very comfortable.

These days when he can slack off are just too good for him!

He has almost fully recovered, but he has no intention of returning to work for the time being.

After being so tired for so long, can't you take a break?

It's already quite good that he didn't say anything like "Keep playing the music and keep dancing!"

Besides, since the Hokage isn't even here, there's no need for him to rush back to redo his work.

Taking a break whenever possible is the most normal thing for a seasoned veteran!

"Okay, don't think too much about it. It's normal to rest. Look, you're on vacation today too."

Xiuze shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He smiled and winked at Xiyan beside him, then took her hand and headed towards a crowded place.

"Get some rest, relax, it's a rare opportunity to get out and about, don't overthink things."

Xi Yan was pulled forward by Xiu Ze. She felt somewhat helpless, but she was already used to this situation and could only obediently follow.

Although it wasn't a day off, Konoha was as bustling as ever, with all sorts of vendors calling out their wares on the crowded streets.

All sorts of people strolled through the streets and alleys of Konoha. Hidezawa had never been to other villages, but he thought Konoha looked really nice.

"Damn it, where did that brat go?"

"Go check over there, we can't let that wretched brat get away!"

"Damn it, how could the village let that brat become a ninja?"

"Alright, let's not talk about that, let's go look for it."

Just as Xiuzawa and Xiyan were strolling through the streets of Konoha, a large group of Konoha residents suddenly passed by them, muttering curses under their breath.

Moreover, they were all furious, seemingly very angry.

"Oh dear, what's going on?"

Xi Yan glanced at the group of people curiously, but Xiu Ze's gaze was fixed on a wall, and his lips twitched.

"Perhaps someone is playing a prank."

The wall looked somewhat unnatural; it was clearly a disguise, but it wasn't so easy for ordinary people to spot.

Xiuze thought for a moment and guessed who it was, so he stopped Xiyan and didn't leave. Instead, he waited until the angry residents left before walking to the wall.

"Come out, kid, everyone's gone."

Xiuze said helplessly, and Xiyan also curiously examined the disguise, clearly she had also noticed the situation.

"Oh no, we've been found out."

A familiar yet childish voice rang out, and soon the wall seemed to peel off a layer of skin, revealing a little blond boy peeking out from inside.

"Naruto?"

When Xiyan saw the little guy, she frowned. Today was the day she took Xianglin to school, so she naturally knew that today was not a day off!

"Hey kid, what's wrong with you? Don't you have school today?"

"Obviously, this kid skipped class."

Xiuze shrugged and looked at Naruto with an amused expression.

"Also, those people were chasing you, right? What have you done this time?"

"Big brother, big sister, it's me..."

Naruto was also a little embarrassed. He never expected that his prank would lead him to run into the two people he had been longing for!

Naruto has been attending school for a while now, and he has made quite a few friends there.

But what he thought about most were Xiuzawa and Xiyan. He could never forget that these two were the people who treated him the best, besides the Hokage.

Whether it was treating him to ramen or buying him a lot of things, he remembered all these little things.

Although he had also been deceived.

For example, they say they're not ninjas or something, but these little things mean nothing to him.

He was genuinely excited to see these two, but he also found it difficult to remain calm in this situation.

"I was just joking with them, I didn't expect this."

After hesitating for a moment, Naruto explained with an awkward smile.

"A joke?" Xi Yan clearly didn't believe it. "How could a joke get you chased by so many people?"

"It's probably some kind of prank."

Xiuze added insult to injury, and Naruto's expression turned somewhat grim.

"I heard about this kid on my recent vacation. He's always playing pranks, like throwing paint on people. Could it be you?"

"I"

Naruto lowered his head, unsure of what to say for a moment, because it really was him.

"I just wanted to."

"Never mind, let's not talk about that. We just happened to run into him, so the little guy will show us around."

Xiuze didn't make things too difficult for Naruto. He reached out and vigorously rubbed Naruto's blond hair a few times.

I must say, it's quite smooth and feels great to the touch.

"well?"

Naruto looked at Hidezawa in surprise. He thought he was going to get scolded again because the Hokage had also spoken to him about this.

Surprisingly, Xiuze doesn't seem to care much about this.

"Xiuze, aren't you being too lenient? If this continues, this kid might..."

Yugao seemed a little confused as well. She glanced at Naruto with some displeasure, and then looked at Xiuzawa with a strange expression.

Even if this little guy is indeed quite pitiful, we can't just spoil him like this. What if he grows up to be a bad person?

"What should we do then? Beat this kid up?"

Xiuze tilted his head and looked at Xiyan. Naruto, who was standing next to him, stiffened his neck, but did not run away.

At least with these two around, he wouldn't choose to run away.

"Besides, I bet this kid is doing this to attract attention and get some random recognition."

"Um?"

"well?"

Yugao was somewhat surprised to receive this answer, while Naruto looked at Hidezawa with even greater delight, as if he had found a kindred spirit!

"But isn't that silly?"

Xi Yan thought for a moment, then asked in confusion.

"Not only is it meaningless, it might even make people dislike you more."

If it were anyone else, Naruto would probably have argued back, but since it was Yugao speaking, he didn't dare to retort.

"That's really silly."

Xiuze nodded, then smiled at Naruto.

"Little guy, these kinds of pranks may attract attention, but they won't earn you any recognition."

After all, no matter who is pranked, they will only feel angry, especially if it is a big prank, which will make more people dislike you.

Recognition isn't gained through such pointless and hurtful methods, but through doing meaningful and valuable things.

In fact, Hidezawa didn't know if Naruto would understand what he was saying, since his life was indeed quite miserable.

This also led to some of his ideas being quite different from those of ordinary people; otherwise, who would persistently go out of their way to upset others?

Perhaps in his view, this is just a way to get people's attention and a way to gain their recognition.

"Why didn't the Third Hokage correct that? Honestly."

However, he didn't care what the Third Hokage thought, and patted Naruto's head before continuing.

Do you think that as long as you attract everyone's attention and what you do is interesting enough, people will approve of you?

"Um"

Naruto nodded, and Hidezawa shrugged and continued.

"What would you think if I put two cockroaches in your ramen while you were eating it?"

Or, what if someone deliberately hides your ramen while you're soaking it, causing it to overcook and become soggy? How would you feel?

Also, he deliberately bought the last bowl of rice right in front of you when Ichiraku was about to close.

"Stop talking, big brother."

Naruto felt his fist harden. Why was Hidezawa always staring at the ramen while talking? Couldn't he just talk about something else?

However, putting himself in his shoes, he seemed to understand some things.

It seems that I would get very angry if someone did these things to me.

If you do that to others, they might be afraid.

"Oh no!"

Naruto was having a bit of a headache. He didn't like being hit like that by others, so what about other people?

Obviously, it will only make them more unhappy and angry, right?

Naruto hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Hidezawa with a pitiful expression.

"But when I see other people playing pranks, it doesn't seem like a big deal, and they even get praised."

"They were probably just playing a prank on their family, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yugao seemed to have thought of something, and she looked at Naruto strangely and asked.

"Forehead"

Naruto was momentarily speechless. It seemed that was indeed the case.

Xiuze also understood that some pranks could only get positive feedback when played with family.

They might even praise their child for doing a good job.

Naruto, on the other hand, has no family.

Could it be that this kid saw this and suddenly felt that doing this to others would have the same effect, and then thought, "I can do it too"?

"What an idiot."

Xiuze muttered a weak "complaint," and Naruto's face turned red at that moment. He had no idea what to say.

Fortunately, Xiuze didn't make things difficult for him. Instead, he bought three candied hawthorns as they walked and gave one to Naruto.

"Eat up, don't do anything silly."

Xiuze handed one to Xiyan at the same time before continuing.

"Playing pranks is pointless. People already dislike you, and doing this will only make them hate you more."

And if you keep making things bigger and bigger in order to gain attention and recognition, won't that create a vicious cycle?

So, make more friends and stop wasting time on useless things. Aren't your classmates, who are the same age as you, more likely to accept you?

Is that so?

Naruto fell into thought as he listened to Hidezawa's words, while Hidezawa continued to speak.

"Of course, and when you were picking mushrooms last time, didn't I say that mushrooms are good for the elderly? You can bring some to the Hokage next time; he'll like them."

"Didn't the Hokage acknowledge you? You should repay those who are good to you even more, like the money you owe me for the noodles."

"Hey, you bastard!"

Xi Yan initially thought it was okay, but the more she listened, the more outrageous it seemed.

"You still remember that little bit of noodles? And what mushrooms?"

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

Xiuze shuddered as he recalled the pile of colorful things Naruto had picked.

"Just remember what I said. Be yourself and you'll find that the world isn't that malicious towards you."

"Was there really that much malicious intent?"

Naruto looked up at Hidezawa and Yugao, and recalling Uncle Ichiraku and the Hokage who had looked after him from time to time, he seemed to understand something.

Xi Yan was somewhat surprised to hear these words, and she smiled slightly at Xiu Ze.

"I never expected you to be so good at comforting and taking care of children. Who taught you that?"

"I don't have parents either, so I don't know what this little guy is lacking."

Xiuze shrugged and blurted out.

"That's how my director taught me when I was in the orphanage."

Actually, it wasn't Yakushi Nonou who taught him; it was a principle he already understood before he transmigrated.

He didn't mention anyone else's situation at all, since the education he received before transmigrating was "Confucius said: What should you repay kindness with? Repay injustice with justice, and repay kindness with kindness."

Asking him to persuade Naruto to forgive others is something he really can't do, especially since he himself is still keeping an eye on Danzo!

"I see."

Xi Yan nodded, but she didn't want to keep poking at Xiu Ze's wounds.

Xiuze seemed indifferent to the orphanage issue, but she didn't want to continue the conversation, so she deliberately changed the subject.

"You really like kids, huh? I've seen this little guy run into you several times, and you've always been nice to him."

"Isn't it the same for you, senior?"

Xiuze blinked, then smiled and whispered something.

"How about we build one ourselves sometime?"

"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting!"

"Huh? Senior doesn't like it?"

"You despicable bastard!"

The two started playfully bickering, while Naruto watched from the side, his heart filled with inexplicable feelings.

Although he always felt that what the older brother and sister were saying was a bit off, and seemed to be seriously beyond his level.

The two even started playfully fighting over it, but for some reason he felt it was exceptionally heartwarming.

Perhaps it was because he had never experienced such a feeling before, or perhaps it was because these older brothers and sisters were genuinely kind to him, which made him feel both touched and satisfied.

"Okay, you really have to listen to them!"

Taking a bite of the candied hawthorn in his hand, Naruto discovered for the first time that candied hawthorn was actually really delicious, with its sweet and sour taste.

Within the Land of Grass, another round of negotiations between Konoha and Iwagakure has concluded.

Although both sides wanted to finish discussing these matters as soon as possible, things didn't go as planned; some things were just not so easy to understand.

Even though Konoha has already subtly compromised on some interests, there are still many other issues to be resolved.

"This is really a headache."

As they left the negotiation venue, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples in slight distress, while Shikaku Nara beside him nodded in agreement.

Although I was mentally prepared, the difficulty of this negotiation was indeed somewhat frustrating.

"I never expected the Third Tsuchikage to be so difficult to deal with, but his performance seems a bit off."

"Indeed, he doesn't seem to be in such a hurry anymore."

Hiruzen Sarutobi also noticed this. Although they both advocated for resolving the problem, Onoki's attitude did not seem as urgent as expected.

This made Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat curious: what exactly was that stinky rock Onoki thinking?

"Um?"

Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to sense something, and he looked up to the side.

He saw Onoki walking towards him, with a group of ANBU following behind him.

Without Hiruzen Sarutobi needing to say anything, Kakashi and the rest of the Anbu suddenly appeared from various corners and stood behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

While Shuzawa was slacking off, Kakashi and the others weren't; they didn't miss a single mission.

"Don't be so nervous, Hokage."

Onoki didn't take this to heart. He suddenly stopped a few meters away from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Do you have time to chat for a bit?"

"Shall we chat for a bit?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't understand what Onoki meant, but after a moment's thought, he immediately laughed.

"Of course, it's also a fortunate thing to be able to have a conversation with the Tsuchikage."

As they spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi signaled the Anbu to stay behind, and Onoki waved to the people behind him. Together they walked towards the deserted forest.

The forests of the Grass Country are lush and verdant, making people feel relaxed and happy.

However, the Land of Grass is situated between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, and the exact number of wars it has witnessed and the number of corpses buried there remains unknown.

Perhaps this lush forest was nurtured by these people.

"This round of negotiations seems to be more troublesome than we anticipated."

Seeing that no one was around, Onoki turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi and suddenly smiled.

"Besides, both of us are under a lot of pressure. Now it's just a matter of who will break down first."

"Sometimes it's best not to be too greedy, Tsuchikage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and picked up his pipe, lighting it gently.

"Konoha has made some concessions in order to end this trouble as soon as possible."

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Besides, shouldn't you be the one bearing the pressure?

"Yes, I have indeed been under a lot of pressure. The Land of Grass was bitten by you, and there were also some messy internal issues."

Onoki was quite straightforward, but after he finished speaking, he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a meaningful expression.

"However, I think you probably aren't as comfortable as you imagine."

Do you really want Sunagakure to take a bite out of me?

After finally managing to subdue a vicious dog, you really hope it will sit up and bite, or bark wildly at people.

Also, your subordinates don't seem to be as well-behaved as I thought, like your old classmate, Shimura Danzo.

Onoki's words made Hiruzen Sarutobi frown instantly. He turned his head and stared at Onoki, falling into deep thought for a moment.

What exactly did Onoki mean by those words? Could it be that he discovered something?

"Regarding Sunagakure, while I think your statement is somewhat extreme, I can also point out its flaws."

After a moment of contemplation, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly spoke.

"As for other things, I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean."

"Are you genuinely unaware, unwilling to know, or feigning ignorance?"

Onoki gave a half-smile and took out a scroll, fiddling with it in his hand.

"Of course, this is Konoha's own business, and I can't comment on it. But now that it involves Iwagakure, I'm sorry I have no choice but to speak up."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned even more deeply, but Onoki simply tossed a scroll over to him.

"Don't rush, take a look at this, maybe you'll understand."

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi receive the scroll, Onoki shook his head and spoke helplessly.

"If I could, I would love to use this information to play with you guys, but unfortunately I don't have the time to keep wasting my time with you right now."

I don't want to become a henchman for those damned bandits in the Hidden Cloud Village, but I also don't want to lose too much. I can tell you don't seem to want to make things worse either.

So I'll just be honest and give you something interesting to see how far you can go.

Of course, if it's meaningless, just take it as a joke, but I also have ways to retaliate.

At this point, Onoki paused slightly before speaking slowly.

"I've heard that your Konoha has the Will of Fire, which is quite interesting. In our Iwagakure, we also have the Will of Stone."

Sometimes, we can be as stubborn as a rock, which you might see as being both stubborn and unyielding.

After saying this, Onoki turned and left with his hands behind his back, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi staring at the information on the scroll with a dark expression.

"Sunagakure: Ebizo"

The scroll that Onoki gave me wasn't exactly top secret, but it contained some rather interesting information.

For example, Ebizo seemed to suddenly acquire some funds, which, under his management, helped Sunagakure overcome its difficulties.

For example, Ebizo suddenly captured a genius Jonin named Yura, which can be seen as weakening the Fourth Kazekage's power in a sense.

Considering Danzo's actions at this moment and the speed of Sunagakure's response, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to consider a direction he didn't really want to think about.

"Danzo and Ebizo are connected, and the bargaining chip is money? No, that's not enough; there might be something else."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but speculate for a while, and suddenly he thought of someone!

"Sasori of the Red Sand? Could it be that Danzo possessed something, and considering the situation in Sunagakure at the time, did he force Ebizo to make some choices?"

It has to be said that some things, though coincidental, just look strange when placed in a particular location.

Moreover, Danzo was not an honest person at all. He had done things like assassinating the Hokage and hiding Wood Release ninjas.

He also had contact with Hanzo of Amegakure, but some accidents occurred that led to the complete annihilation of Root.

It's fair to say that Danzo wouldn't be surprised at all if he actually did something.

"It seems he really did it on purpose. Shikaku is really perceptive."

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. Then, with a slight movement of his chakra, the scroll in his hand burst into flames.

He stared at the wisps of smoke rising from the burning reel, and could only sigh helplessly in the end.

Danzo

On the other side of the forest, Onoki slowly walked out.

Giving this information to Hiruzen Sarutobi was indeed a loss for him, but not as great as he had imagined.

After all, just as he said, there will always be ways to retaliate. At worst, he can simply back down in the Land of Bears and give some benefits to the Sand Village.

It may seem like he'll suffer a huge loss, but Konoha will likely have a headache. The vicious dog they finally managed to subdue can start barking again, which is definitely not what Konoha wants to see.

"And there's also that Danzo Shimura."

If his judgment and intelligence are correct, then once Sunagakure gains the advantage, Danzo Shimura will probably jump out to accuse Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately!

Similarly, if there isn't a suitable outcome in the Land of Grass, Shimura Danzo will face the same situation, so his choice is more like a threat.

"But you really dare to use us as pawns to play with, that's quite something."

Onoki's gaze also turned somewhat gloomy, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"But I'll remember you too, Shimura Danzo!"

Xiuze had no idea that his old boss had unknowingly become a "top influencer" in the ninja world.

Although he hasn't returned to work yet, he still has a lot of things to take care of.

He hadn't forgotten that he still needed to thoroughly investigate the buried Uchiha.

Although with his current strength, dealing with Obito is no longer a big problem, and Shisui seems to be in a rather special situation.

But Xiuze still felt that more strength meant more security.

In particular, the buried Uchiha was a genuine talent, and it would be inappropriate not to investigate and explore such a talent properly.

"As a transmigrator, I have a severe 'fear of insufficient firepower,' so naturally, the stronger I and those around me are, the more secure I feel!"

Xiuze muttered something under his breath, then began to carefully examine the scroll that Tsunade had given him.

To be honest, the content of this scroll is too much and too messy.

This contains some records from the ancestors of the Senju clan, as well as some notes from Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

At the same time, it also contains some information and stories from the history of the Senju clan. If he were to read these things on a normal day, he could simply read them like novels to relieve his boredom.

But searching for something here with just one idea in mind is an enormous undertaking!

"Most importantly, it wasn't explained when that person was sealed away."

Xiuze rubbed his temples helplessly. All Xiuze knew was that it was the "Uchiha's ultimate weapon," powerful and with the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities being insane enough.

And it survived being sealed and buried for a hundred years without dying; besides that, there is really no other information.

"All I know is that she's older than Madara Uchiha, but how much older is a real headache."

Left with no other choice, Xiuze could only flip through the pages little by little, unsure whether to ask Tsunade.

knock knock --

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Xiuze quickly put away the scroll and went to open the door, only to find that it was silent.

"Shizune-nee, what's wrong?"

Although he was interrupted, Xiuze didn't mind and asked with a smile.

"Dinner might be a little late tonight. I just wanted to let you know. I hope I haven't bothered you."

Shizune smiled helplessly, and Xiuzhe gently shook his head.

"No need to be so polite, Shizune-nee. Lady Tsunade is back?"

"Um"

Shizune nodded, then gave Xiuzhe a somewhat resentful look.

"She's had too much to drink again and is resting now. We might have to wait a little while."

"ha"

Hidezawa was a little embarrassed. He understood what Shizune's look meant; she was blaming him for giving Tsunade so much money!

However, 150,000 taels is not as much as one might imagine. If you really want to count it as a lot, it's just a fixed amount each month.

That amount of money is enough for Tsunade to squander.

However, this is also why Shuzawa didn't go to Tsunade; she's too unreliable!

Instead of asking her if there's any information worth noting, it's probably easier to find it yourself.

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll call you when it's time to eat."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Sister Shizune."

After politely sending the mute away, Xiuze sat back down and then opened the scroll to look for information on his own.

At the same time, he also needed to think carefully about how to deal with the Uchiha clan if he found them.

"I seem to remember that she was filled with anger towards the Uchiha clan."

Xiuze touched his chin and thought for a moment, but he quickly realized something else.

"Hmm, it seems she doesn't harbor much hatred for the Senju clan either?"

Xiuze is not Senju, but now that she doesn't want to admit it, probably no one will believe her.

The thought of this gave him a slight headache, but fortunately, there was a solution.

"It seems she's still susceptible to verbal persuasion?"

Talking to someone isn't exactly a simple matter, but considering some of the person's personality weaknesses, it's not impossible to exploit them.

As for the Uchiha clan, Hidezawa wasn't quite sure what Shisui was thinking.

Shuzawa had done an "perfect job" in making Danzo a target of hatred; he was practically just short of telling Shisui, "Killing Danzo might make things better."

As for the price of killing Danzo, Hidezawa didn't say, nor did he tell Shisui. Before or after killing Danzo, there were some things that had to be dealt with!

"That's an internal problem within the family."

The Uchiha clan's problems have reached a point of internal and external troubles, with a bunch of idiots inside believing they can make a big splash with their small numbers.

They seemed to have never imagined that there was a traitor among them.

Meanwhile, Danzo was desperately trying to become a Yellow Eyebrow and then say to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "I've won again, Golden Cicada."

Faced with such internal and external difficulties, it's not enough to simply deal with one external factor; we need to tackle the malignant tumor from both the inside and outside!

"Besides, you have a clan leader above you, who would listen to you? You haven't experienced the harsh realities of life, you're too young."

When Xiuze thought of Shisui's suicide, he could only shake his head. But in the end, not everyone is as lucky as him.

Of course, you could also say it's just bad luck!

After enduring a brutal beating from society and finally finding a little relief, I turned around and ran back here to continue being beaten by ninjas.

However, this also gave him a wealth of experience, allowing him to understand many things and know how to adapt to and deal with them.

"So let's see what Shisui's plans and actions are going to do next, and also what about Uchiha Itachi?"

He will definitely pay attention to what will happen to the Uchiha clan in the end, but he will only guide it in a direction that is beneficial to himself.

After all, he's not an Uchiha, and he'll never get the Sharingan in this lifetime, so naturally his choice will lean towards himself.

"Um?"

However, just as Hidezawa was pondering this, he suddenly noticed that a scroll in his ninja tool bag seemed to have been activated.

He took it out and looked at it, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Is it Kabuto?"

Kabuto has been hiding in Iwagakure for a while now; the last time they met was when they went to steal the Dragon Vein together.

Hidezawa himself wasn't quite sure what Kabuto's current situation was, and he was also very curious about when Danzo would issue that order.

I think I saw her.

Upon opening it, Xiuze saw this line of text, which surprised him.

However, for safety's sake, Xiuze did not answer directly, but instead wrote the following on it.

【985?】

【.211】

Upon seeing this answer, Xiuze breathed a slight sigh of relief.

While it cannot be ruled out that Kabuto was captured and his memories were probed, he believed that Kabuto was not that unlucky.

Judging from the documents on the scroll, it seems that during the mission, Kabuto also took on some personal tasks.

What happened?

I believe what you told me, so I also made some observations. During a mission, we met unexpectedly, and I was immediately certain it was her.

Dou replied to the message quickly, and Xiuze couldn't help but raise an eyebrow upon seeing this.

As expected, after being reminded, whether out of trust or to verify, Kabuto began his "side hustle".

It turns out this kid was really lucky; he actually found some things!

But after thinking it over, Xiuze decided it was better to be cautious.

Without concrete evidence, you cannot draw conclusions lightly. If you are wrong, the situation will be very bad.

I'm certain I'm not wrong. I might have made a mistake with anyone else, but with her, I absolutely wouldn't, no matter what.

He quickly returned to the point, and one could almost feel his urgency between the lines.

Hidezawa could actually believe that Kabuto had indeed found the person, and he could even guess what Kabuto was really thinking.

After a moment's hesitation, he replied.

I believe you, but I suspect you've already taken the risk, haven't you?

【Yes】

Dou didn't hide anything; faced with this situation, he probably would have found it hard not to do something.

I knew it. If I'm not mistaken, she definitely wouldn't recognize you right now, right?

Yes, she had no idea who I was and treated me like a complete stranger. I deliberately walked past her and bumped into her, but...

But she didn't know you at all, I know that, I even saw you kill her.

Xiuze silently complained to himself, but Dou really was unlucky.

Encountering such an incompetent boss is probably the most terrifying thing for any working person.

Furthermore, Hidezawa seemed to recall that Orochimaru would appear in Iwagakure soon.

In my memory, it seems that Orochimaru went there to clean up the mess, and whether Kabuto or Yakushi Nono was alive, he would get rid of them.

But Orochimaru clearly had his own agenda. He saw Kabuto's talent and therefore didn't take action against him, instead brainwashing him into becoming his most loyal follower.

In response, Xiuze could only sigh, "Gold shines wherever it is."

"It's a pity I don't know if Hyuga Tetsuya is dead, otherwise I could ask him, 'You agree, Tetsuya, right?'"

Despite having a jumble of thoughts running through her mind, Xiuze managed to adjust her mindset and turned her gaze to the scroll.

I understand now; it seems everything I said has come true.

What should I do now? I feel like I'm going crazy. It's right in front of me, but...

Dou was indeed very anxious, but he still paid attention to the proper language. Xiuze tilted his head and thought about it carefully.

This matter is not easy to handle, but it is definitely not unmanageable; otherwise, he wouldn't have given Dou a heads-up beforehand.

I advise you to keep a low profile and avoid any further contact that might arouse her attention and suspicion; it won't be good for either of you.

【But.】

Gather intelligence on her, learn about her situation, and focus on your own mission. Leave the rest to me.

I understand.

Even through the reel, Hidezawa could seem to sense Kabuto's struggle.

However, Xiuze was not lying to him; he already had some ideas about what to do.

Because no matter how you look at it, Orochimaru seems to have become his most important breakthrough point.

"Although I don't quite remember exactly when Orochimaru joined Akatsuki, that doesn't mean we can't use him."

Hidezawa was somewhat relieved, as he had informed Tsunade and Danzo beforehand that he had connections within the Akatsuki organization.

When I make the suggestion to Hiruzen Sarutobi later, I can bring it up again.

Imagine if Orochimaru got involved with the Akatsuki organization, which Obito Uchiha belonged to; then many things would become much easier for him!

[Destroy the records, wait for my message]

【I see】

Seeing Dou's final reply, Xiuze stretched slightly, a smile appearing on his face.

This is yet another new mission, which will allow Lord Danzo to take another step closer to becoming a top ninja in the ninja world.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone!

(End of this chapter)