I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

Does this mean... Kakashi is now full of suspicion towards everyone?

Of course.

Danzo had tricked him, and as a result, Danzo used the Uchiha in this way. The Third Hokage forgave his assassination attempt, but the Third Hokage also wronged Naruto.

and so.

Kakashi found his worldview crumbling; he could no longer find anyone he could trust.

however.

Faced with Kakashi in this state, none of the three Hokage present were qualified or confident enough to advise him.

because.

Now that things have developed this way, they are already ashamed to discover how their juniors have developed.

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: However, one thing is very clear.

Second Hokage, your proposal to promote the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique has failed.

[Kidney Deficiency Hokage]: The Third Hokage refused to promote it, saying that this ninjutsu can be used when chakra is plentiful, but if it is promoted, it may be leaked, and if other ninja villages learn it, then we will be in great danger.

So he refused.

Tobirama Senju: ...

[Tobirama Senju]: I knew I was wrong. Sarutobi isn't suited to be Hokage. According to you, Konoha was in a period of transition after the Nine-Tails' attack, and that's precisely when it's weak.

【Tobirama Senju】: In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary.

The weak need to become stronger.

[Tobirama Senju]: In the end... he still didn't have that kind of decisiveness!

As Tobirama Senju spoke, he sighed. He was a young man when he died, but now he spoke as if he were an old man.

This is because my heart has experienced too much hardship.

The disciples entrusted with important responsibilities not only failed to become talented, but also constantly hindered him and were quite stupid... leading to various consequences... making him feel that his life had been wasted.

Tobirama Senju... was deeply shocked!

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: ...

Kakashi didn't know how to comfort the Second Hokage at this point.

Meanwhile, Mei Terumi and Kisame, who were outside Konoha Village, quietly watched the drama unfold.

Kisame remained silent.

Mei Terumi was simply observing, and even seemed to be in a great mood.

Because Kitahara Kaede rejected Danzo.

This shows that... he still considers her Hidden Mist Village.

Moreover, her Hidden Mist Village actually has great potential.

Because... all the strong ones are dead.

There aren't so many messy things anymore, so when someone comes, they get an immediate and overwhelming response.

But Konoha... why is its politics so chaotic?

I've heard that there was a time when people from the Hidden Cloud Village came to Konoha to kidnap people, but they were killed by Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan. In the end, they were blackmailed into demanding that Hiashi pay with his life.

They've really gone too far.

But the third generation actually held back.

The reason is that they are worried that the Hidden Cloud Village will take this opportunity to launch a major war under the pretext of this.

It's fair to say that the third generation was incredibly patient.

And that is... a turtle.

She was also patient and reserved, but she would never be like the Third Hokage.

The indecisiveness of the third generation—do you know that's the biggest reason for your failure?

Chapter 033: Meeting Hinata Again! (Requesting Data)

Danzo had left, and Kitahara Kaede created two shadow clones to start cleaning the house.

He always thought the ninja world was quite convenient, like this, where you can have clones to do the work while you can lie in bed and read.

But speaking of books...

Kitahara Kaede glanced at the single bottle that Danzo had thrown at her.

Inside the bottle is a Sharingan with two tomoe.

The bottle contains a culture medium to ensure that the Sharingan will not die due to prolonged non-transplantation.

Actually, there's no need to worry too much. This is the Naruto world, and things like bloodline limits have a very strong preservation period.

However, Kitahara Kaede did not use it immediately.

It's not that I'm worried Danzo will tamper with this eye, but rather that Danzo probably wants me to use it.

Danzo provided the Sharingan, but installing it would likely have drawbacks similar to Kakashi's experience – non-Uchiha clan members would suffer significant side effects.

The method of calming is through intercolumnar cells.

Danzo likely possessed Hashirama cells.

Danzo wanted him to use it and then compromise with him... and then obtain the Hashirama cells from Danzo.

But Danzo was probably overthinking it.

He's using Wood Release here; for a Wood Release user, the Sharingan is not a drain at all.

So Kitahara Kaede accepted it as hush money.

Although he's living off the third generation, the third generation's personality means he'll die sooner or later, according to the original story.

So it's always good to leave yourself an alternative.

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Kitahara Kaede tidied up his house and then went to Konoha's library.

This is also one of the public service facilities built in the second generation.

They have collected a large number of books, ranging from general books to those related to ninjutsu.

The common explanation is that it was a place to improve the villagers' cultural literacy, but the real explanation is that it contained books related to ninjutsu, etc., so that ninjas could come and learn on their own.

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The library has three floors in total.

The first floor is open to the villagers, while the second floor contains some ninjutsu-related content, but there aren't many books on ninjutsu.

Therefore, students from the Ninja Academy can also borrow books here.

However, the third floor mainly contains various ninjutsu books, which cannot be taken out of the library and are also prohibited from being copied.

The library initially required each clan in Konoha to contribute a portion of their content. Although no core information was contributed, this made the library the place with the most information on various clans in Konoha.

However, it is open to the ninjas of Konoha.

Kitahara Kaede gently pointed to the headband on his forehead, and the librarian in charge of guarding it immediately let him go upstairs.

After Kitahara Kaede was taken out of the laboratory, the Third Hokage trained him for a period of time before throwing him into the library.

It contains some knowledge of Wood Release, but it's useless for ordinary ninjas without the Wood Release bloodline limit.

So he learned everything on his own.

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However, Kitahara Kaede didn't come looking for information on Wood Release.

He walked along the bookshelves, searching for information related to the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

As they walked around the bookshelf that started with the letter L, Kitahara Kaede suddenly stopped.

Because there was a girl in front of them rolling her eyes, returning a book to the bookshelf.

Graceful and elegant.

"Hinata—" Kitahara Kaede called out the other's name.

The girl with short black hair suddenly turned her head.

Then her face blossomed like a flower bud, instantly conveying her joy at that moment, like a flower in full bloom, a delightful surprise.

"Maple-kun—you're back from your mission?" Hinata said with delight.

During this time, she passed by Kitahara Kaede's apartment several times, only to find that no one was inside. Then she learned that his Class 7 had gone out on a mission.

I didn't expect Kitahara Kaede to come back today.

If I had known she rarely went out, I might have run into her if I had gone to the vicinity of her house.

"I just got back," Kitahara Kaede said.

"Then I wanted to look up some information."

"So……"

Kitahara Kaede paused for a moment.

"So what have you been doing in the village these past few days?"

"Are you getting along well with the members of your new class?"

"Will the teacher be very strict?"

These all sound like ordinary casual conversation.

But that has already satisfied Hinata.

"The students in the new class are easy to get along with, and the teacher is... Ms. Yuhi Kurenai."

"Teacher Hong's illusion magic is very powerful."

Hinata said, "She takes good care of me too."

Is it.

Kitahara Kaede listened to her speak.

Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a while, Hinata had become much more talkative.

So Kitahara Kaede listened to her speak.

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【Kitahara Kaede Observation (^_-) Small Group】

[Dazhuzi Hanhan]: This is really a bit awkward, it reminds me of the days when I first met Mito.

[Big Pillar Silly]: At that time, our Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools had just formed an alliance, and then they arranged for Mito to come over.

[Da Zhu Zi Han Han]: I didn't know what to say to her back then, so I just told her everything, down to the smallest detail...

[Tobirama Senju]: Anika, shut up, I'm still single.

[Big Pillar Silly]: Um... Sorry, Tobirama, I'm not giving you any more dog food.

[Tobirama Senju]: ...It seems I've finally done one thing right.

[Tobirama Senju]: This library was also built at my insistence, and the information collected from various families in the past has finally been developed for future generations to use.

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: Indeed. Culture spreads very quickly.

[Might Guy]: Kakashi, you're lying again! What book are you reading? You're not...

[Kidney Deficiency Fire Shadow]: Shh!

Minato Namikaze: Intimate Paradise?

[Might Guy]: This is Jiraiya.

[Minato Namikaze]: Is this a book by Jiraiya-sensei? Is he still writing books? My Naruto's name is taken from Jiraiya-sensei's "The Story of a Resilient Ninja". I was very moved by that book, and I imagine this one, "Icha-Tsukai-Paradise", will be very moving as well.