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"It's still hard to say whether it's Orochimaru or not."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him and said, "But there are some ways to find out the identity of the second Wood Release ninja."
"Hiruzen, do you have any leads?"
Danzo Shimura volunteered, "You can leave this to me, as long as you let me mobilize the original Root ninjas."
"unnecessary."
Hiruzen Sarutobi refused without hesitation, "But there is one thing I really need your help with."
"what's up?"
Danzo Shimura, settling for second best, said...
It is clearly unlikely that the root can be restored in one go.
He only mentioned it briefly.
But as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi has something to do, sooner or later, he and his Root will return.
Do you have Sharingan?
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked slowly.
"Hiruzen, what do you mean?"
Danzo Shimura was startled and asked.
"You know what I mean."
Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and said, "I'm not making it clear to give you face."
"Although I don't like the Uchiha clan, I would never lay a hand on them and steal their Sharingan!"
Danzo Shimura said righteously.
He would never hand over the Sharingan.
He didn't have many Sharingan to begin with; it was the result of him accumulating them over many years.
In the original work, he possessed the Sharingan, which he acquired during the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
"You really won't tell?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened.
"Hiruzen, do you really have to push me to this point?"
Danzo Shimura felt a tremor in his heart and asked with great grief and indignation.
"You'd better watch yourself!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for two seconds, then turned and left.
Ultimately, he couldn't bring himself to kill his old friend of several decades.
His original idea was to investigate the whereabouts of the Sharingan in order to find out the identity of the second Wood Release ninja.
Hiruzen Sarutobi implicitly acknowledges that this Wood Release ninja had a transplanted Sharingan, rather than being born with it.
Given the relationship between Shimura Danzo and the Uchiha clan, it's hard to imagine them cooperating.
However, Danzo Shimura was uncooperative, making it difficult for him to launch an investigation.
The best course of action now is to search Konoha Village and the surrounding area to see if we can find any trace of this Wood Release ninja.
"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"
Danzo Shimura stood there, trembling, and roared.
He already sensed that his relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi had come to an end.
"It seems we'll have no choice but to use Kotoamatsukami then!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes.
He originally intended to use it on Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he was afraid that Hiruzen Sarutobi was too strong and could resist Kotoamatsukami.
Therefore, he ultimately set his sights on Tsunade.
But now is not the time.
To avoid being discovered by the Uchiha clan, he would wait until the day the Fifth Hokage was actually chosen.
……
Ninja Academy.
"Kitazawa, thank you for today."
Kakashi Hatake slowly exhaled and said.
"There's no need to thank me."
Kitazawa said nonchalantly, "We are all ninjas from Konoha Village, and we should fight the enemy together."
"Not only that mysterious masked man, but also this knife you gave me."
Kakashi Hatake added.
The sword, reforged from the Raikiri Kiba, also possesses the ability to attract lightning, and its value is no less than that of a chakra metal sword.
He owes Kitazawa a huge favor.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have accepted it, but he genuinely liked the ninja sword.
Since he had already accepted it, he didn't stand on ceremony.
I'll repay Kitazawa's favor next time I have the chance.
"nothing."
Kitazawa waved his hand and said, "Anyway, it's free."
Perhaps because he obtained the Thunder Blade Tooth too easily, he didn't care about the blade.
Besides, ninja swords are actually useless against truly strong opponents.
Even if it's precious, it's still just so-so.
"..."
Kakashi Hatake was speechless.
The way you're saying this makes it sound like Kurosuki Raiga just threw away his Raiga because he had nothing better to do.
He had a feeling of wanting to complain but not knowing how to do it.
"There's one more thing."
Kakashi Hatake took a couple of steps, then suddenly remembered something and said, "I'm planning to take a day off next Tuesday."
"Are you going out on a mission?"
Kitazawa asked with some curiosity.
"No."
Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, "We're going to the memorial stone."
Kitazawa was startled by what he heard.
The memorial stone, also known as the Konoha Village cemetery, is where ninjas who died in battle are placed.
Kakashi Hatake went to the memorial stone, most likely to pay his respects to Rin Nohara.
Without a doubt, under normal circumstances, Obito Uchiha would have gone as well.
Kitazawa suddenly understood why the Kirigakure ninja delegation had arrived so late.
It wasn't that Obito didn't value Raiga Kurosuki and Kiba, but rather that he wanted to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Rin Nohara.
But now that Obito Uchiha is seriously injured, he definitely can't go to the memorial tablet.
"The training in the gifted program is already on track. Missing one day won't have any impact on you."
Kitazawa replied.
"Ah."
Kakashi Hatake paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."
"Although the mysterious masked man is injured, he may return to Konoha to seek revenge after he recovers. We must be careful then."
Kitazawa reminded him.
"I see."
Kakashi Hatake said in a serious tone.
The mysterious masked man will definitely look for him first when he returns to Konoha.
Because he not only cut off his arm, but also plunged a Lightning Release: Lightning Blade into his heart.
"Will he survive with such severe injuries?"
Kakashi Hatake asked thoughtfully.
"Hard to say."
Kitazawa said meaningfully, "The Sharingan combined with Wood Release might provide a special way to save your life."
"Ah."
Kakashi Hatake nodded.
The two returned to the playground and took their respective students to class.
Kitazawa stood not far away, watching Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and the others train.
Each of them is progressing at a different pace.
After nearly a month of training, three people are ready to begin the next phase of training.
Hana Inuzuka, Kiba Inuzuka, and Choji Akimichi.
Choji Akimichi has been learning some of the multiplication techniques recently and has almost mastered them.
There's no need to worry too much about the next stage of training; just continue practicing the Akimichi clan's secret techniques, such as the Human Bomber Tank.
Both Hana and Kiba Inuzuka learned the secret techniques modified by Kitazawa.
One is a quadruple-toothed mandible, and the other is a three-headed hellhound.
Hana Inuzuka has her own ninja dog and, like Choji Akimichi, can learn the Inuzuka clan's secret techniques.
The Inuzuka Kiba is the most troublesome one.
Are we going to get another four-headed hellhound?
But it's meaningless.
An increase in brains does not necessarily equate to an increase in strength.
Kitazawa stroked his chin.
Judging from the current situation, he felt that Kiba Inuzuka lacked offensive capabilities.
Especially after transforming into the three-headed hellhound, the attack methods he can use are extremely primitive.
When Kitazawa tested the chakra attributes of the students in the genius class, he remembered that Kiba Inuzuka's chakra attribute was earth.
So, teach him earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique)?
However, Kitazawa discovered that his Earth Release ninjutsu was not suitable for Kiba Inuzuka.
The reason is that after transforming into a three-headed hellhound, he is unable to perform hand seals.
"An Earth Release ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals?"
Kitazawa pondered for a moment but found he had no good ideas.
He suddenly thought of Painful Feet.
The three-headed hellhound is enormous; if it were to stomp with its forelegs, it would surely produce an effect similar to Painful Heaven's Kick.
For example, the ground cracks and gravel flies everywhere.