Kakashi's face was filled with disbelief, and there was even a hint of anger in his voice.
Obito was his best friend, and his friend had already died as a Konoha hero.
Now Hidezawa brought up Obito again, even making him an attacker. Kakashi truly couldn't understand or accept this point.
"Hidezawa, are you perhaps, mistaken?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also stunned when he heard the name, but then he quickly recalled the origin of Kakashi's eye and understood Kakashi's anger.
After a moment of thought, he reminded him.
"Uchiha Obito died a long time ago, and when he died, his eye… never mind, you should tell us what you found."
"Yes."
Hidezawa knew that this matter wouldn't be easily believed, but he didn't care. He had witnesses and evidence, so he wasn't worried at all.
"After completing my mission, I planned to go home, but I unexpectedly ran into Uzumaki Naruto…"
Hidezawa briefly explained his situation. He wasn't afraid to talk about the Naruto incident at all, and even Hiruzen had no reaction when he heard it.
It was only when he described sensing spatial fluctuations and discovering Itachi that Hiruzen's brows furrowed.
But he quickly regretted it because Hidezawa immediately began to extensively discuss his 'destroying the evidence' plan.
Were these words meant to be said in front of everyone?
Moreover, even if you were trying to deceive people, you didn't need to be so detailed, did you?
His peripheral vision swept towards Uchiha Fugaku, and sure enough, he found that guy's face was now ashen.
And Danzo, though seemingly calm, seemed to have a hint of regret.
As for the others, they were all silent. No one could comment on such a matter.
"Alright, stop."
There was no other way, Hiruzen had to interrupt.
"He was worried you'd destroy the evidence, so he came out?"
"Yes."
Although Hidezawa was a bit helpless at being interrupted, he still honestly nodded.
"And when I saw him, I suddenly realized he possessed a Sharingan, and its form was quite strange."
As he spoke, Hidezawa took out paper and a pen and began to draw. Soon, the form of Obito's Mangekyō was outlined by him.
"It looked something like this. Initially, I suspected this was Uchiha clan's retaliation, after all, I was the examiner for Itachi's Chūnin Exam."
After he handed over the drawn paper, Hiruzen's expression turned grim as he looked at the pattern above.
He then passed it to Fugaku and Danzo respectively. He was now basically certain that this was the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"I apologize. Although I have no intent to accuse, but you seem to have some misunderstanding about us. The Uchiha clan is not that petty."
After Fugaku finished looking at the drawing, he spoke with a solemn expression.
"Moreover, there are no such eyes within the Uchiha clan anymore. It has been a long time since we have had such eyes appear."
"This is indeed a Sharingan, but it's a more advanced form."
Danzo had also finished looking. He deeply gazed at the Uchiha clan, then turned his head to Hidezawa.
"What happened next? How did you think the Uchiha were framing you? How did you determine his identity, and how did you deal with him?"
These three questions were crucial. Only by clarifying these three questions could he perhaps do something to the Uchiha clan.
'The Uchiha clan has been quite restless lately...'
"A more advanced form?"
Hidezawa deliberately blinked, but he didn't press for an answer.
"As for later, I fought him and confirmed that he was indeed using space-time ninjutsu.
However, what's interesting is that his use of space-time ninjutsu seemed relatively slow, and all the chakra fluctuations came from his eye.
Furthermore, only one of his eyes reacted, which led me to conclude that he only had one such eye, and…"
At this point, Hidezawa turned to Kakashi.
"His eye is symmetrical to Kakashi-senpai's. And as far as I know about Uchiha Obito, his body was seemingly never found and buried back in Konoha."
Hidezawa's words left everyone present somewhat silent. Although it might be a coincidence, it indeed provided a direction for speculation, even if far-fetched.
"Moreover, to confirm, we can just let Kakashi-senpai try pushing his Sharingan. Perhaps we can get the answer."
Having Kakashi realize his awakened Mangekyō early, this was one of Hidezawa's best human proofs.
Kakashi's eye had actually already reached that level, but unfortunately, Kakashi was no Uchiha, and no one believed Kakashi could do it and never bothered to inform him about the limits of Sharingan.
It wasn't until he was badly beaten by Itachi that he slowly discovered the potential of his eye. Now, Hidezawa bringing it up early was perfectly fine.
'Framing me?'
'I'll just blast your mask off, hmph!'
"I can help try it."
Fugaku thought for a moment and simply volunteered.
Hiruzen nodded.
"Then, I'll trouble you."
"Kakashi-kun, please relax."
Fugaku came to Kakashi's side, his eyes instantly transforming into the Sharingan-state. Kakashi felt some resistance internally, but in the end, he still nodded.
But just as everyone was watching, Hidezawa suddenly spoke again.
"Moreover, I suspect he is very likely related to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident!"
These words were like a sudden clap of thunder, instantly stunning everyone. Even Fugaku's body stiffened for a moment, but then they instantly erupted into chaos.
"What?!"
"How is that possible?!"
"What exactly is going on with that guy?!"
"Do you even know what you're saying?!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident was the pain of most people in Konoha, as many lost their relatives and friends that night.
That night, they even lost the Fourth Hokage and his wife, causing a temporary talent gap in Konoha.
Even Danzo used it to spread rumors that the Sharingan controlled the Nine-Tails, and everything was the Uchiha clan's fault, essentially to control public opinion and shifting blame.
It could be said that the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident had too great an impact on Konoha.
And now Hidezawa was saying that the mysterious person he encountered was related to that incident. How could they remain calm?
"What exactly do you mean by that?"
Hiruzen's expression also became solemn. He stared intently at Hidezawa and asked.
Tonight, the attack on Uchiha Itachi actually brought up so many problems, it made him feel an unusual headache.
"It's the Flying Thunder God Mark, the jutsu formula."
Hidezawa sighed and explained.
"After that guy appeared using a space-time ninjutsu, I sensed the Flying Thunder God Mark on his body.
Although the Flying Thunder God's markings are different depending on the users, they can be interconnected if one is skilled enough.
The jutsu formula on that guy was not the Second Hokage's, but the Fourth Hokage's.
Combined with the persistent rumors in the village that the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident was caused by the Uchiha controlling the Nine-Tails, it's not hard to say that he was the one causing trouble that night.
And it was by using that very same jutsu formula that I managed to successfully ambush and injure him."
'!!!'
Hidezawa's words left everyone dumbfounded, but upon careful thought, everything seemed to connect perfectly.
The Nine-Tails going berserk was definitely a man-made incident; everyone agreed on this. After all, the Nine-Tails appeared inside the village all of a sudden.
The Sharingan could indeed control the Nine-Tails and was visible in the Nine=Tails' pupil that night. Hiruzen and Danzo had both witnessed Uchiha Madara controlling the Nine-Tails.
The mysterious attacker, possessing the Mangekyō, meant he could do what Uchiha Madara had done.
And he also possessed space-time ninjutsu, which meant he could contend with Minato without losing his life.
'It all matches up, everything matched up perfectly!'
"Ahhh!"
Just then, Kakashi suddenly let out a painful groan, his exposed Sharingan eye seemed stimulated by the insinuation provided by Hidezawa, it started to spin rapidly.
In just a moment, the black three-tomoe instantly connected, and an eye exactly like the shape Hidezawa had outlined was revealed.
And just then, Hidezawa's retina suddenly flickered slightly.
[Task Completed: Defeat the Attacker]
[Task Evaluation: S]
[Reward Gained: 7 Free Points]
[Hidden Task Completed: Expose Uchiha Obito's Identity]
[Task Evaluation: S]
[Reward Gained: 6 Free Points]
[A Special Reward Has Been Granted]
[Wood Style Experience Insight]
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