'Did I get blessed by the goddess of luck?'
Looking at his panel, this was Hidezawa's first thought.
Not to mention the large number of Free Points, just the Wood Style Experience Insight was absolutely something he had dreamed of.
However, at this moment, he also had a doubt: 'What type of Wood-style was this?'
He was quite self-aware. Since he intended to retrace Ashura's path, he obviously had a certain understanding of Ashura's power.
And the power of Wood-style, to some extent, was something that mutated from the Divine Tree's power.
This point was useless to him; even if there was an alternative plan, everything still needed to be thought through and practiced.
'But since there's such a good thing, it can also help me create Wood-style faster. Regardless of the effect, at least it looks like it will work!'
After much thought, Hidezawa decided not to think so much.
The meeting wasn't over yet, and he didn't have time to ponder, everything could wait until he had resolved the current issues.
"It really is the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
While Hidezawa was checking his gains, Uchiha Fugaku's head was buzzing.
Looking at Kakashi's eye, with its shuriken-like pattern, his heart felt incredibly complex at this moment.
He even regretted now why he hadn't retrieved this eye back then.
It wasn't that he had too much greed; truthfully, he did have thoughts about this eye, but he also had such an eye himself.
What he was more worried about was the turmoil and problems this eye would bring.
The internal situation of the Uchiha was truly not peaceful right now...
"Mangekyō Sharingan."
Danzo also stared intently at Kakashi's eye, his fists clenched tight.
He had ordered 'Kinoe' to retrieve Kakashi's eye, but he didn't expect 'Kinoe' to let Kakashi go and develop an unwanted will.
Finally, under pressure from his old friend, he was forced to hand over 'Kinoe', which was already a heavy loss for him, as that was a Wood-style ninja.
Now it seemed he had not only lost Wood-style, but he had also lost a Mangekyō Sharingan!
'Damn it... Damn it, damn it!'
Danzo was so angry that he felt like drums were beating in his chest, and subsequently, the Third Hokage fell silent. As for the others, they couldn't utter a word.
Many of their gazes involuntarily turned to Hidezawa, who had ignited everything but stood there calmly as if nothing had happened.
'Is this kid incredibly unlucky or incredibly lucky?'
Simply because of a 'small matter', through analysis and investigation, he had uncovered such a huge incident.
"It can now be basically confirmed who attacked Konoha, caused the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident, and killed the Fourth Hokage couple back then."
After a while, the Third Hokage finally made a definitive statement, but to spare Kakashi's feelings, he continued.
"However, whether he is truly Uchiha Obito is still unknown. Perhaps he obtained Obito's eye, who knows..."
"Hokage-sama, I've been calling him that all along, and he eventually accepted it."
Hidezawa suddenly interjected from the side, then turned to Uchiha Itachi.
"Isn't that right, kid."
"..."
With that one sentence, both Itachi and Hiruzen felt a surge of awkwardness.
Itachi thought, 'You're not much older than me.' while Hiruzen wondered why Hidezawa kept harping on Uchiha Obito.
"Yes, senpai."
However, Itachi still nodded obediently. Earlier, when Hidezawa recounted how he tricked the person out, the plan for destroying the body made him tremble with fear.
He truly felt that if that guy hadn't come out, Hidezawa might have actually gone through with it...
"Without evidence, it's best not to jump to conclusions, after all, Obito was also a hero of Konoha..."
Hiruzen thought, 'Can't you consider Kakashi's feelings?' In truth, he also believed it was Obito.
After all, awakening the Mangekyō was truly not something that could be done casually; it was highly likely that only the real wielder of the eye themselves could do it.
"However, we can follow this line of thought and investigate. Hidezawa, you are the only one who has had contact with him and can contend with him, so this important task will likely fall to you."
"No problem."
Hidezawa nodded. He wouldn't miss such an open opportunity for revenge.
"However, I need some people and some information, as I don't know much about him."
"No problem."
Hiruzen didn't refuse at all; he was also quite angry now.
Provoking Konoha again and again, even causing the death of the Fourth Hokage couple and his wife, they couldn't possibly not seek revenge.
"For personnel, whether Anbu or other ninja, you can apply for their deployment. As for information...
This might be a bit troublesome, but I will do my utmost, even request cooperation from the Uchiha, to satisfy you."
"We, the Uchiha, will cooperate fully!"
Fugaku immediately stated his position. Regardless of what he truly thought internally, he had to make a statement at this moment.
"Good."
Hiruzen nodded. He scanned everyone present, then said in a deep voice.
"Until there is a clear result regarding today's matter, I do not wish for any unrest in Konoha. This incident has too great an impact.
I believe everyone understands this. So, I ask for your cooperation."
"Understood, Hokage-sama!"
Everyone present immediately nodded in understanding. The impact of this matter was indeed quite significant, especially since it involved the Nine-Tails and the Fourth Hokage.
If things were to go awry before a clear conclusion, then no one knew what the outcome would be or how public opinion would shift.
Everyone present was well aware of this principle of confidentiality.
"Hokage-sama, I will organize the information later, but I've already thought about the personnel. Can I submit the request for deployment now?"
Just then, Hidezawa spoke again, and Hiruzen nodded.
"Tell me, who do you plan to request? However, I recommend Kakashi; he has the other Sharingan."
"Kakashi-senpai is naturally someone I need."
Hidezawa also didn't refuse. Since he was going to annoy Obito, he would see it through to the end.
"Besides that, I hope to deploy Anbu's Uchiha Shisui and Uzuki Yugao. They are my teammates. In addition..."
"I hope for the addition of Tenzo."
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"Mangekyō Sharingan, huh..."
Later in the evening, after the meeting, at the Root Base.
Danzo sat there silently, his mind constantly replaying the image of Kakashi's eye.
His inner rage had not subsided with the passage of time; instead, it grew more intense.
In his view, it should have been his, but Kinoe's betrayal had caused everything to come to naught!
He truly couldn't let go of such a thing, nor could he even begin to forgive it.
"Danzo-sama..."
Just as he was at his angriest, Aburame Tatsuma suddenly walked in from outside.
"Speak."
Danzo was fuming, but he still forcibly suppressed the eruption of his anger.
"The things in Sunagakure has been investigated, and it is indeed as Shigen Hidezawa said."
Tatsuma could feel his boss's anger, and he quickly spoke in a low voice.
"Ebizo seems to be preparing something, and Pakura has also largely aligned herself with Ebizo and Chiyo.
Furthermore, according to reports from our embedded personnel, Ebizo has contacted us, asking for some resources and wanting us to confirm something.
However, we still need to confirm further, after all..."
"I understand."
This news finally calmed Danzo's furious face.
Although he was confident that he held Hidezawa's weakness, his suspicious nature meant he would never fully trust, so he would naturally conduct further investigations.
As things stood, it seemed everything was moving in a good direction.
'That kid seems trustworthy after all.'
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