Chapter 190: Suspicion
Late at night, in the Hokage's office in Konoha Village.
"Hiruzen, you haven't slept for days. If this goes on..." Koharu Utatane said, her heart aching for her weary comrade.
Hearing her words, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and smiled at her, then sat there motionless, continuing to wait for news from the Eastern Army.
The office fell silent. After a while, Koharu Utatane couldn't help but ask again, "Do you think that child, Kyosuke, can complete the mission of assassinating the Mizukage? You know, that's the Mizukage."
Hearing this, the other few wanted to say something, but in the end, they did not.
As she had worried, even though Kyosuke's strength had been proven through a series of dazzling military achievements, and his strength would be further improved after studying the forbidden jutsu scroll, the众人 still had no confidence that he could defeat or even kill the Kage of a village.
But the situation had reached this point. If he didn't go, would Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, have to personally go to the battlefield again? If an accident were to happen, Konoha might as well just surrender.
After a long silence, it was Danzo on the side who spoke. "I believe in him."
Ignoring the strange gazes of the others, Danzo continued, "With the courage Kyosuke has shown, even if he can't defeat Yagura, I believe he can at least die with him. Let's just wait for the good news."
Seeing Danzo say this, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but be about to speak, but just then, a series of urgent knocks suddenly came from the door.
In an instant, everyone's expression was one of solemnity. Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, hurriedly said, "Come in."
Creak. The door opened, and an Anbu with a mask slowly walked in. He knelt on one knee and said in a respectful tone, "News has come from the Eastern Army."
"Quick, bring it over."
"Yes, sir."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, at this time, could not care about the dignity of the Hokage. He snatched the intelligence scroll from the Anbu's hand and began to read it carefully.
When he saw the news that Kyosuke had successfully killed the Mizukage, Yagura, a look of wild joy instantly appeared on his face. But when he read the news that Kyosuke was suspected of having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, the excited expression on his face changed in an instant.
Seeing the constantly changing expression on their old comrade's face, the other three were so anxious that they couldn't even sit still.
"Hiruzen, stop keeping us in suspense. What's the situation?" Homura Mitokado asked with an anxious tone.
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could reply, Danzo stepped forward and snatched the intelligence scroll from his hand.
Then, to Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane's confusion, Danzo's expression was almost exactly the same as Hiruzen Sarutobi's. It was first wild joy, and then incomparable gravity.
"Damn it," the rather bad-tempered Koharu Utatane said, learning from the previous Danzo, and stepped forward and once again snatched the intelligence scroll into her own hands.
As for her, she was much more considerate. Without waiting for Homura Mitokado on the side to ask, she directly opened the scroll and began to read it with him.
"" After a quick look, the two of them, like Hiruzen Sarutobi, fell silent with a serious expression.
Although the successful assassination of the Mizukage was a great piece of good news, compared with the later intelligence, they really didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
Mangekyo Sharingan. The four of them, who had experienced the chaos of Uchiha Madara, had a very deep obsession with these three words.
After a long while, it was Koharu Utatane who spoke first. "Actually, this may not be a bad thing."
Looking at the gazes of her few comrades, she said in a flat tone, "First, Kyosuke has opened the Mangekyo, which means that his strength will be further improved, which is very helpful for the current battle situation."
"Second, from his previous performance, it is not yet to the point where he would do something like Uchiha Madara, so there is no need to worry too much."
To her surprise, Danzo on the side suddenly snorted coldly and said, "You're too naive. It is rumored that the personality of those who have opened the Mangekyo will change greatly. How long has it been since you've seen the current Uchiha Kyosuke? Four years or five years? Do you dare to say you know him?"
"People... change."
Seeing Danzo say this, Koharu Utatane couldn't help but say, "Danzo, haven't you always admired this child?"
"That was then, this is now," Danzo's voice was filled with infinite coldness.
"Danzo, you shouldn't be so suspicious of a comrade who has made great contributions to the village," Hiruzen Sarutobi first reprimanded him, and then said, "At least I believe in this child, Kyosuke. He is different from the other Uchiha clansmen."
With that, without waiting for the others to reply, Hiruzen Sarutobi directly called in an Anbu and ordered, "Send a message to the Eastern Army. After confirming the retreat of the Mist, immediately have Uchiha Kyosuke lead a team to support the northwestern front."
"Yes, sir."
After the Anbu had retreated, Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, "Next, there are still countless battles waiting for Kyosuke. I hope this child can help us achieve victory."
Hearing his words, the other two all nodded. Only Danzo's eyes suddenly flashed with a brilliant light. "That's right, it's a battle. If Uchiha Kyosuke continues to use the Mangekyo in battle, I'm afraid it won't be long before his eyes are useless. At that time, the potential crisis can naturally be resolved."
Having made this clear, Danzo no longer纠结 the matter of the Mangekyo. After a few more discussions, the few of them took their leave.
"According to the intelligence left by my teacher, the Mangekyo does indeed have a risk of blindness. It's just... a pity for this child, Kyosuke."
Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe and looked at the quiet Konoha Village outside his window with a gratified smile.
In early September, after strongly condemning Konoha's assassination of the Mizukage, the Mist completely fell into internal strife.
As for the matter of attacking Konoha, it was directly thrown to the back of their minds. Even though the Third Raikage and Onoki had sent multiple messages, it could not change their minds. For this, the extremely helpless two villages could only hasten their own offensive pace.
In mid-September, Kyosuke, through the intelligence of the spies who had infiltrated the Mist Village, learned that the various clans of the Mist had indeed started a war. Overjoyed, he directly transmitted the intelligence back to Konoha, and at the same time, he was preparing to set off for another battlefield.
At the end of September, the well-prepared Eastern Army, under Kyosuke's leadership, marched toward the Land of Grass.
At the same time, the intelligence of Kyosuke's victory over the Mizukage, Yagura, also spread throughout the entire ninja world.
In the Land of Grass, in the underground cavern of the Kannabi Bridge.
A white, humanoid object was chattering to a frail old man.
"Madara, that brat has killed the Mist's Yagura. It seems your worries were not wrong," this white creature was none other than the real White Zetsu.
"Heh," the old man said with a contemptuous laugh, and then he slowly said, "The 'strongest genius of the Uchiha' has not disgraced this name."
"Right, how is the matter I asked you to investigate before?" the old man asked White Zetsu.
"It's been investigated. His closest blood relative is his cousin, a waste named Uchiha Hiroshi. At this time, he is on the battlefield not far away," White Zetsu said.
"Find a chance to kill him to eliminate future trouble," the old man said.
Nodding, White Zetsu suddenly seemed to have remembered something and added, "Right, there is also a little girl there who has a good relationship with Uchiha Kyosuke. Should we use her to do something?"
"A little girl... what's her name?"
"I think it's called Uchiha Nagisa."
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