Chapter 505

In fact, Sasuke had been waiting for Hinata and the others to arrive ever since he communicated with Hinata yesterday.

That's right, Sasuke was already prepared to beat up Naruto and Kakashi.

Sasuke's reason for wanting to beat up Naruto is simple: he feels that he and Naruto are lifelong rivals. Now that his strength has greatly improved, if he doesn't show off in front of Naruto, wouldn't that be like wearing fine clothes in the dark?

As for the reason for beating Kakashi ...

Sasuke said he didn't want to tell anyone, as he felt it was a dark history that tarnished the honor of the Uchiha surname.

Although Sasuke didn't have much power, Obito's intelligence network covered the entire Shinobi World, so Sasuke naturally learned about Hinata's abilities from Obito.

One of the few ninjas in the Shinobi World who can fly.

It can also carry people in flight.

So early this morning, Sasuke laid an ambush, preparing to seize an opportunity to attack Kakashi and Naruto.

But considering Hinata's strength...

A cry of an eagle came from the sky. Sasuke raised his head slightly, a playful smile on his lips.

"They've split into teams!"

After deactivating his Sharingan and releasing the Genjutsu controlling the eagle, Sasuke sheathed the Kusanagi Sword and ran quickly in a certain direction.

In the forest, Hinata and Yamato walked side by side, chatting casually.

Yamato is a very easy-going person, but also very boring, because Hinata teased him several times, and Yamato just smiled like a fool without reacting at all.

In this respect, Kakashi performed much better than Yamato.

"Mr. Yamato, did you work in the Anbu before?"

Hinata asked curiously, "I've heard that the work of the Anbu usually involves killing. It's rare that you can maintain such an optimistic attitude."

Yamato was a little embarrassed and said shyly, "My abilities are rather special, so I generally don't take on missions that are too dangerous."

Is that so?

Hinata understood somewhat.

After all, it's Wood Release ability. Although Yamato is relatively weak, he is still Hashirama Senju's bloodline limit.

If Yamato had been in frequent contact with foreign ninjas, his information would have been exposed long ago, and Hinata wouldn't have been completely unaware of it.

Moreover, once a bloodline limit like Wood Release is exposed, it will attract the attention of other ninja villages.

As a 'research subject,' Yamato holds a very special position in Konoha. Even the Third Hokage probably considered replicating a ninja like Yamato!

Yamato continued, "Although I've left the familiar Anbu, I'm very happy to Kakashi Kakashi-senpai's team."

Hinata looked at Yamato with a hint of heartache.

Hinata always felt that the scene where Danzo arranged for Yamato to Yamato the Third Hokage, only to be saved by Kakashi, was definitely a show put on by those two old foxes to test Kakashi.

At that time, Kakashi had already begun to suspect his father's death and had been secretly investigating the matter. Danzo also tried to win Kakashi over and under the guise of this incident and had done a lot of badmouthing of the Third Hokage.

However, anyone with a sound mind should know that Yamato, who was just a child at the time, could not possibly have assassinated the so-called 'strongest' Third Hokage.

Even though Yamato possessed the First Hokage's Wood Release.

As for the incident after the assassination, where the Third took Yamato from Danzo, that's even easier to explain.

How could the Third, who was known as the "Shinobi Hero," allow Danzo to run Danzo without having any spies within Root?

The Third Hokage probably knew about Yamato's existence a long time ago!

Yamato, on the other hand, is clearly naive and knows nothing. He is another Konoha Ninja who has been thoroughly brainwashed!

Hinata, with her Byakugan activated, looked slightly doubtful and said, "Seriously, can we really find Sasuke like this?"

Yamato honestly confessed, "Ever since Sasuke was declared missing-nin, the village has conducted a comprehensive analysis of Sasuke."

"Huh?"

Hinata was stunned and asked, "Is that so?"

Yamato explained, "Of course, this is usually the work of the Anbu."

"Analyzing the abilities of enemy ninjas will help us complete our mission more effectively."

"A ninja's ability is not only reflected in strength, but also in personality. Take Kakashi- senpai for example, when he gets serious, he is like a completely different person from when he's not doing anything else."

After a pause, Yamato continued to explain.

"Sasuke carries the honor of the Uchiha clan. He is arrogant, conceited, self-centered, and deeply proud of the power of his Sharingan."

"Sasuke is determined to investigate Itachi's information, and under normal circumstances, he will carefully hide himself. Kakashi- senpai said that Sasuke is an excellent ninja."

"Now that Sasuke has chosen to expose himself, it seems to us that he most likely wants to fight Naruto!"

Hinata: "..."

That sounds like it makes a lot of sense.

In the Original Story, although Sasuke always acted as if he couldn't be bothered with Naruto, he was always very excited to fight Naruto every time they met.

Now that Sasuke's strength has greatly increased and he is arrogant and invincible, what use is this power if he doesn't beat Naruto to a pulp?

"That means..."

Hinata suddenly realized something.

"That's right!"

Yamato glanced at Hinata and said approvingly, "Our group is actually responsible for support, while Kakashi- senpai's group is responsible for luring the enemy. Sasuke is not a sensory ninja; his only means of reconnaissance is to control animals using the Sharingan's Genjutsu."

"If Sasuke is targeting Kakashi and Naruto, at this distance, he absolutely won't be able to sense our presence!"

"Of course, all of this is still just speculation, so 'searching' is also one of our tasks."

Hinata nodded slightly. A novice ninja like Sasuke was too easy to target.

It seems that ninjas need more than just strength.

While personality analysis can only help with tactical planning, the actual battle still depends on the ninja's skill.

But it's kind of scary to think about when someone is studied so thoroughly.

Hinata suddenly asked, "Then how does the Anbu perceive my personality?"

Yamato looked at Hinata and shook his head, saying, "We can't understand you!"

"No way!" Hinata clearly didn't believe it.

"It's true!"

Yamato quickly said, "Don't you realize? You're actually a very contradictory person."

"In every respect!"

Hinata: "..."

Hinata reflected on her life and felt that she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper!

Cute, kind, innocent, naive... all the wonderful words could be used to describe myself, right?

Yamato must be lying!

'Boom—'

Just as I was about to say something, a loud explosion suddenly came from afar.

Hinata and Yamato quickly jumped up into the tree to check, and in the distance, a wisp of black smoke was faintly rising from the forest.

This is far beyond the detection range of Hinata's Byakugan; no wonder she didn't see Sasuke.