"Doesn't seem like there's anything special here..."
Inside the Japanese-style wooden house, from the room with Hirohiko's name on the plaque came Akimichi Choji's slightly disappointed voice through the half-open door.
"The three of them really didn't intend to decorate their rooms at all."
Then, beside Akimichi Choji, Ino Yamanaka looked around the room, whose basic layout was identical to the previous two, and could not help complaining.
After learning that this wooden house was home to a Hokage candidate and the Deputy Captain of the Defense Force, Ino Yamanaka no longer thought its residents could not afford decorations because of the house's simplicity. They truly just lived frugally.
Other than the placement of some small furniture, Uchiha Hirohiko's room was practically identical to the other two, as if they were standard-issue apartments.
The only notable difference was the rather large bookshelf in Uchiha Hirohiko's room, packed full of books.
It was clear that the books had been treated in some way. Though they had yellowed somewhat, they were all remarkably well preserved.
After speaking, Ino Yamanaka shifted her gaze from the desk already occupied by Akimichi Choji and Shikamaru Nara to the bookshelf, then took several steps toward it.
Indeed, there was nothing special, nor had any traces been left behind.
The only thing that seemed to offer a glimpse into Uchiha Hirohiko's identity was this single scroll.
This guy should be a genius of the Uchiha Clan, right?
But why did he seem more like an engineer?
Though Shikamaru Nara said nothing at that moment, he stared fixedly at an unfurled scroll on the desk, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
Originally, he had thought that this Uchiha Clan genius must have something extraordinary about him. But now, from the things left on the desk, he could