Idiot Kazuha...
What exactly are you plotting? And why...
Why did you come to our Kusagakure? What is your purpose? Besides being Hada Ichiba, who else are you? Watching Hada Ichiba disappear around the corner, Hada Ryuhiko slowly furrowed his brow. His small face was filled with blank bewilderment.
From that conversation just now, Idiot Kazuha could not be trusted.
At this moment, Hada Ryuhiko did not doubt anything Idiot Kazuha had told him, including the fact that outsiders had helped, that the Third Hokage had noticed it, and that he intended to keep it hidden. Hada Ryuhiko believed that Idiot Kazuha had told the truth about everything they had discussed earlier.
But he knew that he still could not trust Hada Ichiba.
Even if Idiot Kazuha had told the truth this time.
At this point, Hada Ryuhiko had finally inferred Hada Ichiba's position within Kusagakure from the information he had gathered.
Hada Ichiba's identity was far more complicated than merely being a member of their Hada Clan.
Perhaps even the Hada Clan's head did not know who this Hada Ichiba truly was.
Hada Ryuhiko now clearly understood that the reason Hada Ichiba had been able to remain in Kusagakure, even taking on the Hada Clan surname, was probably because of his talent.
It was simply because Kusagakure needed his talent.
Not because of his loyalty.
Strictly speaking, Hada Ichiba should not count as a member of the Hada Clan. Though he was one in name and had won everyone's recognition, he was not truly one of them.
Precisely because he was not, Teacher Heyin and the others had investigated him.
And such an investigation should never have been conducted on a clan member. It was an obvious sign of distrust. Most likely, Teacher Heyin and the others even had