"So Yuhara-sama has not had any contact with the ninjas of Takigakure beforehand, and emergencies in Chunin Ninja Exams happen without warning?"
In the wards of Konoha Hospital and Yuhara, two ANBU ninjas were questioning him. However, this does not mean that the ANBU had any suspicions about Yuhara. It was just a routine inquiry after the incident. After all, they wanted to collect as many clues as possible to restore the truth of the incident.
"Before Takigakure's Tailed Beast riot, I was suddenly attacked. After an endless battle ended and we withdrew from the battlefield and passed by the Takigakure ninja, he suddenly released Tailed Beast. However, judging from the specific situation at the time, I don't think that was the case. It was a planned attack... Tailed Beast's rampage was very sudden for us, and it was also very sudden for Jinchuriki." Yuhara thought about it carefully, and intuitively speaking, he believed that the first attack was aimed at himself, but the second "Tailed Beast attack" was too sudden.
Obviously, this question was asked to the wrong person. If it was asked to Kakashi, maybe Kakashi knew why Seven-Tails suddenly went berserk, but it was not certain whether he would tell the ANBU the reason. After all, it involved his Mangekyō Sharingan secret.
"Also, just call me Yuhara, no need to call me 'sir'."
Because of his previous performance, Yuhara was keenly aware of the change in ANBU's attitude towards him, but he himself would certainly not get carried away because of this surprise.
The two ANBU ninjas looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Then the ANBU ninja in charge of recording continued to ask, "One more thing. It is said that during the battle with Tailed Beast, you used a weapon named... well, named 'Eight Branches Technique' 's ninjutsu. As expected, that jutsu should be Forbidden Technique that is secretly kept by the village. Under normal circumstances, Konoha Ninja cannot master this Forbidden Technique through reasonable channels. Do you have any explanation for this?"
Yuhara used Forbidden Technique of Konoha in public. Of course, the village needs to ask about it.
"This Lord Orochimaru of Forbidden Technique was taught to me by him before he left Konoha. As for how that adult obtained this Forbidden Technique, I have no way of knowing." Yuhara said.
The transmission channel of Forbidden Technique is very clear, and the unclear part has nothing to do with Yuhara. As for the fact that he called Orochimaru in a more respectful way, this is irrelevant. Judging from the current Konoha public opinion, Orochimaru is not a character that everyone wants to fight, otherwise Jiraiya's first goal would not be to bring back Orochimaru.
"Is it a deal?"
"No, it's a professor..."
It was indeed a deal. The ANBU ninja hit the mark, but he would not admit it. If he admitted it was a deal, then Yuhara would be equivalent to paying something equal to the value of Eight Branches Technique to Orochimaru. This was difficult for him to explain, so he simply refused to admit it... The transaction must follow the principle of equivalence. If it were taught, it would be the "I am happy" principle.
"Is there still any contact between you and Orochimaru?"
"If possible, I hope to be able to contact him. After all, Lord Orochimaru is Konoha, a traitor. No matter what, this matter must be dealt with..."
Although Yuhara's words are correct nonsense, I have to say that they still seem quite competent. It's not that he knows the art of speaking, but that he seems very "sincere".
"Boy, do you have anything else to ask?" Yuhara asked when the ANBU ninja stopped writing.
"No, thank you for your cooperation."
Next, the two ANBU ninjas left the ward in a rather polite manner, which was inconsistent with the inherent image of ANBU being strong and bloody.
This routine interrogation of the ANBU ninjas came and went in a hurry. Of course they were doing their duty, but overall it felt like they were dealing with business matters. The reason Yuhara felt this way was that the ANBU ninjas did not have too much doubt about what he said.
In terms of belief or suspicion, the inquirer is partial to belief. Considering the ANBU identities of the two inquirers, this seems a bit unusual.
"Are you going a little too far..." Yuhara couldn't help but shook his head.
You must know that reputation is cumulative, and this time is different from the previous situation... Anyone who knows how much difference there is between sneaking a kick at Tailed Beast, intercepting Jinchuriki from the side on the battlefield, and transforming into a "monster" of the same size as Tailed Beast and then fighting each other can be distinguished by those who understand.
Although not all ninjas are understanding people, some ninjas are definitely understanding people.
Meanwhile, Hokage's Office.
It is said that whenever a big event comes, there must be a big move, and before the big move, there is bound to be a scene, that is... a meeting.
Third Hokage was tapping his right shoulder with his left fist. The previous battle was not easy for him, or at least it was not as easy as he imagined. This made Lord Hokage realize that he was indeed old.
"Why would a village like Takigakure take advantage of Chunin Ninja Exams's opportunity to secretly send Jinchuriki to Konoha? Was Jinchuriki's rampage an accident or did they have some plan?" After a moment of silence, Utatane Koharu finally couldn't help but ask.
"Judging from the fact that our ninjas have been attacked continuously, it is difficult to say that this incident is accidental. We cannot deceive ourselves about this kind of thing... Takigakure has indeed planned something." Mitokado Homura said.
Konoha is certainly not afraid of the attack from Xiao Ninja Village, but...
"What's the reason? Shinobi World has just restored peace not long ago." Utatane Koharu said.
"There are always some people who are afraid that the world will not be in chaos." Mitokado Homura blocked Utatane Koharu's sentence, but let alone say it, his words can be called Shinobi World's truth.
In this world, as many people want to live a stable life as they want to make big news.
"Whether it is an accident or an intention is not yet certain, and further investigation is needed. But in general, this matter should be suppressed. Even if Takigakure intends to do something, it can only be said to be the personal opinions of some ninjas, which is not the same as Takigakure's overall The body has nothing to do with it...Takigakure will bear the corresponding responsibility, but Konoha will not start a war because of it." Third Hokage stopped the small confrontation between the two consultants and set the tone for what happened before.
"..."
To be honest, this is quite outrageous and seriously inconsistent with the facts. What the consultants said is more reasonable. The incident is obviously related to Takigakure, but with the words of Hokage, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura really have nothing to say.
Because they know that there is nothing wrong with the tone set by Hokage for dealing with the problem. It is not that the current Konoha has no spare power to deal with a small ninja village, but that war never proceeds according to the pre-planned... There is no problem for Konoha to fight Takigakure, but what if a big ninja village sees some excellent opportunity and wants to get involved?
"The most important thing now is to strengthen vigilance and ensure that Chunin Ninja Exams can go through the process smoothly and no more accidents will happen."
Although this time the alliance with Chunin Ninja Exams was already very embarrassing because of the previous accident Konoha, it is precisely because of this that Konoha cannot continue to be embarrassed in the future.
"I heard that Yuhara blocked Tailed Beast from the front?" Mitokado Homura said again.
"Yes, Yuhara basically resisted the rampaging Tailed Beast on his own. If it weren't for him, Tailed Beast would most likely rush into Konoha. It won't be so easy for me to deal with Tailed Beast in the future," Third Hokage said.
"Fighting Tailed Beast head-on, Yuhara already has such strength, it's really surprising."
Third Hokage further explained, "Well, you should have heard that in the process of dealing with Tailed Beast, Yuhara used Eight Branches Technique."
"Let's not discuss the matter of strength. Previously, the only person who mastered Eight Branches Technique from Konoha was Orochimaru. This came from his understanding of Konoha Secret Techniques's snooping and stealing, and now that Yuhara can use this technique, does it mean that the relationship between him and Orochimaru is deeper than we thought?" Utatane Koharu said.
It is impossible for Yuhara to steal Konoha Forbidden Technique through many barriers, so his technique naturally comes from Orochimaru. Whether he says it or not, others can deduce this.
Logically speaking, Konoha Ninja is very powerful. As a high-level consultant, they should be happy. However, specifically, their emotions towards Yuhara cannot be purely happy. After all, Yuhara is not Jiraiya.
"Specifically?" Mitokado Homura asked.
In fact, all three of them understood what this meant, but they were all masters at pretending to be confused, so the communication was slow and slow.
Third Hokage shook his head and then concluded, "It's impossible. Yuhara and Orochimaru are not the same person. He won't be Orochimaru's spy who stayed in Konoha...Yuhara has always had his own ideas, and he will not be dominated by Orochimaru."
Yuhara is a person who has been striving to innovate the system in Konoha. He cannot be a spy of Orochimaru. This is determined by the nature of a person.
According to the two old stubborn consultants, people like Yuhara who are committed to "change" are definitely not serious people, so they doubt Third Hokage's judgment... Regardless of whether they are spies or not, the connection between Yuhara and Orochimaru is very close.
Seeing the expressions of the two consultants and learning their thoughts, Third Hokage continued, "I can't be wrong in my judgment of people."
However, it was okay if he didn't say this. Once he did, the two consultants became even more suspicious. You must know that before Orochimaru betrayed Konoha, Hokage had always been very optimistic about him.
Not only Orochimaru, but also the Sannin who worked hard and pissed themselves every time Naruto...
"Ahem, let's wait for the ANBU's detailed investigation report."
However, there is really nothing to investigate in this matter. It is difficult to catch the "motive" from the clues. It is not difficult to find out how the incident happened, but the ANBU can only do so... It's not that Takigakure ninjas don't cooperate, but they come to Konoha The Takigakure ninjas of were unable to cooperate, because they died suddenly due to "unknown reasons" immediately after the sudden death of Tailed Beast and Jinchuriki. It can be said that they are a whole family.
All that's left is to see how Konoha handles this matter next.
In the next few days, Yuhara stayed in Konoha Hospital to fish, and then according to the news from Tenzo, Chunin Ninja Exams had "successfully" ended... After the Tailed Beast riot, the next exam process was not unpleasant, and after the exam, the ninjas from the foreign village were immediately expelled from Konoha.
Yuhara did not ask whether Tenzo passed the exam because there was no reason for Tenzo to fail the exam. In fact, his idea was correct.
In short, Tenzo has passed through the invincible Genin stage and "transformed" into the most popular Chunin... The reason is very simple. When Tenzo Genin was able to cooperate to kill Kazekage, will he still have this opportunity in the future? This is called the debut and the peak.
However, there is one thing to say. Originally, uniting with Chunin Ninja Exams was a big deal, but now it seems insignificant because of the previous chaos. If Tenzo continues to prepare, maybe by taking advantage of Wood Release's special characteristics, he can participate in the Jonin assessment.
Soon, Yuhara had been lying in the hospital for a week. This morning, Kakashi came to him. It must be said that compared to those ANBU ninjas, Ka was more sensible. He at least knew to bring a fruit basket instead of leaving empty-handed.
"You are quite leisurely, but the village has been quite chaotic these days." After seeing Yuhara, Kakashi immediately started complaining.
Yuhara was writing and drawing on a notebook with a pen. After hearing Kakashi's "accusation", he said without looking back, "Seven days is a good cycle, whether you are hospitalized or in a coma. If it is less than seven days, are you embarrassed... And I am not idle. I am obviously working overtime and working from home."
He was hospitalized due to a work-related injury. He only had clothes to eat and food to eat. How could he leave so quickly?
"So what are you doing?" Kakashi asked.
"Perfecting the ninjutsu that was not completed in the previous battle, that is, some kind of Five Release 'fusion' ninjutsu, but in fact it is not Five Basic Nature Transformations, because it only requires four kinds of Chakra, but this fusion is actually more in line with my world view... Because the last time the technique was unsuccessful, I have to re-study the compounding and balancing ratio of these four Chakra." Yuhara said very seriously.
If the last battle could be regarded as the debut stage of the new technique, Yuhara felt that it was a pity due to its failure or imperfection... After all, it did not have the effect of "wrapping Seven-Tails in a coat and frying it until golden".
"Then if you complete the development of this technique, please let me see it."
"Of course. After the development is completed, I plan to contribute this secret-level compound ninjutsu to the infinite library."
"Are you sure?" Kakashi was obviously stunned.
"Of course." Yuhara knew what Kakashi was wondering about, but he still gave an affirmative answer.
Secret ninjutsu is not just the ultimate move, it can be regarded as the core and lifeline of a ninja's battle, so when it comes to this aspect, they tend to keep it to themselves. However, Yuhara took the initiative to make the ninjutsu he just completed public, which is also a bit counterintuitive.
Well, this is not counter-intuitive, because even if it is the same technique, the effect produced by Yuhara is definitely different from the effect used by others. After all, he is the developer. Furthermore, how many ninjas can learn the multiple compound ninjutsu that requires four Chakra? There are definitely very few ninjas who can master more than four types of property changes, which means that the learning threshold for this technique is ridiculously high.
"Stop talking about this," Yuhara put down the notebook in his hand, and then asked Kakashi, "Regarding the Tailed Beast attack from Takigakure, what are Konoha's plans to do?"
Yuhara had been staying in the hospital during this period, so he didn't have much information, so he simply asked Kakashi.
"The village is preparing to send a special representative to Takigakure, on the one hand, to exchange the bodies and inform Tailed Beast and Jinchuriki of the death, and on the other hand, to conduct accountability and investigation."
Things are not going to be simple. Konoha's reaction can be described as "restrained, rational and with the demeanor of a great country".
Yuhara nodded. It seemed that he was here to solve the problem, not to cause trouble.
"Who is this special representative?" he asked smoothly.
"Shimura Danzō." Kakashi said.
Yuhara: "..."
Withdrawing the preamble, this is just looking for trouble.
Yuhara couldn't help but spread his hands and wiped his face. Could it be that some people who are particularly good at committing crimes seem to be good at investigating cases? Shimura Danzō is responsible for verifying things. He can find a ghost.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Seeing Yuhara's reaction, Kakashi asked.
Kakashi also thinks that Shimura Danzō is quite suitable, not because he respects Danzo, but because he thinks that Danzo has the ability in this area, with both identity and ability. Since Chunin Ninja Exams has been responsible for contacting Takigakure before, isn't such a candidate still suitable?
Incredibly suitable.
"No, this candidate is very successful." What else could Yuhara say? He thought to himself that maybe Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was secretly transferred to Konoha by Danzo, but could he say this out loud?
"When will Danzo leave?" he then asked.
"I don't know, but he should be leaving soon." Kakashi didn't have any definite news about this, and he shouldn't have either... In order to prevent being intercepted, the specific time and route of the high-level trip are kept strictly confidential.
Of course, Yuhara has no intention of intercepting and killing Danzo. Although Danzo arranged for someone to assassinate him before, he doesn't care - not because there are a lot of adults, but because "there are rare things to live in".
Danzo is still useful, but you can't simply kill him. Even if there is a little person who wants to kill Danzo, Yuhara must kill that little person first...Danzo must die in a worthy way, and at the worst, it must be "murderous".
In short, since he heard Danzo's name again, even just based on intuition, Yuhara felt that this Tailed Beast attack was the same as the last Nine-Tails Incident, and it is estimated that there would be no results from the investigation.
After staying in the hospital for a few more days, Yuhara recovered and could no longer live in it, he finally had to leave Konoha Hospital.
He left Konoha Hospital on his front foot, and received a special high-level mission in the following days.
This is not even a task from within Konoha.
The "applicant" of the task is unimaginable and unexpected.