"Genjutsu?" There was a hint of confusion in Third Hokage's tone. "Genjutsu is a technique that directly affects the five senses of the ninja. How could it be captured with a camera?"
"I don't know exactly how it works, but I know it can be done..."
Shikaru Nara's voice suddenly became deeper. She took out a grass-green wallet from her pocket, took out a small photo with a black metal frame, and carefully handed it to Third Hokage's hands.
The moonlight is very bright tonight, and with the dim lights around, Third Hokage can still clearly see the small photos in the frame even if his eyes are dim.
It was a place he was particularly familiar with, belonging to Hokage's office, and the owner of the photo, Shikaru Nara, was wearing a bamboo hat belonging to Hokage and sitting on the seat where he sat.
There were documents and books piled around, and on the wall behind there were five photos that were almost too small to be seen, but Third Hokage recognized them. They were First Hokage, his teacher, himself, Minato, and Tsunade.
Behind the front, five photos surround a window. Outside the window is the scenery of Konoha, which is prosperous and beautiful.
He raised his head and looked at Lu Yu's slightly red face.
"Well, the dream that every Konoha Ninja has is to be a Hokage..." Her fingers rubbed the small purse, making it full of wrinkles.
I don't know if it was her actions, red cheeks, or the photo, but Third Hokage laughed softly.
"It seems that I have never lent you a bamboo hat or let you sit in that seat before." His voice also became softer. "And the furnishings there are different from the current furnishings..."
After looking at this photo carefully, Third Hokage finally realized something was wrong.
That room is really Hokage's office. Although there are some slight differences in the furnishings, overall they are pretty much the same. There are even some small details that no one usually notices, and they are perfectly present in the photos.
Even the scenery outside the window is exactly the same.
"Yes..." Shikaru Nara nodded, her mouth curved, and she said, "This photo was taken in Genjutsu."
"When I was Genin, the teacher asked us what our dreams were for the future."
"I want to change the village, to make the villagers and ninjas live a better life, and to put a smile on everyone's face."
"The teacher said that this is a dream that is difficult to realize. To realize it, you must first become Hokage."
"Another member of the team asked me if I wanted to try what it was like to be Hokage."
"I said I wanted to, and he released Genjutsu on me. I sat where you were sitting, surrounded by books and documents."
"Uchiha Jie." Third Hokage interjected, "You are Xiaohuang's team member, so the one who releases Genjutsu for you should be Uchiha Jie."
"Yes, I was really shocked at that time. I suddenly appeared in that seat in an instant. He stood aside with a smile, pretending to be my Anbu and guard, and even put on your bamboo hat for me..."
"After some time, he came to me and asked me if I wanted to give it a try, his attempt at the development of Genjutsu."
"It was this familiar scene again. I was surprised to find that he had a camera in his hand. He asked me to dress up and sit in your seat, and then took this photo of me."
After Shikaru Nara finished speaking, he took the photo from Third Hokage, wiped it, and put it back into his wallet.
"Uchiha Jie brought the camera into Genjutsu?"
Third Hokage frowned, thinking over and over what Shikaru Nara just said, and asked again:
"Is it Genjutsu, or a camera?"
"It should be Genjutsu. That camera was just an ordinary camera. It seemed that Jie broke it quickly. He didn't feel bad at all when he threw it away." Shikaru Nara replied.
"What about Genjutsu?" Third Hokage asked.
"Lord Hokage, the inheritance Jie left to me first passed through the hands of Root, and then passed through the hands of Anbu before being handed over to me."
"Jie's house was ransacked from top to bottom. His clothes and books were thrown everywhere. Even <Will of Fire> on the desk was stepped on by someone who didn't know who it was."
"All the scrolls about Ninjutsu or Genjutsu are gone. In the end, the only one I could get was the one whose surname was specified in the inheritance and was to be handed over to me. That scroll was also Root and Anbu have been opened and checked. You should know that there is nothing related to Genjutsu in it, only some knowledge closely related to my Kekkei Genkai."
"And that scroll is not in my hands now, it was borrowed by Mr. Clan Head..."
"I understand."
Third Hokage took a deep breath of cigarette, waved his hand, and asked Anbu to leave the scene with Shikaru Nara. He already thought that the spy was not Shikaru Nara, so he did not plan to ask any more questions.
The more they talk, the easier it is for the smart Nara Family to guess something. Although they have always been Hokage's die-hard loyalists, they are only Hokage's die-hard loyalists. Of course, he can trust them on major matters in the village, but if he has to rely on them for everything, then what's the point of Anbu's existence.
"Itachi, what do you think?" he asked.
Uchiha Itachi didn't know when she knelt down in front of him again, frowning, obviously thinking about what Shikaru Nara had just revealed.
"No need to give your opinion, you can also talk about Uchiha Jie."
"Yes." Uchiha Itachi responded:
"Brother Jie is not very good at Taijutsu, but he has researched Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, especially Genjutsu. He always develops some weird Genjutsu."
"Not just for fighting, he even developed a Genjutsu game, which was once very popular among children, but was soon stopped by the angry family Clan Head."
"They thought that the Genjutsu that Brother Jie made was just a plaything, but they still kept some of the Genjutsu that he researched. According to them, the preserved batch of Genjutsu is still very valuable."
However, Anbu did not find such a batch of Genjutsu scrolls from Uchiha Jie, and Third Hokage frowned.
Although the first two possibilities proposed by Shikaru Nara cannot be completely ruled out, he still couldn't help but believe in the third conclusion.
Genjutsu, but what those evil Uchiha are best at.
But looking at Uchiha Itachi in front of him, he thought again that Uchiha Clan had perished and all the inheritance had been accepted by the village. However, these inheritances were not completely accepted by him, but...
Danzo.
Root participated in the peripheral battle and was among the first people to enter the battlefield. Danzo was more vigilant and understanding of Uchiha than he was. Of course he knew what the most valuable things were.
For example, Sharingan.
For example, there was a scroll that he had never seen before but was confirmed to exist by Uchiha Itachi.