However, it did not matter!
Uchiha Jin never intended to remain hidden forever; previously, he simply did not want to enter other people's line of sight too early and engage in various performances and schemes with that group of old fellows.
Moreover, exposure also had its benefits; although Danzo would grow increasingly crazy, he could also reap other advantages.
This time, I've really made it big!
With a full eight system rewards, my strength should be able to skyrocket yet again.
Still, I need to stay steady.
I can't claim the rewards directly right now; after all, no one has died at the moment, and nothing tragic has happened to me either.
If I claimed the rewards directly, with the fixed Uchiha Bloodline added every time, my Sharingan would probably jump straight to three tomoe.
There's just no explaining that!
Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.
He kept thinking about how to handle this matter. After all, they were currently on the battlefield, and excessively hiding one's strength was no different from courting death.
Furthermore, he actually did not mind exposing it to these team members, since they had all become his own people.
It was just finding a suitable excuse that actually troubled Uchiha Jin.
Right at that moment, Nara Shikaichi's expression changed slightly.
He cut his palm and directly executed the Summoning Technique.
Bang!
Accompanied by a soft sound, a ninja hawk appeared in place, a letter gripped in its claws.
Takada Fujiwara could not help speaking, "Shikaichi, your Nara clan has summoning beasts too?"
"They're raised within the clan, without too many special abilities." Nara Shikaichi spoke slowly, "Even its intelligence isn't high, and it can't even speak yet."
"Although it seemingly possesses scouting capabilities, its actual utility isn't very high. After all, the Nara Clan's Shadow Secret Technique can already replace sensory techniques to a certain extent."
"So the Nara clan's summoning beasts are generally only used for internal clan communications."
Uchiha Jin nodded. So that was how it was!
No wonder the Nara clan in the original work almost never used summoning beasts from beginning to end.
He asked with doubt, "Did something happen?"
"Heh, truly living up to the clan!" Nara Shikaichi spoke with disdain, "They want me to make friends with you as much as possible."
After saying that.
Without any intention of hiding anything, he handed the letter directly to Uchiha Jin.
Uchiha Jin looked somewhat startled.
He did not put on airs either, taking the letter directly into his hands. After reading it, the corners of his mouth could not help twitching, "The Nara Clan Head's thoughts are quite normal, but this doesn't quite fit his personality."
"If my guess is right, this should be our Hokage-sama's idea."
Nara Shikaichi pondered for a moment and could not help nodding, "When you put it that way, it does sound quite plausible. Our clan head is also someone who detests trouble; he shouldn't do something like this without outsiders interfering."
"Looking at it this way, Jin, your reputation as a genius has completely spread out."
Uchiha Jin remained without joy or sorrow.
Because he had read the original work, he basically had a good grasp of Sarutobi Hiruzen's methods.
Presumably, it was not just the Hokage's side; there was a high probability that within the Uchiha clan, actions might have already begun as well.
Wait...
Uchiha Jin suddenly discovered that there was still a message at the back of this letter. After taking a subconscious glance at it, his entire complexion began to darken.
"Jin, what's wrong?" Nara Shikaichi asked with some confusion.
Uchiha Jin handed the letter back. "Your clan head left further instructions. You should finish reading the letter before we talk."
"Kakashi, Captain Takada, you two should take a look as well."
Nara Shikaichi was stunned for a moment. He truly had not finished reading it just now.
Because he was lazy!
Clever as he was, he figured the subsequent content would most likely be instructions on how he should befriend Uchiha Jin from then on. Considering his current relationship with Uchiha Jin, he felt that content would probably be of little use to him, so naturally he had no inclination to keep reading.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Kakashi and Takada Fujiwara were somewhat startled, but seeing the look in Uchiha Jin's eyes and vaguely sensing that something was wrong, they also began reading this letter alongside Nara Shikaichi.
The content above was utterly explosive!
Aside from the initial instructions for Nara Shikaichi to befriend Uchiha Jin, the latter part vaguely mentioned that Danzo had set his sights on them, and that the ones who had betrayed them this time were members of Danzo's Root.
Immediately following.
Fearing they might not understand what kind of organization Root was, Nara Shikaku introduced Root in detail—especially the leader of Root, Shimura Danzō, covering his character, personality, abilities, background, and specific operations he had executed in the past...
There was only a single objective!
To make Nara Shikaichi truly realize how terrifying Danzo was, and to tell him to be extremely cautious in his upcoming actions.
Of course.
Nara Shikaku also told Shikaichi not to be afraid, explaining that the Uchiha clan was also wary of Danzo stirring up trouble, so an elite squad had already been dispatched and would operate alongside them on the battlefield from now on.
"Danzo? Root?"
"I really never imagined that Konoha would have such a faction!"
"These Konoha high command members, just how do they dare?"
"Hashirama Cells experiments? Taking the opportunity to wipe out the Senju Clan, and Root had a hand in the Uzumaki Clan receiving inadequate rescue as well?"
"And—Hatake Sakumo!"
"Isn't everyone supposed to value the Will of Fire?"
"What on earth is Root?"
Nara Shikaichi's expression turned ugly.
He was clearly frightened by Root, and right now his complexion was terribly grim.
At this moment, his mind went blank, and for a moment he did not even know what to say.
Takada Fujiwara and Kakashi were actually not much better off.
The contents of this letter were explosive. Whether it was Takada Fujiwara, who came from a civilian background, or Kakashi, who was still young at the time, their complexions both began to turn extremely terrible.
Yes!
Nara Shikaku did not know the relationship between Shikaichi and everyone else, so naturally he held nothing back in the letter. From his perspective, Nara Shikaichi, as a clansman, certainly possessed his own value judgments, and moreover, these damned matters had nothing to do with the Nara clan.
On top of that...
The Nara Shikaichi of the near future would most likely cross paths with Root, and understanding it in advance would benefit him.
Therefore, he naturally said whatever came to mind in the letter.
Probably even Nara Shikaku never expected that Nara Shikaichi would directly hand the letter's contents over to Uchiha Jin and the others to read.
"Root? Danzo?"
"So Dad's suicide was actually manipulated by this guy!"
"Truly—damned!"
Kakashi's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire body trembled slightly.
Although Uchiha Jin had not told him the truth earlier, he had actually harbored a few vague suspicions in his heart. Now, this letter from Nara Shikaku truly made him understand everything.
At this moment, he was truly driven to madness!
In the original work.
Kakashi first lost the Fourth Hokage couple, Obito, and Nohara Rin one after another, which ultimately caused Kakashi's spirit to completely collapse, leading him to conclude that he was an ill-fated person.
Even after contacting Root later and understanding the darkness of Konoha, because he was already utterly decadent, he couldn't be bothered to deal with those matters.
Right now, however, it was different!
Young Kakashi had not experienced those losses yet, and was now exposed to the damned mess of Root and Danzo.
It would be a wonder if his worldview didn't shatter!
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