But, it doesn't matter!
Uchiha Jin never intended to hide forever. He just didn't want to enter the public eye too early and deal with all the performances and schemes of those old guys.
Besides, there are benefits to revealing himself. Although Danzō will become even crazier, he can also gain other advantages.
"This is great!"
"A full eight system rewards, my strength should surge again."
"But, I need to be steady."
"I can't collect the rewards directly right now. After all, no one has died, and nothing tragic has happened to me."
"If I were to collect the rewards directly, with the fixed Uchiha Bloodline joining each time, my Sharingan would probably jump straight to three tomoe."
"This... can't be explained!"
Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered.
He kept thinking about how to handle this matter. After all, they were currently on the battlefield, and hiding his strength too much would be no different from seeking death.
Moreover, he didn't actually care about revealing himself to these teammates, as they had all become his own people.
He just wanted to find a suitable excuse, which instead stumped Uchiha Jin.
Just then, Nara Shikaichi's expression changed slightly.
He cut his palm and directly used a summoning jutsu.
Bang!
With a soft sound, a ninja hawk appeared on the spot, a letter in its claws.
Takada Fujiwara couldn't help but ask, "Shikaichi, do your Nara clan have summoning beasts too?"
"Trained within the clan, they don't have many special abilities," Nara Shikaichi said slowly. "Their intelligence isn't high either; they can't even speak yet.
"Although they seem to have reconnaissance abilities, their actual use isn't very high. After all, the Nara clan's Shadow Secret Technique can already substitute for sensory techniques to a certain extent."
"Therefore, the Nara clan's summoning beasts are generally only used for internal clan communication."
Uchiha Jin nodded. So that's how it is!
No wonder the Nara clan in the original work barely used any summoning beasts from beginning to end.
He asked curiously, "Did something happen?"
"Heh, as expected of the clan!" Nara Shikaichi said disdainfully. "Asking me to try and befriend you."
After speaking.
He didn't hide anything and directly handed the letter to Uchiha Jin.
Uchiha Jin was a little taken aback.
He didn't hesitate and took the letter. After reading it, the corners of his mouth twitched. "Patriarch Nara's idea is quite normal, but it's a bit out of character for him."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Hokage's idea."
Nara Shikaichi pondered for a moment and nodded. "Now that you mention it, it does sound like him. Our patriarch is also a person who dislikes trouble. He wouldn't do something like this without outside interference."
"Looking at it this way, Jin, your reputation as a genius is truly established."
Uchiha Jin remained impassive.
Because he had read the original work, he basically understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions.
He figured that not only the Hokage's side, but the Uchiha clan itself was likely already taking action.
Wait...
Uchiha Jin suddenly realized there was more to the letter. He glanced at it subconsciously, and his expression turned grim.
"Jin, what's wrong?" Nara Shikaichi asked, confused.
Uchiha Jin handed the letter back. "Your patriarch also left instructions. You should read the letter before you speak."
"Kakashi, Captain Takada, you should both take a look too."
Nara Shikaichi was stunned. He hadn't actually finished reading it.
Because... he was lazy!
Being intelligent, he thought the rest of the content was likely just instructions on how to befriend Uchiha Jin, and considering his current relationship with Uchiha Jin, he felt that content would probably be useless to him, so he naturally lost interest in continuing to read.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Kakashi and Takada Fujiwara were somewhat surprised, but looking at Uchiha Jin's expression, they sensed something was wrong and began reading the letter with Nara Shikaichi.
The content was explosive!
Besides the initial instruction for Nara Shikaichi to befriend Uchiha Jin, it later vaguely mentioned that Danzō had his eyes on them, and their betrayer this time was Danzō's Root.
Following that.
Fearing they wouldn't understand what the Root organization was, Nara Shikaku provided a detailed introduction to Root, especially its leader, Shimura Danzō, covering his character, personality, abilities, background, and past specific actions...
The purpose was singular!
Nara Shikaichi truly recognized the horror of Danzo and was told to be extremely careful with his actions from now on.
Of course.
Nara Shikaku also told Shikaichi not to be afraid, explaining that the Uchiha clan was also worried about Danzo causing trouble, so they had already dispatched an elite squad. From now on, they would be acting together on the battlefield.
"Danzo? Root?"
"I never imagined Konohagakure would have such a force!"
"How dare these Konohagakure higher-ups do this?"
"Hashirama Cells experiments? Seizing the opportunity to kill the Senju Clan, and Root was also involved in the insufficient rescue of the Uzumaki Clan?"
"And—Hatake Sakumo!"
"Aren't we all supposed to uphold the Will of Fire?"
"What is Root, anyway?"
Nara Shikaichi's face was grim.
He was clearly frightened by Root, and his expression was extremely troubled.
His mind was a complete blank at this moment, and he didn't know what to say.
Takada Fujiwara and Kakashi weren't much better.
The contents of this letter were explosive. Whether it was Takada Fujiwara, who came from a commoner background, or the young Kakashi, their complexions had all turned extremely bad.
Yes!
Nara Shikaku didn't know Shikaichi's relationship with everyone, so he didn't hold back anything in the letter. In his opinion, as a clansman, Nara Shikaichi would definitely have his own value judgment. Besides, these messes had nothing to do with the Nara clan.
And also...
Nara Shikaichi would likely encounter Root next, so understanding them in advance would be beneficial.
Therefore, he said everything in the letter.
It was probably unexpected even for Nara Shikaku that Nara Shikaichi would directly hand over the contents of the letter to Uchiha Jin and the others to read.
"Root? Danzo?"
"So my father's suicide was orchestrated by that guy!"
"Damn it!"
Kakashi's eyes were bloodshot, and his body trembled slightly.
Although Uchiha Jin hadn't told him the truth before, he had already had some vague suspicions. Now, Nara Shikaku's letter had truly made him understand everything.
At this moment, he was truly on the verge of madness!
In the original story.
First, Kakashi lost the Fourth Hokage couple, Obito, and Nohara Rin, which led to Kakashi's complete mental breakdown, making him believe he was an unlucky person.
Even after encountering Danzo and understanding the darkness of Konohagakure, he was too dejected to bother with these matters.
But now, it was different!
The young Kakashi hadn't experienced those events. Now, encountering the mess involving Root and Danzo.
It was no wonder he couldn't stay calm!
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