Let Uchiha Deal With Uchiha

After changing into his Anbu Gear, Youhu transformed from a handsome Uchiha youth into a handsome Anbu youth.

Walking on the way to their work location, Youhu pressed Kakashi from behind:

"Captain Kakashi, you only told me the story of how you and Obito entered the academy; you haven't told me how the two of you actually became friends."

"Don't be in such a rush..."

Kakashi really wanted to explain the Anbu rules to Youhu, but remembering that his leverage was still in the other's hands, he could only search his memory to tell Youhu a story.

"To be precise, it was me, Obito, and Rin—the three of us became good friends together. That day..."

Kakashi's story was simple. Kakashi, Obito, and Rin had already known each other before entering the Ninja School. At the time, Obito was full of confidence and wanted to challenge Kakashi, but after being easily defeated, he kept coming back for more despite repeated setbacks.

Through this back-and-forth, the two of them became friends.

Rin would watch their bickering from the sidelines, and her companionship eventually became a habit.

After listening to Kakashi's story, Youhu put on a look of epiphany and said, "So, between you and Brother Obito, there was also a girl named Rin. Where is she now? Did you two ever date?"

"Captain Kakashi, you aren't already married, are you?"

Kakashi's expression dimmed, and he immediately shook his head: "Not long after Obito sacrificed himself, Rin also sacrificed herself. Their tombstones are still side by side."

"So that's how it is..."

Youhu's voice grew much quieter, and he immediately offered words of comfort: "Don't be sad, Senior Kakashi. Perhaps there is a resurrection jutsu in the Ninja World. Maybe Rin and Obito aren't dead and are watching over you from somewhere."

"There is no such jutsu in this world. The past is the past, and the dead do not return to life."

Kakashi feigned composure and continued, "What else do you want to hear? I didn't stay in the Ninja School long before graduating. At most, I can tell you a story about a jutsu competition..."

Though he spoke of the impossibility of resurrection, in his heart, he yearned for it deeply.

Captain Kakashi, you really are a tsundere ninja... Youhu looked at the notification on his system panel and muttered to himself.

[Detected host's lie "Rin and Obito will resurrect," gained Kakashi's approval]
[Kakashi has [expectations] for this, rewarded 50 Deception Points]
[Current Deception Points: 364]

To think that just by having Kakashi harbor expectations for a lie, I could gain fifty Deception Points. Is this the power of a high-popularity plot character from the original work?

The Deception Points given are far more than those random passersby within the clan.

It seems I will have to find ways to interact with more plot characters in the future to maximize my gains.

As they continued their journey, Kakashi sorted through his memories and recounted the story of the Jutsu Competition.

The story of the Jutsu Competition was simple: the owner of a ninja tool shop in the village had organized a youth jutsu tournament to promote his business. Obito had been on the verge of winning the competition with his Great Fireball Technique.

However, he failed after being directly interfered with by the aftermath of a technique Kakashi had used—an Earth Style jutsu. This caused Obito to hold a grudge against him for a long time, and Kakashi had been forced to hand over the prize he had won to Obito.

As he spoke, a smile tugged at the corner of Kakashi's mouth, but it vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

If only Obito and Rin hadn't really died, how wonderful that would be. He wouldn't be the walking corpse he was today. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to see this world for Obito, he would have preferred to die by Yamato's blade.

Several minutes later, Kakashi and Youhu arrived at an inconspicuous little house.

Standing before the door, the arrival of the two caught the attention of the Anbu ninja on guard duty.

Upon seeing that the person in the lead was Kakashi, the Anbu guard revealed a chilling smile, then looked at Youhu behind him.

"So this is our new teammate, then."

Kakashi nodded and began to introduce them to the ninja present: "This is Uchiha Youhu, a ninja specifically assigned to our squad by the Hokage. Although he is a Chunin, his strength is already very close to that of a Jonin."

"Youhu, this is Yamato. Don't mind his somewhat stoic face; he's actually a good person at heart, and his strength is not beneath my own."

"Hello, Senior Yamato."

Youhu, of course, recognized Yamato and reached out his hand to speak.

Yamato would later be known as Yamato, the only Wood Style ninja in Konoha. While his strength was worlds apart from the First Hokage, he was an absolute top performer among the Jonin.

More importantly, Yamato possessed Hashirama Cells within his body.

If he could obtain some blood from Yamato, he could begin to perfect the Izuna's Inheritance he had fabricated.

As an Uchiha prodigy who stood on equal footing with Tobirama, it was perfectly reasonable for Uchiha Izuna to have conducted research on Hashirama Cells.

Yamato scratched his head, shook hands with Youhu, and said:

"Youhu, I'm very glad you could become our teammate. Since I heard you used to work in the Security Force, could you ask your former superiors and colleagues to stop investigating the bookstore?"

"Our work cannot function without the help of Icha Icha Paradise..."

"..."

Youhu fell silent instantly. Just how thick was Yamato's skin that he could say something like that with a straight face?

What did he mean by "cannot work without Icha Icha Paradise"? I think you're just sexually repressed.

Youhu looked toward Kakashi for help, but the latter merely revealed an expression of being long accustomed to this. Youhu could only chime in:

"If I have the chance, I will certainly pass the message along to the Clan Head. However, the Clan Head is quite displeased with me, so he might just directly seal off the bookstore that Senior Yamato frequents."

"Forget it then, though secret trading isn't entirely out of the question."

Yamato revealed a look of regret.

"Don't lead Youhu astray..."

Kakashi stepped in to stop the embarrassing Yamato, then immediately began explaining the work-related matters:

"Youhu, since this is your first time here, you might not know the Anbu Work Content."

"Anbu work is actually quite similar to the Guard Division; usually, it involves patrolling and monitoring surveillance."

"A squad consists of twelve people. Each patrol is conducted in pairs moving throughout the village, and each shift lasts about twelve hours..."

"As for monitoring surveillance, only two people are needed to take turns on duty."

"The person on duty today is your clan member, Uchiha Itachi. If there is anything you don't understand, you can go ask him. You two Uchihas should be able to get along."

After explaining the key points of the job, Kakashi was pestered by Yamato to go buy Icha Icha Paradise. Leaving behind an Anbu Work Manual, he departed from the area.

Youhu picked up the Anbu Work Manual, pushed open the door to the duty room, and walked inside.

Stepping into the room, a series of colorful screens came into view. These screens were connected to surveillance cameras throughout the village, helping the Hokage monitor all of Konoha.

A large amount of the footage looked somewhat familiar to Youhu; they were scenes of the Uchiha District. In other words, this place was actually a station for monitoring the Uchiha District as well.

What surprised Youhu the most was that Uchiha Itachi was sitting right in front of these screens, and he himself would also be sitting here to monitor them.

This meant that the ninjas responsible for monitoring the Uchiha District, aside from some ordinary Anbu, actually included two Uchihas.

This was the Third Hokage's strategy: let the Uchiha deal with the Uchiha.