Top-Tier Observation Haki, First Encounter with the Second Hokage's Three Guards

"Ding, Observation Haki is upgrading. Please wait..."

As the system's voice rang out again, Takenaka Kaguya felt his consciousness and sensory abilities rapidly improving.

"This feeling really is wonderful."

Takenaka Kaguya could not help murmuring.

About ten minutes later, the system's voice sounded again. "Ding, Observation Haki has upgraded to the top tier. Please try it yourself, host."

Whoosh!

Upon hearing that the upgrade had succeeded, Takenaka Kaguya immediately let out a sigh of relief. Then, he could not wait to find out what was so special about his top-tier Observation Haki.

With a thought from him, the range his Observation Haki could monitor began to expand. Within the area covered by his top-tier Observation Haki, he could even clearly hear everyone's inner thoughts.

"The monitoring range of top-tier Observation Haki can almost cover all of Konohagakure. It can even hear other people's thoughts. That means every lie will have nowhere to hide before me."

Takenaka Kaguya was immensely satisfied. This top-tier Observation Haki suited him perfectly. Not only could it eavesdrop on other people's thoughts, but it could also glimpse the future for a brief moment.

Although it only lasted about one second, one second was enough for him to do many things when he went all out.

Whoosh!

After exhaling another breath of stale air, Takenaka Kaguya smiled in satisfaction.

He then took a bath in his room, changed into a set of ordinary clothes, and finally left.

The longer he walked through Konoha's streets, the more he understood why Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had once set aside the hatred between their clans to build Konohagakure together.

On the bustling streets, cries of vendors could be heard everywhere. Along the way, the laughter of many Konoha children continuously reached him through his top-tier Observation Haki. Those carefree smiling faces suddenly made him feel that living in a village like this forever did not seem so bad.

Suddenly, three little boys ran quickly toward him. As they chased and played around, one of them crashed straight into Takenaka Kaguya.

Fortunately, he grabbed the boy and kept him from falling.

"I'm sorry!"

After being steadied by him, the child hurriedly apologized.

Just as Takenaka Kaguya was about to say it was fine, he suddenly realized that this child looked somewhat familiar.

His eyes narrowed slightly. Then he looked at the other two children, and the appearances of three people who would become famous in the future instantly surfaced in his mind.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konohagakure; Shimura Danzō, the Pot Kage; and Kagami Uchiha, the only Uchiha whom Tobirama Senju did not dislike.

Looking at these three little brats who were not even six years old, Takenaka Kaguya's lips curled slightly upward. He reached out and rubbed each of their heads before saying with a smile, "It's fine, but there are a lot of people here. Don't chase each other around here anymore. It would be bad if you ran into an old person or another child."

Hearing this, and having their heads inexplicably rubbed by a stranger, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha politely bowed. "We're sorry. We won't do it again."

Shimura Danzō, however, looked at Takenaka Kaguya with displeasure. "We've already apologized, so stop lecturing us."

As expected, I couldn't bring myself to like Danzo when I watched Naruto. Now that I've actually met him, he's still an annoying brat.

"Heh, kid, you're pretty bold. Do you know what happened to the last person who spoke to me like that?"

Takenaka Kaguya suddenly sneered. He possessed Conqueror's Haki, and though he still could not control it, the faint pressure it gave off was not something the current Shimura Danzō could withstand.

Shimura Danzō suddenly felt as though something terrifying had fixed its gaze on him. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead and back.

In the end, he bent over and apologized to Takenaka Kaguya. "I'm sorry. I was wrong."

Seeing Danzo suddenly act strangely, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha hurriedly stepped in front of him and apologized to Takenaka Kaguya again. "Sorry, Danzo didn't mean it."

Well, he had to admit that bullying the future Pot Kage of Konoha felt pretty good.

Takenaka Kaguya smiled again and rubbed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha's heads once more before saying cheerfully, "It's fine. He's still just a child, after all. I won't hold it against him.

By the way, meeting is fate. What are your names?"

"My name is Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"I'm Kagami Uchiha."

"I... I'm Shimura Danzō."

The three little boys introduced themselves in turn. The first two wore smiles on their faces, while the last still looked at Takenaka Kaguya with some fear.

Hearing that, Takenaka Kaguya knew he had not mistaken them for someone else. He nodded with a smile. "Hello, I'm Takenaka Kaguya. It's nice to meet you."

"Ah, Takenaka... Big brother, are you from the Kaguya Clan?

Does that mean you're from Kirigakure in the Land of Water?"

Kagami Uchiha suddenly pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō back, staring at Takenaka Kaguya vigilantly as he sought confirmation.

"That's right. I'm from the Kaguya Clan of Kirigakure."

Takenaka Kaguya did not hide anything and nodded with a smile.

The clans Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō belonged to would, by the time Hiruzen Sarutobi became a Jonin and the Third Hokage of Konoha, become Ninja clans second only to the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan.

But at present, those two clans were still very weak, not even comparable to the Inuzuka Clan or the Aburame Clan.

Kagami Uchiha, on the other hand, might not have become a Ninja yet, but the Uchiha Clan was still one of the strongest Ninja clans in the world. It was therefore not strange that he knew the Kaguya Clan's name.

"Then you're one of the people who came to our Konoha for the Five Kage Summit? You look so young. Did you come with Lord Mizukage?" Kagami Uchiha boldly asked again.

"Yes, I'm Lord Byakuren's guard," Takenaka Kaguya said with a smile.

"My goodness, you don't look much older than us, yet you're actually Lord Mizukage's guard...

No, wait. Takenaka Kaguya... I think I've heard my father mention that name."

Kagami Uchiha spoke in amazement, then began thinking over the name.

A moment later, he hurriedly pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō back again. He was so agitated that his eyes began to change, turning blood-red as a black tomoe appeared in each eye.

"Oh? Interesting. I didn't expect you to awaken the Sharingan!"