"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 muttering.
About ten minutes later, the system's voice came again. "Ding, Observation Haki has been upgraded to Advanced Observation Haki. Please try it yourself, host."
"Whew!"
Upon hearing that the upgrade had succeeded, Takenaka Kaguya immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then, unable to wait any longer, he wanted to test what was so special about his Advanced Observation Haki.
With a thought from him, the range Observation Haki could monitor began to expand. Within the area covered by his Advanced Observation Haki, he could even clearly hear everyone's thoughts.
"The monitoring range of Advanced Observation Haki can practically cover all of Konohagakure. It can even let me hear other people's thoughts. With this, no lie can hide from me."
Takenaka Kaguya was immensely satisfied. This Advanced Observation Haki suited him perfectly. Not only could it eavesdrop on other people's thoughts, but it could also let him glimpse the future for a brief moment.
Although it lasted only about one second, for him, a second was enough to accomplish many things when going all out.
"Whew!"
After letting out another breath of stale air, Takenaka Kaguya smiled in satisfaction.
Afterward, he took a bath in his room and changed into a set of ordinary clothes before finally leaving.
The longer he walked through Konoha's streets, the more he could understand why Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had once put aside the hatred between their clans to establish Konohagakure together.
The lively streets were filled with cries from vendors, while the laughter of Konoha's children echoed continuously within the reach of his Advanced Observation Haki. Those carefree smiling faces suddenly made him feel that living in a village like this forever might not be so bad.
Suddenly, three little boys ran rapidly toward him. As they chased and played around, one of them crashed straight into Takenaka Kaguya.
Fortunately, he caught the boy in time, preventing him from falling.
"I'm sorry!"
Once Takenaka Kaguya helped him regain his balance, the child hurriedly apologized.
Takenaka Kaguya was about to say it was fine when he suddenly realized that the child before him looked somewhat familiar.
His eyes narrowed slightly. He then looked at the other two children, and the faces of three people who would become very famous instantly surfaced in his mind.
Konohagakure's Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi; the Pot Kage, Shimura Danzō; and Kagami Uchiha, the only member of the Uchiha Clan whom Tobirama Senju did not dislike.
Looking at the three little beans, each not yet six years old, Takenaka Kaguya's lips curled up slightly. He reached out and rubbed all three of their heads in turn before saying with a smile, "It's fine. But there are a lot of people here, so don't chase and play around here anymore. It would be bad if you ran into an elderly person or another child."
Hearing that, and having their heads inexplicably touched by a stranger, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha both politely bowed. "Sorry. We won't do it again."
Shimura Danzō, on the other hand, looked displeased as he stared at Takenaka Kaguya. "We already apologized, so stop lecturing us."
Sure enough, Danzo was impossible to like even when I watched the Hokage. Now that I've met him, he's just as annoying. Takenaka Kaguya thought.
"Heh 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 himself, and although he could not yet control it, that faint yet tangible pressure was not something the current Shimura Danzō could withstand.
Shimura Danzō suddenly felt as if something terrifying had fixed its gaze upon him. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead and back.
In the end, he still bent over and apologized to Takenaka Kaguya. "I'm sorry. I was wrong."
Seeing that Danzo had suddenly started acting strangely, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha hurriedly stepped in front of Shimura Danzō and apologized to Takenaka Kaguya again. "Sorry, Danzo didn't mean it."
Well, it had to be said that bullying the future Pot Kage of Konoha felt pretty great.
A smile appeared on Takenaka Kaguya's face again. He gave Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha's heads another rub 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 ones introduced themselves in turn. The first two wore smiles, 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 smiled and nodded. "Hello. I'm Takenaka Kaguya. It's a pleasure 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 hurriedly pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō back, staring at Takenaka Kaguya with great vigilance 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 become Ninja clans second only to the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan when Hiruzen Sarutobi became a Jonin and the Third Hokage of Konoha in the future.
But right now, those two clans were still very weak, inferior even to the Inuzuka Clan and Aburame Clan.
Kagami Uchiha, however, might not yet have become a Ninja, but the Uchiha Clan was still one of the strongest Ninja clans in the world. It was therefore not strange that he knew the name of the Kaguya Clan.
"Then, are you here in Konoha to attend the Five Kage Summit? You look so young. Could you be accompanying 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, Takenaka Kaguya... I think I've heard my father mention that name before."
Kagami Uchiha spoke in astonishment, then began searching his memories for that 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 crimson as a black tomoe appeared in each eye.
"Oh? Interesting. I didn't expect you to awaken the Sharingan!"
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