Sorry, I'm an Undercover Agent

"Hand Hikawa over to me, Hiruzen!"

Shimura Danzō said bluntly, his expression stern. "He's too dangerous! He might be a Kumogakure spy!"

"He isn't."

Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped his pipe and replied calmly.

"Don't forget what happened when Kushina was abducted by Kumogakure!"

Shimura Danzō snorted. "Hikawa is an orphan adopted by Nonō. He should have joined Root in the first place."

"Are you telling me how to do my job?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly. "Get this straight. The orphanage belongs to Konoha, not Root."

Shimura Danzō grew somewhat angry at that and could not help saying, "Hiruzen, you..."

"Are you going to say I'll regret this?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted his spiel. "I won't regret it."

Shimura Danzō was left speechless, his language system falling into disarray.

Damn it, Hiruzen. Was this part of your plan too?

Should I congratulate you on learning to answer before I finish? Those are my lines!

He wanted to say, "I'm the Hokage," too, but he could not.

Bang!

Shimura Danzō stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said, "Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

After saying that, he felt much better.

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the empty doorway and could not help shaking his head.

That was what a Hokage Assistant was like—they only needed to talk back. But as the Hokage, he had much more to consider.

"Haru, have someone replace the door. Put the cost on Danzo's tab."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head to look at Hikawa's file on the desk.

Hikawa, male, six years old, war orphan, adopted by Yakushi Nonō.

During an examination by a Yamanaka Clan ninja, he had unleashed terrifying spiritual power.

The investigation showed that it had not been caused by a spy ninjutsu planted in advance being triggered, but rather by an issue with his spiritual power.

Without any training, his spiritual power was several times stronger than that of children his age.

"Nonō is Danzo's subordinate. He can't remain at the orphanage."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke thoughtfully.

Yin Style represented spiritual power, such as the secret techniques of the Yamanaka Clan and Nara Clan, or the Sharingan.

But the secret techniques of ninja clans were never passed on to outsiders.

Unless it was a civilian ninja.

"Yuhi Shinko."

A thought stirred in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.

Yuhi Shinko was a civilian jōnin proficient in genjutsu, as well as an instructor for chūnin and genin. He was highly suitable.

Hikawa abruptly opened his eyes. His whole body hurt, as if he had hit the jackpot—or been ravaged by dozens of married women.

He stared at the unfamiliar ceiling, then instinctively looked around, a bewildered expression appearing on his face.

Where the hell did they send me? Is this even my room?

Where are my Rin Tohsaka, Celestine, Tsunade, and Tifa figures?

While he was still groggy, something suddenly forced its way into his mind, and countless memories began flashing back.

He had transmigrated—or rather, awakened the memories of his previous life.

The good news was that he was now in Konoha.

Hikawa had watched Naruto. In the incomparably chaotic Ninja World, Konoha was relatively safe.

If he stayed careful and waited for cheat-powered Uzumaki Naruto and Second Pillar to save the world, he might be able to survive until the ending.

The bad news was that he was a Kumogakure spy.

Hikawa had been born in Kumogakure. Because of his exceptional cleverness, he had been chosen as a spy and sent to Konoha to gather intelligence.

Soon, he faced his first trial: an examination.

In Konoha, the Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques could make even corpses talk, let alone living people.

But he had passed out during the examination.

Thinking of this, Hikawa broke out in a cold sweat and could not sit still.

Had he been exposed?

The fate of an undercover agent had been recorded in Infernal Affairs as well.

At that moment, several lines of text appeared in his vision.

System loading...

You have loaded the Ninja Lexicon System.

By fulfilling specific conditions, you can obtain corresponding entries; certain special entries can be deduced and combined into high-rank entries.

Entries are divided into E, D, C, B, A, and S ranks. There are three major categories: ninjutsu, ninja tools, and talents.

"Huh?"

Hikawa's eyes widened.

Had his cheat finally arrived?

As a three-nothing ninja with no bloodline, no secret techniques, and no ninja clan, he could barely move an inch in the Ninja World.

Now, he finally had hope. At the thought of that, he could not help humming softly.

Hikawa studied the system and found it extremely simple. There was only an entry panel, displaying the entries he currently possessed.

A-Rank Talent Entry: Lurker.

Trigger Condition: Beginner's Gift Pack.

Effect: When someone probes you, your memories will be forged.

Note: Cannot be combined.

Very good.

A classic beginner's gift pack.

Hikawa let out a long breath. Now he no longer had to worry about the Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques.

C-Rank Talent Entry: Innate Full Soul.

Trigger Condition: Fusion of two lifetimes' souls.

Effect: Yin Style talent increases by 100% over its original foundation.

Note: Cannot be combined.

Why wasn't Innate Full Soul Power awakening Blue Silver... oh, no, Wood Release?

Hikawa fell silent.

Yin Style was difficult to deal with.

He did not have the Sharingan, nor was he from the Yamanaka Clan or Nara Clan. Was he supposed to learn genjutsu?

But genjutsu ninjas were hardly worth mentioning.

Yuhi Kurenai had studied genjutsu her entire life, yet she still could not compare to an Uchiha Clan member casually opening their eyes.

Since things had come to this, he might as well eat first.

Hikawa felt a fierce hunger.

He suddenly showed a regretful expression.

"Damn it! My holy sword!"

Hikawa remembered that before transmigrating, he had stayed up late playing the Duel Arena and going for head taps. Then he had closed his eyes and opened them again, only for an entire lifetime to have passed.

He did not know what state his previous self was in. If he had gone missing, his phone would definitely have been cracked open.

Just thinking about it made his blood boil.

The door opened.

Hikawa instinctively looked up at the girl who had just entered.

Calling her a girl was not quite accurate. She was an exquisitely adorable little child.

The most eye-catching thing about her was her pair of ruby-like eyes.

Hikawa could not help looking puzzled.

Who was she?

Where exactly was he?

This was definitely not the orphanage. He recognized all of the children there.

But that was a good thing for him.

Yakushi Nonō, who managed the orphanage, was Shimura Danzō's subordinate.

If Pot Kage set his sights on him, he would be forcibly filled with the Will of Root and doomed to be broken beyond repair.

"You're awake?"

Yuhi Kurenai smiled. "I'm Yuhi Kurenai."

"Hikawa."

Seeing the pretty little girl's smile, Hikawa could not help relaxing.

So she was Sunset Red—no, Yuhi Kurenai?

In the original story, she had married Sarutobi Asuma and eventually become a widow.

"Can you walk?"

Yuhi Kurenai paused before saying, "I'll take you to see my father. He'll explain everything to you."

"I can walk."

Hikawa got out of bed, quietly calculating in his mind.

Yuhi Kurenai's father was Yuhi Shinko.

Did that mean her father's name was Yuhi Extremely Red?

The name was a little haphazard, but he was not Shimura Danzō's subordinate.

As a genjutsu jōnin, the one who could order him around was most likely the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It had to be Sarutobi Hiruzen rather than Namikaze Minato because Yuhi Kurenai was far too young. It was likely not yet the era of the Fourth Hokage.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was controversial in many ways, he truly had devoted his entire life to Konoha.

Compared to Shimura Danzō, he could at least be considered kind-looking. At the very least, he would not place a curse seal in your private parts, such as the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

Relaxed, overpowered, and with multiple heroines. If you're interested, please keep reading—meaning, try to read through the latest chapter every day. Things are too competitive now; one careless moment and you'll be crushed. Thank you, everyone! Two updates daily during the new book period.