Like That One?

Naruto looked completely dumbfounded. "Didn't I teach you the Sexy Technique?"

Uzumaki Reikawa smiled smugly. "Who says the Sexy Technique has to be a girl? What do you do if you're dealing with a female enemy? Or what about people who prefer someone more mature?"

"..." Naruto pondered for a moment, his eyes growing brighter and brighter as if a door to a new world had been opened. It seemed—it actually made a lot of sense!

White Zetsu nodded in agreement, then suddenly snapped back to reality. Wait, no! What was he here for again? Right, gathering intelligence...

Dazed and confused, he wandered around Konoha, only to end up right back where he started. There was still no news about the sealed area, but he had managed to dig up information on Uzumaki Reikawa.

The Uzumaki Clan, Adamantine Sealing Chains—they were decent ninjutsu. While the user's strength was lacking, they possessed an extraordinary suppressive effect on Tailed Beasts.

The only problem for White Zetsu was... why did this guy look so much like Nagato? Could it be that Nagato actually had a brother? Where was he born?

Uzumaki Reikawa was busy discussing improvements to the Sexy Technique with Naruto, who remained in a state of pure excitement. "Big Brother Reikawa, you really are a genius!"

"Ahem, keep it low-key, keep it low-key~"

Just then, Sasuke suddenly appeared. Seeing the two of them whispering about something, he asked with a frown, "What are you two doing?"

Seeing this, Uzumaki Reikawa and Naruto exchanged a look and performed hand signs in unison:

"Sexy Technique!"

"Sexy Technique!"

As the smoke cleared...

Naruto blew a kiss at Sasuke. "Do you prefer a beautiful girl with golden twin tails?"

"Or a beautiful red-haired boy with his own sparkling special effects?" Uzumaki Reikawa placed a hand on his forehead in a pose he deemed dashing.

"..."

Sasuke's face darkened. A girl was one thing, but what the hell was with the boy?! Veins began to bulge on his forehead. "You two, you idiots!!" Sparks of Chidori crackled on his left hand...

Naruto took two steps back, looking terrified, and stammered, "We, uh, think we might have taken the joke a bit too far..."

"Run!"

"?"

When Naruto looked back, Uzumaki Reikawa was already gone. He cried out in indignation, "!!! Reikawa, you have no loyalty!"

However, the next moment, Sasuke's attack was right in front of him. Naruto scrambled to dodge the Chidori, but the electric arcs grazed his backside. He broke the jutsu and jumped up in a panic. "Sasuke, don't be impulsive! Let's talk this out~!"

"Fight me!" Sasuke didn't retract the Chidori, his two-tomoe Sharingan already active.

Naruto gave an awkward, guilty laugh. "It was just, you know, a joke~"

Sasuke frowned. "I'm not angry, I'm serious. Haven't you always wanted to spar with me? Let me see how far your strength has come!" Thinking of what Gen had said earlier, he also wanted to see just how far behind he had fallen!

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere over at Uzumaki Reikawa's side, the main body, Uchiha Gen, had just finished cleaning up the scene. Since he needed to obtain the signature card, he couldn't abandon the Uzumaki Reikawa persona just yet; he had to clear away any traces related to the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

However, the traces left as Uchiha Gen were intentional. Danzo couldn't just drop dead out of nowhere; revenge was a plausible explanation. Besides, the truths hidden in the archives were enough to ensure Konoha wouldn't put much effort into hunting him down.

He had intentionally controlled the Root ninjas to leak the information. He didn't have any grand plan; he just felt that these pieces of filth deserved to be judged.

He figured he might even be providing Konoha with some useful intel. The only thing he hadn't expected was for Tsunade to react so quickly; if not for his Instantaneous Shift, he might have been cornered.

The shadow clone side should be fine. Next, he needed to think about how to infiltrate the Akatsuki. Under normal circumstances, every village should have at least one White Zetsu monitoring the surroundings.

Should he find a way to capture a White Zetsu? Uchiha Gen pondered, but if a White Zetsu didn't reveal itself, it was truly difficult to catch. Or perhaps capture a One-Tail as a token of entry?

No, no, that would be too beneath his dignity. Besides, being so eager to join the organization would look suspicious no matter how he framed it.

Uchiha Gen felt a headache coming on. He decided to let things take their course for now and go back to check on the kitten. He hoped the little guy would be able to move on.

Using the Transformation Technique, he reverted to his previous passerby appearance.

"Welcome back! It's you, are you here to see the kitten?" the young woman at the pet shop said with a smile.

"How is the kitten? Has the money run out?"

"It's doing great, getting healthier by the day. The money hasn't run out; in fact, you gave us way too much. By the way, I haven't asked what the kitten's name is yet?" As she spoke, she led Uchiha Gen into the room where the kitten was kept. Other kittens were lazing about, sleeping, but the kitten didn't even turn its head when it heard the door open; it just stood there, staring out the window.

"It has no name, and I don't intend to give it one. If you have a nice name, you can give it one yourself."

"Eh? Are you not planning to keep it anymore?"

Uchiha Gen nodded. "I suppose so."

The young woman hurriedly explained, "Even though this kitten always looks like it's staring blankly out the window, it's really well-behaved. It doesn't run around, and it seems to understand everything we say. It's incredibly cooperative with everything, even baths." She rushed to list the kitten's virtues, hoping to persuade Uchiha Gen.

Seeing this, Uchiha Gen sighed inwardly. "No, after this, I probably won't be coming back. It's not that I don't want to raise it, but it has another owner, and staying with me will only bring it danger."

When Uchiha Gen said this, the kitten's tattered ear twitched, but it still didn't come over.

The young woman sighed. "Is that so?"

"Here is 20,000 ryo. Sorry for the trouble."

The young woman didn't know how to judge the man in front of her. Perhaps everyone had their own helplessness.

Walking out of the shop, he felt as if something was watching him. Uchiha Gen pretended to rub his eyes and activated his Sharingan, seeing two snakes infused with chakra slithering away nearby. That was fine; even if he couldn't eat them, they would make a decent snack for the cat.

Back at Uzumaki Reikawa's side, Kakashi forcibly grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away.

As he was being dragged away, Uzumaki Reikawa wore a dead-fish gaze and asked with great reluctance, "What are we going to do?"

"File paperwork, collect your forehead protector, and take on missions." Concise and clear; Kakashi felt his mentality was being tempered, though he had no idea what method Uzumaki Reikawa had used, as he had searched for half the day without finding a trace of him.

In the end, it was only when he went to ask Naruto that he discovered Naruto and Sasuke were sparring, with Uzumaki Reikawa hiding nearby to watch the show, that he finally managed to catch him.

Reikawa looked regretful. "Oh, I thought Kakashi-senpai was going to cover my meals."

Kakashi "..."

If he didn't know that Tsunade was short-handed and that he was the most suitable person for the job—anyone else would likely have even less control over Reikawa—he would really want to go on strike.

Thinking of this, Kakashi suddenly asked, "How did you evade my reconnaissance?"

"I wasn't hiding. Look, Sasuke found me and Naruto right away," Uzumaki Reikawa retorted. He really hadn't been hiding this time; he had just subconsciously suppressed his aura because he wanted to watch the drama.

"???" Kakashi fell silent upon hearing this. It seemed—that was indeed the case. He successfully fell into a state of self-doubt.