Which One Do You Like?

Naruto stared dumbfoundedly. "Wasn't I teaching you the Sexy Technique?"

Uzumaki Reikawa grinned smugly. "Who said the Sexy Technique had to involve girls? What if you're dealing with female enemies? And what about people who prefer someone more mature?"

"..." Naruto thought it over, his eyes growing brighter and brighter, as if he had opened the door to a whole new world ahead of time. It seemed—actually pretty logical!

White Zetsu nodded in agreement, then suddenly snapped back to his senses. No, wait! What had he come here for again? Right, gathering intelligence...

In a daze, he had wandered around Konoha, only to circle back here. There was still no news from the sealed-off area, but he had learned about Uzumaki Reikawa instead.

Uzumaki Clan, Adamantine Sealing Chains. It was quite a good ninjutsu. Though Reikawa was somewhat lacking in strength, the technique had an extraordinary suppressive effect on Tailed Beasts.

White Zetsu's only question was... why did this guy look so much like Nagato? Could Nagato really have had a brother back then? Where had he come from?

Uzumaki Reikawa was discussing improvements to the Sexy Technique with Naruto, who remained excited throughout. "Big Brother Reikawa, you're a genius!"

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

Just then, Sasuke suddenly came over. Seeing the two of them huddled together and muttering about something, he asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

At that, Uzumaki Reikawa and Naruto exchanged a look, then formed hand seals at the same time.

"Sexy Technique!"

"Sexy Technique!"

The smoke cleared...

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

"Or a handsome red-haired boy with his own sparkling effects?" Uzumaki Reikawa placed a hand against his forehead and struck what he considered a handsome pose.

"..."

Half of Sasuke's face darkened. A girl was one thing, but what the hell was with the boy?! Veins gradually bulged on his forehead. "You two idiots!!" Lightning from Chidori crackled in his left hand...

Naruto took two steps back, looking terrified as he stammered, "I think... we might have taken the joke too far..."

"Run!"

"?"

When Naruto turned around, Uzumaki Reikawa had already vanished. Naruto cried out indignantly, "!!! Reikawa, you have no loyalty!"

But Sasuke's attack arrived the next moment. Naruto scrambled away from the Chidori in a panic, but an arc of electricity grazed his butt, dispelling the technique. He hurriedly leaped up. "Sasuke, don't be impulsive! We can talk this out~!"

"Fight me!" Sasuke did not withdraw his Chidori, and his Two-Tomoe Sharingan activated.

Naruto gave an awkward, guilty laugh. "It was just... 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 Yuan had said before, he also wanted to see exactly how much he had fallen behind!

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere on Uzumaki Reikawa's side, Uchiha Gen's original body had only just finished cleaning up the scene. Since he needed to obtain the signature card, he could not abandon the Uzumaki Reikawa Avatar for the time being. He had to erase every trace connected to Adamantine Sealing Chains.

However, traces of Uchiha Gen himself had been left behind. Danzo could not have just died out of nowhere; if they investigated, revenge would be a perfectly valid explanation. Besides, the truths in that records room would basically ensure that Konoha's efforts to capture him would be half-hearted at best.

He had deliberately controlled the Root ninja to release the information earlier. He had not had any particular plan in mind; he simply felt that all this mess deserved to be judged.

It might even provide Konoha with some intelligence. The only thing he had not expected was that Tsunade had reacted so quickly. If not for Instantaneous Shift, she might have trapped him inside.

The clone's side should be fine. Next, he needed to figure out how to infiltrate Akatsuki. Under normal circumstances, every village should have at least one White Zetsu watching the surrounding area.

Should he find a way to capture a White Zetsu? Uchiha Gen pondered. But if White Zetsu did not show himself, he was truly difficult to catch. Or should he capture the One-Tail as an offering to get in?

No, no. That would be far too undignified. Besides, if he seemed that eager to join the organization, no matter how he looked at it, he would seem suspicious.

Uchiha Gen felt a headache coming on. He would let things take their course for now. He should go back and check on the kitten. Hopefully, the little guy could move on.

He used the Transformation Technique and changed back into the appearance of that ordinary passerby.

"Welcome! Oh, it's you. Have you come to see the kitten?" A young woman at the pet store asked with a smile.

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

"It's doing very well. It's getting healthier and healthier. The money hasn't run out; actually, you gave far too much before. Oh, right, I never asked what the kitten's name is." As she spoke, the young woman led Uchiha Gen into the room where the kitten was. Several other kittens were lazily sleeping nearby, while the kitten did not turn its head when it heard the door open. It simply sat upright and stared out the window.

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

"Huh? Are you not planning to keep it?"

Uchiha Gen nodded. "Something like that."

The young woman hurriedly explained, "Although this kitten is always staring blankly out the window, it's really well-behaved. It doesn't run around, and it almost seems to understand what we say. No matter what we do, even when we bathe it, it cooperates especially well." She hurriedly listed the kitten's good points, hoping to persuade Uchiha Gen.

Seeing this, Uchiha Gen sighed inwardly. "No. After this visit, I probably won't come again. It's not that I don't want to raise it. Its owner is someone else, and following me would put it in danger."

When Uchiha Gen said that, the kitten's damaged ear twitched, but it still did not come over.

The young woman sighed. "Is that so?"

"Here are twenty thousand ryo. Sorry to trouble you."

For a moment, the young woman did not know how to judge the man before her. Perhaps everyone had their own helpless circumstances.

As he walked out of the store, Uchiha Gen felt as though something was watching him. Pretending to rub his eyes, he activated his Sharingan and saw two chakra-infused snakes retreating nearby. Not bad. Although he could not eat them, roasting them to feed the cat should work.

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

As he was being dragged off, Uzumaki Reikawa wore a dead-fish expression and asked reluctantly, "What are we going to do?"

"Fill out paperwork, get your forehead protector, and take missions." Clear and concise. Kakashi felt that his mentality was almost fully tempered now. He had no idea what method Uzumaki Reikawa had used; Kakashi had searched for ages and still failed to find him.

In the end, when he decided to ask Naruto, he found Naruto sparring with Sasuke while Uzumaki Reikawa was hiding nearby watching the show. That was how he finally caught him.

Reikawa looked disappointed. "Oh, I thought Senior Kakashi was going to cover my meals."

Kakashi: "..."

If he did not know Tsunade was desperately short-handed, and that he was the most suitable person for the job—if it were anyone else, they probably would not be able to keep an eye on Reikawa either—he really wanted to quit.

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

"I didn't evade you. Look, Sasuke found Naruto and me right away." Uzumaki Reikawa complained. This time, he really had not hidden. He had only subconsciously concealed a little of his presence because he wanted to watch the show.

"???" Kakashi fell silent at those words. It seemed—indeed, that was how it had happened. He successfully fell into self-doubt.