A Visit to Mito Uzumaki

Senju Clan Grounds.

Uchiha Yato and Tsunade arrived before Mito Uzumaki together.

Tsunade vividly explained the incident and gave her assessment of it.

"Looking at it now, either Danzo Shimura did it himself, or he deliberately wanted to disgust people."

"Either way, I think it's disgusting."

Uchiha Yato heard this but offered no comment.

After all, the woman with the highest standing in Konoha was sitting right in front of him. He still needed to show a little respect.

But to Mito Uzumaki, his behavior looked a little guilty.

After all, Uchiha Yato's reputation in Konoha was that of a notorious troublemaker. Now the child was sitting quietly without saying a word.

Either he was admitting fault, or he was about to stir up trouble.

After listening to Tsunade, Mito Uzumaki spoke.

"Most likely, he had malicious intentions. The peeping tom was someone else."

Mito Uzumaki was indeed a veteran ninja. Just by listening to Tsunade's account, she had already more or less sorted out the whole situation.

Uchiha Yato said, "That's what I think too. I trust Lord Third Hokage and the others to clear the Uchiha Clan and the Sand Shinobi."

Suddenly, a Konoha Hospital staff member rushed in from outside.

They informed Tsunade that a patient suspected of being today's peeping tom had been beaten severely and required Lady Tsunade's treatment.

Tsunade helplessly yielded the stage, leaving only Uchiha Yato and Mito Uzumaki again.

Mito Uzumaki said directly, "I suppose you didn't stay behind to chat with this old woman just to make small talk?"

Uchiha Yato said, "Danzo Shimura deliberately framed me. It's happened too often."

"I might as well hit him hard once. Otherwise, he'll always think I'm easy to bully."

Mito Uzumaki possessed Kagura Mind's Eye. There was no point trying to lie in front of her, so he explained himself as plainly as possible.

Mito Uzumaki asked, "Is there nothing else?"

Uchiha Yato immediately flattered her. "I borrowed Lady Mito's reputation. The Konoha Court also borrowed Lady Mito's reputation before."

"This time, I came specifically to report it to you, so as to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."

Uchiha Yato had come for two reasons. First, he wanted to explain everything clearly. After all, he had done nothing to betray Konoha, and the First Hokage's wife would not do anything to him over it.

The other reason was to give Danzo another strong dose of medicine.

After hearing him out, Mito Uzumaki smiled kindly. "You silly child, the Konoha Court making Konoha's rules and regulations more public is a good thing."

"If I weren't so old, I'd sit up there as a judge myself. No one would dare lie."

She took a light sip of the tea beside her, then continued.

"This matter with Danzo Shimura was pushed along by you, wasn't it?"

Uchiha Yato said, "Yes, but I didn't expect him to frame me."

"I mainly wanted to give the higher-ups some trouble. Watching their own village comrades all day isn't a good thing."

By this point, Mito Uzumaki more or less understood.

Put plainly, Uchiha Yato had set up a situation that tangled Konoha's higher-ups together with the Sand Shinobi, while pulling the Uchiha Clan out of it.

At that moment, Uchiha Yato continued, "Ryoma Aburame is Danzo's confidant. I found some rather interesting things in his memories."

That instantly piqued Mito Uzumaki's interest. If something was interesting enough for Uchiha Yato to mention, it had to be explosive.

Uchiha Yato said, "Lady Tsunade's first boyfriend was named Kato Dan, right?"

Mito Uzumaki was somewhat uncomfortable with that term, though it did fit Uchiha Yato's usual manner.

Mito Uzumaki corrected him, "That was her first love. Could you put it more nicely?"

Uchiha Yato continued, "According to the information obtained from the controllable parts, Kato Dan's death should have been related to our Hokage's advisor."

Mito Uzumaki, who had originally intended to treat it as a story, immediately lost her composure.

Uchiha Yato continued explaining, "Ryoma Aburame wasn't a participant in that incident. Rather, he was a recorder."

"The two Root ninjas he mentioned should already have disappeared from this world, so the evidence will be difficult to find."

Mito Uzumaki's smile vanished, replaced by a pensive expression.

Uchiha Yato sat quietly beside her, not daring to make a sound that might interrupt the female ninja's thoughts.

Then Mito Uzumaki said, "You haven't told Tsunade about this, have you?"

"After all, if Tsunade knew, she'd already be on her way to Root."

Uchiha Yato nodded without saying much.

Mito Uzumaki was very satisfied with how Uchiha Yato had handled things and said nothing further.

Then her expression turned cold as she asked, "Was Nawaki's death related to Danzo Shimura?!"

That was what concerned her most. If her grandson had died at the hands of people from another village, she could only say that he had not been strong enough.

But if he had died at the hands of someone from his own village, this female ninja still had enough strength to take someone away with her without regrets.

Because this matter was so important to her, Mito Uzumaki called him by his full name, with no intention of saving his face.

Uchiha Yato said, "I truly want to tell you that I found evidence linking him to Nawaki."

"But if I deceived an old lady, I feel like my conscience would be punished."

Only then did Mito Uzumaki put away the terrifying expression she had worn moments earlier.

This was also why Uchiha Yato had always managed to win Mito Uzumaki's favor.

Aside from Konoha's higher-ups, very few people knew that she possessed Kagura Mind's Eye.

From the first time she met Uchiha Yato until now, he had never lied in front of her.

And after Nawaki and Tsunade had run into trouble, Uchiha Yato had sincerely come to encourage Mito Uzumaki as well.

That was why this female ninja was so tolerant of Uchiha Yato. As long as she lived, she would step in for him so long as he did not betray the village.

She had heard too much today. For an elderly person, the pressure was quite heavy.

Uchiha Yato did not linger too long, nor did he wait for Mito Uzumaki to ask him to leave.

He took his leave early and departed the Senju Clan Grounds.

At this time, Uchiha Yato did not head straight home. Instead, he chose to get something to eat from a snack stall.

Perhaps because he was an Uchiha, Uchiha Yato also loved tricolor dango.

Just after Uchiha Yato finished packing up his tricolor dango, a voice came from behind him.

"Long time no see, Uchiha Yato."

The moment he heard that hoarse yet somewhat rich voice, Uchiha Yato knew who it was.

"Mr. Orochimaru, don't make such a startling entrance every time."

"People with weak hearts could easily be scared to death."

That was right. The owner of that voice was the Cold Lord—Orochimaru.

Gradually emerging from the shadows at the side, Orochimaru smiled and said,

"I hold grudges. You ruined three of my laboratories in Konoha."

"I still remember that debt. Don't think you can get away so easily."

Orochimaru was genuinely angry about this. He had built them beside toilets, yet Uchiha Yato had still discovered them just by going to the bathroom.

If Uchiha Yato's bloodline limit had not been the Sharingan, Orochimaru would have suspected that he had a pair of Byakugan.

Uchiha Yato merely joked around, refusing to address Orochimaru's words directly.

Orochimaru had come looking for him because he definitely wanted something from Uchiha Yato.

Therefore, Uchiha Yato could not grant Orochimaru's wish too easily. At the very least, he had to make Mr. Orochimaru contribute some of his research capabilities.

Orochimaru also knew Uchiha Yato's habits and could not be bothered to keep bantering with him.

"I want Rasa of the Sand Shinobi's body. Can you get it for me?"