Your Father Was Killed Under Kotoamatsukami's Control!

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A burst of applause rang out as Yajirobe appeared in the doorway of the quiet room.

"You?" Might Guy rose to his feet. He had still regretted not getting to fight Yajirobe, yet they had met again here.

"Idiot, he's the enemy!" Kakashi's voice was sharp, tinged with irritation at Might Guy's lack of awareness.

Fujiwara Ichiro, on the other hand, was nervous.

"How did you get in? Where are the guards?"

This room had been specially reserved for receiving distinguished guests. Samurai should have been standing guard outside. How could someone have strolled in so openly?

"Don't worry. I'll send you to see them soon!"

Yajirobe placed a hand on the hilt of his katana and pushed off with his feet.

Step!

Whoosh!

In an instant, Yajirobe appeared behind Fujiwara Ichiro, his katana already sheathed once more.

"I hate schemers like you the most."

Having said that, he looked at Kakashi and Might Guy.

A sheen of sweat appeared on Might Guy's face. "What kind of move was that just now?"

His muscles had already tensed. The moment Yajirobe put his hand on his katana, he had prepared to defend himself, but when Yajirobe moved, his instincts had made him give up.

On one hand, the speed had simply been too fast. Without opening the Eight Gates, he could barely keep up.

On the other hand, the target had not been him or Kakashi.

By the time he reacted, Yajirobe had already cut Fujiwara Ichiro cleanly in half at the waist.

Thud~

Only then did Fujiwara Ichiro's body separate into two pieces. His upper body fell across the tea table, while his lower body hit the floor.

Blood gushed from his severed waist.

His eyes still twitched ceaselessly, his face filled with disbelief.

I'm... dead just like that? Why?

Might Guy took a defensive stance in front of Kakashi and shouted loudly, "Young man, are you here for a passionate duel?"

As he spoke, he directly opened the Eight Gates, going straight to the Fourth Gate.

A powerful current of air burst from his body, stirring Kakashi's white hair behind him.

Kakashi was equally vigilant. Might Guy, who relied on instinct to judge an enemy's strength, had opened four Gates immediately. That alone showed how dangerous this opponent was.

"Come on. Someone wants to see you."

After saying that, Yajirobe started walking outside.

For some reason, neither of them attacked Yajirobe.

Might Guy released the Eight Gates and followed Yajirobe out with Kakashi.

Along the way, they saw familiar wounds on the corpses—every one of them had been cut in two with a single slash. It was unsettling.

Kakashi, familiar with swordsmanship, saw the shadow of his father in those wounds.

Just as clean. Just as lethal in a single strike.

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Yajirobe's clone was also gathering soul points.

The entire bounty house had been slaughtered by Yajirobe. Not a single person had been spared.

Since they had chosen betrayal, they had to bear the consequences.

Soon, they arrived at a forest not far from the bounty house. Last time, this had also been where Uchiha Feng dealt with those greedy people coveting his money.

Uchiha Feng's Dumpling clone floated in midair, energy still flowing around his body as he trained his ki.

"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?" Might Guy scratched at his bowl-cut head, trying hard to remember.

"An Uchiha survivor?" Kakashi stared intently into Dumpling's eyes. Though they were currently just beady eyes, the information provided by the slain Fujiwara Ichiro stated that he was an Uchiha Clan member who had awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan.

The Dumpling clone tipped his chin at Yajirobe's clone.

Yajirobe nodded.

"Green beast, want to have a fight?" Yajirobe turned toward Might Dai.

"Yajirobe, don't eat him." A bead of sweat slid down the Dumpling clone's head.

That form of address gave Uchiha Feng some bad ideas.

"Beast? Me?" Might Dai pointed at himself.

Kakashi was more concerned with what the Dumpling clone had said. Did this fat man really eat anything?

Remembering his encounter with the fat man, he was half-convinced and half-doubtful.

"Don't worry. I have very high standards for food now." Yajirobe waved a hand and left with Might Dai.

"You deliberately sent Guy away. Is there something you want to say to me?" Kakashi pulled down half his mask, revealing his three-tomoe Sharingan.

His body shifted into a stance ready to explode into motion at any moment, prepared to attack whenever necessary.

"No need to be so tense. I originally planned to teach Konoha a lesson, but now that you're here, I have a better idea." Uchiha Feng's Dumpling clone smiled, though his eyes were icy. He made no effort to conceal his intentions.

That ill-intentioned gaze made goosebumps rise on Kakashi's skin.

"If you truly are a member of the Uchiha Clan, we would gladly welcome you back into the Konoha family. I was also sent by the Hokage to bring you home."

Kakashi tried to make his voice sound less aggressive, even attempting to sound friendly. But after carrying out so many covert Anbu missions, he had lost part of his emotional capacity.

His words came out dry and stiff, utterly unconvincing.

"Hahaha~ Do you believe that yourself? Remember this face. Go back and tell Uchiha Sasuke that I'll be watching him." Uchiha Feng's Dumpling clone laughed mockingly in a childish voice.

Kakashi fell silent for a moment.

"Then I can only carry out the Hokage's orders!"

A kunai slipped into Kakashi's hand at some point. He shifted into a charging stance, ready to rush at Uchiha Feng's Dumpling clone.

"Stomachache! I told you not to move." Uchiha Feng activated Dumpling's psychic ability, raising both hands and giving Kakashi a stomachache as a warning.

Kakashi stumbled, losing his balance as he clutched his stomach.

Kakashi found it hard to believe. He was someone who had not felt pain even after losing an eye on the battlefield, yet he was being brought down by a stomachache.

And what kind of ability was this?

He had been hit without noticing anything at all.

The severe pain lasted only a moment before fading, but he did not continue his attack.

"You're only here to investigate Kotoamatsukami's true power. I can give you an example: your father was controlled by Kotoamatsukami and driven to commit suicide."

Uchiha Feng's childish voice was now incredibly compelling to Kakashi, plucking at his nerves.

It was as if lightning had struck Kakashi's mind. He froze completely, his body losing all defensive posture.

The corners of Uchiha Feng's Dumpling clone's lips curved upward. Shisui Uchiha was nothing but an ungrateful dog. He could carry these accusations!

They couldn't keep making Shimura Danzo take the blame forever, could they?

He was dead anyway. What was wrong with taking the blame for his old superior?

Boom!

An explosion in the distance jolted Kakashi back to his senses, and only then did he realize how much danger he had just been in.

After hearing that news, he had completely let down his guard.

If Uchiha Feng had launched a sneak attack, there would have been only one outcome for him: death!

He now believed one part of the information Uchiha Feng had given him.

"What? You still want to fight?" Uchiha Feng asked in that childish voice.

"What proof do you have?" Kakashi had still fallen into Uchiha Feng's trap.

"You can investigate it yourself. Your father's death was full of abnormalities. A secret mission became known to every ninja overnight. You should understand what that means, right?"

Uchiha Feng used that childish, clear voice to beguile Kakashi.

Once Kakashi began investigating, the truth would no longer matter.

With the Third Hokage's suspicious nature, he would likewise begin to doubt Kakashi.