The Opportunity to Defect from Konoha Was Actually Related to a Man?

"Kamui, huh." Kenichi Amamiya was studying the Sharingan. The eye in his hand was a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but not entirely—it was a concealed Mangekyō Sharingan.

This eye was the one Kenichi Amamiya had taken from Kakashi. A week had already passed since Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze's funeral.

Konoha had returned to its usual rhythm of life at an astonishing speed. Few people still mentioned the Fourth, and no one knew that the hero who had sacrificed himself for the village had left behind a child.

"Still, it isn't suitable to implant this thing yet. After all, the Kamui Dimension has another owner." Kenichi Amamiya flipped his hand and put the eyeball away.

He had once considered replacing his eye with the Kamui eye and building his own laboratory within the Kamui Dimension, but he had rejected the idea.

After all, Obito was still alive, and he had one eye as well.

So for now, he had no plans to replace his own eye. Besides, the cost was steep—Kakashi was proof enough.

Although implanting Obito's eye had increased his strength, it had also weakened him. His Chakra reserves made it difficult for him to sustain a prolonged battle.

Still, Kenichi Amamiya had his own plans for this eye.

For one thing, he intended to study why using the Mangekyō Sharingan consumed Dōjutsu Power. What exactly was Dōjutsu Power?

Once Dōjutsu Power was exhausted, the user would go blind. It seemed as though the retina was being depleted, yet it did not quite look that way.

He could only implant it later and use Kamui a few times to study it.

On the other hand, he planned to keep the eye. Once his Thermobaric Bomb was complete, he would add a biometric recognition device and toss it inside.

He was very curious whether Obito would be happy to receive this gift from him.

Kenichi Amamiya looked at the peaceful Hidden Leaf Village and sighed.

The Hidden Leaf Village had been very quiet lately, busy dealing with the aftermath of the Nine-Tails Attack. Meanwhile, Orochimaru-sensei had been doing fairly well these days because the Third needed his help.

With the Third's tacit approval, Root had even sent a small portion of the injured to Orochimaru's Lab Base.

His teacher often went to deliver tobacco and the like, creating a harmonious scene of a benevolent master and filial disciple.

For a time, Kenichi Amamiya had wondered whether his teacher no longer intended to defect and instead planned to remain in Konoha.

But an unexpected incident instantly threw the situation into violent turmoil.

"Orochimaru! What the hell are you doing?!" Seeing Jiraiya rush into the underground Lab Base, Kenichi Amamiya knew that his teacher would most likely be defecting soon.

Kenichi Amamiya had never imagined that the Lab Base where his teacher cooperated with Root would be discovered by Jiraiya, who had then personally witnessed the horrific scene inside.

Just earlier, his teacher had carried an injured Villager who had received First Hokage's Cells off the operating table. The man could no longer be saved. Hashirama Cells had eroded his entire body on a massive scale, leaving him neither human nor Oni.

And then Jiraiya burst in. He seemed not to have encountered any resistance, but Kenichi Amamiya knew that was only because Danzo had not wanted to stop him.

After all, stopping him would expose Danzo's Cooperation with Orochimaru, wouldn't it? He had probably already gone to inform the Third.

"Oh, Jiraiya? Can't you see? I'm conducting an experiment." Orochimaru looked coldly at his former friend, then casually threw the Villager at Jiraiya's feet.

That sight clearly enraged Jiraiya, and a battle between the Sannin erupted.

Though Jiraiya would eventually die at the hands of his disciple Nagato, anyone who regarded him as an overrated ninja would only make a fool of themselves.

In truth, Jiraiya was not weak at all. He was unquestionably one of the Sannin.

And Jiraiya was clever. At the very start of the battle, he tore off the ceiling and summoned an enormous toad.

It was Gamabunta.

"Lord Jiraiya is really smart. Is he trying to make this a huge incident so the Third can't just sweep it under the rug?" Kenichi Amamiya scratched his head as he watched the gigantic toad.

With such a huge commotion, the village would definitely notice. Once too many people saw it, the Third would have no way to make a major matter into a minor one.

And that was merely the first thing Jiraiya had thought of when the battle began.

"Jiraiya, you're still the same as ever." Facing Jiraiya, his teacher's expression turned solemn as well. He spat out a small snake, then pulled a sword from its mouth and gripped it in his hand.

Kenichi Amamiya knew this was not a fight he needed to interfere with. Whatever else could be said about his teacher, his ability to escape was truly exceptional.

Besides, the Anbu and Root would be arriving soon. Staying here would only cause his teacher more trouble.

So Kenichi Amamiya decisively chose to leave.

Orochimaru-sensei clearly intended to cover for him as well. He blocked several of Jiraiya's attacks, allowing Kenichi Amamiya to successfully leave their main battlefield.

But before he could get out, Kenichi Amamiya stopped, because a masked ninja had appeared before him.

He was a Root ninja.

Kenichi Amamiya had seen this man before. He was responsible for guarding the Lab Base, and naturally, for surveillance as well.

"Does Lord Danzo have any instructions?" Kenichi Amamiya asked tentatively. He knew the man's strength.

A Jonin.

"Please die." The Root ninja did not waste words. The instant he spoke, he flashed behind Kenichi Amamiya, his longsword stabbing forward at the same time.

But it only pierced a clone.

"Hey, hey, hey. Aren't villains supposed to talk a lot? You're not planning to say anything more?" Kenichi Amamiya's teasing voice came from the Woods.

The moment he saw the man, Kenichi Amamiya knew he meant trouble, so he had prepared in advance.

"..." The Root ninja said nothing. He simply turned his head, and then Dragon Fire Technique surged forth.

At the same time, piercing birdsong rang out through the Woods.

Though Chidori was incredibly loud, why was this ninjutsu still so powerful? Because it was fast.

Almost instantly, Kenichi Amamiya appeared behind the Root ninja, but what he pierced was still only a clone.

Kenichi Amamiya curled his lip. Fighting these ninjas was such a pain.

"Let's try that technique." Kenichi Amamiya closed in once more. Having trained with Might Guy all this time, his taijutsu was fairly decent. He could handle the Root ninja before him for a short while.

During the fight, a needle appeared in Kenichi Amamiya's hand—a needle condensed from Yang Release Chakra.

The moment his opponent thrust his sword forward, Kenichi Amamiya caught the blade between his palm and simultaneously drove the needle in his hand into the man's lung.

Why study cancer first? Naturally, it was for immortality.

And why seek immortality? Naturally, it was to do @#￥!@@# with it!