Chapter 172: Chapter – 169 The Child of the Prophecy
Shuttling through the lively streets, Kuroto seems to be in a leisure and contented mood, but he was traveling surprisingly fast, in the blink of an eye, he passed through several crowded streets and not long after came to a secluded practice range.
Looking at Anko who still seemed to be slightly tipsy, Kuroto said helplessly, "Come on Anko-chan, don't make trouble will you!??"
However, Anko ignored Kuroto's words and spoke, "Why?"
"What… 'why'?" – asked Kuroto in confusion.
"You know what I am talking about!" – because of the effect of alcohol she took, Anko was really emotional today, and her agitation was now clearly visible as her expression became more and more unstable and she shouted, "Why can you face others as if everything is normal? How can you not care about how others look at us? Orochimaru abandoned us, others look down upon us, don't you care even the slightest?"
Kuroto sighed when Anko mentioned these things, as he knew full well that Anko can't get over the fact that she was 'abandoned' by Orochimaru.
And unlike other contemporaries of the same generation, Kuroto and Anko have been labeled as Orochimaru's former subordinates, so it is inevitable that they will be pointed out with some sort of distrust by others, after all, their Jonin sensei became a rebel!
However, the difference between Kuroto and Anko is that Anko has been silently enduring the criticism for a few years now, however, that's not the case with Kuroto because he simply doesn't care what others think, moreover, he has been so very busy with his project and all sorts of Anbu mission, that he doesn't even have time to focus on meaningless things.
With a light sigh, Kuroto said, "Anko-chan, why do you really care what others think?"
Anko was a little puzzled, "I… I don't know, how about you, how can you not care!?"
Kuroto shook his head with a bitter smile and silently thought to himself, 'In a way, they aren't wrong, after all, I was Orochimaru's spy when he left the village so when people point their fingers towards me, they aren't wrong, although my relationship with Orochimaru has changed from subordinate to a partner.'
Seeing Kuroto's silence, Anko took out two Kunai from her bag and said, "I want to challenge you Kuroto, accept it!"
Looking at Anko's expression Kuroto nodded, "Alright!"
He could see that the so-called challenge from Anko is just a method to vent out her depressed emotions and he just happens to be someone she can trust, after all, both were part of the same genin team!
Anko's eyes narrowed and she immediately threw the kunai at Kuroto.
Whish…
Kuroto didn't even need to activate the Byakugan and cut through the kunai, but without waiting for him any chance, several Shadow Snake Hands rushed towards him one-after-another.
Hiss… Hiss… Hiss…
Kuroto was unperturbed by the shadow snakes and brought out a kunai in his other hand and easily cut through the several snakes.
Looking at Kuroto who didn't even move from his spot and defended against the Shadow Snake Hands, Anko was stunned.
She knew that Kuroto has become very strong in the past few years and it wouldn't be strange if his strength has already reached the same level as Hatake Kakashi, the genius of their generation but not that she personally saw him easily counter her strongest move, she couldn't help but be shocked!
Putting away the Kusanagi Sword, Kuroto said with a mocking smile, "If that's the best you can do then there's no point in continuing this battle anymore, you won't be able to do anything to me!"
Anko's expression was filled with rage, she quickly printed the hand seals and shouted,
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
The flames spit by Anko rushed towards Kuroto's position in a straight line burning everything in its path to ashes.
Kuroto's expression was still indifferent and he simply used the Body Flicker to disappear from his position to avoid Anko's Fire Style Jutsu.
At this time, Anko rushed towards Kuroto and started a pure taijutsu battle.
Bang… bang… bang…
The sound of the fist to fist and fist to feet collision resounded throughout the practice field.
Anko was taking the offensive furiously, using every ounce of her power to try to beat the hell out of Kuroto as if she wasn't fighting her former teammate but an enemy she must kill, but it wasn't working as all her attacks were easily countered by Kuroto who didn't initiate the offensive from start to finish, only dodging, or stopping her moves silently.
Kuroto let her vent out her frustration and after an hour of continuous attacks Kuroto finally asked Anko who seemed too tired to continue any longer, "Feel better now?"
As soon as Kuroto's words fell, Anko couldn't hold it any longer and slumped on the ground weakly, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Looking at her crying, Kuroto just pat her head softly and let her cry out.
When her crying stalled, Anko finally spoke lightly, "I hate him!"
Kuroto knows that she was talking about Orochimaru so just asked indifferently, "Do you hate him for leaving Konoha or do you hate him for not taking you with him?"
These words struck her like a thunderbolt and she didn't know how to reply.
Looking at her silence Kuroto chuckled and spoke while he turned around and started walking away, "If it's the former, you don't need to blame yourself, it wasn't your fault, our teacher has some dreams and goals that he couldn't have accomplished if he stayed in Konoha as his actions would just be limited, but if it's the latter work hard to get stronger, and let him understand that by not taking you with him, he made a big mistake!"
Leaving these words, Kuroto disappeared from the practice range and left Anko to digest what he meant.
After leaving the practice range, Kuroto didn't immediately go home and wandered around the streets of Konoha.
When passing by the lake, he found the young figure of Itachi sitting next to a brown-haired Kunoichi with the Uchiha Clan symbol on her clothes, both Itachi and the girl are of the same age, talking and eating the famous three-colored Dango dumplings.
Even the kid Itachi, who always has a serious face showed a rare smile at this time.
"That's right, I should bring back some three-colored Dango dumplings with me too, Yui likes them after all!"
With that decision, Kuroto changed the direction and walked towards the street where the famous Dango Shop of Konoha is located.
While passing by the Ichiraku Ramen Stall, Kuroto was surprised by the long queue.
'Hmm, Ichiraku's ramen is as famous as ever!' – thought Kuroto when he looked at the long line of people waiting for their turn while passing through the queue, Kuroto found the young figure with flashy yellow hair.
The little guy was scratching his head eagerly with the Ichiraku discount coupons in his hand that were wrinkled and deformed and looked at the long line of people before him again and again.
'Uzumaki Naruto!' – As soon as Kuroto recognized the young kid, he subconsciously observed the surroundings.
And sure enough, on a tree not far away, he found the presence of an Anbu ninja.
This Anbu ninja is undoubtedly responsible for the task of protection of Uzumaki Naruto, after all, half of Kyuubi is sealed inside Naruto's body, so the existence of Uzumaki Naruto is an important strategic weapon for the village.
Activating his Byakugan while trying not to attract any attention, Kuroto looked at Naruto's figure.
'Seriously!?' – Kuroto can't help but be stunned, in his Byakugan vision, he could see that the Chakra in Naruto's body was like a raging flame, huge and fierce, filled with anger and rage, realizing the negative chakra, Kuroto can't help but suck a cold breath.
Even if he anticipated such a thing, the result still surprised him.
Kyuubi Chakra aside, Naruto's own Chakra far surpassed ordinary ninjas. From this alone, it can be judged that the Uzumaki are really worthy of being comparable to Senju in terms of physique.
And Kuroto can see that aside from Naruto's own Chakra as well as Kyuubi's chakra there was also the presence of his father's and mother's chakra sealed within him, and if he counts the presence of the fifth chakra that was hidden deeper, 'the Chakra that probably belongs to Otsutsuki Asura', then there are a total of five Chakra sealed within Naruto's body.
'Uzumaki Naruto really deserves to be called the Child of the Prophecy!' – Even at the starting line, Naruto had already far surpassed the majority of shinobi by miles, now all he needs is to train his 'Talk no Jutsu' to the max level and he would become the perfect 'Child of the Prophecy!'
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Chapter 173: Chapter – 170 ‘Hyuga Affair’
Encountering Uzumaki Naruto on the street, Kuroto suddenly realized that the protagonists of the story have gradually grown up one after another and it wouldn't be too long before they strike their presence in the Shinobi world.
With his hands in the pocket of his Kimono, Kuroto walked past the Ichiraku ramen shop, as usual, he wasn't in a hurry to make a contact with Uzumaki Naruto, 'Child of the Prophecy,' as of yet!
As for the reason, because it's not the right time yet
Not long after, Kuroto reached his home empty-handed.
Originally, he planned to buy Dango on his way back, but Kuroto obviously underestimated the villager's enthusiasm towards Dango, by the time he reached the Dango Shop, the shop already hung the 'Sold Out' sign.
Disappointed Kuroto had to return home empty-handed.
When he reached home, Yui greeted him, "Welcome home, Kuroto-Kun!"
While he was changing his Shinobi sandals to Uwabaki (Home Slippers), Kuroto sniffed the pleasant scent and asked curiously, "It smells good, did you prepare barbecue Yui?"
Yui nodded with a smile and then dragged Kuroto into the dining area while pulling his arm.
Being dragged into the dining area, Kuroto could only helplessly follow, and as soon as he entered, he saw the large table filled with all sorts of dishes and asked in surprise, "Oh, what's so special today? Looking at the table, you seem to have prepared a feast!"
While taking her seat next to Kuroto, Yui spoke with a long sigh of relief, "The war is finally over, so of course, we must celebrate! You don't know Kuroto-Kun, every time you go to the battlefield, I am always afraid, afraid that… No, I shouldn't cry now, it will ruin all the mood… come on Kuroto-Kun let's celebrate!"
Kuroto smiled slightly and rubbed Yui's head lovingly.
He was happy with this peaceful atmosphere, but Kuroto knew this better than anyone, the clouds of war haven't disappeared, no, to be exact, the real troubles that Konoha would be facing in the future haven't even begun yet!
But be that as it may, Kuroto felt that as long as there are people around him for whom he cares and who cares about him, Kuroto is sure to work his way towards a better future.
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A few days later, Anbu Team-11 was responsible for protecting the Kumo envoys during their stay in Konoha.
Kuroto was satisfied by the mission arranged by Sandaime-Sama, now he could openly monitor Kumo envoys.
But there was one thing that surprised many, contrary to what most expected, Kumo envoys didn't immediately leave Konohagakure to return to Kumogakure after the signing of the peace treaty, instead, they chose to temporarily stay in Konoha.
During this period, the head ninja of Kumo was like an active tourist, traveling and sightseeing the streets of Konoha, it can be said that he traveled throughout the village except for the restricted areas.
And unfortunately, enough, since he is the head of the Kumo envoys, Konoha can't actively stop or restrict his movements as that would leave a bad impression, so Team-11 could only follow him all around to make sure that he doesn't cause any trouble.
Although most are doubtful about his activism, Kuroto is certain that this guy is not just sightseeing, but probably mapping out the village, it is now confirmed that he must be planning something, however, whether it is the same as in the original series or not is unclear, after all, too many changes have occurred in the story so Kuroto can't be sure what sort of effect will it have here.
At the same time, Kuroto is also not sure of the identity of the Kumo spy hidden in Konoha, so Kuroto can't rule out the possibility that this head ninja is moving around the village, probably to make contact with that spy.
This routine continued for a few days, but then one day, the head ninja didn't run around the village and choose to quietly stay in the assigned mansion.
As the sun was setting, the night was getting darker.
Outside the assigned mansion, Eagle and Cat sat on a tree chatting about the movements of Kumo envoys for the past few days.
When suddenly, Cat's expression changed and pointed towards the mansion where the Kumo envoys were staying, "Eagle-San, look at that!"
Eagle nodded, "Yeah, I see it!"
At this moment, wearing dark gear, a figure sneaked out from the mansion.
Byakugan…
Immediately activating Byakugan, Eagle recognized that it wasn't someone else but the head ninja of Kumo, who was in charge of the signing of the peace treaty.
Realizing the identity of the person, Eagle informed Cat, "It's Kumo's head ninja!"
Listening to Eagle's information, Cat wasn't too surprised and spoke with a knowing expression, "I knew this guy was wrong!"
However, Eagle continued observing the figure and finally spoke with a frown, "His chakra is a bit strange; it looks like it's a Shadow Clone!"
After understanding this, Eagle turned to look towards the mansion and only noticed eleven presence there, seeing this, Eagle was a bit confused, "Is it not the Shadow Clone!?"
After thinking a little, Cat spoke, "Eagle-San, I'll follow him and see what does he intend to do!"
"However, Eagle shook his head and spoke, "No, let's just stop him here, there's no need to take unnecessary risks!"
No matter what the other party intends to do, Eagle was not interested in finding out, the only thing he now cares about is to send the Kumo envoys out of Konoha as soon as possible to avoid any trouble!
Whoosh… Whoosh…
With that decision, both Eagle and Cat used the body flicker technique to appear in the front and back of the head ninja and blocked his way from both the front and back.
Appearing in front of Kumo's head ninja, Eagle spoke with a clod and indifferent tone, "Where are you going at this hour?"
The Kumo head ninja who was forced to stop in his tracks smiled and tore off his mask as he spoke, "Ah, stopped me so quickly, really deserved to be the members of the most elite Anbu Team of Konohagakure!"
Cat said solemnly, "You do realize that your actions are going to destroy the hard-won peace between the two nations!"
The Kumo had ninja smiled and was going to speak something, but before he could continue, Eagle narrowed his eyes and punched the head ninja through the heart!
Cat was shocked that Eagle-San made such a rash move and spoke, "Eagle-San you?…wait… WHAT?!"
Poof…
But before he could complete his sentence, Cat was shocked to find that the figure of the head ninja whose chest was pierced by Eagle-San's hand exploded into white smoke.
Noticing this, Cat's expression changed, "A Shadow Clone!?"
Eagle's face also changed and he spoke, "Who was responsible for monitoring them during the day?" Team-11 can't monitor them for twenty-four hours a day, so the mission was assigned to many teams combined and they take their turns in multiple shifts.
Therefore, the head ninja probably used this loophole and used the Shadow Clone Technique.
Cat recalled a little and answered, "It seems to be Team-5!"
Eagle knew that it wasn't time to blame others and said, "Follow me!" – after that, his figure flashed and hurried towards the territory of the Hyuga Clan.
Cat also understood the seriousness of the matter and followed quickly.
Both Eagle and Cat are excellent in terms of physical skills and their speed is also extremely fast, so it didn't take very long and they arrived at the territory Grounds of the Hyuga Clan.
Arriving at the Hyuga Clan territory, Eagle immediately approached the patrolling Hyuga ninja and said, "I am Eagle, of the Team-11 of the Anbu Black Ops under Hokage-Sama, it is very important and concerns the safety of Village, did you notice any suspicious person in the Hyuga Clan grounds?"
The patrolling Hyuga ninja observed the two Anbu ninja and then replied without any hesitation, "No, what happened, there was nothing unusual and no suspicious person appeared here!"
Sighing in relief that it didn't happen yet, Eagle spoke, "Take me to the Hyuga Patriarch!"
The patrolling Hyuga nodded and led Eagle and Cat to the ancestral house, the residence mansion of the Hyuga patriarch.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance on the Hyuga Patriarch's mansion, Eagle who has his Byakugan activated noticed that the Kumo Head ninja who was dressed in the same night gear was coming outside of the house with unconscious Hyuga Hinata in his hand, and not far away, the patriarch Hyuga Hiashi who had a murderous look had already caught up!
At such a critical moment, Eagle didn't hesitate any longer and directly rushed into the mansion to prevent the Head ninja's death…
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