บท 15: Actually, I'm Not Just an Ordinary Uchiha
"Such a powerful Sensing ability."
A man with short hair, wearing a single-eye mask with orange-red and black stripes on his face, clad in a long black hooded robe, stood before Konoha Village's memorial stone. Remembering the scene from earlier in the village, he silently chuckled.
If his movements had been any slower just now, that person might have discovered him.
Uchiha... Thinking back to the little things in the clan, he shook his head, his eyes becoming hollow.
The clan had taken care of him in the past. Although he had only his grandmother to depend on, he never lacked food and drink, nor Ninjutsu. Even that odd person from the clan just now had been very enthusiastic about teaching him Medical Ninjutsu.
But which Uchiha studies Medical Ninjutsu.
However, if I really learn Medical Ninjutsu, Rin.
No, wait!
Uchiha Obito shook his head, dismissing the "what if" scenarios from his mind. Then, with a kick, he sent the fresh flowers by the gravestone flying aside, his expression cold as he stared at the tombstone.
Uchiha without me is meaningless to me, and without Rin, Konoha means nothing to me.
"Nine-Tails, Kushina."
Uchiha Obito's gaze fell upon Minato Namikaze's house, his hollow eyes gradually regaining their shine.
He heard that the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki's seal weakens significantly during childbirth.
This might be his rare chance. If he missed this opportunity, he would have to wait for Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze to have another child.
Thinking of Rin, who died without having a chance to love, and imagining Kushina Uzumaki, who would potentially have another child in the future, Obito angrily kicked the fruits on the gravestone into the ditch again.
"Why should they have another child?"
Achoo!
Kushina rubbed her nose and her gaze fell on the Hokage's Office, a sweet smile on her face.
Minato must not be working seriously; he's secretly thinking about me.
Seeing the foolish smile on Kushina's face, Asuka, passing by, quicken his pace.
What a downer. This guy seems to turn up everywhere.
He didn't have any special thoughts about the Nine-Tails or the upcoming night of the Nine-Tails.
Although the power of the Three Tomoe Sharingan was formidable, it still wasn't enough to control the Nine-Tails, a nuclear weapon of sorts. Unless it evolved into Mangekyo, and even then, risking blindness, it might be possible to wrest control from Obito.
Ah!
It seemed Konoha would have more orphans again soon. Maybe there'd be a chance to donate some money.
Thinking this, Asuka glanced at Kushina from the corner of his eye, quietly pondering.
The time of Kushina's childbirth was surely top secret in Konoha. He'd find a chance to give her a check-up and roughly estimate the due date, preparing accordingly.
Asuka currently had no intention of reporting to Minato Namikaze or the Konoha Elders.
He couldn't even explain the source of the Nine-Tails incident, let alone justify why someone would rely on the Nine-Tails to attack the village.
Telling them about these matters wouldn't bring any rewards. Afterwards, those old farts among the Konoha Elders would surely label him with something, then quietly dig a few big pits to kick him into.
Ugh!
Shivering, Asuka turned and headed towards a house in the village.
A few days ago at the Valley of the End, although he hadn't identified the identities of the two attackers at the time, he had secretly marked them and already knew where they lived.
Due to the war, one had lost a husband, and the other a wife, but it was too conspicuous to visit the widow during the day.
After observing that no one around was paying much attention to him, Asuka used a Body Flicker technique, stepped onto the windowsill, and entered one of their homes.
"Who's there!"
Inside the house, upon hearing the noise from the window, the person abruptly sat up from the bed, looking alertly towards the window.
"It's me!"
Asuka waved at the ninja with swollen cheeks, then took an apple out of his pocket and tossed it to the person, speaking as he did so.
"I picked this up from an outsider merchant on my way here. Don't complain it's too little. After all, it'd be too conspicuous to buy fruit at a fruit store and then come here to you."
"Why are you here?"
The ninja didn't look at the apple rolling back and forth on his bed. His eyes were fixed firmly on Asuka, frowning.
"Regret it, suddenly want to interrogate me? I won't give you any information."
"No," Asuka shook his head, then stood up and walked around the room, assessing the somewhat simple surroundings. He turned to look at the "Root" ninja sitting on the bed, the smile on his face gradually fading.
"Daida, I'm actually not an ordinary Uchiha."
"??"
Just as Daida was getting confused, Uchiha Asuka pulled out a notebook with a grim expression, slapped it against his chest, and continued speaking.
"Take a look at who I am."
He blinked and instinctively picked up the small notebook.
Konoha Jonin Uchiha Asuka.
And above the name were several bold black words.
ANBU Black Ops.
"!"
This was freaking ANBU.
Although the information about ANBU members was confidential, they needed to prove their identity when carrying out certain missions. This notebook was one such method of proof.
Facing a shocked Daida, Asuka came clean.
"I'm an investigator from the ANBU Black Ops. I'm here today to investigate some information about your Root division. Now, we have ample reason to believe that Konoha harbors a powerful military force that doesn't answer to the Fourth Hokage."
"I've come for this matter. We need to know some information about Root.
Of course, for this, the Fourth Hokage has allocated a large budget to reward those who provide information.
Now, do you understand what to do?"
Startled, Daida nodded quickly. But then he stuck out his tongue, pointing to the seal on it, looking troubled.
"I have a Cursed Seal placed on me. I can't reveal any secrets of the organization, no matter how you interrogate me."
Heh...
Asuka's mouth twitched. He wasn't interested in Danzo's secrets at all, considering he had memories from another time and knew all of Danzo's secrets naturally.
Right now, he just wanted to know what kind of underwear Danzo wore every day.
It would be even better if he could track that old guy's movements.
Thinking this, Asuka lightly tapped his fingers on the table, his expression darkening.
"I don't need to investigate your leader's information, or any internal information of your organization."
"Tell me the information about the female ninja who attacked me with you that day."
After saying this, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and placed them on the table.
Relying on threats would only get temporary information, and these guys might provide false information at any time. It's better to rely on kindness.
Seeing that Asuka wasn't investigating information about Danzo-sama but specifically asking about his companion, Daida gave Asuka a curious glance.
However, thinking about the crazy woman who had repeatedly punched him in the face, his cheek throbbed, and he felt a surge of anger.
That darn widow really hit hard.
It was just her personal information, right?
Sold.
If it was an enemy village trying to buy information about his companion, under the pressure of the village's betrayal, he really wouldn't dare to speak. After all, being chosen by Danzo as a subordinate meant he was determined to die if necessary.
But since the other party was from the ANBU Black Ops, he felt much less psychological pressure.
"Does ANBU inspect Root's intelligence? No, they check it.
Although Root and ANBU are not directly subordinate to each other, in a certain sense, Root is like a branch of ANBU, the so-called parent and subsidiary departments.
What's wrong with a subsidiary department reporting intelligence to its parent department?
Our two departments are like a father and son relationship.
Besides, there's money to be made.
Once he understood this, Daida didn't hesitate at all. He revealed all the information about his companion, including Ninjutsu, strength, clothing preferences, and even the timing of her menstrual cycle.
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