r18novel Chapter 36 Minato, could it be that you...?
Chapter 36 Minato, could it be that you...?
"Hmm?" Jian Cheng suddenly sat up in his sleep as if sensing something, and left the room in his pajamas.
Along with him came Lan Yu and two other Uchiha Jonin who were currently in the clan's territory.
After the four emerged, they all looked towards the Forest of Death and activated their Sharingan...
Without the Sharingan, looking in that direction would only reveal a normal night sky. However, from the Sharingan's perspective, a bright, glittering red pill, resembling the Sharingan itself, appears to rise up!
"A clansman is asking for help? Inside Konoha Village?" Lan Yu frowned upon seeing this.
"It's heading towards the Forest of Death... Could it be that some young members of our tribe have wandered in by mistake?" Jian Cheng speculated.
"Clan chief, this might be a conspiracy by Shimura!"
Immediately, a Jonin, expressing his concern, said...
"Don't talk nonsense... Lan Yu and I will go and take a look. You guys stay here in the clan territory." Although Jian Cheng also had doubts, he didn't believe that the Konoha higher-ups really wanted to harm the Uchiha or even annex them.
Immediately, Jian Cheng and Lan Yu arrived at the outer edge of the Death Forest.
"Hmm? This is... left behind by Akashi... Who is this person?" Lan Yu said, seemingly sensing something, and immediately looked to the side. At the same time, the three tomoe of the Sharingan were showing signs of gathering together.
Just then, a young Uchiha with the same Sharingan emerged from the shadows.
"Brother Lan Yu, it's me," Jing said.
Lan Yu relaxed upon seeing that it was Uchiha Kagami.
"Jing... did you come here because you sensed the warning from your people?" Lan Yu asked.
"No, I was already there. I saw the child warn me, so I waited for you," Jing said abruptly.
"What exactly happened? Where is Akaishi? Who is the enemy?" Kensei asked, frowning.
"It was the people from Kumogakure who opened the barrier and let three ninjas slip in."
Jing had only spoken halfway when Lan Yu couldn't help but interrupt, "Kumakuha? They dare to set their sights on us Uchiha? What does the Third Hokage mean by that? Don't forget, if it weren't for us..."
"Brother Lan Yu!" Jing interrupted, "Don't be impulsive, let me finish... Their target is not our Uchiha clan, but that orphan of the Uzumaki clan. After the Third Hokage discovered her, he wanted to take the opportunity to test whether she was suitable to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which is why he only followed her and did not take immediate action."
"As for that kid Akaishi... it was just a coincidence." Kagami said with some relief—at least it proved that Akaishi was a kind-hearted person.
Everyone, including the third generation, witnessed this scene.
"So, Akaishi just happened to discover the enemy's trail, left a warning eye, and then followed them?" Kensei finally understood.
Since Akaishi was able to leave behind a warning eye, he definitely wasn't captured along with them.
"More or less," Jing said somewhat vaguely.
That's roughly how it happened, though there were some slight discrepancies—what Akaishi discovered wasn't someone from Kumogakure, but rather Minato Namikaze who found the red hair Kushina had left behind, and Akaishi then discovered Minato chasing after her.
Otherwise, the people of Kumogakure would have actually discovered that Akaishi seemed to be resting at the time, but they did not take action because they were sure that he had not woken up.
As for why Konoha allowed Minato and Akaishi to follow instead of immediately taking action to rescue them?
The answer lies in the riddle itself...
"The Third Hokage... Heh, he actually uses something like this as a test for Jinchūriki?" Lan Yu said with a hint of sarcasm.
"No, we just wanted to see if she was suitable to be a Jinchūriki. If she wasn't suitable..." Kagami explained on behalf of the Third Hokage.
"If it's not suitable, how about accepting our suggestion and having our Uchiha clan act as the Jinchūriki? Anyway, once the Mangekyou Sharingan is awakened, it can suppress the power of the Tailed Beasts!" Lan Yu said directly.
mirror:……
Give the Uchiha clan the power to control the tailed beasts?
There's no problem with the hardware, but the software... In other people's eyes, the Uchiha clan members are all mentally ill!
Uchiha Jinchuuriki?
Or maybe we should just release the Nine-Tails back into the wild...
Even Kushina Uzumaki, who was personally taught by Lady Mito, was not entirely trusted by the Third Hokage.
This "doubt" is not that she will defect, but that she has doubts about her character. As a Jinchūriki, the minimum requirement is "hardness," that is, the body, but what needs to be tested even more is "softness," that is, character.
The Third Hokage discovered the infiltrated Cloud Ninja from the beginning, but only wanted to take the opportunity to observe Kushina's reaction.
Upon discovering that Minato had followed, the Third Hokage was actually somewhat pleased—if the Jinchuriki had an important bond with someone else, that would be even better…
Therefore, they did not stop the water gate, but continued to follow it.
And then...
Akaishi actually followed us too?
Although Danzo Shimura immediately tried to stop him and warned the Third Hokage that it was extremely dangerous to involve the Uchiha clan and Jinchuriki, the Third Hokage hesitated for a moment but did not agree and simply continued to follow him.
……
At this moment, Akaishi is in the Forest of Death, tracing the tracks left by the "enemy" along the way...
Although the Sharingan is not the Byakugan and cannot see distant scenes, it can "observe details." Combined with the knowledge learned in the tracking class, Akaishi was able to track along the way.
"Um?"
Akaishi followed for a short while before suddenly discovering that the traces had disappeared.
next moment……
Without warning, Akaishi pulled out a kunai from his leg wrappings and stabbed it behind him!
Snapped--
The other person blocked with their wrist in defense, and immediately said, "Shh! It's me!"
Akaishi then realized that the one sneaking into the Forest of Death was none other than Minato Namikaze!
"You... want to become a rogue ninja?" Akaishi exclaimed in surprise.
Watergate: ...
"Wake up! Although we Uchiha are blessed with extraordinary talent, the talent of ninjas varies in strength. You ordinary people are not incapable of becoming ninjas!" Akaishi immediately scolded.
Minato wants to become a rogue ninja...
Could it be that you're actually jealous of me?
Hearing Akaishi's words, even Minato couldn't hold back anymore: "I... what nonsense! It's Kushina..."
"Kushina Uzumaki? She..." Akaishi was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Kushina is in danger! Quickly search along the way, look for any remaining red hair!" Minato interrupted Akaishi before he could label Kushina a rogue ninja as well.
Minato wasn't directly tracking the enemy; instead, he discovered a clue left by Kushina. Just now, Minato was a step too slow in looking for his hair, which allowed Akaishi to catch up...
Although he didn't fully understand the situation, Akaishi immediately nodded and said after hearing Minato's words, "Leave it to me!"
From the Sharingan's perspective, Akaishi immediately spotted a red hair, still tinged with chakra, about a hundred meters away; it must have been torn off recently...