Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 331: Hokage?

Then, Uchiha Kenta requested to escort his sister, Uchiha Yami, back to Konoha.

Sora was happy with this, so he naturally nodded in agreement.

As for the attacking Root ninja, except for the one who fell into the sea, which was his shadow clone, the other three were all puppets he had taken from "Sasori" back then.

Although Sora’s control technique was average, it was enough to fool Uchiha Yami’s squad, whose strongest member was only a chunin.

...

That evening.

In the ship’s cabin dining room.

"Sir, thank you again for saving our lives."

The chunin uncle raised his wine glass, his tone sincere.

The young genin also quickly chimed in, admiration in his eyes.

To easily deal with several elite "Root" members, this mysterious strong person’s power was unfathomable.

"It was nothing."

Sora responded lightly, casually removing the White Tiger mask from his face.

A young face was revealed.

This face was five or six parts similar to his original appearance, but the lines were more angular, with a faint trace of killing intent between the eyebrows.

The chunin uncle and the young genin looked curiously for a moment, but neither made any connection.

Uchiha Yami’s cheeks turned slightly red as she looked at Sora’s young face, wondering what she was thinking. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Uchiha Kenta also just glanced at it before looking away, having formed a preliminary impression of the "White Tiger’s" true appearance.

During the meal, Sora seemingly unintentionally adjusted his sitting posture, revealing a missing-nin forehead protector from Takigakure.

Missing-nin!

The chunin uncle’s eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

In the ninja world, missing-nin were not uncommon, especially powerful ones, whose backgrounds often involved complex grudges.

The other party had just saved their lives, so he naturally wasn’t foolish enough to question it.

Uchiha Kenta naturally saw it too, which actually made him more certain.

Possessing both Magnet Release and Wind Release abilities, powerful yet mysterious in origin, being a missing-nin from some village made more sense.

This instead made him even more curious and wary of the "Akatsuki" organization that could recruit such a strong individual.

Unlike the tsundere nature of most Uchiha, Uchiha Yami once again expressed sincere gratitude to Sora, saying softly,

"Mr. White Tiger, thank you. If it weren’t for you, my brother and I might never have met again."

Sora nodded slightly.

...

Early the next morning, the passenger ship was about to arrive at the port of the Land of Fire.

Sora called Uchiha Kenta aside.

"I need to return to the organization to report on recent developments."

"In five days, we will meet outside Takigakure. Remember, do not expose your movements."

Uchiha Kenta frowned, but thinking of the mysterious organization behind the other party and the power he craved, he ultimately nodded.

"I understand. Five days later, outside Takigakure."

He didn’t ask how Sora would enter the heavily guarded Takigakure. Since the other party dared to go, he must have his methods.

After giving instructions, Sora headed in the direction of the Land of Rain.

Watching the direction where Sora disappeared, Uchiha Kenta clenched his fist.

Power!

He needed more power!

Only then could he protect his sister, no longer be controlled by others, and crush those arrogant people under his feet!

...

Two days later, Uchiha Kenta and his group returned safely to Konoha.

After escorting his sister near the clan compound and seeing her enter safely, Uchiha Kenta turned and headed for the Uchiha’s exclusive training ground.

The battle with the "White Tiger" and the attack encountered in the Land of Waves had both clearly shown him his shortcomings.

He needed even more intense training to make up for them.

At the same time, in Konoha Village, at the home of Night Owl, now an Anbu squad captain.

Night Owl looked at the uninvited guest who had suddenly appeared in her room, somewhat surprised.

"Sora? How did you..."

Her words were cut short as Sora raised his hand to stop her.

"To make a long story short, I need your help with something."

Sora got straight to the point. For this teammate he had once shared life and death with, he still retained trust.

Night Owl carefully looked at the White Tiger, confirmed it was Sora, and her expression turned serious.

"Go on."

"At noon three days from now, go report two things to Sarutobi Hiruzen."

Sora said slowly.

That’s right, not the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, but the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Even though Namikaze Minato had become Hokage, he did not have control over corresponding forces, such as the Anbu.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had been Hokage for decades. His desire for control over authority had long been deeply ingrained in his bones. Namikaze Minato didn’t need to think about inserting his hand into the Anbu anytime soon.

Even though the Anbu was supposed to be the Hokage’s direct force.

And this was also one of the reasons why Namikaze Minato died in the Nine-Tails attack.

Sora continued,

"First, Uchiha Kenta had contact with a mysterious strong person, suspected to be a Takigakure missing-nin, codenamed ’White Tiger’, in the Land of Waves, and they seemed to travel together."

"Second, at the port of the Land of Waves, remnants of ’Root’ attacked Konoha ninja, targeting Uchiha Yami. They were dealt with by the ’White Tiger’."

Night Owl’s pupils constricted, grasping the sensitive information implied within.

But she didn’t ask out loud. Some things were better known the less.

She believed Sora must have his reasons for doing this, and it probably wouldn’t harm Konoha’s overall interests...

At least, not the parts she cared about.

"I understand."

Night Owl nodded, agreeing solemnly. "Three days later, I will report to the Third Hokage-sama."

"Thank you."

After saying this, Sora disappeared from the room, as if he had never been there.

Night Owl stood still, pondered for a moment, and sighed softly.

She could feel that Sora was planning something, and she herself seemed to have been unintentionally drawn into the net he was weaving.

However, she didn’t regret it.

Without Sora, there would be no her as she was today, no her husband "Grey Wolf", and no powerful partner like Shanjun.

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

That morning, Uchiha Yami’s squad received a new C-rank escort mission that required leaving the village.

Uchiha Kenta, who had long been ready, also planned to set out for Takigakure today.

Coincidentally, the route they took out of the village overlapped for a section.

"Onii-chan, are you going on a mission too?"

Uchiha Yami, seeing her brother waiting at the village entrance, happily ran over.

"Yeah, a long-term mission."

Uchiha Kenta looked at his sister, a hint of softness appearing on his stern face. "We happen to be going the same way. Let’s walk together for a bit."

"Okay!"

Uchiha Yami naturally had no objection.

Her two teammates, the chunin uncle and the young genin, also welcomed traveling together with a jonin from the Uchiha clan, as it would be much safer on the road.

The group thus left Konoha and walked towards the outside of the village.

They didn’t know that a carefully orchestrated "coincidence" was about to unfold.

That noon, at the Hokage Building.

In the office next to the Hokage’s office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had just listened to Night Owl’s "urgent" report, frowned deeply.

Uchiha Kenta contacting a mysterious missing-nin... Remnants of Root attacking a Uchiha clansman from the village...

With these two matters connected, he couldn’t help but think more.

Even though Danzo was dead, were the remnants of "Root" truly completely wiped out?

What was their purpose in attacking Uchiha Yami?

And what did Uchiha Kenta intend to do by contacting a missing-nin during this sensitive period?

Was the Uchiha clan making moves again?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Better safe than sorry.

Especially when it involved the Uchiha and possible internal threats.

He pondered for a moment, then quickly signed an order, stamping it with the Hokage’s seal.

"Night Owl, personally take a team of Anbu, with my written order, bring Uchiha Kenta back to the village for questioning! If he resists, you may use force as appropriate!"

He paused, then added,

"As for Uchiha Yami... since the Root attack incident is related to her, bring her back as well to assist in the investigation."

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

Night Owl took the secret order scroll, bowed, and accepted the command.

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