Konoha, the Land of Fire
It was getting dark.
The basement of the Naruto building was brightly lit.
Kakashi sat in the interrogation room, gnawing on canteen bread and looking at the expressionless Aoha Yamashiro.
"I can see Four Generations now? I just want to take a peek. "Aoha Yamashiro saw that Kakashi didn't speak and quickly said," I don't mean anything else.
I just want to know if he's okay now. "
"Can you say anything else?" Kakashi finished his bread and pinched Aoha's mouth.
A cup of water with medicine was poured in.
He counted for five minutes.
Then he connected the electrodes to Aoha's body.
Looking at the various physical data on the screen, he asked directly.
"This time you have to tell me why you killed Uchiha Fugaku."
"…"
"Revenge."
"What grudge do you have with Uchiha Fugaku?"
"I have no grudge with him."
"If you have no grudge, what are you taking revenge for!"
"Do you remember what you asked me in the cemetery last time?" Aoha Yamashiro looked at his ECG, EEG, blood pressure, and heartbeat and sneered.
"You hinted at me last time.
Belt Soil was deliberately let go by Sandaime-sama or Uchiha Fugaku. "
"Belt Soil said." Aoha paused. "Only Uchiha Fugaku let him go.
Sandaime-sama really wanted to kill him. Otherwise, why would he run away? "
"Then why did Uchiha Fugaku let him go?"
"Kakashi, are you stupid?" Aoha was so angry that he laughed. "He actually chose you to be Naruto."
Kakashi couldn't refute.
Because he really couldn't figure out why.
Belt Soil testified that Uchiha was involved in the rebellion. If Sandaime-sama wanted to kill Uchiha, he should have protected Belt Soil. If Uchiha Fugaku wanted to clear his name, he shouldn't have let go of the Belt Soil.
Aoha sighed. "Whoever benefits from this is the suspect.
Didn't the Four Generations teach you anything? "
"I did!"
"Then you shouldn't be asking why.
But what good would it do him if Sandaime killed Obito? What good would it do Uchiha Fugaku to release the Belt Soil? "
"What are the benefits?"
Aoha rubbed his forehead.
"I used to think,
The Sandaime-sama wanted to prevent internal strife between Konoha and Uchiha. Naruto was capable of killing a small Belt Soil and pretending that it never happened. But now you are sure that Belt Soil is the masked man, and the Sandaime-sama strongly denied the existence of the masked man. Why do you think the Sandaime-sama killed Belt Soil? "
Kakashi remembered that day in the conference room, when half of Konoha's top executives collectively left, and squeezed out these words from between his teeth. "Belt Soil knew what the Sandaime-sama didn't want to let people know. The Sandaime-sama was afraid that Belt Soil would say it, so the Sandaime-sama killed him. What about Uchiha Fugaku?"
"Belt Soil said that he was the successor of Uchiha Macula. Although he found his conscience and went back to Konoha to report Madara's conspiracy, the Sandaime-sama's attitude made him bitterly disappointed. He asked Madara for help. Madara was willing to give him another chance, and Uchiha Fugaku wouldn't help him just because Konoha offended the powerful family elders. But Madara was too old and died soon, and the Uchiha family abandoned him and hunted him down. He fled for a while until I came out to help Zhiwei -sama set up an outside intelligence network, and Belt Soil came to me. " Aoha sighed. "As a result, Uchiha Fugaku also turned to Four Generations, and together they opened the Soup House, and let Naruto and Sasuke play together. Belt Soil is not you. He knew that if he showed up in this situation, he would be really insensible, so he simply became my informant. Zhiwei -sama was, of course, responsible for contacting Orochimaru, but it was just a contact. Belt Soil went directly to Orochimaru's laboratory. His body is indeed very valuable for research, isn't it? The Konoha collapse plan is Belt Soil's information. "
"… …" Kakashi pulled his hair.
"But I really didn't know that Belt Soil was a masked man, a member of the Akatsuki, and even Orochimaru was a member of the Akatsuki." Aoha Yamashiro laughed at himself. "But in any case, Uchiha Fugaku and Sandaime are not innocent. I have received too many favors from Four Generations, and watching him being controlled by Sandaime and deceived by Uchiha Fugaku, I feel very sad. But I can't say that directly to Four Generations. Say that his Sensei's Sensei may be the culprit who destroyed his family? Saying that the friend he regarded as his confidant was actually his enemy? It really doesn't mean anything except to make Four Generations more painful. He is Naruto. "
"… …" Kakashi lowered his head and pulled his hair.
"In the beginning, I didn't intend to avenge Four Generations. Sandaime may have his own difficulties, but he is also Naruto. Uchiha Fugaku's performance was very good after that. Perhaps he was forced to do so. " Aoha Yamashiro also lowered his head. "But then – why, Kakashi, why should Four Generations have to work hard and suffer, while Uchiha Fugaku's wife and children are happy and living better and better! Yes, now that I think about it, Belt Soil said a lot of things in my ear that influenced my behavior, but why! "
"… …" Kakashi regretted not listening to Shisui's advice, because it seemed that he couldn't change anything even if he asked. "How did you get the tea leaves?"
"I found the tea leaves, and the poison was given by Belt Soil. The intern next to you who died during the Anbu investigation was my man." Aoha sighed. "What's outside intelligence? It's the intelligence department outside of the Intelligence Department. It's not a big deal to put one or two spies in Konoha. That little Anbu died thinking that he was working for his hometown, the survivors of the River country. "
Kakashi could only sigh and ask someone to send Aoha Yamashiro away.
Uchiha Shisui walked in. "It seems that you have gained something."
"I gained something, the feeling of being Naruto." Kakashi couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. "How is Uchiha's wife now?"
"Sleeping quietly." Shisui couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do now?"
"Sensei said that internal conflicts can be reconciled. It's a matter between our own people, so it can be discussed. External conflicts can't be reconciled. There must be a winner and a loser. " Kakashi took out a small notebook and pointed to a page. "Uchiha and Konoha are internal conflicts. There's no need to escalate to the point of killing each other."
"Anyway, you still have to give Aunt Mikoto an explanation."
"Is it appropriate to call her Aunt Mikoto? She's in her early forties, and you're in your thirties. "
"Shisui, Belt Soil and Fugaku, we are indeed of the same generation." Shisui sighed. "But you want Itachi to call me uncle?"
Kakashi put away the notebook and disappeared. He asked the temporary female guard Anko to put Mikoto Uchiha in place, and bit his thumb to unseal it. Only then did he realize that Sensei had put a time seal on the seal that he had never learned before. If he didn't bite his thumb, it would be ineffective in the morning.
"Kakashi? Do you need a band-aid? "Anko yawned, but before she could finish asking, Kakashi disappeared again.
A sleepless night
Early the next morning.
Dingzhuo returned to the office with a large bucket of preserved egg and lean meat porridge. It was originally made especially for Watergate, but he couldn't eat it, so he fed it to Anko and then to Mikoto.
Mitarwashi Anko slurped down her porridge, not knowing what to say to Choza Akimichi. Fortunately, she didn't have to say anything, as she could leave after finishing her porridge. She had already agreed that she would only watch until dawn.
"Do you want to take some oil fruit? It's coated with honey."
Anko took out a handkerchief and began to pack the oil fruit. She didn't hold back when it came to sweets.
"I remember that you like sweet things." Dingzhuo was pleased to see that Anko wanted to pack all the fried fruit. There was a time when Watergate had no shortage of kiqu biscuits. Every time he organized a roast birdie, those crispy biscuits full of cream would appear. Under normal circumstances, he would eat most of them, unless this little girl followed him. "That's right. No matter if it's a boy or a girl, why worry about getting fat? Meat is cute."
Anko nodded and ran away while eating. She didn't want to know why Mikoto Uchiha was locked up.
Dingzhuo felt that it was a pity that although Anko looked like a girl, she was already an old man like Kakashi. If Anko got married earlier, her child would be ten years old now. If she was a girl, she would be a good match for his Ding Ci.
"I don't know why children fall in love so late nowadays." Dingzhuo said to Mikoto Uchiha, "When we were in ninja school, we knew who we would be with in this life before we graduated. Mikoto -san didn't fall in love much before she married Fugaku. "
Mikoto Uchiha opened her eyes and patted the dry branches off her body.
Dingzhuo silently turned his back. Mikoto Uchiha was one year older than him, and she was in the same class as Hiroyuki and Shikaku. At that time, the grades in ninja school weren't as clear as today's grades. Apart from the fact that there was a cut-off for entering the school at the age of six, repeating a grade or skipping a grade happened every day … But whether it was an extra year to consolidate ninjutsu in the senior grade or an extra year to grow in the junior grade, there were advantages to both. There were no disadvantages, because Konoha was at war with the whole world, and what awaited the newly graduated Genin wasn't a mission, but a battlefield. So graduating one or two years early would only happen to people like Watergate, who thought they were strong and wanted to earn military merits on the battlefield. They were the ones who died the most. From entering the school to graduating, they never learned ninjutsu and went to the battlefield, and the shortest graduation was only four years. However, Shikaku and Hiroyuki graduated one year late because of their friends, Ino-Shika-Cho. Mikoto Uchiha also found a random reason to stay one year late. There was no reason for Zhiwei and him to repeat a grade.
Going to the battlefield at the age of ten and going to the battlefield at the age of twelve or thirteen, of course, the older the easier it was to survive. But the consequence of playing tricks was that they were Genin, and Watergate was a Chunin captain. When they were promoted to Chunin, Watergate was a Jonin captain. After they all became Jonin, Watergate was already a Golden Flash. When Shukaku senpai committed suicide, Kakashi followed Watergate. In the words of Hiroyuki and Shikaku, Bo Fung Watergate was already another mountain in Konoha besides the major families.
Yes, there was no difference between an heir and an orphan on the battlefield, only achievements. The most important thing was that Golden Flash, in addition to being undefeated like Konoha's White Fang, didn't even fail a mission. As a ninja, as a captain, even he, a fat Jonin captain, was caught in the Uzumaki mission of saving a student. He didn't dare to give up the mission directly like Shukaku senpai, but he couldn't be so cruel as to not save people. In the end, the mission was not completed and the people were not saved. Watergate, on the other hand, completed the mission, and saved those who could be saved. When they set out, it was clear that everyone's first goal was to complete the mission, regardless of their lives. But as a companion, he would not take the initiative to give up on anyone's life until the last moment. Captain Watergate did what he said. Those who lived were rewarded, and those who died were like heroes … Originally, there were not enough engravings, but in the end, one by one, they were engraved on the memorial tablet.
Hatake Maoso was a good man, a forthright Jiraiya, a good man who would not hesitate to sacrifice himself for his friends. As a friend who went to Hatake Maoso's house whenever he was free and didn't pay for the food, Dingzhuo was sure that he had the most right to speak. And Captain Watergate was a smart man, calm, wise, modest, and prudent. His image was good, and in the words of Shikaku and Hiroyuki, he was a terrible man who was so terrible that you couldn't find a way to make trouble for him.
Sagittarius was glad that he was stupid when he was young. He didn't have so many twists and turns in his head. He didn't care about family or politics. He only knew that he admired Hatake Maoso. He felt safe following Captain Watergate … If Hiroyuki and Shikaku weren't so smart, Uchiha Fugaku, and Hinata weren't so smart, things would be different.
"Mikoto -san, it's breakfast time. Do you want to eat congee with pork and century egg? My wife also fried oil nuts."
Mikoto Uchiha finally tidied up her clothes and hair, and touched up her makeup. "Dingzhuo."
"Yes?" Dingzhuo turned around.
"You're getting fatter."
"I think so too." Sagittarius and Kakashi said that they would help persuade her, but at this time, they couldn't say a word. Say what? Say that you and Watergate can't get along. If you and Watergate fight, Fugaku won't be able to come back to life? Mikoto Uchiha was a smart person, and it was impossible that she didn't understand this. What's past is past. You have to look forward. Why?
"Did Kakashi say what he's going to do with me?" Mikoto Uchiha looked at her watch.
"What can he do with you?"
"Then I'll go home and make breakfast for Sasuke."
"Okay." Dingzhuo stepped aside. He now understood a lot of twists and turns, but he still couldn't figure it out. When they were young, they were friends who fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood together. They supported each other through such difficult days, but now that they were no longer fighting, they had to be wary of each other.
Mikoto Uchiha followed the Black Ops outside the door. Thinking of how she grabbed Watergate like a shrew yesterday, she felt frustrated that she had never felt before. Originally, she just wanted to ask Watergate and Kakashi about Fugaku. She should be reserved, gentle, and elegant with a smile on her face … But she really couldn't bear to see Bo Fung Watergate standing in front of Fugaku's grave with a smile on his face, and his whole body overflowing with happiness! Yes, yelling was useless! There was no use crying and wailing! But she didn't want to see Watergate smile! At least Watergate should be crying in front of Fugaku's grave.
"Hey, can you stop crying?"
At the same time, in Konoha Hospital.
Outside Naruto's private ward.
Naruto Uzumaki had seen many people cry, but he had never seen a Konoha girl holding back her tears. "That's my father, not yours."
"Watergate Daddy is my father." Aromatic Phosphorus wiped her tears. Yes, she had only lived in Hatake's mansion for a month. Naruto didn't really welcome her. He found her troublesome and ordered her to do this and that every day. But when Naruto cooked, he would ask her what she wanted to eat. When he bought snacks, he would also give her some. Occasionally, he would tell her interesting stories about Sasuke when he was young. Watergate Daddy didn't like being called Watergate Daddy either. It seemed that he only took her in because she had the ability to quickly recover her strength. But, "Watergate Daddy didn't mind that I swear, that I'm ugly, and that I don't even look like a girl. He even helped me pick out clothes, get me new glasses, and comb my hair. Ever since my mother died, no one has combed my hair for me. Hmm, hmm."
"Okay, comb your hair." Naruto didn't expect a sister anymore. A sister was really annoying. "Then wait until my father is really dead before you cry, okay? He just woke up with gastric problems because he accidentally missed dinner last night."
"But Watergate Daddy looks really uncomfortable." Aromatic Phosphorus leaned against the window. "It's normal for you to be kicked out because you're just a hindrance, but I was kicked out too. Are Konoha's medical ninja really good?"
"There's no place in the world that has a higher standard than Konoha Hospital." Naruto sat on a chair outside, not even daring to look. Yaoshi Dou was doing a gastroscope for his father. A long tube was inserted into the stomach to determine the specific condition. "Seriously, can't you use Byakugan? You can see people from several kilometers away, but you can't see the internal organs through a layer of flesh?"
"Because Byakugan essentially sees Chakra." Mute Kato sighed. "Otherwise, if Yasuji and Hinata were to fight with Byakugan at the same time, wouldn't they both scream and run away?"
Naruto's mouth twitched.
"What about me?" Aromatic Phosphorus didn't pretend anymore. She lifted her kimono, stepped on a chair, and stretched out her arm.
"Your Watergate Daddy is sick, not injured." Mute had been drawing Aromatic Phosphorus's blood and peeling off Aromatic Phosphorus's skin for research. "The wound is healed. He'll get sick again even if he recovers. I can't bite you every time his stomach hurts."
"Why not?"
"Just because his stomach doesn't hurt doesn't mean he's cured." Naruto stood up and turned around. "Let's cut it. Mom, what do you think?"
"Yes, let's cut it." Kina Maelstrom floated above Naruto's head. She also didn't want to see Watergate being inserted by Yaoshi Dou. "Your father keeps saying that he wants to have surgery, but when we do arrange it for him, it's always postponed."
Naruto obviously couldn't hear his mother, but he took it that his mother agreed. "Sister Mute, don't check it out. Let's just do the surgery. He'll suffer less. Yes, let's be direct."
Being direct wasn't much better.
…
Tomorrow was September 17th, 62 Konoha Hospital.
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