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JST Chapter 137: Why Are Forbidden Techniques So Casual These Days?
🕑 Added 2024-12-24 19:50:52 +0000 UTCKonoha, Uchiha clan, Kazuki residence.
"Brother, what's going on with this joint Chunin exam and peace agreement?" Shisui asked. "Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"It seems they are trying to assess the true strength of our village..."
Asuma sat next to Shisui and said carelessly. "Of course, there is no peace between villages, and people from other villages are all bastards!"
"The old man said at home that there must be a war, so I just listen to Kazuki!"
Shisui was instantly annoyed. The damn son of Hokage always spoke these secrets of the top leaders lightly...
Shisui wanted to take advantage of the moment to analyze the situation with his brother, but this bastard came to sabotage him.
"Asuma, shut up! I'm Kazuki's younger brother, not you." Shisui stared at Asuma who always came to visit for no reason and said fiercely.
"Shisui, I don't deny that you are Kazuki's younger brother, but I am the future assistant of Hokage!" Asuma retorted, facing Shisui directly with his forehead almost touching his.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Might Duy, sitting to the side, sipped tea in unison, deliberately ignoring the discussion.
These fights between Shisui and Asuma were so common that no one paid much attention to them.
At that moment, Tsunade appeared and, holding him by the ears, looked at them with a dangerous expression.
"You two little brats, I'm the Hokage's assistant, have you forgotten about this?"
Shisui and Asuma looked at Kazuki pleadingly, their eyes filled with despair.
Tsunade's hand strength is too great.
But Kazuki shrugged. "I am just an ordinary Root leader, and Tsunade-sensei is indeed the assistant of the Hokage..."
Kakashi, while nibbling on some rice crackers, pondered silently.
Since his father recovered from near death, he seemed like a completely different person: lively, optimistic and somewhat talkative. He had even made new friends.
The problem was that those friends were... disturbing.
A few days ago, Sakumo allowed Kakuzu to stay at his house. During a dinner party, Kakashi saw how Kakuzu, in a fit of anger, unfolded black strands like snakes from his arm.
Noticing Kakashi's surprised expression, Kakuzu decided to joke around by showing him the four large masks embedded in his back.
Seeing the four heads, Kakashi was stunned.
Hey, this must be a forbidden technique!
His father was responsible for checking illegal experiments, and even Danzo and Orochimaru were not spared.
But when Sakumo saw Kakuzu scaring Kakashi, he laughed out loud in a very tasteless way.
After applying to enter the Root under the approval of Sakumo and Kazuki, Kakashi was exposed to situations that made his blood run cold.
Sakumo just said lightly: "Forbidden techniques are not the problem, but the shinobi who use them. But the root shinobi have the will of fire in their hearts, so the use of some forbidden techniques is not a problem."
With a pat on the shoulder, he added: "Kakashi, learn well at the Root. If you don't understand something, just hang out at Kazuki's house. Even going to mop the floor is fine too."
With that, Sakumo left with Kakuzu, who had just replaced a shinobi's heart with Explosion Release and still had blood dripping from his hands. The two headed off together on another mission outside the village, paying no further attention to Kakashi.
When Kakashi visited Kazuki's house, he didn't even have a chance to mop the floor.
The reason was simple: Might Duy was in charge of cleaning at four in the morning during his training. No matter how hard Kakashi tried, he could never get there that early.
But Kakashi had already understood one truth: the important thing was to get involved in this circle of relationships.
In Kazuki's house, Tsunade, the Hokage's assistant, as well as the Hokage's son, were part of everyday conversations, which often included highly confidential information.
Kazuki is even more terrifying. He is in charge of the Root and seems to determine the direction of Konoha's future war, including the allocation of various resources in the village.
Tsunade, the Hokage's assistant, seems to be just a scientific researcher, studying unknown toxins on the side.
Kazuki is arranging the future battlefield map, and occasionally gives orders to Tsunade in a natural manner. But Tsunade nodded obediently, without any dissatisfaction.
Kakashi couldn't help but think that if his father had been in this circle from the beginning, he wouldn't have had to worry about such trifles as breaking the will of fire or the rules of shinobi. Even killing an exposed member of the root would have been a trivial matter.
With this new perspective, Kakashi decided to seriously dedicate himself to his role as a root ninja.
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"Tsunade-sensei, leave them alone…" Kazuki intervened with a calm smile. "But I must admit, Shisui, your suspicions are correct."
"The so-called peace agreement and the joint Chunin exam are just the last prelude of the war. These shinobi sent from other villages will analyze the current situation of the village and collect various intelligence on Konoha."
"If Konoha performs poorly during the exam, the other villages will know that we are weakened, and that our new generation lacks competitive strength. If we do well, outstanding talents will be targeted for elimination."
Shisui, Asuma and Kakashi frowned.
Shisui said in a deep voice: "Brother, we can't make the village look bad. I'm not afraid of being targeted by other shinobi villages in the war. Let me participate!"
Asuma snorted coldly. "It's not your turn to take the lead, Shisui. I, the son of the Hokage, should be the one standing in front of you..."
When Shisui and Asuma were about to argue, Kakashi intervened: "My father gave his life to demonstrate the will of fire. I cannot stay behind."
"This is youth!" Might Guy roared. "My taijutsu techniques are ready to shine in front of the enemy!"
Kazuki looked at them all with a smile as he shook his head.
"You're late. I already have someone who has reserved that place. In fact, he should come soon to discuss it with me."
"In order to show weakness to the enemy, and to maintain a false facade of strength, this time the village will send a genius-level ninja to the exam, and a large number of veteran Chunin will be allowed to participate. This will make the enemies believe that we are in decline and that it is the perfect time to attack us."
"I'm not doing this to protect you. When the war begins, as someone close to me, you will be on the front lines facing the enemy. If you survive, it will be thanks to your own skill."
Kazuki looked at them calmly and said in a low voice: "Can you do it?"
"Yes!" They responded in unison.
For Kazuki, protecting these talents was pointless. Shisui, Asuma, Might Guy, Kakashi... They needed to be tempered by the fire of war to improve their strength and provide feedback to Kazuki.
Shortly after, Shisui looked at Kazuki curiously and asked: "Brother, who is that genius?"
And as if in answer to the question, there was a knock at the door. Kakashi rushed to open it, leading Uchiha Rin and Uchiha Obito inside.
Obito, seeing so many people in the house, frowned. "I've already reserved the spot for the Chunin Exam with Kazuki, so don't come and compete with me!"
Activating his Sharingan, he looked at Shisui with a smile and said: "With your two tomoe, you still need more practice before you compete with me, Shisui."
"Except for Kazuki, my Sharingan is probably the strongest in the Uchiha clan..."
Completely ignoring Asuma, Might Guy, and Kakashi, in his opinion, only Shisui, who opened the Sharingan, was barely qualified to compete with him.
After the joint Chunin exam was announced, Obito was the first to look for Kazuki, excited to register.
Although Kazuki explained the pros and cons to him, Obito insisted on participating, determined to be the brightest star among Konoha's genin and prove his heroism to Uchiha Rin.
As for the possible threats from rival villages, Obito did not take them seriously.
After all, he is a three-tomoe Uchiha...
However, when he returned home and told Black Zetsu about it, he couldn't help but worry...
Black Zetsu knew this was a great opportunity to push Obito to the limit and further his process of corruption.
But in his subconscious, Black Zetsu wanted Obito to refuse. He was a little worried that under the attack on the other five shinobi villages, some uncontrollable accidents would occur, resulting in a tragedy.
Black Zetsu told himself that it wasn't that he didn't want Obito to get hurt, but that he couldn't let the plan have too many variables that would make it uncontrollable...
When Obito mentioned that he had already informed Kazuki, Black Zetsu swallowed his words of warning.
For Kazuki, who even he could not figure out, Black Zetsu had already had a trace of unknown doubt in his mind...
After some thought, Black Zetsu decided to accompany Obito and listen closely to Kazuki's opinion.
If possible, he preferred that Obito not get involved in the exam.
It only took one squad of ANBU from any village to endanger Obito. But if the attack was too intense, what if he really died?
"Uchiha Obito, you..." Shisui activated his Sharingan in anger.
Kazuki slowly walked over and placed a hand on Shisui's shoulder to calm him down, then turned his gaze to Black Zetsu. In a soft voice, he said: "It's a dangerous mission. I advised Obito not to participate, but his will is too firm..."
"I won't force anyone to do this task. You are important to him, Rin. What do you think about it?"
Kazuki's gaze made Black Zetsu tremble. In the brief instant when Kazuki's eyes seemed to shine, Black Zetsu felt as if he was facing Indra himself. Furthermore, he vaguely sensed that in Kazuki's body, there was a complex mixture of various bloodlines, and they were in the process of fusing.
Is this an illusion?
