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Kaito Chapter 111
🕑 Added 2024-08-04 10:23:39 +0000 UTCKaito Chapter 111
Kaito looked at Shikaku in silence for a few moments. Shikaku’s eyes widened as he crossed his arms. “No, I’m not becoming Hokage, Kaito.”
Kaito looked surprised. “Huh? Who said anything about you becoming Hokage, Sensei?” then He started laughing. “Sensei, you thought it was suggesting you to be the next Hokage. “wiping away some tears he continued “I know the paperwork would be too troublesome for you.”
Shikaku coughed, a bit embarrassed. “Ahem, forget what I just said. You still haven’t answered my question.”
Kaito smirked. “I have someone in mind who’s well-loved in Konoha, so getting approval shouldn’t be an issue. I’d still appreciate your help, Sensei.”
Shikaku sighed, contemplating Kaito’s words. “Alright, Kaito. I’ll hear you out. Who is this candidate?”
Kaito took a deep breath. “Tsunade Senju.”
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When Shikaku heard Tsunade’s name, he gave a thoughtful nod. “Lady Tsunade, hmm... she would indeed be a good candidate for the Hokage position. she’s one of the legendary Sannin. and she’s highly respected in Konoha, even among the Uchiha clan,”
Shikaku moving a piece on the shogi board, he continued, “However Lady Tsunade has been away from the village for quite some time now. For all we know, she could be anywhere, and I doubt even the Third Hokage has a clear idea of her current whereabouts. But that’s not our biggest problem.” He turned his gaze toward Kaito. “The real question is: how do you plan to convince her to take up the mantle of Hokage?”
Kaito met Shikaku’s gaze and nodded. “I've already sent out some of my shadow clones to cover more ground, and Kakashi’s also lending a hand. He’s using his dog summons to track her down. We’ve managed to find a few leads, but right now, the trail seems to have gone cold, and as to convincing her I have a plan that might work.”
Shikaku’s eyebrows raised as he hummed and asked. ” So, Kakashi’s already in on this plan?"
Kaito shook his head, looking at Shikaku with earnest eyes. “No, Sensei, you’re the first person I’ve shared this plan with. He’s been helping me find Lady Tsunade to heal my mom, I haven’t had the chance to discuss it with Kakashi yet. and I thought it might be a good opportunity to address both issues at once. I would have told him but I haven’t seen him for a while. I’ll fill him in the next time we meet."
Shikaku nodded thoughtfully, then raised an eyebrow. “So, what exactly do you need from me? It sounds like you’ve already put a lot of thought into this.”
Kaito took a deep breath before responding. “I still need your help, Sensei. I don't have much of a connection with the other clans and the Jonin. That’s where your influence comes in. With your experience and the relationships, you’ve built over the years, I’m sure we can make this go smoothly, ya know?"
Shikaku considered Kaito’s words in silence for a moment. After shifting a shoji piece thoughtfully, he finally spoke. “I’ll help you with this. As you said the situation with the Uchiha clan is already creating a lot of tension, and a change of Hokage could be just what we need to stabilize things. I agree that it’s worth a shot.”
Kaito moved his shoji piece, and Shikaku glanced up, his expression thoughtful. “As you mentioned, we need to offer something to pacify the Uchiha clan. Do you have anything specific in mind?”
Kaito nodded, glancing up from the board. “I do have a plan, but we need to discuss it with Lady Tsunade first. I would appreciate it if you be willing to come with me when I meet her sensei. Having you there would definitely lend more credibility to the proposal, rather than just me, an eleven-year-old. ya know”
Shikaku agreed with a nod. “Hai, I'll come. Discussing the offer with Lady Tsunade before making plans around it is smart. I’ll start making subtle suggestions to get things moving on the political side. However, we might not have much time, so finding Lady Tsunade and convincing her to take the position should be our main priority. If she agrees, getting the other clans to follow suit won’t be that hard. Most of the clans in Konoha aren’t too happy with the Third right now." He then checkmated Kaito in shoji with a final move. “You wouldn’t happen to have anything to do with those rumors swirling around, would you?”
"Not sure what you are talking about, Sensei," Kaito smirked slightly, standing up from his seat."I’ll see you later, Sensei. I’ll let you know when we locate Lady Tsunade."
Shikaku sighed and nodded, his tone serious. "Be careful who you share this plan with. It could easily brand you a traitor to Konoha."
Kaito nodded seriously, then body flickered out of his sensei’s house.
Kaito flickered out of the Nara clan compound. As he glanced up, he noticed that the sky had turned dark. He began his walk back home at a relaxed pace.
while walking back home, Kaito received memories from one of his shadow clones. The clone had been tailing Itachi, Kaito knew that Itachi would be sent out on a mission as part of his ANBU evaluation. Kaito recalled some of the details of Itachi’s mission were related to someone with the last name that ended with Hinata in the original timeline, this individual had managed to defeat both Itachi and Shisui simultaneously. If Kaito’s information was accurate, this Hinata was at least on the level of a low Kage.
Kaito had conducted a thorough search through Konoha’s shinobi roster, including the ANBU roster, which he had accessed through files raided from Danzo’s base. Kaito was able to identify him as Mukai Kohinata. Mukai was a shinobi from a civilian background who had joined Root. Unfortunately, Root's meager compensation and the exorbitant medical bills for his son had driven Mukai to make a desperate decision. He had been leaking sensitive information to Kirigakure to cover his son's medical expenses.
From the memories of his shadow clone, Kaito saw that Mukai had created another clone to take his place around Konoha, spending time with his sick son. Meanwhile, the real Mukai had left the village to meet his Kirigakure contacts.
Kaito created a shadow clone to head back home while he himself used the Hiraishin to teleport outside the village to a marker that his clone had placed before dispelling.
Picking up the tri-pronged kunai, Kaito closed his eyes and used Kagura's Mind Eye to locate Itachi. He then began to follow both Itachi and Shisui, who were tracking Mukai.
Kaito maintained a distance of 2 kilometers as he followed Itachi. using Kagura’s Mind Eye to observe the scene. He could see everything clearly. As Mukai met with his Kirigakure contacts, the meeting spot was 50 kilometers from Konoha.
Mukai suddenly ducked his head and channeled chakra into his right eye. Kaito watched as Mukai activated a Byakugan in his left eye.
With his Byakugan active, Mukai spotted Shisui and Itachi tailing him. Realizing he had been discovered, Mukai swiftly killed the Kirigakure informant with a palm strike to the chest, ending his life instantly.
Mukai mused that he would need to come up with an explanation for his son. He then threw kunai toward where Itachi and Shisui were hiding.
Both Itachi and Shisui leaped away, creating some distance. standing opposite him Itachi called out, “Please surrender. We don’t want to fight.” Mukai, however, shook his head and declined, knowing that he had betrayed too many of the village's secrets to expect any mercy from Konoha’s government. Activating his Byakugan, Mukai rushed at Itachi and Shisui.
Itachi jumped back but despite Itachi’s attempts to keep his distance, Mukai quickly closed in and attempted a disemboweling maneuver. However, the Itachi he attacked turned out to be a crow clone.
Shisui from his side blew out a Great Fireball Jutsu at Mukai, but Mukai used his Gentle Fist technique. cutting through it with a vertical swipe of his hand and disperse the flames. He rushed at Shisui and began sparring but soon noticed that Shisui seemed to be guiding him towards something.
Suspecting that Itachi had concealed himself to catch him in a genjutsu, Mukai discreetly located Itachi's hiding spot to avoid the trap. He waited for the right moment to strike. Shisui attempted to cut Mukai off, but it was only a shadow clone. The real Mukai had sneaked up behind Itachi and began attacking his tenketsu.
However, Itachi’s form burst into crows again. The real Itachi then appeared in mid-air behind Mukai, unleashing multiple small fireballs that engulfed his shuriken. He called out, “Fire Style: Phoenix flower Jutsu.”
Seeing the Phoenix flower Jutsu with his Byakugan, Mukai said, “Impressive,” his eyes flicking between them. “But not enough.”
He spun on the spot and used Eight Trigrams Rotation creating a dome of chakra, as the Phoenix flower Jutsu collided with it.
Quickly deactivating the Rotation, Mukai assumed the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms stance. Itachi tried to move back to create distance, but Mukai was too fast. He landed the first eight palms on Itachi before being interrupted by an attack from Shisui, aimed at the Byakugan’s blind spot.
Mukai grabbed Shisui by the throat and began to strangle him. Although Itachi was struggling to move due to Mukai's previous attack, he tried to intervene, approaching Mukai with his Sharingan active. Mukai warned him, “The Sharingan’s genjutsu won’t work on me.”
