Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 86 Scholar Kakashi’s wavering

Hinata Yuzuru left the roots. The air outside was exceptionally fresh. He took a deep breath, looked at the still bright sunshine, and fell into deep thought.

Danzo couldn't help it after all.

Hinata Yuzuru had already anticipated meeting Danzo. He was sure that Danzo would not sit idly by and watch the power of the Third Hokage grow, and would never want to see himself side with the Third Hokage.

Now he probably has already had his eyes on the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, but if the Uchiha clan is eliminated and the Hyuga clan turns to the Third Hokage, his dream of becoming Hokage will undoubtedly become even more difficult.

Perhaps in Danzo's mind, the best solution is to make the Hyuga clan side with him or be destroyed, and it would be best if the Uchiha clan died out directly - in this way, he, an old man from the Shimura clan, can experience the taste of power.

Therefore, first try to win over Hinata Yuzuru, and if you can't get him, then find a way to destroy him. It would be best if you can put the blame on the Third Hokage. If you can't, it doesn't matter. At most you will be punished by the Third Hokage for a few years. So what?

If the three generations deal with it this way, in the end, in addition to hating themselves, won't the Hyuga clan also hate this old guy who is in trouble?
Hyuga Yuzuru never underestimated the darkness in Danzo's heart.

But now is really not a good time to mess with him - even at the moment when he got close, Hinata Yuzuru was very sure to take out all the Ienagi on his only Sharingan first, but it was meaningless.

What's the use of killing Danzo alone?

If you want to kill him, you must make sure he dies a worthy death.

Compared to his hatred for Danzo, Hinata Yuzuru believes that there are always people in Konoha who hate him more than he does, such as the Uchiha clan.

However, Danzo has come to your door anyway. If you don't take advantage of it, you will really be sorry for the opportunity he gave you. So, can you use this thing to do something?

Hinata Yuzuru was thinking and walking slowly. Before his thoughts were clear, he saw a silver-haired man walking in his direction, with his left hand in his bag and a plastic bag hanging on his wrist, which contained milk and Bread, but in his right hand he held up a covered book, looking at it in fascination.

Hinata Yuzuru's mouth twitched slightly, and he was vaguely shocked in his heart. He silently opened his Byakugan and saw through the cover that was covered by the package. He looked at it silently three or four times before he retracted his gaze.

"Kakashi."

He doesn't even call me senior anymore.

Kakashi raised his head blankly and saw Hinata Yuzuru, with only one eye exposed, looking like a dead fish and a little like waking up from a dream.

Hinata Yuzuru felt deeply guilty on behalf of Jiraiya, whom he had never dealt with before - a mere reading book had caused Kakashi to become so listless. What a sin!

"Be in moderation."

Hinata Yuzuru's lips moved, and in the end only these three words came out.

Kakashi silently closed the book and stuffed it into his tactical vest, his expression calm: "What?"

"I remember that the one I gave you before was the first volume, but you actually bought a few more copies yourself and have already read the third volume." Hinata Yuzuru's teasing expression with a hint of 'shock' made Kakashi realize that this guy had a white eye.

Kakashi remained calm and said, "Master Jiraiya's works are of very high quality. There are many profound truths hidden in the seemingly absurd words. If you are interested, I can lend them to you to have a look."

Instead, he looked at Hinata Yuzuru with a look of disdain: "Ah, forget it, you are still too young. For this kind of thing, you can only see the chaos on the surface, but not the core that is worth pondering. It's a waste of natural resources."

Hinata Yuzuru couldn't help but burst out laughing. Kakashi was calm and composed, as if he would never get hurt again - to be honest, after experiencing social death, he suddenly felt enlightened.

If he wasn't a little short of the age to read this magazine, he probably wouldn't even bother pretending.

All we can say is that Hinata Yuzuru brought this book to him too early.

Hinata Yuzuru chuckled, "Do you need me to get an autograph for you? Who knows? I might get to meet Master Jiraiya in the next few days."

Kakashi showed a bit of unnatural color on his face. Jiraiya was the master of Minato Namikaze, and he was Minato Namikaze's apprentice. If Jiraiya heard it, he would be Jiraiya's loyal reader.
But after thinking about it, Kakashi became indifferent again: "It would be better if there were complete signed editions of the later volumes. This book is very popular, and some of it has not been reprinted, so it is impossible to buy it. If there is a complete set of The complete set would be even better. I heard that the separate volumes are pirated copies, so I like to support the original version."

Hinata Yuzuru looked at Kakashi, who had become an adult and had a lazy attitude, and always felt that he seemed to have some small responsibility that was difficult to shirk.

"Is this what we're having for dinner?" Hinata Yuzuru glanced at what he had in his hand.

"Lunch," Kakashi corrected, even though it was already afternoon.

Hinata Yuzuru didn't waste any words. He pushed his shoulder with one hand and changed direction. The two of them walked towards Ichiraku Ramen together. Kakashi was almost grown to full height and was now more than a head taller than him.

Kakashi lazily let him push him away: "It's your treat."

"Okay, okay. I really don't know where you spent all the bonuses from all those missions."

Hinata Yuzuru shook his head and sighed, but Kakashi said indifferently: "No, I won't take it. I'll take it when I need it. It's useless to take out too much. I have to deposit it in the bank."

For a ninja like him who completes A-level tasks as easy as drinking water and several S-level tasks every year, it is absolutely impossible for him to say that he is short of money. In the Land of Fire, he can buy a few streets without any pressure.

"You read books like this every day and don't eat well. I can already imagine what your physical fitness will be like in the future. Is it true that someone will run out of mana after only casting a few ninjutsu?"

Although he didn't know what "no blue" meant, Kakashi still listened to the opinion. He said leisurely: "Only occasionally, most of the time, I still go to restaurants to eat."

"Tsk, you study so hard that you forget to eat and sleep. If someone doesn't know you, they would think you are a scholar." The two of them chatted and talked nonsense, without any awkwardness at all.

When they were approaching Ichiraku Ramen, Hinata Yuzuru suddenly became serious.

"Today, Danzo asked me to meet him."

Kakashi's eyes gradually sharpened at Hyuga Yuzuru's words. He stood up straight and glanced at Hyuga Yuzuru: "What did he say?"

"You should know his usual style." Hyuga Yuzuru did not narrate the original words, but just said: "It involves the Third Generation and the Hyuga Clan."

How could Kakashi not understand.

It’s not like Danzo hadn’t tried to trick him.

It just didn't work.

Kakashi said seriously: "I know you have your own unique understanding of many things, but believe me, many of what Danzo said are lies."

"I know." How could Hyuga Yuzuru not understand that Danzo had fabricated facts and made things out of nothing for more than a day or two.

But it's not all lies.

Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly: "It may not be very stable recently, so you should be more careful."

"You should be careful." Kakashi glanced at him and said in a cold tone, "Don't be careless, Yuzuru. He is different from us. He has no bottom line when doing things."

Hyuga Yuzuru was noncommittal about this and just said: "If you are not busy, help me take care of a little guy by the way. Izumi is probably still in the ninja school and is in the same class as Itachi. There is probably no need to look at the others. They are basically all Within the Hyuga clan, the situation between Danzo and I is not such that he would be desperate."

"I'm not on a mission in the Anbu right now, so there are some things that are inconvenient for me to do."

"I know." Kakashi agreed and said lightly: "I have to keep an eye on Danzo anyway."

His latest mission, in addition to continuing to hunt down the occasional rebellious ninja, is to keep a close eye on the Root.

The Third Hokage's original intention was to let him kill less, and he was thinking about when it would be appropriate for him to become a Jonin to take care of the children. In addition, he was also a very suitable candidate to deal with the Root - after all, he was a tested ninja who failed in his attempt to rebel by Danzo and even sold out Danzo in front of the Third Hokage.

Having him monitor the roots is enough to prevent the roots from doing big things unscrupulously under the eyes of the third generation.

Even though the Third Generation did not remove Danzo from his position, the assassination incident eventually became a thorn in his heart, so it was natural for him to strengthen control.

"You can go and tell the third generation about this. I won't go."

Hinata Yuzuru said faintly: "You know what I mean."

Of course Kakashi understood.

If Hyuga Yuzuru had talked to the Third Hokage openly, Danzo would have thought that the talks would probably have broken down. But when Kakashi talked about it, there was an extra twist, which prevented the two from getting into a complete fight.

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This is just a delaying tactic.

If Hinata Yuzuru didn't say anything about this matter, it would just be a matter between him and Danzo. But if he was told, the matter became very complicated, and there was no way Danzo would just sit back and watch.

Was he deliberately trying to get Danzo to do something?
What's the purpose?
And why are we using this delaying tactic to deliberately delay time?
Kakashi couldn't understand for a moment.

He pulled his mask up in confusion and sighed.

Originally, I just wanted to read a book today.
As a scholar, it is a pity that I cannot read quietly during the rare rest day.

After eating ramen, Kakashi did not hesitate and went to find the Third Hokage immediately after separating from Hinata Yuzuru.

In his eyes, a cold light flickered.

Danzo extended his hand to Yuzuru, which made him extremely disappointed. He placed his last hope on the Third Hokage.

Three generations.
Kakashi's eyes were complicated.

Even though he didn't want to admit it.

However, Hinata Yuzuru persists in his attitude and certain views.

Some of the beautiful fantasies he had barely maintained in his heart were crumbling and full of cracks.

Just a final touch.

(End of this chapter)