Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 179: Identity of the Masked Man
"I have repeatedly checked the information given by the Hokage. This place is where the Iwagakure attacked Kakashi's team. This ruin has never been disturbed. Obito's body should be buried underneath."

In the Land of Grass, on top of a ruin, Fugaku looked around carefully, listened to the explanation of the person next to him, and nodded slowly.

After guessing the possible identity of the masked man, Shisui couldn't help it after all, and asked Fugaku to take money to the Land of Rice to find Orochimaru and transplant the first generation cells. After he adapted to the first generation cells, Shisui sent him to the Land of Grass to find the place where Obito died.

"Then please."

Fugaku is only the military guarantee, the other two are the main forces in the search, one is from the Hyuga branch family, and the other is from the Yamanaka clan.

The Hyuga clan member nodded, and without further ado, he used his Byakugan to scan the ruins, searching inch by inch. After a quarter of an hour, he turned back and frowned and said, "There are some skeletons on the outskirts, but the intelligence says that Obito is only a thirteen-year-old child, and there are no skeletons that meet the requirements here."

"According to Kakashi, he was half-crushed by a huge rock while trying to save Kakashi. Do you see anyone who meets the requirements?"

Fugaku's expression was serious. In order to make Fugaku take this matter seriously, Shisui had told him his guess. Although Fugaku felt that the possibility was not high, he was still extremely angry.

Upon hearing this, the Hyuga ninja searched again and soon found half a skeleton.

"Found it, but the situation is a little strange. It's in this direction."

Fugaku nodded to show that he understood, and he clapped his hands and quickly formed seals. The rocks pressing on top were thrown out layer by layer, and soon a hole nearly ten meters deep was dug out, revealing a huge rock.

But Fugaku's face was not red and he was not out of breath, and he looked calm and composed.

Both of them were surprised when they saw this.

"What kind of monsters are the Uchiha people!"

I gradually understood why the Hokage released Fugaku. Konoha was losing talent, and it would be a waste to keep Fugaku, who had such strength, in the backyard.

“That’s the stone.”

The Hyuga ninja pointed at the boulder and said, Fugaku jumped down to observe below, and saw a dark spot under the boulder. The three of them were used to fighting, so they naturally knew that it was an old bloodstain.

"There are some traces under this stone, but no complete skeleton."

The Hyuuga ninja said again, confusing both of them.

"If someone dug up the body, they should have taken it all away. What's the point of leaving part of it behind?"

Fugaku remained silent, remembering Shisui's suspicions.

"Could it be that before being buried alive, Obito activated the Mangekyō, and the pupil technique in those eyes allowed him to pass through objects, so he survived?"

Fugaku speculated and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"You guys stand back."

Fugaku spoke, and the two men understood what he meant and immediately jumped out of the deep pit. Then they saw the boulder being thrown away by Fugaku, revealing several crushed bones.

The Hyuga ninja stared at the broken bones below and analyzed them carefully before saying, "There is at least a complete arm here."

"Then it seems that there is nothing wrong. Let's take it back."

Fugaku was in a low mood. There was no complete body of Obito here, which meant that Shisui's guess was probably correct.

He thought of Obito in the past. Although he couldn't say that he knew him well, he still knew some of his deeds.

Be kind and helpful.

As far as the family is concerned, Obito lost both his parents when he was young. Although the Uchiha cannot be said to be as kind to him as a mountain, they have never lacked him. The monthly allowance is paid on time, allowing the two generations of grandfather and grandson to live a stable life.

After Obito became a member of Minato's team, his family helped him a lot.

For the village, Uchiha with such a personality is the special target of attention. He is a last-place student in the ninja school, but he can become Minato's student and have a genius like Kakashi as his teammate. The Konoha high-level officials have made a lot of efforts for him.

With the clan and the village, they all deserved Obito.

Why did Obito release the Nine-Tails to harm Konoha, harm the Uchiha, and kill the Fourth Hokage and his wife?
That was his teacher. Was it just because Minato couldn't arrive in time to save him?
Fugaku was puzzled and could only blame it on Obito opening his Mangekyō too early, which caused his personality to become distorted and led to such a thing.

The group sealed the skeleton and immediately returned.

On the other side of the Land of Grass, Danzo has already stationed his men here, and his left and right assistants are summarizing the recent intelligence for him in the camp.

"The people in Iwagakure have already known that we have dispatched troops, and their activities have immediately decreased a lot. According to our spies in Iwagakure, Ōnoki has no intention of assembling a large army for the time being, and we have indeed not found any traces of a large-scale Iwagakure assembly."

The Iwagakure ninjas are the most proficient in group ninjutsu among the five major nations. They usually act in large groups and have great lethality on the battlefield.

Danzo did not respond. He was not surprised by this information. Before coming, Shisui had said that Ōnoki would definitely give in, and he came here to gain credit.

"What he, Ōnoki, does has nothing to do with us. Just keep your eyes on the front and kill anyone who crosses the line. Let Iwagakure see Konoha's attitude clearly."

"Yes!"

The two men withdrew, and Danzo called over a few jonin he valued as usual.

After entering the camp, several people immediately saluted and then remained silent.

"What do you think? Today is the deadline. My patience is limited. As long as you nod, I will never treat you unfairly!"

Danzo looked at the others and spoke calmly, then he waved his hand and threw out several scrolls.

"Ninjutsu, money, I will never treat my own people unfairly."

Several people were struggling in their hearts. Danzo was indeed generous and gave them B-level ninjutsu. Although the level of ninjutsu only represents the difficulty of training, there were ninjutsu of different levels there, and they would still choose high-level ninjutsu.

Not only that, Danzo even laid out a list of forbidden techniques for them to review.

Because of the relationship with the Third Generation, Konoha's forbidden techniques are completely defenseless against Danzo, as he has too many ninjutsu at his disposal.

He also promised that he would train them vigorously after they joined the Root, and that their strength would be greatly improved within two years.

this.
They also heard that Danzo had a bad reputation, but Danzo offered too much and they really couldn't refuse.

"When I retire, I can use my connections in the Root to get you to join the Anbu and return to the light."

"I am willing to serve Master Danzo!"

"I am willing to serve Master Danzo!"

Everyone lowered their heads and spoke one after another.

Seeing this, Danzo nodded with satisfaction. It was still easier to win over these civilian jonin. Those guys from the ninja clan were more cunning than the other and were unwilling to have any contact with him.

However, he also knew that the reason these civilians were willing to trust him was because Shisui openly showed his reliance on him.

"Hmph, little brat, no matter what you want to do, as long as I can recruit enough people, I will be able to get rid of you sooner or later."

However, Danzo soon frowned. Winning over ninjas in this way was too slow and the cost was too high. This trip was supported by military funds. If they returned to Konoha, they would not be able to do this with the funds of the Root.

One of the jonin noticed that Danzo's expression was not right, and asked, "Danzo-sama, do you have any concerns? I am willing to help you solve your worries."

After taking Danzo's scroll, the few people naturally stood on Danzo's side and began to express their opinions.

"The Root has a heavy task. Even with your joining, we still don't have enough manpower. I am worried about Konoha. How can we recruit enough people to work for Konoha together with me?"

A few of them had not yet been poisoned by their tongues, so Danzo was still very restrained.

Everyone did not find it strange to hear this. There were not many jonin in the village, and the Root had a bad reputation. If Danzo had not offered too much, they would not be willing to join.

"I do have an idea."

At this moment, a middle-aged ninja with long hair among the few people had an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes and spoke slowly.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Danzo looked at the man and remembered his name, Hattori Ryozo, an ordinary civilian jonin, not very noticeable among the jonin.

"There are a limited number of Jonins in the village, and most of them have been entrusted with important tasks by the Hokage. It is normal that the Root cannot recruit people. Why don't you set your sights on those Chunins?"

"The Root's mission is so heavy, how can these Chunins possibly complete it?"

Danzo was a little disappointed. Even if the Root was in decline, they would not have to find some Chunins to fill the number.

“Although most Chunins are not very strong, it does not mean that they have no chance to become Jonin in the future. If they can be given a suitable ninjutsu when they need it, their growth rate will naturally be greatly accelerated.

Master Danzo can find a group of talented Chunins from the village to invest in in advance. If they are lucky enough to become Jonins in the future, they will naturally remember your kindness. Even if they fail to become a pair, you will not suffer any loss. "

"Oh?"

Danzo's eyes flashed, and he looked at the jonin in front of him in surprise, and became interested.

"Giving them a suitable ninjutsu in advance does not require additional training, but can be harvested in time. You are very smart. This method is very good."

Even these senior ninjas in front of us joined the Root because of some powerful ninjutsu. You can imagine how important a suitable ninjutsu is to civilian ninjas.

This is even more true for those civilian Chunins!

Danzo's heart was pounding, and he suddenly thought of a good way to defeat Shisui.

If he could pass on some ninjutsu training methods to the civilian ninjas in the village, all the civilian ninjas in Konoha would support him. Then he wouldn't even need to use other methods. He could defeat Shisui at the Jonin Conference and become the Sixth Hokage.

With this thought in mind, Danzo couldn't calm down for a long time, and he looked at the person in front of him with a rare smile on his face.

"Go and carry out your mission first. I will never treat you unfairly."

"Yes."

Seeing that Danzo had listened to his advice, Hattori Ryozo's eyes moved slightly and he left with everyone.

A few days later, Shisui received three pieces of information.

1. Kakuzu was rescued by the masked ninja, who also had the ability to suck people away, but when using this ability, he would no longer be immune to physical attacks.

Second, since Obito’s complete skeleton has not been found, Obito may still be alive, and the masked man may be him.

Third, after Konoha increased its troops in the Land of Grass, it gave up the idea of ​​helping the Iwagakure. Seeing Ohnoki retreat, the Fourth Raikage also thought of withdrawing his troops, but the Fourth Raikage seemed unwilling to do so, and his hesitation to retreat made the Kumogakure army gradually become restless.

"Really Obito?"

Shisui looked at the information with mixed feelings.

Suspecting Obito was just a casual thought, but when the evidence was presented, Shisui didn't know what to say.

"It's hard to say."

Fugaku shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Shisui was silent for a moment, then a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

"I have to find out the identity of the masked ninja no matter what."

After thinking for a moment, Yan Shifan said, "I have two ideas."

"Please ask the teacher to teach me!"

"Isn't there a forbidden technique in the clan that can call back the souls of the dead? If this Obito is not dead, he will definitely not be able to perform this technique."

See you on a moonlit night!

Shisui and Fugaku reacted immediately, but after being reminded by Yan Shifan, Shisui not only thought of Tsukiyomizu-no-Mikoto but also of Impure World Reincarnation.

However, he did not make a decision immediately, but waited for further instructions.

"The second method is Kakashi. Isn't his eye Obito's? Take that eye off and check it. If it is also a Mangekyō, it must be Obito's."

Shisui and Fugaku both gasped. Yan Shifan's mind was really quick and he thought of two methods at once.

"Just use the second method. The first method is not a safe method. It can only confirm Obito's condition."

Fugaku also suggested.

Upon hearing this, Shisui stood up and paced, and after thinking for a moment he nodded in agreement. Removing an eyeball was not a major operation for a ninja, and if that eye was not a Mangekyō, it could be returned, and it would not have any impact on Kakashi.

It’s just that the reason is hard to find.

As if seeing Shisui's concerns, Yan Shifan suggested: "When Obito's body returns, we should take back his eyes and make artificial eyes to complete his body, and let him enter the family ancestral hall as a hero."

The reason was a bit far-fetched. Obito's body should have turned into bones long ago, so his eyes would naturally be useless.

"That's it. I won't feel comfortable if I don't figure out his identity."

Shisui agreed and immediately called Kakashi over.

Fugaku was guilty and it was inconvenient for him to show up in person, so he always wore the mask of the Anbu.

"Lord Hokage!"

Kakashi was a little excited. He guessed that the Fifth Hokage called him here because the intelligence had been sorted out and he was ready to bring back Obito's body.

"I have already asked someone to bring back Obito's skeleton."

"what?"

Kakashi was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Really, Hokage?"

After asking, Kakashi realized that something was wrong and lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Hokage."

"It's okay. Brother Obito is a hero of the Uchiha clan. I have always admired him. I am also very pleased to have recovered his bones this time. However, the elders of the clan know that your eyes were given by Obito. They hope to temporarily take them back to make artificial eyes for Obito to complete his body. Then you can be reburied and enter the ancestral hall."

Faced with Shisui's questionable request, Kakashi nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

"I understand Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi said, lifting his eye patch to reveal the three-magatama Sharingan, and then he was about to dig it out.

Shisui stopped him and asked in confusion, "Do you know medical ninjutsu?"

"will not."

Shisui was silent. Although he knew some skills, he still called the special jonin who had prepared in advance.

A moment later, the three magatama were placed in a bottle filled with special medicines and placed in front of Shisui.

Kakashi covered his eyes and went back to rest.

"Yes or no, you will know once you try it."

Shisui sighed softly, then slowly raised his hand.

Today I saw a lot of people helping me find typos in the comments, hahaha. I will correct them when I have time. However, I don’t have time to check this chapter. If you see any, you can post them and I will correct them one by one.

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