Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

One, two, three...

Although each explosive tag was very well hidden, Tokuma still managed to see many of them thanks to Byakugan's deliberate search.

"This...it can't be an illusion!"

As he spoke, Tokuma reached out and used chakra to extract an explosive tag from the wood.

Feeling the unique fluctuations of the explosive tag in his hand, Tokuma was stunned.

……

Chapter 140: The Choice

Hyuga Tokuma was stunned as he stared at the explosive tag in his hand.

How could this be?

Am I still trapped in an illusion?

impossible!

While Yun's abilities meant that the illusion created by those eyes couldn't be broken with a single spell, everything that had happened since returning to the village couldn't have been constructed with just an illusion!

So……

Tokuma suddenly scratched his head. Why was the information in the illusion actually true?

And these are explosive tags that cover the entire Leaf Village!

Although most of them may have become ineffective due to age, as the illusion suggests, even if only a small portion still works, it would still be a significant loss for the village.

Tokuma was feeling somewhat agitated. From the moment he saw the clouds after the illusion was broken, he believed that everything in the illusion was fake.

Therefore, the information about the explosive tags is also false.

But everything before him now told him that the intelligence was true.

And... Yun didn't say it.

Explosive tags are scattered throughout Konoha. Once this information is reported, someone will surely come to Kagerock to clear the explosive tags. The village is located below Kagerock, and its collapse will cause considerable damage.

The first place to clear the explosive tags should be Shadow Rock, but no one has come yet!

Yun...didn't you report it?

So what is the purpose of the clouds?

and many more!

Tokuma gripped the explosive tag tightly in his hand, realizing another possibility.

If that's the case, then there's another person involved.

"Shh!"

Clutching the explosive tag in his hand, Tokuma leaped down from the Shadow Rock and headed towards the Inuzuka Hana family's house in the village.

……

"Tokuma? Hana just got back. She's probably washing up now. Girls are always a bit slower."

At Hana Inuzuka's doorstep, Tokuma was somewhat agitated, and the one who had just spoken was Hana's mother, Tsuru Inuzuka.

"Auntie, we just completed the genin assessment, and the instructor said we'd have a get-together, so I'm here to wait for the flowers."

Inuzuka Tsuru nodded, then asked in confusion, "Who is your team leader, Jonin? I forgot to ask when Hana came back and was busy packing her things."

Tokuma scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and replied, "It's Yun, Uchiha Yun. He was our classmate before, but based on his achievements on the battlefield, he has indeed surpassed us by a great deal now."

"Uchiha Un?!"

Inuzuka Tsuru asked in surprise, then thought for a moment before replying, "That person seems to be the same age as you. I've only just realized that. Before... I never considered him to be in the same age group as you."

Uh!

Tokuma was taken aback by these words, but upon reflection, they were somewhat comforting.

No one would place them in the same period, so no one would compare them.

At this moment, Inuzuka Hana, who had finished washing up, came out.

Upon seeing Tokuma, he asked in confusion, "Isn't the dinner party still a while away? Why are you out so early?"

Upon hearing this, Inuzuka Tsuru glanced at his daughter, then at Hyuga Tokuma, and frowned slightly.

Tokuma, unaware of this, said somewhat urgently, "There are some things about the assessment mission that I think it's necessary for you to know as well, so..."

Assessment tasks?

Hua was stunned. Wasn't the assessment task already over?

Although everything within the illusion was indeed somewhat difficult...

After thinking for a moment, Hana turned to her mother and said, "Mom, Tokuma and I are going out for a bit."

"Oh? Okay, remember to come back early."

Inuzuka Tsuru nodded as he spoke, then watched with some concern as his daughter and the Hyuga branch family members left.

Are they members of the Hyuga clan... a branch family?

If the Byakugan bloodline is implanted on the forehead, it's better not to have it at all.

……

On the street, Inuzuka Hana looked at Tokuma, who was searching around, with a strange expression, because Tokuma had activated his Byakugan.

Is there anything worth doing in the village?

It's important to know that because the Byakugan has the ability to see through objects, the Hyuga clan generally doesn't activate it in public places in the village.

Hana Inuzuka scratched her head and said helplessly, "If we weren't already familiar with each other, I would definitely have arrested you right now and thought you were a pervert."

These words startled Tokuma, who was searching around, before he turned back and said with a wry smile, "The Byakugan isn't activated for such trivial things. We've been classmates for years, you should know me."

Inuzuka Hana's eyes twitched, and she pointed to a curtain not far ahead with the word "Bath" printed in large characters: "No matter what you're looking for, if you keep going forward, I won't follow you. I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death!"

"found it!"

Dejian's exclamation startled Hana, who then pulled her into a small alleyway.

In a corner, Tokuma lay on the ground and reached his hand into the corner.

A moment later, a detonating tag was seen in his withdrawn hand.

???

The moment the explosive tag came into view, Hana Inuzuka understood instantly.

"How is this possible?!"

The same question came out without thinking.

At first, Hana Inuzuka, like Tokuma, even wondered if she was still under a spell.

But thinking about everything that happened after returning to the village, he denied this possibility.

"How...did you find out?" Hana Inuzuka asked.

Tokuma looked at the Shadow Rock in the distance: "There, more explosive tags have been hidden and buried."

As he spoke, Tokuma turned to look at Hana: "The genjutsu agent mentioned that there are a lot of explosive tags buried in the Hokage Rock. I don't know why, but I went to check it out after I came back."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and then fell silent.

Both Tokuma and Hana are members of prominent clans in Konoha, giving them a natural advantage in knowledge and experience compared to ordinary people.

In the original story, Naruto was an orphan from birth, Sasuke was the only one left in his clan when he was eight years old, and Sakura was just born an ordinary child.

In terms of cognition, Shikamaru clearly knows more than them.

"It's been almost two hours since I returned to the village, but no Anbu have gone to investigate the Hokage Rock area."

Tokuma raised his hand, revealing two explosive tags: "One of these is from the Hokage Rock, and the other was just found in this crevice."

Inuzuka Hana thought for a moment and asked, "Were there any explosive tags along the way we came from?"

Tokuma paused for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Indeed, there weren't any. Even in the commercial street we just passed, my Byakugan didn't detect any explosive tags hidden anywhere."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tokuma realized what was happening.

He immediately asked, "This precisely proves that the explosive tags were indeed planted nearly thirty years ago, because Konoha Village wasn't as large as it is now back then. Furthermore, the commercial street was moved from its original location due to planning issues!"

Inuzuka Hana nodded: "Yes, that's exactly right, which further proves that this information is indeed true. And Yun... Master didn't report it to the village after he returned, right?"

After pausing for a moment, Inuzuka Hana looked at Tokuma and asked, "So, you came to see me...did you guess something?"

After speaking, Tokuma scratched his head and remained silent for a while.

After a long silence, Tokuma finally said, "Given... Teacher's current position in the village, or rather, the Uchiha's current position in the village, Teacher has no use for these explosive tags in any way."

"Being part of the branch family, and because I was in the same class as my teacher, Lord Hizashi told me many things. The Uchiha of today are completely different from the Uchiha of six years ago."

"After the war with Kumogakure, the Uchiha clan, led by the teacher and the Uchiha clan head, has once again entered the upper echelons of Konoha."

"From this perspective, these explosive tags might have been useful to the Uchiha clan six years ago, but they have no effect on the current Uchiha."

After a moment's thought, Inuzuka Hana nodded: "So... all of this was done on purpose by the teacher. Therefore... the assessment is not over yet, right?"

"No!"

Tokuma shook his head: "The assessment must be over, and our status as genin has been confirmed. But the explosive tags are probably the first confirmation of the teacher's attitude towards us."

First confirmation?

Inuzuka Hana was taken aback for a moment, but then she understood the meaning behind Tokuma's words.

If Tokuma represents the new generation of the Hyuga branch family, then I clearly represent the new generation of the Inuzuka family.

but……

At this moment, Hua thought of something else.

The detonation tag was hidden so well that it was impossible for him to detect it, even with the information from the illusion.

So... was Tokuma's discovery also within that person's expectations?