Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

What exactly does Yun want to do?

"Tokuma, what are you planning to do?"

Inuzuka Hana looked at her teammate and continued, "Should we report to the Hokage? Or go to our teacher?"

Upon hearing this, Dejian looked up at the flowers.

These two choices marked the first confirmation of their attitudes.

Should we trust the teacher, or report the matter to the village's higher-ups out of suspicion?

Tokuma hesitated for a moment, then asked in return, "And what is your choice?"

Hua shook her head slightly: "Teacher should know something about the Inuzuka clan, so I don't need to make a choice. In fact, you shouldn't have come to me. It was within Teacher's expectations that you discovered these explosive tags with your Byakugan, but I wouldn't have been able to discover them with Rimaru."

"I'm sure you're well aware of this, teacher. There's really no need for you to come to me to tell me these things. The Inuzuka clan has always been discreet and self-protective. With my connection to them, there's no need to test their attitude."

After he finished speaking, Tokuma understood.

The flower and I... are not the same!

Thinking about this, Tokuma felt the uniqueness of his forehead.

So... am I the only one who needs to test things out?

But doesn't this just prove that... the teacher has a way to solve the problem of the caged bird?

"Tokuji".

The sudden sound of the flower made Tokuma raise his head slightly.

Hana then said, "I've also heard a little about the main and branch families of the Hyuga clan..."

"The curse of the caged bird is something that even if an enemy nation uses all its strength, it cannot break and thus gain the White Eye."

"This means you don't really have a choice, so what's there for you to hesitate about?"

As she spoke, Hana took a step closer: "Tokuma, you should know very well what kind of monster you, as a member of the branch family, want to break. The fate of the branch family is shaped by ancient and rigid rules."

As she finished speaking, Hana looked towards the Hokage Building in the distance, and the Hyuga clan's territory not far away.

"And these rules were set by the high and mighty members of the Hyuga main family."

"When the war with Kumogakure began, I heard that the current head of the Hyuga main family had even imprisoned his own elders and removed them from their positions as elders because of brotherly affection."

"This generation is indeed an opportunity for the branch family. The Hokage is still very young..."

At this point, Hua stopped talking.

After a long silence, Hua turned around and waved her hand: "I'm going back now. I'll come over when it's time for the dinner. As for your own destiny, you have to choose how to walk it yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, Inuzuka Hana prepared to leave.

At that moment, Tokuma, who was behind him, raised his head slightly and said to Hana, "I understand what to do!"

Hua smiled, her back to her friend, waved again, and left.

……

Uchiha clan.

Leaning against the doorframe, Yun looked at Tokuma, who had just come to visit, and thought for a moment before saying, "You found out? Take me to see it."

One sentence left Tokuma, who had so many questions he wanted to ask, speechless.

At that moment, Izumi, who was behind Yun, poked her head out and asked, "Tokuma, don't misunderstand, brother..."

Asahi smiled, while Tokuma felt a little helpless.

Did Izumi notice this?

Or rather... did the teacher and Izumi explain the authenticity of the explosive tags?

……

Inside the Hokage Rock.

Looking around, Yun reached out and pressed his hand onto the soil. A moment later, an explosive tag appeared in his hand.

“Nearly thirty years ago, Yangyan Village sent a trap master to infiltrate Konoha and plant these explosive tags. At that time, no one was aware of their existence.”

"If everything goes as planned, Konoha should have suffered heavy losses that time. But even if there are no unexpected events, there will always be some. Kagerou Village was wiped out, just before this trap master prepared to detonate..."

As Yun finished speaking, Tokuma, who was behind her, asked, "Teacher, aren't we going to tell the village about this?"

Yun shook her head slightly: "After you brought me here, this discovery must be told to the village. After all, the Uchiha are Konoha's Uchiha, aren't they?"

Seeing Tokuma looking somewhat dazed, Yun stepped forward and reached out, placing his hand directly on Tokuma's forehead.

"Now... I can make the caged bird on your forehead disappear, and then the Hyuga main family will no longer be able to control you with it."

"However... the disappearance of the caged bird also means that if you are killed in the future, your body will be obtained by enemy ninjas, and your Byakugan will also be obtained by the enemy."

"Furthermore... the information that the Byakugan can be obtained from the corpses of branch family members will quickly spread in the black market. Regardless of whether you are special or not, branch family ninjas outside the area will be targeted."

Yun then looked at Dejian and said, "So... what will you choose? Let me make it clear first, no matter what you choose, I will help you."

……

Chapter 141: Itachi and Sasuke

Is it possible to remove this thing from the forehead?

The sound of the clouds was so incredible in Dejian's mind at that moment.

Several years ago, when Yun first talked to me about the caged bird, I had already resigned myself to fate.

but now……

It seems that this fate has taken another turn.

After a moment's thought, Tokuma re-tied his headband to his forehead.

Yun, who was standing to the side, smiled and asked, "Aren't you going to undo it?"

Tokuma nodded: "I remember when the first time our teacher mentioned this to me, he said that being a caged bird is actually a form of protection for the weak members of the Hyuga branch family. And I... am indeed a weak one right now."

Yun then asked, "With this curse mark on you, will that blind spot at the back of your head always remain?"

Tokuma replied calmly, "As long as the blind spot isn't discovered, it's fine. But as things stand, the Hyuga branch family hasn't reached the point where they can change the rules."

“Waiting, strength, and timing are all indispensable. If I were to release the curse at this moment, and if I were to die in a mission without the curse being activated... all my advantages would vanish.”

Tokuma then looked at Yun and said, "Moreover, if I have a teacher, the curse seal can be broken at any time, so it can no longer bind my fate."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun nodded slightly, then asked with a hint of doubt, "Why didn't you doubt that I could break this curse seal? The rules of the Hyuga clan have been in place for so many years; the Caged Bird Seal isn't something just anyone can break..."

Tokuma smiled and shook his head, replying, "I can't be sure, but I imagine that with your abilities, teacher, it's possible."

Is that so?

After a moment's thought, Yun led the way out of the cave and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Tokuma followed behind him the whole way.

From calling him by his first name to addressing him respectfully as "teacher," it's clear that Tokuma's attitude towards Kumo has changed significantly.

The reason Tokuma hasn't lifted the cursed seal yet is likely due to some reservations. After all, from now on, Tokuma and the others will have a teacher behind them—Kumo.

……

The entrance to the Hokage Building, the Hokage's office area.

Yun, who had just brought Tokuma here, looked at the guard at the door, then stepped forward and peeked out to see the book the guard was engrossed in reading.

"Yamata? Is this some kind of playing hard to get?"

"Snapped."

Kakashi slammed the book shut and looked at Yun, who was peeking out from behind him, and said, "Class 10's assessment was indeed the slowest. The teacher heard you were back at noon and kept wondering if you would come to confirm today."

Kakashi changed the subject without the slightest embarrassment.

Yun patted him on the shoulder: "I heard you're already twenty-one? It's not a good idea to look at this all day without finding a wife, is it? Can you handle it?"

Kakashi glanced at Yun with his deadpan eyes: "What do you know, you twelve-and-a-half-year-old? My body is in great shape!"

Yun looked him up and down and said, "Hmm, it was gone in two shots. It's definitely not weak."

Before Kakashi could refute her, Tokuma, who was awkwardly laughing behind him, entered the office area.

Kakashi, left behind, scratched his head in frustration, seemingly losing interest in the book in his hands.

Before graduating from the Ninja Academy this year, Yun made a request to his teacher to lead a team of Jonin, and he was added to the list at the teacher's request.

Kakashi knew very well that his teacher wanted him to mentor the energetic new students so that he could step out of the darkness.

But those three brats... didn't pass the bell test!

People who lack teamwork and cannot value their partners are worse than trash.

Obito, do you agree?

……

As soon as Yun entered the office area, Shuimen, who had been lying down to handle official business, raised his head.

Minato glanced at Tokuma following behind him and said with a wry smile, "Kumo, you didn't just pass the test with Tokuma alone, did you? One student isn't enough to form Team Ten."

"The students in Kakashi's team didn't pass his test? They were all sent back to the Ninja Academy?" Yun asked with a smile.

Minato, who peeked out from behind the documents, rubbed his eyes, sighed, and said, "The three students assigned to Kakashi have indeed all returned to school. He was taking it a little too seriously."

Yun smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he said, "The entire Class 10 passed the assessment, and there's some information we need to give to the Hokage after we return from this wilderness survival mission."

As he spoke, Yun handed over a scroll: "I made an unexpected discovery. Tokuma also reconfirmed it today, although most of it is invalid due to its age. However... I think it should be able to be used to calculate a B-rank mission for Class 10, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato had just finished reading the scroll.

After putting it down, the Fourth Hokage's face was also solemn.

The entire village was planted with so many explosive tags nearly thirty years ago?!

Ten years ago… no! Just five years ago, if someone wanted to destroy Konoha and knew about the existence of these explosive tags, all they had to do was infiltrate and create a connection, then…

"Yun, you should have told me about this sooner. This is no small matter."