He watched Yuuki and Kabuto's retreating figures until they completely disappeared.
Inside the laboratory, Izumi's body trembled slightly, and tears unconsciously streamed down her face.
The trembling was because when Izumi tried to make a move, she felt the immense pressure from Yuuki, a suffocating feeling that filled her with fear.
Just a few simple words revealed another side of Yuuki to Izumi.
There are only mistaken names, never mistaken nicknames; the 'Konoha Red-Eyed Demon' that came from Kumogakure and was recognized by the Ninja World had its reasons.
Her tears, on the other hand, were due to the slim hope; Izumi truly could only wait for Itachi to return if she wanted to see him again.
This feeling of having considerable power yet being helpless should be similar to what Shisui and Itachi faced when confronting Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original story.
Meanwhile, the two were leisurely heading towards the testing site.
Kabuto was very efficient and had already arranged the preparations early; when he reached the laboratory door, he saw Yuuki talking with Izumi and did not interrupt.
He happened to hear the entire process of Yuuki threatening Izumi.
Kabuto, who had seen through Yuuki's true nature years ago, was already accustomed to Yuuki's actions.
However, since this matter involved the Uchiha Clan, and specifically Izumi, who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, Kabuto still asked,
"Sir, is it really alright to treat Lady Izumi like this?"
Yuuki was equally accustomed to Kabuto's bad habit of eavesdropping from corners and didn't mind.
As an Uchiha clan member who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, even ordinary Uchiha clan members would respectfully address her as Lady Izumi.
This was a rule in the Ninja World, and even more pronounced within the Uchiha Clan.
Regarding Kabuto's question, Yuuki, who could already disregard most rules, first corrected Kabuto's mistake.
"Kabuto, Izumi is even younger than you; there's no need to call her 'Lady,' and your current strength is greater than Izumi's, isn't it?"
After pointing out the issue with the title, Yuuki smiled and continued,
"As for whether there's a problem, that's up to you to manage. Don't worry too much about Izumi's Uchiha Clan identity; I trust you more, Kabuto!"
After hearing Yuuki's answer, Kabuto's face showed a smile quite similar to Yuuki's.
He pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses with red floral decorations on his nose and replied,
"Yes, Sir!"
Subsequently, the two fell silent and continued to advance leisurely.
As for Izumi, who was the subject of their discussion, how much grievance, how much unwillingness, and how much anger she harbored in her heart—who would care?
Test site.
With the arrival of Yuuki and Kabuto, the testing of the surveillance satellite 'Heaven's Eye' officially began.
After rounds of testing, Yuuki, who had been observing, finally discovered the problem.
During normal observation, no sensory Ninja felt anything, but once it switched to focused monitoring mode, some sensory Ninja would detect a clear sense of being spied upon.
Yuuki's understanding was that no one noticed when a wide shot was taken, but once it zoomed in for a close-up, even a moderately skilled sensory Ninja could detect something amiss.
Yuuki also personally tried it; under normal circumstances, even with his Mangekyo Sharingan, he didn't feel anything.
But as soon as the mode changed, even in a normal state, Yuuki could feel a slight sense of being spied upon from an unknown source.
Afterward, Kabuto's detailed investigation revealed the problem.
To explain it in a way Yuuki could understand:
In wide-shot mode, a normal camera was used, a purely electronic technological product. No matter how strong a Ninja was, it was impossible to sense a cold, inanimate instrument.
In the Ninja World, constrained by the environment, the precision of its cameras was far inferior to Earth in his previous life, barely able to make out large buildings and terrain.
To improve precision, they naturally imitated existing examples.
Several Hyuga Clan researchers, by imitating their own Byakugan, improved the cameras.
With Izumi's help, a new type of camera mimicking the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan function was quickly developed.
After all, it wasn't a real Byakugan; it couldn't see through things, couldn't see Chakra, and lacked the Byakugan's stealth.
While greatly enhancing precision, the observation accuracy, augmented by Chakra, directly caused sensory Ninja to detect clear anomalies during focused monitoring.
Upon receiving the results, Kabuto also realized that this creation, which gathered the highest wisdom of the entire Konoha, was a failure.
Yuuki wasn't particularly disappointed; after all, with Izumi now, a new generation of satellites should be able to launch soon.
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