Chapter 84: 'Asura' and 'Indra'
Konoha, Root Base.
Danzo looked at the document in his hand and let out a roar of anger.
The document was sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi, asking him to dispatch personnel to the Hidden Mist for an investigation.
But looking at the surname "Uchiha" on the investigation target, he really couldn't hold it together.
Because his current situation was indeed a bit miserable!
"Root's combat personnel have been integrated into the Anbu, funds have been drastically cut, and I've only retained the function of intelligence investigation..."
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Thinking of all this, Danzo's fists began to clench.
Although he accepted his defeat and knew that he had received a "light sentence" because he protected the Uchiha.
"But, Uchiha Itachi, you damn lunatic, why did you awaken your eyes just by killing your parents?!"
If it weren't for this, he would have basically stepped into heaven.
But the problem was that he had allowed Uchiha Itachi's actions, letting him obtain the Mangekyo...
"And that other Uchiha lunatic actually burned all the bodies of the people from the Police Force with one fire?"
Danzo already lacked Sharingan to suppress the power of Wood Release; Shisui's eye was stolen, and now these bodies were burned.
He really suffered a huge loss!
"Calm down, calm down, this old man must settle this grudge..."
"..."
Although he was gnashing his teeth in hatred, Danzo forced himself to calm down.
He knew that as long as Uchiha Itachi and that mysterious organization still existed, his value would remain.
"I can also take this opportunity to find Uchiha Itachi, gouge out his eyes, and avenge myself!"
Danzo clenched his fists and fixed his eyes on Hiruzen Sarutobi's document once again.
After reading it carefully for a moment, his eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Humph, isn't this similar to my previous deduction? After all, for Hyuga Makoto to reach this stage at his age..."
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He was truly envious of Hyuga Makoto's power, but all he felt now was regret.
Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and carefully considered the mission.
"The Hidden Mist indeed makes it easy to hide many things; this place must be investigated, but..."
Danzo's single eye narrowed slightly; he craved "progress" and revenge, so he couldn't just do this!
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth hard.
"The areas influenced by the Hidden Mist cannot be missed either. Since we're investigating..."
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"Then this old man will investigate to the very end!"
"Makoto, why did you think of coming to the Land of Waves?"
Land of Waves, inside a mist-filled forest.
Dressed in a uniform white outfit with magatama patterns and wearing a mask, Shisui looked at Hyuga Makoto, who was glancing around, and couldn't help but ask.
"Didn't you say you'd look for Uchiha Itachi? Why come here?"
After reactivating Susanoo, what Shisui wanted most now was to find Uchiha Itachi.
Even if he couldn't reveal his identity, he could question him through other means, or even...
Kill this man who, for his own selfish desires, deceived Konoha, joined a mysterious organization targeting Tailed Beasts, and nearly wiped out the entire Uchiha!
But isn't the Land of Waves a bit inappropriate?
"What's wrong with this place? Isn't it great?"
Hyuga Makoto didn't care; he was still adapting to the state of not having the Byakugan.
"Also, call me by my title while working, Obito."
"..."
...Isn't my codename Indra?"
Shisui rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
But Hyuga Makoto didn't care at all, only nodding with some regret.
"Honestly, isn't Obito pretty good? Whatever, it's the same."
How is it the same?
Shisui really didn't know what to say, but fortunately, Hyuga Makoto changed the subject.
"Actually, we haven't come to the wrong place. There's a high probability that Uchiha Itachi is in this area."
"Oh?"
Shisui was slightly stunned, and Hyuga Makoto continued.
"I've encountered Orochimaru and Sasori; they were active near the Land of Wind. The Kakuzu you met was near the Land of Valleys. If these are their mission zones, then..."
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"The area near the Land of Water is still short of people!"
"Exactly. Although the Land of Water area is large, and the Land of Whirlpools, Land of Waves, and Land of Hot Springs all have docks, the Land of Hot Springs is very close to the Land of Valleys..."
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"Kakuzu is a legendary bounty hunter, so that's likely his mission zone too. That leaves only the Land of Whirlpools, here, and the Land of Water."
Shisui was truly capable; with just a hint from Hyuga Makoto, he reacted immediately.
"He probably won't go to the Land of Whirlpools. I've stayed there; there are many of our people there to prevent the Hidden Mist from landing, so he can only come to the Land of Waves!"
"That's right..."
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Hyuga Makoto nodded; talking to Shisui was indeed convenient.
He was also guessing that Uchiha Itachi might be active near the Land of Waves.
And the Land of Waves is a great place...
"If I remember correctly, that guy Gato is here?"
Hyuga Makoto's eyes lit up; in his view, Gato was like a fat sheep!
Although he never understood why, even though Zabuza had become a Rogue Ninja and needed money...
"But this guy actually follows the Ninja contract at this time, honestly working for Gato instead of just cutting him down?"
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Hyuga Makoto couldn't figure it out and didn't bother to, not to mention that coming to the Land of Waves was also part of his plan to investigate matters related to the Hidden Mist.
After all, he had received a mission!
"Since you've figured it out, let's go. We have a lot to do, Shisui."
Hyuga Makoto shook his head and took the lead, but Shisui paused before speaking.
"Yes, but Asura, you called me by the wrong name."
"Uh..."
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"You should call me Indra now."
"..."
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"Didn't you say to use titles while working?"
"..."
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Hyuga Makoto was silent for a moment; he suddenly felt that Shisui was being a bit rebellious, wasn't he?
But he thought this was quite good; he really couldn't stand a lifeless Shisui.
And while the two of them were in the Land of Waves, preparing to search for the black market and investigate Uchiha Itachi.
In another underground black market exchange in the Land of Waves, Biwa Juzo walked out with Uchiha Itachi.
"The mission process is roughly like this. You should understand now, right?"
"Yeah."
Uchiha Itachi nodded gloomily; he was paired with Biwa Juzo, responsible for missions near the Land of Water.
But his interest was not high at all, and he even looked very lost.
"What's wrong?"
Biwa Juzo found it strange and asked after putting away the money.
"Still not used to the change in your identity?"
"Perhaps, a little."
Uchiha Itachi spoke calmly with his head down, which Biwa Juzo found somewhat amusing.
"How strange. I saw Konoha's wanted poster saying you resorted to any means for power and wanted to wipe out your entire clan. Are you regretting it now?"
"..."
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Uchiha Itachi felt his fists clench; this wasn't the truth at all!
But what pained him immensely was that all of this could indeed be considered his own doing.
Now, he was a true Rogue Ninja...
But Biwa Juzo didn't care at all; he shouldered the Executioner's Blade and said casually.
"Since you've done it, there's nothing to regret. Anyway, I don't mind what you did."
"Why?"
Uchiha Itachi was curious, and Biwa Juzo let out a disdainful sneer.
"We're both Rogue Ninjas who betrayed our Villages, with no faith and no goals. As long as the mission is executed well, I won't care about anything else."
He paused there, then took out the scroll he had just received before speaking.
"You can also think of it as using missions to numb yourself. Getting paid to do a job—that's my current principle."
Numbing oneself with missions?
Uchiha Itachi was silent because he wasn't sure if he could do it.
But now that things had come to this, he had no other choice.
He couldn't comfort himself with "protecting Konoha's peace," so he could only shift his attention.
"What's our next mission?"
"That's more like it! Show the Aura you displayed in Konoha!"
Biwa Juzo nodded in satisfaction, but this only made Uchiha Itachi more pained.
"Just tell me the mission..."
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"It's still in the Land of Waves. Supposedly there's Ninja protection, but that shouldn't be difficult for us."
"In that case, let's set off."
Hearing Biwa Juzo's words, Uchiha Itachi didn't want to think any further.
Now he truly had no way back. He was a Rogue Ninja of Konoha, the culprit who killed his own parents.
He was an existence hated by everyone in the entire Uchiha Clan.
This was also the meaning of his continued existence; perhaps he really needed to rely on these missions to constantly numb himself.
Only in this way could he keep going.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than a week had passed.
After Shisui and Hyuga Makoto walked out of the black market exchange, they spoke somewhat helplessly.
"Honestly, these guys are so tight-lipped; they won't give any relevant information at all."
"Next time, let's just kidnap them and perform a genjutsu interrogation."
Hyuga Makoto was also a bit annoyed and spoke gloomily.
"Why be polite with these guys? At worst, we'll just wipe this place out and let them rebuild!"
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Shisui couldn't help but shudder and spoke subconsciously.
"Aren't you being a bit too extreme?"
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"Extreme? Do you know how I've spent this week?"
Hyuga Makoto was also quite annoyed, rubbing his stomach.
"My main body needs to eat one portion, and I need to eat another portion here. This feeling is just terrible!"
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"And one second I'm in a comfortable bed, and the next I'm sleeping in the wild. Have you ever tried that?"
"..."
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"I might as well have come here with my main body!"
"There's no need for that, right? Weren't you going to train this body?"
Shisui could only try to persuade him; in fact, he wanted to say that things had been similar for him since his suicide.
But right now, he wouldn't be so foolish.
"Besides, you've gained a lot, haven't you?"
"That's true."
Hyuga Makoto nodded; actually, the main reason he was complaining was that he hadn't found Gato...
Damn, that guy hasn't even started his evildoings in the Land of Waves yet, which made him lose a big fat sheep!
And the investigation into Uchiha Itachi, and even the Hidden Mist side, wasn't going very smoothly.
The black market didn't intend to sell activity information about the Akatsuki Organization—maybe they were afraid of death, or maybe they thought Hyuga Makoto couldn't afford it.
All in all, the two of them have done quite a few missions and made a good amount of money.
But there hasn't been much progress regarding the Akatsuki Organization.
"Fortunately, this body's growth isn't bad; otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to stand it..."
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Hyuga Makoto applied for Konoha's records through Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of objecting at all.
After all, Jiraiya stepped in, and Hyuga Makoto provided investigation ideas with perfectly sufficient reasons.
"Besides, even the records of the First Hokage's Sage Mode were given. I'm a Hyuga and can't use Wood Release, so that's probably why he didn't worry about it."
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But it must be said that Senju Hashirama's own understanding of Wood Release left Hyuga Makoto dumbfounded.
The sense of "great skill appearing as clumsiness" that overflowed from between the lines made his mouth twitch.
"Is this thing meant for future generations to learn?"
If it were anyone else, they would have been stunned long ago, but as luck would have it, he met Hyuga Makoto...
"There are changes in Chakra flow, how to control Chakra, and how to circulate Chakra—that's enough."
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To be honest, Hyuga Makoto really admired the First Hokage.
Indra invented hand signs to better guide Chakra and complete a jutsu.
But Senju Hashirama went straight back to basics!
What hand signs?
He just clapped his hands together, circulated the Chakra in his body the way he wanted, and a jutsu was complete!
Whether it was a simple jutsu or one of extreme difficulty, it was all the same to him; he could precisely control his Chakra to accomplish it all.
"Honestly, could he be even stronger than his ancestor, Asura?"
Hyuga Makoto really had some doubts; after all, for Asura to deal with Indra, he always had to "gather everyone's strength" and bring along the "partners of justice," the Tailed Beasts.
Not only did this Asura do so, but his reincarnations did as well.
But when it came to Senju Hashirama, although there was a gathering, he defeated Uchiha Madara all by himself.
And the Tailed Beasts, who had been "partners of justice" for a thousand years, became evil entities that needed to be sealed in his time.
"He even wanted to give them away, and it was only thanks to the Second Hokage stopping him that it turned into a sale."
This manifestation of strength is truly too outrageous!
"But it's exactly the data of such an outrageous person that suits me best..."
Over this week, he had slowly adapted to this body and perfected his own Wood Release through the data.
Furthermore, he added something extra to his Wood Release!
"I'm not sure if you used 'Ashura's Power,' but I definitely used Yang Release."
After injecting Yang Release, the power of his Wood Release saw a significant boost.
In terms of vitality, strength, and hardness, it was higher than Yamato's and Obito's!
"It's a pity I haven't seen Senju Hashirama's Wood Release; otherwise, I'd have even more room for adjustment..."
Hyuga Makoto rubbed his chin in deep thought, and Shisui breathed a sigh of relief seeing him calm down.
"In that case, let's go carry out the next mission."
He spoke immediately, truly afraid that Hyuga Makoto would do something reckless!
Even if it was a clone, that Wood Release made his heart skip a beat.
"There are many assassination missions during peacetime; you'll definitely be able to save up enough for your new equipment. As for Uchiha Itachi, I believe we'll find him."
"Yeah, that's all we can do. We... Huh?"
Hyuga Makoto nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly sensed some familiar Chakra.
He immediately turned his head to look into the distance. Although he couldn't see without the Byakugan, he was certain he hadn't mistaken it!
"What's wrong?"
Shisui looked over with a puzzled expression, but Hyuga Makoto spoke.
"Shisui."
"Hmm?"
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"Tell me, how much is Uchiha Itachi's head worth?"
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