Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

“Um, Lord Danzo, it's my subordinate's fault.”

Yamanaka Ryoma froze slightly, but quickly spoke again.

“Shimura Hidekazu has betrayed Lord Danzo's rules. He has released the cursed seals of most Root members, and has also recruited many people from who knows where.

This has greatly impacted Root's organization, but fortunately, he seems to intend to separate the newly recruited people from those originally in Root.

This means that those who were originally loyal to us have not been too influenced by others. I think some of them are still willing to be loyal to Lord Danzo.”

“Hmph, so eager to cut ties, unexpectedly helping me?”

Danzo's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this.

He was originally extremely disgusted with everything Hidekazu had done to Root, because Root was his, it was his!

But now it seems that he should thank Hidekazu.

Although this damned bastard has harmed Root so much, he has still preserved a spark for him no matter what.

This has increased his chances!

“Contact them, confirm their thoughts, and it must be quick.”

Danzo immediately made a decision, his eyes somewhat gloomy.

“Also, what is the progress of the investigation into Shimura Hidekazu? Has he had any recent movements?”

“This, your subordinate does not know, Lord. Shimura Hidekazu still uses some of the regulations set by you.”

“For example?”

“We can't ask questions randomly within Root, just do our own thing. For example, we can't ask where he recruits people from.”

“…”

Damn it, you're using that kind of thing?

Danzo rubbed his brow. This was indeed his regulation, and this little bastard didn't mess around with it.

“Forget it, speed things up. This matter must be quick!”

“Yes, Lord Danzo…”

Yamanaka Ryoma bowed respectfully and then turned to leave.

Danzo's eyes narrowed, and after a long while, he sighed deeply.

If there was a chance, if it was possible, how could he be willing to leave Konoha?

Thinking of this, he turned listlessly towards his room. The Shimura clan is good, but not as good as Root…

However, neither he nor Yamanaka Ryoma noticed.

During their conversation, a figure was faintly visible in the shadows not far away…

“From now on, you will be my personal guard. Basically, whenever there are important activities, you will follow me to protect me.”

Inside the Root base, Hidekazu took Hikari on a tour of the entire base before arriving at the office.

He leaned directly into the chair, not caring about Hikari's silence along the way, and said with a smile.

“As for other times, although you can go out and wander around, I suggest you tell me first. It's more convenient for me to take you around.

Besides that, remember to wear a mask when performing tasks, and that's it. You can feel free to do what you want, make friends.

Or, it's okay to chat with your juniors, just don't reveal your identity.”

“This place is so gloomy. Is this where you used to train?”

Hikari hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke. Hidekazu shook his head.

“This is considered good, and many things have already been modified by me. Back then, we… Heh.

Forget it, let's not talk about that. Both you and I have already turned over a new leaf. Let's leave the past as a memory.

Do you know why the eyes are in the front? Because people should look forward.

Also, do you know why the eyes are black? To seek the light.”

“The Sharingan is red.”

“…Have you been keeping your Sharingan on?”

Hidekazu's expression was a little strange. Why did this guy have to argue with him about everything to feel comfortable?

“Oh.”

Hikari lowered her head, and after a long while, she nodded reluctantly.

Then they fell silent again. Hidekazu was fine, he was thinking about the situation on Danzo's side.

His wood clone has been following Danzo, probing whether this guy will contact the real Orochimaru.

He was considering whether to say hello to Nagato so that Orochimaru wouldn't reveal himself, which would facilitate subsequent events.

Hikari was thinking about something more complicated, both about what happened last night and the message she just received.

After a long time, she said softly.

“Last night, I…”

“Okay, stop!”

Hidekazu couldn't hold back when he heard this.

Although Hikari didn't come in last night, both he and Yuugao felt it as ninjas.

Even if they didn't care, it was still a bit awkward to 'bring up old things' now.

“We don't blame you, after all, you're still young, it's normal to not understand anything.”

“Young?”

Hikari raised her eyebrows, not knowing what to say for a moment. What nonsense was this bastard talking about?

However, Hikari pouted and didn't speak, because in some ways, she was really 'young'.

“In the future, if you have any questions, you can ask Shizune-nee or Yuugao, understand?”

Hidekazu put on the appearance of an older brother when he saw Hikari not speaking, which made Hikari unable to hold back.

“You evil Senju brat, what nonsense are you talking about!”

“Tch, you're still an evil Uchiha old ghost.”

Hidekazu didn't mind imitating Senju Tobirama, although they didn't have any real connection.

However, this made Hikari's teeth itch. He had just said she was young, and now she was an 'old ghost'?

“Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you.”

Hikari took two deep breaths to adjust her mentality.

“Let me ask you a question, before, in that underground room, you said there were traces of modification, and you also said there was a hidden story, what exactly are you thinking?”

Hidekazu deliberately revealed the matter of the stone tablet, which did make Tsunade and Hikari stunned, but Hidekazu didn't explain further, which made both of them very helpless.

Tsunade couldn't ask, after all, the two didn't work in the same place, but Hikari was different, she was now by Hidekazu's side.

“You're curious about this matter? I thought you would be more curious about information about your own identity.”

Hidekazu glanced at Hikari teasingly, which made Hikari frown slightly.

“You have news?”

“Although not much, there is a little.”

Hidekazu nodded. Whether there was information or not depended on how fast Yakushi Kabuto was at forging it.

Quality assurance would naturally be slow!

But Hidekazu really felt emotional. Kabuto had cultivated an all-rounder for himself after being a spy for so many years.

“Tell you good news, in the pile of Uchiha data, before and after the years you were sealed, we found a family similar to you.

There was a girl about your age, but some things happened later, her parents died, and she herself was defined as missing.

Now we are fully searching for the girl's information. I think we should be able to give you an answer soon.

And I am also researching how to restore your memory. At that time, you will definitely get a result.”

“Is that so?”

Suddenly hearing something related to herself, Hikari was also a little surprised and dazed.

Hidekazu was really doing what he promised her, which made her feel something indescribable in her heart.

It's just that she also had some confusion and fear in her heart, because she was worried about what to do if she really wasn't a good person?

Also…

What if the person found wasn't her?

As for restoring her memory, Hikari also had some indescribable feelings in her heart, because she was really worried about failure.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment…

“Don't worry about these things, I said I would definitely give you an explanation.”

Hidekazu stood up and walked to Hikari's side when he saw her silent appearance, then put his hands on her shoulders.

“After all, we are friends, and according to historical data, we can actually be considered a family.

Therefore, no matter what, I will help you.”

“Friends, a family…”

Hikari was a little moved, but the words changed when they reached her mouth.

“The ancestor of the Uchiha, Indra, did such a thing, can we really be considered a family?”

“Why not? Didn't you just ask me what the so-called 'hidden story' was?”

Hidekazu shook his head and lowered his voice a lot.

“There is a high probability that something left by the Sage of Six Paths has been modified.

Although I don't know what the modified content is, this kind of thing really shouldn't be.

And now this situation has given me a guess, could there be a hidden story behind why Indra and Ashura turned against each other back then.”

Speaking of this, Hidekazu paused slightly, looked at Hikari who was concentrating, and said quietly.

“Especially since Teacher Tsunade reminded me, why didn't the Sage of Six Paths stop the brothers from turning against each other.

After all, even if Indra was dissatisfied with his father's decision, he shouldn't have been so extreme.

So, I was wondering if the Sage of Six Paths had other ideas, or…

Could there be other people meddling in this?”

“So, that's what you think?”

On the streets of Konoha, there was a constant stream of people and vehicles.

Hidekazu and Tsunade walked slowly forward in the crowd, heading towards the back mountain.

However, listening to Hidekazu's words, Tsunade frowned slightly, seemingly thinking about something.

“It seems that things are more complicated than we thought.”

After a long while, Tsunade shook her head helplessly.

“The problem between the Uchiha and Senju is really troublesome. Who would have thought that there were so many broken things a thousand years ago.

And what's even more outrageous is that the Sage of Six Paths left a stone tablet for the Uchiha, but it seems that he didn't leave anything for the Senju.”

“Who knows, maybe there was, but it was lost, or maybe we haven't discovered it.”

Hidekazu shrugged indifferently and said with a smile.

“After all, according to understanding, there are quite a few descendants of Ashura. The Senju and Uzumaki can be considered his descendants.