When Black Zetsu attempted to use a secret technique to more clearly detect Kazuki's bloodline, Obito grabbed his arm excitedly.
"Trust me, Rin! I'm going to become the village hero and make you proud of me!"
Kazuki, seeing Black Zetsu's doubts, slightly narrowed his eyes, showing a slight severity in his gaze.
Black Zetsu, controlling the expression on Rin's face, forced a sweet smile. "I trust you, Obito. Do your best in the Chunin Exams!"
Kazuki laughed. "Rin, I really envy your relationship with Obito. I can tell how much you care…"
Obito laughed. "Kazuki, I know Rin cares about me too! But don't worry, nothing will happen to me."
Black Zetsu kept his smile on the surface, but internally he was frantically analyzing.
What was going on?
Obviously, Kazuki was a good friend of Obito, so why did he seem to force Obito to accept his participation in the war...?
Is this a trap? Is Kazuki planning to get rid of Obito, whose talent makes him dangerous?
Black Zetsu thought quickly as he tried to connect the pieces.
But then, what about his ocular power and his complicated bloodline? Damn… If only he could have physical contact with him, even for an instant, he would find out everything…
However, in a place like this, there was no excuse to get physically close to Kazuki.
"Duy-san, this is your partner Uchiha Obito, I wish you good luck in the Chunin Exam..." Kazuki announced as he explained the details of the mission. "Your task is simple: seriously beat up any shinobi from rival villages. However, when asked how old Dai-san is, you must insist that he is only twelve. Even if you are found out, it doesn't matter."
Kazuki continued with a serious expression: "Also, you two must pretend that you don't get along. This will serve to give the impression that the Uchiha clan is at odds with the village."
Obito nodded resolutely, committing every word to memory. He had always respected Kazuki's advice and understood the importance of details.
Duy gave an enthusiastic thumbs up. "Kazuki-sama, I will follow your instructions to the letter! Young Obito, my youthful spirit will shine with you in this chunin exam!"
Obito looked at Duy awkwardly and after nodding slightly, he walked away with Uchiha Rin.
Despite having repaired his relationship with Kazuki, the doctrine of Uchiha supremacy implanted by Setsuna still remained in Obito.
Kazuki's decision to choose Might Duy as his protector did not fit Obito's mindset. To him, although Kazuki's intentions were good, they lacked the necessary coldness that the Uchiha believed defined true leaders.
The weak and the geniuses cannot walk together on the same path…
...
Three months later.
The Joint Chunin Exam and the peace agreement signing ceremony were finally taking place in Konoha.
Shinobi from several of the shinobi villages began to arrive, and among them, Kazuki recognized some familiar faces.
From a high place in the village, he watched the future enemies while speaking quietly with Tobirama. "Tell me, Tobirama, when this war is over, how many of these foreign shinobi will still be alive?"
There was a pause, and his gaze turned melancholy. "If I could help it, I wouldn't kill anyone. But this world doesn't allow me that luxury…"
"There won't be many left alive…" Tobirama looked at the shinobi from the other villages who had arrived in Konoha, and slowly said: "They are just ordinary people with some talent, and in the face of war, even the Kage of a village can die."
"Kazuki, don't think too much, for the peace of the shinobi world and the future of Konoha, these are necessary sacrifices."
Kazuki nodded slowly, with a melancholic tone he said: "I hope so, Tobirama…"
"I don't want to kill so many people, but for the sake of my family, my friends and the village, I am forced to do so. Compassion for the enemy is cruelty for our own."
"What do you think? Do you think that one day everyone will work together to make the world a better place, and not just fight endlessly?"
Tobirama hesitated for a moment. His most sincere thought was...
No.
Knowing human nature and the shinobi world, even if the villages united in a single front, the internal fighting would never cease.
Only if there was a serious enough crisis, such as the threat of world destruction, would it be possible for shinobi to temporarily unite.
But at Kazuki's question, Tobirama couldn't say what he really thought.
He had to give Kazuki some hope, even if it was false; it was the least he could do…
"Don't worry, Kazuki. That day will come." Tobirama patted him on the shoulder, and in a deep voice added: "Along this path, I will be with you."
Kazuki smiled reluctantly and said softly: "Thank you, Tobirama."
Tobirama sighed silently.
The pressure on Kazuki's shoulders is really too heavy.
Barely a teenager, he already had to bear the burden of the village of Konoha, face the shinobi world and expose himself to so many forbidden techniques...
Not only that, Kazuki also thought about the peace and future of the shinobi world. Moreover, he carried the chakra of Uchiha Izuna, Uzumaki Mito and his own chakra within him…
Although Kazuki didn't show it, if he put himself in his place...
If Tobirama had such a complex situation inside him, he wouldn't be able to remain calm like Kazuki did.
On the other hand, Kazuki was thinking which of these shinobi who came to Konoha would be the truly valuable ones.
The valuable ones should not be disposed of so easily.
Those who are worthless can be packed and sent away.
And in Kazuki's sight, it is the Kirigakure team that entered Konoha first.
The first to arrive was a burly man over two meters tall, with messy orange hair and carrying a large sword on his back.
He was Suikazan Fuguki, the wielder of the sword Samehada.
With his rank and experience, he should be the leader of the Kiri team coming to Konoha.
Behind him, there were four team members.
Terumi Mei, Momochi Zabuza, Kisame Hoshigaki, and a ninja who seemed to belong to the Kaguya clan.
Kazuki narrowed his eyes as he looked at these people, thinking: 'The Third Mizukage, would he really send them to participate in the exam? This will be interesting…'
"Zabuza and Kisame, these two are the future Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and the leader, Suikazan Fuguki, is the confidant of the Mizukage..."
"Terumi Mei and this ninja suspected to be from the Kaguya clan are actually shinobi with kekkei genkai, and should be from one of the factions being attacked..."
"Interesting, are they planning to take advantage of Konoha's situation to eliminate these two geniuses from the kekkei genkai shinobi clans?"
Kazuki watched the four of them with a slight smile on his face.
Kisame is very valuable. In Kazuki's opinion, although he is a ninja from another village, he is a ninja with a fate with Konoha. The will of fire is hidden in this man's heart.
As for why the Kirigakure ninja has the will of fire...
Kazuki has the final say on this matter.
The same is true for Zabuza. As for Mei and the Kaguya clan ninja, they both have valuable kekkei genkai.
"Kazuki, the gray-haired Kirigakure brat is a ninja from the Kaguya clan..." Tobirama explained to Kazuki. "This clan is known for their mastery in taijutsu, and their Kekkei Genkai is extremely dangerous."
"To me, their kekkei genkai has great potential, but the members of the Kaguya clan are all lunatics who fight only on instinct, they have never been able to fully develop their power."
Kazuki blinked and cleared his throat softly. "Tobirama, if you have something to say, you better say it clearly…"
Tobirama smiled. "You still understand me, Kazuki."
"Members of the Kaguya clan are distinguished by the red markings on their foreheads and their black hair, but the most talented ones often have grey or even white hair. My speculation is that this is an atavism due to the high purity of their bloodline."
"The gray-haired boy who came this time, if compared to the Uchiha clan, his achievements in the Shikotsumyaku are at least the equivalent of a fully developed three-tomoe Sharingan."
"Isn't that ninja named Hiruko experimenting with the Chimera Technique?"
Tobirama said with a cold tone: "Kill him, Kazuki. Having this kind of Kekkei Genkai in Kirigakure is too dangerous. Only in Konoha can it be used properly..."
"Then, transfer the Shikotsumyaku to yourself. Then you can become even more perfect, Kazuki."
Kazuki fell silent upon hearing Tobirama's words.
If he didn't know how Tobirama had come to lodge himself in his body, he probably would have believed Uzumaki Mito's words.
No, do you really think I'm a product of your forbidden techniques, evil old Senju?
That whole making yourself more perfect thing sounded like the ramblings of a perverted mad scientist obsessed with creating the ultimate creature.
Pay attention to moderation, Hokage with zero points!
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