Actually, he had been secretly observing the Uchiha clan for quite some time, even though it was within Uchiha territory.
He hadn't infiltrated much, but now with these items, he could infiltrate more, and the Uchiha family wouldn't have any secrets in front of him!
Orochimaru didn't care about what Danzo thought. His eyes pierced the dark space, as if directed at Shimizu.
A Uchiha, who actually disliked the Sharingan, instead pursued medical power. What was his goal?
A truly special Uchiha. How would this wind change Konoha?
Orochimaru paused for a moment, deep in thought.
In the Hokage building, in the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was smoking a large pipe, reading the report in his hand.
The entire room was filled with cigarette smoke.
"Hiruzen, the Uchiha are increasingly disregarding this village, this needs to be put on the agenda immediately!" Danzo said with a serious expression, staring at Hiruzen sharply. He really disliked the smell of smoke.
Several years ago, Danzo had warned Hiruzen to quit smoking, saying it was not suitable for a ninja.
"Danzo, the Uchiha are part of this village," Hiruzen replied calmly.
Cigarette smoke could give away our position!
Hiruzen took a deep breath, tapping the large pipe gently on the table.
The intention behind putting this on the agenda was to install surveillance within the Uchiha clan.
"Hum."
Danzo placed a report on Hiruzen's desk.
He never expected Hiruzen to agree to this so easily, and now he was more focused on something else.
Hiruzen was a little surprised when he took the report.
"Order for this person to be transferred to Root."
The report noted the data of a ninja academy student, Uchiha Shimizu.
"A medical ninja?"
Hiruzen quickly reviewed the report, which detailed Shimizu's talent in the medical field.
"I want to train him to be the second Uchiha," Danzo said with narrowed eyes.
"Is there a problem with this child?" Hiruzen asked.
Danzo only showed one eye, staring at Hiruzen sharply.
Since Hiruzen had refused to install surveillance within the Uchiha clan, Danzo planned to plant spies.
"Danzo, this child cannot join Root," Hiruzen answered firmly.
Actually, Hiruzen had been paying attention to Uchiha Shimizu for some time.
Someone who could become a medical ninja generally had a heart that cared for others.
In the cold hearts of the Uchiha, having someone so bright was rare. If guided, he might become a bridge to ease the tension between the village and the Uchiha clan.
However, Hiruzen had to stop this.
"Hiruzen, you don't trust me?" Danzo narrowed his eyes, clearly harboring anger.
Did he want to do this? He only wanted what was best for the village, so the village could achieve the peace he dreamed of!
"Enough, Danzo, I am the Hokage," Hiruzen replied, taking another puff from his pipe.
Danzo always tried to test the limits of his patience, but he was the Hokage.
Hiruzen understood exactly what was on Danzo's mind.
As for Uchiha Shimizu, Hiruzen already had other plans, and he couldn't allow Danzo to act recklessly.
"Hiruzen, you will regret this!" Danzo shouted as he left the room, frustrated for failing to achieve both of his goals. This only made him more dissatisfied with Hiruzen.
If he had followed his wishes, he was sure he could have made the village better.
He was someone who inherited the thoughts of the Second Hokage, only because of a slight delay did Hiruzen get chosen.
Hiruzen sighed softly.
His old friend was too extreme. Root was also part of the intelligence division, but now Danzo had turned it into a place to execute his own will, where every member would be given a "Silent" mark that was deadly.
Old matters had passed, but now, regarding the Uchiha clan, one had to be careful.
He gazed out the window, looking at the face of the Hokage Rock, lost in memories.
At the Ninja Academy.
"Heh, Inuzuka Kiba, don't you feel something's off with Kurenai lately?" Sarutobi Asuma asked in a low voice.
He had been secretly observing Kurenai, who was training in front, worried that she might overhear.
"What's off about her?" Inuzuka Kiba answered, his small black dog sitting on his head, tongue hanging out.
Sweat dripped from Kiba's forehead.
It was an incredibly hot day, and they were on break from training, so of course, they had to rest properly.
"Don't you see? Kurenai seems to always be thinking about something. Sometimes, her face looks so confused," Asuma said again.
"Really?" Kiba replied, noticing that Asuma seemed to be paying attention to Kurenai, which made him feel a little awkward.
No one would continuously watch another girl every day.
Kiba only responded casually, passing the time.
Under the scorching sunlight, many students chose to shelter under trees.
Shimizu was also there.
He closed his eyes to rest, leaning against the tree trunk.
After returning from Yamanaka place yesterday, he had taken a chakra paper test to test his chakra attributes.
When he channeled chakra into the paper, it first curled, then caught fire.
This result indicated that Shimizu had both fire and lightning chakra attributes.
Chakra paper reacts according to the type of chakra.
Fire burns, wind splits, lightning curls, water wets, and earth crumbles.
A ninja can have up to seven attributes, or none at all.
Chakra attributes are divided into five elements of ninjutsu: lightning, fire, wind, water, and earth.
There are also two Yin-Yang elements, Yin and Yang.
A regular chakra test paper can only detect the five elements.
Meanwhile, Yin-Yang are special attributes that cannot be tested with regular paper and require special chakra paper.
Shimizu thought hard about his training plan going forward.
Having fire chakra attributes was easy since the Uchiha clan was famous for their firepower. He just had to follow the ninja techniques passed down in his clan.
But for lightning, this attribute was rare in the Uchiha clan's techniques.
Given the limited time, the best option was to use a simulator.
Shimizu glanced at Kakashi, who was training alone, and the simulator could only simulate three years ahead.
Kakashi was still six years old, and to develop Chidori, Kakashi would need six years, which meant it would take too long.
As he thought, Shimizu realized that his time was up, and it was time to head home.
The medicine supplies at home had run out, so he planned to buy more.
"Ah, look, that's someone from the Uchiha clan," someone on the street said as Shimizu walked by.
Sometimes there were whispers aimed at the Uchiha clan.
This wasn't too important, as it was common for Uchiha, who controlled the Konoha police, to be disliked by the villagers.
However, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the villagers had been worsening, especially after Danzo started spreading rumors.
Danzo hadn't started spreading rumors yet, as he had no reason to attack the Uchiha clan.
He would wait until the night of the Kyuubi incident, for that's when he planned to act.
"The clan leader said, don't talk about things that harm unity!" someone said firmly.
"What's the problem? The clan leader also said that Uchiha is an evil clan by birth!" another replied indifferently.
In front of the person they liked, they didn't want to lose face.
Hyuuga Tokuma, who looked indifferent, simply shrugged.
"Ouch..." Hyuuga Natsu, who was beside him, could only shake his head in confusion.