Chapter 57

Tonight was destined to be a night of harvest.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had a less than satisfactory sleep.

Hatake Kakashi learned that his dear friend, Uchiha Obito, was still alive.

Uchiha Obito had the most gains, acquiring a strong subordinate in Akihara Kagura and the chance to live in the world under his true identity again.

Even Uzumaki Naruto, the little brat, managed to score a free dinner.

As for Akihara Kagura, an ordinary worker, he got a new work task and a new superior, who brought along a welcome gift for his new position.

[System Task]: [New work task, assist Hatake Kakashi in investigating the intelligence of Konoha's rogue ninja, Uchiha Obito, assigned by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.]

The tasks assigned by this superior always seem to require execution without questioning the outcome, but in reality, results are a must.

Compared to that...

Akihara Kagura quite likes his new superior.

[System Prompt]: [You have a new superior (Uchiha Obito), reward new employee welcome gift, open new feature - "Sharingan (Right)"]

["Sharingan (Right)"], the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan, although it's only a right eye, it still has an eye power that is difficult for ordinary people to fathom!

[System Prompt]: The Mangekyou Sharingan's eye power is awakening according to the host's will... Eye power awakening successful! ["Sharingan (Right)"] has been replaced with the new feature ["Mangekyou Sharingan (Right)"]

[System Prompt]: The host has collected both the "Sharingan [Mangekyou Sharingan (Left)]" and "[Mangekyou Sharingan (Right)]". With the two eyes' power combined, they have a strong empowering effect, merging the features to strengthen into the new feature ["Mangekyou Sharingan"]

"Mangekyou Sharingan": Possesses extremely strong observation, copying, and hypnosis abilities. Enhances observational skills and the ability to apply and see through illusions. It can copy physical techniques and non-bloodline ninja techniques, and can even hypnotize Tailed Beasts. The left eye's eye technique is Tsukuyomi, the right eye's eye technique is Izanagi, the ultimate eye technique is Susano'o!

"Tsukuyomi (an eye technique existing in the Mangekyou Sharingan. When using Tsukuyomi on an enemy, a new illusionary world will be created according to the enemy's life and the host's will. The enemy's body will be drawn into this illusionary world by the power of space-time. If the enemy cannot escape the fate of the illusionary world or defeat the host, the enemy's body will forever be lost in the illusionary world.)"

"Tsukuyomi Enhancement (after the double-eye enhancement, the host can control everything in the illusionary world and can enter and exit the Tsukuyomi's illusionary world at any time through the power of space-time.)"

"Izanagi (an eye technique existing in the Mangekyou Sharingan. When the host uses the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye technique on themselves, once Izanagi is activated, all injuries the host has sustained will disappear as if they were a dream after ten minutes. Each use of Izanagi will greatly consume eye power.)"

"Izanagi Enhancement: After the double-eye enhancement, the host can freely control the time of Izanagi, not exceeding ten minutes at most. Continuous use of Izanagi will have a three-second interval.)"

"Susano'o (the ultimate technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which forms a bulky war god for combat after materializing a huge amount of chakra. An attack and defense integrated ultimate eye technique, which will grow in stages along with the strengthening of the user's eye power. It's currently at the first stage.)"

[System Prompt]: 1. When using Tsukuyomi and Izanagi, the host needs at least SSS-ranked chakra! 2. Excessive use of Tsukuyomi and Izanagi will lead to the exhaustion of the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye power and blindness! 3. The Hashirama cells in the host's body will greatly reduce the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye power consumption! 4. After the host's Mangekyou Sharingan gets upgraded to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it will greatly enhance the ultimate eye technique, Susano'o!

The eye techniques of this pair of Mangekyou Sharingan are a bit strange.

Akihara Kagura touched his eye socket. The left eye's genjutsu was a limited Tsukuyomi, which was understandable. After the enhancement of both eyes, he could freely enter an illusory world, implying that he could learn from his new superior, Uchiha Obito, to hide in another space in the future...

As for the right eye's genjutsu, it was a Izanagi...

Akihara Kagura felt that this genjutsu, which turned the injuries he received into a dream, was a bit like a forbidden jutsu called Izanagi?

Izanagi, the ultimate forbidden jutsu of the Uchiha clan, could turn injuries into a dream. However, the duration wouldn't be too long, and one would go blind in one Sharingan after using it...

Limited Izanagi...

It shouldn't cause blindness...

This was normal.

After all, he had two superiors who were quite adept at using Izanagi.

For instance, Danzo Shimura, the old leader, was a veteran who liked to use Izanagi. Could it be that because he had always been too loyal to Danzo, the right eye awakened a genjutsu similar to Izanagi?

"I want to see Lord Danzo..."

Akihara Kagura sighed softly as he left the house of the Third Hokage.

"Do you want to report Obito's matter to Danzo Shimura?"

Hatake Kakashi felt that Akihara Kagura's idea was somewhat dangerous.

If Danzo Shimura learned about this, that man had always coveted the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, and couldn't do much in the village. Now knowing about a rogue ninja from the Uchiha clan, Danzo Shimura would surely send people to chase and kill Uchiha Obito!

"ANBU's intelligence should not be leaked casually!"

"Even if Danzo Shimura is an advisor to the Hokage, it's not allowed!"

Hatake Kakashi shook his head, trying to dissuade Akihara Kagura: "Besides, the truth about Obito has not been fully investigated yet..."

"No, I don't just want to report these..."

Akihara Kagura shook his head and sighed, "I just feel that life in the ANBU is a bit hard, and I want to return to Lord Danzo's Root..."

"The Third Hokage rewards and punishes unfairly. We've done so much tonight, we can't even rest, we have to continue researching with you... Back then, Lord Danzo taught me two powerful Wood Release jutsu and awarded me an exclusive training ground!"

"..."

Hatake Kakashi was suddenly silent.

Throughout his many years in the ANBU, Hatake Kakashi had seen many newcomers, but he had never seen someone like Akihara Kagura, an ANBU member seeking benefits and rewards?

"I will report the application to the Hokage."

Hatake Kakashi looked at the young ANBU member next to him and couldn't help but ask again, "Wait... I remember, wasn't it you who volunteered to investigate Obito's matter with me?"

"Because I need to keep an eye on you..."

Akihara Kagura stated his stance directly, casually saying, "So that Captain Kakashi doesn't let his former companions slip away again... That guy mocks me for being extreme, but I wanted to kill him!"

"Actually..."

You really are extreme...

Hatake Kakashi knew he couldn't say the latter half of the sentence to avoid causing strife in their small squad investigating Uchiha Obito.

"I want to visit the Memorial Stone first."

Hatake Kakashi suddenly suggested going to the cemetery in the back mountain of Konoha.

"Let's go together, I have to keep an eye on you."

Akihara Kagura planned to follow Hatake Kakashi to take a look, and casually proposed, "It's late at night, are we going to dig up Uchiha Obito's grave?"

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