Chapter 663

"Whether it's Orochimaru is still hard to say."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him and said, "But there are ways to find out the identity of the second Wood Style ninja."

"Hiruzen, what clues do Itachi have?"

Danzo Shimura took the initiative and said, "This matter can be left to me, as long as Itachi let me mobilize the original Root ninjas."

"No need."

Hiruzen Sarutobi refused him without hesitation, "But there is one thing that really needs your help."

"What is it?"

Danzo Shimura retreated to the next best thing and said.

Restoring the Root all at once was obviously not very likely.

He was just mentioning it.

But as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi had things he needed him to do, sooner or later, he and his Root would return again.

"Do Itachi have any Sharingan there?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked slowly.

"Hiruzen, what do Itachi mean?"

Danzo Shimura was startled and asked.

"Itachi know what I mean."

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and said, "I'm not being explicit to give Itachi face."

"Although I don't like the Uchiha, it's impossible for me to attack the Uchiha and seize their Sharingan!"

Danzo Shimura said righteously.

Regarding the Sharingan, he absolutely couldn't hand them over.

He didn't have many Sharingan himself, and they were the result of him saving up for many years.

In the original work, he had a hand full of Sharingan, which were collected during the Uchiha clan's extermination night.

"Still not saying?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression sank.

"Hiruzen, do Itachi have to force me to this point?"

Danzo Shimura's heart trembled, and he asked with great grief and indignation.

"Take care of yourself!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for two seconds, then turned and left.

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to kill this old friend of several decades.

Originally, his idea was to investigate the whereabouts of the Sharingan to obtain the identity of the second Wood Style ninja.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assumed this Wood Style ninja had a transplanted Sharingan, not a natural one.

After all, given the relationship between Danzo Shimura and the Uchiha clan, it was hard to imagine them cooperating.

But since Danzo Shimura wasn't cooperating, it was hard for him to start an investigation.

The current plan was to first investigate the Hidden Leaf Village and the surrounding areas to see if he could find any traces of this Wood Style ninja.

"Hiruzen, Itachi will regret this!"

Danzo Shimura stood where he was, trembling all over, and said angrily.

He already felt that the relationship between him and Hiruzen Sarutobi was severed.

"Looks like I'll have to use Kotoamatsukami when the time comes!"

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Danzo Shimura's eyes.

He had originally intended to use it on Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he was afraid—afraid that Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength was too great and he could resist Kotoamatsukami.

Therefore, he finally set his target on Tsunade.

However, now was not the time.

To avoid being detected by the Uchiha clan, he had to wait until the day the Fifth Hokage was truly decided.

Ninja Academy.

"Kitazawa, thank Itachi for today."

Kakashi Hatake slowly exhaled and said.

"What's there to thank me for?"

Kitazawa said indifferently, "We are all ninjas of the Hidden Leaf Village; we should fight the enemy together."

"Not just that mysterious masked man, but also this blade Itachi gave me."

Kakashi Hatake added.

The blade reforged from the Lightning Blade: Kiba, which also had a lightning-drawing effect, was no less valuable than a chakra metal blade.

He owed Kitazawa a big favor.

Logically, he shouldn't have accepted it, but he really liked this ninja blade.

Since he had already accepted it, he wouldn't be hypocritical.

He would just return the favor to Kitazawa when there was an opportunity next time.

"It's nothing."

Kitazawa waved his hand and said, "Anyway, it was just picked up for free."

Perhaps because the Lightning Blade: Kiba was obtained too easily, he didn't care about this blade.

Besides, in front of true powerhouses, ninja blades were actually of no use.

No matter how precious, that was all there was to it.

"..."

Kakashi Hatake was speechless.

The way Itachi say that makes it sound like Raiga Kurosuki had nothing better to do than throw away the Lightning Blade: Kiba.

He had a feeling of wanting to complain but not knowing how to complain.

"There is one more thing."

Kakashi Hatake took two steps, suddenly thought of something, and said, "I plan to take a day off next Tuesday."

"Are Itachi going out on a mission?"

Kitazawa asked with some curiosity.

"No."

Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, "I'm going to the Memorial Stone."

Kitazawa's heart jolted upon hearing this.

The Memorial Stone, which was the public cemetery of the Hidden Leaf Village, where all ninjas who died in battle were placed.

Kakashi Hatake going to the Memorial Stone was highly likely to pay tribute to Rin Nohara.

Without a doubt, under normal circumstances, Obito would also go.

Kitazawa suddenly understood why the Hidden Mist ninja delegation had come so late.

It wasn't that they didn't value Raiga Kurosuki and the Lightning Blade: Kiba, but that Obito wanted to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Rin Nohara.

But now that Obito was seriously injured, he definitely wouldn't be able to go to the Memorial Stone.

"The training for the Genius Class has already entered the right track; Itachi being away for one day won't have any impact."

Kitazawa replied.

"Mm."

Kakashi Hatake paused and said, "Thank Itachi."

"Although the mysterious masked man was injured, he might return to the Hidden Leaf Village for revenge after his wounds heal; Itachi must be careful when that time comes."

Kitazawa reminded him.

"I understand."

Kakashi Hatake said in a serious tone.

If the mysterious masked man returned to the Hidden Leaf Village, the first person he would look for would definitely be him.

Because he not only severed his arm but also pierced his heart with a Lightning Style: Chidori.

"Will he survive with such a serious injury?"

Kakashi Hatake asked, deep in thought.

"Hard to say."

Kitazawa said pointedly, "Sharingan plus Wood Style, maybe he has some special way to save his life."

"Mm."

Kakashi Hatake nodded.

The two returned to the playground and then took their respective students to class.

Kitazawa stood not far away, watching the training of Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and the others.

Each of them had different progress.

And after nearly a month of training, three people were already able to start the next stage of training.

Hana Inuzuka, Kiba Inuzuka, and Choji Akimichi.

Choji Akimichi had been learning the Partial Multi-Size Technique during this time and had already mastered it quite well.

There was no need to worry about the next stage of training; just continue practicing the secret techniques of the Akimichi clan, such as the Human Bullet Tank.

Hana Inuzuka and Kiba Inuzuka were both learning the secret techniques modified by Kitazawa.

One was the Four-Fold Passing Fang, and the other was the Three-Headed Hell Dog.

Hana Inuzuka had her own ninja dog and could also learn the secret techniques of the Inuzuka clan like Choji Akimichi.

It was just that Kiba Inuzuka was more troublesome.

Should he add another head to the Hell Dog?

But it was meaningless.

An increase in heads didn't represent an increase in strength.

Kitazawa rubbed his chin.

Judging from the current situation, he felt that Kiba Inuzuka lacked means of attack.

Especially after transforming into the Three-Headed Hell Dog, the means of attack he could use were all very primitive.

When testing the chakra attributes of the students in the Genius Class earlier, Kitazawa remembered that Kiba Inuzuka's chakra attribute was Earth.

So teach him Earth Style?

But Kitazawa found that the Earth Style ninjutsu he possessed were not suitable for Kiba Inuzuka.

The reason was that after transforming into the Three-Headed Hell Dog, he couldn't perform hand seals.

"Earth Style ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals?"

Kitazawa pondered for a moment and found no good leads.

He suddenly thought of the Cherry Blossom Impact.

The Three-Headed Hell Dog had a huge body; if it stepped down with its front paws, it would definitely cause an effect similar to the Cherry Blossom Impact.

For example, the ground cracking and gravel flying everywhere.