Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

[Now, let's turn back time to the Third Great Ninja War.]

[After the first batch of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was defeated by Might Duy's Eight Gates Formation, with four of them falling, Fuguki Suikazan, Juzo Biwa, and the disgrace of the Seven Swordsmen, Raiga, narrowly escaped.]

"Might Duy? Is he the one who wears a green bodysuit and has thick eyebrows, a chunin?"

Upon hearing that name, Sakumo Hatake recalled the distinctive father and son he met when he took Kakashi to the Ninja Academy years ago.

That meeting left a strong impression on him, and he even had Kakashi ask the boy's name. He had told Kakashi that the boy would surpass him one day.

Afterward, he continued to keep an eye on the father and son and learned that they were very strict about their training in taijutsu, which made him respect them even more.

A ninja with such determination would undoubtedly shine one day.

Unfortunately, Sakumo died before Duy, and never got to see the brilliant light Duy eventually unleashed.

"That's right, father. It's him."

"As expected, the person I admire would never be a weakling."

Sakumo was unsure of the true value of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but from his experience, anyone with a recognized title in a large village like that surely wasn't a nobody.

Duy had managed to kill four of them, and the other three had to escape in a pitiful state back to their village. At that time, Duy must have grown to an extraordinary level.

"By the way, Kakashi, how did Duy die?"

After his resurrection, Sakumo hadn't seen Duy again, only the son, Might Guy, who shared similar traits with his father.

This suggested that Duy had sacrificed himself, otherwise, he wouldn't have left his son behind to train in the village alone.

"During the battle with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Uncle Duy used the Eight Gates Formation, which had severe side effects. After killing four of the Swordsmen, he passed away and went to the Pure Land."

"I see… that's truly unfortunate."

[In the years after returning to the village, Fuguki worked his way up to the leadership and became the superior of Kisame Hoshigaki.]

[But a new storm has already appeared because this kid, Obito, has grown up.]

[He controls the Fourth Mizukage, managing the Hidden Mist Village, which led to the infamous reputation of the Blood Mist Village, and the village has become chaotic.]

[At this time, Hidden Mist Village could be described as having factions everywhere.]

"I always thought it was strange. After Yagura became the Fourth Mizukage, the things he did were too ridiculous. Who would weaken their own village's strength so desperately? If you didn't know better, you'd think Yagura was a spy from another ninja village."

The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe. What used to confuse him now finally had an explanation.

Yagura was controlled by someone, so no matter how outrageous his actions or orders seemed, it could now be understood.

"Yeah, now that the truth is out through the broadcast, it turns out Yagura was controlled by that kid, Obito."

"Obito really is something. It wasn't enough that he caused trouble for Konoha, now he's going after the Hidden Mist too."

"By the way, was Obito that strong back then? Could he really control a village's leader?"

The Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, glanced at Minato and reminded him, "Don't you remember? Yagura was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and Obito just happened to have the Mangekyo Sharingan, which is effective against Tailed Beasts. If he could control a Jinchuriki like Yagura, it's not that surprising."

"Oh, right, Yagura was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. But even if he was a Jinchuriki, it should still be difficult for Obito to control him, right? After all, he only had one Mangekyo Sharingan."

"Well..."

Hearing Minato's words, Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

If the Mangekyo Sharingan could easily control a Jinchuriki, why didn't Obito do it to Kushina back then?

At that time, Kushina, who had just given birth to Naruto, was at her weakest. If Obito could control Jinchuriki, then secretly controlling Kushina—whether to take revenge on Minato and the village, or to escape with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki afterward—would have been a much better option than starting the Nine-Tails attack.

So, controlling the Yagura shouldn't be so easy for Obito.

Or rather, he must have had help in order to control Yagura.

And it's easy to guess who that person is.

It's 100% Uchiha Madara.

"Minato, do you think it could be this way?"

The Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, voiced his guess and received approval from Minato and the Third Hokage, along with others.

They felt that things were likely just as Jiraiya said.

"Then why did Obito go after the Mist Village?"

Sakumo knew that Obito was a classmate of his son, Kakashi, and supposedly the worst student in the class.

He didn't ask why the worst student could unlock the Mangekyō Sharingan right then, but would ask Kakashi privately later.

He was really curious about why this guy, after causing trouble in Konoha, would go after the Mist Village.

Was this guy's brain messed up?

"Most likely because of Rin."

Kakashi's voice sounded a bit heavy as he glanced at Rin and then at his father, saying, "Back then, the Mist Village used despicable and cruel methods to seal the Three-Tails into Rin's body. Their plan was to unseal it remotely after she returned to Konoha and let the Three-Tails rampage in the village. Unfortunately, Rin died by my hand. This moment was seen by Obito, who came just in time. That's why he wants revenge on the Mist Village, to avenge Rin."

"Kakashi..."

Rin gently held Kakashi's hand and patted it, indicating that he didn't need to feel so guilty.

Sakumo noticed Rin's small gesture and his expression immediately turned strange.

There was excitement, worry, and a trace of disdain.

[The task that best reflects these feelings is the one where Kisame, arranged by Fuguki, is tasked with protecting the Cypher Division ninja.]

[The mission requires Kisame to escort the Cypher Division to their destination.]

[According to the anime and manga, the Cypher Division is a smart, analytical intelligence team.]

[Fuguki Suikazan refers to the Cypher Division as "they," which clearly shows that he and this division are not part of the same group.]

[Moreover, Fuguki arranging Kisame to protect the Cypher Division seems somewhat like a last-ditch effort, and he even allows Kisame to eliminate the team members if he can't protect them, ensuring that the information doesn't leak.]

[This command guarantees Kisame's safe return, which is rather thoughtful.]

[Fuguki Suikazan's prediction was right; during the mission, Kisame encountered a robbery.]

[Konoha's Anbu ninja, led by the interrogation expert Ibiki Morino, surrounded the Cypher Division.]

"Hmm? Is there something related to Konoha in this?"

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