NOVEL NEXT Chapter 25: 025 Obito's Attention
"This..."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's question, Yugao hesitated for a moment.
If it were in the past, she would have described Night Star as someone who, despite being from the Uchiha clan, was very kind, charismatic, and easy to get along with, based on her impression of him in school.
But now, after reading the diary, she knew that Night Star harbored intense hostility toward the village's leadership, especially Elder Danzo and the Hokage himself.
As a member of the Anbu under direct command of the Hokage, even though Yugao couldn't reveal the contents of the diary, she should at least subtly warn them.
But if she did that...
Would Night Star end up in danger?
From what she read in the diary, the Third Hokage was not the kind, respectable elder most people believed him to be.
As for Elder Danzo, he had been having the members of the Root organization secretly assassinate Uchiha ninjas and collect Sharingan eyes.
If she suggested being wary of Night Star, would it lead the village leaders to take harmful actions against him?
Yugao Uzuki did not want to see that happen.
"Hokage-sama."
Yugao steadied herself and calmly responded.
"Night Star Uchiha possesses the Will of Fire and wholeheartedly considers the well-being of the village."
"I see..."
The Third Hokage smiled noncommittally, then suddenly asked a question that caught Yugao completely off guard.
"Actually, I want to know, from a personal perspective, what are your feelings toward him?"
"Huh?"
Yugao froze at the unexpected question, her face, hidden under her mask, turning crimson in an instant.
"Hokage-sama, you... what are you talking about?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled warmly and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Come on, don't hide it from me. Be honest do you have feelings for that boy?"
"Um... yes."
Yugao lowered her head, replying shyly.
The Third Hokage looked pleased and slowly said, "Shall I help you two get together?"
Upon hearing this, Yugao's mind went blank.
The Hokage, despite being so busy, actually had time to care about her love life?
"Well..."
Seeing Yugao's hesitation, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand dismissively.
"It's fine; you can think it over. As the Hokage, it's my duty to help two outstanding young people in the village form a happy union."
"Thank you for your kindness."
Yugao responded bashfully before turning and leaving the office.
As he watched her retreating figure, the smile on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face gradually disappeared. He took a deep drag on his pipe.
In the ninja world, apart from bloodlines, the strongest bonds were of two types.
The first was between a teacher and student.
The second was through marriage.
Unlike the Hyuga clan, the Uchiha did not have a strict rule about intermarriage within the clan. However, since they typically lived within their clan's territory and had limited interaction with outsiders, most of them married fellow clan members.
That morning, Sarutobi Hiruzen had received a battlefield report.
Night Star Uchiha had single-handedly annihilated nearly a hundred Mist ninjas.
Since the end of the Third Great Ninja War, that boy's strength had grown terrifyingly powerful.
Given time, he might become a ninja on par with the Three Legendary Sannin.
Additionally, Night Star held a highly respected position within the Uchiha clan.
Such a talent had to be firmly kept under control.
The solution Sarutobi Hiruzen came up with was marriage.
Yugao Uzuki, as one of his direct Anbu subordinates, was undoubtedly loyal to the village.
Just like the First Hokage and Mito Uzumaki, or Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.
He wanted Yugao and Night Star to marry, ensuring Night Star is loyalty to the village.
...
Meanwhile, in the Land of Water, within the Hidden Mist Village.
"Mizukage-sama, let us pull our men back first!"
A few members of the Mist Anbu stood there, one of them speaking urgently.
The diminutive Mizukage Yagura, who resembled a child, sat silently behind his desk, his expression unchanged.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the Mist Anbu member who had spoken.
"Bang!"
A water bullet shot out, piercing a bloody hole through the man's chest.
Looking at the remaining trembling Anbu members, Yagura stood up and spoke coldly.
"Retreating is absolutely not an option. Continue the attack until Konoha is completely destroyed."
"Yes, Mizukage-sama."
After the Anbu members left, a pair of scarlet Sharingan with three tomoe emerged from the shadows behind Yagura.
Obito stepped out of the darkness, walking slowly to the desk. He glanced at the battlefield report and murmured to himself.
"Night Star... so you've come to the battlefield as well..."
Obito's gaze grew increasingly cold.
"Whether it's you or Kakashi, if you interfere with my plans, I won't hesitate to eliminate you."
After saying this, Obito turned to Yagura, who was controlled by his Mangekyou Sharingan, and gave a calm order.
"Unleash the power of the Three-Tails and kill Night Star Uchiha on the battlefield."
Yagura's expression was utterly blank, like a puppet. He stiffly nodded.
"Understood."
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