Konoha Hypocrite (Part-1)

Chapter 36: Aburame Ryosuke, A Jonin Strikes

At Root headquarter, a ninja wearing a cat mask went down on one knee and greeted, "Danzo-sama."

Shimura Danzo, who was sitting on a seat, looked down at him indifferently and said, "Aburame Ryosuke, your evaluation mission is to bring Uchiha Tonan here. If the situation deems necessary, you can kill him and dig out his Sharingan. But that will lower your evaluation score. Only after passing this test, you can officially become a Root member. But you should know the consequences of failure."

"Yes, Danzo-sama," Ryosuke responded, turned around, and left. After he was gone, Danzo tapped on the armrest with his finger. Another Root ninja walked out from the shadows and knelt on one knee in front of him.

"Torune, go and monitor from a distance. If this matter alarms the Anbu or the Uchihas, trigger the cursed seal. There'll be trouble if this matter spreads."

"Yes."

......

The winter moon was bright and cold. It illuminated Konoha with ice-like white radiance. At this moment, Tonan was already in deep sleep. Outside the quiet Uchiha district, the officers were patrolling and chatting in groups of twos and threes.

Since the war had just ended, the Konoha ninjas had relaxed a bit.

"Did you hear about Tonan?"

"Hear what in particular?"

"Of course about his early graduation. If I'm not mistaken, he's just six years old, turning seven in a few months. And he's already a genin. That's truly amazing."

"The Uchiha clan bestowed him with the talent but not only does he maintain distance with clan members but he is closer with the Konoha higher-ups."

"To be honest, I don't think we can blame him completely. After all, anyone else in his shoes wouldn't be able to bear what happened to him."

"That had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan."

"I don't think you know. This is confidential so don't spread it. I heard that Kotoura and Nanako were very stern with Tonan since he was a child because he was not strong enough. Tonan never got parental love. Later, he got close to Teno with great difficulty, but Tetsugo, also from the clan, killed Teno. If it was anyone else, they may even hold a grudge than just distance themselves."

"That can't be right. When Kotoura and Nanako were being buried, I saw that kid was grief-stricken. It even made me want to cry!"

"They are his biological parents. Their harshness made him look for love in other places, but that doesn't mean he hated them."

"When you put it like that, it does seem reasonable."

"By the way, where did you hear all this?"

"The day before yesterday, my mother told me during lunch. She said that it was inside intel she got from a friend who holds a high position in Konoha."

"The day before yesterday... wasn't your mother shopping for groceries together with my mother that day?"

Slap~

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just a bug."

Right above this patrolling team, under the night's cover, a horde of insects silently entered the Uchiha district.

The district was divided into the inner and outer areas. The inner area, housing the more expensive and busy real estate, was like a small town with stores and necessities.

The outer area was similar to the countryside with large farmland and narrow roads. There were small courtyards scattered here and there. Most were occupied by the Uchiha clan's civilians and some chunin and genin. Tonan's courtyard, part of the fringe area, was also located here.