The post didn’t appear again after it disappeared.
“Alright, let’s summarize the intelligence now,” Tobirama sighed deeply, signaling for Shikaku to speak.
“Very well, Second Hokage,” Shikaku took on the responsibility of explaining again, standing at the very front and pinning the photos he had specifically commissioned onto the blackboard.
The content of the photos was a discussion among several ninja regarding a certain Uchiha war criminal.
“The important intelligence leaked from the content of these few posts is only one thing, and that is the identity of this Uchiha war criminal.”
The meeting room suddenly fell into a pin-drop silence.
It’s Uchiha again!
They were about to be driven crazy by these three words; the presence of the Uchiha was simply too overwhelming!
Not to mention Uchiha Madara from the founding of the village, just look at the recently hotly discussed Uchiha Clan Massacre.
And the Fourth Shinobi World War enemy that is frequently mentioned.
Without exception, they are all related to the Uchiha!
Shikaku pinned a photo of a young boy up.
The boy was wearing orange goggles and a drab tracksuit with the Uchiha crest embroidered on the sleeve.
The boy gave a thumbs-up and grinned brilliantly.
Whether it was his rugged face or his lively and cheerful appearance, he didn’t look like an Uchiha at all.
But without a doubt, he was truly a member of the Uchiha Clan.
It’s a good thing Kakashi isn’t here…
Jiraiya, who had been called to the meeting room, sighed slightly.
As Minato’s teacher, he had interacted with the three brats of Team Minato.
After Team Minato disbanded, he became quite close with Kakashi.
Naturally, he understood the influence Uchiha Obito had on Kakashi.
Tsunade frowned deeply.
“This person, I remember…”
He looked a bit familiar; she felt like she had seen him somewhere before.
“That’s the Fourth Hokage’s student, right?” Akimichi Chōza had once been very close to the Fourth Hokage.
He was considered a friend and a staunch supporter of his.
He had some impression of the boy in the photo.
“I clearly remember that he sacrificed himself at Kannabi Bridge.”
“Kannabi Bridge?
During the Third Shinobi World War?”
Some people had no impression of the person in the photo, but they had heard of this battle.
The Battle of Kannabi Bridge played an important role in deciding the outcome of the Third Shinobi World War, and it also gave birth to two Sharingan heroes.
One was carved onto the Memorial Stone, and the other became the current excellent Jōnin, the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake.
Could it be that the person carved on the Memorial Stone is…?
Shikaku nodded.
“That’s right, he is Uchiha Obito.
Along with Rin Nohara, who sacrificed herself during the Three-Tails incident, and the current active Jōnin Kakashi Hatake, they belonged to Team 7, led by the Fourth Hokage.”
“According to records, he sacrificed himself in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, based on the reports from the survivors at the time, Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake.”
“Half of his body was crushed by a giant boulder, making survival impossible.”
“Before dying, he requested that his teammate, the medical ninja Rin Nohara, gouge out his remaining eye to replace the one Kakashi Hatake had injured at the time.”
“According to the Fourth Hokage, the situation was critical at the time with many enemies, and they were unable to bring back Uchiha Obito’s body.”
“Does that mean he didn’t actually die?” Tsunade was a bit angry.
“He didn’t die and yet didn’t come back?”
“What the hell!”
After the Mist Village Three-Tails incident, she had accepted a request from Jiraiya and Minato to secretly observe Kakashi’s mental state.
It was truly…
absolutely terrible!
Just like how she suffered from hemophobia, Kakashi’s heart had become shattered from losing companions one after another in the war.
However, Kakashi hid it better than she did and was more enduring than she was.
“That’s right.
Regarding this Uchiha war criminal, the keywords provided on the forum are as follows.”
“Best friend of the Sixth Hokage, 18-year stalker, elementary school classmate.”
“Everyone knows who the Sixth Hokage is.
The number of Uchiha that Kakashi Hatake knows can be counted on one hand.”
“Most importantly, there is the keyword ’18 years.’ From Kannabi Bridge to the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War, it is exactly 18 years.”
“In addition, ‘elementary school classmate’ likely refers to classmates from the Ninja Academy.”
“There is only one person who meets these conditions.”
“Without a doubt, this Uchiha war criminal is Uchiha Obito.”
“But why?” Jiraiya’s expression was rarely this serious and solemn; upon closer inspection, one could also detect a hint of sorrow and disbelief.
“I remember that child’s dream was to become Hokage, and he was even able to give his Sharingan to someone before he died.
He doesn’t look like the kind of person who would start a war, no matter how you look at it.”
As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, someone immediately replied.
“But that’s an Uchiha.
It wouldn’t be strange no matter what they did.”
Look at the famous big shots of the Uchiha.
Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Itachi; which one of them wasn’t crazy in a way that normal people couldn’t understand?
“Yeah, yeah, the Uchiha Clan are all a bunch of extremists.”
“Quiet.”
Tobirama raised his hand to stop the discussion and signaled for Shikaku to continue.
Shikaku nodded and continued his analysis.
“We suspect that at the time of Kannabi Bridge, Uchiha Obito was actually saved by Uchiha Madara.”
“This would explain why he launched the Fourth Shinobi World War together with Uchiha Madara.”
“He was likely bewitched by Uchiha Madara and became an accomplice in the war.”
Tobirama pondered for a few seconds and was about to say something.
The door to the meeting room was suddenly pushed open.
The ANBU guarding the area saw the person coming from afar.
They hesitated for a moment but didn’t step forward to stop them.
After all, the other person was the future Sixth Hokage and was currently being groomed as a confidant by the Second Hokage.
“Kakashi?” Tobirama’s red pupils flickered with a cold light.
“Why are you…”
“Second Hokage, please do not issue a rogue ninja kill order for Uchiha Obito yet.
I beg you.”
He bowed ninety degrees directly to the Second Hokage.
His tone and actions were very sincere, but many of the high-ranking officials present frowned.
“What nonsense are you talking about?
That guy launched the Fourth Shinobi World War along with Uchiha Madara!
His crimes are unforgivable!”
Homura Mitokado slammed the table and stood up, angrily rebuking him.
“That’s right, even if you have a personal relationship with him, you cannot harbor such an enemy.”
Kakashi took a deep breath.
His fingertips trembling slightly at his sides, cold sweat visible on his face, yet he still looked stubbornly at the Second Hokage.
“I will do my best to find him, persuade him to return to Konohagakure, and abandon his association with Uchiha Madara.”
“Before that, please do not issue any wanted warrant for Uchiha Obito.”
As expected, the word “love” is truly harmful; it was the same for Uchiha Madara and his brother back then, and it is the same for Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake now.
(Don’t misunderstand, this refers to friendship.)
“Are you sure?” Tobirama sighed deeply.
“I can disregard things that haven’t happened in the future, but if he is determined to stand on Uchiha Madara’s side, it’s impossible for him to have made no moves during these years he disappeared.”
“The culprit behind the Kyūbi Incident was a one-eyed Uchiha, and he was masked.”
He dropped a bombshell casually, watching as Kakashi’s pupils contracted violently, shocked to the point of panic.
“No, impossible…”
Kakashi’s breathing became slightly rapid.
It couldn’t be Obito; they were his teacher and teacher’s wife.
They had once treated Obito so…
His body suddenly stiffened as he recalled a past event he had cast to the back of his mind.