Thud—
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
The small wooden hammer tapped out a cheerful rhythm.
In the courtyard, the boy hummed a tune, repairing the wooden door one hammer strike at a time.
Yuto Souta was somewhat enjoying this feeling. The tension of the past two days, combined with the repression from personally carrying out a slaughter, gradually dissipated the moment the nails sank into the wood...
Not long after,
The boy set down the hammer, looking at the perfectly patched wooden door with a slight smile.
Perfect.
"I wonder what Obito and Kakashi's reactions will be when they see me..."
They'd probably be pretty shocked, right?
He was really looking forward to their expressions...
Yuto Souta raised an eyebrow, his mood involuntarily lifting.
With the door fixed, it was time to head out and find his little teammates.
To share the news that he wasn't dead yet...
However, before he could even step out of the house, a kunai suddenly appeared!
With a whooshing sound, it sliced through the air and struck Yuto Souta's door dead center!
Yuto Souta's face darkened instantly...
"Your identity has been seen through by our Hokage-sama."
"Drop the disguise... Sorry, but you can't escape."
An Anbu wearing a mask appeared on the street in front of Yuto Souta.
And that wasn't all—around Yuto Souta's small house, the sounds of footsteps landing echoed one after another.
The Anbu, the killing machines that operated in Konoha's shadows, had already surrounded Yuto Souta.
Yet, all they received in response was Yuto Souta's ice-cold voice.
"This door—how do you plan to compensate me for it?"
This was obviously someone looking for trouble.
His identity had been seen through by the Hokage? A disguise?
What a lousy excuse...
Yuto Souta's mind reflexively jumped to a certain one-eyed elder—Danzo Shimura.
This guy was a lot like Orochimaru.
With Orochimaru, you could never guess what he was thinking. When he wanted to find you, he'd naturally show up in front of you.
Danzo Shimura was similar... When he wanted to screw you over, you'd find a knife at your throat!
"Attack!"
The Anbu captain clearly wasn't one for wasting words.
Having confirmed that Yuto Souta—no, the "Iwa spy" in front of them—had no intention of surrendering, they could make their move.
In an instant, long blades were unsheathed, and the group of Anbu launched their attack on Yuto Souta from all directions!
"I really don't want to fight..."
Yuto Souta silently raised his hand, his expression full of helplessness.
He vaguely remembered the late-night promises he'd made to himself over and over.
You're a scientist. Benefiting the world is your duty, your mission.
You need to keep a low profile, stay away from violence and bloodshed, ignore the chaos outside, and focus solely on solid research.
But what should you do when faced with provocation?
"Nitrogen Release! Water Dragon Nitrogen Technique!"
"Fire Release! Flame Dragon Ray!"
"Turn into light, my Flame Dragon Bullet!"
Ten seconds later,
Yuto Souta looked at the wreckage around him and the Anbu lying defeated on the ground, sinking into thought.
This was just absurd.
The Iwa ninjas were one thing—after all, he was still wearing a Konoha headband, and with the two villages at war, it made sense.
But this targeting from his own village was too much...
And they even claimed the Hokage had seen through his disguise.
That's your reason for smashing my door?
He kicked the Anbu who had provoked him first, then glanced at the guy's arm.
That glance lasted a while...
"Forget it, I'll go find Obito and Kakashi first."
After a long moment, the peace-loving scientist sighed, choosing to compromise with life.
...
On the other side, at Konoha Hospital,
Uchiha Obito and Kakashi Hatake stared at the mummy on the hospital bed with strange expressions, saying nothing.
A medical ninja was channeling chakra.
The process was tedious. The injured area seemed difficult to heal, and the medical ninja was already drenched in sweat but still hadn't made any progress.
The two didn't dare interrupt and could only wait patiently.
"I heard... this guy's one of those Hyuga bastards?" Uchiha Obito whispered.
"Yeah." Kakashi Hatake nodded, then pointed to a small sign beside the bed.
"Hyuga... Kawa. Definitely a Hyuga."
"Then there's no mistake..." Uchiha Obito let out a sigh of relief.
Not just him—Kakashi Hatake felt the same.
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing a shared sense of relief and excitement in the other's eyes.
Confirming this guy was a Hyuga meant there was no doubt about it.
It had to be Souta's doing!
Just look at where that medical ninja lady was channeling her chakra...
Doesn't that feel familiar?
The two quietly left the room, not forgetting to offer the Hyuga on the bed their most heartfelt blessings before going.
"Make sure to wear long sleeves from now on, okay!"
By the time Minato Namikaze arrived, the relaxed expressions on their faces made his heart tighten.
He fully understood the principles behind the Third Hokage's Telescope Technique—his teacher had expressed envy and jealousy over it more than once.
A person's chakra signature wouldn't change until they mastered chakra nature transformation.
If Yuto Souta's figure couldn't be seen in the crystal ball, the implications were obvious.
Poor kids...
They'd probably confirmed something from the Hyuga clan and thought Yuto Souta was still alive.
But the reality...
Hiding in the shadows, not daring to show himself, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but feel torn.
Should he explain the situation to them or not?
But just then,
Their conversation caught Minato Namikaze's attention.
"So... how do you think Souta escaped that situation?"
In high spirits, Uchiha Obito unusually struck up a discussion with Kakashi Hatake.
Kakashi Hatake didn't mock Uchiha Obito's intelligence as he usually would, instead pondering seriously for a moment.
"Probably with Water Release and Lightning Release." Kakashi Hatake propped his chin with one hand, analyzing gravely.
"I suspect the Water Release and Lightning Release techniques he got from my house that night were originally meant for getting to the Kannabi Bridge."
"Yeah, I think so too," Uchiha Obito nodded. "I also think Souta's goal from the start was the Kannabi Bridge."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have had us gather so many explosive tags!"
"True... I didn't expect you to actually have a brain."
"Of course I do... Huh?"
By the time Uchiha Obito realized something was off,
Minato Namikaze, hidden in the shadows, was already filled with shock and disbelief!
Without another word, he activated Flying Thunder God and rushed straight to the Hokage Building, bursting in without even knocking!
"Third Hokage-sama, please cancel the warrant on Yuto Souta immediately!"
"Yuto Souta... might have mastered multiple chakra natures!"
"He's not dead!"
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