'Joining the Anbu, wearing a mask, can effectively prevent others from guessing your identity.'
Takumi analyzes the pros and cons. 'But the Anbu also often face dangerous missions, especially when dealing with spies infiltrating the village. It can be very dangerous.'
'After all, spies who can infiltrate an enemy village are themselves not to be underestimated.'
'Especially since these types of people often have many tricks to fool others, like Genjutsu and such.'
'However, Hiruzen wants to protect little Takumi, so he definitely wouldn't let him carry out overly dangerous missions.'
'At the very least, after assessing the mission's danger level and ensuring it poses no threat to little Takumi's life while also being beneficial for his improvement, would he arrange for him to go.'
[After joining the Anbu, your daily work becomes patrolling.]
[In a three-man team format, your teammates are Kakashi and another person you don't recognize.]
[Such days are uneventful, but you never complain.]
[Although your Armament Haki is now very powerful, you still haven't been able to train it to the level of hitting from a distance.]
[You also need some peaceful time to train.]
[As for Ninjutsu, you have given up.]
[Your aptitude for Ninjutsu is simply too poor.]
[Thus, after who knows how long, Konoha undergoes a tremendous change.]
[Guy becomes a Chunin, Orochimaru defects, Jiraiya leaves the village to bring Orochimaru back, and Tsunade, disheartened, also leaves.]
[The legendary Sannin successively leave.]
[Minato, with everyone's blessings, becomes the Fourth Hokage.]
[Konoha overcomes the chaos after the war and begins to gradually restore its former glory.]
[Konoha is always full of talented people.]
'After all, Konoha has many clans, but compared to the past, it has indeed fallen behind too much.'
Takumi shook his head and sighed.
Seeing this, he had to lament that the former Hokage were truly hard to look at.
Starting from the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, the internal affairs of Konoha became chaotic.
Perhaps this was because no subsequent Hokage could reach the height of Hashirama, who could suppress everyone.
Having lost that sense of awe, the clans naturally revealed various intentions.
Konoha seemed like a harmonious big family, but that was due to the efforts of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
The rest were just enjoying the benefits of his legacy.
Tobirama was obsessed with developing Ninjutsu and ultimately died in an ambush by Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Hiruzen, who hastily succeeded him, perhaps barely had the strength to command respect.
But his mentality was too peaceful, or rather, timid.
Possessing the strongest village, he was bullied in diplomacy at every turn.
Thinking of the foolish things Hiruzen had done in the past, he couldn't help but shake his head.
As for Minato, his early death was regrettable.
But even if he had lived, he probably wouldn't have accomplished much.
After all, Minato was somewhat too idealistic.
And he didn't have the support of many clans behind him.
He couldn't resolve the deep-rooted contradictions within the village.
Not to mention that, dying young, he didn't even have the chance to make his moves.
Leaving behind only a pitiful child, Naruto, to suffer humiliation and discrimination in the village.
Even though Naruto was the descendant of a hero, he was treated like this because of a few higher-ups in the village.
On this point, no matter how Hiruzen explained, he could not clear his name.
Although Hiruzen had explained himself to Takumi,
Takumi didn't believe a single word.
He just didn't want to cause trouble, so he pretended to understand.
In reality, what he most despised was people like Hiruzen and the others.
Constantly preaching the Will of Fire, but their very existence was a violation of that Will.
[No longer needing to go to the battlefield to face endless fighting, you devote yourself wholeheartedly to training.]
[After a year of exploration, you finally grasp the trick and can strike targets from a distance.]
[It is also during this period that the important historical turning point for the entire Shinobi World arrives.]
[Uzumaki Kushina is about to give birth.]
[You and Kakashi are assigned to protect her.]
[A total of three Anbu teams come to protect her.]
[Hiruzen's wife, Biwako, personally delivers Kushina's baby.]
[You are extremely vigilant.]
[Because you know this is the most critical moment.]
[If you can stop Obito from releasing the Nine-Tails here, Konoha's future will be greatly changed.]
[You concentrate on guarding, while behind you, Kushina is in the painful process of giving birth.]
[Suddenly, you hear a faint sound.]
[You immediately open your eyes and focus on the surroundings.]
[Just then, a hand reaches from behind you towards your shoulder.]
[Smack!]
[Obito looks at his palm in surprise. There is clearly nothing under his palm, but he feels he has touched something extremely solid.]
[The most crucial point is that he touched something, but his Dojutsu, Kamui, cannot activate.]
[While he is stunned, a massive fist appears before his eyes.]
["Damn it!" Caught off guard, he is immediately punched and sent flying.]
[Similarly, this punch does not actually touch Obito; it sends him flying from a distance.]
[This also prevents Obito from becoming intangible in time to avoid the attack.]
[His mask is also shattered by the blow.]
["You are? How is this possible?" Kakashi, rushing over, is shocked to see the face revealed after the mask shatters.]
[It was Obito, the one he thought had sacrificed himself.]
[Although his face is somewhat distorted, Kakashi would never mistake it.]
[That was his best friend's face.]
["Hmph!" Obito snorts coldly and decides not to hide his face anymore.]
["Why?" Kakashi's expression is extremely complex; emotions of joy, unease, confusion, etc., appear on his face.]
["And you ask me why?" Obito's face twists, thinking of Rin, who died at Kakashi's hands, and anger surges within him.]
'This development is unexpected.'
Takumi was a bit surprised. 'But being able to stand up after taking a punch like that, I have to say Obito's physical condition is also extremely strong.'
'It could also be because of the White Zetsu on him? After all, White Zetsu has powerful life energy that can help recover injuries.'
'But now that Obito's identity is exposed, unless he kills both Kakashi and little Takumi here, Obito's identity will inevitably be exposed.'
'Black Zetsu's plan will also go wrong because of this.'
He was now looking forward to the next scene.
["Sometimes, even if you see it with your own eyes, the truth of the matter is not what you think." You say coldly.]
["I saw with my own eyes that he killed Rin!" Obito shouts angrily.]
[And Kakashi's expression instantly dims, though it's invisible behind his mask.]
["Do you know what really happened that day?" You continue coldly.]
["Being played in the palms of the real enemy, and in the end helping the enemy work. If Nohara Rin knew about this, she would definitely be very pained, right?"]
["What do you know? You weren't even there!" Obito turns his gaze to you, the hatred in his eye so obvious.]