Hearing Takeru mention the Kannabi Bridge mission and Rin, Kakashi stared blankly at Takeru, shocked that Takeru even knew these hidden matters. This meant the earlier things Takeru said might all be true.
Remembering Rin's death was a thorn in Kakashi's heart. Although Rin intentionally threw herself onto Kakashi's Chidori to prevent the Kirigakure's plot from succeeding… preventing the Three-Tails sealed inside her from going berserk...
However, the pain of personally killing his comrade, combined with Obito's death just before, the successive loss of two companions, subjected Kakashi's body and mind to continuous nightmare torment.
"As for why Obito can control a terrifying and special organization like Akatsuki, aside from the Mangekyo Sharingan, it's because there is another mastermind beside Obito. He orchestrated everything: saving Obito, teaching Obito to become stronger, then making Obito completely lose hope in the Ninja World… all his doing!"
Hearing Takeru's words, Kakashi hadn't expected there to be a mastermind behind it all. Thinking this, Kakashi pressed his lips together and asked, "Who is that person?"
"One of Konoha's founders… Uchiha Madara." Takeru spoke again.
Takeru's words made Kakashi's heart race. The impact of Takeru's words was too great. The shocks of this single day surpassed those of an entire year...
"Oh, one last piece of information for you. Your eye has already awakened the Mangekyo. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Space-Time Dojutsu, Kamui. As for how to use it, you'll have to figure that out yourself." Seeing the sky darken, Takeru calmly patted Kakashi's shoulder, then directly left the spot.
As for the matter of Madara, Takeru had no intention of explaining further. He certainly didn't plan to reveal the person behind him, Black Zetsu, or the Otsutsuki Clan.
Leaving Kakashi, Takeru returned to the house with the scrolls. He then took out all the scrolls and quickly counted them. There were now forty-eight scrolls, forty-three of which were seized from Orochimaru.
Although most were C-Rank Ninjutsu, there were still S-Rank ones like Edo Tensei and Triple Rashomon.
And A-rank ones like Five Elements Seal, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Earth Release: Hiding in Rock Technique, Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique...
B-rank ones: Body Elimination Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique, Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique, Earth Release: Earth Flow River, Earth Barrier: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness, Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet, Water Release: Water Formation Wall, Water Dragon Bullet Technique, Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere, Wind Release: Pressure Damage, Mystical Palm Technique...
As for C-Rank, there were many more: Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Earth Release: Headhunter Technique, Wind Release: Gale Palm...
The number of techniques was vast. Although Orochimaru himself hadn't learned many, he collected them for research purposes, which now benefited Takeru.
Although Takeru knew Orochimaru still had Forbidden Techniques like Living Corpse Reincarnation that he hadn't handed over, Takeru didn't mind. This many gains was already very satisfying.
Knowing the nature of the Reincarnation Space, Takeru directly selected twenty-five Ninjutsu scrolls, then distributed the rest to Ritsu and Ui.
They also understood the value of these Ninjutsu scrolls. Although they couldn't learn them now, that didn't mean they were worthless.
Later, as more people entered the Reincarnation Space, more people would want to learn Ninjutsu.
Once people started learning, the value of these scrolls would become apparent. Not everyone could get A-Rank or S-Rank evaluations and casually spend points and evaluations to learn in the Reincarnation Space.
"Takeru-nii, I don't need them. Let me carry some for you." Compared to Ritsu, who was enthusiastically picking, Ui directly spoke to Takeru.
"Alright." Seeing Ui's serious expression, Takeru nodded lightly.
Hearing Ui's words, Ritsu, who was picking, paused, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"It's fine, Ritsu. You pick for yourself. Aren't you going to learn Chakra when we go back? You can pick some then. Later, if I learn them, I can teach you too." Seeing Ritsu's expression, Takeru said with a light laugh.
"Wah, Takeru, you're the best!" Hearing Takeru's words, Ritsu was moved and directly hugged Takeru.
"Alright, you pick first. But the points needed later might be considerable. It's better to pick mainly C-Rank Ninjutsu, then a few B-Rank ones." Looking at Ritsu, Takeru spoke seriously.
"Mm-hmm!" Hearing Takeru's words, Ritsu quickly nodded.
Afterward, the three quickly divided the scrolls. The extras were taken by Takeru. Takeru wasn't sure how many he could materialize this time, but it was better to be prepared.
Karin, beside them, had no idea what Takeru and the others were talking about. She could only keep asking Takeru, but Takeru told her the time wasn't right yet and he would tell her later.
Hearing Takeru say this, Karin could only nod quickly.
As time passed, two days went by in the blink of an eye. However, on the evening of the second day, some uninvited guests came to Takeru's home. Although wearing special masks, compared to the animal masks of the Anbu, these people didn't seem much like Anbu.
"Nara Takeru, come with us. Our leader wants to see you." The three directly barged into Takeru's room, subtly surrounding him, as if guarding against him escaping or attacking.
"Oh, Anbu? Isn't the Third Hokage dead?" Hearing his words, Takeru understood better. They were probably referring to another dark organization in Konoha… Root. But to avoid mistakes, Takeru tested the waters.
"You'll know when you see him." Hearing Takeru's words, the leader spoke coldly.
At that moment, sensing something amiss, Ritsu and the other two barged in.
"Ui, Ritsu, and Karin, I have something to attend to. Stay home and behave." Looking at the three, Takeru spoke directly.
Since Root had come to his door, Takeru naturally couldn't ignore it. Danzo wasn't like Hiruzen. Although neither was exactly a good person, at least Hiruzen's actions weren't so extreme. But Danzo was different… he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Not long after the Nine-Tails Attack, he even attempted to assassinate Hiruzen to become Hokage, but the plan failed due to Kakashi's betrayal.
If Takeru remembered correctly, after the assassination failed, Hiruzen should have ordered Danzo to disband Root.
As for whether Danzo simply didn't listen, or had he already rebuilt it in the days since Hiruzen's death… Takeru wasn't clear about that.
But since Danzo had sought him out now, peacefully spending the remaining few days was likely impossible.
In that case, Takeru had to settle things with him. Therefore, when Takeru followed the Root's members, he also placed three Shadow Persons hidden in Ui, Ritsu and Karin's shadows. If they encountered danger, the Shadow Persons would protect them.
"Ui, what should we do?" Seeing Takeru leave with the three Root's members, Ritsu worriedly looked at Ui.
"Don't worry. Since Takeru said so, we'll just wait patiently at home. With Takeru's strength, nothing will go wrong." Facing Ritsu's question, Ui hesitated before speaking.
She had naturally sensed the hostility from the three Root's members earlier, which was why they had come so quickly.
As for Karin, she directly activated her Mind's Eye of the Kagura to observe Takeru, ready to help if he was in danger.
Although she knew Takeru's strength far surpassed hers, if someone she cared about was in danger, she would help even at the cost of her life.
On Takeru's side, after following the three and taking several twists and turns, they soon arrived at a very hidden, gloomy place.
"Follow us in." As the leading Root member spoke, Takeru followed him into a basement. Passing through a dark corridor, Takeru felt as if he passed through a special barrier. Finally, Takeru met the so-called Darkness of Ninja World… Shimura Danzo...
"Let me introduce myself. I am Shimura Danzo, leader of the Root. The so-called Root exists beneath Konoha's shadow, its roots deeply embedded in darkness. Our greatest purpose is to eliminate obstacles that hinder the village's prosperity in the shadows. That is our organization's principle."
"Nara Takeru, the reason for inviting you today is for you to join this organization and contribute your strength to Konoha!" Seeing Takeru, Danzo showed no intention of hiding anything, directly getting to the point.