Chapter 868 Samsara’s Capabilities
As the three Uchihas were returning to the Uchiha District, Shinichi suddenly stated, “I think… Samsara is very strong… her abilities might not be inferior to Nagato’s.”
Hearing Shinichi, Shisui and Itachi were surprised and looked at him curiously. They wanted to know the reason why Shinichi believed that Samsara was as strong as Nagato.
Shinichi explained, “While we were inside the laboratory, I tried to perceive her, but for some reason, I couldn’t find any useful information… Something on the outer layer was cutting off my perception, it wasn’t her Amatsukami Cloak blocking me, it was something else… this kind of thing has only ever happened once, when I tried to perceive Nagato!”
Shisui and Itachi were taken aback, and looked at each other with widened eyes, “Are you serious?”
They are aware of Shinichi’s sensory skills, they are undoubtedly best in the current Uchiha Clan. Even with such mastery, he couldn’t find a thing about Samsara. This is indeed mind-boggling.
The surprise wasn’t over for Shisui and Itachi, as Shinichi continued in a hushed tone, “What’s more surprising is that although I am unable to sense anything about her, she is able to read everything about me… her sensory skills are way stronger than mine… we aren’t on the same level at all!”
“Is that so?” muttered Shisui in surprise, and noting Shinichi’s hushed tone, he couldn’t help but ask, “Are you worried about something?”
Shinichi chuckled helplessly, “Even now… I can feel her perception covering us, she is watching us… our every move.”
Itachi was stunned, “This shouldn’t be possible… unless she is following us.”
They have already left the Forest of Death, and they have entered the village. The distance from the Underground laboratory is at least a dozen kilometres, such a long distance… no one’s perception can cover such a distance!Shisui turned around, and after watching his surroundings for a while, she said, “We aren’t being followed either.”
Shinichi sighed, “Don’t doubt my words… I am saying this because I can feel it even now… all three of us are in her perception… and she is watching us…!”
Shisui was puzzled, “But how can someone have such an exaggerated perception? It’s a bit too much… it would have been different if it was because of Byakugan… but she has Rinnegan… does Rinnegan also have a long-distance sight like the Byakugan?”
“I don’t know… maybe they have… Nagato also had such exaggerated perception…” muttered Shinichi with a thoughtful expression, and added in a helpless tone, “I don’t know where Boss finds these monsters…” The more he understands the depths of Amatsukami, the more shocked he becomes.
At this time, Itachi stated, “Since Kuroto-san recruited her into the Organization, she must be trustworthy.”
When they were in the laboratory, Itachi glanced at Samsara quite a few times, and he keenly noticed the way Samsara was looking at Kuroto. Just from that way of looking Itachi can determine that she is trustworthy… the reason being, he is familiar with that way of looking, because he too looks at Kuroto in the same way… in admiration. He and Samsara respect Kuroto and look up to him, and wouldn’t betray Kuroto, therefore, he believes that Samsara is trustworthy.
Shisui also nodded in agreement, “Right, I think so too… so instead of worrying about these things, why don’t we think about how to deal with the trouble we are about to face in a few days?”
“Yeah fine… It’s not like I don’t trust her or anything… I was just telling you about her abilities.” Muttered Shinichi and added with a shrug, “As for the matter of trouble… What’s there to discuss? No matter what angle you look at, the boss is the most suitable choice to be Godaime Hokage. Anyone else wouldn’t sit right with me, and I don’t think anyone else is capable of dealing with all the troubles.”
Shisui and Itachi nodded together, “Yes.”
Both of them have the same thought. In their view, only when a strong, neutral, and open-minded Hokage like Kuroto leads the village will they be able to end the gap between the Uchiha Clan and the village.”
Continuing such a discussion, the three Uchiha made their way towards the Uchiha District.
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Forest of Death
Karin suddenly opened her eyes, and said, “Kuroto-sama, they have safely returned to their homes.”
“Good work.” Nodded Kuroto as he patted Karin.
Karin smiled shyly for being praised, “Hehehe.” She was happy that she could be of some use to Kuroto. She has trained hard for this.
Suddenly she remembered something, and spoke, “Kuroto-sama… but there is a problem… Shinichi-san was able to notice that I was watching them.”
Kuroto shook his head, “It doesn’t matter.” And added, “But you must train more so that no one can notice you in the future, understand?”
Karin nodded obediently, “Yes!”
In addition to her special physique that can heal others' wounds upon bite, Karin is also capable of using the ‘Mind’s Eye of the Kagura’, allowing her to sense anything from exceptional distances, making her a human-shaped radar. Ř
In the canon, Sasuke used Karin’s sensory abilities to lock Danzo’s accurate position and carried out his surprise attack. After that during the fourth great shinobi war, Karin could sense that Sasuke was close to death and that someone with a nasty chakra–Kabuto–was with Sasuke.
And now that she has awakened the Rinnegan, Karin’s ‘Mind’s Eye of the Kagura’ has become stronger. Despite being only eleven years old, she can cover the entire Konoha within her perception, and her perception is invisible to most of the Shinobis. Only those with exceptional perception skills like Uchiha Shinichi can notice her perception at this stage, and that too only because they were in close contact with her for a while.
If not for that, feeling her perception is very difficult.
“Since they have safely returned, we should also go back.” Stated Kuroto as he took Karin back to Ancor Vantian.
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Noon of the next day
Kakashi came to visit Kuroto.
Kuroto was surprised to see Kakashi visit him, and after welcoming him into the house, he asked, “Are you sure you should be walking this early?”
Kakashi nodded, “It’s fine… Under Tsunade-sama’s careful treatment, my injuries have almost healed.”
Under normal circumstances, it would have taken more than two to three months for Kakashi to recover from his injuries, but because of Tsunade’s treatment, Kakashi has completely recovered in such a short span of time. This clearly shows that Tsunade-hime has put a lot of effort into healing Kakashi. In fact, she has used quite a lot of Chakra from her Yin-seal to heal Kakashi as fast as she has done.
Kuroto nodded, “All right if you say so.” Then he poured a cup of tea for Kakashi and, asked, “So… you have come to visit me just after being released from the Konoha Hospital… I wonder what brought you here?”
Kakashi muttered as he looked down, “I don’t know.”
Kuroto raised his brow, “You don’t know?”
Kakashi nodded with a sigh, “After I was discharged from the Konoha Hospital, I did not know where to go or what to do… I was just walking, and before I knew it, I was in front of your house.”
Kuroto blinked, “Is that so?”
“Hmm.” Nodded Kakashi as he took a sip of tea.
Kuroto did not know how to respond to Kakashi.
The two sat in silence as they drank tea.
Suddenly, Kakashi spoke, “I am sorry.”
Kuroto asked, “What for?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Kakashi replied as he raised his head, “I heard about your agreement with Hokage-sama.”
“Oh,” muttered Kuroto.
Kakashi continued, “It’s unfair to you.”
Kuroto shook his head, “Not really… It would have been unfair if I wanted the power, but truly, I have no such desires. Besides, I received appropriate compensation. So, there is no need for you to apologize.”
Hearing Kuroto’s response, Kakashi stopped apologizing. Instead, his expression became solemn as he said, “We have to be prepared… There may be a Coup.”
Kuroto nodded, “Hmm.” And glanced at Kakashi. In fact, Kuroto believes that the main reason why the Vote of Confidence has been postponed so long was to give Kakashi time to recover from his injuries so that they could easily deal with the Uchiha Clan.
After pondering for a while, Kuroto asked, “Is the date finalized?”
Kakashi nodded, “Tomorrow Sandaime-sama will release the notice, and the day after tomorrow will be the Vote of Confidence.”
“Well, that’s fast.” Muttered Kuroto in surprise. He assumed that Sandaime-sama would delay for a while, but he did not expect that just today Kakashi would be released from the Konoha Hospital, and the day after tomorrow would be the Vote of Confidence. This can only mean one thing, Uchiha Clan must be putting pressure on him.
Kakashi stared at Kuroto, and said with a smile, “Kuroto… by this time two days later, you will be Hokage, Godaime Hokage of Konoha.”
“Godaime Hokage of Konoha?” muttered Kuroto a little dazed..
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