Reborn Into Naruto World With Tenseigan
Pride and Pride
Kuroto's countenance changed slightly when he heard Orochimaru mention about Tokubetsu Jonin's rating, but he controlled his emotions and replied respectfully: “Everything went smoothly in the assessment, Sandaime-sama arranged for me to log into the Anbu.” unit
Kuroto was completely shocked at the fact that Orochimaru knew about the test as soon as it was completed, this clearly meant that he had more than one spy in the village working for him.
Orochimaru put down the sake cup, looked at Kuroto with a very scary expression, and asked: “Kuroto-Kun, your recent growth is somewhat beyond my expectations. Is there a secret you're hiding from me? Or is there some kind of discovery in Byakugan research that you want to inform me of?”
Hyuga Kuroto's strength had increased tremendously in a very short period of time, those who don't know him better may not find this very strange and consider this as him entering a period of rapid growth, after all, Kuroto is at an age where her strength has to increase rapidly, similar to Might Guy, Sarutobi Asuma, Hatake Kakashi, etc., the strength continues to increase with the passing of the day and changes every day.
But Orochimaru is different from everyone, as he knows Hyuga Kuroto quite well, at least more than anyone out there, Orochimaru knew that the shinobi Hyuga Kuroto was not the type with an unusual talent to match like Hatake Kakashi or any other ninja who was considered a genius, so Kuroto's recent appearance and rapid growth stirred Orochimaru's curiosity.
Kuroto knew that she could not hide her change from Orochimaru but she would not admit it, so she shook her head: “ Kekai Genkai Research cannot be done overnight, he said, I'm sure you are aware of this fact more than anyone. As for the question of hiding something from Orochimaru-sama? I can't believe I'm capable of doing that.”
Orochimaru squinted with indifference at Kuroto's reply, “Is it really Kuroto-Kun now.?”
Orochimaru knew that Kuroto had only participated in the research for a few years, it was impossible to obtain impressive results and discoveries in the early stages, moreover, he had also examined Kuroto's laboratory, which mostly contains basic genetic testing data involving - vivo testing.
Imagine not even having a live subject to conduct experiments, how could one obtain the results of tests and research?
Of course, Orochimaru did not know that Kuroto had done a very lively test, and the test subject was himself, so of course, it was, he will not find any evidence of test subjects or any data collected.
After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru smiled and said, “It seems like I didn't realize it before. You not only have the potential to become a scientific researcher but also have the potential to become a great shinobi.”
“Thank you for your praise Orochimaru-sama!” Kuroto stated politely.
As if suddenly remembering something, Orochimaru again smiled and said, “I recently met an interesting man, and he asked for your information to me.”
“Who?”
“Non-Nin lost S-Class from Shinobi Sand Village, Sasori from Red Sand.” Not eliminating eye contact with Kuroto, Orochimaru asked word for word, “What-you-meet-with-he?”
Kuroto nodded calmly without being affected by the pressure Orochimaru put on her, “There is a meeting.”
Clearly, during this period S-class defector ninjas such as Snake Sannin Orochimaru, Sasori of Red sand had joined the Akatsuki Organization successively, and Orochimaru one of the three Sannins was a natural target for Sasori to inquire information related to the shinobi from the village of Konoha
Kuroto had expected this to happen, so she did not show a surprised or unnatural expression but agreed calmly.
Observing no change in expression on Kuroto's face, Orochimaru continued, “He seems to really want to kill you, what are you doing to attract his hatred?”
Kuroto believes that with Sasori's pride, she will not reveal the details of her encounter with Kuroto or the fact that she lost Sandaime Kazekage's doll to Kuroto, so Kuroto briefly explained the purge actions the Konoha authorities took but omitted the details of Sandaime's accidental victory. The Kazekage doll from Sasori's hands.
After explaining everything, Kuroto smiled with a false nervousness, “A Chunin somehow managed to escape from it, maybe this hurt her pride.”
Hearing Kuroto say this, Orochimaru showed a rare laugh, which surprised Kuroto.
‘Can Orochimaru also laugh naturally?’ kuroto thought in silence.
What Kuroto doesn't know is that although Orochimaru and Sasori temporarily formed the team in Akatsuki, they didn't really get along well.
Although both are addicted to achieving immortality, one goes the path of mechanical and nonbiological technology, while the other goes the path of medical and biological technology, he said, and both have reached the threshold to achieve it in their respective fields. It is conceivable that their differing scientific views would lead to occasional ideological conflicts.
After laughing for a while, Orochimaru said, “Although I did not give him any information about you, he definitely has some other sources of information as well, so you should be careful. He is a paranoid man. I don't want to see you become part of his doll collection.”
Kuroto replied with a bitter smile, “Having the attention of such a strong person on myself is definitely not a pleasant experience.
And a few more discussions between Orochimaru and Kuroto continued…
The Uchiha Clan.
Seeing the figure of Shisui back, Itachi who floated by the roadside, hurriedly greeted him, “Shisui-san, how is his assessment?”
Shisui replied while stroking Itachi's head: “Well, it went pretty well, I guess!”
“So Shisui-San, are you now Tokubetsu Jonin?” Itachi was very happy when he heard Shisui, and immediately asked, “What are the judging criteria? Tell me quickly.”
Shisui is also not quiet and talks about interesting things and events during Jonin's Tokubetsu assessment.
Itachi listened with all the details, then suddenly asked, “Shisui-san must have easily defeated all the opponents, right?”
Shisui's face became a little stiff on Itachi's question, and he shook his head slightly, “In the final round of scoring, I lost to my opponent, but Hokage-sama felt that I performed well and allowed me to be promoted to Tokubetsu Jonin. .”
Itachi surprised: “Lose? This... how is it possible!!?”
Shisui is the most genius shinobi in the Uchiha clan, he earned this title based on his track record.
And it was already believed that Shisui had the power of a Jonin, and this information had been recognized as a fact by the Uchiha Clan, so it never occurred to Itachi that in the appraisal to be promoted to Tokubetsu Jonin, it never occurred to him, someone can defeat Shisui.
“See you are very surprised, even I don't think I will lose.” With a helpless smile, Shisui continued: “You also know the person who defeated me, and he is Kuroto-san from the Hyuga Clan.”
Itachi suddenly muttered, “Kuroto-san..?”
From a very young age, Itachi had a sharpness and wisdom that exceeded that of ordinary people. He who is a very observant person can always find some details that others do not notice. Because this was the last time when he met the Cloud Village team, he could see that Kuroto-San was not afraid of Nibi Jinchuriki.
At that moment, he was able to deduce that Hyuga Kuroto was definitely not Chunin.
While Itachi was processing information, he had a person named Hyuga Kuroto, Shisui continued with a serious expression, “There is an endless stream of powerful individuals in the ninja world. We cannot be blinded by the power of the Sharingan. We must always remain humble and polite, arrogant is not wrong, but we must not develop arrogant nature.”
Itachi seemed to understand what Shisui really meant, he nodded seriously.
Looking at the people passing by in the distance, Shisui asked in a low voice, “What is the first thing you see on them?”
Itachi observed closely and said in a sad tone, “Pride!”
“Yes, they are proud to be born in the Uchiha Clan!” After a short pause, Shisui continued in a deep voice, “But this pride has turned into arrogance, and when that happens, one becomes too irresistible for the people around him!”
In his previous battle with Kuroto, not only did he not use the Mangekyo Sharingan, he also had some doubts to bring out all even just basic combat skills.
The reason for that was not only because he was aware of the village's suspicions towards the Uchiha Clan, but also because he had clearly felt the undercurrents within the Uchiha over the past few months.
Even the other Shinobi villages knew about the lack of strength that Konoha was facing right now not to mention the Uchiha Clan living in the village itself.
There had never been any shortage or ambitious people in the Uchiha Clan, but until now there were too many strong people in the village, such as Sannin, Yondaime-sama, Jinchuriki Kyuubi, Sandaime-sama, etc., etc., so the Uchiha could only choose to remain silent.
But now there is no news of the Snail Sannin, the defection of the Serpent Sannin, the death of Yondaime-sama and the second generation Jinchuriki of Kyuubi and the aging or Yandaime-sama, coupled with the oppression that the Uchiha faced due to Suspicion, the, so the ambition of many people who had been silent began to break unbearable.
Shisui would do nothing to pour oil in his already burning ambition with his actions, all he could do was try to hold it in as much as he could. Therefore, when fighting Hyuga Kuroto in Tokubetsu Jonnin's assessment, he chose to admit defeat early, this was one of the methods he chose to destroy the Uchiha Clan's ambitions…
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