Chapter 8 Look me in the eyes

Watanabe Takeshi, the first generation member of the "Root" organization.

Although he is only a Chunin, he is honored to be selected as a member of the "Root".

His ancestors were all ninjas, and they followed the Senju clan a long time ago.

After years of war in the Warring States period, the war finally came to an end due to the genius of Senju Hashirama.

As a child, he still remembered the excitement of his parents on the day when Konoha Village was announced.

But the good times did not last long. With the death of Senju Hashirama, the countries were ready to move again.

Not long after, the first ninja war broke out.

After returning from a mission, he saw the bodies of his parents covered with white cloth.

He did not cry at that time, because he knew in his heart that this was the fate of ninjas.

But from then on, he worked harder to complete each of his tasks.

But the cruelty of this war was beyond people's imagination.

On the eve of the last peace, the seemingly omnipotent second generation master died after being injured in a shameless ambush.

After returning to the village, Danzo, who followed that master, decided to inherit that master's will and established the "Root" organization.

As a follower of the Senju clan, when Danzo invited him, he joined the "Root" without hesitation.

"We are the guardians of Konoha's shadow, with our roots deeply rooted in the darkness."

Watanabe Takeshi always remembered this concept that Danzo said to everyone when he first joined.

After joining the organization, he never left the village again.

He turned into an eye in the dark and monitored everyone who threatened the village according to Danzo's instructions.

This afternoon, a task suddenly came from Danzo.

The task instructed him to monitor a child named Kagura from the Uchiha family starting today.

Looking at the 8-year-old boy not far away, although Watanabe Takeshi didn't think that a person of this age could do anything for the village.

But the teachings from the organization still made him settle down and faithfully perform his tasks.

Looking at the boy humming happily on the road, he felt the joyful atmosphere and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

But for some reason, the boy suddenly stopped while walking and looked at his body from front to back.

After being silent for a long time, he suddenly smiled nervously and continued to move forward.

Watanabe Takeshi frowned, thinking that this was a juvenile mental attack, and continued to perform his tasks.

At this time, night had fallen, and the boy didn't seem to be in a hurry to go home, but wandered around the village.

As he wandered, the two gradually came to a remote place in the village.

Surveillance is actually a skill. As the environment around him changes, the place where Watanabe Takeshi can hide becomes difficult.

Just when he jumped to a hidden place in a house, an accident happened.

At a crossroads, Watanabe Tsuyoshi felt that he had just blinked, and the boy suddenly disappeared from his sight!

Surprised, he didn't care about hiding his figure at this time, and rushed directly to the middle of the crossroads.

Just as he looked around in confusion, a voice came from behind him:

"Look into my eyes."

Startled, he immediately turned his head and looked, and a pair of Sharingan with double grooves appeared in his eyes...

Rewind the time slightly.

The moment he realized that he was being monitored, Kagura's muscles tightened, and he was about to rush in the direction of that gaze.

But after a moment, he relaxed his body again and stood still.

Coincidentally, at this time, the slowly rotating wheel of the system finally stopped.

This time he drew the skill - Kotoamatsukami.

This is the ninjutsu known as the strongest illusion!

When seeing this ninjutsu, Kagura smiled from the bottom of his heart.

With a change of mind, he continued walking as if he didn't notice the surveillance.

Walking slowly along the road back to the village, Kagura began to think about who was monitoring him.

First, he ruled out enemies from other countries.

At this time, the First Ninja War had just ended, and the defense of the entire village and its surroundings was extremely strict.

Otherwise, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not dare to let these Genin gather in the woods outside the village.

If it was really an enemy outside who wanted to invade, it would be impossible to sneak in so silently.

It was precisely because of this that Kagura stopped his intention to attack.

Then if it was someone from Konoha Village, why did he monitor himself?

And he had been in this world for five years, why did he start monitoring himself today?

Then what was different from usual today?

Assessment... Exposure of strength... Uchiha clan... After stringing these clues together, he felt that he had touched the truth.

As a genius of the Uchiha clan, he exploded with strength far beyond usual today.

This was the cause of everything.

He knew Sarutobi Hiruzen's character. The Third Hokage preferred education rather than violent law enforcement.

His philosophy of the village was more like that of the Hashira, so it was unlikely that this was an order from him.

Moreover, as his own teacher in Team 7, he was the best monitor.

There was no need to send someone who could be easily discovered to monitor him.

So in the current Konoha Village, there was only one person who had such intelligence capabilities and could understand what happened in the afternoon at the first time.

At the same time, there was only one person who was hostile to the Uchiha clan and had the ability to send someone to monitor him:

Danzo.

So was the person who came from the Root?

With the advantage of being familiar with the plot, Kagura instantly figured out everything and knew the identity of the monitor.

But the question was, what should he do next?

Pretend not to know that he was being monitored?

No, he was not an innocent person.

If he was monitored for a long time, some of his secrets might not be hidden.

Kill the monitor?

This won't work. You killed someone just because he was spying on you?

Then you told the high-ranking officials of Konoha that you were innocent?

Then I'm afraid I have no choice but to become a traitor and escape from the village.

You have to know that I have been practicing hard all these years just to avoid being killed by Uchiha Itachi and to survive.

Now you become a traitor and be wanted by the whole village?

That's really asking for too much.

Thinking about it, he saw the newly understood Kotoamatsukami in the system, and he had an idea in his mind.

Then he deliberately walked to a remote place, and under the cover of night, he finally lured the spy out of the dark.

"Look into my eyes!"

The moment Watanabe Takeshi turned his head, the pair of magatama Sharingan appeared in his mind.