Information Obtained

"Is that really the issue..." Kakashi mumbled to himself.

In truth, he hadn't been completely swayed by Danzo; otherwise, he wouldn't have come to ask Shintaro alone. However, Danzo's words did create some confusion, leaving Kakashi feeling a bit uneasy even after receiving a positive answer.

Seeing this, Shintaro said, "You can follow Danzo's request for now. What did he ask you to do?"

"He asked me to provide information on the Third Hokage's recent activities." Kakashi answered honestly.

"That's not dangerous. You can do that. Even if the Third Hokage is incompetent, Danzo won't be able to bring him down with just this method." Shintaro said, surprising Kakashi.

"Shintaro, what do you mean...?"

"Help Danzo." Shintaro nodded.

Kakashi didn't expect Shintaro to advise him to help Danzo after previously denying Danzo's words.

Shintaro further explained, "Yes, since he only asked you to gather information for him, just comply."

"Otherwise, it will put you in a difficult position. As for the Third Hokage, you can find a suitable opportunity to explain things to him. With his character, he will surely forgive you."

"Killing the Hokage, if done by someone else, could lead to disaster. But if Danzo does it, the outcome won't be significant."

"You are just an accomplice, it won't matter."

Kakashi expressed his current feelings, "I understand, but I feel bad for the Third Hokage if I do this... After all, I'm an ANBU directly under the Hokage."

"So that's what you're worried about..." Shintaro finally understood Kakashi's concern.

He smiled and said, "Actually, although Danzo's words to you are somewhat biased, they do make sense in a way."

"The Third Hokage is not as perfect as you think; otherwise, Danzo and the Root Organization wouldn't have been allowed to exist."

"You can justify it to yourself this way: since the Third Hokage doesn't care about the evil deeds Danzo does, why should you feel guilty?"

"I understand..." Kakashi nodded, but he still seemed unconvinced.

Shintaro knew it was hard to change someone's long-standing impression of another person, so he didn't push further.

He looked at Kakashi's face and changed the subject.

"Kakashi, are you still used to seeing with one eye?"

Kakashi immediately raised his head upon hearing this and looked at him with his one remaining eye, saying with a dead-fish expression, "Of course not."

Shintaro smiled and said, "What if I said I could help you restore your other eye?"

Kakashi's dead-fish eye suddenly widened, and he asked in disbelief, "Really?"

Shintaro's smile grew brighter, "Of course. Why would I lie to you?"

"After all, you were once a genius on par with me, and you will surely become a ninja renowned in the world in the future. I can't let you wander the ninja world with one eye, right?"

"I'm called the White-Haired Demon Eye. You can't be called the one-eyed white-haired man. You're not Date Masamune."

"Huh?" Kakashi heard the last sentence and realized he didn't understand it.

It was no wonder he didn't know that Date Masamune was a famous general at the end of Japan's Warring States period, who was born twenty years earlier to dominate the world.

So when Shintaro mentioned a one-eyed man, he thought of him.

After all, even though he was a member of the Jujutsu world in his previous life and didn't interfere with the secular world, he still had an understanding of what happened in the secular world.

Shintaro waved his hand casually and changed the topic, "It's nothing. So, do you want me to help you recover?"

"Of course." Kakashi agreed immediately.

Shintaro then raised his hand to signal Kakashi to come closer.

Kakashi hesitated, "Here?"

"Yes." Shintaro nodded and let him approach.

"It's okay to hurry."

Although Kakashi felt it was a bit rushed, he took a few steps forward, trusting Shintaro.

He came closer and removed the forehead protector covering his left eye, revealing the hollow eye socket with scars.

The flesh and blood in the eye socket had long healed, and the sunken eye socket without an eyeball looked a bit scary.

This was why Kakashi always used his forehead protector to cover his eye.

At this moment, Shintaro suddenly had an idea and said, "Removing the mask might affect the technique's performance."

Kakashi looked at him hesitantly, then reached out to remove it. Shintaro tried hard not to smile too broadly.

"Finally, I can see Kakashi's true face."

Despite knowing him for a long time, Shintaro had never seen Kakashi's full face.

It could be said that Kakashi's face was one of Konoha's biggest secrets.

Although Hatake Sakumo's appearance could imply Kakashi looked similar, it didn't diminish Shintaro's curiosity about Kakashi's face.

Reluctantly, Kakashi removed his black mask, revealing his face.

Setting aside his blind eye, he was indeed a handsome man, with a bright face, high nose bridge, and thin lips.

"However, you're still slightly inferior to me."

Shintaro found Kakashi's appearance boring.

Indeed, some things are better left mysterious.

He placed his hand over Kakashi's left eye socket, using his power to regenerate the flesh and blood in Kakashi's eye socket.

Kakashi winced in pain, with blood already flowing from the corner of his eye.

"Is this a necessary process?" he asked, puzzled.

"Yes, but it's done. Just watch me operate it next." Shintaro replied.

The [Reverse Cursed Technique] could heal wounds, but Kakashi's eye was an old wound, and the flesh and blood had healed.

In this case, the [Reverse Cursed Technique] would have no effect.

But Shintaro used Cursed Energy to create a fresh wound, allowing the [Reverse Cursed Technique] to work.

He got this idea from destroying his brain during the cooldown of his Innate Technique and then using the [Reverse Cursed Technique] to restore it.

The [Reverse Cursed Technique] activated. Under the white fluorescence, blood and flesh began to grow in Kakashi's left eye socket, healing the injury caused by Shintaro earlier.

This wasn't over. Under Shintaro's precise control, the [Reverse Cursed Technique] continued, and the optic nerve, blood vessels, and eye tissues started to grow slowly.

After a few minutes, the entire eyeball was fully restored.

"Success!"

Kakashi suddenly experienced increased vision in one eye, as if waking up from sleep and opening the curtains to see the dazzling sunlight. Stimulated, he closed his left eye. But one thing was certain: his left eye had indeed regained vision.

He even cried out in excitement.

"Keep your voice down. It's late at night; don't disturb others." Shintaro said with a hint of disgust.

Kakashi calmed down and immediately put his mask back on.

Shintaro complained, "You're not ugly, so why cover up so much?"

"When I was young, I thought my mole was ugly, but now I'm just used to it." Kakashi said, putting on his mask.

"Whatever you say. By the way, don't tell anyone I helped you recover your eye." Shintaro said casually.

Kakashi paused, then nodded, "I'll just say I transplanted it myself."

This reason wouldn't arouse suspicion, as eyes were like plug-and-play devices in the ninja world.

However, self-recovered eyes are better than transplanted ones.

As for the left eye that originally belonged to Obito and was transplanted by Kakashi, it was no longer an ordinary eye but a magical weapon.

Shintaro still remembered the eye's power, capable of launching long-distance spatial distortion attacks.

Combined with Obito's right eye, it formed the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

The spear was sharp enough to penetrate [Infinity], and the shield was immune to [Limitless Technique].

If Shintaro hadn't awakened the Mangekyo and mastered Ame-no-Minakanushi and Kunitokotachi, fighting Obito might have been dangerous.

Obito's eyes were naturally excellent, but original eyes also had advantages.

There would be no burden or rejection in using the Sharingan and Uchiha bloodline.

There wouldn't be situations like Kirigakure's Ao using the Byakugan without hindrance.

Without the Uchiha bloodline, a transplanted Sharingan couldn't be closed, meaning it would continually consume chakra.

This would greatly reduce a ninja's battery life.

However, having Six Eyes could solve this problem.

But Shintaro couldn't dig out the Six Eyes and give them to someone else.

Thus, Danzo couldn't control the Sharingan transplanted into non-Uchiha people, and even if he could, it would have strong side effects.

This was why the Uchiha Sharingan was so powerful yet often ignored. Kakashi bowed to Shintaro and left.

After receiving Kakashi's gratitude, Shintaro watched him leave and thought, "Kakashi, I'm looking forward to your performance. Don't disappoint me."

Kakashi left the Uchiha Clan station and returned home to rest. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the power of his newly adapted eye.

"Shintaro, I understand you less and less."

"Thank you for your help."

He lay on his tatami, stretched out his hand, and carefully observed his eyes.

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The next day, Kakashi took action.

Using his position, he easily entered the room where the Hokage's travel plans were stored and found the latest itinerary of the Third Hokage.

"Are you going somewhere… I'm worried Danzo wants to kill you on the way."

He took out the scroll and weighed it in his hand.

This document was naturally very confidential, but Kakashi, convinced by Shintaro, no longer cared.

His current idea was to use this opportunity to see the true faces of Danzo and the Third Hokage.

He wanted to see for himself who was right.

So, Kakashi left the Hokage Building and went to the Root Organization's base.

A young ninja with the codename Tenzen blocked Kakashi's way.

"Wait, what are you doing here?" Tenzen stepped forward and asked.

Kakashi took out the scroll and said, "I'm here to complete the mission given to me by Danzo-sama."

Tenzen nodded, "Then follow me."

With that, they both went to see Danzo.

Tenzen knelt and saluted, "Danzo-sama, Hatake Kakashi has brought the information."

Danzo's eyes sparkled, "Bring it to me quickly."

Kakashi knelt on one knee, mimicking Tenzen, and raised the scroll high, handing it to Danzo.

Danzo took the scroll, unfolded it, and read it carefully.

"Hmph, you want to go to that place? I'll let you die on the road."

Danzo started fantasizing again.

After a while, in a good mood, he said to Kakashi: "The day has finally come. Konoha needs a change now."

"Kakashi, you have made a great contribution this time. Tenzen, are you willing to contribute to this change?"

Tenzen answered without hesitation: "Yes."

Danzo felt even happier, "You are worthy of being my carefully cultivated successor, and you are worthy of being treated as my own."

"With a pair of right hands like you, why worry if something big happens! Hahahahahaha!"

Kakashi wore an ANBU mask, and his gaze behind the mask was incomprehensible.

After Danzo was excited for a while, he noticed Kakashi's intact left eye and casually asked: "How did your eye recover?"

"I transplanted it myself using medical ninjutsu. After all, having one eye also affects combat."

"I see, that's fine." Danzo saw that Kakashi's eye was just an ordinary one, so he didn't pay much attention.

He looked at Tenzen and said, "The task of killing the Third Hokage will be given to you this time."

"I will send elite members of the Root Organization disguised as wandering ninjas to ambush Sarutobi on the only road. At that time, if you suddenly attack, your Wood Element will surely catch Sarutobi off guard, tire him out, and eventually defeat him."

"Sarutobi won't bring too many guards when he goes. This opportunity is once in a lifetime. This time you can only succeed and not fail."

"Yes, Danzo-sama." Tenzen said very loyally.

"Sarutobi's existence is currently hindering Konoha's development. The role of the Root Organization is to eradicate this pest for Konoha."

"I am confident that after Sarutobi's death, Konoha will become great again under my leadership."

"We are doing this for Konoha."

Danzo's words were directed at both Tenzen and Kakashi.

Tenzen had been taught since he was young that the Root Organization was the root of Konoha, protecting Konoha in the dark.

Tenzen was motivated by Danzo's words and was willing to do anything for Konoha.

But Kakashi was different. He always regarded Hiruzen as a model Hokage, but Danzo kept discrediting him, which made him realize Danzo's intentions.

'Are you trying to incite me? But now, even though I don't know the truth, I know that Danzo is not as honest as he says, otherwise, he wouldn't need to hide in an underground base.'

Kakashi's expression showed that he had made up his mind.

Regarding the matters involving Danzo, except for Shintaro's intervention, Kakashi was ready to report everything to the Third Hokage and see how the Third Hokage would react.