aircannonsinc Chapter 104 Kitahara Kaede's Uchiha Bloodline Exposed [1st Update, Please Subscribe]
Chapter 104 Kitahara Kaede's Uchiha Bloodline Exposed [1st Update, Please Subscribe]
Chapter 104 Kitahara Kaede's Uchiha Bloodline Exposed [First Update, Please Subscribe]
Unlike the journey there, which took quite a while, the return trip was much faster for everyone.
On the third day, the group returned to Konoha. As per custom, Kitahara Kaede and Hatake Kakashi, as team leaders, went to pay their respects to the Third Hokage first.
Kakashi Hatake was first summoned in by the Third Hokage to give a report.
The Third Hokage also lifted his head from the pile of countless documents, after all, it concerned the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the last descendant of the Uchiha clan, as well as Kakashi Hatake, a potential future Fifth or Sixth Hokage.
Therefore, the matter of Kakashi's team is very important to the Third Hokage.
"Two of Kitahara Kaede's teammates returned earlier, and they also captured that rogue ninja, Midori Aoi. The Anbu saw the battle scene in his mind. Was the person who defeated him Kitahara Kaede? How did you assess his strength?" the Third Hokage asked.
To be honest, if Green Blue Aoi, an elite Chunin-level rogue ninja, hadn't stolen the Second Hokage's sword, the Thunder God Sword, she wouldn't have even alerted the Third Hokage.
However, after examining his mind through ninjas from the Yamanaka clan in the Anbu, they discovered a lot of information about his rebellion. But the reports also mentioned that Kitahara Kaede defeated Midori Aoi with considerable ease.
Judging from the intelligence data, Kitahara Kaede's performance was quite ordinary when he was in school, and he continued to perform ordinaryly after becoming a genin. All the data showed that he was just ordinary until he was promoted to chunin.
"At least I possess the strength of an elite Jonin," Kakashi Hatake replied truthfully.
"Really?" The Third Hokage's eyes lit up. Generally speaking, Jonin are the backbone and mainstay of a ninja village, while elite Jonin are the face and the brand.
They're the kind of swords whose mere attacks can shake the ninja world, like the Seven Swords of Kirigakure.
Ninjas of this caliber can even make a name for themselves. For example, Kakashi Hatake is known as the Konoha Technician and the Copy Ninja because he is one of the best among the elite Jonin.
Without any warning signs, it just appeared, all dewy and fresh?
The more I thought about it, the stranger it seemed. How could this person's strength suddenly increase, unless they had been hiding their strength all along?
"How likely is it that he's a spy?" The Third Generation took a drag of his opium pipe and asked slowly.
Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake's expression immediately turned serious. He had actually thought about this question seriously before, after all, Kitahara Kaede's situation was very strange. He inexplicably got close to Naruto Uzumaki, a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and his strength was increasing very quickly.
The goodwill they showed was also quite inexplicable.
However, after reading more of Kitahara Kaede's diary, he keenly perceived Kitahara Kaede's intentions. In his ability to foresee the future, which he didn't know how he came to have, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke seemed to be the saviors of the future, and there seemed to be an extremely terrifying crisis in the future that they needed to solve.
If it weren't for this, he couldn't be called a savior!
Kitahara Kaede's attitude seems like an advance investment, a preemptive gesture of goodwill.
He had experienced something similar before. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of six, which was practically a brief experience to avoid becoming illiterate without a diploma. He quickly became a Chunin and at the age of twelve, when others had just graduated, he became a Jonin.
During this process, he received a lot of goodwill from many people. Many people saw his potential and wanted to invest in him. However, he would have to pay a heavy price to repay these small acts of kindness in the future.
He was too young to understand it then.
When he grew up, he understood what had happened back then.
And now, Kitahara Kaede is also doing this, especially since he is very certain that Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto's achievements are truly remarkable.
Not knowing the outcome is gambling; knowing the outcome is investing!
"It's unlikely he's a spy, and it's improbable that any major ninja village would send an elite Jonin as a spy; that would be a waste," Kakashi Hatake replied. "I had my suspicions before and even looked up his information. His family is indeed a native of Konoha since its founding; it's unlikely he's an outsider."
"Is it possible that he/she could be bribed by someone outside?"
The third generation leader analyzed, then ruled out this possibility, because all the actions of their class were actually recorded, so it seemed unlikely.
The only suspicious thing is Kitahara Kaede's sudden rise in strength. Kakashi's assessment of him as having the strength of an elite Jonin is highly suspicious.
The fact that there is no trace of it is the biggest suspicious point, especially since it also involves Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Sasuke Uchiha, the last descendant of the Uchiha clan.
Seeing that the Third Hokage's suspicions were growing stronger, Kakashi Hatake thought for a moment and then said, "I think I should know why his strength increased so dramatically in such a short time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at Kakashi Hatake, his face full of confusion as he awaited his answer.
"Kitahara Kaede has the bloodline of the Uchiha clan and has awakened the Sharingan." Kakashi Hatake decided to reveal part of the truth to dispel the Third Hokage's suspicions.
"How did you know?" the Third Hokage asked, his eyes widening in surprise.
"Lord Hokage, as you know, I also have a Sharingan, so I can actually sense the Sharingan's chakra. He can't hide it from me when he uses the Sharingan."
Unable to reveal the details of the diary, Kakashi Hatake could only reveal limited information about Kaede Kitahara.
Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively felt it was impossible, but then a thought crossed his mind: could he have also had a Sharingan transplanted? But then he thought again, where would he find any extra Sharingan now? When the Uchiha clan was destroyed, he knew very well where those Sharingan went; it was impossible for any of them to have survived.
Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage fell silent. He trusted Kakashi Hatake's judgment, but he never imagined that another member of the Uchiha clan would suddenly emerge in the ninja world.
This completely overturned his understanding.
However, he then thought that the Uchiha clan was different from the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan had almost no tradition of intermarrying with other clans in order to maintain the purity of their bloodline.
The Uchiha clan, however, is different; they do not face any related restrictions in this regard.
In other words, there is indeed a possibility that the Uchiha clan's bloodline may have flowed out.
Although Kitahara Kaede's family existed when Konoha was founded, the Uchiha clan's existence can be traced back over a thousand years. During this period, it is highly possible that many clansmen intermarried with other clans, or that female members of the Uchiha clan married men from other clans and took their surnames.
The problem is that the bloodline of such people is usually very shallow after a few generations, to the point that it can be almost ignored.
Bloodline limits are very dependent on the purity of one's bloodline. The purer the bloodline, the greater the possibility of unlocking a bloodline limit. This is the fundamental reason why the Hyuga clan has maintained intra-clan marriage for many years.
This resulted in a vast difference in the difficulty of opening the eyes of the two races in terms of their respective pupil bloodlines.
Almost all members of the Hyuga clan can awaken the Byakugan, a rate so high that it would make the Uchiha clan envious to the point of tears. In contrast, the Uchiha clan, which also possesses a bloodline limit for eye techniques, has a much lower rate of awakening the Byakugan.
Therefore, it can be said that many people in the ninja world actually have some bloodline of a bloodline clan within them, but those genes are usually in a recessive state rather than a dominant one. The probability of activating a bloodline limit is not much greater than winning the lottery.
And clearly, Kitahara Kaede won the lottery, truly awakening the Uchiha bloodline hidden within his body and awakening the Sharingan.
This explains many things, including why Kitahara Kaede's strength suddenly surged, a situation very common in families with bloodline limits.
"Then do you think he poses a threat to the village?" the Third Hokage asked with a serious expression.
He hadn't paid much attention to Kitahara Kaede before. If he hadn't inexplicably started interacting with Uzumaki Naruto, a Chunin like him would never have seen the Third Hokage many times in his life.
But this time it won't work. An elite Jonin with Uchiha blood and the Sharingan, if his self-identity drifts to the Uchiha clan, could pose a huge threat to the village.
After all, the village did play a dishonorable role in the annihilation of the Uchiha clan, and Itachi Uchiha was indeed ordered to exterminate the Uchiha clan.
"Probably not." Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said. "Based on what I've learned about him over this period of time, he has a deep sense of belonging to the village and doesn't harbor any ill will towards it."
Of course, aside from his sharp tongue!
Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage nodded noncommittally. Of course, he wouldn't make a judgment based solely on Kakashi Hatake's words, but Kitahara Kaede was now worthy of his personal attention.
Moreover, deep down he hoped that Kitahara Kaede was alright, so that the Sharingan could reappear in the village. A completely new bloodline family, born in the village and having severed all ties with the past, would be of great benefit to the village, and would not have the burden of the Uchiha clan, which carried the glory of a thousand years from the Warring States period.
"I understand. Let's end our conversation here. You can go back now. I'll have someone upgrade your mission to S-rank later," the Third Hokage said. "When you leave later, please call Kitahara Kaede in for me."
Compared to the A-rank mission in the original work, this mission clearly surpasses A-rank in the Third Hokage's eyes, as it also involves a rogue ninja who stole the Second Hokage's personal sword. The two combined are enough to form an S-rank mission.
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