The Shimura Actually Has Ice Release

Root Base.

Danzō sat comfortably in his chair, listening to his subordinate's report.

"All human experiments have been suspended according to your orders. The assassinations of opposition members have also been halted. At present, a large number of idle shinobi have gathered inside the base."

Gin kneeled on one knee, not daring to raise his head to look at Danzō.

"Hmm. If they're free, have them all go monitor the Uchiha clan. They're a bunch of restless troublemakers anyway."

Looking at the two reports in front of him, Danzō casually assigned them to surveillance of the Uchiha.

"Yes, but wouldn't that possibly cause..." Gin hesitated.

"It doesn't matter. Hiruzen won't be paying attention over there for the time being."

Danzō didn't care about Gin's hesitation. In fact, he was more concerned about Gin's objection.

"You just need to carry out my orders. I'll handle the rest."

"Understood!"

Knowing he had displeased Danzō, Gin didn't dare speak further and could only nod in agreement.

"Hmph, the Uchiha clan..."

Although he wanted to eliminate them as soon as possible, Danzō reconsidered when he remembered that he needed to support Takeshi's rise to power in the future.

How could the father of a Hokage raise his blade against his own comrades in the village?

Of course, if they really insisted on rebelling... he could always shift the blame to Hiruzen.

Looking at the genetic identification report produced by the Root labs, Danzō flipped it closed.

Naturally suspicious, he hadn't relied solely on Orochimaru's word. Takeshi's samples had been divided into multiple portions and sent to various Root laboratories. Now that all the labs had issued matching confirmation, the last trace of doubt in Danzō's heart was finally dispelled.

Just as he was about to give further orders, a Root shinobi suddenly burst in and kneeled before him.

"Danzō-sama, Takeshi has gotten into a conflict with members of the Uchiha clan!"

...

Obito racked his brain, trying to figure out which acquaintance this Takeshi in front of him could be.

Why else would he suddenly show up, yelling about wanting to save him?

"Hey, Kakashi! You gonna just leave me hanging after scaring me like that? Get out here and help already!"

Seeing the three guys in front of him, each taller than him by a head, Takeshi finally remembered why he had charged out of the bushes.

"Sigh..."

Since Takeshi had called him out by name, Kakashi couldn't pretend nothing had happened. He scratched his head and climbed out of the bushes.

"Kakashi? Never heard of him. Hey, white-hair, you here to save this idiot too?"

The Uchiha boy didn't care about Kakashi's arrival. In front of everyone, he kicked Obito again.

Kakashi was speechless.

He'd just been training in the area as usual and happened to spot Takeshi's butt sticking out of the bushes. Curious as to why someone was hiding like that, he came over to check...

Only to get caught up in this mess.

"It's because you hang around outsiders all day that you believe in that stupid Will of Fire. Hmph. You two—I'm Uchiha Yōwan. State your names."

He motioned for his two flunkies to release Obito, then arrogantly raised his chin.

"..." x2

Takeshi and Kakashi couldn't be bothered to respond.

Especially Kakashi. He had no intention of talking to someone who looked like an idiot.

"Thank you..."

Freed, Obito quickly ran to Takeshi's side. He still hadn't remembered who Takeshi was, but he politely expressed his gratitude and tried to explain his embarrassing situation.

"Actually, I could've handled them even without your help. They only got me because they ambushed me—"

"Really? Then it's all yours!"

Seeing Obito was back and claiming he could take on all three, Takeshi shamelessly threw his teammate under the bus.

"Huh?"

Shocked by Takeshi's shamelessness, Obito's eyes widened.

"Actually, I also..."

As Obito stammered to recover, Uchiha Yōwan had already rushed in, fist swinging.

"Sigh."

With a long sigh, Kakashi was forced to step in. He ducked low and struck Yōwan's arm, redirecting the punch that was about to hit Obito's face.

"Whoa, you've got some moves! What are you two standing around for? Go!"

Surprised that his attack was countered, Uchiha Yōwan called for his followers to join in.

Takeshi, fully confident in Kakashi's strength, charged forward with fists flying. With such a powerhouse on his side, he figured he could ride the coattails to a decent result.

Inspired by the others, Obito also went wild, clawing and biting as he tangled with the last guy.

Takeshi, lacking in size and strength, fought dirty—targeting the opponent's lower body every time. Before long, he saw his opening and grabbed the weak spot of the Uchiha facing him.

As his grip tightened, the once-arrogant Uchiha began begging for mercy, his face pale and drenched in cold sweat.

"Damn, this guy fights dirty!"

Stunned by Takeshi's underhanded tactics, Obito took another punch while distracted.

"That guy..."

Kakashi, cool and composed the whole time, was covered in black lines. Dodging Yōwan's strike, he countered with a punch to the gut.

"Nice shot!"

With his own opponent down, Takeshi saw Yōwan clutching his stomach. He delivered a flying kick straight to the same spot, making Yōwan bend over even more.

"I surrender! I surrender!"

The Uchiha who had been grabbing Obito by the hair dropped him and raised his hands in defeat.

Damn, did I just hear the sound of something bursting?!

"Hey! You kids, stop right there!"

Before Takeshi and the others could celebrate their victory, several shinobi wearing headbands and flak jackets surrounded them.

"This is bad."

Seeing the shuriken and fan insignias on their sleeves, Kakashi muttered under his breath.

The fight had attracted the attention of the Konoha Police Force.

"Hey, are you okay, Yōwan?"

One police shinobi checked on Uchiha Yōwan, his expression darkening.

"Yōmei? Yōsi? Are you two alright?"

Another checked on the other two.

"Waaah! Yakume-san! Uchiha Obito ganged up with outsiders to bully us..."

Seeing the police arrive, the only standing Uchiha, Yōsi, cried and threw himself into the arms of one of them, flipping the script and blaming everything on Obito.

"You bastard!"

Obito, whose face was swollen like a pig's, was furious. Just as he was about to rush forward and demand an explanation, a third police shinobi pinned him to the ground.

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