"Sister?", Obito showed some doubt.
"You still have family being held by the Iwa ninja?"
The young man shook his head and then revealed a look of recollection, "I haven't had a home for a long time. I don't even know who I am. The sister I'm talking about is that baby girl. Later, I raised her, and I have long considered her the most important person in my life."
"She also entered the Ninja Academy and just graduated today. I was about to go to the academy to take her away."
Obito sneered, "She is not you. She is a proper Konoha citizen. Why would she leave with you, an undercover spy?"
The young man became agitated, "In this operation, the Jonin responsible for contacting me also died. The Yamanaka clan will definitely investigate his memories. I will definitely be exposed."
"I'm not sure if my sister will still be able to live a normal life after I'm discovered. I want to take her away."
Obito nodded. What this person said made sense. Being involved with an undercover spy like him, even if she seemed innocent, would likely lead to a bad end.
She might face endless interrogations, be placed on a watchlist, or, because of Danzo, be sent straight to the Root division for brainwashing, turning into an emotionless killing machine.
Obito sighed, "Alright, within the limits of what I can do, I'll look after her a little. Getting involved with someone like you… she really is unlucky."
The young man's face was pale, and he muttered softly, "I'm sorry. It's your brother who dragged you into this."
Then, he raised his head and looked at Obito, "Thank you."
Obito snorted coldly, "No need to thank me. All of her misfortunes were caused by you. And since I personally arrested you, I am now entangled in this karma too. I guess you can call it fate."
Hearing Obito say this, the young man instead let out a breath of relief, "My name is Sato Kawa. My sister's name is Sato Yuki. You must remember—Sato Yuki. She is in Class C of the fourth year of the academy and graduated this year."
"Class C?", Obito murmured to himself, 'That is a typical civilian class—cannon fodder in wartime.'
He looked at Sato Kawa and said, "Sato Kawa… this isn't your real name, is it? It's the name of the eldest son of the family you killed. What was your original name?"
The young man shook his head, his eyes lost, "I was a war orphan since childhood. I had no name, only a code name—Zero."
"I don't know who I am, so...", His eyes became firm, "Sato Kawa is my name. Sato Yuki is my sister. She is the meaning of my life. I will always be Sato Yuki's brother."
After speaking, the young man suddenly clutched his head and let out a wail. Blood flowed from his eyes, mouth, and ears. In just a moment, all signs of life had faded.
Obito looked at this scene calmly, "Triggered the seal inside his body and committed suicide?"
He could have stopped it, really. After spending so much time with Teacher Minato and Big Sis Kushina, he had learned quite a bit about sealing techniques.
But since this man wanted to die, he had no reason to stop him.
Dying now was probably better than enduring round after round of torture in the interrogation department.
At this moment, Obito sensed two familiar chakras approaching—it was Anko and Shisui.
He couldn't help but shake his head. He had clearly told them to hide. Why were they running around?
Before long, the two figures appeared. Anko immediately jumped in front of Obito, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.
"So you were here? Shisui and I have been tracking your traces all the way. The Uchiha Sharingan is really useful, huh?"
"Where's the enemy? Where? I've thought it through! As a comrade, we can't just leave you to fight alone!"
Obito chuckled, 'This girl, Anko, is quite cute as a child. Though she is afraid of death, she is still loyal and righteous.'
At this moment, Shisui walked over calmly and pointed to Sato Kawa's corpse on the ground.
"The enemy was probably this guy. He's already dead."
Only then did Anko notice the corpse lying on the ground. She was startled by the gruesome sight of blood oozing from all his orifices, "This… what a horrible way to die."
Then, she looked at Obito nervously, "Obito, did you do this?"
Obito shrugged, "Although I didn't kill him, he did die because of me."
Anko's eyes lit up with admiration, "Obito, since when did you become so strong? You even killed the guy who blew up the Hokage Building? Wait… why is he still wearing a Konoha headband? Obito, did you kill the wrong person?"
Obito's face immediately turned black, 'Why is Anko's personality so jumpy?'
At this moment, he suddenly sensed something and looked into the distance, "Relax, the Anbu are here. They must be here for him."
As soon as he finished speaking, several figures appeared before Obito, Anko, and Shisui.
They wore masks and special uniforms.
The leader looked at the corpse on the ground, then at the kunai in Obito's hand, and spoke coldly, "Did you do this?"
Obito nodded and gave a brief explanation, "I didn't intend to kill him. I just incapacitated him, but he activated the seal in his body and committed suicide."
The leading Anbu nodded, "This is normal. Spies usually have suicide measures. All of you, come with me to the Hokage Building. We have more questions to ask. We will also take the body to the interrogation department for processing."
Anko looked scared, "I… I have to go too? But I don't know anything!"
The Anbu seemed to recognize Anko, "Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you. We just need to clarify things. Besides, your squad leader is looking for you."
"My squad leader!", Anko's voice rose in pitch.
"Who is my squad leader?"
The Anbu thought for a moment and, since it wasn't classified information, directly answered, "Orochimaru-sama."
"Ah!", Anko's mouth fell open in shock. She looked at the Anbu suspiciously, "You're saying my teacher is Orochimaru?"
The Anbu seemed a little exasperated with her and said sternly, "Follow me. Don't talk. You'll understand when we get there."
Anko instantly shut her mouth.
With that, the group was "escorted" by the Anbu to the Hokage Building.
Just as they arrived, they saw that the area was completely surrounded by countless Konoha ninja in green vests, making it impenetrable.
Even the lowest-ranked among them was at least a Chunin. Konoha hadn't had such a major incident in a long time. It looked quite impressive.
Obito even spotted members of the Uchiha Police Force. He hadn't expected them to have so much authority at this time. If this were after the Nine-Tails incident, the Uchiha wouldn't even be allowed near security matters.
After only a short pause, they were led straight to the top floor—the Hokage's office.
At this moment, the Hokage's office was still filled with traces of the explosion, leaving the place in ruins.
The room was full of people—Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, and other clan leaders were all present.
On the Hokage's side, Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru, Homura Mitokado, and Utatane Koharu were there.
Of course, Danzo was nowhere to be seen.
Among all these figures, the three kids seemed completely out of place.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was questioning the Anbu commander, "How many escaped? Have you identified who was behind this?"
The Anbu commander replied, "Only two got away. One was very strong, skilled in Lightning Release, and extremely fast. Even after we lost four men, we couldn't stop him. His identity hasn't been confirmed yet, but we suspect he is from Kumogakure."
"The other one, named Sato Kawa, was a registered Chunin of Konoha. We have confirmed that he was an Iwa ninja spy."
"This operation was a joint action by spies from all four major ninja villages—Kumo, Suna, Kiri, and Iwa—all participated."
The three Hokage advisors looked serious, "Why?"
The Anbu commander answered, "According to interrogation memory searches, they obtained intelligence about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's upcoming marriage."
"At such a timing, the intelligence units of the four great villages suspected a Konoha conspiracy. So they activated their spies in Konoha to gather more information."
"By coincidence, while gathering intelligence, they identified each other and formed this alliance."
"Since their combined strength was significant, they decided to take a bolder step, breaking into the Hokage Building's classified archives on the third floor to steal secret documents."
"This explosion was meant to blast open the archive's doors."
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