After all…
The identity of these Uzumaki descendants is not noble.
Moreover, the cycles of the Ninja World Wars keep repeating, and Konoha Village has signed countless ancient pacts, yet few allies are willing to uphold them. Who would still care about those vanished ancient pacts?
Akihara Kagura shook his head and sighed softly, "If that little creature really possesses the ability to heal quickly, if we run into some troublesome guy in the future, just by biting her, we could recover immediately..."
"The bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan isn't that magical."
Kakashi Hatake did not believe that such things were true.
"That little thing's mom was bitten to death by the Grass ninjas."
When Akihara Kagura mentioned this, it was in a rather offhand manner.
Akihara Kagura's words sent a chill through Kakashi Hatake's heart, and Akihara's manner of speech made him feel as though he was plunged into an icy cave.
This kind of thing… these kinds of words…
That little guy could say them so coldly!
"I think it might actually be useful."
Akihara Kagura stroked his chin and speculated, "Otherwise, why would the Grass ninjas bite her mom to death and then send her up here?"
"You…"
Kakashi Hatake's heart grew colder.
"Never mind, let's just wait a little longer!"
Akihara Kagura leapt onto a tree and spoke leisurely, "If that little thing really has such special abilities, send her to Lord Danzo's Root..."
"That group of useless people in Root should have been replaced long ago, all swapped out for people with special talents..."
"What if she doesn't have any?"
Kakashi Hatake gazed at Akihara Kagura, seemingly wanting to discern this subordinate's attitude toward the child, to determine if this subordinate's nature was worth saving.
"Then send her to the Konoha Orphanage..."
Akihara Kagura gave a puzzled glance at Kakashi Hatake and continued, "Dean Yakushi Nonou doesn't care if those orphans have any special abilities..."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake rubbed his forehead.
He almost forgot, Akihara Kagura himself was also a child from the Konoha Orphanage, so maybe this guy still had some hope.
Kakashi Hatake sighed and continued, "Whether or not the child has special abilities, just send her to the Konoha Orphanage, and let her grow up peacefully..."
Akihara Kagura shook his head and continued, "If you send her to the orphanage, sooner or later, she will be pressured by Lord Danzo to join Root."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake felt like he was in a deadlock.
The Konoha Orphanage has always been under Shimura Danzo's control, even the head of the orphanage had to work for Root, let alone an ordinary child.
"Naruto Uzumaki, that kid is always alone..."
Akihara Kagura seemed to casually suggest, "That little thing is also a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, let the two Uzumaki descendants stay together..."
"We still have missions to execute..."
Kakashi Hatake raised his concern.
Akihara Kagura raised his hand, pulled out a beautiful Kunai, and threw it toward Kakashi Hatake. Its throw was so poor that Kakashi Hatake easily caught it!
"Flying Thunder God Jutsu?"
Kakashi Hatake looked at the kunai he gave to Akihara Kagura, marked with a leaf imprint, which was Akihara Kagura's Flying Thunder God Mark.
It seemed that Akihara Kagura had thought this all through.
"Kagura."
Kakashi Hatake looked up, gazing at Akihara Kagura sitting in the tree.
Suddenly, Kakashi Hatake felt as though this extreme subordinate had become a stranger, as if he was getting to know him anew.
"Kagura, which one is truly you?"
"The one who likes to kill is me, the one who likes to save is me, the one who likes to fish is me."
Akihara Kagura stretched out his hand, watching the moonlight filtering through the forest, falling onto his palm: "I won't leave the darkness because I want more people in the Ninja World to bask in the light, that is my Ninja Path."