#7 - Cloud Hidden's Enlistment

Later, he agreed with the idea of the First Raikage, A, and ceded the land of the Cloud-Thunder Gorge to him, thus establishing the Hidden Cloud Village.

To be able to adapt to such a harsh environment, live there for generations, and have surnames passed down, they must possess unique physical talents.

And the physical body is an external manifestation of Yang Release.

Kiyoshi deduced that his "Yang Attribute" might originate from the Yotsuki clan.

With strong physical talent, the more vitality it contains, the stronger the self-healing ability will naturally be.

It's just that it shouldn't be as vigorous as the life force of the Senju and Uzumaki clans.

When it was almost time, and after confirming that no one was watching, Kiyoshi stretched and pretended to go to the toilet.

Closing the door, Kiyoshi pulled out a slip of paper.

It was a very ordinary small slip of paper, about the size of two fingernails.

On the front, a small string of black characters was written: "Yotsuki Kiyoshi, no matter what, you are a member of our Hidden Cloud Village, and the Hidden Cloud Village will always open its doors for you."

Kiyoshi raised an eyebrow.

The text on this note was written in ordinary characters, rather than the usual practice of ninjas, using encrypted codes to form secret languages.

He couldn't understand complicated secret languages anyway, and he hadn't even finished ninja school yet.

Presumably, the Hidden Cloud Village took this into consideration and did it on purpose.

The note was turned over.

It was a string of addresses, an ordinary shop.

"The location of the Hidden Cloud's spy..."

Kiyoshi tore the note into pieces and sprinkled them in the toilet.

As soon as the paper met water, the handwriting on it gradually disappeared, and finally disappeared completely.

Kiyoshi expressionlessly pressed the flush button, and with the agitation of the water flow, the shredded paper rushed into the pipes under the toilet.

Presumably, the Hidden Cloud knew they had missed out on a Uchiha and regretted it deeply.

But since the person was already in Konoha, the Hidden Cloud could only resort to such subtle means.

The current Konoha is not the Konoha of the future that the Hidden Cloud dared to directly abduct the Hyuga princess from; that was Konoha during a period of weakness.

At that time, Konoha White Fang had committed suicide for many years, the Fourth Hokage had died, the Sannin had left, and Konoha, which had just ended the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion a few years ago, had not yet recovered its vitality.

In contrast, the Hidden Cloud Village was thriving, so it naturally dared to use tough methods.

Forcing Konoha to put forward the head of the Hyuga clan.

Without his twin brother Hizashi, it would have been Hiashi who died.

The address on the back of the note was actually the sincerity of the Hidden Cloud.

Kiyoshi could report this spy point to Konoha at any time and receive a reward.

He could also do the opposite, use this path to demand benefits from the Hidden Cloud, or return to the Hidden Cloud.

However, returning to the Hidden Cloud was the last resort, and Kiyoshi would not choose it unless absolutely necessary.

Going to the Hidden Cloud, with him as the only seedling, also meant losing "freedom" and being constantly monitored and controlled.

Kiyoshi didn't believe that they wouldn't conduct research on him.

The research wouldn't necessarily be slicing, but it was estimated that they would extract a portion of blood and cells within a safe range, and then fatten him up before drawing again, in such a cycle.

And they would likely treat him as a stud, constantly breeding.

In that case, Kiyoshi would be completely drained in a few years.

Kiyoshi was interested in women.

But he didn't like this tough attitude, treating himself like livestock.

Moreover, the Hidden Cloud would never give him the opportunity to become stronger, allowing him to have the risk of breaking away from the Hidden Cloud's control, and would only treat him as a breeding machine.

Then they would focus on cultivating Kiyoshi's offspring and brainwash them to dedicate themselves to the Hidden Cloud.

In Konoha, even with the crisis of the Uchiha Clan Massacre Night, Kiyoshi still had the opportunity to learn ninjutsu and continue to become stronger.

All things in the world have long been marked with prices in the dark.

If you want to get something, you have to bear that part of the price.

Life is a continuous process of choosing.

Staying in Konoha and the Hidden Cloud both have their advantages and disadvantages; at least at this stage, it is safer in Konoha and there is more time to become stronger.

"Kiyoshi, are you home?"

While Kiyoshi was thinking about how to get some benefits from the Hidden Cloud, a familiar voice came from outside.

It was Mikoto.

Kiyoshi knew it was the Root's investigation.

He put down the character book he was reciting, went to the kitchen to wash his face with water, and tried to make himself look clean and tidy.

He breathed at the mirror to confirm there was no smell, and Kiyoshi put on his wooden clogs and went to open the door.

The Uchiha settlement in Konoha Village has an independent area where only Uchiha clansmen live.

Kiyoshi was also assigned a somewhat dilapidated house; the only advantage was that it was empty.

"Mikoto-sama."

Kiyoshi said respectfully, as if he was a little afraid of Mikoto.

Mikoto was a Jonin, and he was just a student at the ninja school.

Even though Kiyoshi had lived two lives, he couldn't show the calmness that didn't fit this age.

Sometimes, showing weakness is the best disguise.

"Kiyoshi, you don't have to be so respectful to me."

Mikoto shook her head and chuckled.

Was she that scary, looking at Kiyoshi's timid appearance?

Kiyoshi lowered his head, his black short hair covering his expression, making it difficult for Mikoto to see his specific expression.

"I said last time, just call me sister."

"Okay, Mikoto-nee."

Kiyoshi called out.

Mikoto nodded and reached out to introduce another medical ninja-dressed figure behind her.

The medical ninja's voluptuous figure was completely inconsistent with the compassionate expression on her face.

Her plump figure could already be described as lewd...

"This is Yakushi Nonou, the captain of the medical team."

"Hello, I'm Yakushi Nonou."

Yakushi Nonou showed a smile.

"I'm here to see if there's anything wrong with your eyes."

"Thank you, Nonou-sama."

Kiyoshi led the two inside.

Before long, Mikoto and Yakushi Nonou were sitting at a low table on the tatami mats.

Kiyoshi then entered the kitchen, stood on tiptoe on a stool, took out a bag of tea bags, boiled hot water, and made two cups of tea.

Yakushi Nonou looked at Kiyoshi's thin figure constantly busy, and felt a sense of pity in her heart.

Perhaps it was because she had undergone too much "eliminate self" training in Root and was stained with blood, and was accustomed to the darkness hidden beneath the glamour.

She began to like these pure children.

Flawless like pieces of jade of different colors.

"Please have tea."

Two more cups of tea were on the table, and Kiyoshi sat on the other side.

"Thank you."

Kiyoshi's tea was all very cheap and inexpensive tea; Mikoto took a few sips politely.

Yakushi Nonou picked up the teacup and looked at Kiyoshi.

Pity was pity, but the serious business still had to be done.

The jade green eyes under the round glasses carefully observed every change in Kiyoshi's facial expression, and began to ask Kiyoshi some things that seemed unrelated to the diagnosis.

Kiyoshi answered them one by one.

Nonou asked very obscurely, probing Kiyoshi's side to see if he was a spy, and even used some special ninjutsu to strengthen the pressure Kiyoshi faced when facing her.

Mikoto remained silent on the side, looking at the ceiling reflected on the surface of the tea.

The ceiling was covered with old wooden boards, which looked a little decayed, and moths were resting near the incandescent lamp.

Just as Mikoto was distracted, suddenly, a black spider quietly crawled over and bit the moth with its hideous, sharp jaws.

Mikoto came back to her senses and stared carefully there, only to find that the moth was surrounded by imperceptible cobwebs.

"How slow."

Mikoto muttered softly.

Looking back, Yakushi Nonou had already finished her conversation with Kiyoshi and used some instruments to examine Kiyoshi's eyes.