Visitor
"Knock knock knock."
Late Night, a burst of knocking suddenly echoed outside the silent room.
Inside the dimly lit room, Uchiha Nen immediately opened his eyes.
He quickly closed the Scroll, tucked it away securely, then flipped out of bed, tossing three Exploding Tags towards the ceiling, corners, and under the table. Only then did he slow his pace, tiptoeing along the wall to the door.
The only person who would come looking for him at this late hour was Uchiha Kirito, but Kirito had already been taken away by a senior. So, the visitor outside the door... was likely an enemy, not a friend!
He leaned against the door warily, gripping a Kunai, like a small wolf ready to pounce, prepared to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.
As a precaution, he didn't speak or rashly turn on the light, his scarlet eyes opening in the darkness.
"Knock knock knock."
The knocking came again, hurried but not forceful, the movements betraying a hint of nervousness. It seemed the visitor didn't want their knocking to disturb the neighbors, or perhaps, they didn't want this Late Night visit to be discovered.
Nen frowned in thought, then silently returned to the bedroom, hugging the wall.
"Knock knock knock!"
This time the force was a little greater, the visitor seemed a little anxious, but still didn't speak.
At this moment, Nen's sleepy voice finally came from inside the room.
"Yawn—who is it so late?"
The visitor immediately replied in a hushed voice, "Hell Valley, no need to turn on the light."
Inside the room, Nen paused slightly. Although it was a hushed voice, there was still a hint of melodiousness and hidden crispness in the tone. It was a girl's voice.
Hell Valley?
The familiar term instantly sparked his thoughts. A year ago, the Blood Pond Clan rioted, and he did go to Hell Valley to carry out a Mission. Excluding Zhi Li, there was only one girl from that Mission.
Tsunade?
After a moment of silence, he pressed the doorknob, and the door gradually opened a crack.
The moonlight was as clear and cold as water, pouring into the room through the crack, bathing the entire living room in its pale glow. Besides the moonlight, there was also a bright face, peering inside like a thief.
"Tsunade? What's wrong?"
"Stop talking nonsense, let me in first." Tsunade craned her neck to look around, her smooth forehead dotted with fine beads of sweat.
Nen took the initiative to open the door for her, and Tsunade immediately slipped into the room. With a soft "click," the door was completely closed.
"Phew..." Tsunade finally breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately noticed something was wrong, because Nen's house was too dark, all the windows were tightly closed with curtains.
"Is your house always this dark?" she asked curiously.
Nen nodded expressionlessly, "Yeah, a friend just died, I don't feel very safe."
"Uh..." Tsunade was a little ashamed, and said apologetically, "I'm also very sorry about Tong Ren's matter."
"It's nothing, compared to that, you coming to my house so late..." Nen tentatively asked, "It shouldn't be to sleep, right?"
"Spit, spit, spit!" Xiao Gang's face flushed red, and her voice couldn't help but rise a bit: "You little brat looks pretty quiet, how come you talk even dirtier than that Jiraiya!"
Uchiha Nen didn't speak, still staring at her, his face not red and his breathing steady.
Tsunade waved her hand magnanimously, sighing, "Forget it, I'm here to bring you information."
"Information?" Nen blinked, somewhat puzzled.
"Before that, I have a question. Of course, you don't have to answer if you find it offensive." Tsunade spoke quickly, "You awakened the Wooden Style Power last year, but you didn't want the village to know. I can understand the reason, but why did you actively expose it today?"
"There's nothing offensive about that." Nen gave the answer in the form of a question, "Power is born to protect. If it can't be used to protect comrades, what's the point of hiding it?"
"Alright." Tsunade nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "Actually... I seem to know the origin of your Wooden Style Power, and who your father is?"
"What!?" Nen's eyes widened slightly, and his heart pounded violently.
"It's like this..." Tsunade chose her words carefully, speaking in a low voice, "Ever since I saw your Wooden Style last year, I had the idea of investigating, but whether it was the library or the confidential room in the Hokage Building, I even checked the Senju history of war, but there was no information about the Uchiha's Wooden Style..."
Nen remained silent, obviously waiting for her to continue.
"Until I asked Grandma, she vaguely mentioned that she wasn't the commander of the main battlefield during the Shinobi World War." Tsunade frowned, "This made me a little confused. At that time, the Second Hokage was seriously injured by the evil Uchiha Shin'yu and lost his combat power. Only Grandma was the strongest. So who had the strength to command the main battlefield?"
"I tried to continue asking, but Grandma wouldn't reveal anything."
"Following this line of thought, I went to the Second Hokage's former residence to check, and I found... a photo and an experimental diary."
As she spoke, she took out a photo and a thin diary from the inner lining of her chest.
Nen didn't take it, but turned to look at the bedroom.
Tsunade was a little puzzled, until the bedroom door opened, and the second Uchiha Nen came out carrying a small lamp. The Nen who had been talking to Tsunade earlier scattered into white smoke with a "poof."
"A Shadow Clone?"
Nen nodded, "I wasn't sure if you were a friend or foe just now, just a necessary precaution."
He took the photo. With the help of the light, he could see that it was a group photo. The adult at the head was the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. His face was much clearer than on the Hokage Rock, and behind him were three teenagers.
They were the current Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzo, one of the Hidden Leaf Village High-Ups, and...
Nen's pupils shrank. The last teenager in the photo looked almost identical to him!
Black curly hair, delicate features, fair skin, lazy eyes...
"This... this is..."
His fingertips trembled slightly, and a huge emotion overwhelmed his body, his eyes full of disbelief.
Until Tsunade said the name:
"His name is Uchiha Kagami, one of the Second Hokage's former personal disciples."
"Boom!"
His mind was like a thunderclap, blasting him to a crisp. Nen opened his mouth wide. If someone stuffed an egg into his mouth, he probably wouldn't even notice.
"Judging by appearance alone, it may not be possible to determine, but until I read this diary, combined with the time deduction..." Tsunade said softly, "This Uchiha Kagami should be your father."
Nen snatched the diary like a man in a trance, mechanically flipping through a few pages, his face gloomy, and he sat down on the ground dejectedly, his emotions surging.
What was recorded in the diary was the Hashirama gene fusion experiment that lasted for a year!
"September 25th, according to sample comparison, Hashirama Senju's genes and Uchiha Kagami's genes have certain similarities and differences. There are still some risks in the expected experimental results..."
"September 27th, the experiment continues to fail. The gene fusion technology is not mature enough. The key still lies in the slight error in the ratio of reagents..."
"October 2nd, according to monitoring results, the experimental subject's physiological reaction meets expectations. The ratio data of the Kimaera reagent has been retained. This is thanks to Kagami's Mangekyo Eye Technique. Comparing with previous data records, it can be preliminarily analyzed that the fusion experiment can enter the next stage..."
Although the words are concise, only recording the progress of the experiment, the name of the transplant target is still clearly recorded from beginning to end:
"Uchiha Kagami."
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