Ninja World Live Stream: My Pet Rabbit is Kaguya?!

"..."

"..." Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was listening to the White Snake Sage's narration, but he had come to ask about Kitahara Kaede. Why was the White Snake Sage talking about myths and legends from the time of the Sage of Six Paths?

"I think you've gone off-topic, White Snake Sage," Orochimaru said.

"Off-topic?"

"I'd say you're quite bold."

"?" Orochimaru didn't understand.

"Do you think Rinnegan grows on trees?" said the White Snake Sage. "Based on your description, Kitahara Kaede and his ninja rabbit are very unusual."

"Speaking of which, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother sealed their mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."

"And no one knows what kind of state she ended up sealed in or what happened after all those years."

"So, if a ninja rabbit shows up, it might very well be something simple for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."

"This is entirely possible," the White Snake Sage said as he took a puff of smoke.

"..."

"No way!"

But Orochimaru was stunned.

His eyes widened, and his snake-like pupils became visible.

"So what you're saying is, I was targeting Kitahara Kaede, but even though I haven't fully figured him out, one of his pets, that rabbit, is actually the origin of the ninja world?"

"Yes," the White Snake Sage nodded. "The probability that the ninja rabbit following him is the sealed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is very high."

"..." Orochimaru.

Hmm.

He closed his eyes.

As if making a painful decision.

"I'm going to stay here in Ryūchidō for a while and do some training," Orochimaru said.

"For what?"

The White Snake Sage didn't believe Orochimaru would honestly train in Ryūchidō's Sage Mode.

"To hide."

Orochimaru said. "I was a bit too arrogant in Konoha… I even openly stated I wanted to capture Kitahara Kaede."

"And now…"

"I feel a little uneasy."

"I'm afraid he might take it personally," Orochimaru said. "You know I value my life the most."

"I still have so many jutsu and experiments left to research. Human life is too fragile."

"I can't die like this."

"Survival comes first!"

"..." The White Snake Sage.

Hmm, yes, that's very Orochimaru.

Orochimaru fled, and the Third and his group were taken away by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. So the burden now fell on Kitahara Kaede.

That's what Kakashi thought.

However—

"You all heard it, right?"

The Third and others were taken, but the members of Anbu and Root remained.

"So now you're all under my command and jurisdiction," Kitahara Kaede said.

He once again stood on Shukaku's belly—looking like he was simply using it as a platform to be seen, but it was more of a provocation.

"Uh…"

Some Anbu members seemed a bit uneasy.

"Are you questioning the decision of the Second Hokage?"

"This is the Second Hokage of Konoha. If you deny even him, then it's not a stretch to label you all as missing-nin."

"Or would you rather go ask the Third Hokage or Danzō for clarification?" Kitahara Kaede said.

"..." The Anbu.

How are we supposed to do that?

Everyone knows the Third got scolded by the Second, and Danzō got cut down by the Second.

The Second's stance is very clear.

But if they don't acknowledge it, then it's outright betrayal.

"And Danzō is probably dead by now," Kitahara Kaede added.

"..." The Root members.

"What should we do?" one Root member immediately asked.

"We're with you!" the other Root members quickly chimed in.

Very proactive, as if instantly betraying Danzō.

And very fast.

Clearly, everyone had seen Tobirama cutting down Danzō and felt that if Tobirama wanted to spend quality time with his students, then Danzō was truly not coming back.

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[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Uh…

[Minato Namikaze]: Uh…

[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Minato, I'm shocked.

[Tobirama]: …Not surprising. Shimura Danzō built Root like this:

[Tobirama]: He'd go door-to-door demanding people hand over a family member to join Root, then placed sealing techniques on all of them. He used their families to threaten them.

[Tobirama]: So even though they were brainwashed, none of the Root members actually liked him. And the tasks he made them do… were all shady.

[Tobirama]: Of course they all defected instantly.

[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Oh, you're back, Tobirama? That interrogation ended fast, huh?

[Tobirama]: Multitasking. Part of my mind is in the chat, part is still outside.

"Looks like Root really had it bad," Kitahara Kaede commented.

The Root members lowered their heads.

"What should we do?" asked the Anbu, led by Yamato.

Actually, it was because Yamato saw his former captain, Kakashi Hatake, giving him eye signals—

Root surrendered. If Anbu doesn't obey, do they really think the Third still has authority?

The Third? At his age, he should be retiring!

"..."

After thinking it over, everyone quickly chose to comply.

"Then Shukaku, return to your original form," Kitahara Kaede said.

Once Shukaku gave up controlling the body, red-haired Gaara appeared.

This was Sunagakure's trash sealing method: either Shukaku dominates, or Gaara does.

So once Shukaku rested, Gaara woke up.

This was probably the first time Gaara had slept.

Only about an hour had passed since the second Chūnin Exam started.

So Gaara could still barely catch up with the exam.

However—

"…Kitahara-kun, are you sure this is the right way to wake someone up?" Kakashi couldn't help but comment.

Because Kitahara Kaede had woken Gaara by slapping him three times across the face.

"Gaara's had it rough as a Jinchūriki…" Kakashi said.

"He came as a tool to invade Konoha," Kitahara Kaede replied. "From the village's perspective, are you going to sympathize with the enemy?"

"…Uh… right."

Kakashi quickly nodded.

After all, he had heard about Gaara's background from Shukaku in the group chat.

"But Gaara… his current strength is lacking, and his future isn't reliable either."

"Still, compared to others like Kiba Inuzuka or Shino Aburame, he's more promising."

"So he might be worth training," Kitahara Kaede said. "If you become his sun, he'll trust you for life."

"After all, that's how he was raised in Sunagakure."

"Even when his biological father arranged assassins to kill him, he never betrayed the village."

"His masochistic personality is already formed," Kitahara Kaede said. "He can be used."

??

"!?!" Kakashi felt Kitahara Kaede was saying something terrifying.

Wasn't Gaara from Sunagakure?

What are you saying about controlling him so casually?

"?" As if noticing Kakashi's stunned expression, Kitahara Kaede gently stroked the fur on the back of his ninja rabbit, who had collapsed from exhaustion.

"Shukaku has joined Konoha," Kitahara Kaede said. "So is it a problem if Gaara joins too?"

"..." Kakashi. "N-no problem."

Yeah.

Would you rather take Shukaku and kill Gaara?

"But what about Sunagakure…"

"That's simple," Kitahara Kaede said. "From today onward, Sunagakure no longer exists."

"..." Kakashi.

"Huh!?"

Kakashi was stunned.

But Kitahara Kaede had already turned and headed toward the Forest of Death base for the second Chūnin Exam, leaving only a silhouette behind.

So Kakashi could only hurriedly carry the unconscious Gaara and follow.

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