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

Black Zetsu wasn't powerful, but its mimicry ability was decent. And she…

Well, truthfully, Black Zetsu couldn't use the Body Flicker Technique. It could only rely on mimicry—it never considered learning ninjutsu.

"Oh…"

Hinata had initially wanted to wave at them, but now that both of them had disappeared, she could only lower her hand.

But just as she lowered it, she suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute!"

"To the small grove!"

"The small grove!?"

"Eh?!"

Hinata nearly panicked.

"...?"

The little white rabbit—Ninbun—gave a puzzled look at this young Hyūga girl with shallow bloodline and weak talent.

All it wanted was chakra, to have its seal lifted, and to oppose the Ōtsutsuki clan. It naturally couldn't understand human emotions—or how unstable they became after falling in love.

Outside the Central Tower.

"...So I'm not even a great cook."

"But you guys are actually making me cook."

"I'm your teacher, can't you show me some respect?"

At a corner outside the central tower, a makeshift stove had been set up.

The other two members of Team 7 were there, starting the fire.

Their jonin leader, Kakashi Hatake, was there too.

He had followed Kitahara Kaede here. The ANBU and Root members had been dispatched to apprehend people.

Some of the more troublesome ones required him and Might Guy to intervene.

He had just returned from one such incident.

Orochimaru truly lived up to his name—even though he had escaped, the Sound Four were strong. It had taken Kakashi a good bit of effort to capture them all.

But as soon as he returned to the central tower, he was spotted by Sasuke and Naruto, who immediately pestered him to teach them how to cook.

"..." Kakashi was in despair.

This was overwhelming.

After all, all three of them were bachelors who lived alone.

Sasuke only knew how to make rice balls, Naruto brought instant ramen.

Kakashi… brought sushi.

By now, no one could tell what exactly was boiling in the pot.

"Eh?"

As Kakashi was tending the fire, he suddenly frowned.

"What is it?" Sasuke had just used a Fire Style jutsu to start the fire and discovered that ninjutsu could be very useful in daily life, not just in battle.

He still didn't know that Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha, had used his first Fire Style technique to light a stove.

"I thought I saw Kitahara Kaede."

"Eh?"

Naruto, still waiting on his ramen, immediately looked up.

"Then I'll go find him. Ramen tastes best exactly five minutes after pouring in the water," Naruto said.

"Could be… oh no, I must've been mistaken," Kakashi quickly corrected himself.

"..." Sasuke.

"Kakashi, have you been overusing your Sharingan? Is your vision declining?"

"..." Kakashi.

Kakashi didn't like Sasuke's attitude—when they needed help, it was "Kakashi-sensei"; otherwise, it was just "Kakashi."

"As for whether overuse causes vision problems, I don't know," Kakashi said, pressing the eye Obito had given him. "But I've been told I've never used the true power of the Mangekyō."

"..." Sasuke.

Sasuke shut his mouth.

After all, he only had a single tomoe right now, and Kakashi—an outsider—already had a Mangekyō.

So was he still just trash?

"I'm already a jonin," Sasuke said. "But Kitahara Kaede told me I'll have a turning point in the future."

"So for now, I'll believe him," Sasuke continued. "I'll save this biggest rice ball for him. Kakashi, you can have the small one."

"..."

"..." Kakashi.

Kakashi felt the whole dynamic of Team 7 was a mess. When dealing with other students, he was either disrespected or mistreated.

Was he just born to suffer for Team 7?

But.

He hadn't been mistaken earlier—he had seen Kitahara Kaede.

No one else would be bold enough to impersonate him.

But… why was Anko Mitarashi with him? And then… the two of them disappeared into a small grove?

Neither the age gap nor the choice of person seemed right.

Kakashi read Make-Out Paradise, a book that could lead to some very… vivid imaginings.

Crackle.

Not far from Team 7, two Sand Ninja were also silently watching them.

Temari and Gaara munched on the carrot chips distributed by "Anko."

For Sunagakure, the main reason for this invasion was because the Land of Wind hadn't been funding them properly for a long time. Even the promised budget had been delayed.

Ask why?

Because the performance of Sunagakure had been so abysmal that the daimyo felt ashamed in front of the other great nations.

And then?

Well, they didn't even have a Kage-level powerhouse. They used to have someone like Pakura who was impressive, but now? This level, and they still wanted money?

No way!

So the resources and environment were very poor.

Even as the children of the Kazekage, they didn't receive particularly good treatment.

So…

They weren't picky eaters.

Meanwhile, Kitahara Kaede had already reached the depths of the small grove after asking Hinata to watch over Ninbun.

"This should be far enough," he muttered.

Just then, "Anko" finally caught up.

But—

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence! (Small version)"

Just as [Anko] rushed in, she saw Kitahara Kaede using Wood Style.

She immediately tried to dodge but couldn't outrun the tree branches controlled by Kaede.

In about six seconds, she was caught.

By the time she realized what was happening, she was surrounded by tree trunks forming a wall.

"Kitahara-kun, what's the meaning of this?"

"Even if you were appointed as the exam proctor by the Second Hokage, you can't treat me like this," [Anko] protested.

"If I didn't, you wouldn't tell me the truth," Kaede replied. "The real Mitarashi Anko was Orochimaru's student."

"And Orochimaru left a mark on Anko's neck."

"!" [Anko] immediately understood and stopped resisting.

"To detect my disguise so quickly… as expected of you."

"Or perhaps, without such keen insight, you wouldn't have picked up that little white rabbit—Ninbun—at the village gate."

"Let me introduce myself," [Anko] said, "That rabbit—your Ninbun—is actually…"

"Your mom, right?" Kaede interrupted.

"..." Black Zetsu.

"...??" Black Zetsu.

It had planned to trick Kaede into treating Kaguya a little better.

It wanted to take her away, but Kaguya refused.

But before it even got a chance to talk, its identity had been exposed by Kaede outright.

"You're probably Black Zetsu," Kaede said. "Can you show me your real form?"

"..." Black Zetsu.

"...Not willing?"

"But you've seen Kaguya, haven't you?" Kaede asked.

"..." Black Zetsu. "You know… you know Kaguya?"

"Ōtsutsuki Kaguya," Kaede said plainly, "My Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Who doesn't know her?"

"The founder of the ninja world—Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."

"..." Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu was a being with a sharp mind. Its power was weak, but it relied on manipulation and cunning.

But now…

Both its secrets and core truths were laid bare.

Which meant anything it said—if it tried to lie or trick—would instantly be exposed.

So…

It was difficult.

This was a type of person Black Zetsu had never encountered before.

And…

It seemed like that wasn't the only problem.

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