The World of Naruto in the Eyes of Reincarnation

Hyuga Kagami withdrew his thoughts and looked at the Truth-Seeking Ball he was toying with in his hand.

The essence of the Truth-Seeking Ball was likely a highly condensed chakra sphere, its nature comprising Yin Release, Yang Release, and all five elemental chakra natures.

In theory, the Truth-Seeking Ball possessed the ability to alter all forms of matter.

This meant its nature surpassed that of single-element chakra techniques, two-element Kekkei Genkai, and even the three-element Kekkei Tota.

It was a qualitative difference—barring a few rare exceptions, the Truth-Seeking Ball was practically invincible.

Because of this, once he had mastered the Rinnegan Chakra Mode, Hyuga Kagami had considered one possibility:

If he still couldn't successfully master the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, then he would forcibly break the Fourth Hokage's seal on the Dragon Vein using the Truth-Seeking Ball in Rinnegan Chakra Mode.

But after some recent attempts, he abandoned that notion.

First of all, sealing techniques in the shinobi world were notoriously unpredictable and mysterious.

Almost anything imaginable could be sealed—powerful Tailed Beasts and monsters, beings reanimated via the Edo Tensei technique, even ethereal things like souls were not exempt.

Even the so-called "Progenitor of Chakra," Kaguya Otsutsuki, was not immune to sealing techniques.

So Hyuga Kagami couldn't say with certainty that his Truth-Seeking Ball could definitely break the seal the Fourth Hokage had placed on the Dragon Vein.

Second, based on the energy consumption needed to activate the Truth-Seeking Ball, even if it could break the seal, he would likely deplete all of his chakra in the process.

And once the Fourth Hokage's seal was broken, the massive chakra within the Dragon Vein would erupt.

At that point, even if he had learned all the sealing formulas from the artificial Tailed Beast scroll, without chakra, he would be powerless to do anything but watch.

In that state, trying to subdue the unleashed Dragon Vein chakra would be utterly impossible.

And if he couldn't steal the Dragon Vein's chakra in a very short time, the sudden burst of unsealed chakra would inevitably draw attention from all surrounding Hidden Villages—

Especially the nearby Hidden Sand Village.

In that case, not only would Hyuga Kagami fail to obtain anything, he'd be in a heap of trouble.

While Kagami was deep in thought, he suddenly sensed a strong chakra approaching rapidly, prompting him to immediately exit Rinnegan Chakra Mode.

Moments later, a ninja in an ANBU uniform landed in front of him and said, "The Hokage has summoned you."

Kagami nodded and followed the ANBU out of the Forest of Death, arriving at the Hokage's office.

Upon entering, he noticed that the Third Hokage had summoned not just him, but also the other three members of Team Eleven.

Once everyone was present, the Third put down his pipe, scanned the group with his sharp gaze, and asked, "Is there anything Team Eleven has omitted in your report on the secret mission?"

Kakashi's expression tightened.

He thought the Hokage was referring to his awakening of the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he felt uneasy.

Within Team Eleven, they had already agreed to keep that a secret for now.

No one knew what the Uchiha clan would do if they learned that an outsider possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, so even Shisui, an Uchiha himself, had agreed to keep it secret to avoid inflaming tensions between the Uchiha and the village.

Guy lowered his head and avoided the Hokage's eyes. He too assumed this was about Kakashi's Mangekyo Sharingan.

Kagami and Shisui, however, remained calm. They knew the Third was likely referring to Kagami's devastating attack in the valley, where he had wiped out hundreds of Hidden Cloud ninjas.

Seeing Team Eleven silent, the Third Hokage tossed the intel he had received from Danzo onto the table in front of them and said sternly, "Take a look yourselves."

After reading it, Kakashi and Guy looked stunned. They turned to Kagami and Shisui with astonishment.

They hadn't been told what happened during the last stand in the valley. So reading things like "the entire valley leveled" and "hundreds of ninja completely annihilated" left them deeply shaken.

Kagami flipped through the report and thought, "As expected, it's about that."

Suddenly, Shisui stepped forward and said, "Lord Hokage, I did it. I left it out of the mission report to conceal my Mangekyo Sharingan."

The Third said nothing, but turned his gaze to Team Eleven's captain, Kakashi.

Shisui quickly added, "Captain Kakashi had already lost consciousness at that time and wasn't aware."

The Third nodded and resumed smoking his pipe.

In his view, if anyone in Team Eleven could single-handedly wipe out hundreds of Hidden Cloud ninjas, it would be Shisui with his Mangekyo Sharingan.

As for Kakashi, Kagami, and Guy—

He acknowledged their talent, but didn't consider them Kage-level yet.

"Since the matter is clear, there's no need to bring it up again," the Third declared. Then, he added, "Team Eleven performed excellently this time and rendered a great service to the village. As a reward, the village is offering each of you a chance to learn an advanced jutsu. You don't have to decide now—come to me when you're ready."

The four members of Team Eleven acknowledged in unison and left the Hokage's office.

Outside, Guy immediately turned to Shisui and asked, "Shisui, you really took out over a hundred Hidden Cloud ninjas by yourself?!"

Shisui glanced at Kagami and then nodded at Guy.

Kakashi then murmured, "Thanks."

Though stunned by Shisui's strength, he was more grateful for him keeping the Mangekyo Sharingan a secret.

Shisui shook his head. "I only did it for the Uchiha."

When he first learned that Kakashi had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, Shisui had felt intense negative emotions himself. He could only imagine what the rest of the Uchiha clan would do if they found out.

After chatting a while longer, Guy dragged Kakashi off for some sparring. Kagami and Shisui headed for a quiet area.

Glancing back thoughtfully, Kagami said quietly, "Thanks."

Shisui sighed, "I'm already under suspicion, what's one more thing..."