Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

Chapter 77 Speculation

Hinata Kito saw Karin frowning, seemingly lost in thought and questioning her existence, and couldn't help but smile, tapping her forehead with his finger.

Sensing the external force, Karin staggered back a few steps uncontrollably. When she came to her senses, she covered her forehead with her hand and looked at Hyuga Kito with a wary expression.

However, knowing that she was in the wrong, Karin suppressed her temper and said to Hyuga Kito, "I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else." After saying that, she turned to leave.

Although she was somewhat curious about this person, since it wasn't Lingchuan, there was no need for her to stay here. Besides, today's training wasn't finished yet. The Hokage had given her a scroll of a sealing technique, which she needed to learn as soon as possible. According to the Hokage, this would affect her subsequent teaching plans.

Thinking of Sasuke and Reikawa going on a mission together, while she was still studying because she wasn't strong enough, Karin pursed her lips slightly. She couldn't fall too far behind!

"Wait!" Hinata Kito said, putting his hand on Karin's shoulder. "Little girl, do I look a lot like that guy you mentioned named Reikawa? I haven't even taken off my mask, how did you mistake me for him?"

Karin frowned upon hearing this and slapped Hyuga Kito's hand away. "First of all, I am a ninja, not some little girl! This was just an accident. It was because my sensory abilities, which I've been practicing recently, malfunctioned. I'm sorry for bothering you."

After speaking, Karin's mood became slightly heavy. She hadn't felt Hyuga Kito put his hand on her shoulder at all, and her perception had been wrong this time. If she went out on a mission like this, she wouldn't even know how she died.

"Perception ability?" Hyuga Kito immediately thought of Karin's ability in her previous life. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be Kagura's Mind's Eye. Under normal circumstances, if he wanted to avoid being discovered, it seemed that he would have to appear in front of Karin less often in the future.

However—Hyuga Kito smiled at this thought. Why do this? If she could be discovered, that would be Karin's skill, and avoiding her would be even more suspicious, wouldn't it?

"Um... are you Karin?" Hinata asked weakly from behind.

"Hmm?" Karin stopped when she heard the somewhat familiar voice, adjusted her glasses, and looked over with some curiosity. "It's you? Your name is Hinata, right?"

"Huh?! Ah, yes, yes, I didn't expect you to remember me. Thank you for the injury from last time."

Karin smiled a little embarrassedly upon hearing this. "It's okay, we're all comrades. By the way, do you guys know this guy?"

"..." Hyuga Kito looked at himself as he went from being the older brother to "this guy," his expression somewhat helpless. However, seeing that Karin had fully adapted to life in Konoha and revealed her true nature, Kito was naturally happy for her.

Seeing Hinata looking at him, Hyuga Kito nodded, indicating that she could explain to Karin.

"Yes, I know him. He's the teacher who's been in charge of teaching us these past few days. His name is Muren."

Upon hearing this, Karin finally looked seriously at Hyuga Kito. When she saw the mask on his face, Karin pondered for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something and exclaimed in surprise, "Kito? Gen Urobuchi?"

"Huh?" Hinata's expression was a little blank. How did Karin know? Just now she thought it was a secret and was worried that she had let something slip. Or had she already let something slip?

Seeing Hinata's somewhat conflicted and confused look, Karin couldn't help but explain, "Don't you know? But this is something I heard when I was helping to treat the wounded. The wounded soldier was ambushed while on a mission, and Genjutsu's target happened to be the person who ambushed him, indirectly saving his life."

During our casual conversation that day, he told me about the characteristics of members of the Yuanxu organization, and the masks they wore. However, those masks were actually unpainted masks, the kind any mask shop would have. But because of Yuanxu, unless someone was completely insane, no one dared to use such a mask casually before it was fully painted.”

Hyuga Kito fell silent for a moment upon hearing this. Had he just been mistaken for someone with a mental problem? Taking a deep breath, he changed the subject and invited Karin, "So, Karin, since you know Hinata, would you like to come over for a meal?"

Upon hearing this, Karin was about to refuse, but looking at Hyuga Kito's appearance and feeling a sense of familiarity with him, she inexplicably agreed. After realizing what she had said, her face immediately fell, because today's training would be postponed, and she would have to work even harder tomorrow.

Meanwhile, White Zetsu, who was near Konoha, received a message from Black Zetsu: Hmm? They want to capture Karin?

White Zetsu pondered. Since entering Konoha, Karin hadn't actually come out yet. If he were to capture someone right under Konoha's nose, his strength wasn't enough. This time, he was just asked to gather information in advance.

……

"Uchiha Gen invites you to join Genjutsu?"

"Um."

"Have you found out anything?"

Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha calmly replied, "There is no other additional information. They are very cautious. They only know that there are currently five people on the surface, including Gen Uchiha and Genji Uchiha, but they do not know their specific identities."

Hearing this information, which was essentially useless, Obito narrowed his eyes slightly. "Then how do I know if you've already joined Genji?" Because of the distance before, he hadn't heard Itachi and Genji's conversation, and afterwards they went directly into the Tsukuyomi space to talk. From the outside, it seemed like it took no more than a few seconds, so Obito didn't know the specifics.

"It's meaningless."

"Um?"

"Joining Genjuroku means nothing to me." After saying that, Itachi left without waiting for Obito's response.

Seeing that Itachi showed no respect whatsoever, Obito's eyes grew increasingly deep, but in the end he did not break off relations. After all, Itachi had no reason to join Genjutsu. However, looking at Itachi's attitude, Obito pondered, "Could it be that something has been discovered?"

After Itachi left, Obito suddenly received a message from White Zetsu: capture Karin to put on a good show? After reading the whole plan, Obito suddenly laughed, laughing so hard that his whole body twitched slightly, appearing somewhat manic. Looking at this plan, Obito seemed to see his past self, and a wicked sense of amusement arose in his heart. So, Uzumaki Reikawa, what will you choose?

When Obito calmed down and was ready to take action according to the plan, unlike before, a cold look appeared in his eyes. This plan was somewhat similar to Rin's death. Although Obito was sometimes extreme, it did not mean that he was completely unable to think straight.

He had always been wary of Zetsu and never considered reviving Madara. However, this plan planted a seed for a certain speculation: the reason behind Rin's death was the Mist Ninja, but it felt like something was missing...