Makoto thought for a mont and figured that Hiruzen was probably still in his office at this hour. Without wasting ti, he grabbed the lifeless bodies of the three Root ninjas and headed straight there.
The Anbu guards stationed outside the Hokage's building recognized Makoto as Hiruzen's student, but when they saw him carrying three dead Anbu mbers, they were montarily stunned.
"Makoto-sama, what's going on? Why are you carrying them? Wait, what exactly happened?"
Even though Makoto was still just a kid, being the Hokage's student earned him their respect, so they addressed him formally.
"I was attacked. Go tell my teacher right away," Makoto said seriously, giving the order without a second thought.
The Anbu looked at each other, their shock evident in their eyes. Root had actually gone after the Hokage's student?
"Makoto-sama, are you hurt? Do you need dical attention?" One of them imdiately checked him over for injuries.
"I'm fine. Can I go in now?" Makoto asked impatiently.
"Ah, of course! Please follow !" one of the Anbu said quickly, leading him inside while another disappeared to inform Hiruzen.
A short while later, Makoto stepped into the office, still carrying the three bodies.
Hiruzen's eyes widened at the sight. He had already been briefed by the Anbu, but seeing it in person still caught him off guard.
"Makoto, what happened?" Hiruzen asked, standing up from his chair, his expression serious.
Without saying a word, Makoto dropped the bodies onto the floor with a dull thud.
Then, turning to Hiruzen, his face dark with anger, he said, "Sensei, I was just attacked. Who the hell are these guys? They barged into my room and ordered to go with them."
"When I refused, they tried to take by force. But they were weak, so I handled them easily," Makoto sighed as if the whole thing had just been an annoying inconvenience.
"Teacher, what's going on here? I'm supposed to be the Hokage's student, yet I was attacked inside the village. Does the village have a problem with ?"
Hiruzen could hear the frustration in Makoto's voice. Narrowing his eyes, he examined the bodies. Judging by their markings, this was a standard three-man Root team, one Jōnin and two Chūnin.
'They actually attacked Makoto? And he took them down? How is that even possible?' Countless thoughts ran through Hiruzen's mind as he tried to make sense of it.
Taking a deep breath, he finally asked, "Makoto, tell exactly what happened. How did they attack you? And how did you manage to kill them?"
Makoto gave him a cold look and asked flatly, "Sensei, are you interrogating ? I just told you I was attacked, and instead of asking if I'm okay, you're questioning like I did sothing wrong?"
Hiruzen sighed and tried to explain, "That's not what I ant. I just need to understand the situation. From their markings, it looks like they were led by a Jōnin, with two Chūnin under him. How did you take them down so easily?"
Makoto didn't bother answering Hiruzen's question and instead asked, "Sensei, shouldn't you be telling who these guys are and why the hell they attacked first?"
Hiruzen could tell that Makoto wasn't going to say anything until he got so answers. With a tired sigh, he finally spoke.
"These shinobi are from Root. They work under Elder Shimura Danzo, the sa man you saw last ti."
Seeing Makoto's expression darken, Hiruzen quickly added, "Don't worry, I'll call him here and get to the bottom of this."
He then summoned an Anbu and ordered them to fetch Danzo. Once the Anbu left, Hiruzen turned back to Makoto.
"Now, can you explain how you managed to kill these three?"
Makoto shrugged and started recounting the events. "I was at ho, just got out of the bath, when these three suddenly barged in and told to co with them."
"When I refused, they imdiately got aggressive. One of them even said that if I didn't go, they'd drag out and 'kick my ass.'"
Makoto scoffed and continued, "Now, think about it! How could I let that slide? I'm the Hokage's student! If they kick my ass, isn't that the sa as slapping you in the face?"
"These guys had no idea they were ssing with your reputation! Could I just stand there and take it? Of course not! As your student, I had to defend our honor. If they insult you, they insult ! So, I had no choice but to kill them!"
Hiruzen's lips twitched. 'What does he an by getting kicked in the butt is the sa as slapping in the face? Since when was his ass connected to my reputation?'
And after all that talk, Makoto still hadn't given a proper explanation.
The real question was how he killed them.
Hiruzen took a deep breath. "Makoto, let's set aside the whole 'butt-kicking' and 'face-slapping' thing for now. What I really want to know is how you took down a Jōnin and two Chūnin so effortlessly."
He glanced at the corpses. "Looking at their injuries, it's clear you didn't use any ninjutsu. They were all taken out in a single strike with a kunai. That ans they had no chance to fight back."
"What exactly did you do? Did you use genjutsu?"
Makoto had been trying to avoid revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan. He had no way of explaining how he had awakened it.
But now, Hiruzen had unknowingly given him a perfect excuse.
Genjutsu? Sure, why not? He could just say he created a new illusion technique.
Makoto nodded seriously. "That's right, Sensei. I used genjutsu to kill them. A few days ago, I had a sudden realization and developed a new illusion technique."
"When they attacked , I instinctively used it and it worked far better than I expected!"
Hiruzen stared at him, visibly skeptical. "Is that so...."
[Senju Tobirama: Kid, your lies are ridiculous. Do you think nobody's going to investigate the bodies?]
[Corpses hold valuable intel. They can easily uncover exactly what happened in their final monts.]
[The mont soone checks, you will be completely exposed!]
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