Xin slept until the afternoon, waking up leisurely to find Nawaki and Minato huddled together, chatting excitedly.
Judging by their animated expressions, Xin couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Did you guys find some money lying around?"
"Xin,"
Minato grinned, proudly holding up a notebook. "Jiraiya-sensei visited me and gave me his personal notes on ninjutsu."
"Me too!"
Nawaki beamed from ear to ear. "Orochimaru-sensei gave me his own handwritten notes."
He thought they'd passed on decades of wisdom or something, seeing how ecstatic you two are. Minato, he can understand. But Nawaki, can't you show a bit more dignity?
You're the young master of the Senju Clan. And you're this thrilled over a notebook? Where's your pride?
You've got your granduncle's notes at your disposal-those alone could keep you studying for a lifetime!
Even Orochimaru would be envious.
As night fell, Xin, Minato, and Nawaki resumed their nightly duties at the eerie, deserted morgue. The place, usually populated during the day, became a ghost town at night.
"So that's how it is..."
"I've been training wrong."
"How could I be so dumb?"
Nawaki and Minato were completely engrossed in their notebooks, murmuring to themselves under the dim torchlight, alternating between self-criticism and moments of revelation.
"You two, go read inside," Xin sighed, unable to handle their constant muttering. One minute they were berating themselves for being slow, the next they were grinning like idiots.
He just can't deal with this.
"Xin, the man who came with the one-eyed dragon earlier is lurking outside," Ophis whispered from her perch on Xin's shoulder, alerting him.
So... Root's really come for me, huh?
Xin paused, then broke into a smile as he headed outside. Minato and Nawaki were too absorbed in their notes to even notice him leaving. Not that it mattered-there wasn't much to be on guard for during their shifts.
If an enemy could sneak into the morgue, the whole Konoha camp would be riddled with spies by now.
There were no patrols or sentries nearby, likely because the Root operatives had diverted them. Even though Root was ruthless, they had to tread carefully to avoid creating a mess. After all, Danzo still cared about his reputation-he couldn't afford to be too notorious if he wanted to become Hokage.
"Uzuki Xin, Lord Danzo requests your presence."
As soon as Xin reached a secluded spot, the Root operatives sprang out from the shadows, blocking his path. They demanded that he come with them, claiming Danzo wanted to see him.
Yeah, right!
How many times has Root used that excuse to lure people away?
And how many of them actually came back?
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