Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 42 What fox demon? It's all fake.

Leafy leaves are located in the underground roots.

In the candlelight, Danzo's face flickered between light and shadow. Suddenly, he spoke, "That squad has gone missing?"

"Yes, we can't contact you." Ryoma Aburame said, kneeling before him.

Within Root, Ryoma Aburame is a veteran ninja with the same seniority as Orochimaru.

"Based on the circumstances, they were likely murdered; their bodies have not yet been found."

"waste!"

Danzo coldly uttered those two words.

He never considered the possibility of Root betraying them, as all Root members had the seal he left on them, making it impossible for them to defect.

Defection means certain death.

Furthermore, the Root ninjas have basically been trained into emotionless killing machines; they would even dare to kill the Hokage.

If we've lost contact now, there's only one possibility: he's dead.

He immediately suspected Kitahara Kaede, but then he thought about Kitahara Kaede's strength and realized it was impossible.

The entire Kitahara Kaede squad consisted of only three ordinary Chunin; they probably didn't have that kind of strength.

No, if we consider that Kitahara Kaede is a spy from another village, and he doesn't have the strength himself, is it possible that he could attract experts from other villages?

"Regardless of whether he did it or not, keep a close eye on him." Danzo gave his final order.

"yes!"

"That's what Aburame Ryoma said."

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After the dinner, Kitahara Kaede returned home.

The Kitahara family was not a large clan and therefore did not have clan land. Their home was not located in the heart of the village, but in a small Japanese-style courtyard in a semi-rural area.

This house was bought by Kitahara Kaede's father with a loan. They paid off the loan over several years, and the Kitahara family really went through a tough period before Kitahara Kaede became a ninja and had an income.

It wasn't until Kitahara Kaede became a ninja and worked tirelessly to complete missions until he was promoted to Chunin that his income was enough to cover his loan.

After all, Kitahara Kaede's father was only a Chunin, and that was his current situation.

He's probably the only ox or horse that's still paying off a mortgage after all these years.

The Naruto world is a blend of ancient and modern times. Some places don't even have electricity, while others are brightly lit, with movies, television, and in a few years, even computers will appear.

They even developed a whole bunch of scientific ninja tools, all of them fancy and gimmicky.

Kitahara Kaede herself did not have any particular prejudice against scientific ninja tools; the biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools.

However, this is the Naruto world, a terrifying world where the power of the heavens is bestowed upon it. There are races like the Otsutsuki clan, which would be considered gods in the native world. Individuals of these races can traverse the entire interstellar space. What kind of terrifying race is this? It is simply beyond the comprehension of the natives of the ninja world.

The few Otsutsuki who have appeared alone have posed a terrifying threat to the ninja world. If it weren't for Otsutsuki Kaguya's love-struck behavior a thousand years ago, marrying the native human king and having children, leaving behind Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura, as well as the bloodline of Ninshu and ninjas derived from them.

The local inhabitants posed virtually no threat to the Otsutsuki clan.

While the Sage Art system in the ninja world itself is quite remarkable, its structure is unclear and it is extremely difficult to learn, making it completely different from ninjutsu, which can be widely learned and popularized.

Back home, Kitahara Kaede silently helped his mother, Kitahara Yoshiko, with some housework, thinking to himself, "It's a pity I don't know the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, otherwise this cleaning would be much faster."

Just think, this is truly an amazing technique for working like a beast of burden!

However, Kitahara Kaede couldn't help but laugh at himself. He really was destined to be a beast of burden. The first thought he had after learning ninjutsu was that it was the best ninjutsu for working as a beast of burden.

"Brother Feng!"

At dinner time, the gate to the small courtyard was knocked open. Kitahara Kaede opened the door and saw that Uzumaki Naruto was standing outside.

"Why are you here?" Kitahara Kaede looked at Uzumaki Naruto, who was slightly dirty but looked very excited.

They had clearly just finished picking up trash.

These kinds of tasks are common and cheap in low-level missions.

Yes, genin are cheap labor.

However, the garbage-collecting missions that can get genin to go are certainly not simple garbage-collecting missions. They are all in nooks and crannies that ordinary people cannot handle, but that ninjas can clean up with their superhuman strength and amazing chakra.

"I heard this is Brother Feng's house. I just finished a mission and was passing by, so I thought I'd come in and take a look!"

Naruto Uzumaki explained.

"Come in." Kitahara Kaede pulled him in.

"Kaede, is this your friend?" Kitahara Yoshiko came out and saw Uzumaki Naruto.

"Mom, this is one of my juniors, named Naruto Uzumaki," Kitahara Kaede explained.

"We just cooked dinner. If you don't mind, please come in and have a bite."

Kitahara Yoshiko began to speak.

"No, no, I'm not hungry."

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, his stomach started rumbling, and he was immediately embarrassed.

However, he was then pulled into the dining room by Kitahara Kaede.

"It's so delicious!"

Perhaps he was too tired from finishing his afternoon tasks, or perhaps it was because someone rarely invited him to dinner at home, Naruto Uzumaki was exceptionally polite and ate several bowls of food before stopping.

"Eat more if you like it, and come again often." Kitahara Yoshiko looked at Uzumaki Naruto and remembered his identity: the incarnation of the demon fox that was rumored in Konoha Village.

It doesn't seem like anything now.

With her husband and son both being ninjas, her knowledge was naturally better than that of an average village woman. In addition, her son Kitahara Kaede's attitude towards her made her unwilling to believe any nonsense about fox demons.

Upon hearing this, Naruto almost burst into tears again. It's hard to imagine that just a little bit of normal kindness could make him cry so bitterly unless you're in his situation.

After dinner, while Kitahara Yoshiko was clearing away the dishes, Uzumaki Naruto pulled Kitahara Kaede into the yard and said, "Brother Kaede, look, I just learned a really powerful ninjutsu. I heard it's a forbidden technique."

As he spoke, he immediately began forming hand seals.

"Ninjutsu, multiple shadow clones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto's figure appeared everywhere in the courtyard.

Kitahara Kaede felt relieved. He had learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique according to the original script, so he wasn't afraid of any unexpected events.

"This ninjutsu is indeed powerful. Shadow Clone Jutsu is a ninjutsu that only Jonin can learn, and Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu is a forbidden technique sealed by the Second Hokage."

Kitahara Kaede nodded and said.

Shadow clones are fine, but multiple shadow clones would be deadly for ordinary people, as their chakra can't withstand that kind of torment.