Sato Yuki's mood at this moment was like someone who had seen too many of Konoha's dark shinobi; she could not calm down for a long time.
She murmured, "So this world really is rotten, it's not just the Mist Village that's rotten, Konoha's the same."
Obito, however, shook his head, "From a certain perspective, if it's just a competition of rotten-ness, Konoha has already done quite well."
"Because anything is understood by contrast. If you've never felt the best, you can't feel how rotten something else is."
"For example, in Kirigakure, many low-level shinobi, the village tells them to do something, they do it. Their everything, including life, doesn't belong to themselves. They don't even have the concept of ownership, so they can't lose what they don't know exists."
Sato Yuki blinked in surprise.
Obito continued, "At least in Konoha, on the surface, the house still belongs to you. Others still have to follow some rules before they can take your things."
"You've never been to other villages, so you don't know. There they don't even have these rules. Everything belongs to the daimyo and the higher-ups; the low-level people are like wheat. Once a batch grows, they harvest it, and the cycle repeats."
Sato Yuki felt a bottomless chill; along with that chill, her anger had not disappeared.
She said, "Are you telling me that because rotten-ness is a relative thing and the worst comes from comparison, I should convince myself to accept all this?"
Obito gave a light laugh, "I never asked you to accept it, nor do you need to complain. Those who grab your family's property are just playing a game where the strong bully the weak. And you yourself are already a strong person."
Sato Yuki said, "I know, if I go out now, I can immediately take back everything that's mine. But you know… why don't I want to go out?"
Obito said faintly, "Because you feel that if you go out now you'll only get your things back, but you can't make them pay the price they deserve, right?"
Sato Yuki cried with hatred, "Exactly. Konoha rules state that ninjas from the same village can't attack their own villagers, but… why?"
"Why should I risk my life protecting these scumbags?"
"Just the thought of their faces appearing in front of me again makes me unable to sleep!"
"They might receive some punishment, but it's not enough, not nearly enough. I just want them… all to die!"
Obito looked at Sato Yuki, who had been completely roused, and shook his head helplessly.
"I told you, they're playing a game where the strong bully the weak. In such a game, even if it stays within the rules, the strong have near-absolute domination over the weak."
"You… because you've long been on the weak side, haven't adapted to this power shift."
"If so, then let you adapt."
Saying that, Obito casually pulled out an Anbu-style mask and tossed it to Sato Yuki.
"Put it on, use a transformation jutsu, disguise yourself as an adult, and then do everything you want to do."
Sato Yuki froze, then tentatively asked, "Including… killing? But even if I join the Anbu, we must follow rules."
Obito turned away, hands folded behind his back.
"You're not joining the Anbu you see, but the Anbu within the Anbu, Root."
"From today on, your codename is U."
For a moment Sato Yuki was dumbfounded.
She asked suspiciously, "Root, what kind of department is that? And who are you in that department?"
Obito said, "Me? I'm the leader of Root now."
"You may not understand this department, but it's okay. You only need to know that Root acts first and reports later. Disobey orders, kill without mercy!"
Sato Yuki suddenly understood the power of this department.
It was larger than she could easily imagine.
But the more she understood, the more absurd it felt, "Obito… Lord, are you really the head of Root? I want to be sure, do you have an appointment letter issued by the Third? Also… can you give me an appointment letter?"
Obito pointed to the two men joking on the side, Yamagi Jiro and Matsugi Kazuo.
"When they were confiscating your house as war property, did they have a death notice for you? Strictly speaking, I don't have what you need right now, but afterwards… that thing can be obtained."
Sato Yuki suddenly understood something.
So, the strong doing things doesn't need to follow regulations.
She no longer hesitated, put on the mask, formed hand seals, and transformed into an adult appearance.
She knelt on one knee to Obito.
"Lord, U reports: someone in Konoha is embezzling the war inheritance of front-line shinobi."
Obito turned his head, looked at the Anbu-like Sato Yuki, and smiled.
"You learned pretty fast. But not enough. Give off more murderous intent, and speak more coldly, then you'll be close."
"Oh, afterwards remember to shout one line: everything I do is for Konoha!"
Sato Yuki was stunned. Learning the bad takes many efforts, but learning evil takes just a moment.
Immediately, a chill emanated from her body.
"Lord, everything I do is for Konoha!"
Obito waved his hand, "Go do it."
Sato Yuki's figure vanished into the crowd.
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At the Sato residence, while Matsugi Kazuo and Yamagi Jiro were playing the good-buddy act, a masked shinobi, radiating coldness and murderous intent, suddenly appeared beside them.
The two men and the villagers they brought were all taken aback.
Matsugi Kazuo immediately recognized the Anbu and respectfully said, "Lord, may I ask what has brought you here?"
The Anbu coldly looked at Yamagi Jiro, "According to investigation, this house belongs to Sato Yuki. But I heard it's now yours. Is that true?"
Yamagi Jiro was startled, but quickly thought most of his procedures were legally processed, and felt slightly reassured.
He immediately took out the reallocation certificate from the War Inheritance Department and presented it, "Lord, indeed that's the case. But we followed legal procedures. I bought this house."
The Anbu casually took the certificate and glanced at it, "How much did you pay? Where's the receipt?"
Yamagi Jiro was displeased. Although Anbu are powerful, he had an elder brother who was a Jonin above him, even if the title is Special Jonin, it's still Jonin, right?
"Lord, this doesn't comply with confidentiality rules. If you want the receipt, you can request it from the War Inheritance Department. I can't give it to you."
The Anbu said coldly, "Is that so? But Sato Yuki was a shinobi at the Konoha–Iwagakure front. As far as I know, the casualties for this batch of shinobi haven't been fully tallied, the death certificates haven't been published. How could her house be classified as war inheritance?"
Yamagi Jiro suddenly realized this Anbu had come to pick a fight.
He said coolly, "Lord, you're meddling too much. My actions were all within the permission granted by the Third Hokage. If you have any questions, you can report upward. If the upper levels approve, I'll accept investigation."
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