Chapter 17: Third Hokage Gradually Loses It!

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Sasuke looked at the old man with a solemn face in front of him and suddenly felt like he had overturned his act of pretending to be cool.

Damn it!

It really is the Third Hokage!

When Sasuke suspected that someone was following him, he thought it might be someone sent by the Third Hokage, but he didn't expect this old man to follow him personally.

Is the dignified Hokage so free?

Isn't peeping through the crystal ball stimulating enough? Do you have to follow like a paparazzi?

Never panic at this time!

Calm down!

It's time to test the ability to adapt to changing situations!

Sasuke complained about the Third Hokage in his heart, but his face remained calm, as if he was not affected by the Hokage at all.

+2

Sasuke just maintained this posture and gained system points, which showed that the Third Hokage was still a little nervous at this moment.

"How much do you know about what happened back then?"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, repeated what he had just said. His eyes were fixed on Sasuke, and the shock in his heart was no less than Sasuke's.

What's the matter with Itachi?

Why would he tell a child everything?

The Third Hokage assumed that everything Sasuke knew was told to him by Uchiha Itachi, and there was no one else who could have told him.

No!

Itachi didn't say it!

Itachi wouldn't talk nonsense about such things!

The Third Hokage's heart was a little confused. He believed that Uchiha Itachi would not reveal such secrets, but at the same time, he couldn't think of anyone else who knew such secrets.

The Uchiha clan incident back then was not a glorious event for Konoha Village.

The Third Hokage felt guilty about it, but he didn't want the truth to come to light. This mentality was somewhat contradictory and filled his heart.

"Guess."

Sasuke looked at the Third Hokage and smiled slightly.

He was a little startled when he saw the Hokage, but he immediately adjusted his mentality and quickly thought about how to turn this crisis into an opportunity and get the benefits he wanted.

Know almost everything about the Hokage!

This is an excellent advantage!

The Third Hokage is deeply loved by the people of the village. He is tolerant and overly hypocritical.

These are all points that can be used.

At least the Hokage appears so on the surface!

If things are kept within the Hokage's tolerance, he will definitely accept some conditions because he doesn't want things to be exposed.

"Sasuke, please answer my question seriously."

The Third Hokage frowned even more. What do you mean by guessing? This little kid is getting more and more disrespectful, but he feels guilty about the Uchiha clan, and his tone is not so severe.

"I know more than you think," Sasuke said with a light smile. The whole person looked like he was trying to be brave.

Of course.

This is a deliberate gesture of bravery!

Sasuke felt that his acting skills had soared, especially in terms of micro-expressions—he had reached a very subtle level.

+4

The numbers jumped in front of Sasuke's eyes, and the system recognized this sentence as bragging again.

The Third Hokage suddenly fell silent.

This sentence is different from Uchiha Madara just now; it has no substantial content at all.

This made the Third Hokage doubt the authenticity of the statement.

No!

There is a problem here!

The Third Hokage's face was serious, his eyes were cautious, and he was analyzing Sasuke's behavior in his heart.

If Sasuke knew everything, and there were only the two of them now, he would definitely hide what he knew.

He would never say, "I know more than you think."

The more you say that,

The less you know!

This is a typical bluff!

The purpose of this must be to exchange for some benefits!

That's right!

That's it!

If Sasuke mentions any benefits later, the correctness of this reasoning can be verified.

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage's face gradually softened. Based on his experience, he deduced that Sasuke should have learned something in an unknown way, but he definitely didn't know much—he was just pretending to know a lot.

"How do you know the name Uchiha Madara?"

The Third Hokage took a deep breath and went straight to what he was curious about. Now he had reason to believe that Sasuke only knew this name, and everything else was just bluffing!

Geez...

Almost fooled by a kid.

Sasuke had already fainted during the Uchiha Clan Annihilation Night, so it was impossible for him to know what happened there.

Sure enough, I was too sensitive.

When the Third Hokage spoke, he rubbed his palms. His hands were behind his back, and there were fine beads of sweat in his palms.

All the changes in the Hokage's expression were caught by Sasuke.

This made him faintly aware that the other party might be overthinking, especially the slightly relaxed brows, as if he had determined that his threat was not that great.

"Uchiha Itachi told me!" Sasuke said with a sneer, deliberately following the Hokage's possible misunderstanding.

As soon as these words came out,

There were no system numbers jumping in front of his eyes.

Failed to pretend.

I saw that the lines on the Hokage's face became a little softer. He took the pipe from his mouth with the hand behind his back, took a hard puff, and exhaled a smoke ring.

The little devil showed his hand, right?

You are still too young to compare with me!

At this time, you should say that you saw Uchiha Madara with your own eyes at that time—maybe I could still believe it.

But he said it was told by Uchiha Itachi.

The Third Hokage shook his head silently. He knew very well that Uchiha Itachi would never say such things to Sasuke because Uchiha Itachi was someone who could think according to the Hokage's perspective.

So...

The person who told Sasuke this name must be someone else.

And judging from Sasuke's appearance, he must have only recently learned about it; he didn't know this name before.

Who could it be?

The Third Hokage gradually went crazy overthinking, and based on Sasuke's expression and the information he knew, he came to the conclusion he thought was the most likely.

"Lord Third Hokage, don't you have anything to say about Uchiha Itachi?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened them wide. His dark eyes suddenly turned bright red, and two tomoe emerged.

+5

"Double tomoe!"

The Third Hokage's pupils shrank suddenly. He knew very well that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan had to be stimulated to evolve and improve.

According to his observation, from the time Sasuke went to school until yesterday, there was no sign of him using the Sharingan.

He had only used the Sharingan during the assessment yesterday.

When did he awaken the double tomoe?

What happened to Sasuke?

The more the Third Hokage thought about it, the more confused he became, but he was sure that something he didn't know had happened to Sasuke.

Of course,

The Third Hokage never considered that Sasuke's soul had been replaced.

"Sasuke, tell me the truth. Who told you the name Uchiha Madara?"

The Third Hokage took a sharp puff of his cigarette. He faintly felt that the peace and tranquility of Konoha Village was about to be broken.

(End of this chapter)