Writing a Diary in the Shinobi World, and the Kunoichi Are Shocked

It was close to noon when Tsunade finally woke up, sitting up and stretching her long, languid limbs, revealing her alluring figure in its entirety.

She hopped off the bed, gave Night Star a fragrant kiss, and chuckled softly.

"Wait for me to get dressed, and then we'll go out to eat."

"The matter of eating can wait," Night Star waved his hand, standing up calmly.

"I need to visit Nara Shikaku. Would you like to come along?"

Looking into Night Star is eyes, which were as calm as a deep pool on the surface but seemed to burn with an inner fire, Tsunade recalled all the contents of the diary from the first time she had gotten her hands on it.

A terrifying guess suddenly arose in her heart.

"Could it be that you're finally going to..."

"Yes," Night Star understood what Tsunade was referring to and nodded without any concealment.

"If you want to stay out of this, I won't say anything more."

Tsunade took a deep breath, feeling as if a wave was surging back and forth in her heart, her voice trembling slightly.

"Is the target just the Third Hokage alone, or... the entire Sarutobi clan?"

"Anyone who remains obstinate..."

A chill emanated from Night Star is eyes.

"Can accompany the Third Hokage on his final journey."

Tsunade's heart sank, and she hesitated before speaking.

Having read the diary for so long, she naturally understood that the situation in Konoha was far more complicated than she had imagined.

Only her great-uncle, Senju Tobirama, could keep up with Night Star is thinking in such matters.

During their last conversation, they had once said something.

Without the power of the Senju clan, even though Senju Tobirama was the respected Second Hokage, he could do nothing against Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The same logic applied.

With the support of the Sarutobi clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen had committed so many heinous crimes, could he really be pulled down from the position of Hokage?

Thinking of this, Tsunade sighed softly.

"Is this the only path before us?"

Night Star replied indifferently.

"From the beginning to the end, there has only been this one path."

"What about the Ino-Shika-Cho..."

"If Nara Shikaku is a smart man, he will understand which side the Ino-Shika-Cho should stand on."

At the same time, there was an analysis that Night Star did not voice but recorded in his diary.

[The Ino-Shika-Cho clans are probably not so loyal to Sarutobi Hiruzen and do not wish to remain subordinate to the Sarutobi clan forever.]

[Otherwise, in the original storyline, why wasn't Asuma the one to succeed as the Fifth Hokage after Sarutobi Hiruzen's death?]

[Nara Shikaku is a smart man and should be able to make the right choice.]

After recording this passage, Night Star asked softly.

"So, what will you choose?"

Tsunade bit her red lip lightly, and after a long while, she finally raised her head, looking directly into Night Star is eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with tenderness.

"No matter what, I will choose to stand by your side."

"Good."

The two left their home and arrived at the Nara clan's territory.

As the clan head, Nara Shikaku had been waiting at the entrance for a long time upon hearing that Tsunade and Night Star were coming to visit.

He held a cigarette between his fingers but hadn't taken a single puff; the long ash was about to burn his fingers.

"Clan Head Shikaku."

Seeing Night Star approach, Nara Shikaku threw the cigarette butt to the ground and extinguished it with his foot, nodding slightly.

"Night Star."

Night Star glanced at the cigarette butt on the ground and smiled.

"Clan Head Shikaku, I've never seen you smoke before."

Nara Shikaku's expression was calm, and he spoke meaningfully.

"I quit after my son was born, but today just felt like a day to light a cigarette."

"Clan Head Shikaku, you really are a good father."

"Flattery. I just want to fulfill my duties as a father and see Shikamaru grow up safely."

"Indeed."

Night Star smiled at Nara Shikaku and spoke slowly.

"Although I don't have children or a wife yet, I share your concern for the village's future."

Listening to their conversation, Tsunade, standing beside them, looked utterly confused, as if question marks were about to pop up above her head.

She felt that Night Star and Shikaku weren't just making small talk; there seemed to be some deeper meaning in their words, but she couldn't quite grasp what it was.

Nara Shikaku glanced at Tsunade standing beside Night Star, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and he bowed slightly.

"Lady Tsunade, please come in."

After Tsunade and Night Star entered the Nara clan's territory and the head's residence, Shikaku poured each of them a cup of tea.

"My apologies, but my wife took our child out of the village for a trip a few days ago, so the house is a bit messy."

Tsunade waved her hand with a smile, not minding at all.

"It's us who suddenly came to visit and disturbed you."

Night Star, however, took a sip of tea and then said indifferently.

"Clan Head Shikaku, when will your wife and child return to Konoha?"

Nara Shikaku's eyes flickered, and he replied in a deep voice.

"That depends on what happens in the village next."

Night Star smiled and didn't continue the verbal probing, getting straight to the point.

"Clan Head Shikaku, the Uchiha Clan and Sarutobi Hiruzen which side will the Ino-Shika-Cho choose?"

"Are you saying you want us, the Ino-Shika-Cho, to betray the Third Hokage?"

"Not quite."

Night Star pointed to Tsunade beside him and said calmly.

"I can ensure that before we act, Sarutobi Hiruzen will no longer be Hokage."

"Is that so?"

Nara Shikaku responded noncommittally, then asked again.

"The nominal issue might be resolved, but you should understand that we need some evidence. To put it bluntly, what benefits do we, the Ino-Shika-Cho, gain from supporting your Uchiha Clan?"

"Naturally."

Night Star had anticipated that Nara Shikaku would ask this question. He pulled out a pouch of gold dust from his pocket and spread it out in front of Shikaku.

"This, you should know what it is."

Seeing the gold dust float up as if it had a life of its own, Nara Shikaku's expression changed three times.

"This is... the Kekkei Genkai ability of the Kazekage from Sunagakure?"

Even with Nara Shikaku's composure, his gaze at Night Star now held a hint of fear.

Dual Kekkei Genkai?

Not just the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, but also the ability to control gold dust, the same as the Kazekage Rasa?

What kind of monstrous talent is this!?

With Nara Shikaku's intellect, he instantly realized how valuable the Magnet Release: Gold Dust ability was to Konoha at this moment.

This bargaining chip was even heavier than Night Star himself, or even the combined strength of the entire Uchiha clan!

Nara Shikaku steadied himself and asked in a deep voice.

"Regardless, the Ino-Shika-Cho joined Konoha under the leadership of the Sarutobi clan. Asking us to support the Uchiha Clan now seems a bit..."

"Clan Head Shikaku, it's true that the Ino-Shika-Cho have always been loyal to the Sarutobi."

At this point, Night Star suddenly changed the subject.

"But how has Sarutobi Hiruzen treated you? Don't forget, for the sake of Root's development, he even sent orphans from the Yamanaka clan into Root, didn't he?"

Nara Shikaku's expression darkened at these words, and after a long while, he sighed heavily.

"How do you know about that?"

Night Star didn't answer directly but instead smiled and asked in return.

"What do you think?"

Nara Shikaku frowned, looking puzzled, thinking to himself, if you don't tell me, how would I know how you know?

Suddenly, a terrifying guess formed in his mind.

"Was it you who attacked the Root's underground base?"

Shikaku recalled the deep crater at the scene, feeling a chill of fear in his heart.

At the time, everyone had been speculating about the true identity of the perpetrator.

To cause such destruction in such a short time, aside from a tailed beast's Jinchūriki, even the Third Hokage, known as the Professor of Ninjutsu, couldn't achieve such a feat.

Who would have thought?

The true culprit behind the destruction of Root's underground base was Uchiha Night Star!

The power represented by Night Star and the Uchiha clan.

The immense wealth represented by the Kekkei Genkai Magnet Release: Gold Dust.

And the humiliation of the Yamanaka clan being forced to hand over their secret techniques and send their orphans to Root to be brainwashed by Danzō into emotionless tools.

The Ino-Shika-Cho were, after all, prominent clans in the village. How could they forget such disgrace?

With these three reasons combined, how could Nara Shikaku continue to hesitate?

He looked directly into Night Star is eyes and slowly extended his right hand.

"The Ino-Shika-Cho will stand with the Uchiha Clan."

Night Star shook Nara Shikaku's hand and smiled.

"Clan Head Shikaku, I'm glad you made the right choice."

"The day of reckoning is near."

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