As long as Ichihime enrolls in the Konoha Ninja School and does her duties as a student without causing too much attention, nothing unexpected will happen.

The Konoha high-level won’t constantly keep their eyes on a princess from a Neutral Country.

Ruri felt somewhat relieved after hearing this from Hakushi.

Hakushi picked up a test tube and began mixing a potion, maintaining a calm demeanor.

"Speaking of which, according to Kakashi’s work report, his current duties in Anbu involve monitoring the Uchiha Clan’s activities. Previously, only Danzo mistrusted the Uchiha Clan, but now, even the Third Hokage might not trust them anymore."

Hakushi intentionally glanced at Ruri once while speaking.

After all, the Uchiha Clan is Ruri’s maternal family.

He felt it was better to mention this to Ruri, given that these events were unfolding.

"Monitor?"

Although Ruri knew that the Uchiha Clan’s situation in Konoha would be dire after the Nine-tailed incident, she didn’t expect it to reach such a state.

This time, it’s not just Root; even Anbu is involved in monitoring the Uchiha.

As Hakushi stated, Konoha’s leaders’ wariness of the Uchiha is no longer an individual matter but a collective psychology of vigilance towards them.

"The Third Hokage’s energy is dwindling; he inevitably becomes indecisive and no longer confidently controls the situation as he once did. Monitoring the Uchiha is a manifestation of his lack of confidence."

"It’s sadly amusing."

These words of sadness seemed to describe both the Uchiha and the aging Ninja Professor, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"So, what do you intend to do? If you plan on getting involved in the Uchiha matters, I can activate some intelligence personnel within Konoha."

Changing Konoha leaders’ attitudes towards the Uchiha isn’t possible, but contacting Uchiha Clan’s higher-ups isn’t difficult.

Even though Ruri is now a renegade ninja, she believes that the Uchiha in Konoha wouldn’t be so cold and indifferent, disregarding her connection to the clan.

"What good would that do?"

Ruri sneered at herself.

Rather than saying she abandoned the Uchiha, it’s more accurate to say she was chased out by the Uchiha Clan like a stray dog. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Seeing the pain in Ruri’s eyes, Hakushi understood that Ruri was still unable to let go of her past experiences with the Uchiha.

Forced into a dead end by Uchiha Shikora, Ruri had no choice but to flee from Konoha with her trusted subordinates. This was a thorn in Ruri’s heart.

"I don’t think so."

"What?"

"Many things back then seemed too coincidental."

Especially the Mangekyo Sharingan given to him by Uchiha Miyoko.

In other words, after the brothers Uchiha Madara and before Uchiha Obito awakened their eyes, someone else in the Uchiha Clan awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Who this member of the Uchiha Clan was, Hakushi couldn’t determine.

He suspected two people.

One was Uchiha Shikora, a clan elder who retired into seclusion after Ruri’s defection.

The other was Uchiha Kagami, a disciple of Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, whose death was shrouded in mystery.

If Uchiha Kagami faked his death to escape, like Madara, to avoid detection, plotting something behind the scenes... Hakushi saw it as quite plausible.

Given Madara’s precedent, the idea of another Uchiha like Kagami lurking in the shadows isn’t hard to believe.

Especially since Kagami’s death was even more mysterious than Madara’s.

"Coincidence? I don’t think there’s anything coincidental about it. Besides, no matter how tough the Uchiha Clan’s situation is, they still hold the title of Konoha’s top prestigious clan. Faced with absolute strength, Konoha’s leaders can only make small maneuvers in the dark."

"Are you referring to the Uchiha Clan’s rising star, Shisui of the Body Flicker? Recently, indeed, his fame in the Ninja Realm is quite remarkable. People say his Instantaneous Body Jutsu is somewhat reminiscent of the Yellow Flash. His mastery of Illusion Techniques is reportedly even more impressive than his body flicker."

Even though these are just rumors, spreading them so widely proves that Uchiha Shisui, known as ’Shisui of the Body Flicker,’ isn’t a simple ninja.

Thinking about it, Hakushi realized he might have been worrying excessively.

No matter how low the Uchiha Clan sinks, producing a skilled ninja like Uchiha Shisui keeps outsiders wary.

Considering the Third Hokage’s indecisiveness, he wouldn’t dare directly attack the Uchiha Clan, as that would fundamentally shake Konoha’s rule.

It’s no different from the past, using so-called appeasement methods to maintain the balance.

"Alright."

Hakushi set down the test tube and let out a long breath.

"Did you succeed?"

Ruri’s face showed genuine interest.

Hakushi nodded, looked at the newly concocted potion in the test tube, and smiled at Ruri: "Yeah, now we just need to process these potions into a finished drug. The risks have been assessed and it won’t be life-threatening, just don’t use too much at once. Since it’s the first time using it, whether it will enhance the Sharingan’s donjutsu still needs to be tested."

"Okay, thank you."

"No problem, it’s my primary research project. It’s a pity that the emotional power from the Zero-tailed is still insufficient, causing the drug’s purity to be somewhat lacking. Even if it increases the Sharingan’s donjutsu, the augmentation might not be significant. For you, the effect is almost negligible."

That’s certainly the case.

Ruri’s donjutsu has already surpassed Obito’s Mangekyo Sharingan, so the auxiliary effects of drugs are minimal.

Yet if these potions are used on other Uchiha members, they can elevate the donjutsu of their Sharingan.

Hakushi’s initial aim wasn’t to boost Ruri’s donjutsu by creating these potions.

Once he resolves the Sharingan, his focus will shift to the Byakugan.