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  Despite his excitement, Daioticed his sensei's somewhat tense posture. "What is it? What's wrong?"

  Kakashi looked at his student a out a deep breath. "What we have isn't solid proof. And our mission was to find the location of our t's heirloom. Instead we might have solved one of the biggest cases of the decade. But more than that, if we're right about who's behind this, then this mission could have great implications."

  Daichi's eyes narrowed as he heard that.

  "The value of everything the Phantom Thief stole over the years is over half a billion. And that's a low estimate. Sinone of the items that were stolen were found anywhere, it's assumed that it's all kept in one location. The 5 Kages put certain ditions in pce when they shared the information in the first pce. If we're right and we uh this treasure…" The Jonin just sighed and fell silent.

  Daichi uood what his sensei was getting at. "Let's just firm our theory before anything else. Right now that's all we have. A theory…"

  Kakashi nodded and both of them sealed all the dots bato the scroll. To tiheir iigation they had to leave the Fire Capital and the two ninjas informed their departure to their t.

  Within a couple hours Kakashi and Daichi were on the move with the Jonin leading the way. A few hours ter they were in front of a modest looking mansion.

  "This is the pce." Kakashi said to Daichi. He spoke to the guards outside and a few mier Kakashi and his student were let in.

  Daichi looked at everyone w in the mansion and used 'observe'. None of them was the Phantom Thief.

  A few moments ter a man in his mid thirties approached them with a smile. Daichi looked at him and immediately knew he was the Lord of this nd. 'This guy is too young. There's no way he could be the thief.' Just to make sure, he used Observe on him but didn't see anything useful.

  "Wele Leaf ninja to my home. I'm Hirohito Inagi. What I do for you two?" The young lord spoke.

  The silver haired Jonin stepped forward and introduced himself. "My name is Kakashi Hatake. I don't know if you remember but 7 years ago your father hired me for an esission."

  In a few moments Hirohito recalled the i and smiled. He quickly reized the man in front of him. "Ahh yes. I remember. My father was very impressed with your work. What I do for you?"

  " I speak to your father? It's important." Kakashi came to the same clusion as Daichi. He khe man in front of him was too young to be the culprit.

  The smile on the Lord's face dimmed. "My father passed away from a stroke 5 months ago."

  At that Kakashi turned a bit more serious and looked at the Lord. "I see. we speak in private? There is a matter of grave importahat we o discuss with you?"

  Seeing the serious demeanor of the Jonin, the smile on Hirohito's face vanished. He looked at the two ninjas and a sed ter dismissed his guards and took them to his personal office. He locked the door and looked at the two. "No one will disturb us. Speak."

  "The Eternal e. That's your house sigil isn't it?"

  Hirohito raised an eyebrow at that question. He was silent for a couple seds but then answered. "It was. But that seal was repced during my grandfather's time. But my father still had an attat to it. What's this about?"

  "I assume you've heard of The Phantom Thief?"

  The young lord slightly ughed at that name. "Ahh yes. The ghost who appear anywhere and disappear with your riches… Last anyone has heard of him was over a decade ago I believe… What does an infamous thief have to do with my old Family Seal?"

  At that Kakashi took the world map out of scroll with the marked the locations where the Phantom Thief struck. "These are all the locations the Thief has struck during his time." The Joniook Daichi's drawing and showed it to the man. "If we ect all the dots on the map the Kaernal appears. But it has a unique design. The same design as the Kanji on your previous house emblem. And the fact that the thief leaves a Red e as his calling card. you expin that?"

  Hirohito was stunned as he heard the accusations. He looked at the map and then to the drawing.

  Daichi aying close attention to the man's body nguage and chakra. 'Heartbeat elevated. Body temperature has risen and increased breathing. He's not faking it. This guy is definitely shocked. Either we have the wrong person and this is all just a ce or even he didn't know about his father's double life.'

  After a few moments of silehe man's face turned from shocked to anger. He looked at the two ninjas furious, and spoke. "I 't expin it because this is some random ce. You don't have any proof that my father is this Phantom do you? I won't have you snder my father's name. Please leave my house."

  [Reputation decreased with Hirohito Inag

  Kakashi khat sihe man was a somewhat wealthy Lord and with es to the capital it could be troublesome if he employed his mgressive interrogation tactics. But her the Leaf Jonin nor his student was going to leave without answers.

  "Mr. Hirohito. I'm asking you to cooperate with us. If you don't, things will beuch more problematic for you." Kakashi said with a dangerous edge in his tone.

  The Lord narrowed his eyes and looked at the ninja in front of him. "Is that a threat?"

  Kakashi shook his head. "No. I'm just stating facts. We came across this information when we were looking into the thief. I haven't reported this to the Hokage yet but the moment I do he will inform the Fire Daimyo. And the Fire Daimyo will definitely look into you and he'll be obligated to inform the other Feudal lords."

  Daichi was impressed with his sensei. 'Wow. Bckmail and a thinly veiled threat. His dark Anbu side is showing.'

  The young Lord's eyes widened as he now began to uand the repercussions. But he was still defiant. "It's still not going to be enough. What you have is just a wild juncture. No actual evidence. You make any kind of symbol with loarked. If you put baseless accusations forward there will be sequences…"

  Kakashi tio put pressure on the man. "True, there might be. But this kanji is still a unique design. And the thief chose the locations and robbed them in the exact order you would write the Kaernal. You have to admit, that's one hell of a ow whether the information we came across is a ce or not, your life won't be the same. The Phantom Thief stole from very powerful and dangerous people. If… No, when they find out about this new piece of information, they will no doubt e for you. And I'm sure you know just how cruel some people be…"

  "Stop… Please…" Hirohito was breathing hard. He closed his eyes and the image of his father appeared in his mind. He still couldn't believe what he was hearing but the man slowly started to recall several suspicious a outings his father had. 'It 't be… There's no way… But… If it is true. Even if this information is false or just a ce, if this gets out my family will be destroyed.'

  A few moments ter the man posed himself and looked at Kakashi. The Jonin uood what Hirohito was going through. "We need your cooperation on this matter. If you help us then we might be able to keep your family's of this."

  The Lord just sighed and resigned himself. "What do you need?"

  "I know your father kept a journal regarding his travels. I o take a look at the journal. And I want you to tell us if your father had any properties that he used for any personal business. Right now we o firm that your father was ihe Phantom thief."

  Hirohito uzzled. "But won't that bring more trouble for me and my family?"

  "Not necessarily. It's believed that the Phantom kept all his loot in one location. If we recover the loot aurn it and firm that the Phantom is dead, then there wouldn't be much reason for people to e after you." The silver haired Jonin reasoned.

  "And the only way to find the location of the stolen items is if you firm the identity of the thief!?"

  Kakashi nodded in agreement.

  "If I help you, will you give me your word that me and my family won't fay wrath from the Daimyo."

  Kakashi sighed and closed his eyes for a moment. He then looked at the man and gave the ho answer. "I 't promise you that. I'm sure that you had no idea of the truth about your father. So what I promise you is this. I will tell Lord Hokage and plead for leniency. If your father is ihe thief and sihe culprit is dead I doubt he would e after you. And I will make sure he will make the case to the Daimyo as well…"

  Hirohito just sighed hearing that. 'I suppose giveuation that's the best I'm going to get.' He went to his desk and after looking over a few items, took a browher bound book and ha to the Jonin. "This tains all the trips my father made in and out of Fire try."

  Kakashi and Daichi looked through the dates and about a dozen cided with the time the thief resent in the area. It was looking more and more like Hirohito's father was the thief.

  'But that could also be a ce. There were some important funs taking pce at these locations during the time of the theft.'

  At that moment Hirohito took a small key and showed it to them. "I would sometimes catch my father ing in at odd hours after being gone for a few days. He always had a believable excuse…Now I'm not so sure… This key. It's to one of his private properties a few miles from here. I only found it after he passed away."

  "Have you visited the pce?" Daichi asked.

  "Just once. But I haven't seen anything valuable there…"

  "We'll o take a look at that property."

  The young Lord nodded and soorio made their way to the location. It was a small home located in a private pound. The young lord opehe gates and soon unlocked the front door.

  Kakashi, Daichi and Hirohito stepped ihe dusty home. It was evident that none had been living here for a long time.

  "What exactly do you expect to find?" Hirohito asked.

  "Something that will help us with our search." Kakashi said as he looked around the pce. He then looked at his student.

  "Daichi, you remember all the items that were stolen, correct?"

  "Yeah!?"

  "Good. Search the pd see if you find anything."

  Daichi and Kakashi looked around and moved to the living room. As Daichi looked around, something on top of a nearby table caught his eyes. "Um sensei… you might wanhis."

  Kakashi turo look at his student who ointing at a music box. A very familiar looking music box. His visible eye slightly wide the implication. But he o be sure.

  Kakashi stepped he table and took the music box. He opehe lid and a dy figurine in a geous kimono rose on a silver circur ptform, dang to a soothing melody.

  "What is it?" Hirohito asked.

  "During one of the heists a music box was stolen from a mert's home. Ohat looks a lot like this." Kakashi replied.

  "How you be sure that this is the same one?"

  At the lord's question Kakashi recalled the memory of the man showing his old team the secret of the box.

  "The music box that was stolen ecifically designed as a gift for his daughter. The mert showed my team what ecial about it."

  With those words Kakashi closed the box and looked underh it. The bottom of the box was divided into 9 equal parts. He gently pressed them in a certain order and thehe box ba the table.

  A couple seds ter the lid of the box slowly opened on its own and a new song started pying. The melody had a calming effe anyone who listened and even during this teuatiht a smile to the three who were present. It pyed for about 60 seds and ohe song ended a small click was heard. A small hidden partment at the bottom jutted out of the box. Kakashi pulled the partment open and took what was inside.

  Daichi and Hirohito looked at the obje Kakashi's hand. It hoto of a happy family. A father, mother and daughter smiling as they looked at the camera. On its back were the words,

  'To my dear Moonlight, Happy Birthday. Love papa.'

  Kakashi saw the photo and remembered the joy on the man's face as he showed them the special gift. He also remembered the devastated expression the man had when he learned of its theft. To him the music box was more valuable than the Painting that was stolen.

  For Daichi the moment he finished reading the words, notifications popped up. 'Its him. We did it. We solved one of the biggest unsolved cases in the world.'

  [Quest 'Identify the Legendary Thief' pleted.]

  [Rewards:]

  [3000 Exp.]

  [450 Exp.]

  [+2 Level for Stealth skill.]

  [+2 Wisdom Stat]

  [+1 Intelligence.]

  [Reputation increases with the t.]

  [Reputation massively increases with Kakashi Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shigeru and some people in Fire Capital and around the world.]

  Just as the boy finished reading the words on the blue boxes a new one popped up.

  [3rd Quest]

  Daichi's quest has e.