Chapter 97: Killing Two Birds With One Stone
Danzo waited for the Fox’s reply.
Yoru felt unusually tense in his heart; as long as he said something wrong, Danzo would surely silence him here.
He slightly organized his thoughts and said:
“Lord Danzo! We must loudly spread the news that Uchiha Madara is still alive back to the village.
This way, the village will organize a massive team to chase and kill Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara still being alive is the village’s nightmare.
The location where Kato Dan appeared is not far from Uchiha Madara, and he had Senju guards by his side. I think the Senju Clan roughly knows Kato Dan’s location.
As long as we throw Kato Dan’s corpse into the Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence created by Uchiha Madara, disguising it as Kato Dan dying to Uchiha Madara, wouldn’t that kill two birds with one stone?”
Danzo’s eyelids lifted slightly, greatly interested: “How would that kill two birds with one stone?”
Yoru thought to himself that his plan had moved Danzo, and quickly said:
“First, it can explain Kato Dan’s death.
With Kato Dan dead, Tsunade will surely use any means to investigate.
If Kato Dan died to Uchiha Madara, then Tsunade won’t have any good methods.
After all, her grandfather also died early from premature aging after a great battle with Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End.
Second, it can divert disaster eastward.
The Senju Clan will inevitably target the Uchiha Clan even more.
At that time, with the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan infighting, they will no longer have the leisure to investigate the truth.”
Yoru was very certain that Danzo was not afraid of Tsunade’s investigation, but Danzo was definitely interested in the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan infighting.
During Senju Rinki’s time, Danzo did not take the Senju Clan seriously; now with Senju Hanaki and a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled, Danzo had not continued acting only because it would look bad and he worried about collective resistance from the village’s other ninja clans.
Sure enough, when Danzo heard the words ‘infighting’, it sparked strong interest.
No one understood infighting better than Danzo.
Danzo was Konoha’s fighting king.
E asked from the side: “What if Uchiha Madara doesn’t admit he killed Kato Dan?”
Yoru explained: “I’ve heard some of Uchiha Madara’s deeds; he has killed too many people and won’t remember someone like Kato Dan who is two generations younger than him.”
Danzo nodded; that was indeed true.
Seeing the situation was good, Yoru stated his ultimate purpose:
“Lord Danzo! I am willing to risk danger and go to the Deep Forest Emergence now to set up the illusion that Kato Dan was killed by Uchiha Madara!
The real time of Kato Dan’s death and the disguised time of death cannot differ too much, or it will be noticed.”
He wanted to separate from Danzo; the current Danzo was too dangerous.
As long as he separated from him, everything would be negotiable, and he would have more room to maneuver.
Danzo slightly furrowed his brows, looked down at Kato Dan’s corpse, and finally said: “Good! Fox, your thinking is very sharp; you are a born Anbu.”
A born Anbu… Yoru felt this was like an insult.
Danzo added: “E, you follow the Fox, ensure the Fox completes the plan; I’ll wait here for you.”
As expected, Danzo fundamentally did not dare to risk himself; he was scared to death tonight.
Having E follow was a lack of trust, fearing he would tamper with things.
Yoru shouldered Kato Dan and the two guards’ corpses, picked up Kato Dan’s severed hand, and headed backward.
E was one hundred meters behind the Fox, staring at the Fox from afar.
Heading back to the cave where Uchiha Madara was hiding, E was also afraid.
Yoru had to take a gamble.
He bet that after his whereabouts were exposed, Uchiha Madara would quickly relocate.
In the original story, after obtaining Hashirama Senju’s power, Uchiha Madara lost interest in all Ninja World affairs and focused solely on scheming the Moon Eye Plan.
Now that Uchiha Madara had been discovered by Danzo, he might relocate and continue lurking.
Starting the Moon Eye Plan after resurrection was Uchiha Madara’s purpose; without Hashirama, this world was tasteless.
If Uchiha Madara hadn’t left yet… Yoru rolled his eyes; he could only activate Sharingan and ask Uchiha Madara if he had affairs everywhere in his youth.
Uchiha Madara, do you still remember the summer rain lotus by the Naka River?
But it was uncertain; perhaps Uchiha Madara still hated the Uchiha Clan for not leaving Konoha with him.
In the heavy rain, the distant woods loomed vaguely in the water mist.
Soon, Yoru saw the battlefield after Deep Forest Emergence.
Thick tree trunks entwined and intertwined densely.
Yoru looked toward the dark cave above the Deep Forest Emergence.
He formed hand seals to split off a shadow clone.
The shadow clone jumped onto the tree trunks created by Deep Forest Emergence, leaping toward the cave.
Standing at the cave mouth, gusts of cool wind blew out from inside the cave.
Yoru was ready at any moment to activate Sharingan, watching the shadow clone disappear into the cave.
One hundred meters behind, E also nervously watched the cave.
He had secretly left parasitic insects on the Fox; if the Fox had any tricks, he would immediately cleanse the Fox.
After more than twenty seconds, the shadow clone reappeared at the cave mouth.
Yoru’s tense body relaxed; he first set down the corpses and body flickered to the cave mouth midway up the mountain slope.
The shadow clone burst, sending memories to Yoru, but Yoru still wasn’t reassured and walked into the cave.
The mountain body and underground had been hollowed out, with an unusually vast space, but aside from one chair, it was empty.
That vast space was probably to accommodate the Gedo Mazo.
Uchiha Madara, Nagato and his family of three, all had disappeared.
Yoru breathed a sigh of relief; Uchiha Madara had indeed hidden again, scheming from behind the scenes.
He returned to the Deep Forest Emergence and saw the three Leaf Ninja corpses, as well as the Yamanaka Clan Root Ninja corpse.
These corpses had all been crushed by tree trunks, mangled and broken.
Carefully observing the corpses’ miserable state, Yoru did similar processing to Kato Dan and the Senju guards’ corpses.
He lifted a tree trunk, placed the corpses inside, and then… ensured the skulls were crushed, preventing intelligence from being obtained from the corpses.
Only Kato Dan’s lower half-face was exposed in the tree trunk gap, proving it was him.
E relaxed from afar, watching the Fox busy.
Lord Danzo was right; the Fox was a born Anbu, ruthless and meticulous in methods.
After finishing the processing, Yoru found E and said:
“I apply to join the Investigation Team; when the Investigation Team returns here, I can guide them to notice the details of Kato Dan’s corpse, ensuring no mistakes.”
But E said: “You can tell me the details, and I can also guide the Investigation Team.”
Yoru was stunned; if I tell you all the details, won’t you still silence me?
“Good, then let’s go to Kato Dan and discuss in detail.”
Coming to Kato Dan’s side, Yoru deliberately made it complicated: “Look at this head… look at this chest…”
After describing the general situation, he added:
“I’ve also considered the heavy rain washing; the Investigation Team will arrive in at least ten days. I think under rain erosion, his arm might show four to five situations…
I apply to guard here for a few days, observe the rain erosion on the corpse, and also prevent wild beasts or Rain Ninja from sabotaging the scene.”
E realized the Fox had preset many possibilities, making things increasingly complex.
After thinking, he decided to go back and ask Lord Danzo whether to silence him or not; better not to act on his own.
“You first come back with me to see Lord Danzo; let the lord decide if it’s necessary to guard the scene.”
Yoru followed E back to Danzo’s side; Danzo was still in place, standing in the rain, one eye his Byakugan, the other a grayish-white dead eye.
E had the Fox stay in place and walked over to softly report to Danzo.
After thinking, Danzo said:
“The Fox is very useful; he considers things very thoroughly. Let him guide the Investigation Team.
The Fox has completely experienced this year’s major Anbu missions starting from Hidden Whirlpool Village without major errors.
He showed no mercy to the three Senju Clan members’ corpses, with no intention in his heart to defect to the Senju Clan or betray Anbu.
As the Fox said, you and he guard here together, ensuring the scene isn’t sabotaged by passing Rain Ninja.
I’ll head back to the village first and quickly bring the Investigation Team over.
The Third Hokage will come; Uchiha Madara still being alive is a greater threat to the village than the Second Ninja War.”
“Understood, Lord Danzo.”
Seeing Danzo leave alone, Yoru let out a long sigh of relief.
He had fooled him.
