Chapter 94: Someone Else
Danzo’s speed was sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
He would inexplicably stop and stand in place sometimes, staring blankly into the air.
Other times he would run insanely fast, leaving Yoru and the Aburame ninja far behind.
Just thinking about it made one feel sorry for Danzo.
All the way, he had been scheming how to deal with Kato Dan, with battle plans all prepared, only for a dying Uchiha old man to suddenly appear and beat Danzo badly.
His newly transplanted trump card, Kagami Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan, was directly crippled by Uchiha Madara.
What kind of figure was Uchiha Madara? He was the ancestor who played with the Sharingan. Even if Kagami Uchiha were alive, he would die upon seeing Uchiha Madara today.
Yoru felt secretly delighted inside while also terrified, wondering if Danzo was really going to kill someone?
Could he kill the Aburame Clan ninja first? He was your guard. You lost one eye; doesn’t the guard bear even greater responsibility?
Just like when you six Hokage guards went to protect the Second Hokage, but the Second Hokage died, and all six of you returned unscathed. Don’t the guards have to take responsibility?
Danzo was ahead, his expression pale and purple, blood continuously flowing from the socket of his right eye.
That right eye had already become a completely grayish-white useless eye.
Danzo recalled the overwhelming sight of the Wood Style just now.
At the Valley of the End, Uchiha Madara’s Mangekyo lost to Hashirama Senju’s Wood Style.
Now Uchiha Madara had somehow obtained Wood Style, and Danzo’s Mangekyo couldn’t beat Uchiha Madara’s Wood Style.
In other words, it wasn’t that he was weak; it was that the Mangekyo was weak, inferior to Wood Style.
Uchiha Madara had always been alive but never invaded Konoha again. Could it be because he knew Konoha had been researching Hashirama cells?
Was he afraid of Hashirama cells?
Wood Style was Konoha’s strongest power; it could suppress the Nine-Tails and frustrate the Mangekyo.
He had just used the Mangekyo for sustained combat, putting heavy strain on his body, and the Sharingan hadn’t fully fused with him yet.
He wondered if Orochimaru could find a perfect transplant method.
Danzo secretly resolved that upon returning, he would definitely make Orochimaru start researching Wood Style as soon as possible.
After witnessing truly powerful strength, Danzo decided to continue seeking to grow stronger.
Danzo suddenly stopped in place.
The Aburame ninja and Yoru quickly stopped, carefully observing Danzo.
Danzo glanced at the two cowering with his one eye and criticized:
“Look at you two being so timid. It was just one battle failure.
For Konoha, what are a few setbacks?
Even the First Hokage didn’t have smooth sailing; he encountered setbacks too.
This mission obtained extremely important information: the Uchiha Clan is unrepentant, and Uchiha Madara is actually still alive.
He’s lived this long, longer than Mito Uzumaki, so he must be scheming something.
After returning to the village, strengthen surveillance on the Uchiha Clan, cleanse the Uchiha Clan’s dangerous elements, and absolutely prevent Uchiha Madara’s schemes from succeeding.”
Yoru breathed a sigh of relief; Danzo had started seriously educating his subordinates, proving he had no murderous intent.
“Fox, you did well. You discovered extremely important information.”
Suddenly named, Yoru was startled and quickly said, “Lord Danzo, it was my investigation failure that led to not clarifying the enemy’s information.”
Danzo was magnanimous and said:
“An enemy like Uchiha Madara, how could ordinary Anbu possibly investigate his information? This isn’t your problem.
Find a tree hollow; I need to deal with my right eye.”
The Aburame ninja found Danzo a tree hollow that could shelter from the rain.
Danzo walked in alone.
The Aburame ninja guarded outside the cave, while Yoru guarded from a distance.
The heavy rain poured, making one’s heart unusually uneasy.
He wondered if after Danzo transplanted the Sharingan, his original eye was still there.
The Aburame ninja stood motionless, as if the heavy rain didn’t exist, not even changing his posture.
After half an hour, Danzo slowly walked out.
Yoru was surprised in his heart; Danzo had put the bandage eyepatch back on his right eye!
At the same time, Danzo’s demeanor changed greatly, filled with confidence again, as if everything was under his control.
The rain around Danzo seemed to lighten a bit.
Could Danzo have installed another Mangekyo Sharingan? Kagami Uchiha’s other eye?
After Orochimaru conducted human experiments, Danzo became the biggest beneficiary, gaining powerful strength once more.
The three continued on their way, heading north.
After walking more than ten minutes, Danzo suddenly said, “Hold on!”
Yoru and the Aburame ninja quickly stopped, not knowing what Danzo was going to do.
“Something’s wrong,” Danzo said. “Fox, repeat the situation you encountered in your mission.”
Yoru reported again, including the three controlled Leaf ninjas and the sacrifice of his team member.
Danzo said:
“Uchiha Madara’s appearance disrupted my judgment. The three controlled Leaf ninjas were indeed Uchiha Madara’s doing.
But the Fox Squad killing each other is absolutely not Uchiha Madara’s style.
If it were Uchiha Madara, he would charge right into your midst and slaughter.
He commits many evils, but at least he acts directly and uprightly.
The culprit is someone else. The only one who can kill in this way is Kato Dan.
He’s nearby; we can’t let him escape.”
Danzo thought to himself that the Senju Scroll of Seals was such a precious item, still in the Senju Clan’s hands. If he could obtain the Scroll of Seals, he could get more information on the Spiritualization Technique.
The Aburame ninja took out a waterproof map, opened it in the rain, and said, “Fox, mark the location where your squad was attacked.”
Yoru marked the location on the map where his squad was attacked.
The Aburame ninja connected the Fox Squad attack sites with a smooth arc, roughly outlining the direction of the center.
Yoru was startled in his heart; that was exactly the direction Aries had pointed out last.
Aries’ last words were whispered in Yoru’s ear, unknown to the other team members; it was the most important information Yoru had concealed.
He hadn’t expected the Aburame ninja to approach the truth so easily.
Danzo said:
“This place is far from Uchiha Madara; no need to worry about him anymore.
Head to this location. Kato Dan is also a major confidant threat; he can’t be left alive.
E, Fox, you two agree on a code system to confirm at any time whether the other has been controlled by Kato Dan.”
The Aburame ninja’s code name in Root was E, and his status was very high.
After determining the direction, E released an insect swarm.
Occasionally, two or three insects flew back, returning to E’s body.
After searching dozens of kilometers, E suddenly said, “Found a suspicious cave!”
Yoru was still the first to enter the cave to scout information, cautiously using a shadow clone to enter, but the cave was empty.
E came in afterward and placed insects on the ground.
The insects slowly formed a human shape, and E said:
“Several hours ago, a person lay here; it’s very likely Kato Dan. There’s also a herbal scent around; it should be Kato Dan treating himself here.
The insects have captured Kato Dan’s scent; Kato Dan can’t escape!”
After leaving the cave, the three’s speed increased a bit more as they followed the insects in a certain direction.
Thanks to Lang’er Li Ge Lang reader’s generous reward support; finally wrote it out, adding an extra chapter. There’s another at 8 PM tonight.
