Mm-Hmm! I'm Just Here to Take a Look

Should I go after them too?

Hinata asked with some doubt, "It's almost noon now! Even if we run after Sasuke now, it's probably too late."

Shikamaru: Do you realize it's almost noon already?

No, not at all.

Shikamaru explained, "This time, the village only sent Jonin and Anbu to pursue Sasuke. We, his classmates, only just found out about it."

Hinata nodded and casually said, "Okay, I understand!"

"I'm going to take a nap, Shikamaru... Good afternoon!"

Shikamaru: "..."

'Bang!'

Hinata slammed the door shut without any hesitation. Shikamaru stood in the doorway, somewhat puzzled as to why Hinata was so calm...

"But that's normal. Hinata probably doesn't want to bring Sasuke back at all!"

Shikamaru wasn't as naive as Naruto. Naruto always wanted to Sasuke back to Konoha, but Naruto didn't realize that once Sasuke was brought Konoha, Sasuke might end up spending the rest of his life in prison.

At least half a lifetime.

And who knows, the village might conduct some experiments to continue the power of the Sharingan.

That newly born Sharingan might end up like Yamato, spending half his life in the Anbu, unable to see the light of day... Yamato was actually lucky to have met Tsunade, a relatively enlightened Hokage.

After closing the door, Hinata couldn't fall asleep anymore.

After Shikamaru left, Hinata sat at her desk, analyzing Sasuke's motives for doing so.

Hinata gave Sasuke all the information yesterday. Logically, Sasuke should be fully capable of infiltrating Root and directly Danzo in a decisive battle at Root Base.

Sasuke, however, still chose to expose himself.

Sasuke didn't go to find Danzo, but instead secretly infiltrated the village, where he was discovered by the Anbu.

It's not that Hinata underestimates the Anbu; with Sasuke's current strength, it would take at least a ninja of Kakashi's caliber to detect Sasuke's whereabouts.

"Infiltrated the village... gathered intelligence... and were discovered..."

"Is it to ensure that the intelligence we have has a legitimate source?"

Hinata can only make this judgment at the moment.

Sasuke used his Sharingan's Genjutsu to gather information, making it impossible for the village to know what information he was gathering. This makes it more plausible that Sasuke possessed information about Danzo Sasuke.

The Hokage has already dispatched a portion of his forces to pursue Sasuke, Danzo might also send people to secretly follow him...

"If Sasuke wants to assassinate someone, now is the best time!"

Hinata suddenly woke up with a start.

Even Shikamaru knows that Sasuke has returned, which shows that the village has confirmed that Sasuke has left Konoha and has completely let its guard down.

This is the perfect opportunity for Sasuke to assassinate Danzo.

Thinking of this, Hinata quickly formed hand seals.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

"You stay here and hold out for a while, but be careful not to let anyone discover any flaws in your plan."

The Shadow Clone burrowed into the blankets, leaving only its head sticking out. "Okay, main body, you can go now!"

Hinata: "..."

Don't get my blankets dirty!

Hinata gave a warning, then jumped out of the window and quietly left the Hyuga residence.

Because the Byakugan possesses the ability to see through objects, the Hyuga Clan stipulates that no Hyuga Clan ninja can activate the Byakugan within the clan... This is also an important reason why the Hidden Cloud Village delegation was able to kidnap Hinata in the Original Story.

However, this rule is now particularly suitable for Hinata to sneak out of the Hyuga residence.

With her Tenseigan activated, Hinata instantly saw the situation inside the Root Base, where a fierce battle had already broken out.

The Root Base didn't have much strength; most of the Root Ninjas were out on missions, and the few ninjas who remained at the base were also sent out by Danzo to pursue Sasuke.

Now, only about twenty ninjas remain in Root, and they have already suffered heavy casualties.

Danzo hadn't made a move yet; he was currently standing aside, releasing the seals from his right eye and right hand.

Hinata doesn't have spatial abilities, but Sasuke had already destroyed all of Root's barriers and mechanisms, so Hinata easily infiltrated the Root Base from the entrance.

This was Hinata's first time visiting the Root Base. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but Hinata felt that the temperature at the Root Base was several degrees lower than outside. As soon as she entered, she felt a chill.

They quickly approached the battlefield. By the time Hinata arrived, Sasuke had already killed all the Root Ninjas, and Danzo had released the seals on his right eye and right hand.

When Hinata watched Naruto anime before, she found Danzo's Sharingan quite disgusting. Now that she's seen the 3D version of the Sharingan, Hinata is absolutely disgusted; she almost threw up her dinner from the night before and nearly gave herself away.

What happened to your right hand?

Sasuke coldly demanded, "Just how many people did you kill to get that arm?!"

Danzo said calmly, "That's a long story!"

"Even if I hear your reasons, it will only increase my anger."

Sasuke closed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "Fine, I've already decided to kill you anyway."

"Before that, there's one more thing I want to ask you!"

"Was it you and other members of the Konoha leadership who ordered Itachi Uchiha to wipe out my clan?"

Danzo slowly formed hand seals, moved his feet, and rushed towards Sasuke. His right hand, which had been fused with Hashirama Cells, blasted towards Sasuke's abdomen with all its might.

'Sizzle—'

A thunderous roar resounded, and azure lightning instantly filled the entire room. Danzo was struck by the lightning and sent flying backward.

'Whoosh!'

With a flash, Sasuke plunged the Kusanagi Sword into Danzo's left shoulder, Danzo firmly to the wall. He roared, "I'll ask you one more time! Was it you and other members of the Konoha leadership who gave the order to Itachi Uchiha to wipe out my clan?"

As he spoke, lightning blazed brightly on the Kusanagi Sword, Danzo entirely in its light.

"Hmm..."

Danzo endured the pain, but remained silent throughout.

"I'm asking you!"

Sasuke roared in fury, "Answer me now!"

Danzo paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Did Orochimaru tell you? No... he shouldn't know!"

Sasuke roared, "Is it real or fake?"

Danzo's face darkened. Enduring the pain, he retorted, "Where did you find out about this? Did Itachi tell you? I thought he was a man who wouldn't leak secrets."

"It seems it's all true!"

Sasuke muttered something to himself.

Although he had already heard all of this from Sasuke in the future, Sasuke still wanted to hear Danzo who had personally destroyed the Uchiha clan admit it.

Sasuke's eyes instantly turned cold. He swung his Kusanagi Sword 'Danzo throat, leaving a long trail of crimson blood on the wall.