His body dissolved into Silver Fluid once more. With almost no effort, Namikaze Mirai left the room and emerged outside.
Because of the earlier explosion, the Root Base had yet to fully recover from the chaos.
Most of Root had headed toward Danzo's location.
To them, protecting Danzo was the meaning of life.
There were only a handful of Root guards outside. Transformed into fluid, Namikaze Mirai drew none of their attention as she calmly passed through the corridor.
Only after leaving that corner did her view suddenly widen, revealing the enormous Root Base before her.
It resembled a dark underground palace—deep, solemn, and seemingly endless.
Namikaze Mirai sensed the surroundings through the Magnetic Fluid.
Her eyes shifted slightly.
"How much of Konoha's funding did Danzo embezzle to build such a massive base?"
The Root Base was located on the outskirts of Konoha.
Coupled with its tight security,
even Namikaze Mirai had never entered it before.
This was her first time reaching the interior of the Root Base.
Even she was mildly surprised by its sheer scale.
Members dressed in Root uniforms hurried past, radiating a grim, murderous air.
Namikaze Mirai, transformed into Magnetic Fluid, hid within the shadows at the corner of a wall, unnoticed by anyone.
Nanometer-scale Magnetic Fluid could not only shift forms at will; some of its physical properties also had unexpected uses.
That was why Nanotechnology had been so prevalent in Mirai's previous life.
Countless scientists had rushed headlong into exploring the world of nanoscience.
Right now, Namikaze Mirai had altered the Magnetic Fluid's optical reflection, blending perfectly into the shadows.
There was no way to spot anything amiss with the naked eye.
Most importantly, Magnetic Fluid was metal by nature.
Even if someone searched with Sensory Ninjutsu, they would not detect anything unusual.
Relying on this ability, Namikaze Mirai took advantage of Root's chaos and perfectly infiltrated the depths of the base.
No one noticed.
"There's a room ahead surrounded by a large number of sensory barriers and protective barriers..."
Namikaze Mirai fell into thought.
During her earlier infiltration, she had discovered sealed rooms protected by barriers, but none had anywhere near as many as this one.
Moreover, numerous abnormal Biological Magnetic Fields emanated from inside that room. They were close together and arranged with remarkable regularity.
For a moment, Namikaze Mirai could not figure out what those abnormal Biological Magnetic Fields were. "Perhaps what I'm looking for is inside."
Namikaze Mirai attempted to infiltrate it.
Carefully crossing the protective barriers, the silver fluid seeped through the tightly sealed gap in the door and gradually entered the room.
The instant she saw the scene inside, she froze.
In the dust-covered laboratory, rows upon rows of glass jars stood neatly arranged.
Inside the glass containers floated all kinds of human tissue.
The most numerous were eyeballs.
Uchiha eyeballs.
Now she finally understood the source of those strange Biological Magnetic Fields she had sensed outside.
They came from these incomplete human tissues.
In the bedroom, Namikaze Mirai received the information sent by her Magnetic Fluid Clone, and a trace of surprise appeared in her Sapphire Eyes.
"Danzo actually has that kind of nerve?"
There were quite a few Sharingan stored in that laboratory. Though most had only one tomoe, such a quantity could not have been gathered in a short time.
Moreover, she had found several peculiar chunks of flesh among them, their Biological Magnetic Fields astonishingly vigorous!
Namikaze Mirai knew of only one person whose Biological Magnetic Field could achieve such an effect.
Senju Hashirama!
After pondering for a moment,
Namikaze Mirai pushed open the bedroom door and went to Naruto's room.
She woke Naruto, who was taking an afternoon nap.
"Uncle."
Naruto rubbed his sleepy eyes.
Namikaze Mirai smiled faintly. "Be good, nephew. Come somewhere with Uncle."
At the entrance to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Seeing Namikaze Mirai visit again, Uchiha Zhiyin, who guarded the compound entrance, no longer displayed the arrogance he had before.
There was not the slightest trace of the Uchiha Clan's usual haughtiness in his manner.
He even seemed somewhat eager to please and respectful.
"Mirai-sama, are you here to see the clan head? Please come with me!"
Uchiha Zhiyin stepped aside.
He knew that this blond before him was someone he absolutely could not afford to provoke.
Even his clan head, Fugaku, had to treat her with utmost respect.
Her second visit to the Uchiha Clan Compound went far more smoothly than expected.
Before long, Namikaze Mirai arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's residence.
Having already received a report from his clansmen, Fugaku had changed into formal attire and sat waiting by the table.
Namikaze Mirai pushed open the door.
The first thing she said made Fugaku's pupils contract.
"Danzo is plotting to obtain the power of the Sharingan."
Fugaku could no longer keep his expression calm. Even someone as steady as him could not stop his heart from pounding.
"What?! Mirai, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
The Sharingan was the Uchiha Clan's unique Kekkei Genkai! It was also one of Konoha's only two great ocular techniques! It was the Uchiha Clan's greatest foundation in the Ninja World! Yet now, Namikaze Mirai was telling him that Danzo, Konoha's Shadow Advisor, was plotting to obtain the power of the Sharingan.
How could he not be alarmed?
The village and the Uchiha Clan were already riddled with conflict.
Seeing that Fugaku could not believe it, Namikaze Mirai opened her palm. Resting quietly within it was a scarlet eyeball, its two black tomoe especially conspicuous.
"I found this in Danzo's Root Base."
"How dare Danzo?!"
Fugaku nearly suffocated as he stared fixedly at the two-tomoe Sharingan. Several blood-red veins burst into view at the corners of his eyes.
This was the eye of one of his clansmen, without question.
And judging from how much Eye Power had dissipated from it, it had been gouged out some time ago.
Namikaze Mirai had only recently returned to the village.
The timing did not match. It could not have been taken by her.
There was only one truth.
Danzo, the Darkness of the Shinobi and Konoha's Shadow Advisor, had already extended his claws toward the Uchiha Clan.
"Fugaku, are you truly willing to watch your clansmen's eyes become another person's playthings?"
A faint curve lifted at Namikaze Mirai's lips.
She knew Fugaku's character was weak and that he found it difficult to make decisions.
That was why he needed some stimulation.
"What do you want me to do?"
Fugaku took a deep breath, steadying his turbulent emotions.
The smile on Namikaze Mirai's lips deepened.
She slowly explained.
Fugaku's gaze shifted from astonishment, to shock, and finally to horrified disbelief...
"Are you insane? Doing this would be no different from declaring war on those higher-ups!"
He could not imagine that this man before him, who appeared somewhat refined and resembled the Fourth Hokage by seventy or eighty percent, could be so insane.
This was no longer playing with fire.
This was playing with a nuclear bomb.
One misstep would bring unimaginable consequences! "What are you afraid of? Don't you still have me?"
Namikaze Mirai smiled at him.
"I've lived in Minato's house for too long, and I'm gradually getting tired of it. From now on, I'll live in the Uchiha Clan Compound!"
Fugaku was stunned.
Namikaze Mirai wanted to live in the Uchiha Clan Compound? "Not just me—Naruto too."
She smiled faintly.
Naruto???
Fugaku looked deeply at her.
Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Namikaze Mirai intended to let the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki live with the Uchiha Clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo would probably explode the instant they heard about it.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had actually fallen into the hands of the evil Uchiha Clan???
The Uchiha Clan, evil by nature!!
Fugaku could already imagine Danzo's furious expression.
But this was also a deterrent.
A declaration of intent.
The Uchiha Clan had the ability to perish together with Konoha.
Fugaku only felt an intense headache coming on.
Namikaze Mirai was far too overbearing and domineering.
Given the current situation, he had no choice at all.
He suddenly felt as though he had boarded a pirate ship.
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