Danzo smiled and said to Ye Lan, "My young friend, since you're so powerful, why don't the two of us have a spar?"
Ye Lan smiled at Danzo. "What? Are you that eager for me to join your Anbu?
"Or are you determined to force me? Let me tell you, I'm someone who responds to kindness, not force. If you insist on making me go, then even if you kill me here, I still won't go with you to your damned Anbu. Unless you kill me."
"Fine. In that case, Ye Lan, let's have a match. If I'm fortunate enough to defeat you, then come with me to the Anbu. We can talk about why you came to Konoha."
"If I lose to you, you can go wherever you please from now on. Whatever you want to do, I, Danzo, will do my best to help. And today, I will apologize to you as well."
"I'll properly apologize for having those two capture you, and for my attitude toward you. That shouldn't be too much, should it? Are you satisfied now?"
Ye Lan smiled. "Fine, we'll do as you say, old man. Come on, let me see how strong you really are. Don't think I'll be afraid just because you've got a few eyes implanted in your arm." The aura Ye Lan displayed in that instant startled Danzo. It was not Ye Lan's aura that shocked him, but the words Ye Lan had spoken—eyes implanted in his arm.
Could it be...? Danzo's heart stirred. Does he know all my secrets? Danzo's appreciation for Ye Lan had shifted into a faint killing intent. Ye Lan also sensed that something was wrong. He had accidentally revealed that Danzo's arm was covered in Sharingan. To others, this was a secret that virtually no one knew, but to Ye Lan, who had watched the entire Naruto series, it was nothing remarkable.
But to Danzo, almost anyone who knew this secret would die. Still, Danzo truly appreciated Ye Lan, so he decided to properly test Ye Lan's strength today. If Ye Lan was truly powerful yet posed no threat to him, perhaps he could really make Ye Lan work for him.
Danzo laughed loudly and said, "Ye Lan, in that case, come. Let me see just how strong you are."
Ye Lan burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Come on, old man. Let me see how formidable the famous head of the Anbu really is." Danzo said nothing.
He merely smiled faintly. In the next instant, the frail old man leaning on a cane moved. The very next moment, he was already in front of Ye Lan. Just as Ye Lan was about to resist, Danzo struck him on the neck with his cane. Ye Lan's heart jolted as dizziness washed over his vision. He could have endured it completely, but he wanted to know what exactly Danzo intended to do by taking him to the Anbu. Did he want to torture him for information, or kill him?
Ye Lan simply went along with Danzo and collapsed into his arms. When Danzo saw Ye Lan fall from a single blow, a trace of confusion and disbelief appeared in his eyes. He could not believe Ye Lan had been defeated so easily. However, he did not dwell on it. He directly had two masked men carry Ye Lan and took him back to the Anbu.
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