Harvest

Minagawa Uchiha stepped forward and casually picked up a scroll, opening it.

"Forbidden Technique: Summoning Technique—Impure World Reincarnation!"

He opened another scroll.

"Forbidden Technique: Fuinjutsu—Reaper Death Seal!"

After opening two scrolls in succession, Minagawa Uchiha understood that these were probably forbidden techniques Shimura Danzō had gathered from all over. They included techniques he had picked up from the Third Hokage and Konoha's major clans, and quite possibly ninjutsu from other villages as well.

He then examined the scrolls on the other shelves. Sure enough, they contained nothing but ninjutsu—Five Element Release techniques of every rank, Fuinjutsu, and forbidden techniques. To an ordinary ninja, this place was practically a treasure vault. Even Minagawa Uchiha, who had copied countless ninjutsu, could find several techniques suited to him here.

The most important thing was to record the Impure World Reincarnation first. Whether he needed to summon or revive others in the future, or faced an enemy trying to disgust him with Impure World Reincarnation, he would have a way to deal with it.

Minagawa Uchiha quickly used his Sharingan to record several useful ninjutsu, then hurriedly prepared to leave.

Previously, Minagawa Uchiha had kept his Intangibility active and had not touched anything, so he had not been worried about exposure.

But now that he had touched Danzo's collected ninjutsu, and judging by the many seals placed on the iron door, Danzo clearly valued this place greatly. That meant the chance of being exposed was high.

When Minagawa Uchiha activated Intangibility and concealed himself as he left the room, a large number of Root ninjas had already gathered outside.

"Now that I've alerted them, if I delay any longer, a large number of Root ninjas will likely be stationed throughout this area. I can't waste any more time. I need to find the Hashirama Cells as quickly as possible."

Minagawa Uchiha sped up his search. Whenever he entered a room and failed to sense a powerful life force, he immediately moved on to the next. After all, Root would not seal away the life fluctuations of the Hashirama Cells for no reason. This naturally made his search far more efficient. Sure enough, after only five rooms, he sensed a powerful life force.

"Hm? Such a powerful life force, and this resonance with my own... Heh, looks like I found it!"

The moment Minagawa Uchiha entered the room, he sensed the Hashirama Cells. His eyes immediately lit up as he looked toward the source of that sensation.

A massive Cultivation Tank stood quietly in the center of the room. Within it, a lump of flesh soaked in green nutrient fluid came plainly into view.

"So these are the Hashirama Cells. I finally found you. Fusing with these Hashirama Cells should bring my strength through an entirely new transformation. Such a large mass... perhaps some Asura chakra still remains within it. Hahaha, now that would truly make this trip worthwhile."

Minagawa Uchiha stared heatedly at the Hashirama Cells in the Cultivation Tank, excitement surging through him.

Without hesitating further, Minagawa Uchiha extended a hand into the Cultivation Tank, released the Intangibility around his palm, and, upon touching the lump of flesh, directly used Materialization to Void to temporarily store it in Dream Space.

Before coming here, Minagawa Uchiha had already stored some items in Dream Space and kept it active the entire time. For Minagawa Uchiha, who had fused with White Zetsu Cells, that short-term expenditure was completely manageable. Therefore, using Materialization to Void on this mass of Hashirama Cells consumed very little chakra compared to his current reserves.

The instant Minagawa Uchiha took the Hashirama Cells, the Fuinjutsu formula hidden around the Cultivation Tank was triggered, leaving him somewhat annoyed.

"Hm, exposed? Makes sense. With something this important, there's no way Danzo would not put several layers of protection on it. I was too eager when I saw the Hashirama Cells and failed to inspect the area carefully."

"But it doesn't matter. I obtained the Hashirama Cells and gained some extra ninjutsu as well. This trip exceeded my goals. It's time to meet the Darkness of Konoha."

As Minagawa Uchiha was preparing himself, a furious shout rang out. "Who is it?" The room's door was violently blasted apart from outside.

A group of Root ninjas wearing animal masks swiftly rushed into the room. The man who had shouted was none other than Shimura Danzō, most of his body wrapped in bandages, with only a single eye exposed.

Shimura Danzō was not the first to charge in. Standing amid the crowd, he glared darkly at the Masked Man before him. Without any instruction from Danzo, the Root ninjas who had entered the room attacked Minagawa Uchiha in unison, their expressions devoid of emotion.

"As expected of Danzo's Root. No order is the best order. They have no feelings, yet they cooperate so seamlessly. But before me, everything is futile."

The Masked Man mocked them with overwhelming arrogance, seemingly unconcerned by the sheer number of Root ninjas. The result proved that he had reason for such confidence. Not only did the Root ninjas' attacks pass straight through the Masked Man's body, but they also threw the coordinated Root ninjas into complete disarray, with many accidentally injuring their comrades.

At that moment, Minagawa Uchiha's lips curled into a somewhat chilling smile. Before anyone could react, and without any visible movement from him, a dense mass of all kinds of concealed weapons appeared around him.

The instant the concealed weapons appeared, they shot outward in every direction. They were so densely packed that there was no room to dodge.

"How is that possible?"

The sudden bizarre scene caused Shimura Danzō's furious expression to freeze. He reached for the subordinate beside him, intending to use him to block the overwhelming storm of concealed weapons. The nearby Root ninja did not hesitate either, desperately trying to shield his leader.

Although both Danzo and that Root member reacted decisively, the attack had come far too suddenly.

Splat...

In the next moment, the sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh erupted one after another.

In that instant, every Root ninja who had entered the room, including Shimura Danzō, was riddled with weapons like porcupines.

Minagawa Uchiha had prepared in advance and seized the instant their attacks passed through him. Taking advantage of the momentary mental blank caused by their inability to comprehend what had happened, he immediately unleashed this indiscriminate, wide-range attack and achieved this result.

The concealed weapons that had appeared from thin air were part of a technique Minagawa Uchiha had developed by imitating Obito Uchiha's Stormy Dance, which had been created using the characteristics of Kamui, then combining it with his own Interchange of Reality and Illusion.

Not only did this technique cover a wide area, it also struck without warning. Against ninjas, a profession with high offense and low defense, it was simply a devastating weapon.

The only troublesome part was having to store enough concealed weapons in Dream Space beforehand. Maintaining Dream Space and using Interchange of Reality and Illusion on those weapons both consumed a tremendous amount of chakra.