Danzo's Trail

Go find Hanzo, kill him outright, and dispose of some small fry along the way. If Yahiko still couldn't lead Amegakure after that, he would be far too disappointing. Though Obito was reluctant, he had no choice but to execute Plan B: directly seizing the Rinnegan from Nagato.

Because Obito had watched the original work in his past life, he was willing to give him one chance, but it could only be one!

For Obito, who possessed the Sharingan, finding Hanzo's headquarters was quite easy; entering Hanzo's lair was as simple as crossing a street in the early morning.

He obtained information from two Amegakure ninja, which actually gave Obito an unexpected surprise. It forced him to change his plans on the fly.

Danzo, who had defected years ago, had actually run to Amegakure and sought refuge with Hanzo!

Although Danzo's character was nothing to write home about, as the long-time leader of Konoha's Root, he was still quite capable despite having been beaten to a pulp by Obito. Moreover, he was highly experienced in training Anbu. With Danzo offering his services, how could Hanzo refuse such a capable subordinate delivered to his doorstep? The two hit it off immediately, and Hanzo even gave Danzo the second-in-command seat in Amegakure, allowing Danzo to return to his old trade and replicate a Root organization within Amegakure!

However, Obito derived an answer from this event that confirmed a previous hypothesis.

The Naruto World possessed a certain self-correcting nature regarding the things he had changed!

In the original work, it was Danzo who lobbied Hanzo to eliminate the Akatsuki. Now that Danzo was a rogue ninja from Konoha and had ended up in Amegakure, judging by his character and style of doing things, he would certainly still lobby Hanzo to eliminate the Akatsuki!

If so, other future events might still revert to the settings of the original work! This was something Obito had to guard against.

Since he was already here and no longer in Konoha, there was nothing to worry about, and Danzo was already a rogue ninja of Konoha! Killing him would even earn a bounty upon returning. There was no reason not to take a buy-one-get-one-free deal!

Obito changed his plan: the first target was to kill Danzo. In Obito's view, Danzo was no less cowardly than Hanzo; at the slightest sign of trouble, this guy would likely run for it. Finding him again would be difficult.

As for Amegakure, it was Hanzo's lair; no matter how cowardly Hanzo was, he wouldn't run.

Obito was in no rush to act, spending a few days finally pinpointing Danzo's location.

Underneath a dilapidated house in Amegakure lay the headquarters of Danzo's Root. There, he trained Anbu for Hanzo while tutoring a child codenamed Jia.

This child was a survivor of Orochimaru's First Hokage Cells experiments! The future "Little Prince" of landscaping, Yamato.

In the years since fleeing to Amegakure, Danzo had conducted numerous human experiments! Although he still couldn't fully eliminate the risks, Danzo had proceeded with the transplantation of First Hokage Cells! Every time he slept, Obito's demonic posture haunted him, leaving him unable to rest! He felt hatred! He hated that Obito was so strong, he hated! He hated the Third Hokage for being indecisive, hypocritical, and ungrateful. He hated! He hated the Second Hokage for not choosing him as Hokage. He hated! He hated that this world was so unfair to him.

At this moment, Danzo had one arm bandaged and slung across his chest, and half of his head was also wrapped in bandages, looking very much like his image in the original work—a disabled man.

Have you already transplanted the First Hokage Cells and the Sharingan?

Danzo suddenly sensed someone had broken in and felt an inexplicable panic, yet he spoke aggressively: "Who goes there! How dare you show off your meager skills before this old man!"

"You stray dog, it's been a few years, don't you even recognize your Grandpa Obito?" Obito said mockingly.

"Obito? Uchiha Obito! How did you find this place!" Danzo was instantly terrified. The psychological trauma Obito had inflicted on him back then was so great that it directly led to his defection and indirectly influenced his risky decision to transplant the First Hokage Cells!

Right, I have already transplanted the First Hokage Cells! I have mastered the great power of the First Hokage! And that technique! I am no longer the man I was back then! Danzo regained his confidence. He said in a deep voice: "Uchiha Obito, you really are like a ghost that won't go away! Since you seek death yourself, this old man will grant your wish!"

With a "pop," the bandages wrapped around his arm snapped and fell to the ground, revealing a pale right arm and the ten Sharingan embedded within it! Danzo had no intention of hiding his strength, because he knew how powerful his opponent was! Concealing his strength would be no different from suicide!

When Obito watched the anime in his past life, he thought Danzo's design was truly disgusting! Seeing it in reality now was far more revolting than on screen! Such a disgusting thing must be purified!

Danzo formed hand seals at high speed, took a deep breath, puffed out his cheeks, and blew hard!

Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere! It was the Wind Style jutsu Danzo excelled at.

A massive compressed air bullet engulfed the entire room!

BOOM!

The air bullet pierced through Obito's body and continued outward! The immense impact instantly shattered the walls of the house!

"Pfft!"

Obito thrust his blade through Danzo's heart! Even if you've become uglier, you're still not stronger than me!

"Is this what you're relying on?" Obito said coldly. "Stop hiding, I know you're not dead."

As if a film were playing in reverse, Danzo stood unharmed not far away, but one of the Sharingan on his arm had closed.

"Is this the ability of your Sharingan? Truly an enviable pair of eyes." Danzo glanced at his arm without changing his expression; there were nine left, he still had nine minutes of opportunity... it wouldn't be a loss if he could obtain Obito's eyes!

"Are you thinking that you still have a few minutes of invincibility, and that it would be a profit if you managed to get my eyes?" Obito continued to mess with his head.

!!! Why does he know so much about my situation! Yet I have so little intelligence on his abilities!

The ability of Izanagi had a time limit; the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for him. And he dared not deactivate Izanagi, because every one of Obito's attacks could cost him his life! Danzo forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart and charged at Obito! If ninjutsu wouldn't work, he would switch to taijutsu!

"Uchiha Obito! Don't look down on people; when this old man was killing enemies on the battlefield, you didn't even know where you were!"

Danzo rushed in front of Obito and attacked with taijutsu, his right hand coated in chakra, stabbing straight at Obito's heart like a blade!

What filled him with despair was that his hand felt no substance! It was as if he had stabbed into thin air!

Pfft! Obito swung his blade and severed Danzo's head! He had no power to parry!

Another distortion of time, and Danzo appeared again, completely unharmed!

"If being alive is all it takes to be strong, then aren't you even worse than those old turtles in the sea?" Obito said with a venomous tongue.

He can intangibilize his body! Through two attacks, Danzo had tested Obito's ability, and what angered him even more was Obito's cat-and-mouse attitude!

A total contempt that didn't put him, Danzo, in his eyes at all! And that foul mouth! Danzo's face became even more ferocious!