Hokage Victory Theory, Possession and Baiting!

It was the dead of night.

Urgent knocking drew Toji out of his training in the Soul Transformation Jutsu.

When he opened the door, Yamanaka Yuki dropped to one knee and lowered her head. "Lord Hokage, Danzo escaped from prison."

"Escaped?"

Toji frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

He had personally designed the Anbu detention system. An entire Anbu squad guarded it around the clock, and all outside visitation was prohibited. There was also the Chakra Sealing Jutsu created by Mito. He had personally inspected its quality; it was no worse than the seals at Hozuki Castle.

Only he, Mito, and a handful of trusted Senju Clan members knew the unsealing method. There was no way Danzo could have undone it.

Under such tight security, how had Danzo escaped?

Toji threw on an outer robe and headed for the Anbu prison.

The area around the Anbu prison had already been completely sealed off. By the time Toji arrived, Mito had also rushed over with personnel.

Yamanaka Yuki, who was loyal to Toji, had no reason to care about Mito's status. The moment she discovered the problem, she sent people to the Senju Clan to bring them in for questioning.

Toji and Mito exchanged a glance, both seeing the same doubt in the other's eyes.

Danzo escaping was a minor matter. How he had escaped was the major one.

This concerned Konoha's Sealing Jutsu. Before this, there had never been any report of the Chakra Sealing Jutsu failing. If the enemy deciphered it and turned it against them, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Inside the prison, four corpses came into view.

Yamanaka Yuki reported from the side, "Lord Hokage, according to the autopsies, these guards all died to Wind Release."

"Mm."

Toji nodded. He could have reached that