Danzo Shimura's Subordinates

"You've arrived slower than I expected. Did you run into any trouble?"

After a moment of silence, Itachi asked calmly.

Indeed, given the power of the Masked Man, Madara Uchiha, as he understood it, it shouldn't have taken this long to deal with just a single security team.

Hearing this, the Masked Man let out a low chuckle and replied:

"Heh..."

"No trouble, I just had a few things to take care of."

"Let's go, Yi Da Qi."

"I can take you to the organization now."

With that, the Masked Man turned around.

Itachi's gaze flickered slightly, and he also turned around, preparing to leave.

But just then, suddenly, a faint voice drifted from the darkness behind them, ethereal like the chime of a blade.

"Tsk tsk..."

"I didn't expect your operation to be over in such a short time?"

"You're quite fast, you two Uchiha."

"?"

As the voice fell, it exploded in the darkness.

In an instant, the Masked Man and Itachi Uchiha froze, their pupils contracting sharply as they quickly looked behind them!

The two were inwardly horrified.

With their immense strength, they hadn't sensed anyone behind them at all!

Who was it?

When did they arrive?

What was their purpose?

In the mere half-second it took to turn, a thousand thoughts raced through their minds.

And when they finally saw the figure behind them, their thoughts were interrupted.

There, on the lamppost in front of the shrine, a figure in white stood.

He wore a mysterious Fox Ghost mask, and a White Dagger hung at his waist.

A gentle breeze blew, lifting the hem of his robes, his silver hair fluttering.

Under the moonlight, the entire scene appeared incredibly eerie and discordant.

This man, gave them an extremely dangerous feeling!

Like a skeleton of death, like a hunting beast!

The Masked Man and Itachi Uchiha exchanged a glance, and then, they both saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes.

It was clear that neither of them recognized this person.

Realizing this, their expressions simultaneously turned serious.

Itachi even placed his hand on the hilt of the sword behind his back, ready to fight at any moment.

With the plan at this stage, he wouldn't allow any further mistakes.

The Masked Man narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice:

"Tch, playing games..."

"Who are you?"

As these words were spoken, Chen Xiaoxi on the road suddenly smiled and said:

"Playing mysterious, are we?"

"Compared to you, I'm still a bit lacking."

"Lord Madara Uchiha."

"..."

He actually knew my disguised identity?

The Masked Man's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but wonder.

Very few people knew that he appeared in this orange mask and impersonated Madara Uchiha.

Besides Pain, Konan, and Zetsu of the Akatsuki, in this Leaf Village, it seemed there were only Itachi Uchiha and Danzo Shimura.

But it was clear that Itachi wouldn't reveal his information, Which meant...

Was this guy someone sent by Danzo?

Realizing this, The Masked Man immediately raised his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Tch,"

"You guy... are you Danzo Shimura's subordinate?"

As soon as he said this, Itachi, who was beside him, his eyes flickered slightly.

However, Chen Xiaoxi on the road suddenly chuckled and raised his hands, clapping.

"Clap, clap."

"As expected of you... you guessed it so accurately."

"Since that's the case,"

"Then it seems I have no need to hide it any longer..."

Saying that, Chen Xiaoxi leaped down from the streetlight and landed in front of the two.

As he walked forward, he slowly drew the white blade at his waist.

He smiled and said softly:

"That's right."

"I was indeed sent by Lord Danzo."

"I'm here to take all the Sharingan tonight, and... to silence the two of you."

"?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Masked Man and Itachi Uchiha's pupils instantly contracted.

They froze.

Dead silence.

The Naka Shrine, which was already very quiet, Became even more silent at this moment, due to the bright gleam of the blade!

The Masked Man and Itachi Uchiha, Were both stunned.

In fact, both of them had speculated about the reason for this guy's appearance just now.

But, Even if they had prepared for the worst, they never expected this guy to say such a thing!

Not only did he want to take all the Sharingan, but he even... wanted to silence them both?

Was this Danzo Shimura crazy?

And, Weren't they cooperating in this Uchiha clan extermination operation?

Why did this happen suddenly?

The Masked Man's face darkened, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Chen Xiaoxi in front of him, saying coldly:

"Hmph!"

"That old geezer Danzo Shimura... is he going to break his promise and attack us?"

At this point, He naturally no longer doubted Chen Xiaoxi's identity.

After all, besides himself and Itachi, In all of Konoha, only the leader of Root, Danzo Shimura, knew the details of the clan extermination plan and Madara's existence.

The mask worn by this guy indeed bore many similarities to the masks of Danzo's Root organization.

"That's an interesting question."

Upon hearing the Masked Man's inquiry, the ethereal Chen Xiaoxi chuckled and said:

"Lord Danzo did say he would cooperate with you to complete the extermination of the Uchiha Clan."

"However,"

"He never said he would let the two of you leave alive."

"Did he, my two 'pawns'?"

"..."

As soon as he spoke, let alone the Masked Man, even Uchiha Itachi beside him immediately narrowed his eyes.

Two pawns?

Was he referring to the two of them?

Did that scheming old fox Danzo really plan to betray them from the very beginning?

Just as the two were seething with anger, Chen Xiaoxi spoke again.

He raised his hand, opened his palm, and looked at the Masked Man, smiling as he said:

"Come on, Madara Uchiha."

"Hand over all the Sharingan you collected from the Uchiha Clan tonight."

"It would be too inelegant for me to snatch them."

"?"

As soon as these words were spoken, The Masked Man felt a surge of blood welling up in his chest!

You're asking for them directly like this, and you call that not snatching?

What elegance are you even talking about!

"...Hmph!"

"It seems, as expected, Konoha's higher-ups are unreliable."

The Masked Man slightly raised his head, his red Sharingan flickering, and he narrowed his eyes, saying indifferently:

"Make your move, Yi Da Qi."

"Let that old geezer Danzo Shimura know how foolish it was for him to choose to be our enemy..."

As soon as he finished speaking, The Masked Man leaped lightly and retreated to the side, crossing his arms and choosing to observe.

As the foremost survivor in the Ninja World.

Without knowing the intelligence of the mysterious enemy before him, he naturally wouldn't act rashly.

And Uchiha Itachi beside him was naturally the best subordinate to do his bidding.

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