Danzo's Conspiracy

Land of Demons.

An unknown location.

"I hear you possess the power of resurrection?" Danzo narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man before him.

"That is correct." Yomi crossed his arms, sizing up the man with the sinister gaze.

"Torune, Fu." Danzo called out softly, and the next moment, two figures appeared at his side.

Aburame Torune emerged from the corner, wrapped in a black cloak, the faint rustling of Kikaichu emanating from beneath his hood. Yamanaka Fu stood beside him, wearing a mask.

"Surround him." Following Danzo's command, the two quickly encircled Yomi.

"What is the meaning of this, sir?" Yomi did not appear overly afraid; instead, a playful smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"I require your resurrection ninjutsu." Danzo seemed to recall something, his expression twisting.

That old fool Hiruzen was pedantic and incompetent, always allowing those ambitious Uchiha to run wild!

It was all because of them that he had been forced to fake his death and leave Konoha.

He could not accept that he, a disciple of the Second Hokage and the leader of Root—the darkness of Konoha—had been driven to such a state by the Uchiha Clan.

He would have his revenge on the Uchiha, and he would ascend to the position of Hokage!

And the resurrection ninjutsu mastered by this man named Yomi was exactly what he needed.

Yomi burst into laughter immediately: "Very well! You may use my power as you please."

"However, I have a condition!"

"Hmph, a prisoner like you has no right to make demands." Danzo snorted coldly and issued an order: "Fu, do it."

Upon receiving the order, Yamanaka Fu immediately utilized his clan's secret technique.

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!"

With Fu's soft shout, his chakra, carrying his consciousness, surged toward Yomi.

The Mind Transfer Jutsu had always been an overlooked technique.

Although it was classified as a C-rank support ninjutsu.

Its performance far exceeded its rating.

Ino Yamanaka had once used the Mind Transfer Jutsu to control a Ten-Tails clone with the aid of Naruto Uzumaki's chakra.

And Yamanaka Fu had mastered a method to perform the technique from a distance.

Just as the purple chakra was about to touch his brow, four figures suddenly emerged from behind Yomi.

One of the figures stepped in front of Yomi, taking the hit from the Mind Transfer Jutsu.

The figure who had been struck suddenly turned and attacked their companion.

Seeing this, Yomi narrowed his eyes.

This technique looked somewhat familiar.

Before the controlled person's attack could reach their companion, the other two nearby easily suppressed them.

Seeing this, the Sharingan on Danzo's arm trembled slightly, his eyes churning with malice.

After that night, his Root could be considered dead in all but name.

Only Yamanaka Fu and Torune had escaped with him.

But they had also suffered heavy injuries as a result.

He was considering whether to continue the fight.

Although with Torune present, it would be easy to deal with the opposition, he did not want to kill the man unless absolutely necessary.

The resurrection ninjutsu was his trump card for defeating the Uchiha Clan.

Once he mastered this technique, he could even resurrect the First Hokage to serve him.

By then, even that old geezer Hiruzen would have no choice but to cede the position of Hokage to him.

After a moment of thought, Danzo decided to hear what the man's condition was.

"Speak, what is your condition?" Danzo said in a deep voice.

He secretly signaled for Torune and Yamanaka Fu to remain on guard, the Kikaichu stirring restlessly within Torune's sleeves.

Once he mastered the resurrection ninjutsu, it wouldn't be too late to kill him then.

Seeing this, the smile on Yomi's face deepened, and he said slowly: "Legend has it that a powerful being is sealed within the Land of Demons. I need your help to break that seal."

Danzo fell into deep thought.

He knew nothing of the legends regarding the Land of Demons.

Seeing Danzo deep in thought, a flicker of imperceptible cunning flashed through Yomi's eyes as he revealed another piece of news that shocked him.

"In fact, my resurrection ninjutsu also comes from him."

"What?" Danzo's pupils contracted sharply. He stared fixedly at Yomi, as if trying to see through him. "Are you saying that the sealed powerhouse possesses the true power of resurrection?"

The hoarse voice held both incredulous shock and a hidden, irrepressible greed.

What did this mean?

It meant that he, too, could learn the resurrection jutsu.

When the time came and he mastered the resurrection jutsu, he would simply resurrect the First Hokage. Regardless of any schemes or plots, in the face of the First Hokage, all such tricks would be reduced to dust.

"That's right, as long as the seal is broken, both you and I can grasp this power." Seeing the greed in Danzo's eyes ignite like a flame, the smile at the corners of Yomi's mouth deepened.

As long as the seal was broken and he obtained the power of Lord Moryo.

The first person he would kill was Danzo.

He wanted to obtain the resurrection jutsu?

Bah.

When the time came, he would make him a member of his Undead Army.

Yomi calculated in his heart, yet his expression remained calm: "Have you considered it?"

Danzo was silent for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "I agree. But you had best not play any tricks, otherwise..." He secretly gave Torune a look.

Torune understood immediately, and the Kikaichu beneath his black robes instantly began to seethe.

He tore open his sleeve, and tens of thousands of black insects poured out like a bursting dam, weaving into a surging black carpet on the ground.

Under the erosion of the venom, the ground dissolved rapidly like wax in boiling water, and large chunks of rock turned into a thick, black liquid.

"I assume you wouldn't want to experience this feeling, would you?" Danzo was very satisfied with Torune's strength and said indifferently to Yomi opposite him.

Yomi nodded.

"Rest assured, I have only one goal, and that is to break the seal of that powerful being."

Yomi raised his hand to signal everyone to follow, then turned and walked toward the depths of the passage: "There is a shrine maiden in the Land of Demons. The prerequisite for breaking the seal is that we must capture that shrine maiden."

"Yamanaka Fu, go and capture that shrine maiden," Danzo ordered.

"Yes!" Yamanaka Fu replied respectfully.

"Setsuna, take him there," Yomi commanded his subordinate behind him.

"Yes."

The two figures flashed and sped off toward the location of the shrine maiden.

Danzo and Torune continued deeper with Yomi and the others.

After they had left, a Shadow Clone of Uchiha Ao suddenly appeared on the spot.

"Heh, this old dog Danzo actually found Yomi."

This Shadow Clone was the clansman the original body had mentioned sending to track Danzo.

He had been hiding in the back, listening to their entire conversation.

"Let me think, what abilities does Moryo have again?"

The Shadow Clone rubbed his chin, his mind rapidly searching through the records of Moryo from the original story.

Infinitely devouring negative energy, capable of controlling the Undead Army, able to merge with others...

Hiss, it actually seemed quite formidable.

But looking at its performance in the original story.

To be honest, it seemed just average.

Even this Shadow Clone of his could probably deal with it.

The Shadow Clone thought silently.

"Forget it, I'll pass this news to the original body first and let him deal with the headache."

As the words fell, the Shadow Clone turned into a puff of smoke and dissipated.