Xuanyu's Certainty, Sarutobi Shuo's Vigilance

Do we need to raise the stakes even further?

Xuanyu's words echoed through Danzo's mind like tolling bells, warning him—no... reminding him!

Danzo's expression grew increasingly grave.

By the end, there was even a hint of madness on his face.

Since those Impure World Reincarnation subjects could not harm or kill the man before him, then twenty... fifty... a hundred... Shimura Danzō grew more frenzied the more he thought about it.

No matter what, that masked assassin had indeed found a way to deal with the Impure World Reincarnation. Whether he used Space-Time Ninjutsu to send the reincarnated away somewhere beyond his perception, or truly erased them, it would affect the combat strength of the Impure World Reincarnation.

In that case,

he would bury him under the lives of the Impure World Reincarnation.

That assassin would eventually be worn down. Then would be the time to kill him.

Heh. Once he killed that assassin, he would use Impure World Reincarnation to bring him back and make him his slave. Then let him be arrogant all he wanted.

"The crazier, the better."

As Xuanyu watched Danzo's increasingly crazed expression, a smile curled across his lips. This was exactly what he wanted: Shimura Danzō going madder and madder, doing ever more insane things!

Then, destroying him, his family... and the Sarutobi Clan would become perfectly justified. By then, he and the Uchiha Clan would stand on the side of righteousness, eliminating evil for Konoha... for the Shinobi World.

"I'm leaving. I hope you'll be better prepared next time. Don't get dealt with so easily!" Xuanyu did not want to waste any more words on Shimura Danzō. Space trembled, and the two figures vanished before Shimura Danzō's eyes.

"Wait... How do you know so much about the Impure World Reincarnation?"

"And how did