Taking Stock of the Aftermath, Furious Beyond Measure

As dawn approached and it was almost time to leave, Yun Yan decided it was time to go.

After all, he shouldn't be in Konoha right now; he should be thousands of kilometers away on the border of the Fire Country.

After making the decision, Yun Yan gave Quan and her mother a few more words of advice, telling them to pretend to be oblivious for the time being and act as if nothing had happened.

After giving his instructions, to be on the safe side, Yun Yan cast a follow-up Genjutsu on Quan's mind. He did the same to Quan's mother as well, just to be prepared for any eventuality.

After confirming that there were no problems, Yun Yan bid farewell to Quan and her mother, and with a flash of Flying Thunder God Technique, he teleported away from there.

Before officially teleporting away from Konoha, Yun Yan also took care of another minor matter.

After finishing this small matter, he finally used the Flying Thunder God to leave Konoha and return to the border of the Fire Country.

Over there, Yun Yan used his Shadow Clone Technique to appease Kakashi the entire time.

Fortunately, Yun Yan's skill in creating Shadow Clone Technique was also quite high. Kakashi himself didn't suspect anything, and since he was a bit out of sorts that night and hadn't looked closely, Kakashi didn't notice anything amiss from beginning to end.

When Yun Yan used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport back there, Kakashi and his clone were carefully resting and sleeping, and nothing unusual happened during that time.

Sensing the return of his main body, Yun Yan's clone woke up. He quietly stood up from the ground, pretended to urinate again, turned around the big tree, and saw the main body that had returned safely behind the tree.

When the clone and the original met, the two Yun Yan didn't say much, but simply nodded to each other. Then, the Yun Yan clone disappeared cleanly and neatly, turning into a stream of Chakra and returning to Yun Yan's body.

Along with this Chakra, Yun Yan's Yun Yan also recalled the memories of that night.

There's not much to say about that night's events. Kakashi finished writing the mission report, sent it out overnight using the Ninja Hawk, and then rested. There wasn't even any idle chatter; everything seemed normal.

Upon receiving this memory, Yun Yan understood. He then took a piss behind the big tree, pretended nothing had happened, and returned to Kakashi's side to continue his light sleep.

Kakashi was kept completely in the dark from beginning to end; he didn't notice anything amiss at all, and he believed that Yun Yan had been resting beside him all night.

Kakashi would never have imagined that the person beside him tonight was Shadow Clone Technique Yun Yan, while the real Yun Yan had already used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha and wreak havoc.

The reason Yun Yan kept it from Kakashi was twofold: firstly, he didn't want Kakashi to know these things, and secondly... Yun Yan needed Kakashi as a witness, and he needed Kakashi to confirm that he had never left his side.

After such a huge incident Root last night, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely be resentful and will investigate and suspect everything.

Even though he concealed his identity well, altered his voice, and didn't even use Wind Release, only Lightning Release which he had never shown before.

But does doubt need a reason? No.

The principal's principle is "better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free. "Danzo's principle is even more radical than the principal's. That old guy Hiruzen Sarutobi is also suspicious. The two of them will most likely suspect Yun Yan.

To avoid suspicion, Kakashi will be needed as a witness later on.

Yun Yan's Danzo, because Yun Yan knew that if Danzo really wanted to suspect or attack him, he would have already fabricated a charge against him.

Kakashi's testimony is aimed at Hiruzen Sarutobi, not Danzo.

As a true-blooded member of the Hokage lineage and Hiruzen Sarutobi's most loyal and useful subordinate over the years, Kakashi is a witness that Hiruzen Sarutobi should believe, right?

If you believe me, that's fine. If you believe me, then you have to give me face. You can't just bluntly say that I, Yun Yan, was the one who caused a ruckus at Root and injured Danzo.

This is Yun Yan's idea.

As it turned out, his idea was absolutely correct, and subsequent events largely confirmed Yun Yan's guess.

First, there's Danzo from the Root School.

After the events concluded that night, Danzo immediately returned to his Root stronghold to treat his injuries.

The injury was treated very simply and easily; the Root medical-nin quickly and temporarily healed it. All that was needed afterward was to use Hashirama Cells to cultivate a new arm, but that would take time and couldn't be done overnight.

However, considering the Hashirama Cells... this matter can no longer be kept secret.

After treating his injuries, Danzo charge of Root's stronghold and, as expected, inquired of his subordinates about the casualties and losses at Root Base that night.

Danzo's men all looked grim as they hurriedly submitted their preliminary reports on the various losses and casualties to Danzo.

Danzo took the report and looked at it...

Good heavens, so much infrastructure has been damaged! That's a lot of money! It hurts!

Good heavens, so many Root ninja casualties! That's all resources! Damn it!

Good heavens, quite a few of the Hashirama Cells treasured in the lab have been stolen...

Wait! Something's been stolen!?

Upon seeing the report on these losses, Danzo stood up abruptly from his seat, utterly incredulous and furious!

Other losses of life or property are one thing, since Danzo doesn't care about property or lives; these are things that can be spent.

But how can we allow such important Hashirama Cells to be lost or exposed!?

In that instant, shocked and overwhelmed by the dire situation, Danzo connected many things to his mind!

First, how did this No-Face know that there were Hashirama Cells in that lab? Did he accidentally stumble upon them? Or was his initial invasion of the Root Hashirama Cells aimed at the Hashirama Cells?

If you stumbled upon it by chance, then it's fine.

If the initial goal was Hashirama Cells, then the situation is far too serious!

That means that this No-Face not only knew that he had the Sharingan Izanagi, but he also knew that he was researching Hashirama Cells!

This is terrible! Absolutely terrible!

Who exactly is this No-Face? How does he know all this? Is there a traitor within Root? But how could that be? Every Root ninja has been sealed with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal!

The more Danzo thought about it, the more cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Having led the Root for decades, always confident of victory and known for his shrewdness, Danzo felt for the first time that certain situations were beyond his control. This feeling caused Danzo's heart to sink, and it was a very unpleasant sensation.

Danzo a long time racking his brains in a state of anxiety, but couldn't come up with a good solution.

He didn't even know who this No-Face was, let alone anything else.

This feeling of helplessness and inability to understand Danzo, who was used to calculating everything, into a frenzy!

Panting heavily, Danzo slammed his fist on the table a few times before finally deciding to calm down.

While it is certainly hateful that some of the Hashirama Cells were stolen, it is not entirely unacceptable.

Adhering to the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, Danzo's precious cultured Hashirama Cells were not only in that one laboratory, but also in other secret laboratories.

With the remaining Hashirama Cells, Danzo can be cultured further, and it is hoped that his severed arm can be cultured and restored.

Thinking of this, Danzo felt somewhat comforted; things hadn't gotten to the worst possible point yet.

After calming down a bit, Danzo began to ponder the most important question: Who exactly is this No-Face? What is the reason for his rampage at Root?

Danzo and unable to eat or sleep because he couldn't figure this out.

He's always the one plotting against others in secret; how could he be plotted against in secret? Not to mention, he doesn't even know who the other party is, and this person is quite powerful.

Danzo began to speculate eagerly, desperately wanting to figure out the truth.

Whether by coincidence or not, new information arrived while Danzo was pondering this.

The new news was none other than the message that the Root ninja sent to capture Izumi Uchiha had not returned overnight.

Upon receiving news of the mission's failure, Danzo was initially taken aback, but then began to make further connections!

This No-Face... could it be Uchiha Yunyan?

That's very possible.

He had sent Root ninjas to capture his girlfriend and future mother-in-law, but for some reason, the mission failed.

The mission's failure would undoubtedly mean that the matter had been exposed, Uchiha Yunyan would most likely find out about it.

As revenge, it's understandable that this kid would hide and cause trouble at the Root.

During the process of causing chaos in the Root, they inadvertently discovered the Hashirama Cells in the laboratory and then took the opportunity to steal some of them, which is plausible.

Even in his final moments, destroying his right forearm and those Sharingan would be understandable.

Because he's Uchiha, he might have some way of sensing the Sharingan embedded in his forearm.

It was precisely because he was Uchiha that he recognized that he was using Izanagi.

It was precisely because he was Uchiha that he felt these things and couldn't stand them, that he became extremely angry, and that he destroyed his right forearm and Sharingan in the end.

That all makes sense!