Danzo of the Impure World Reincarnation

Having apparently regressed from the Mangekyo Sharingan state back to the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Yansheng looked as though his strength had diminished at first glance.

But in reality, Uchiha Yansheng had become even stronger in battle, and his control over the ocular power of the hundred thousand Byakugan sealed within his body had also improved.

The most obvious change was that Uchiha Yansheng now possessed an ability similar to the Byakugan's, allowing him to see through things.

And it was not in black and white, but in color.

No, calling it color was not quite accurate. It was more like being able to perceive the true colors of things themselves?

As for seeing through the human body... it was not all that intelligent. He had to distinguish for himself how many layers of clothing he wanted to see through. Unless someone wore only one layer, he probably could not see them naked.

The Hyuga Clan—no wonder they used such strict clan rules to restrain their members. It was probably not only to prevent the Byakugan from being dug out, but also to keep their own people from provoking the hostility of outsiders.

For Neji, restricted to monthly appearances, not to have been beaten to death was proof that Konoha Village was far too peaceful!

"Yansheng? What's wrong with you?"

Kushina Uzumaki watched Uchiha Yansheng stare blankly at her again, and she could not help finding it strange.

"Uh... nothing. I just didn't expect modifying the seal to cause such a major change in my body."

Uchiha Yansheng casually brushed it off, then continued asking Kushina Uzumaki about Flying Raijin.

Fortunately, when these eyes activated their penetrating vision, the veins around them did not bulge.

Even members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would have veins bulging around their eyes when using the Byakugan to see through things, and they could not maintain it for long.

Yet for some reason, he did not have that trait, and maintaining it did not seem to put much strain on him either.

Could all that strain have been transferred to the hundred thousand Byakugan sealed inside his body?

Uchiha Yansheng felt somewhat excited. Though he instinctively felt it was only a guess, this unprecedented state gave him even more ideas.

After all, if it was true...

This would be an achievement that surpassed the Ōtsutsuki Clan!

Kushina Uzumaki, who had been speaking beside him, noticed that Uchiha Yansheng had drifted off again and immediately understood that today was indeed not the right time to continue teaching.

"Yansheng, don't be too impatient when learning sealing techniques. Especially with unknown sealing techniques—do not try to meddle with them, because they can easily cause serious trouble."

"Let's stop here for today. Go familiarize yourself with the Eight Trigrams Seal inside your body first. If you have any questions, come find me anytime."

Hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Uchiha Yansheng knew she was right. Besides, he truly had many experiments in mind that he wanted to try, so he decisively took his leave.

Before leaving, Uchiha Yansheng happened to run into Naruto Uzumaki returning from school. After briefly greeting him, he prepared to leave.

But after walking a short distance, he heard Naruto Uzumaki telling Kushina about trivial matters at the ninja academy.

For some reason, Uchiha Yansheng suddenly felt much happier, and the pressure that had always lingered in his heart quietly dissipated at that moment.

"Peace, huh? It really does seem pretty nice."

While Uchiha Yansheng was rewriting the seal within his body, someone was frantically practicing something in an abandoned Root laboratory in Konoha Village.

Before him lay not only an unconscious Mist Village ninja, but also a small chunk of rotting flesh.

"Impure World Reincarnation..."

Finally, after an unknown number of attempts, this diehard follower of Danzo successfully performed the Impure World Reincarnation.

Countless particles of dust rose from the ground and wrapped themselves around the unconscious Mist Village ninja.

Though he was already in a deep coma, the Mist Village ninja still let out a shrill scream at that instant.

Unfortunately, this was the lowest level of the Root base, and the Root base had long since been abandoned. No one could possibly notice what was happening here.

Before long, Danzo Shimura's figure finally replaced that of the Mist Village ninja.

The moment he opened his eyes, Danzo Shimura understood the current situation.

"Impure World Reincarnation? Well done, Shinraku Tanuki."

After sensing his current strength, Danzo Shimura suddenly reached out without warning and tightly gripped Shinraku Tanuki's throat.

"Thank you for your contribution. Konoha will remember you."

As Danzo Shimura tightened his grip, Shinraku Tanuki—the only remaining loyal follower of Danzo—was effortlessly killed by his hand.

Looking at Shinraku Tanuki's corpse, Danzo Shimura's Impure World Reincarnation eyes held an indescribable complexity.

"I'm sorry. The caster is the only weakness of the Impure World Reincarnation. For Konoha's sake, I had no choice."

"That monkey is far too weak. Without me, Konoha Village would surely..."

Danzo Shimura's guilt-filled voice echoed through the dark, abandoned base.

Not long afterward, Danzo Shimura inspected the abandoned base alone and tested his own strength. He discovered that his power had declined severely, leaving him with only one-third of what he had possessed in life, perhaps even less.

Though disappointed, he quickly adapted. Afterward, Danzo Shimura hid in the shadows and quietly observed Konoha Village.

When he found Konoha Village unchanged from before, an indescribable sense of grievance surged in his heart.

But in an instant, Danzo Shimura's gaze hardened once more.

Next, Danzo Shimura began gathering some of Root's former members.

However, because Hiruzen Sarutobi had broken up Root's personnel and dispersed them throughout Konoha Village, Danzo Shimura was only able to find a small number of diehard loyalists.

After learning about the situation from the former members he had gathered, the fury in Danzo Shimura's eyes could no longer be concealed.

Yet for some reason, he did not act immediately. Instead, he quietly went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's residence and found him.

"Danzo... weren't you dead?"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Danzo Shimura, he did not react at first. But he soon recognized the distinctive eyes of the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Impure World Reincarnation? How could you..."

He remembered those eyes because, during Konoha Village's most difficult times, he too had studied the Impure World Reincarnation.

But in the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi had given up.

He had never expected the forbidden technique he abandoned to be used on Danzo himself.

Although only Konoha had records of the Impure World Reincarnation, Hiruzen Sarutobi still prepared himself to fight at any moment.

As an old partner who had worked alongside Hiruzen Sarutobi for decades, Danzo Shimura naturally knew what Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking.

"Don't worry, Monkey. I'm not under anyone's control. The person who reincarnated me has already died."

Danzo Shimura's explanation only made Hiruzen Sarutobi even more tense.

"What exactly did you do? Explain it clearly!"

Afraid of waking Sarutobi Biwako, who was sleeping, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept his voice low, but it was filled with intense anger.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly angry, Danzo Shimura straightforwardly told him everything he had done.

Under normal circumstances, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have stopped listening halfway through and told Danzo Shimura to deal with it himself.

But now... there was no choice. Danzo was already dead, and Hiruzen Sarutobi could not let him act recklessly no matter what.

Who knew whether death might have changed him somehow?