Black Zetsu's Panic

Oh, I see. I had forgotten about that.

Eiji's impression of the Impure World Reincarnation is basically the version modified by Kabuto during the Shinobi World War, in which the consciousness is well preserved.

Even the inferior Impure World Reincarnation used by Orochimaru was a version he improved upon himself, so one can imagine how crude the Second's original Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was.

Since they were originally intended to be used as consumables, whether their consciousness could be preserved or their strength from their previous life could be inherited was of no importance.

Moreover, this technique requires Living Person as sacrifices, making it too inefficient. It's only natural that Tobirama would eventually abandon this technique.

"Furthermore, the caster will control the actions of the Impure World Reincarnation body. Given Danzo's personality, he probably wouldn't allow such a thing to happen."

Eiji had nothing to say; he wouldn't do that unless he drove Danzo to a dead end.

Am I just overthinking things?

"Um?"

Just then, Eiji instinctively looked towards the Forest on his left.

"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked when she saw Eiji suddenly stop.

"No, I had a feeling there was something over there, but I didn't see anything." Eiji frowned slightly. "Strange, my instincts told me there was something there, but generally, Six Eyes wouldn't be wrong. Was it just my imagination?"

"Alright, you brat, I think you're just being a bit too neurotic." Tsunade ruffled Eiji's hair. "Honestly, you're so amazing, yet you're still acting all neurotic."

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In the lush Forest, a strong wind blew by, causing the leaves to flutter and dance in the breeze.

After Tsunade, Eiji, and the others had been gone for a while, a figure with a white body on the left and a black body on the right, covered in pitcher plants, slowly emerged from the ground.

Black Zetsu didn't take long to get from the Mountain Graveyard to Konoha. His Mayfly Technique allowed him to sink into the ground and also gain extremely fast movement speed through underground water sources.

Originally, I was just trying to get closer to observe the child, but I ended up stumbling upon the scene of Ryuuzaki Eiji chasing Shimura Danzō.

Black Zetsu shocked by Eiji's methods that he was speechless.

It could fly in the air; the powerful crimson energy blast was something Black Zetsu was certain of—if he were hit directly by this attack, he might never recover.

Then there's that strange, untouchable defensive Ninjutsu.

Danzo was incredibly stupid; he completely failed to grasp the essence of that technique.

Although Black Zetsu didn't fully understand it either, he was very clear about one thing: this technique was similar to some kind of "rule-based" Ninjutsu.

The so-called rules refer to techniques that, once activated, will operate according to their own mechanisms and cannot be broken as long as they are within the rules.

Having lived for over a thousand years, he knew far and wide. In order to resurrect his mother, he went to great lengths, naturally learning all the Forbidden Technique from various Village.

Take the "Impure World Reincarnation" technique hidden in Konoha's Forbidden Technique area as an example. No matter how powerful the technique is, it cannot be broken without the use of sealing or Yin-Yang Release attacks. That's the rule.

Terrifying, absolutely terrifying...

After a long while, Black Zetsu still couldn't recover from the fear he had just experienced.

Just looking at it from a distance sends chills down your spine.

Why do I feel afraid of those eyes?

What kind of eyes are they?

Fortunately, my Mayfly Technique fooled him; otherwise, he might have killed me outright...

No, we need to be much more careful from now on.

In any case... you must never get too close to this dangerous guy!

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News of Danzo from the village and his eventual death at the hands of Ryuuzaki Eiji outside the village quickly spread throughout Konoha.

Upon hearing the news of Danzo's death, the Great Families rejoiced as if it were New Year's Day.

Although they felt a little regretful for not witnessing Danzo's death, Konoha definitely get better and better as long as this guy who loved infighting was gone!

As agreed, each of the major Ninja Families began its own celebration ceremony.

The Uchiha Clan was the most excited. Danzo been suppressing the Uchiha for a long time, and now this menace was finally dead!

Fugaku was so excited he was practically banging drums. The biggest problem was solved, and all he had to do now was maintain a good relationship with Eiji. Stability for the Uchiha would be just around the corner!

However, the illnesses of the Clan Members have become quite serious.

Fugaku glanced out of the corner of his eye at the group of Clan Members still gathered together writing pretentious quotes, and frowned.

Alas, the Clan Members are starting to act strangely.

Uchiha Clan Members A: "Sigh, what a boring way to die. I'll probably forget about him after dinner."

Uchiha Clan Members B: "Be proud, you're strong."

Uchiha Clan Members C: "What a pity, I should have been the one to kill Shimura Danzō."

Fugaku rubbed his temples, then turned and left, muttering to himself, "Hmph, Shimura Danzō? Just an ordinary man born a few years before me."

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Hokage's Office

"Hiruzen! You can't do this!"

"Hiruzen, what are you doing!? How can you implicate us in what Danzo did!?"

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were jumping around in the Hokage's Office, while Hiruzen Sarutobi remained unmoved, watching them with indifferent eyes.

Earlier, when Yan and Koharu heard the news of Danzo's death, they were first shocked, and then felt a sense of crisis from the bottom of their hearts.

They originally wanted to confront Hiruzen and demand an explanation. After all, Danzo was Konoha elder just like them, and even if he were to be tried, he shouldn't have been killed so hastily outside the village. Ryuuzaki Eiji had gone too far.

Hiruzen didn't explain that it was Danzo committed suicide rather than Eiji who did it; he just felt that his two old classmates were being too unreasonable.

Sometimes Danzo's words make a lot of sense; I'm still not ruthless enough.

If he had been able to control Danzo, he certainly wouldn't have met such a tragic end.

Consumed by ambition, they ultimately met a tragic end, leaving no trace of their remains.

This is a dereliction of duty on his part as Hokage.

So when Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at them angrily, and then his next words were to strip them of their advisor positions.

Having inexplicably lost their important positions, they were naturally unwilling to let it go, which led to the scene described earlier.

"Shut up! I am the Hokage!"

After saying those words, Hiruzen was somewhat dazed. The old buddy who would have said "Hiruzen, you'll regret this" was no longer alive.

But that's precisely why!

The Danzo incident served as a wake-up call for Hiruzen; he absolutely could not afford to be soft-hearted any longer!