Ever since his candid conversation with Tsunade confirmed that her strange behavior had been caused by genjutsu, Shinichi had been on the highest alert.
He knew that Uchiha Kanon had quietly laid a genjutsu array, coordinating with Danzo's plot to unleash chaos on the wedding day and destroy the trust between him and Tsunade.
Although he had yet to realize that Kanon had awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan, his suspicions about her unusual behavior drove him to keep sharpening his senses, hoping to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy.
"Tch, one headache after another." Shinichi rubbed his temples and spat out the grass root in his mouth. His languid expression gradually faded, replaced by a rare look of seriousness. "All I wanted was to take it easy and get married in peace. Looks like I'll have to drag these rats out first."
Standing alone in a corner of the square, Shinichi closed his eyes. The ocular power of his Rinne Tenseigan spread in invisible ripples, blanketing all of Konoha.
With senjutsu enhancing his senses to unprecedented heights, every fluctuation of chakra in the air and every unusual presence registered clearly in his mind.
He first focused on the central square, trying to locate traces of Kanon's genjutsu array, but unexpectedly discovered several strange chakra fluctuations hidden among the crowds and in the shadows of buildings.
"This is..." Shinichi frowned slightly, a golden gleam flashing in his eyes. "Their chakra has been suppressed until it's practically dead. Not a trace of life. Danzo, you really won't stop haunting me."
These chakra fluctuations were unnaturally cold, like walking corpses, and carried the distinctive aura of Root's seals.
Shinichi's Rinne Tenseigan precisely located twelve ninja disguised as villagers. Scattered around the square, they mingled with the bustling crowds, their presence almost indistinguishable from