Below.
In the woods.
Eight Root Ninja suddenly appeared. Seeing Yechen flying away, they wanted to pursue him but had no means to do so. In the end, they could only watch helplessly as he vanished from sight.
They exchanged glances, then left one after another. There was nothing else they could do here, so they might as well report back and let their superiors figure something out.
After they left, a figure appeared overhead. It was none other than Yechen, who had departed earlier.
Naturally, he had his reasons for doing this. Had he attacked just now, even his Shadow Clone would have had an eighty percent chance of taking them down without leaving a trace.
But his target was Danzo, not these small fry. He was deliberately misleading them, making them think he had failed to notice them so they would expose his whereabouts.
Of course, he could not be too obvious about it. He had to put out the bait little by little and be patient if he wanted to hook a big fish.
With that in mind, it was best to avoid unnecessary complications. He still needed these small fry to lead Danzo to him!
After watching for a while and seeing nothing unusual, Yechen turned and flew away from the area. Before long, he reached a secluded stretch of mountain forest.
He needed to find a suitable place to serve as Danzo's grave.
He flew a circuit above the mountain forest, using his Byakugan to survey the surroundings as well.
In the end, he shook his head and flew away.
It was not that the place was bad. As either a training ground or a burial site, it was quite decent.
Unfortunately, there were several small villages nearby. If a battle broke out, they would