Ascension Island, underground laboratory.
Lin Ze stood before the transparent observation window, recalling the news Miyamoto Ichirō had just reported.
Uchiha Onibi had come under suspicion and been isolated.
This did not surprise him.
As early as three years ago, when Konoha's political landscape underwent a drastic upheaval and Uchiha Fugaku rose to power, Lin Ze had foreseen this day.
"Senior Onibi... his ocular power shouldn't be exhausted yet."
Lin Ze murmured to himself.
He remembered clearly that Onibi had not fought on the night of the coup. Moreover, since earning the name "Body Flicker Technique Flame Demon," he had deliberately fought less often, so he should still have retained a considerable amount of ocular power.
However, none of that concerned him anymore.
Lin Ze shook his head and turned to walk deeper into the laboratory.
Three years ago, he had invited Onibi to come to Dragon Release Village if he could no longer stay there.
At the time, Onibi had not agreed. He had merely remained silent.
Now that Konoha's internal conflicts were intensifying, Onibi would naturally contact him if he truly wanted to come.
If he did not, then he had chosen his own path.
Lin Ze would not force him.
In the laboratory's core area, a complex formation was slowly running.
About ten meters in diameter, the formation consisted of countless silver runes tracing spiral patterns across the floor. Pale blue streams of chakra light flowed through the patterns, resonating with the natural energy permeating the air.
Kabuto stood at the control console outside the formation, his fingers working rapidly.
"Brother Lin Ze, the formation has been fully calibrated. The natural energy concentration has reached the standard level."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses as he reported.
Lin Ze nodded, his gaze sweeping over the center of the