Konoha Root
"According to the latest reconnaissance information, the area around the third block has been almost completely destroyed."
"Some people saw the Lord Hokage, his advisors, and many powerful ninja clan members enter the Third District together, but so far, no further information has been obtained."
Danzo stayed in the Root base, listening to his subordinates' reports.
Upon receiving news of the attack on Konoha, he immediately dispatched Root spies to gather intelligence.
However, the Root, which used to be able to infiltrate everywhere and even come and go freely from the enemy village, did not send out much news this time.
Aside from knowing that the enemy uses large-scale Lightning Release Ninjutsu and an unknown Ninjutsu capable of instantly destroying blocks hundreds of meters long, there is no other information.
" Hiruzen, you've really gotten old. You've even been beaten up to the point that your village is in trouble."
Danzo couldn't resist chirping the crickets.
If it were him, Konoha would never have been attacked so directly at their home.
" Danzo, do we really not need to step in and provide support?"
Danzo, Aburame Torune's personal bodyguard, couldn't help but speak up.
The villages outside are facing enemy invasion, yet they're hiding here waiting for news. This is really... cowardly!
Do I need you to teach me how to do things?
Danzo coldly.
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"
"Hmph! If Hiruzen can't even handle something this simple, then he shouldn't be in the Hokage position. He's nothing but arrogant intruders, I suppose..."
"Crunch~ Squeak"
The violent shaking interrupted Danzo's words, and the Root Base hidden underground began to shake violently.
"An earthquake?"
Many members of Root felt the shaking. At this depth, even Earth Release Ninjutsu couldn't so easily shake Root's base, so it could only be attributed to a natural disaster.
"Send someone to check what's going on."
Danzo, sitting in the main seat, had a bad feeling.
The next second, before anyone could reply, the tremor turned into a collapse.
The underground Root Base, hidden deep within, is like a can of food with its zipper torn open, revealing everything inside.
The earthen structures above the Root Base were all overturned by an invisible force, revealing everything to Xu Xiao.
"You're Danzo? That's rather disgusting."
Xu Xiao stood tall in the sky, his Divine Sense sweeping over the crowd below.
Danzo's concealed Sharingan arm acted like a beacon, illuminating his identity and allowing Xu Xiao to recognize him at a glance.
After all, it's an anime world, and the difference between the real person and the anime character is quite significant.
Just like Danzo, who is just an ordinary, thin old man in the anime, but here he has a hint of the majesty of a leader.
Relatively speaking, real people are much more complex than their anime counterparts.
"An intruder? Looks like Hiruzen couldn't stop you."
Danzo looked at Xu Xiao warily, while simultaneously signaling to his subordinates to launch an attack.
He quickly unwrapped the bandages from his hands, revealing his densely packed Sharingan.
If even Hiruzen couldn't stop the opponent, then it must be a formidable foe; we must go all out.
"Still trying to resist? You're courting death!"
With a casual wave of his hand, his Telekinesis penetrated the flesh of the ANBU Anbu who were about to attack, turning their internal organs into a paste.
Upon seeing this, the other ninjas immediately slowed their advance.
We're all human. Even if Danzo restrictions on us and brainwashed us, we still have basic fears.
As for Danzo, his Sharingan arm, which he was so proud of, was severed at the root and flew towards Xu Xiao before he could even activate it.
As for Shisui's Sharingan with the power of Kotoamatsukami, before it could be activated, Xu Xiao's mental energy had already penetrated into his mind.
The Divine Sense transformed into the most powerful scanning tool, continuously penetrating Danzo's body to explore the secrets within.
The focus is on the Sharingan from Shisui that is inside Danzo's eye socket.
Danzo's consciousness was also unable to resist Xu Xiao's massive mental power invasion, and he couldn't even control his body.
Soon, Xu Xiao's Divine Sense had scanned Shisui 'Sharingan to a general extent, and he gained a better understanding of the Sharingan.
"It's essentially an amplifier of spiritual power!"
"No wonder the Uchiha Clan needs to be emotionally agitated to awaken their Sharingan, and once awakened, they become masters."
" The Sharingan can greatly enhance their mental strength, which in turn improves their concentration, physical control, and comprehensively enhances their ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu abilities."
"It's somewhat similar to the initial development of my Telekinesis; mine involved the evolution of the pineal gland and hippocampus, while this involves using the eyes as a means to cultivate spiritual power."
Xu Xiao possessed a vast amount of knowledge and quickly formed a basic conjecture about the abilities of the Sharingan.
Thinking of the Sharingan's progenitor, Princess Kaguya's perfect form with its Nine-Tomoe Sharingan between her eyebrows, he guessed that it must have the same origin as his Telekinesis.
Essentially, it was all caused by a powerful force that led to the mutation and evolution of the body, which then opened the door to the evolution of genes.
As descendants of the Kaguya Clan, the Uchiha Clan clan's inheritance of traits across generations is not uncommon.
When the power within our genes awakens at certain times, it naturally manifests as strength beyond that of ordinary people.
This is a similar moment for other clans with Kaguya's bloodline, such as the Kaguya Clan Uzumaki Clan, the Senju Clan.
'Speaking of which, many humans in this world actually inherit Kaguya's power; this must be the origin of the so-called Kekkei Genkai.'
"But aren't the Ōtsutsuki Clan aliens? How come they also have something called a pineal gland or Sea of Consciousness?"
"Or is it that only Kaguya is special, and the reason for everything is the God Tree Fruit?"
Xu Xiao pondered silently.
At the same time, he made up his mind that after the God Tree was unsealed, he would find a few members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan to study it carefully and find out whether non-humans also have something similar to Sea of Consciousness.
" Danzo, where are those research materials you conducted with Orochimaru in the past?"
Having figured out the basic secrets of the Sharingan, Xu Xiao began searching for more research materials.
Ever since he learned about the power of knowledge, he has been eager to learn new things.
The secrets of the Sharingan, the secrets of Hashirama Cells —even if these things didn't significantly improve his abilities, they were still a form of knowledge.
Only the power to see through many worlds can broaden his future path.
"You won't find out! You intruder!" Danzo retorted defiantly.
Although he was obsessed with power struggles and would stop at nothing, he remained loyal to the village.
He missed out on the Hokage Position because of his momentary cowardice, but this time he will not give in.
"Sigh! Why do we always have to be weak when we should be strong, and strong when we should be weak?"
Xu Xiao shook his head helplessly, then clapped his hands.
Several ninjas wearing Konoha vests jumped down from above the gaping hole.
"I've heard that the Yamanaka Clan are incredibly skilled interrogators, capable of easily extracting information from their memories. Now it's time for you to prove your worth."
Xu Xiao pointed to Danzo, who was being controlled, and several Yamanaka Clan ninjas showed expressions of difficulty.