"This time he must be really dead."
Shisui, standing to the side, was also somewhat shaken.
"Dead beyond dead," Haruma replied.
Having witnessed Haruma's strength, Fugaku wanted to ask, but since Itachi, unaware of the truth, was still there, he remained silent.
He simply gazed at the Haruma with complicated emotions, inwardly screaming: Monster!!
At this age and with this level of skill, having lived this long, I've never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it.
"Stop spacing out, everyone."
Haruma said softly, "The moment the barrier opens, I'll use the Flying Thunder God to teleport you out."
"Itachi is free to do as he pleases and await further instructions from the Akatsuki. Shisui and Fugaku Chief Fugaku, you two should return to Konoha as soon as possible."
"Aren't you coming back with us?" Shisui asked from the side.
"They've really been spoiled rotten," Haruma sighed inwardly, shaking her head.
Fugaku explained directly, " The Dafuweng probably wants to impersonate Danzo and then return to the village to clear his name with the orders given by the daimyo."
As he spoke, Fugaku's eyes lit up. "The village's second-in-command becoming an inside agent for our Uchiha Clan —that's truly a brilliant move!"
Haruma had ordered Fugaku to follow Danzo all the way, and even demanded that he protect Danzo if he was in danger before meeting the daimyo.
I hadn't figured it out before...
It turns out that Danzo waiting for Shisui's eyes to give him control of the daimyo first, and then he would seize the opportunity to take the spoils.
Itachi, who had already analyzed the situation, looked at Haruma, who was ruthlessly looting the corpse, with a deeper sense of apprehension.
"Then, you idiot."
Haruma retrieved the belongings of Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune, and tossed the Sharingan, which was soaking in a medical tube, to Shisui.
Shisui took the glasses, stared blankly at his best friend, pointed at himself, and said, "Idiot... idiot?"
Haruma shook his head silently, then made a hand gesture, and the barrier slowly shattered from the top!
Haruma teleported the three of them back to the tavern where they had originally gathered, instructing Fugaku to return as soon as possible to organize the situation, and then returned to the barrier alone.
Looking at the pit before him, Haruma Hand Seals, causing the earth to churn.
The damage caused by Danzo's activation of the Four Symbols Seal was completely concealed.
Then, transforming into Danzo's appearance, straightening his tattered robe, Haruma slapped his own chest!
"Puff,"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, which stained his clothes and the corners of his mouth.
After observing for a moment, Haruma grinned, "A new identity, a new beginning."
Feeling that her injuries had been healed in an instant by Yin-Yang Release, Haruma had no choice but to deliberately hunch over and pretend to be panting heavily on the ground.
The entire process of transferring the three people back to their disguise took less than ten seconds, at which point the barrier completely shattered.
Asuma and the others rushed in the instant the barrier shattered, clearing away the giant trees in their path!
Danzo...
The side hall collapsed, revealing the gruesome deaths of two Root ninjas.
Asuma frowned as he looked at Danzo, who was severely injured, and asked in a grave tone, "What happened?"
Huff, huff...
Seemingly catching her breath, Haruma slowly rose, her eyes filled with malice. "My affairs are none of your business, you junior."
After speaking, Haruma turned to the samurai guard responsible for the daimyo's safety. "Please inform the daimyo that the attacking enemy has been repelled."
Please expedite the arrangements for returning to the village.
After saying that, Haruma hunched over and walked step by step towards another side hall, completely ignoring Asuma and the others.
Asuma watched Danzo figure, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.
Indeed, given Danzo's personality, he would never explain the whole story to him.
His current status is merely that of a daimyo's guard, so he has no right to interfere.
"Alas, these are turbulent times."
Asuma sighed softly, quickly finished writing down all the intelligence, and summoned his summoned beast to deliver it to the village.
Let his Hokage father handle the headaches.
The next day.
The sun was shining brightly.
A group of ten samurai, carrying a letter written by the daimyo, followed Danzo on his journey back to the village.
At the gate of the Daimyo Prefecture, Asuma, who hadn't yet received the shift change from the Anbu, could only watch Danzo from afar, feeling a surge of irritation.
Judging from the daimyo's attitude, Danzo's status as missing-nin will definitely be cleared, and he will soon be reinstated.
However, Asuma really disliked this person's methods and approaches!
Using his serious injury as an excuse, Haruma lay comfortably in the sedan chair carried by four samurai, looking completely at ease.
At their current pace, it would take them at least four or five days to reach Konoha.
On Haruma with nothing to do, after activating his Sensory Ninjutsu, he closed his eyes and immediately entered the training room.
A public toilet in the Land of Fire.
A man in a crimson robe and black robe, with a gloomy face, dragged a corpse with a Forehead Protector of Kirigakure on its forehead into the room with one hand.
He skillfully pushed open the hidden door to the toilet and stepped into the narrow, dark alley, ignoring the overwhelming stench.
The dim lighting and the cold, morgue-like environment created an atmosphere where a bald man holding a roster stood at the entrance, watching the newcomers.
Looking at the bald man in front of him, Kakuzu casually tossed the corpse over.
The bald man took the body and carefully compared it with the photos on the register in his hand.
After confirming that everything was correct, he placed the body into the morgue cabinet on the hidden wall behind him, pulled out an iron box from under the desk, and handed it to Kakuzu.
Kakuzu glanced at the iron box full of banknotes, nodded slightly, took out a stack of them, and counted them in his hand.
Looking at the Forehead Protector on the corpse's head, the bald man asked suspiciously, "Don't you know about the strongholds near Kirigakure?"
" Bounty Station I don't know about." Kakuzu, focused on counting the banknotes, replied without looking up, "I just had a big deal near the Land of Fire, and since I was in a hurry, I brought it along on the way."
"Are you afraid someone will steal your prey? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The bald man flipped through the roster in his hand, curiously searching for high-bounty targets within the Land of Fire.
Chiriku: Current head of the Ninja Temple, formerly one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Land of Fire, with a bounty of eight million gold.
Asuma Sarutobi: Son of the Third Hokage, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, with a bounty of 14 million.
Shimura Danzō: Konoha High Command, now Konoha missing-nin, with a bounty of 57 million.
The bald man's gaze sharpened, and he said with certainty, " Danzo."
Based on his understanding of Kakuzu, he only targets lone ninjas with higher bounties.
Kakuzu nodded, put the box full of banknotes back into the scroll, and left without looking back.
We can't let this kind of prey, which is a rare find, slip by.
While he wouldn't dare to venture out of the village's main Kakuzu, this was a rare and excellent opportunity!
Four days passed in the blink of an eye.
With only half a day's journey remaining to Konoha, Haruma, lying on the soft frame, slightly opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.
"They've been following me for two days already, they really have a lot of patience."