The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Once outside the village, Shisui maintained the alertness expected of a ninja and immediately opened his eyes.
"Snoring..."
"Snoring..."
Well...
Was it because her close friend was sleeping too well, or was she overconfident in her own abilities?
They showed absolutely no sense of vigilance.
Not only were they not vigilant, but they even had the bad habit of snoring.
In a battlefield or covert mission, this could even become a bad habit that attracts the enemy.
After staring at the scene for a moment, Shisui, without disturbing Haruma's rest, went out of the cave first to check it out.
Poor vigilance?
You can say that Haruma isn't handsome enough, smart enough, or even strong enough!
But you absolutely cannot say that he is not rich enough or doesn't value his life enough!
The Mayfly that covered a range of 100 meters exhausted the Shukaku inside him overnight.
The edge of the wooden bed features three S-rank sealing Ninjutsu: two all-around defensive seals and one enemy-trapping seal.
Also beneath the blanket were several scrolls of touch-based attack Ninjutsu.
even!
Even Haruma, who is currently lying on the big bed snoring, is just a Wood Clone.
Sharingan, without using his Shisui to observe carefully, couldn't discern the difference.
At this moment, Haruma's true form was in a wide cave ten meters below the rocky dust of the mountain cave.
The same soft, warm bed, and the same unchanging Sealing Jutsu beside it.
After this whole process, there's no point in talking about any other Tom, Dick, or Harry.
Even if you were to unleash Six Paths Madara in his prime, it would be impossible for him to approach Haruma without making a sound.
The sun was shining brightly.
Qingtian, who woke up naturally after a good Haruma's sleep, immediately told Shisui to go find a well-reviewed restaurant nearby.
After eating and drinking his Shisui gazed at the setting sun in silence.
One is famous for his Body Flicker Technique, the other can even traverse space with his Flying Thunder God Technique.
It took two days to get there...
Let alone outside the Land of Fire, it hasn't even gotten far from Konoha.
That's absolutely outrageous!
What's the rush?
Haruma patted her slightly swollen belly and said softly, "The ending is certainly important, but the scenery along the way is equally beautiful."
Haruma put her arm around Shisui's shoulder and said earnestly, "A life that only considers the village, the family, and the missions is too boring."
"There's nothing wrong with occasionally thinking about yourself and enjoying some relaxation."
It's important to know that on Haruma, one can sense the entire Root Base, including the training ground where Shisui.
Haruma felt this guy's hard work, his relentless training that consumed his pupil power, and his crazy desire to become stronger the most.
If you weren't familiar with the plot, plus a cheat code...
How could someone as gifted as Shisui and Itachi possibly have any connection with him?
He would never become his... brother like he does now.
This simpleton, whom he had taken care of for over a year, was someone whom Haruma felt a brotherly affection for even more than that for Fugaku and Itachi.
The largest amount on the IOU is only a small part; the majority of the debt is genuine and heartfelt.
The reason Haruma didn't stop him from expending his pupil power was because she had already planned out a solution for when his eyesight was failing.
Shisui sensed Haruma's heartfelt concern, but looking at her close friend's face...
While feeling heartwarming, Shisui also felt incredibly awkward, her expression extremely complicated.
Even though I know it's just a stand-in...
But you're here talking to me about life with Danzo face of Danzo who gouged out my eyes.
I always feel...
This image is too abstract...
Haruma raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly realizing something as she looked at Shisui's expression.
But it was broad daylight, and they weren't far from Konoha.
I can't exactly show my real appearance to a ninja dressed Root.
What's the point of being a mastermind then?
Three days passed in a flash.
In the daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, in a side hall that had been previously attacked, five Anbu Ninja were carefully searching and observing.
Sarutobi stood above the Danzo had self-destructed, his brows furrowed.
A member of the Anbu Ninja stepped forward and nodded to Sarutobi, saying, "No problems were found."
Sarutobi turned to look at the person behind him and said in a serious tone, "While I shouldn't doubt your judgment, Hiashi should know the importance of this matter."
"Is there really no trace of the daimyo being under a Genjutsu?"
Danzo's lack of fear of my meeting with the daimyo suggests he has sufficient confidence in his abilities, or perhaps he even made prior preparations.
Therefore, before Sarutobi directly invited the head of the Hyuga Clan, Konoha Byakugan, the strongest user of the Hyuga Hiashi.
As for the possibility that the Danzo truly helped Danzo willingly...
Sarutobi absolutely refused to believe it.
Having spent decades together, Danzo knew Sarutobi very well.
Moreover, the daimyo's attitude towards Danzo in the past was already very bad; one could even say he was reluctant to meet him.
Hyuga Hiashi, dressed in Anbu attire, shook his head. "I thoroughly checked three times with my Byakugan, and I definitely didn't find any trace of Genjutsu."
If it is the initial activation state of Kotoamatsukami, the Byakugan can also detect the flow of the user's Chakra.
But so many days have passed since the daimyo fell victim to the spell...
Don't even mention the Byakugan; even if you got the Rinnegan, you still wouldn't be able to see anything.
After all, that's the strongest Genjutsu that requires a ten-year cooldown period after each use!
Moreover, the person affected by the spell was an ordinary person with absolutely no Chakra...
"Is that so..."
Sarutobi squinted, surveying the ravaged battlefield, lost in thought.
After a long silence, Asuma, who had finished handing over his shift with the Anbu, walked over in his civilian clothes.
"Old man, any new discoveries?"
Sarutobi his head, speechless.
Seeing this, Asuma lit a cigarette and stood beside Sarutobi, watching the busy Anbu around them.
It wasn't that Asuma didn't want to help, but these Anbu were all ninjas with special sensory abilities.
Asuma had seen this dilapidated side hall countless times, even just from its exterior.
The reason this side hall has remained unrenovated and sealed off to this day is because of his obstruction and persuasion of the daimyo.
"I thought about it for a long time after that day."
Asuma's cigarette swished around his lips. "Our entire team of guardians couldn't even budge the barrier."
"Without a doubt, the operation involved at least four elite ninjas."
"The time from the opening to the closing of the barrier was relatively short, and the deaths of the two Root appeared to be instantaneous."
" Danzo, who isn't even seriously injured... that's really strange."
Sarutobi didn't respond, but simply nodded and said calmly, "I understand."
The Land of Rice Fields, an unnamed village.
In the damp, dark underground, several narrow passages meander.
A kerosene lamp was hung every ten meters or so on the stone wall of the passage.
Deep inside one of the passageways, behind a hidden door, were several types of medical equipment.
Several other people lay paralyzed on the ground, their bodies, dressed in civilian clothes, their fates unknown.
Orochimaru, holding his medical instruments, meticulously dissected the man lying on the operating table with a serious expression.
Besides Orochimaru and these experimental subjects, there was one other person in the operating room.
He had short, gray hair, a lean build, and wore round, black-rimmed glasses.
Kabuto Yakushi of Medical Ninjutsu, was currently assisting Orochimaru in conducting human experiments.