A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

Furthermore, she had indeed missed Yang Lei's farewell today, and she inevitably felt some self-blame, which made her even more speechless.

Finally, the two girls looked at each other in silence for a while, neither of them intending to speak again, and they parted on bad terms more than ten minutes later.

. . . . . .

Meanwhile, Yang Lei, unaware that his backyard had caught fire, was already far away from the village.

"Okay, that's enough for now."

... ......

After walking a little further, Yang Lei suddenly stopped, turned around and said goodbye to Asma, "Uncle Asma, there's no need to see me off anymore. This is just a temporary farewell. We'll definitely meet again someday."

"I believe that day will come."

Asma nodded, inwardly scoffing, "Son, it seems your skills aren't up to par. I knew long ago that you wouldn't escape his grasp. As long as Hinata holds your heart, you'll come back sooner or later."

Unaware of Asma's inner thoughts, Yang Lei smiled, waved his hand, turned around, and set off alone, lightly equipped.

Asma didn't say much either. All that talk about being careful was nonsense, okay? Yang Lei's strength is already much greater than his now.

"It's a pity that you haven't reached the level of the First Generation Lord yet, otherwise you wouldn't have been forced to leave."

Asma couldn't help but sigh softly. His feelings for Yang Lei were truly deep, just like those for his own son.

If he could, he really didn't want to see Yang Lei leave, but there was no other way. The village couldn't withstand a major war, and the third generation leader was unwilling to lose his political power, so in the end, Yang Lei could only be abandoned.

"Ugh!"

Asma stood there for a long time, until Yang Lei had disappeared from sight for quite some time, before he sighed and turned to walk back the way he came.

Asma, returning to the village, failed to notice that a flash of fire suddenly appeared in the sky behind him, as if a great battle was unfolding.

0181 The Dark Side? Root Attacks!

After saying goodbye to Asma, Yang Lei set off alone, lightly equipped. To avoid feeling sad, he recalled the events before leaving the village.

Previously, after Yang Lei called Xiao Ying to the back mountain, in addition to telling her about leaving the village, he also confessed his feelings to her and clarified their relationship.

Afterwards, the two of them stayed in the back mountain for a morning. Apart from the fact that they were too young to do anything too outrageous, they did some things that were not outrageous in advance, such as Xiaoying's first time.

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Don't say Yang Lei went too far. He wasn't a good person to begin with. Don't forget what he did to Hinata when she was only five years old.

As for why he was in such a hurry to make a move on Xiaoying, it wasn't because he was worried about being betrayed by her, but because he was moved by Xiaoying at the time.

To keep Yang Lei, Xiao Ying said she would do anything. Even after knowing that Yang Lei definitely couldn't stay, she was willing to leave her parents and the village for him. How could such devotion not be touching?

It was this feeling that moved Yang Lei to make a promise to her, which was like a confession. He promised to be with her after he returned, hoping that Xiao Ying would not blame him for being fickle and having a bad heart, because Yang Lei had already made it clear that he would not give up Hinata.

Then, while Yang Lei was still moved by Xiao Ying and Xiao Ying was also excited, everything happened so naturally that they hugged each other.

"Tsk tsk tsk".

Now, when Yang Lei recalls the taste of cherry blossoms, he can't help but smack his lips. Does this mean he's craving more and wants to taste them again?

"Swish swish."

Just then, a faint noise alerted Yang Lei. He instantly put away his expression and activated both his Byakugan and Sharingan. However, his Sharingan was no longer in its three-tomoe form; instead, his right eye had become the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, a purple, six-pointed windmill-shaped eye.

It must be said that the Third Hokage was too hasty in making his decision. He only knew from the information provided by Sunagakure that the three major hidden villages were forcing them to hand over Yang Lei, but he did not ask Yang Lei in detail what else he had besides the exposed Rinnegan.

If the Third Hokage had known that Yang Lei's Sharingan had evolved to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan level, and that the Rinnegan was an evolution of the Sharingan, he certainly wouldn't have made this choice.

He thought the Rinnegan and Tenseigan were two other eye techniques, but he didn't know that the Byakugan and Sharingan could actually evolve. Yang Lei didn't say this, and the Third Hokage didn't know to ask, which led to him treating Yang Lei as a scapegoat.

It's important to understand that if Yang Lei fully assists the Hyuga clan in developing the Byakugan, it will definitely elevate their strength to a new level. At that time, Konoha Village will also benefit from this, and its strength will increase significantly.

And then there's the Sharingan. Although the Uchiha clan has been wiped out, don't forget that Sasuke is still alive. He still has a strong affinity for the village. Who knows, maybe Sasuke alone can revive the Uchiha clan and greatly increase the strength of Konoha Village.

Furthermore, although the Uchiha clan has been wiped out, there are still many Sharingan users. Can't outsiders really perfectly control the Sharingan? At least Yang Lei doesn't think so.

Anyway, it's useless to say anything more. Yang Lei has already left the village, so what's the point of saying anything more?

. . . . . .

"Is it the Anbu?"

After activating his pupil technique, Yang Lei only glanced around casually before noticing the situation around him. He discovered that there was a group of people dressed in black and wearing masks following him in the woods on both sides.

As mentioned before, Yang Lei's right eye is the Eye of Space. Currently, he has only developed one ability: to see further by removing the useless space in the middle.

For example, if Yang Lei wanted to see the other side of the Earth, he could erase the existence of the Earth with a single thought and directly see the scene on the other side.

Of course, the so-called erasure and removal here does not mean actual elimination, but rather that the space will no longer be obstructed in his line of sight.

At this moment, coupled with Yang Lei's 360-degree all-around vision activated by his eye-rolling, the ability of his spatial eye was maximized. He could see everything around him without even turning around, as if he were looking at the men in black at the closest distance.

"No."

Because he could observe the group of men in black up close, Yang Lei noticed something and muttered, "Not the Dark Division, but Root?"

Because the Root was originally separated from the Dark Side, its appearance is very similar to that of the Dark Side.

To distinguish themselves, the two units reached an agreement: the ANBU would wear animal-shaped masks, while Root's masks would be anything other than animal-shaped—anything but an animal would be acceptable.

That's why Yang Lei was able to recognize that this group of people were not from the Dark Division, but from Root.

"It seems that Danzo is about to make a move against me."

Yang Lei first breathed a sigh of relief, then his face turned angry again.

He breathed a sigh of relief because it wasn't the Third Hokage who was going to attack him; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to face Asuma or the Third Hokage.

The reason he showed anger again was because Yang Lei suddenly remembered that Danzo had tried to attack him before, probably to find a breakthrough to attack the Third Hokage. It was only because Asuma arrived that he was spared.

Now that Danzo is going to deal with him again, the old grudges and new hatreds combined have fueled his murderous intent.

Previously, Yang Lei lacked strength, mentality, and experience, but after this period of training and growth, although the time was short, he has gained the confidence to kill Danzo.

Now he no longer only has the Byakugan and the three-tomoe Sharingan. He first awakened the Tenseigan, then obtained Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan from him, and then achieved the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan because of his own Mangekyou Sharingan awakening. He also awakened the Rinnegan.

Besides that, he has mastered all five basic elemental ninjutsu, unless they are newly developed or particularly obscure ninjutsu.

There are also the bloodline limits of Ice Release, Wood Release, and Vajra Indestructible 4.7, as well as a whole bunch of secret techniques, the first seven gates of the Eight Gates, the Nara clan's Shadow Technique, the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique, the Yamanaka clan's Mental Technique, and so on and so forth.

Compared to when he first graduated from the Ninja Academy, Yang Lei is now several times stronger, and he no longer needs to fear Danzo, who has an arm full of Sharingan eyes.

"Since you're asking for it."

Yang Lei narrowed his eyes, a chilling killing intent emanating from his body. He slowly drew the Kusanagi sword from his waist and strode into the forest.

I already knew that Yang Lei had a pupil technique. Although the information I knew was not detailed, only that he had one Rinnegan, I was still mentally prepared. Therefore, I was not stunned by Yang Lei's sudden attack and reacted immediately.

Suddenly, the sound of clashing metal echoed through the forest, along with ninja techniques and screams of agony—a great battle had begun.

0182 Exterminate Root Members

"You're here to kill me?"

As he darted into the forest, Yang Lei glanced at the twenty or so Root members who had surrounded him, his face expressionless.

"Give me your life."

The Root members didn't waste any words. Since their actions had been discovered, they simply started fighting right away. First, they threw out a bunch of kunai that flew towards Yang Lei from all directions, and then several people quickly formed hand seals to use ninjutsu.

"Tsk tsk."

Yang Lei clicked his tongue, and without any visible movement, he had already completed the hand seals, and softly shouted, "Fire Release: Great Fire Extinguishing!"

"call."

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A massive flame appeared out of thin air, instantly turning several Root members in front of Yang Lei into ashes.

"So strong."

The others couldn't help but gasp in surprise; even those with the willpower of the Root members were taken aback by Yang Lei's ninjutsu.

"Disperse."

Someone gave the order, and the remaining dozen or so Root members quickly dispersed. Knowing that they were no match for the enemy in a direct confrontation, they had to resort to guerrilla warfare.

The rule of the Roots is that once an order is given, it must be carried out; otherwise, even if you return alive, you will not have a good end, and it is better to die here.

Therefore, even though the Root members realized they were no longer on the same level, they did not retreat. Instead, 16 scattered to find another opportunity to complete the mission assigned by Danzo.

As for how they sensed that they were not on the same level, the first thing was the speed of their hand seals; they couldn't see how Yang Lei was forming the hand seals at all.

Yang Lei's speed was already fast enough. In addition, he had practiced hand seals before, and because of the Eye of Learning, his proficiency increased greatly with each hand seal he performed. He had already reached a level of superb skill that they could not possibly discover.

Even those with eye techniques might not be able to detect Yang Lei's hand seals. Even knowing Itachi's mastery of hand seals, Yang Lei dares to say that his achievements in hand seals are already unparalleled.

In addition to his fast hand seals, Yang Lei's ninjutsu is also incredibly powerful.

Not only were the few Root members who had been standing in front of Yang Lei burned to death, but all the trees in front of Yang Lei were also burned to ashes. A mountain path was burned out directly in front of Yang Lei, demonstrating the power of the technique.

Let alone just a dozen or so members, they guessed that even if all of them worked together, they might not be able to withstand Yang Lei's attack.

"Want to run?"

Yang Lei sneered. Seeing that the other members of Root did not take the opportunity to attack him, but instead decisively chose to scatter and flee, intending to look for another opportunity.

If he asked them to leave, Yang Lei would also find it troublesome. After all, a person's energy is limited, and sooner or later there will be a time when he is careless.

Root is a special operations unit that specializes in assassinations, and he is adept at finding such opportunities. Therefore, he absolutely cannot let them leave and must wipe them out in one fell swoop.

"Wind Release".

Turning around, Yang Lei formed a hand seal and softly chanted, "Vacuum Wave Link."

"Swish swish."

A series of wind blades were spat out from Yang Lei's mouth, instantly catching up with the two Root members, giving them no chance to react, and slicing them in half in the blink of an eye.

"Wind Release".

Yang Lei's attack had not stopped. He changed the hand seals and used ninjutsu again, shouting, "Vacuum Jade."

"Boom bang bang."

Like the sound of a pistol echoing through the forest, dozens of air bullets were spat out by Yang Lei, reaching around the members of the Demon Roots and eventually turning them into sieves.

"Damn it, this monster is too strong."

In just two blinks of an eye, their companions had suffered heavy losses, leaving only five people. The five Root members who were lucky enough not to be targeted were covered in sweat, only because they were wearing masks and had not been discovered.

"A monster?"

But just then, before they could continue their escape, suddenly, a person emerged from behind a large tree in front of them—it was yet another Yang Lei.

"Shadow clones?"

The members of Root have a lot of experience, so they guessed that this should be a shadow clone.

"Kill him."

The members knew that now was not the time to delay; if they allowed their true forms behind them to unleash their power, they too would die here.

It wasn't that Yang Lei's attack was overwhelmingly powerful; it was different from his previous fire jutsu. The previous fire jutsu was incredibly powerful, but this wind jutsu was just too fast. The people from Root couldn't react at all and died without any chance to resist or dodge.

In any case, neither Yang Lei's fire jutsu nor wind jutsu could withstand it, so the Root members wanted to run away as soon as possible.

It's just a pity.

You guessed wrong.

The Yang Lei in front of him sneered, and with a snap of his fingers, the Yang Lei behind him suddenly turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

"Is this the true form?"

The five Root members stared wide-eyed and exclaimed in disbelief.

So, the one that wiped out most of them in just three attacks was actually a shadow clone? That's incredibly powerful!

"What kind of monster have we messed with?"

The five Root members lowered their hands, suddenly giving up any hope of escape; there was truly no hope left.

"Since there is no hope of survival."

However, they weren't doing nothing. Since they already knew they were going to die, they looked at each other, suddenly formed a hand seal, and shouted in unison, "Then let's die together! Explosive tag, drink!"

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the immense impact blasted a deep crater in the spot.