A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

"Let's send it to the main body instead."

Hearing Yang Lei say this from behind made Danzo stop what he was doing.

"So the original body wasn't here after all; it was just in time to be sent over to find him!"

0185 Danzo's Plan

"Sandaime-sama."

At night, a group of men in black suddenly appeared at the Sarutobi family's residence and knocked hard on the door. The leader shouted from inside, "Something terrible has happened!"

"What's up?"

The Third Hokage, who had already fallen asleep, opened the door and came out. Suddenly, he frowned. He saw that all the men in black were wearing animal-shaped masks, except for one, which meant that the other one was a member of Root.

"Is this a sky burial? What brings you here?"

The Third Hokage guessed the man's identity. Due to a certain opportunity, he had successfully turned a member of Root to become his undercover agent. He just didn't expect that the man would come looking for him today, which meant that things must be very serious.

(PS: Sky Burial is Captain Yamato. Yamato is his codename, and Sky Burial is the name he gave himself. He is not yet a member of the Anbu, but is still in Root. This is my setting.)

"Third Hokage, Yang Lei is wreaking havoc at Root's headquarters. According to Danzo's plan, he intends to take this opportunity to capture Yang Lei and obtain his eye technique, while also launching a political attack against you."

Sky Burial revealed the information he knew.

"what?"

The third generation was truly shocked and couldn't help but mutter, "That idiot, how could he possibly mess with Yang Lei's strength?"

Just a few days ago, Yang Lei easily defeated the First and Second Hokage right in front of him. Although they were resurrected by Edo Tensei and Orochimaru erased their self-awareness with a certain technique, leaving them with only one or two tenths of their original strength.

But they are brothers of the Ninja God, how could they be easy to get along with?

Furthermore, the Monkey King had also told the Third Hokage about Yang Lei's achievements during his month of training at Flower Fruit Mountain, giving the Third Hokage a rough idea of ​​his strength and making him realize that Danzo was in trouble.

"We have to stop it."

The third generation leader panicked and quickly summoned the chief of the guild.

"Yang Lei, please don't do anything that can't be undone, otherwise the scroll I gave you will be completely meaningless."

In the original story, Sasuke was not wanted until Danzo issued a warrant for his arrest, which is why he became a rogue ninja. This was because Sasuke had never harmed any of the village's ninjas.

The same applies to Yang Lei. Moreover, he was forced to leave the village, so he is even less likely to become a rogue ninja.

However, once Yang Lei killed Danzo, the Third Hokage had no choice but to issue a warrant for his arrest. From then on, Yang Lei became a rogue ninja of Konoha, and the scroll naturally became useless.

. . . . . .

"Send him back to his original body."

Looking at Root's headquarters, four shadow clones were still chasing after Root members, while six other shadow clones surrounded Danzo. One of the shadow clones deliberately said something that made Danzo's heart skip a beat, and he quietly stopped a certain technique he was about to use.

"Go find the original entity? That suits me perfectly."

Danzo thought to himself, although he had removed the bandage from his right eye, he did not open his right eye to reveal the Mangekyou Sharingan he had obtained from Shisui, nor did he use the dozen or so Sharingan in his right hand. Instead, he stood obediently in place, letting a shadow clone press hand seals on him and send him away with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Whoosh."

The Flying Thunder God Technique is a space-time ninjutsu. In an instant, a shadow clone carrying Danzo appeared out of Konoha Village, in a grove of trees outside the village, right in front of yet another Yang Lei.

"Is this the true form?"

Danzo cautiously looked at Yang Lei in front of him, then suddenly sprang up and kicked the shadow clone behind him, turning it into white smoke.

"Danzo".

Yang Lei ignored the plume of white smoke and looked at Danzo, whose Byakugan was fully activated as he stared at Danzo's right eye. At the same time, he asked, "Why do you keep targeting me?"

"Asking a question you already know the answer to."

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Danzo didn't know what Yang Lei was doing, and since he hadn't yet figured out if the Yang Lei in front of him was the real deal, he wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He snorted and said, "Your origins are too mysterious. Amnesia? Don't treat everyone like fools."

"Oh?"

Yang Lei frowned. It seemed that his excuse of amnesia was really lame. Some clues in his daily life had made these shrewd people see through him.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. He's never really lost his memory, so he probably doesn't know how someone with amnesia should behave. Plus, he's eager to grow up, so all his training was planned out. It's really not like something someone who has lost their memory should do.

However, none of these are the most important things.

"The most important thing is..."

Danzo continued, "Your bloodline limit is very important to my plan."

"plan?"

Yang Lei scoffed, "You mean you want to become Hokage? Forget about it. The Third Hokage has already sent Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, to find Tsunade, who is also one of the Legendary Sannin, to succeed him as the Fifth Hokage. You? I guess you can forget about it in this lifetime."

"hehe."

· ·····Requesting flowers·

Danzo gave a forced smile and said, "Is that really the case? Maybe. If things had gone according to plan, Tsunade would definitely have become the Fifth Hokage, as long as she could have returned."

"But."

Danzo suddenly pointed at Yang Lei and said, "I have to thank you, Yang Lei. I knew all along that Tenzang had betrayed me, and I also knew that he would definitely inform the Third Hokage about your attack tonight. If it happens, the Third Hokage will witness your shadow clones slaughtering my Root members."

"By then, no matter what I do to you, he won't be able to absolve you. Moreover, he will have to pay the price for being your godfather."

As Danzo spoke, an expectant expression suddenly appeared on his face, and he said with some longing, "The Fifth Hokage's seat will then be mine."

. ....... ...

"So this was your complete plan," Yang Lei finally understood Danzo's entire scheme. His real goal wasn't actually himself. Although his eyes were one of the things he wanted, what he truly desired was the Hokage position.

First, he sent someone to assassinate me, using this as an opportunity to provoke me into a counter-assassination. Once I, confident in my abilities, actually returned to the village, his plan would be considered a success.

Because Yang Lei is Asuma's godson, a fact known throughout Konoha, could it be that Asuma or the Third Hokage secretly ordered him to assassinate a high-ranking village official?

It should be noted that the fact that the three great ninja villages are forcing Konoha to hand over Yang Lei has not yet been made public; it is still something that has not happened yet. The village has no idea what is about to happen, but they do know one thing: Yang Lei has indeed received permission to leave the village tonight.

If you put everything together, you can only say that Danzo was incredibly clever; he even managed to outsmart his old rival, the Third Hokage.

Regardless of whether the third generation knew about Yang Lei's abilities, he still had to make a trip to the Gen headquarters.

Yang Lei's strength is insufficient, so he has to go and save people; Yang Lei's strength is too great, so he also has to go and save people. However, the person he has to save next is Danzo.

In other words, the scene of Yang Lei brutally killing the Root members will definitely be seen by the villagers, and at that time, Danzo's plan will be considered a success.

There was one thing Danzo overlooked, and that was Yang Lei's strength.

Even if his plan succeeds, what's the use? He still needs to be alive to go back and become Hokage.

"Finally, I've obtained Kotoamatsukami!"

0186 Danzo's Ideal

"Finally, I have obtained Kotoamatsukami."

After the Byakugan's continuous research during this period, even though Danzo had not opened his right eye, Yang Lei still managed to hide it. He copied the Mangekyou Sharingan that originally belonged to Uchiha Shisui, and couldn't help but feel a little happy. That was the Mangekyou Sharingan, which was known as the strongest genjutsu.

Was Izanagi powerful? Was Izanami powerful?

Amazing! These two eye techniques, hailed as the ultimate forbidden techniques of the Sharingan, are bound to be incredibly powerful. I won't go into detail about their abilities and effects.

However, compared to Kotoamatsukami, these two techniques are still somewhat lacking.

First of all, Kotoamatsukami can fundamentally change your mindset simply by being seen by him. If the master of Kotoamatsukami wants, he can completely transform you into any personality, or even make you a loyal servant of the host of Kotoamatsukami.

For example, you might want to use Izanagi to turn all the negative consequences that are detrimental to you into dreams.

If you look at a god and think that the other party is no longer your enemy but your master, would you still activate Izanagi?

Izanami is not as good as Kotoamatsukami, because activating Izanami is not something that can be done at a glance; some settings are required to activate the infinite loop illusion.

Don't let the gods not use it; one glance is enough.

Therefore, Kotoamatsukami can be called the strongest genjutsu, even surpassing Izanagi and Izanami, because this setting can fundamentally change a person's thoughts. It is too forbidden, too overpowered. No wonder Uchiha Shisui died so young.

If we were to say what techniques Yang Lei is most worried about and most afraid of encountering, there are two: one is Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the other is Kotoamatsukami.

Infinite Tsukuyomi can plunge you into the deepest dream, where everything will develop in the most ideal and perfect direction, and it will be in your own hands. No matter how strong your willpower is, you will not be able to escape it, let alone those with weak willpower.

As for Kotoamatsukami, there's no need to elaborate further.

Now, Yang Lei possesses his own Six Paths Sage Mode and Reincarnation Sage Mode, as well as Susanoo, which he has yet to use, and is no longer afraid of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Now that he has obtained the Kotoamatsukami in his right eye, he can finally dispel some of his worries.

. . . . . .

"call."

Having obtained the Kotoamatsukami he desired, Yang Lei no longer opened his Byakugan alone. He exhaled softly and slowly closed his eyes, feeling the effects of Kotoamatsukami as he spoke again, asking, "Danzo, why do you want to become Hokage so much? Is power really that good?"

If Yang Lei didn't know the original story or Danzo's character, he wouldn't waste his breath talking to him.

But Yang Lei knew that no matter what kind of person Danzo was, he always loved Konoha Village and did everything for the better of Konoha Village.

Chapter 200

That's why he asked Danzo one last question, even though he was already prepared for battle.

Danzo was unaware of what Yang Lei had obtained, and still maintained a confident expression. After all, he possessed a Sharingan capable of unleashing Izanagi more than a dozen times on one arm, as well as Kotoamatsukami in his right eye, making it impossible for him to lose to Yang Lei, who was only twelve years old.

Therefore, Danzo was in no hurry to take action, but instead replied, "I also have my own purposes and ideals."

"The reason why the ninja world is constantly at war is because it is too divided. Not to mention the five major countries and the five major ninja villages, there are countless small countries and little-known ninja villages. People keep breaking out into wars for the sake of interests and ambitions."

"And I have come up with a way to end all the wars, and that is..."

“Unify the world,” Yang Lei suddenly interrupted Danzo, opening his eyes to reveal the Rinnegan in his left eye and the Tenseigan in his right, and said, “You want Konoha to unify the ninja world, then make the whole world the only great power, and finally achieve peace, is that right?”

At this point, Yang Lei couldn't help but sigh inwardly, unsure of how to categorize Danzo. However, he could say that Danzo was a good person, at least he didn't intend to cause destruction, but rather acted with peace in mind.

"That's right."

Danzo nodded in confirmation of Yang Lei's words, and then extended an invitation: "How about it, Yang Lei-kun? Would you like to become my assistant and work with me to build a peaceful world?"

Do you think Danzo is just wasting his breath? You're wrong, completely wrong.

Danzo is using his personal charm and so-called bright future to bewitch Yang Lei, hoping to subdue him without a fight. If he can win Yang Lei over in this way, that would be wonderful.

Is that impossible?

In the world of *Slayer*, Akame was sent by the Empire to assassinate Najenda, but what was the result? She inadvertently gave the Revolutionary Army and Night Raid another trump card, and ultimately, it was Akame who led to the Empire's downfall.

Therefore, defection is not something that is impossible.

Take the sky burial for example; wasn't he turned by the third generation?

Unfortunately, Danzo was destined to waste his efforts, because the person in front of him was not an ignorant twelve-year-old boy, but an adult with a sense of self and a mental age of more than twenty.

"That can't be right."

Yang Lei spread his hands and retorted, "If your idea could really come true, then why didn't the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha do the same?"

Hashirama Senju is known as the God of Shinobi, while Madara Uchiha is a powerful figure who could rival Hashirama Senju and ultimately claimed to have fought Hashirama Senju to death.

If the two of them join forces, they might really be able to sweep away the ninja world and unify the world.

After all, besides their own formidable strength, they had also subdued the Tailed Beasts after pacifying the chaotic world. If they wanted to, they could have easily mobilized the Tailed Beasts to launch an attack, and it would have been quite possible for them to unify the world.

However, the result was that Hashirama Senju sent the Tailed Beasts away one by one. His purpose was not to make the enemy stronger, but to make the Tailed Beasts the nuclear bombs of modern society, so as to make each other wary and dare not start a war again.

At this point, Yang Lei said, "Even the First Hokage never intended to unify the ninja world. Is your idea really better than the First Hokage's?"

Will a unified world truly be peaceful?

Yang Lei shook his head and offered a dissenting opinion: "You're wrong. Even if the world were truly unified, it wouldn't be peaceful. Due to power and money, unfair treatment, and the allure of beauty and sex, war would still break out again."

"True peace is actually just a single point; once that point is found, war will cease to exist."

"Otherwise, the First Hokage wouldn't have distributed the Tailed Beasts in the first place."

"So, Danzo, your ideal is absolutely impossible to realize, because even if you succeed, it won't make the world peaceful!"

(PS: These two chapters are a bit padded because I wanted to depict Danzo from the sidelines and then refute the meaning of his ideals and actions. I won't do that anymore...)

0187 The Great War Begins!

"It seems we're not on the same path after all."

Faced with Yang Lei's complete rejection, Danzo couldn't help but let out a disappointed sigh. It seemed that war was the only option.