Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 293 Preparing to Return to the Village

The dark and damp underground space was filled with the pungent smell of medicine.

This is a secret hideout of Shimura Danzo outside Konoha Village.

Hyuga Munehiro lay on the operating table, his life sustained by tubes attached to his body.

His face was as pale as paper, and his right arm was wrapped in thick bandages, with traces of blood seeping out.

Danzo stood beside the operating table, his single exposed eye fixed on Zonghong's wound, his gaze filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

"Lord Danzo, this is no ordinary blast injury."

A Root ninja in charge of treatment reported, "Judging from the burn marks on the wound, the attacker did not use a conventional ninjutsu. The residual chakra reaction around the wound is very unusual, more like damage caused by some kind of high-density chakra weapon!"

Danzo didn't speak, but slowly walked to the operating table, his eyes fixed on Hyuga Munehiro's tattered clothes and the extremely peculiar burn marks on his body.

"A high-density chakra weapon?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes. "Where did this old man go? What happened to him?"

His mood has been extremely bad lately.

The substitute left in Konoha was publicly exposed by Tsunade, and that weak guy Hiruzen Sarutobi actually issued an arrest warrant for him.

What terrified him even more was Yamashiro Aoba.

He has now grown to the terrifying level of being able to fight against an entire nation single-handedly, and thousands of Cloud Village troops were crushed by him alone!

He is hailed as the second god of ninjas after Hashirama Senju!

Now, Tsunade is about to succeed as the Fifth Hokage, while Yamashiro Aoba has almost preemptively secured the position of the Sixth Hokage.

If this situation continues, Danzo Shimura will never be able to touch the Hokage's throne again in his lifetime!

"Only I can lead Konoha to its peak!"

He must acquire even greater power! Power powerful enough to overturn everything!

Danzo's fingers, gripping the cane tightly, turned white from the force, and his Sharingan beneath the bandage on the right side glowed with an unusual red light.

"Give illusion magic to the other two households."

Danzo coldly ordered, "I need to know what happened to them."

"But Lord Danzo, their [Caged Bird] —"

"I only care about the result, I don't care about life or death!"

"yes!"

The relevant information was quickly brought to Danzo's attention.

A glowing pool? The land of our ancestors!

"interesting----"

Danzo sneered, "It seems the Hyuga clan is hiding some incredible secret."

Those two were from a branch family, so they didn't know much. To find out more, we had to start with Hyuga Munehiro.

"Release his anesthesia; I want to question him myself."

As Danzo spoke, he slowly unwrapped the bandage from his right eye, revealing his scarlet Sharingan.

A moment later, Hyuga Munehiro slowly awoke amidst a sharp pain.

However, before he could even get a clear look at his surroundings, a scarlet Sharingan instantly filled his entire field of vision.

"Look me in the eyes."

Danzo's deep voice seemed to possess a certain magic.

Hyuga Munehiro's body stiffened abruptly, and his once pure white Byakugan instantly lost focus, becoming empty and lifeless.

Tell me everything about the land of our ancestors—

Danzo asked coldly.

Under the control of the Sharingan's genjutsu, Hyuga Munehiro mechanically opened his mouth and revealed everything he knew.

"The ancestors of the Hyuga clan came to the ninja world from their ancestral land—the ancestral land still preserves another bloodline—"

"Ancient texts record that the ancestral land possesses the ultimate weapon capable of destroying the ninja world."

As Hyuga Munehiro continued his narration, Danzo's breathing became increasingly rapid, and his eyes blazed with an undisguised fanatical light.

The Land of Ancestors! The Ultimate Weapon!

"I see—no wonder the Hyuga clan has always been so insistent on the main family and branch family system; they've been hiding such a huge secret!"

Danzo then questioned Danzo in detail about the exact location of the Light Pool and the situation of the guards.

Unfortunately, Hyuga Munehiro didn't know much either. He only found clues in the family's incomplete ancient books. He couldn't even get into the Light Pond before being beaten to a pulp by the guards.

"What a piece of trash."

Danzo snorted and covered his Sharingan with bandages again.

"Lord Danzo, should we get rid of him?"

"Aburame Ryoma asked from the side."

"No, he's still useful. It's more troublesome to have someone from the Hyuga main family die."

"Give him a new arm, then release him. Use illusion magic to erase his memory of what happened, so he doesn't realize we've done anything wrong."

"Notify all root elites to assemble immediately!"

"yes!"

Danzo turned and strode out of the operating room, his steps filled with eagerness.

As long as he can master that ultimate weapon, Tsunade and Aoba Yamashiro will all have to submit to Danzo Shimura!

As Danzo left, the two Root ninjas in the operating room suddenly stopped what they were doing.

They slowly raised their heads, revealing an extremely eerie and stiff smile.

Immediately afterwards, ripples appeared on the wall, and Jue's figure slowly emerged.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that old man Danzo is really easy to catch."

Bai Jue's strange voice echoed in the operating room.

Human greed is always so easily exploited.

"Black Zetsu said quietly."

It turns out that when Danzo moved his Root base, his Roots had already been silently seeped into a sieve by White Zetsu.

Danzo thought he had everything under control, but he didn't know that his every move was being watched by Black Zetsu.

Space distorted, and Obito Uchiha, wearing a vortex mask, slowly emerged.

"Is this the solution you were talking about?"

Obito gave Black Zetsu a cold glance.

"That's the ultimate eye technique of the Hamura lineage, formed by fusing countless Byakugan. It's a power comparable to the Rinnegan and has a very strong defensive system."

Black Zetsu explained, "Let Danzo go scout ahead for us first."

"Ten-Sengan—"

Obito's Sharingan beneath his mask twitched slightly. "As long as I can awaken my other eye, it doesn't matter who's cannon fodder. But are you sure that power can handle Yamashiro Aoba?"

Mentioning that name, Black Zetsu's voice unconsciously grew heavier. "The power he wields is beyond reason, but the Tenseigan is different; it's pure Six Paths level power. Once you absorb the Tenseigan's power, combined with your original Kamui, even Yamashiro Aoba will be absolutely unable to stop our plan!"

Obito didn't say anything more, but silently turned his gaze to the north.

"Let's go, the show is about to begin."

Inside the experimental base of the Island of Oblivion.

On the experimental table, five simple and ancient-looking ninja tools were quietly placed.

The Golden Rope, the Banana Leaf Fan, the Red Gourd, the Seven Star Sword, and the Amber Bottle stolen from the Hidden Cloud Village.

Various sophisticated instruments are connected to these ninja tools, and complex data streams are displayed on the screens.

Orochimaru stood beside the instrument, intently observing the fluctuations in the data, his eyes filled with a fervent desire for research.

"What an incredible creation!"

Orochimaru exclaimed in a hoarse voice, "It can actually perfectly integrate chakra nature transformation and sealing techniques into the device, and even possess some unknown power."

"The Sage of Six Paths' methods are truly astounding."

Aoba nodded slightly, but her gaze never left the lab table.

"The chakra structure is too stable to be analyzed by ordinary means. If I'm not mistaken, their material should be made from the body of the Ten-Tails."

"The Ten-Tails? I really want to see that thing soon, hehehe—"

Orochimaru was about to laugh out loud when his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Well!"

Orochimaru covered his mouth and let out a painful groan. His already pale face turned ashen, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

Aoba's eyes narrowed slightly, and he flashed behind Orochimaru, his hands instantly glowing with green chakra light.

The chip was spinning at high speed, scanning the condition inside Orochimaru's body.

A moment later, Orochimaru's pale face finally regained some color, and his tense body gradually relaxed.

"Thanks, Aoba-kun."

Orochimaru leaned weakly against the lab table, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his long, golden pupils.

"Orochimaru-senpai, your body is deteriorating much faster than expected."

Qingye withdrew her hand, her brows furrowed.

Analysis of the chip revealed that Orochimaru's physical condition was much worse than previously thought.

Although Orochimaru did not perform the Reanimation Jutsu because of Aoba, the cursed seal had already been cast, which caused his soul and body to no longer be in harmony.

Logically speaking, Orochimaru should still be several years away from physical collapse, but the situation has suddenly taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then his gaze fell on the five Six Paths Ninja Tools on the experimental table at the same time as Aoba's.

"You thought of that too?"

Orochimaru chuckled hoarsely. "It seems the problem lies with these things."

Aoba nodded.

"These Six Paths Ninja Tools were made by combining the body of the Ten-Tails with Yin-Yang Release. They contain extremely large and pure spiritual energy, which is Yin Release at the Six Paths level."

"Your frequent contact with and attempts to analyze these high-level energy fluctuations during this period have inadvertently acted as a catalyst, accelerating the breakdown of your body!"

"It seems it's time to retrieve those fragments."

Orochimaru remained calm, as if the pain he had just experienced had never happened.

"Perfect timing, I also need to go back to Konoha."

Aoba nodded slightly. "Lady Tsunade is going to become the Fifth Hokage."

"This succession ceremony is quite a big deal; several other ninja villages have sent people over. Tsunade told me to hurry back and oversee things."

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Upon hearing this, a complex emotion flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

"The Fifth Hokage, huh?

He murmured to himself, a half-smile playing on his lips, "I never thought that the person who hates the Hokage the most would become the Hokage."

Of the former Sannin of Konoha, one defected, another wandered the country for years, and in the end, it was the woman who hated the title of Hokage the most who took on the burden of Konoha.

Aoba ignored Orochimaru's melancholy; he was busy making his own plans.

After returning to Konoha this time, I estimate I won't be able to wander around freely for quite some time.

Go to the Hidden Mist Village? The Fourth Mizukage was forced to step down.

Go to Yunyin?

He had just defeated a force of several thousand elite soldiers and also seized the village's prized amber bottle.

The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning is now protesting daily through diplomatic channels, and the Daimyo of several other major countries have also sent joint letters to put pressure on Konoha.

If they keep running around like this, it might really trigger the Fifth Shinobi World War.

However, Aoba didn't seem to care.

He has achieved his main objective for this trip: he has gathered the chakra of all nine tailed beasts, and there is no need for him to cause trouble in Iwagakure for the time being.

Aoba looked at Orochimaru and smiled, "Take advantage of this trip back to the village, you go and retrieve the soul fragment, and I'll cover for you."

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and washed his face, revealing a wicked smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aoba-kun."

Meanwhile, inside Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

As news spread that Tsunade was about to succeed as the Fifth Hokage, the entire village was immersed in an unprecedented atmosphere of celebration and busyness.

However, the atmosphere inside the Konoha delegation's meeting hall was somewhat strange.

The delegation from Kumogakure was currently staying obediently in their rooms, not venturing out of their rooms, as docile as a flock of quails.

It's worth noting that just recently, these guys were jumping around in front of Konoha's higher-ups, clamoring for Konoha to hand over the murderer who killed their leader, and even threatening war.

But ever since the news of the Battle of Thunder Valley reached Konoha, and they learned that Yamashiro Aoba had single-handedly thrashed thousands of Kumogakure's elite troops, even defeating the Raikage and the Eight-Tails, and even stealing the village's prized Amber Purification Bottle—

The Cloud Hidden Delegation fell silent instantly.

In stark contrast, there was the delegation from the Hidden Mist Village.

The leader of the Kirigakure delegation was none other than Mei Terumi.

The accompanying person was Ao, an elite Jonin from Kirigakure.

Mei Terumi, dressed in a figure-hugging blue dress, strolled leisurely through the bustling streets of Konoha with the Kirigakure delegation, occasionally commenting on Konoha's local delicacies, appearing unusually lively.

"The prosperity of Konoha is indeed incomparable to that of Kirigakure, which is closed off year-round."

Mei Terumi looked at the bustling street, a strange light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Ao followed behind, cautiously scanning their surroundings with his remaining right eye, and said in a low voice, "Lady Terumi Mei, we'd better keep a low profile, after all, this is Konoha."

"What are you afraid of?"

Mei Terumi chuckled softly, her red lips slightly parted, "We've come here to form an alliance. Would Konoha really attack its allies?"

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As she spoke, the image of Qingye involuntarily came to mind.

If it's a marriage alliance, Yamashiro Aoba isn't out of the question.

He's skilled and quite handsome too.

Thinking about it, Mei Terumi's face involuntarily flushed red.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply as he looked at the mountain of diplomatic correspondence piled on his desk.

"Hiruzen, something's not right."

Mitokado pushed up his glasses and said with a serious expression.

"Not only Kirigakure and Kumogakure, but also Iwagakure and Sunagakure have sent formal letters, indicating that they will send the highest-level delegations to congratulate Tsunade on her succession as the Fifth Hokage."

Koharu Utatane scoffed, "Congratulations? That's easy for you to say! Tsunade's influence isn't so great that all four great nations would send their congratulations at the same time!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke.

"They certainly weren't after Tsunade."

The third generation's voice was a little hoarse, "They came for Yamashiro Aoba."

The strength that Yamashiro Aoba displayed in the battle of Thunder Valley was truly terrifying.

This power, enough to rival an entire nation, has completely shattered the strategic balance among the five major powers.

The other four major powers were terrified.

They sent a delegation ostensibly to offer congratulations, but in reality, it was to investigate Konoha's true strength and weaknesses. They may even have secretly reached some kind of tacit agreement to join forces and put pressure on Konoha.

"Since all the guests are coming, the succession ceremony will have to be postponed."

The third generation sighed, "We have to wait until they arrive before we can proceed; that's the rule."

"However, as long as Aoba is in the village, they will not dare to make any rash moves."