Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

After losing the support of chakra, the bone forest turned into bone dust and dissipated, eventually disappearing in the breeze.

Unlike other ninjutsu, Shikotsumyaku is a chakra creation that will eventually disappear; instead, it is performed through a physical object as a medium.

Therefore, if he didn't want to leave too many traces, he wouldn't have taken any action, and what would have appeared was a forest of bones.

"Is everything resolved? Who exactly are they?"

Yekura brought Momona to Izumi's side, looking at the several corpses piled together and their appearance.

"This is... Konoha's Anbu?"

"No, to be precise, it's the Root branch of Konoha's Anbu, the Anbu managed by Danzo."

Looking at these guys, Izumi felt a chill in his heart. He didn't understand why he was being targeted by Danzo, or rather, Orochimaru.

Orochimaru should have already started conducting various human experiments by now, but he hasn't reached that level of madness yet.

Instead, after the war, with Danzo's support, he became completely immersed in the experiments and gradually became obsessed with them, turning into a pervert.

"Danzo, it was him! Why were they ambushing us here? When were our whereabouts exposed?"

"I don't know, but given Danzo's methods, we should have been exposed when we were in Kusagakure."

Momona could only listen to their conversation from the sidelines, as she didn't know much about the ninja world.

Yekura, on the other hand, had her brows furrowed. She was known as the "Darkness of the Ninja World," a person despised by all the other ninja villages.

"This is not good news for us."

"Danzo's reputation in the ninja world is that he is ruthless and unscrupulous, and he is behind many things."

This made Momona even more frightened. Had they gotten themselves into such big trouble? Was it because of her?

"It doesn't matter, one more thing won't make a difference, and one less thing won't make a difference either."

"Since they've already greeted me, I don't intend to stand on ceremony either."

Izumikawa's words startled Yekura, who couldn't help but ask, "What are you planning to do?"

This made him smile slightly, and then he said, "Although there's nothing I can do to him, disrupting his plans and making him uncomfortable is no problem."

"Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. It won't be that easy for him to completely block us out."

"Besides, with you here, the Root ninjas alone can hardly deal with the two of us at once."

As for Momona, she's just an accessory; with her own healing abilities, she's unnecessary. She's more of a high-level research subject. It's Yoru who needs more assistance.

"I'll go to the Land of Rain first, find a place to hide, and I'm going to cause Danzo some trouble."

"Okay, I got it!"

Yekura nodded. She also planned to improve Momona's strength so that she would no longer be a burden but could stand on her own.

During their time together, she realized that Momona's talent was not bad, but she started training too late. However, with the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, her progress was very fast.

After making the decision, Izumi tidied up the battlefield a bit and then led the two to the Land of Rain.

It's unclear whether Yahiko of the Akatsuki is dead yet. If he is, then he can only wait for Uchiha Shisui.

……

The Land of Rain, the Akatsuki organization.

A letter was handed to Yahiko, which contained a message about Konan, instructing the two of them to go to a designated location before Konan would be released.

Bang!

Yahiko slammed his fist against the wall, blood streaming from his knuckles, and roared angrily, "Damn it!"

"These despicable bastards are actually using Xiao Nan to threaten us!"

Nagato saw all this and, although worried about Konan's condition, still tried to comfort her, saying, "Yahiko, this isn't your fault!"

"No one expected that the other side would lure us out and then target Xiao Nan."

"However, at least we know that Xiao Nan is still alive, which is good news."

Yahiko nodded slightly and hummed in agreement, calming down a bit: "Indeed, since they came for us, Konan should be out of danger for now."

"But no matter what, we must rescue Xiao Nan."

So, Yahiko and Nagato began preparing to rescue Minami. Having grown up together, neither of them could be left behind.

They had no idea that someone was orchestrating all of this, having already predetermined their fate.

Danzo acted quickly, contacting Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, half a month ago to confirm the other party's attitude and the authenticity of the Rinnegan.

Then he acted swiftly and decisively, driven by a thirst for power, especially after losing an arm and an eye.

He is incomplete, he is flawed!

An incomplete ninja cannot become Hokage. Only by completing all the necessary parts and becoming stronger can one become Hokage.

Hiruzen is getting old now, and he's starting to back down in the face of war, which infuriates him.

Konoha shouldn't be like this. Konoha should be stronger, so that everyone should be afraid of it.

Having witnessed Konoha's most glorious period, he desperately wanted to make Konoha great again!

The Rinnegan, the eyes of a sage—whether it's real or not, he has to give it a try.

The idea that mutual understanding, letting go of hatred, and peaceful coexistence can be achieved through dialogue is something even a three-year-old shouldn't believe, according to Danzo.

The Akatsuki were able to gather a group of people using something like this, it must be because of the Sage's Eye.

Now, he is preparing to take action, seize those eyes, and bring them into Konoha's hands.

……

On the other side, somewhere underground in the ninja world.

The flames still flickered, illuminating the old man on the stone seat in the shadows. He looked even older than before.

They continuously used illusions to teach and brainwash Obito, causing his life to rapidly decline.

"Obito, I've taught you everything I needed to."

"The rest is up to you, and my time has come."

Just like in the original storyline, Madara Uchiha expressed his wish to have Obito complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.

He personally ripped off the life support tubes on his back, making his words and attitude even more impactful. Everything he entrusted to Obito earned his trust and approval even more.

After a perfect performance, a legend quietly fell in this underground space.

Instead, a new "Uchiha Madara" will emerge, and under this name, he will continue to create a new world where there is no war and everyone is happy—the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Obito put on the patterned mask, the one-eyed mask, revealing his scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan, and began to carry out his plan.

The primary target was Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, and this was the most crucial element in Madara Uchiha's plan.