Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Inside the Uchiha clan compound, Shisui immediately turned and headed towards Root after sending Itachi back to the clan.

Itachi immediately inquired with his clansmen and went straight to his father's location, both wanting to report on what had happened that day.

Itachi quickly found his father and urgently reported the encounter with the enemy, and that the enemy was very likely the Kirigakure traitor Izumi Taketori.

However, some details about Shisui were concealed and omitted, with the emphasis placed on the fact that the other party had their eyes on the Sharingan and his bloodline disease.

"What?! Someone actually infiltrated Konoha and even targeted the Sharingan!"

"You were only saved because Shisui was there, and the other party even said you have a bloodline disease?"

"Byakugan? Byakugan doesn't have that ability to see people who haven't awakened their eyes yet. This guy is probably lying to you."

Fugaku Uchiha looked extremely grim and shocked at the fact that his eldest son had almost been kidnapped.

His second son, Sasuke, had only been born a short time ago, and he never expected that something like this would happen. Was it aimed at the Uchiha clan or Konoha?

However, the fact that the other party was able to infiltrate Konoha so easily and lie in wait near the Ninja Academy raises concerns about whether there was a mole leaking information.

"I already know about this, but just in case, I'll arrange for someone to give you a medical check-up."

"Our Uchiha clan has a long history and a lot of experience in this area, and we also have methods to determine it."

"However... there are indeed no cases of hematogenous diseases that have been successfully cured, because the formation of each hematogenous disease and the resulting consequences are different."

Fugaku pursed his lips slightly, beckoned to his subordinate not far away, and said in a deep voice, "Take Itachi to the clan and have him checked out. Don't make a sound."

He whispered in the other person's ear what aspects he wanted to check, and then instructed them again not to reveal it, before letting the other person leave with Itachi.

Fugaku, who was sitting in place, looked up slightly at the sky. The fact that Konoha had been so easily infiltrated gave him a bad feeling.

"It seems I'll have to go see the Hokage. I wonder what Minato will decide."

……

The underground part of the leaves, at the root.

The underground was dimly lit, with winding tunnels, torches at every corner, but anyone who couldn't remember the route and wandered in carelessly...

In that case, he will never find the true location of Root, and will instead be trapped here, eventually being captured by Root ninjas.

Shisui now belongs to the Root branch within the Dark Division, so the first place he reports to is the Root branch.

Now, wearing the ANBU mask, he knelt before Danzo and reported what had just happened.

"Shikotsumyaku, Taketori Izumi-gawa!?" Danzo gripped his cane slightly and narrowed his single eye.

Unexpectedly, this man, who had been silent for a year and had not been seen in the ninja world, appeared right under his nose.

It has to be said that this was a huge slap in the face for him, so much so that it made his face swell up.

Does he think he can just come and go from Konoha whenever he wants?

"Are you sure it's him? Did you see his face? Or did you only confirm his Byakugan or the power of his Shikotsumyaku bloodline?"

"I did not see his face; he was wearing a mask made of bone, which covered his face and eyes."

"But I saw with my own eyes a bone grow out of the other person's palm and turn into a short blade."

When faced with Danzo's probing questions about details, Shisui answered them very quickly.

This made Danzo snort slightly, already understanding why the information was so inaccurate, but he still continued to probe and ask.

"With your abilities, you're capable of escaping unscathed if you encounter them. Why not fight? Why delay until the rest of the village discovers what's going on?"

"The other side has set up a simple barrier to isolate information transmission. In addition, Itachi is by their side. As the son of the Uchiha clan leader, if something happens to him, it will cause turmoil in the village."

Shisui piled all the finger bones he had collected in front of Danzo. The latter picked one up, squinted at the patterns on it, and seemed to understand something.

Looking back, the bone arrows fired by the opponent were so powerful that they were comparable to the explosive attacks of the Iwa ninja.

Clearly, it was because of these patterns on their bones that an anomaly appeared among the barbarians of the Bamboo Cutter clan.

Danzo shifted his gaze from the finger bones and slowly praised, "You've considered everything very thoroughly. You did the right thing, prioritizing the safety of the village above all else."

"However, it is unknown whether the attacker has gone back into hiding in Konoha after the attack, or whether they have already left Konoha."

"Someone, notify the gates of Konoha to allow easy entry but strict exit; everyone leaving the village must be checked before being allowed to leave."

A figure emerged from the shadows, responded, and then quickly disappeared. Meanwhile, a ninja was always present beside Danzo when Shisui came to report.

"Since the other party dared to infiltrate Konoha and attempt to kidnap Uchiha Itachi, the son of the Uchiha clan leader, Konoha must also take corresponding measures."

"Get the men in charge. Also, notify the Hyuga clan, since they are also involved. I'm going to the Hokage Building now to report to the Hokage."

"Shisui, you will also join them in searching for the other party's whereabouts."

"yes!"

Danzo watched Shisui disappear, and his feigned expression quickly returned; he dared not be alone with him for even a moment.

The power of those eyes instilled deep fear in people, but they still needed him for the time being and could not easily harm him.

He is currently the only person in the Uchiha clan who openly possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even though the Uchiha clan doesn't like him, he is still a member of the clan.

However, under his arrangement, the other party became increasingly alienated from his clan, pleasing neither side, so that he could be dealt with when the time came.

As for Izumi Taketori, Danzo wasn't in a hurry. Since the other party had already entered Konoha, it was only a matter of time before he found him.

Does this guy underestimate Konoha? He dares to expose himself so arrogantly. He really doesn't take me seriously.

This time, both old and new grudges will be settled together. Unfortunately, the Byakugan can only belong to the Hyuga clan. As for the corpse, Orochimaru will have some new material to use.

It's exciting to see whether the bloodline of the Corpse Bone Pulse can withstand the cells of the first generation.

……

Hokage Building, Hokage's Office.

The person sitting in this chair now is none other than the new Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Minato's expression turned serious as he listened to Fugaku's report. Clearly, he had considered more than just these aspects regarding the other party's infiltration.

There's also the matter of his wife, Kushina, which involves issues related to Jinchuriki.

Fugaku, however, remained unmoved and slowly said, "According to my son Itachi's report, Shisui should have arrived long ago."