After the power of the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing completely dissipated, Uchiha Kaede reappeared.
Looking at the massive crater that had formed before him, Root had completely vanished from history.
In the distance, a group of Ninja wearing Konoha headbands rushed over, led by the Third Hokage.
Because Danzo's base this time was located farther away, and since Feng Ye's main body and Danzo were fighting inside the underground base, the speed at which the Hokage received the news was significantly delayed.
At this moment, a Hyūga Ninja, staring with his Byakugan, flashed a look of confusion.
"Hokage-sama, the Chakra fluctuations up ahead seem to have vanished."
"How many Chakra signatures are left there?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression did not improve.
"Uh, n-none! They're gone!" The Hyūga Ninja stared intensely, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, speaking tremblingly.
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but stop in his tracks, his ominous premonition instantly exploding, followed by waves of grief in his heart.
"Danzo!!" When they arrived at the scene and saw the Root base reduced to nothing but a pit, the Third Hokage finally couldn't hold back his shout. Danzo was truly dead!
His eyes were filled with sorrow and panic. Now that Konoha had lost Danzo, they were short another fighting force. If the outside Villages found out, they would likely attack Konoha immediately.
Thinking of this, the Third Hokage's panic and anger became uncontrollable. "Go investigate immediately! You must find the culprit who killed Danzo!!"
"Rikawa! Quickly check if there is any residual Chakra at the scene!" Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hyuga Rikawa.
"Hokage-sama, there is none. There are absolutely no Chakra fluctuations at the scene, as if something completely absorbed them." Rikawa shook his head. The area was too clean; there was no energy fluctuation whatsoever.
Could it be the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing? The Third Hokage naturally knew about Danzo's final trump card. This meant the culprit might also have been killed by Danzo.
"This matter must be strictly confidential! No one is allowed to spread this news!" The Hokage's face was pale. Fortunately, the people he brought were all his confidantes, so this matter could still be concealed for a while.
After this, the situation in Konoha Village also underwent some changes.
First, the Uchiha relinquished their duties in The Guard Squad. Although the villagers didn't have to see those sour faces for a short time...
Over time, the merchants and shop owners started to feel uneasy, because if trouble arose, they didn't know who to turn to anymore.
Thus, having no choice, they could only petition the Hokage, hoping he would send Anbu to resolve their issues.
However, Anbu are the elite among Konoha Ninja, and their numbers are inherently small. Konoha was currently in a period of great trouble, and Anbu already had numerous missions, so how could they be assigned to handle these minor affairs?
The helpless Hokage could only consult again with the heads of the various clans, but none of these clan heads wanted to touch this hot potato; it was a thankless job that required great effort.
Originally, Uchiha Fugaku, the Uchiha Clan Head, intended to use this position to integrate into Konoha and gain power for the Uchiha, but in the end, the Uchiha's standing in the villagers' hearts only worsened.
After a round of discussion among the high-ranking officials, the matter was eventually dropped.
Within the Uchiha Clan, a group of Uchiha Ninja were idle without missions. Hearing about these events, they all laughed happily.
"These people used to curse us! Now they deserve to have no one manage them!"
"Exactly! I'm never doing this damned Guard Squad job again. We were complained about every day, and they acted like lords!"
Just then, Feng Ye walked over with Sasuke.
When everyone saw Feng Ye, they respectfully called out "Lord." Since the incident with Itachi, Feng Ye's status within the clan had risen to an extremely high level.
Although he was only thirteen years old, everyone in the clan, regardless of gender or age, would call him Lord Feng Ye. Consequently, Sasuke's status also increased significantly, though the clan members were very confused as to why Feng Ye would take Itachi's younger brother as a disciple.
Feng Ye nodded at them and walked out of the training ground with Sasuke after their training was finished.
Under his guidance, Sasuke's strength was advancing by leaps and bounds. For him, who had absorbed Shisui and Itachi, teaching a brat was simply too easy.
Feng Ye was currently deep in thought about the Uchiha's next move.
Although he had decided to leave Konoha, he still needed to choose an appropriate time. Otherwise, trying to evacuate so many clan members from Konoha would certainly be impossible during ordinary times.
That leaves only... Feng Ye looked up at the sky, in the direction outside the Village.
Only when an outside Village attacks Konoha will the internal defenses of Konoha be at their weakest.
Feng Ye nodded, and an idea instantly formed in his mind.
At the same time, in Amegakure, far away.
This place was perpetually shrouded in a fine curtain of rain. The dense drizzle seemed endless, falling incessantly from the lead-gray sky, hitting every corner of the Village with a rustling sound, like a low, monotonous piece of music played by nature.
Deep underground in Amegakure, which was perpetually covered by rain, there was a secret, massive cavern. This was the meeting place chosen by the Akatsuki Organization.
Deva Path Pain's tall and slightly rigid body walked with steady steps. His signature orange-red long hair glowed mysteriously in the dim light, and his Rinnegan, like deep whirlpools, exuded awe-inspiring power.
Konan quietly followed behind Pain. Her figure was graceful yet exuded coldness, and her simple white robe stood out sharply in the dark environment.
Below them, the Akatsuki Organization Ninja sat on their respective chairs, the atmosphere filled with coldness and darkness.
"Leader! What's this meeting about this time!? Hopefully, it's an exciting mission so I can show off my skills!" Deidara, who was only twelve years old, excitedly swung his legs and mumbled.
The others remained silent, quietly waiting for Pain to speak.
Pain lightly coughed, and his low voice echoed inside the cavern.
"Danzo Shimura, formerly a Konoha Ninja, sent someone to contact us, hoping we could dispatch people to help them deal with the Uchiha Clan."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the cavern became excited. The Uchiha Clan was famous throughout the Ninja World.
For this group of fanatics, such a mission was a great stroke of luck, especially since Konoha was also on their side.
Hearing this, Deidara immediately stood up excitedly, gesturing wildly as he spoke: "Haha, Leader, let me go! Watch me make those Uchiha fully appreciate art!"
Kakuzu sat beside him, silent, secretly calculating how much profit the Uchiha Clan could bring him.
Beside him, Biwa Jūzō, who had short black hair, no eyebrows, sharp eyes, teeth like a shark, a large cross-shaped scar on his right cheek, and bandages wrapped around his ears and neck, licked his lips bloodthirstily.
"Silence! However, after we gave him our conditions, he never wrote back. We haven't received any news yet." Pain said indifferently.
Everyone frowned. The other party didn't agree?
"Why don't I go and scout the situation, and see what Konoha has to say." A hoarse voice echoed throughout the room. Everyone looked up.
At the end of the table, a person with long black hair, vertical gold pupils, purple eye shadow extending to the sides of his nose, and pale skin, who was also wearing teal magatama-shaped earrings, said with a smile.
"Very well, then Orochimaru will go scout for information." Pain nodded.
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