Senta asked in surprise, "You're actually going to burn the Root headquarters down?"
"Yes."
"How does that help?"
Mitsuro explained in a calm, confident voice,
"Danzō is more attached to his treasures, scrolls, and secrets than he is to defending his ninjas or his complex hideout. At the first sign of danger, he will go to the place he feels he must defend, not the place being attacked! We just have to keep an eye on him and follow him when we start our attack. He will lead us to that spot himself, and with the mark under his feet, he'll hand everything over to us!"
"What? A marking?" Shibuki asked.
Hiruko also became curious. "You completed it?"
Mitsuro nodded.
"Yes, and I tested it, too... to be honest, it takes a lot of chakra, but with the help of the crystal, I was able to completely stabilize it and even expand its range."
Shibuki, confused, couldn't help but ask,
"Excuse me, can you please explain it so I can understand too?"
Without giving a direct answer, Mitsuro turned to Senta.
"Senta, take Shibuki to the next room."
Shibuki thought they were going to talk about a private matter and he was being sent out, but he was surprised when he saw Mitsuro signal to Hiruko and Guren and they also got up.
All four of them went to the next room, which had a stone floor. Senta closed and locked the door. Guren began to make pink crystals and drew a circle around all four of them, enclosing them in a crystal chamber.
Hiruko performed a seal on the ground to completely seal the space.
Shibuki was stunned by what they were doing. Why were they building a prison around themselves?
Suddenly, something strange happened; the shadow under Shibuki's feet moved and came to life, and in front of his amazed eyes, Mitsuro slowly emerged from the shadow, causing Shibuki to fall to the floor in fear.
Hiruko said admiringly,
"That was impressive! It's like a mix between the Kage-Mane and the Fourth Hokage's "Raijin"!"
Mitsuro nodded in agreement, and at the same time, released a small crystal he was holding, which turned into powder.
"It looks similar on the surface, but it's very different from Kage Mane and Raijin on the inside! Many people think Raijin is a purely space-time jutsu based on innate talent, but it's actually a compound jutsu of fūinjutsu, space-time, and Shunshin.
It works like a reverse summoning, but by instantly transferring the user to another dimension and space and summoning them back to the new location, with the speed of the Shunshin jutsu! That's exactly why it has limitations, like having to place marks on the places you want to transfer to. Now, if you want to create the same result without those two factors, is it impossible? The answer is right in front of your eyes!"
Hiruko said seriously, "Yes, but it has more limitations."
Mitsuro replied, "No jutsu is perfect, Hiruko. But my jutsu has its own advantages. I can connect the seal to a shadow that is connected to the ground. This makes it similar to Kage Mane, but unlike Kage Mane, it's not the shadow that's controlled, but the ground! Also, since a shadow is not a physical thing, the seal doesn't become physical either, only chakra! And as long as that shadow is within my chakra range, I can emerge from it. Of course, as long as the person doesn't jump into the air and their shadow separates from the ground!"
Then, he explained, "That's why my jutsu is called 'Hidden Playing Field.' By combining two jutsu, Earth and Reverse Summoning, I can move myself or my opponent within a specific range. However, there's an important condition: it must be on the ground. For example, it doesn't work on trees, air, water, or metal."
He placed his hands on the ground. "By injecting Earth-style chakra, I create an invisible playing field. In this field, I can set the rules for myself and my opponent."
Mitsuro continued.
"The first rule is 'displacement.' If it's just displacement between locations, only pre-determined spots within a 500-meter radius are possible. The second rule is 'weight.' I can't displace more than ten kilograms of weight more than myself. This means I can't swap places with an enemy who is much heavier than me, or move something very heavy and transfer it with me.
'Multi-person displacement' also consumes more chakra and the number of people on both sides must be equal; meaning two for two or three for three. I can't displace three people in place of one."
Mitsuro paused and continued seriously, "The two displacement points shouldn't have a very different height, because I might transfer myself under a pile of soil instead of on the ground. This jutsu is very useful for short, strategic fights. But it could kill me in a long fight! But in a short fight, I can force the opponent to fight in conditions that I set."
He looked at them with a mysterious smile and continued, "When Danzō reaches his important location, it's enough to summon myself there, and boom! Danzō is in my place, and I'm in Danzō's! I steal everything! Then, with my signal, we all retreat!"
Hiruko thought for a moment. "How will you get out? By displacing Danzō, he goes out of your sight. He'll probably also go out of your chakra range or get so close that you can no longer displace him. If you want to use the spatial displacement range again, you'll probably be summoned right in front of Danzō, which means you'll literally fall into his arms! Not to mention, if the location you displace to isn't actually where you want to be, there might be another guard there too."
Guren was also curious and said,
"The old man is right, boss. If we're going to attack Root's main headquarters at that time, we're probably going to be heavily involved in fighting them, so we can't help you."
Mitsuro replied, "That's true, but if Danzō goes to another useless place instead of his treasury, it's just my bad luck! If there's another guard, as long as they're not Kage level, I can handle them. I have a plan for Danzō too. Danzō just has to be occupied! The place he's summoned to, he'll have to fight; he can't run away or return to where I am."
"Who's going to fight him?"
Mitsuro gave a mischievous smile.
"That's a little surprise for Danzō!"
The target is 50 POWER STONES for the BONUS CHAPTER!