"Your subordinate was incompetent. Except for Ida and Shin who are still alive, none of the Root ninjas who were taken out survived." Nara Sugisawa said, his face very ugly. He knew that he would definitely be scolded by Danzō next.
"Tell me about the situation first....." Unexpectedly, Danzō didn't intend to scold him. Instead, he pondered for a long time before asking.
"Yes!" Nara Sugisawa nodded and told Danzō about the incident from beginning to end, including how Kaoru's body was cut off by the steel wire mesh but still recovered, and then how he killed fifty ninjas in one breath, and all the other things.
After he had told the situation from beginning to end, he finally summarized: "That kid's strength has probably reached a quite terrifying realm. It's no longer a level that can be won by just relying on schemes and the number of ninjas. So in order not to expose you, Lord, we had no choice but to abandon the car to protect the marshal, and abandon the lowest-level Root ninjas. This time, I don't think I did anything wrong."
After listening to Nara Sugisawa's words, Danzō was silent for a long time.
This time, he was frightened.
In terms of the knowledge of ninjutsu, although Danzō was a big figure who had experienced many battles, he had never heard of any ninjutsu that could instantly recover after his body was cut into countless pieces.
The only thing he could think of was a forbidden technique that his teacher had once created: Impure World Reincarnation. But that move was only because the reincarnated were dead, so they couldn't be killed, but what was the situation with Kaoru? A ninja who couldn't be killed, this caused Danzō no small blow.
Danzō, who was extremely eager for power, also had considerable admiration for strength, because he knew that only with strength could he have power. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to painstakingly install Sharingan on his body, and now, Kaoru's strength.....made him feel his own insignificance.
"Damn it, I finally had such an opportunity, but....." Danzō clenched his fist, and blood even flowed out from between his fingers.
He was regretting, regretting losing this important opportunity. Originally, Kaoru was already an Anbu captain. If he rashly killed people in the Anbu, the consequences would definitely be disastrous.
The reason why the Third Hokage had been able to tolerate him was that, in addition to taking into account old feelings and Danzō's absolute loyalty to Konoha, the most important reason was that he was sensible and would never do too much.
If the Third Hokage knew that he had the idea of killing an Anbu captain, Danzō knew very well that Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely react, so in the matter of killing Kaoru, he had to first clear himself.
Therefore, in order to kill Kaoru, he thought hard and came up with such a plan. First, he took the initiative to approach Mitokado Homura, wanting to persuade him to believe his words, believing that Kaoru had the idea of betraying Konoha.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Mitokado Homura for a while, Danzō even used the Sharingan illusion technique of Uchiha Shisui, buried under the bandages, to control him, making him believe his words.
Then, he also set a very big trap for Kaoru, using the Hannya Group and the rogue ninjas of other countries who kidnapped Mitokado Homura as a guise, the purpose was to kill Kaoru. If it went smoothly, all of this could be done without anyone knowing, but now it had ended in a miserable defeat.
In fact, the reason why Danzō wanted Kaoru to die was not because he suspected that Kaoru had a heart of betraying the village, but because not long ago, he had a private contact with Orochimaru, and it was this contact that made Danzō's heart to kill Kaoru burn again.
"Uchiha Kaoru, why did you join the Anbu ah? If you were a member of my Root, that would be great......" The face of Kaoru appeared in Danzō's mind, and he thought silently.
"Now it's time to talk to Orochimaru....."
.....
On the other side, Kaoru, after saying goodbye to Kurenai Yuhi, came to the Hokage Building.
At this time, in the Hokage office.
"How is it, was this escort operation smooth?" The Third Hokage was still holding a pipe, asking Kaoru.
"It was quite smooth, but we encountered ninjas from the Hannya Group along the way." Kaoru reported. Regarding identifying Danzō, he didn't have direct evidence, so he couldn't directly report to the Third Hokage.
Although he had Mitokado Homura as a witness, he was also involved, and if he bit him back to protect himself at that time, it would be troublesome.
It had to be said that this time he didn't catch any of Danzō's handles. In this trap, he hadn't even seen the high-level ninjas himself, and they ran away, while the low-level ninjas were subjected to the Mind Transfer Sealing Technique.
It could be said that Danzō had prepared very thoroughly for this ambush. Even if it wasn't successful, he didn't leave any evidence.
Therefore, Kaoru could only say that they were ninjas from the Hannya Group, using innuendo to guide the Third Hokage's thoughts.
"Ninjas from the Hannya Group? Weren't they already eliminated by you and Kakashi?" The Third Hokage said with a puzzled look.
"That's indeed the case. I don't know where those Hannya Group ninjas came from. They captured Lord Mitokado but didn't kill him. After I rescued Lord Mitokado, I also checked the true faces of these ninjas. After taking off their masks, I found that they were also wearing headbands from other villages, so I don't understand what's going on in this......" Kaoru began to act stupid, some things, letting the Third Hokage think for himself was more convincing than saying it himself.
"They captured Mitokado Homura but didn't kill him....." The Third Hokage gently exhaled a smoke ring and fell into thought. If there were still roaming Hannya Group ninjas, they should hate Konoha to the bone, how could they spare Mitokado Homura's life?
And under the Hannya Group masks, they were also wearing headbands from other villages. Was this a double smoke screen to hide their true identity?
"It seems that the people who attacked you and Mitokado Homura weren't ninjas from the Hannya Group ah......" After thinking for a while, the Third Hokage said.
"Then Hokage-sama, what do you mean......" Kaoru continued to act stupid.
"Then Hokage-sama, what do you mean......" Kaoru continued to act stupid.
"Okay, very good, I already know, Kaoru, you did a very good job this time....." Facing Kaoru's question, the Third Hokage changed the subject, not continuing to say anything, but inexplicably praised Kaoru.
"It's just a small matter." Kaoru responded. It seemed that the Third Hokage had understood Kaoru's hint.
"Alright, now go and rest." The Third Hokage waved his hand towards Kaoru. It was clear that Kaoru had carried out the mission, but now it felt like the Third Hokage was even more tired.....
"Yes!" Kaoru nodded, formed hand seals, used the Body Flicker Technique, and disappeared in the Hokage's office.
"Troublesome ah......" After Kaoru left, the Third Hokage leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Danzō ah Danzō, why are you so eager to kill Kaoru? Don't force me to take action against you."
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Next to an unnamed village in the Fire Country, in a forest.
In the dark forest, only a few rays of the setting sun shone through the trees.
Danzō, wearing a kimono and with bandages wrapped around his right eye, appeared here. There were also two ninjas next to him. They were both wearing black robes, with expressionless faces.
"Hasn't he come yet? Why is he so slow!" Danzō frowned, forcefully hitting the ground with his cane, and humming coldly in his throat with dissatisfaction.
The sound of wind swept through the forest, and at the same time, an evil figure slowly appeared in front of Danzō and the three others.
"Didn't I come....." After a moment, the figure approached, with a head of shoulder-length black hair, an unusually pale face, and a pair of amber snake eyes radiating cold light.
One of the Sannin, Orochimaru!
"This is the S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru....." The two Root ninjas next to Danzō immediately tensed up. Orochimaru's appearance directly gave them a kind of invisible pressure.
"This is the Fire Country, not my territory. I traveled a long distance to get here, so it's natural to be a little late." Orochimaru showed a strange smile, he gently explained.
"Hmph, I don't have time to pay attention to this kind of thing." Danzō snorted coldly. "Regarding your plan for next year, I hope you pay attention to a person....."
"A person, is that the Uchiha kid you mentioned to me last time?" Orochimaru frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you were responsible for capturing that kid, and then handing him over to me?"
This was the agreement he had reached with Danzō before. Uchiha Itachi's body couldn't be obtained, therefore, Orochimaru's desire to obtain Kaoru's body was even stronger. He was completely obsessed with the Sharingan.
"In fact, I never intended to capture Kaoru alive. I was doing it with the intention of killing him." Danzō sighed lowly and said.
"Kill him? You want to break our agreement?" Orochimaru's tone also became unfriendly. "That guy's body is important to me. I want him alive, but you want to kill him?"
A wave of killing intent burst out from him. The two Root ninjas next to Danzō both changed their expressions. They moved their feet and came in front of Danzō, looking at Orochimaru warily, protecting their leader.
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