The Root member codenamed "Fu" was named Yamanaka Fu. He was a member of the Yamanaka clan's branch family and was proficient in the clan's secret mind techniques!
Taking advantage of the moment Uchiha Yao was controlling the forest to wipe out the others, Yamanaka Fu formed specific hand seals:
Mind Transfer Jutsu!
This was a powerful secret technique capable of invading the opponent's body with one's own spirit, thereby controlling their actions.
On a chaotic battlefield, this strike was extremely covert and sudden, often catching enemies off guard.
Sure enough!
Yao's movements suddenly stiffened, his eyes instantly became hollow, and he completely lost control of his body.
"Great opportunity!"
Light burst from Danzo's eyes; he had been waiting for this moment.
Chakra exploded beneath his feet as he rushed instantly to the frozen Yao.
"Brat, compared to this old man, you are still too green after all!"
Danzo sneered, his right hand's five fingers hooking like claws, carrying pitch-black cursed seal chakra, pressing towards Yao's chest.
Self-Cursing Seal · Seal!
Pitch-black cursed seal patterns, like living things, poured out from Danzo's palm, quickly covering Yao's entire body.
Completely locking down and suppressing the chakra flow within Yao's body!
Yao trembled slightly.
Immediately, he was firmly nailed to the spot by the powerful sealing force, unable to move a muscle, not even able to blink his eyelids.
"Hmph!"
Looking at the completely subdued Uchiha Yao, a sinister smile of total control finally appeared on Danzo's face.
To confirm whether this Yao was a Wood Clone or the main body, he had spared no expense, sacrificing so many Root ninja.
It was no exaggeration to say that after this battle, his Root had suffered heavy losses.
But as long as he obtained Uchiha Yao, all sacrifices were worth it!
One Uchiha Yao was worth hundreds or thousands of elite ninja.
Danzo unwrapped the thick bandages that had been covering his right eye.
Revealing a scarlet Sharingan with three pitch-black tomoe.
Upon seeing this, Yao's face instantly showed shock, anger, and disbelief, followed by a frantic struggle.
He seemed incredibly shocked that Danzo possessed a Sharingan.
"Stop struggling, brat... Everything you have will belong to Konoha! Belong to me!"
Danzo's voice was hoarse, filled with greed and fanaticism, as that scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan spun madly.
The three tomoe connected with each other, finally transforming into a uniquely shaped, complex pattern resembling a four-pointed pinwheel.
Evil! Powerful!
A terrifying ocular power erupted without reservation!
"Kotoamatsukami!"
Danzo shouted in a low voice.
He had paid such a huge price, using Uchiha Sasuke to trick Yao into coming here, all for the ultimate goal of using Kotoamatsukami.
Using this strongest genjutsu to turn Uchiha Yao into his servant, or rather... his tool!
Buzz!
The ultimate genjutsu, capable of warping reality and rewriting will!
It turned into an irresistible torrent, surging towards Yao's soul.
Kotoamatsukami was like a deep tsunami, instantly drowning Yao's consciousness.
The light in Yao's eyes faded rapidly, like washed glass, quickly becoming hollow and numb.
A moment later.
The hollowness and numbness were replaced by respect, submission, and obedience.
Danzo stared into Yao's eyes the whole time, seeing the expected changes.
Even with a heart as tough as iron, Danzo could hardly conceal his excitement and ecstasy.
"Good... very good!"
Danzo immediately formed a seal with one hand and pressed his palm against Yao's chest.
"Release!"
The cursed seal patterns receded like the tide, shrinking back into Danzo's palm.
Yao regained his freedom.
But he made no move to attack or flee.
Instead, he lowered his head slightly, adopting a humble posture, and spoke respectfully:
"Lord Danzo!"
Seeing this, the last trace of doubt in Danzo's heart vanished into thin air.
He couldn't help but throw his head back and let out a burst of triumphant laughter:
"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! Heaven helps me!"
Danzo looked Yao up and down, as if admiring a perfect tool, a perfect weapon that belonged exclusively to him.
"From today on, you are a tool in my hands!"
"With your power, I will surely sweep away all obstacles!"
"Hiruzen's era of weakness should end! The position of Hokage should rightly be held by me!"
"Once I become Hokage, reorganizing Konoha, or even unifying the ninja world, is not impossible! Haha..."
Danzo was completely immersed in the ecstasy of controlling power and envisioning the future, his words full of smug satisfaction.
As if he had already seen the scene of himself ruling over the ninja world.
This couldn't be blamed on him!
When he was young, he was a step slower than Sarutobi Hiruzen due to a moment of hesitation, thus missing the position of Hokage.
Since then, he had been suppressed by Sarutobi Hiruzen for a full 40 years. 40 years! How many 40 years can a person have in their life?
Today!
At the advanced age of 70, his dream was finally about to be realized.
How could Danzo not be jubilant?
Whoosh!
Just as Danzo was in high spirits, a black shadow appeared abruptly, cutting in from Danzo's blind spot.
Before Danzo could react, he felt an excruciating pain explode from his right eye socket.
The pain was so intense, so sudden, that Danzo couldn't immediately comprehend what had happened.
"Argh!!!"
Danzo let out a scream as warm liquid flowed down his cheek.
He staggered back, his right hand subconsciously covering his right eye.
Only to touch a bloody, empty hole.
"My eye..."
Danzo was both shocked and angry. He looked ahead; Yao was still kneeling there.
But the problem was.
Just a few steps away, standing on a vine, was another Yao.
This Yao had a face full of mockery. Where was there any trace of respect or submission?
Furthermore.
In this Yao's hand, he held a scarlet Sharingan.
That was Uchiha Shisui's eye, the eye of Kotoamatsukami that Danzo had hidden for many years and regarded as one of his biggest trump cards!
The remaining few Root ninja were dumbfounded, almost unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
Another Uchiha Yao?
How was this possible?
So was he the main body? Or was he Uchiha Yao's clone?
Danzo's single eye widened, bloodshot, filled with pain and disbelief.
And the rage of being completely played and toyed with, and... madness:
"You... you weren't controlled?! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I don't believe it!"
Yao gently flicked the beads of blood from his fingertips and stored the Mangekyō Sharingan into a small bottle.
"Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, and its attached ocular jutsu 'Kotoamatsukami,' is indeed very strong!"
Standing on the vine, Yao gently weighed the bottle in his hand:
"Silent and traceless, rewriting will, truly the pinnacle of genjutsu!"
Yao looked at Danzo, a smile on his face, his tone playful: "So, my Lord Danzo..."
"From beginning to end, how would I dare use my main body to personally face you... the Darkness of Konoha?"
"What?!!"
Danzo's pupil constricted violently, and he immediately looked at the Uchiha Yao in front of him.
He saw this Yao rapidly lose the color and texture of flesh and blood; his skin turned into wood grain, his hair into leaves.
The whole person seemed like a weathered terracotta warrior, revealing its original form: a lifelike wooden puppet!
Wood Clone!
It was actually a Wood Clone?
The one who had dealt with him from start to finish, unleashed the Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, and finally staged the submission scene right before his eyes...
Was just a Wood Clone?