After indulging in his daydreams, Seimei collected his thoughts, closed the panel, got out of bed, and went to wash up.
On the way, he encountered many Konoha ninja who greeted him, and he responded with nods.
Unconsciously, they had been at this base for a month.
And during this month, he had truly lived up to the title of "Demon Sword Seimei," striking fear into the hearts of the Iwa ninja and providing a great sense of security to the lower-ranking Konoha ninja.
At the same time, he also possessed superb medical ninjutsu skills and had saved many wounded.
Therefore, the Konoha ninja in this base were very respectful towards him, not treating him as a minor at all.
It could be said that Seimei had already gained sufficient prestige here, something that many Uchiha ninja couldn't achieve.
However, it was precisely because of this that he became a thorn in the side of some people.
...
In the Land of Fire, Konohagakure, at the Root's headquarters.
Danzo was reviewing the report in his hand.
The more he read, the gloomier his expression became.
A few minutes later, he slammed the report on the table and demanded, "What's going on with this Uchiha Seimei? Why wasn't this reported sooner?"
The Root ninja below him was startled and immediately knelt on one knee. "Reporting to you, sir, in the past period, our manpower has been concentrated in the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. The remaining personnel were also prioritizing the surveillance of Uchiha Shisui according to your orders..."
Before he could finish, Danzo waved his hand to interrupt him. "Alright, stop."
After he stopped, Danzo picked up another report on the table, which recorded Uchiha Shisui's recent situation.
He quickly finished reading the report and snorted coldly. "Shisui of the Body Flicker, Demon Sword Seimei, Konoha's Twin Stars, what impressive titles!"
Although he sounded dismissive, he regretted not sending someone to kill these two after the Chunin Exams and the failed assassination attempt on Team Nakiri.
Now, both of them had grown in strength and were no longer threats that could be eliminated by one or two Chunin teams. As for Jonin...
Even in Root, they were scarce resources, each with important duties, and couldn't be deployed casually.
Thinking of this, Danzo couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it!"
In fact, if they were just ordinary Uchiha geniuses, Danzo wouldn't be so anxious.
The key was that Seimei and Uchiha Shisui were different from the typical arrogant Uchiha ninja.
On the contrary, they got along very well with the surrounding Konoha ninja and could potentially act as a buffer between the Uchiha clan and the village in the future.
And this was unacceptable in Danzo's eyes.
Having inherited the will of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, Danzo harbored inherent hostility and distrust towards the Uchiha clan.
In his view, the Uchiha clan was an unstable bomb that would eventually rebel. Rather than being caught off guard, it was better to strike first.
The existence of Seimei and Uchiha Shisui might delay the explosion of this bomb, which Danzo didn't want to see.
That's why he had such strong animosity towards them.
*Tap*
*Tap, tap*
*Tap*
Danzo tapped his fingers on the table, lost in thought.
After a long while, he suddenly said, "Recall half of the teams from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. There won't be any major developments there for the time being."
"Yes, sir!"
The Root ninja below responded, then asked, "Are you going to use them to deal with Uchiha Seimei and Uchiha Shisui?"
"Foolish!"
Danzo scolded him. "These two have already matured. Using the old methods to deal with them is utterly stupid!"
"I'm recalling them to monitor these two."
If it were an ordinary ninja, after being scolded, they would usually go along with Danzo's words.
But the Root ninja below was different. He only cared about the mission and was focused on how to eliminate Uchiha Seimei and Uchiha Shisui.
So, after hearing Danzo's words, he continued to ask, "Then how will we deal with these two in the end?"
Danzo, clearly aware of his subordinate's personality, didn't argue with him. Instead, he thought seriously for a while before saying, "Aren't they called 'Konoha's Twin Stars'? Inform Orochimaru and have him find a way to transfer these two to the Kirigakure battlefield."
"The Kirigakure battlefield?"
The Root ninja murmured, seemingly understanding something, and then replied, "Yes, sir!"
It was well known that the individual combat strength of Kirigakure ninja was almost the highest among the Five Great Ninja Villages, coupled with their Water Style: Hiding in Mist Technique, which was extremely effective against the Sharingan.
Clearly, Danzo was planning to borrow someone else's hand to kill them.
It was foreseeable that once Seimei and Uchiha Shisui arrived at the Kirigakure battlefield, they would inevitably face targeted attacks.
After all, no village wanted to see geniuses rise from other villages, and Kirigakure was no exception. They would definitely take action.
If Danzo then manipulated things behind the scenes, such as leaking some information, it was almost certain that Seimei and Uchiha Shisui would be put in danger.
"Konoha's Twin Stars? Hmph!"
Danzo snorted coldly and threw the report in his hand onto the table.
...
Meanwhile.
Elsewhere, after finishing washing up, Seimei ate some food to fill his stomach and then started his mission for the day.
Today, his task was still patrolling.
With his current strength, as long as he didn't do anything reckless or encounter targeted attacks from the enemy, performing such ordinary missions wouldn't pose any life-threatening danger.
And indeed, throughout the day, he didn't encounter a single enemy.
During his breaks, he squeezed in some training, which exhausted him quite a bit.
And at night, his training tasks were even heavier.
So, after having a good rest on his birthday, Seimei entered a state of intense training again. Every day, except for eating, sleeping, and missions, he was training, training like crazy.
Although Seimei didn't know about Danzo's secret schemes, he was very clear that in this world where extraordinary powers manifested, strength was always the most important.
Therefore, he didn't dare to relax for a moment.
Just like that, day after day passed.
In the blink of an eye, a week had gone by.
On the evening of the fourth day, Seimei arrived at the secret base as usual and began his routine skill practice.
First was the Rasengan, which he finished practicing in no time.
Then came Genjutsu: Sharingan...
Originally, Seimei invested twelve thousand chakra points in it every day.
But ever since his "Physique" attribute increased, and he could recover an additional six thousand chakra points daily, he increased his investment to eighteen thousand points.
So, it took a little longer.
After completing the training for these two skills as planned, he didn't have much chakra left.
Seimei then proceeded to practice the Shadow Clone Jutsu. After consuming about fifteen hundred chakra points, he finally stopped.
After a short rest, Seimei went to the deeper part of the base and started using the Chakra Absorption Technique to extract chakra from the captives.
In less than a minute, Seimei extracted nearly thirty thousand chakra points, replenishing his almost depleted chakra.
Then, he returned to the training room.
(End of Chapter)