"Lord Mito needs you to pay close attention to those Uchiha clan members who have grievances against the village. If that person is still alive, he will definitely choose to use someone from the Uchiha clan to take revenge on Konoha. It is possible that his spy already exists within the Uchiha clan."
Momo slowly stated Mito's request.
Uchiha Homura fell into a short silence upon hearing this, and with a long sigh, he said, "Alas, fine, I will focus on investigating this matter in secret."
Although he didn't want to admit it, what Mito said was correct. If that person was still alive, there might really be a spy from that person within the Uchiha clan.
Over the years, due to Konoha's unfair treatment of the Uchiha clan, there has been a considerable number of people within the clan who are dissatisfied with the village.
Back in those days, didn't a guy named Uchiha Setsuna appear, claiming to have inherited the will left behind by that person and intending to commit treason? He was eventually discovered in advance by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and was eventually arrested and imprisoned. His whereabouts are now unknown.
It seems that Uchiha Setsuna may have really been bewitched by that person back then.
"You made the right choice, Clan Leader Uchiha. If you had refused, I would have told Sandaime about this. You should know what attitude Sandaime will have towards the Uchiha clan once he finds out that person is still alive."
As Momo watched, Uchiha Homura agreed to Mito's request, and sneered.
The next moment, a powerful killing intent exploded from Uchiha Homura and targeted Momo.
In an instant, Momo felt as if she had walked through the gates of hell. Her body involuntarily dripped with cold sweat, but her face showed no fear as she kept a cold stare on Uchiha Homura.
It was clear that she was confident that Uchiha Homura would not dare to attack her.
And so it turned out.
Uchiha Homura had never intended to attack Momo from the beginning, but only wanted to use this to intimidate her.
Unfortunately, Momo's courage had long been tempered by the First Hokage.
Uchiha Homura's murderous aura was nothing in her eyes, and it was completely incomparable to Lord Hashirama.
"I will do my best to complete what Mito-sama has asked of me, and it is best if Sandaime-sama does not know about this matter."
Uchiha Homura saw that Momo was certain to win, and that his only strong move was completely ineffective, so he had to give in.
For a moment, he had wanted to use illusion techniques to control Momo.
With his current level of jutsu, even if Momo had the strength of an elite jōnin, and was not just an ordinary elite jōnin, and had an extremely large amount of chakra in her body, he was still confident that he could control her with his Sharingan in an instant.
After his son died that year, after he saw his son's corpse returned to him, he sat in the morgue for a whole night before awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Since then, his jutsu abilities have once again soared.
Konoha's current strongest illusionist ninja, he, Uchiha Homura, is confident in obtaining this title.
Therefore, in his eyes, Momo can be easily controlled and eliminated at any time.
However, in this world, killing can never truly solve problems, and it may even create more trouble.
As for controlling Momo, this is also unrealistic. With Mito's strength, it is not difficult to see that Momo has been affected by illusion techniques.
In short, he obviously has great power, but he is unable to take action against Momo.
Because once he does, the future of the Uchiha clan, which has finally begun to improve, will once again be destroyed.
But it really isn't a good feeling to be blackmailed.
It's really hard being the head of the Uchiha clan.
However, Uchiha Homura also understands Momo's concerns. If the Uchiha clan itself does not cooperate, then Momo's best option is indeed to tell Sandaime.
Once Sandaime learns that the person is still alive, his attitude towards the Uchiha clan will definitely change drastically, and it is very likely that he will completely switch from his previous stance of friendship and co-optation to one of vigilance and hostility.
That mad dog Danzo might even be pulled out again by Sandaime to deal with the Uchiha clan.
By then, the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha will be even more difficult than before.
"It's good that Clan Leader Homura can think this way. Don't worry, as long as the Uchiha clan is willing to cooperate with the investigation, Sandaime will never know about this. This is a personal promise from Lord Mito."
Momo received a positive response from Uchiha Homura once again, and he said something to reassure him.
"Please thank Lord Mito for her generosity towards the Uchiha clan, and please tell her that I, Uchiha Homura, will do my best to investigate this matter. As long as I am here, the Uchiha clan will not be the enemy of the Senju clan."
Uchiha Homura immediately said, his face showing a smile.
He said this sincerely, because he understood that Mito hated the Uchiha clan, but now he was willing to let go of his hatred in order to protect Konoha, which really made him admire him.
Moreover, he was finally relieved, and no longer had to worry about Momo turning around and snitching to Sandaime after she finished talking.
Mito's promise was still very reassuring.
With her promise, Momo, Uchiha's follower, definitely would not go and inform Sandaime again.
"I will."
Momo nodded.
She knew exactly what Uchiha Homura was thinking. The other party obviously doubted her words, and the only way the old fox would truly believe her was if she cited Lord Mito's promise.
In fact, even if Uchiha Homura did not make a promise, she had no intention of telling Sandaime about this matter, and would simply continue investigating in secret.
She knows Sandaime too well. Once he finds out that the person is still alive, he will be unable to sleep or eat, and will unleash this mad dog named Danzo, who is super hostile towards the Uchiha clan, to go on a rampage.
Danzo is now the arch enemy of the Senju clan.
Uchiha Madara is an enemy that is like a ghost, unknown and far away, but Danzo is an enemy that can be seen and touched, close at hand.
The Senju clan has yet to complete its revival, and they cannot allow this mad dog to come out and cause trouble.
To be honest, she really wants to take advantage of Danzo's current loss of power to get rid of him.
Unfortunately, this mad dog really values his life, and he is protected by a large number of elite Root ninja around him. What's more, Sandaime has also been protecting his old comrade in disguise, sending many elite ANBU ninja to watch over Danzo, so she has never been able to find a chance.
After Momo and Uchiha Homura reached an agreement, the two continued to talk about how the two clans could contact and cooperate with each other in private, and then Momo decisively proposed to take his leave.
Uchiha Homura personally saw Momo to the door, and in the end the two of them smiled and shook hands with each other.
"I never thought that even though I was about to die, I might still encounter that terrifying man. The future of the Uchiha clan is really rough..."
Uchiha Homura lamented in his heart as he watched Momo's departing figure.
Uchiha Madara, a name he didn't want to think about or fear from the bottom of his heart.
He was seventy-two years old this year, and was actually the same age as Uchiha Madara.
However, back then, he was just an Uchiha ninja with relatively good illusion techniques in the Uchiha clan, while Uchiha Madara was already the clan leader, and his strength was unfathomable. Even his most prized illusion techniques were just a joke in front of the other person's Mangekyo Sharingan.
Even now, even after he has also opened the Mangekyo, he still does not think that his illusionary arts abilities are stronger than those of Uchiha Madara back then.
He was truly a peerless figure of his era, and in those days, the only person who could be his opponent was the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama. In front of the two of them, other people of the same age could be considered top-notch experts in the Shinobi world if they could hold their own for a period of time.
For the two of them, so-called Kage-Level powerhouses are probably just slightly stronger than ordinary Shinobi, and they can be easily dealt with if they put in a little effort.
The thought that the Uchiha clan would have to face such an enemy in the future made Uchiha Homura feel a great deal of pressure.
"But that person is an old man now, right? His strength should no longer be at its peak, so there might still be a chance,"
Uchiha Homura tried to think of the bright side.
At the same time, he understood Sandaime's feelings for the first time, and really hoped that the Konoha sprout could grow up quickly.
...
As the sun set and night fell, Kirito, the young bud of Konoha, slowly opened his eyes in a high-class hospital room.
"Kirito, how do you feel?"
A voice suddenly appeared.
Kirito recognized it as Tsunade's voice, and his heart relaxed. He then turned his head in the direction of the voice and immediately saw Tsunade's worried face and the unfathomable ravine under her collar.
Unfortunately, he wasn't in the mood to look at her right now.
His head was still dizzy and a little sore, and his body was limp and unable to muster any strength.
It seemed that the side effects of forcibly using the Seal Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain to suppress the Kyubi for a long time this time were quite significant, and they had not yet fully recovered even after resting for a period of time.
"My head is a little dizzy, my body feels limp, and I'm very hungry and thirsty right now."
Kirito glanced at Tsunade's bosom, then closed his eyes wearily and said slowly:
"Have a drink first."
Upon hearing Kirito say this, Tsunade immediately picked up a kettle in the hospital room and poured a cup of hot water for Kirito, tenderly feeding Kirito the water to drink.
Then, she placed her hand on Kirito's forehead and quickly checked his physical condition by infusing some chakra into him. Noticing that there was nothing wrong, she smiled and said, "It seems that your mental state has recovered very well. You are worthy of mastering the Spirit Transformation Technique. Wait a moment, I will prepare some delicious food for you right away."
After saying this, she got ready to get up and go out to buy some supplements for Kirito.
"Wait a moment, Tsunade-sama, how is Teacher?"
Seeing that Tsunade was about to leave, Kirito hurriedly opened his eyes and asked anxiously.
After drinking a glass of water, his mind had gradually become more agile, and he remembered the voice of the system that had sounded in his ear just before he fainted. He immediately wanted to know the current situation of Mito.
The system said that he had successfully changed Mito's fate.
Does that mean Mito is still alive?
"Don't worry, Grandma is still alive and in a better condition than before. Kirito, thank you so much, it was you who saved Grandma. If you hadn't activated the Yin Seal in time and used the Adamantine Sealing Chain to make Kyubi give up some of its Chakra and escape from Grandma's body, Grandma might really have been beyond help."
Hearing this, Tsunade immediately stopped in her tracks and said with boundless gratitude, her eyes brimming with tears.
To be honest, she had originally thought that her grandmother was beyond help this time.
After all, the Kyubi had already escaped from her grandmother's body, and according to common sense, the Jinchuriki who had lost their tail beast was definitely dead.
However, when she examined her grandmother's body, she discovered that she was still alive, and her originally weak body actually showed signs of improvement.
The powerful vitality of the Uzumaki clan was constantly nourishing her grandmother's body.
Later, when her grandmother woke up, she told her the reason, and she learned that there was still a small part of the Kyubi Chakra in her grandmother's body, and it was even a part of the Kyubi Chakra that contained some of the Kyubi's origin.
Now this small part of the Kyubi Chakra is forming a very weak Kyubi in her grandmother's body, allowing her to retain her identity as a Jinchuriki.
It is precisely because of this that her grandmother has not died.
And what caused all this was Kirito using the Adamantine Sealing Chain to scare away the Kyubi, causing it to voluntarily cut off its tail to survive.
So Tsunade is really, really grateful to Kirito now.
Thanks to Kirito, she no longer has to suffer the pain of losing her loved ones.
"I see. But there's no need to thank me. I just did what I should have done. It's great that I was able to save you, sensei."
Kirito was overjoyed when he heard Tsunade's words, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
He was truly very happy that he had saved Mito from this accident.
Because Mito's accidental survival not only allowed him to gain precious enhancement points, but also allowed him to continue enjoying the benefits of being protected by Mito. He could continue to develop at ease for a while, without having to worry that after Mito died, he might be forcibly taken to the battlefield as a laborer by Sandaime.
Finally, he could spend more time with Mito, without having to be constantly by Mito's side before she died because of the Kyubi.
This was truly good news, the best news Kirito had heard so far.
"What are you talking about? The Senju clan is one that returns kindness. I definitely have to thank you properly. You cannot take a life-saving kindness for granted, but I understand your intentions. You're so good, and Grandma haven't raised you in vain,"
Tsunade said with a smile as she lightly patted Kirito's forehead.
After that, she hugged Kirito's head, giving him a grateful embrace.
Kirito received such hospitality and almost had difficulty breathing, passing out again.
After a painful yet enjoyable wave of face-washing milk attacks on Kirito, Tsunade hurriedly ran out of the hospital room.
Once Tsunade left the hospital room, Kirito closed his eyes again, then quietly activated his spiritual perception and natural energy perception, and immediately discovered the existence of several jōnin-level chakra around the hospital room. The amount of chakra of one of them had obviously surpassed the jōnin level and reached the kage-level.
The owner of this Kage-Level chakra was none other than Hatake Sakumo. Kirito recognized this powerful ninja who could kill jōnin with ease just by relying on his spiritual perception.
It was obvious that this Kage-Level powerhouse was secretly protecting him.
As soon as Tsunade left, he immediately appeared at the door and stood guard outside it.
"Hatake Sakumo, I didn't expect him to protect me until now. This must be an order from Sandaime. In that case, my status in Sandaime's heart has improved tremendously,"
Kirito sighed.
Being protected by a powerful Kage-Level powerhouse was a treatment that not many people in Konoha could expect.
However, everything had its pros and cons. Now that he had such a powerful person protecting him, it seemed inconvenient for him to use enhancement points to add points.
With the two newly acquired enhancement points, Kirito was already impatient to use them.
And he had already decided where to add points.
Sage Mode, it was the next skill that Kirito would add points to.
After he successfully used Sage Mode, it appeared at the top of the attribute panel, indicating that it was a skill that could be enhanced.
"Let's add it for now. Besides, I don't need to enter Sage Mode, I can just try to condense Sage Chakra,"
Kirito mused as he looked at Sage Mode displayed on the attribute panel.
He added it as he wished, but discovered that it required two enhancement points to increase from 1 to 2.
Kirito was mentally prepared for this.
After all, Sage Mode already involves the realm of supernatural powers, and it is a qualitative change that allows a person to transform into a sage. Its value is much higher than most S-rank jutsu, and it even surpasses all S-rank jutsu.
As such, its difficulty in upgrading is also far beyond that of ordinary S-rank jutsu.
Two precious enhancement points to upgrade one level is worthy of its value.
After a short mental struggle, Kirito decisively used the two enhancement points on Sage Mode.
The next moment, Sage Mode changed from level 1 to level 2.
At this time, Kirito began to feel a miraculous change within his body. His perception of natural energy became clearer and clearer, and even without entering Sage Mode, he could actually perceive natural energy one kilometer away.
Moreover, the natural energy, which was originally very dangerous, now gave him a very kind feeling.
He tried to quietly absorb natural energy and immediately discovered that the absorption process was nearly twice as fast as before, and he was able to successfully absorb natural energy into his body with almost no effort.
Not only that, but the amount of natural energy that could be absorbed in his body had increased significantly, and the natural energy absorbed into his body was very docile. He didn't even need to deliberately separate it from his chakra, it got along with his chakra peacefully, unlike before when it became extremely aggressive as soon as it discovered the chakra.
The two completely different energies were now as docile as sheep, quietly flowing along different trajectories in his body without interfering with each other.
Kirito noticed this situation and decisively cast a sealing barrier to block external perception, then attempted to condense the Sage Chakra.
The condensation process went very smoothly, and the quality of the formed Sage Chakra was significantly higher than before, and its stability had greatly improved.
He has not activated the Yin Seal, and is merely fusing the existing Chakra within his body with the natural energy.
Normally, the natural energy from the outside world would surely be swarming in, but this time it is calm and quiet, and the Sage Chakra formed within his body is very stable. There are no signs of it quickly disintegrating and exploding as it did before when his body did not enter Sage Mode.
It quietly stays within his body, slowly flowing along the path of the Chakra as it runs through his body.
Sage Chakra is a power that transcends Chakra and natural energy, and is the true power of immortals. Every time it circulates in Kirito's body, he feels that his body becomes a little stronger, and all his cells are nourished, which is very comfortable. This has restored his physical and mental state quite a bit.
He has a hunch that in the future, only by constantly refining his practice of Sage Chakra will his lifespan be greatly extended.
"The Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave, and the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest—each of them are monsters that have lived for thousands of years. They must have something to do with Sage Chakra, but since ancient times, although there have been a few people who have cultivated Sage Mode in the three sacred places, none of them have lived long.
What is the reason for this? Could it be that the alien Sage Mode has no effect on extending human life?"
Kirito had this hunch, and couldn't help but think of the humans who had cultivated Sage Mode in the three sacred places. A doubt arose in his mind.
Without enough data for comparison, it was difficult for him to make a judgment. Perhaps in the future he could go and ask Jiraiya, a half-baked Sage, about his feelings after entering Sage Mode.
If he had the chance, he would also try to visit the three beast sages in the three sacred places and ask what was going on.
After all, logically speaking, he should be the first person to independently figure out Sage Mode, which is compatible with human cultivation. After cultivating Sage Mode, no symptoms similar to those of a toad or snake appeared on his body.
Therefore, strictly speaking, he is the first human Sage.
"I don't need to enter Sage Mode now, and the created Sage Chakra can tend to be stable. Does that mean these Sage Chakra now have the possibility of being stored?"
Kirito suddenly had a brainstorm.
A long time ago, he had thought of using Yin Seals to store Sage Chakra.
Unfortunately, the Sage Chakra he created at the time was extremely unstable, and could easily disintegrate or even explode. He simply didn't dare to store these unstable Sage Chakra in Yin Seals, for fear that he would damage the Yin Seals and then blow himself up.
Now that the stability of Sage Chakra has been greatly improved, this idea has the possibility of success.
If he wants to do it, Kirito has always been a person with full action power.
However, he did not recklessly store the Sage Chakra in the Yin Seal, but instead, he now created a small new sub-pool around the pool of chakra formed by the Yin Seal.
He learned this idea from Sakura.
In this way, the newly created sub-pool can be used to store the Sage Chakra, and there is no need to worry about the two types of chakra getting mixed up and endangering the core chakra pool of the Yin Seal.
Soon, he successfully opened a small Chakra pool around the Chakra pool that could store tail beast-level Chakra, and then successfully put the completed liquefied Sage Chakra into it.
After the Sage Chakra was stored, there were no abnormalities, and it continued to quietly stay in the secondary pool.
"It worked, Sage Chakra can be stored using Yin Seals."
Kirito continued to observe for a while and indeed found that the Sage Chakra was very stable in the secondary pool. He immediately revealed a look of surprise on his face.
What is the biggest drawback of Sage Mode?
That is, of course, the duration is not long-lasting. Once the ninja enters Sage Mode and uses a Sage Art, the Sage Chakra in their body will be rapidly consumed. If they use it a few more times, the Sage Chakra will be completely consumed and they will immediately exit Sage Mode.
Before Naruto became a perfect Jinchuriki, when he fought Pain, it was because Sage Mode lasted too short a time that he was able to suppress Pain from the start, but in the end Pain found a weakness and defeated him.
Kirito now has the Yin Seal, which stores a huge amount of chakra. In theory, his Sage Mode can last for a relatively long time.
However, it now takes a long time to fully charge the Yin Seal once, and it is now using up a little bit of the stored chakra with each use.
Previously, when he opened the Yin Seal and used Seal Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain to suppress Kyubi, it caused the stored chakra in the Yin Seal to decrease sharply to less than one-third of its full capacity.
Fortunately, after successfully cultivating the Yin Seal, the chakra pool that was built up step by step using chakra has been completely formed, and it will no longer cause him to be unable to freely use the Yin Seal because the chakra stored in the pool is not full and only allows chakra in but not out.
In short, if you can store Sage Chakra, it's best to store as much as possible for emergencies.
If possible, Kirito wants to replace all the chakra stored in the Yin Seal with Sage Chakra, so that the Yin Seal's constantly low-power output of chakra becomes Sage Chakra. This might allow him to permanently maintain Sage Mode in his daily life, so that his body can continue to be nourished by Sage Chakra.
"It is estimated that it will take a long time to achieve this goal. If we can capture a tail beast, it can greatly compress this process. Unfortunately, all the tail beasts have owners now, so it is not easy to steal one. Even if you manage to steal one, it is not easy to keep it. Konoha has enough enemies now, and if you really steal it, it is likely to trigger a war."
Kirito thought about using Sage Chakra to fill the Yin Seal, and the first thing that came to his mind were the tailed beasts, monsters with almost unlimited chakra. He planned to capture one and use it as a tool to create Sage Chakra, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
However, the seed of this idea had already appeared and was planted in his heart.
If he ever found a wild tailed beast passing in front of him or a lone Jinchuriki from another ninja village, he definitely wouldn't miss the opportunity.
He has the ability and the means to capture the tailed beasts, so why wouldn't he?
He was still having some difficulty using Seal Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain to suppress the Kyubi by opening the Yin Seal, but there was no problem at all suppressing the other tailed beasts. After all, the combined chakra of the other eight tailed beasts could not possibly compare to that of the Kyubi.
The tailed beasts have masters?
Bullshit, if he really manages to capture one, it will be his. If anyone doesn't like it, they can come and trouble him.
At that time, let's see whose fists are harder.
Suddenly, Kirito realized that Tsunade was about to return. He quickly placed one hand on the wall, allowing the White Zetsu clone to leave his body using the Mayfly technique, and then removed the sealing barrier in the room, continuing to lie back down on the bed obediently.
For now, he was still a patient, so he could safely enjoy Tsunade-nee's gentle care.
After adding some enhanced Sage Mode skills, his head no longer feels dizzy, and his body has also improved a lot, so he can happily focus on watching the ball.
Soon, Tsunade enters with a pile of food and tenderly feeds it to Kirito by stuffing it in his mouth.
...
After the White Zetsu clone used the Mayfly Technique, in less than a few minutes he returned to the Land of Rain, and then found that Kitsuchi had not taken the initiative to convey a message to him. Knowing that Iwagakure had not yet made up its mind to trade with him, he decisively left the Land of Rain and went to the Land of Waves.
He hadn't used the Gojo Makoto's identity to operate in the country of Waves for a few days. Although this identity was no longer very important, the Night Organization had already developed, and Gato's Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company was also protected by the Night Organization, it was a bit of a shame to just discard it so casually.
"Huh? He's actually here."
Kirito had just manipulated the White Zetsu clone to return to the residence of Gojo Makoto, and then released his spiritual perception, immediately noticing an unexpected spiritual presence in the residence.
Yamanaka Yun, a key member of the Night Organization who usually ran around outside, was in the mansion at the moment.
Meanwhile, in a simply decorated room in the mansion, Yamanaka Yun, who was looking at some intelligence, suddenly looked up and looked in the direction of the room where Kirito was currently located. He said with a look of excitement, "Finally, he's back."
Since joining the Night Organization, he has been busy going all over the world to cause trouble for Root and to cause as much trouble as possible for Danzo, his wife's murderer. Occasionally, he also imparts some useful espionage experience to some members with good potential.
Therefore, he is usually very busy and usually only communicates with Kirito through secret letters.
The reason why he has come in person to find Kirito is because he found some important information about Root not long ago.
However, since Kirito had returned, he was in no hurry to go over there. He knew that he would be invited over soon.
Sure enough, in his perception, the maid named Uzumaki Ryoko came.
Uzumaki Ryoko knocked on Yamanaka Yun's room door and asked, "Mr. Yun, have you rested yet?"
"Not yet. What is it that you want, Miss Ryoko?"
Yamanaka Yun said with patience.
"Makoto-sama has returned. He is asking for you now,"
Uzumaki Ryoko replied.
"Okay, I'll go now."
Yamanaka Yun immediately gave a reply.
After that, he opened the door and quickly walked towards the room where Gojo Makoto, who was played by Kirito.
Uzumaki Ryoko followed closely behind, her eyes fixed on the back of Yamanaka Yun.
In a short while, Yamanaka Yun saw Kirito. He looked at Gojo Makoto, who was played by Kirito at the moment, and his eyes sparkled, revealing a pensive expression.
He realized that he had not seen Kirito for a while, and Kirito's strength had increased tremendously. The biggest change was undoubtedly the change in his chakra.
The secret technique he cultivated from the mountains gave him an outstanding sense of perception, allowing him to roughly sense the amount of chakra in a ninja's body.
At this moment, he discovered that Kirito still had an extremely large amount of chakra hidden within his body.
"Who exactly is he? His strength has increased so quickly."
Yamanaka Yun secretly felt vigilant.
Just like joining the Root of the Hidden Leaf, he actually has no loyalty to the Night Organization he has joined now. It is just that a curse mark has been planted on his body, and in order to take revenge on Danzo, he only followed the instructions of a mysterious person to join this mysterious organization in front of him whose true identity he does not even know.
However, from the current situation, it seems that this mysterious organization called Night is growing rapidly and will sooner or later become a powerful force that influences the ninja world.
By then, it is unknown whether this organization will simply target the Root.
He may be creating a formidable enemy for Konoha.
Although he has defected as a Konoha ninja, he is still loyal to the village in his heart and does not wish harm to come to Konoha.
Of course, dealing with the Konoha ninja led by Danzo is another matter.
For a moment, he wanted to use the technique of turning the heart to see the true identity of Kirito.
But this thought only existed in his mind for an instant before he suppressed it. The hatred in his heart did not allow him to do so, and he still needed the help provided by the person in front of him.
Besides, this person is a powerful ninja in his own right, and an extremely strong ninja in seal arts. It is hard to guarantee that there is nothing in his body to counter his mind-turning technique.
"Mr. Yun, is there something you want from me? It is rare for you to appear in my mansion today."
Kirito had no idea what Yamanaka Yun was thinking, nor was he interested in knowing. He was only interested in the information that Yamanaka Yun had brought back. He saw that Yamanaka Yun was done, so he personally made him a cup of tea and inquired with a smile.
Some people have always been nosy.
Yamanaka Yun was one of those people. This tireless avenger who was seeking revenge for his fiancee must have obtained important information about the Root, and then realized that he could not deal with it himself, so he came to see him in person.
Otherwise, with the power that he gave Yamanaka Yun in the Night Organization, Yamanaka Yun would not have any problem dealing with two or three jōnin using the various human and material resources provided by the Night Organization, and there would be no need to ask him, the Night Organization's strongest combatant, to do so.
"Yes, Makoto-sama, I learned from my informant not long ago that the Skull Squad of the Root Department has mobilized."
When asked, Yamanaka Yun decisively cut to the chase.
"Oh, the Skull Squad."
Kirito's eyes narrowed at hearing this name, and he instantly became interested.
Uchiha Homura had given him a list of members of the Root, and the Skull Squad was at the top of the list.
However, the identities and abilities of the members of this ninja squad were unknown. It was only known that this was a five-member ninja squad that was an important force protecting Danzo. They usually guarded Danzo closely, never leaving his side, and rarely ever left his side.
Now that the Skull Squad had been dispatched, it meant that the protection around Danzo had reached an all-time low.
"Unfortunately..."
Kirito quickly dismissed the idea of going after Danzo right now.
"Yes, this Skull Squad is an important force protecting Danzo. They are usually only responsible for protecting Danzo and are not easily sent on missions. Makoto-sama, this is our chance. If we can destroy this Skull Squad, we can deal a heavy blow to Danzo's power in the Root and further weaken his control over it."
Yamanaka Yun saw that Kirito was interested and immediately explained with embellishments.
"That's true, but do you know the strength of this Skull Squad? And what is their mission?"
Kirito nodded slightly and then asked two key questions.
Being able to eat the Skull Squad is naturally a good thing, but the premise is that it can actually be eaten, otherwise it would be bad if you get yourself involved when fighting.
Kirito's strength is indeed very strong right now, and the White Zetsu clone can also activate Sage Mode now. In the Land of Rain, he might be able to display kage-level strength.
But he doesn't think he's invincible just yet.
In a ninja battle, the influence of intelligence is very great, and it is very common for ninjas to cooperate with each other and join forces to defeat enemies that are stronger than them.
In the original plot, didn't Sandaime Raikage die from a combination of Earth Release jutsu by a large number of Iwagakure ninja?
The Skull Squad is a ninja squad, so I think they have long since developed a tacit understanding with each other.
They are also the usual protective force that Danzo relies on, so their strength must be quite good. Most of them must have mastered some kind of powerful secret technique and ninja, and there may even be ninja among them with bloodline limits.
He must pay sufficient attention to such an elite ninja squad.
"The Skull Squad has a total of five members, each of whom has the strength of an elite Jōnin and masters a unique secret technique. Together, they would be difficult for even a Kage-Level powerhouse to take down in the short term. Their target this time is Hattori Masanari of the Land of Rain, a rising star in the Ame-Nin whom you have probably heard of. He is extremely powerful, especially in the Land of Rain, and I hear that only a Kage-Level powerhouse can take him down.
Makoto-sama, we can take advantage of the Skull Team's battle with Hattori Masanari to sneak up on the Skull Team. With the powerful ninja Hattori Masanari holding the Skull Team back, we might be able to find a chance to kill the members of the Skull Team."
Yamanaka Yun was not surprised when he heard Kirito ask this question, and immediately said what he had already prepared to say, continuing to lure Kirito into taking action against the Skull Team.
"I see, the information you found is very valuable,"
Kirito said to Yamanaka Yun with a pleasant expression.
However, he was already cursing inside.
Of course, he wasn't cursing Yamanaka Yun, but rather Sandaime.
He had gone through great pains to pass the information back to Konoha rationally, and had also emphasized that Danzo should not find out about this intelligence exchange. As a result, Danzo still found out, and then secretly dispatched the Skull Squad to attack his subordinate.
He didn't suspect that the information was leaked by Jiraiya, and it was no accident that there was still a problem with Sandaime's side.
"So, Makoto-sama, do you mean to do it or not?"
Yamanaka Yun asked with some trepidation.
Destroying the Skull Squad, even if it were just one or two people, would make Danzo very uncomfortable, and these people were all important forces in Danzo's control of the Root. Losing one or two would also reduce Danzo's control of the Root and remove many obstacles for him to kill Danzo in the future.
"Of course we have to do it. We, the Night Organization, cannot miss such a good opportunity. However, Hattori Masanari's whereabouts are unpredictable, so it is not easy to find him. You personally cannot track down the Skull Squad either."
Kirito replied, with a hint of concern on his face.
"Makoto-sama, please rest assured. Leave the task of tracking down Hattori Masanari to me. Within two days, I will definitely find out where Hattori Masanari is."
Hearing Kirito's promise, Yamanaka Yun was overjoyed and vowed, "Then I'll be waiting for your good news."
Kirito was surprised to hear this.
"Haha, since time is pressing, I'll go down and arrange for someone to track down Hattori Masanari.
I'll take my leave first," said Yamanaka Yun, immediately standing up and bowing.
After saying this, he quickly left the room.
At this time, Kirito looked at the departing back of Yamanaka Yun and revealed a strange expression on his face.
He really didn't expect Yamanaka Yun to be so capable of finding his other alias within two days, and he didn't know if the guy really had that kind of ability or if he was just bragging on purpose to get him to agree to it.
To be honest, he now had the idea of trying to trick the other party.
If the two of them didn't show up, he would be very interested in seeing what Yamanaka Yun would do and how he would explain it to him then.