Upon hearing this, a subtle, crystal-clear beauty appeared in the girl's beautiful, glass-like eyes.

"Well, I see."

"My Onmyoji master."

A faint smile played on her lips.

【Itsumade】: A yokai living deep in the mountains, possessing a pair of enormous wings.

Legend has it that a golden feather grows from their soft and beautiful wings every year.

Driven by greed, the hunters overcame their fear of monsters and exhausted every means to obtain the golden feather.

To evade human pursuit

This group often has no fixed abode, constantly hiding and wandering.

I really want to live a life where I won't be watched by humans.

However, Mother, I think I've finally met my match.

A golden feather mark quietly disappeared on the back of Ara's hand. This was a reward for completing the prerequisite quest for unlocking the Tears Mountain Secret Realm, and it was also the forty-sixth shikigami he had created.

Half of the 88 Ghost Parade has passed.

The bull demon of Tears Mountain

Once I bring Shirley back, I'll go and see what this former human genius has to offer!

Furthermore, the psychic quests available on the panel are not limited to these.

While on the eastern border, he also triggered several summoning quests, including Nightmare-level Inugami and Nightmare-level Shuzou.

The former requires the blood of the Inuzuka family's ninja dogs as a medium for summoning, while the latter requires the blood of Jiraiya, the Toad Sage who travels around searching for the Child of Destiny.

However, regardless of which monster you summon, obtaining the materials for the summoning will inevitably require some skill and time.

Then came the arrival of Jumpy Brother, which brought two summoning missions: Jumpy Brother and Jumpy Sister. Their summoning missions were relatively simpler.

Defeated Kazuma, one of the original members of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

Ara vaguely remembered that guy because the other party possessed an extremely evil ninjutsu: [Earth Release: Creation - Soil of the Dead!]

They can awaken the dead who slumber in the soil and turn them into mindless puppets to fight for them.

In order to obtain corpses and the power to borrow from them, that guy actually slaughtered some small ninja villages and used them as mediums for his magic.

So let alone defeating him, even killing him outright wouldn't make him flinch.

I happen to have some other things I need to find, so I'll just leave them all to Nekomata to handle.

However, just as he was about to bite his finger to summon the owner of the cat castle, a keen and subtle sensation suddenly stirred in his mind.

It seems that guy finally couldn't contain his eagerness and tried to be born!

It will probably happen tonight.

Then let's settle all the old scores together!

Take a good look and see what real fear is!

"Everyone, let's go."

Huang involuntarily squinted his eyes and called out to the thin mist that filled the surrounding fields.

Upon closer inspection, the vast area suddenly became quiet and eerily silent, with no one else in sight.

.........

Meanwhile, in a dark underground stronghold in Konoha, three elderly men were slowly descending a simple steel ladder fixed to the rock wall.

The construction of this underground project must have required a great deal of effort, as the entire space was hollowed out, leaving only a number of cold, irregularly arranged steel bars strung across it.

It was like a large training ground set up specifically for ninjas.

As the perspective deepens, a host of unpleasant atmospheres, such as deathly silence, oppression, and darkness, emerge.

Moreover, with each step they took deeper into the area, these three unfamiliar guests were subjected to scrutinizing and monitoring gazes.

Even though the distinctive hat with the huge character for 'fire' written on it already revealed the newcomer's identity.

"Lord Hokage, please allow me to go and report."

As the three were nearing the deepest point, a ninja wearing a white mask and standard ninja uniform suddenly appeared, kneeling in front of the old man.

"Oh?"

"Do I need to wait too?"

A subtle displeasure flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged eyes. After all, he had come here today to hold someone accountable!

About Uchiha Shisui, about that eye!

How many secrets is that old fox hiding from me?

"Yes."

"This is Lord Danzo's order."

The Root ninja, kneeling on one knee, responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, his figure blocking the narrow passage showing no sign of retreating.

"presumptuous!"

"With so many sentries, both visible and hidden, how could Danzo not know we were coming?"

"Get out of the way quickly!"

A sharp voice followed, clearly indicating that the speaker was very dissatisfied with the behavior in front of them, or perhaps very dissatisfied with the 'master' living here!

That old bastard, after causing such a huge mess, is still able to stay peacefully in his own little world, which is really unacceptable to him.

However, the Root ninja blocking the path seemed to have lost his voice, or perhaps he hadn't taken the order to heart. In any case, he didn't answer, but simply maintained his basic half-kneeling posture.

However, before the newcomer could retaliate further, another Root ninja suddenly appeared from the darkness. Unlike his companion's cold and aloof tone, his demeanor was much more respectful.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hokage, Danzo instructed that you and your two advisors can come in directly without waiting."

"As you are well aware, the roots suffered severe damage because of that incident."

"Xu has only just been selected from the reserve team and is not very familiar with the situation here. On behalf of Xu, I apologize to the three of you."

"Let me lead the way."

After saying that, he waved his hand lightly, signaling his companions to step back, and then became the guide.

That incident.

Upon hearing this explanation, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly.

By using such a clumsy plot before the meeting, was that old guy trying to remind himself that the roots were the blood that Konoha had once shed?

And it must be said that such tricks are indeed effective; the anger in his heart has subsided somewhat.

But not because of the other party,

It was for the fallen elites of Konoha.

The Root ninja leading the way stopped at the end of the underground base. The room that had been carved out in front of them was Danzo's residence and office.

After receiving permission by gently knocking on the door, he pushed it open and restored the soundproof barrier after the three visitors entered.

"Danzo, how many more secrets are you hiding from us?!"

Almost the instant she stepped into the room, Koharu Utatane, having removed her cloak, could no longer contain her rage and roared out, her aged face contorting into a ferocious and terrifying expression.

This situation is really too serious!

The fact that Konoha's high-ranking officials had transplanted Sharingan eyes belonging to the Uchiha clan is something that, although it has not been definitively proven, is perfectly clear to those Konoha officials who attended the meeting.

His reluctance to remove the bandages to prove his innocence, and the fact that even the Sharingan could temporarily manipulate him—all of this is the best proof.

If Hiruzen hadn't diverted attention at the crucial moment, the final result would have been that not only Shimura Danzo, but also the three of them would have suffered a severe blow to their credibility among the various clans!

"Did you come here just to talk about such trivial things?"

Despite this, the elderly man wrapped in bandages showed no remorse or regret.

Once he's done something, he's done it. If he fails, he fails; he never looks back.

All they care about is the future.

"you!"

Hearing such an irresponsible response, Koharu Utatane's emotions flared up again.

"That eye, it belongs to Uchiha Shisui, right?"

However, in this tense atmosphere, thick with the smell of gunpowder, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke up.

In one respect, he is similar to Danzo.

What has happened cannot be undone, such as Orochimaru's defection and Itachi Uchiha's loss of contact.

All we can do afterward is look forward and make the next plan.

Regarding Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan, this was something he pondered after dealing with the Akatsuki-related incident.

The other party reported that the plan had failed, Shisui had escaped, and the Sharingan had not been obtained.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shisui was different and didn't make a big fuss.

But now that I think about it carefully, there are indeed too many suspicious points, and the ninjas in the inner circle who participated in the operation all came from Root.

"Kotoamatsukami can no longer be used, at least for the next fifteen years."

Danzo Shimura responded expressionlessly, clearly aware of the other party's concerns, and naturally did not reveal the whole truth.

At least, with the transplanted interstitial cells, he can use them a few more times in his lifetime.

"Another one?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to question, his face showing no sign of emotion.

He only trusted half of what this old fox said.

"It's not with me."

"However, you could go and have Uchiha Ara's eyes checked."

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