Uchiha Kakuzan was also a little confused by Mikoto's sudden change of expression, but he still quickly followed her, intending to find a secluded place to find out what was going on.

Mikoto Uchiha glanced at Uchiha Kazuyama who was following beside her, but didn't say anything. However, she slowed down and kept pace with Uchiha Kazuyama.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Uchiha Kakuyama asked in a low voice, "Mikoto-nee, why are you angry? What did I do wrong?"

Mikoto Uchiha rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're not married and you don't have any children, so whose child is this?" After saying that, Mikoto Uchiha gently patted her protruding belly.

Upon hearing Mikoto's words, Uchiha Kakuzan suddenly realized that he had hurt her feelings with his earlier words, and quickly comforted her, "My bad, my bad, Mikoto, I misspoke just now, please don't mind."

After Uchiha Kakuyama finished speaking, he glanced around again and, seeing that no one was around, grabbed Mikoto and led her into the space.

Of course, Uchiha Kakuzan didn't take Mikoto to the place with the villa. Otherwise, if Mikoto were caught being intimate with Uchiha Kakuzan by Uchiha Izumi and the others, she would be extremely embarrassed.

So, Uchiha Kazuyama took Mikoto directly to the other side of the island. The island is now very large, and Uchiha Kazuyama and Uchiha Mikoto are quite far from the villa. Given Izumi and the others' current speed, it would take them at least a day to get here.

Uchiha Izumi and the others had to clean the villa every day and prepare dinner for Uchiha Okayama, so they simply didn't have time to come here. Therefore, Uchiha Okayama was very relieved.

Chapter 185 First Encounter with Yakushi Nonou

Chapter 185 First Encounter with Yakushi Nonou

After bringing Mikoto into the space, Uchiha Kakuzan gently embraced her without saying a word. He simply stood there quietly with Mikoto in his arms, watching the distant sea view together.

While coaxing his sister Mikoto, Uchiha Kakuzan didn't forget to use Wood Release to build a villa here that was exactly the same as the one there.

Uchiha Kakuzan knew that Mikoto wasn't really angry; she just missed him and wanted to spend some time alone with him. So, Uchiha Kakuzan simply brought Mikoto into his spatial dimension and built a villa just for her.

Uchiha Okayama and Mikoto lingered in the space for a while before Mikoto reluctantly left and returned to her original world.

Just as Uchiha Kakuzan had comforted Mikoto and left the clan compound to find Kurenai Yuhi, he encountered someone unexpected just as he emerged from the compound.

Uchiha Kakuzan had just left the clan compound and walked across a street when he frowned, his expression turning serious. He said coldly, "Root members, come out. I can already sense you."

Just as Uchiha Kyuuyama finished speaking, two people dressed as members of Root appeared before him, kneeling on one knee and saying in a monotonous voice, "Lord Kyuuyama, Lord Danzo has something to ask you to go to Root."

Uchiha Kakuzan had no idea what Danzo was up to, but since he couldn't harm him now, he decided to go and check it out himself.

Uchiha Kakuyama nodded: "Understood, you may all leave now."

After finishing speaking, Uchiha Kakuyama used his eye technique Takamagahara to instantly teleport to a location near Root.

The members of Root were very tight-lipped, so Uchiha Kakuzan wasn't worried that they would reveal his ability to use space-time ninjutsu. That's why Uchiha Kakuzan used it in front of them.

In fact, given Uchiha Kakuzan's current strength, he wasn't afraid of his ability to use space-time ninjutsu being leaked. After all, even his greatest enemies, Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito, already knew some of it, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

When Uchiha Kakuzan arrived at Root, Shimura Danzo was still sitting in a dark cave chamber, his eyes half-closed, lost in thought.

Uchiha Kakuzan was never polite to Shimura Danzo. After arriving at the stone chamber without any hindrance, he ignored Danzo's attitude and asked directly, "Danzo, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuzan's words, Danzo opened the one eye that had been exposed and said in a hoarse voice, "Uchiha Kakuzan, I have already summoned the Walking Priestess back, and Kabuto Yakushi has also returned with her. What do you plan to do?"

Uchiha Kakuzan perked up when he heard Shimura Danzo's words. He had wanted to bring Yakushi Nonou back because he lacked a skilled medical ninja by his side. Unexpectedly, before Yakushi Nonou even returned, he had already taken care of Tsunade, making this medical genius his own.

So now, the value of Yakushi Nonou isn't as high to him anymore. But no matter what, Nonou is a kind and gentle beauty, and he can't let Danzo kill her.

Uchiha Kakuzan stroked his chin and said, "Call them out. From now on, they'll follow me directly and leave Root."

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuzan's words, Danzo, though feeling sorry for his top spy, did not voice any objections and simply nodded to indicate that he understood.

Danzo picked up his cane and tapped the ground. The next moment, a person appeared kneeling in front of him.

"Go and bring the priestess and the medicine man here," Danzo ordered.

The person kneeling didn't speak, but simply bowed and left using the Instantaneous Movement Technique.

Neither Uchiha Okayama nor Shimura Danzo were in the mood to speak, so the dimly lit stone chamber fell into silence.

Uchiha Kakuzan glanced around and noticed that there was only a huge stone chair under Danzo's buttocks in the stone chamber. He didn't mind, simply made a hand seal with one hand, used Wood Release to create a wooden chair that was a size larger than the stone chair Danzo was sitting on, and then leisurely sat down.

Shimura Danzo, who was sitting on a stone chair, almost jumped up when he saw Uchiha Kakuzan's actions.

What he saw was Wood Release on Uchiha Kakuzan. You have to understand, Uchiha Kakuzan is from the Uchiha clan. Their clan uses the Sharingan. What do they know about Wood Release?

Wood Release is a rare bloodline limit even among their archenemies, the Senju clan. How could it appear on an Uchiha? If it weren't for Uchiha Kakuzan always having his three-tomoe Sharingan active, he would have suspected that someone was impersonating Uchiha Kakuzan to tease him.

It's important to know that Hashirama Senju's Wood Release cells are incredibly aggressive. According to Orochimaru's research, apart from the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, no other eye could counteract Wood Release cells. This is why Danzo was so obsessed with the Sharingan.

In the vast Hidden Leaf Village, only Yamato, a failed experiment, possesses a fragmented understanding of Wood Release.

Danzo Shimura never imagined that Uchiha Kakuzan possessed Wood Release; it was completely beyond his knowledge.

However, Shimura Danzo was a man of deep thoughts. Although he was almost crushing the wooden cane in his hand, he did not ask Uchiha Kakuzan, because he knew that his status with Uchiha Kakuzan was very low and it was impossible for him to ask.

Danzo Shimura tightened his grip on his cane, his facial muscles twitching violently a few times, but he remained silent.

Uchiha Kakuzan also sensed the reaction from Shimura Danzo, but he didn't care. After all, in his view, Danzo was now a puppet in his hands and would never reveal that he knew Wood Release.

After waiting for a while, Uchiha Okayama and Shimura Danzo were approached by the members of the original group who had gone out to call for help. They arrived with two figures, one large and one small.

Uchiha Kakuyama was also seeing Yakushi Nonou for the first time, so he carefully examined her.

The person in front wore a white robe with a hood, had long, soft, golden hair, and a beautiful face. She wore round-framed glasses, as if trying to hide her beauty behind them.

A slight smile played on her lips, making her incredibly approachable and radiating a gentle and virtuous aura.

Chapter 186 An unexpected gain

Chapter 186 Unexpected Gain

This is the famous Walking Shrine Maiden, Root's top spy. Although few people in the entire ninja world know her true identity, her legend lives on.

After scrutinizing Yakushi Nonou, Uchiha Kakuyama turned his gaze to a young man with a youthful face behind her. This young man was not yet fully developed, so he was still relatively short.

He had healthy-looking white hair, wore ordinary clothes, and had the same glasses as Yakushi Nono. Even his smile was exactly the same as Yakushi Nono's.

After the two men arrived in front of Danzo, they did not speak, but knelt down on one knee, ready to obey his orders at any time.

Looking at the two spies he valued most in front of him, Shimura Danzo remained silent for a while before saying in a hoarse voice, "Yakushi Nonou, Yakushi Kabuto, I'm giving you one last mission."

Upon hearing this, Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto immediately sensed something was wrong, because they both knew that since they entered the spy industry, there was no quitting, only sacrifice and silencing.

The two immediately tensed up, knowing that this was Root's base, and if Danzo wanted to execute them, they wouldn't even have a chance to struggle.

However, Danzo did not give them time to react and continued, "The task I give you is that from now on, you will follow Lord Uchiha Kakuzan beside me and obey his orders. From now on, you will be separated from Root and will have no further connection with Root."

When Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto heard Danzo's words, they both secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was just a change of leader, not being silenced. If they were lucky, the new leader would treat his subordinates well, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.

At the same time, Yakushi Nonou also became curious about the newly appointed leader next to her.

As a renowned walking shrine maiden, Yakushi Nonou is naturally quite intelligent. Moreover, constantly walking on the edge of danger has made her more sensitive to these seemingly insignificant little things.

As Danzo's former subordinate, Yakushi Nonou knew very well what kind of person Danzo was—the kind of person who would rather destroy himself than let others benefit from him.

This Uchiha Kakuzan was able to get himself and Kabuto from Danzo, either because he had something Danzo desperately needed, or because he had leverage over Danzo that Danzo couldn't do anything about.

In any case, this new leader, Uchiha Kakuyama, is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Just as Yakushi Nonou was lost in thought, and Uchiha Kakuyama was about to speak, Danzo suddenly spoke again.

"Yakushi Nonou, didn't you come back with something to offer me? Why don't you take it out? What you brought back this time is exactly what your new leader needs."

Uchiha Kakuzan was also curious when he heard Danzo's words. He wondered what Nono had brought and whether it could give him a surprise.

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Yakushi Nonou glanced at Uchiha Kakuzan sitting there in surprise. She hadn't expected that Danzo and Uchiha Kakuzan had such a good relationship. The task Danzo had given her was to help Uchiha Kakuzan get that thing over there.

After glancing at Uchiha Kakuyama, Yakushi Nonou quickly took out two small scrolls from her ninja tool bag.

After Yakushi Nonou took out the scroll, she presented it with both hands to Uchiha Kakuzan, who was sitting there, saying, "Lord Kakuzan, these are the first two parts of the 'Lightning Release Armor' that I obtained from Kumogakure. I present them to you. However, I have inquired about the third part. The third and final part of the Lightning Release Armor is passed down orally by the Raikage lineage and is never allowed to be recorded on paper. Please forgive me, Lord Kakuzan."

Upon hearing Yakushi Nonou's words, Uchiha Kakuzan was quite surprised and took the scroll, immediately opening it.

Uchiha Kakuzan first opened the scroll with the character '一' on it. It contained the contents of the first stage of his completed 'Lightning Release Armor' training. Moreover, Uchiha Kakuzan discovered that the contents of the scroll presented by Nono were much more detailed than the one he had received before. In fact, the contents were the same, but this scroll contained many more training insights and precautions.

Uchiha Kakuyama looked at it for a while, then compared it with his own cultivation progress, and couldn't help but nod. There were quite a few things in it that he hadn't noticed, which, although harmless, were still somewhat useful.

As Uchiha Kakuyama opened the second scroll and activated his Sharingan to copy it, he asked, "Nonou, this cultivation scroll you obtained must have some history, right?"

Yakushi Nonou was surprised that Uchiha Kakuyama discovered it so quickly, and explained, "To Kakuyama-sama, I obtained this scroll from the family of a disciple of the Third Raikage, so it should be more valuable than an ordinary Lightning Release Armor scroll."

Uchiha Kakuyama nodded. He had already copied the contents of the second scroll. It did indeed contain a lot of cultivation insights, which made it easier for him to cultivate the Lightning Release Armor.

It seems he truly deserves to be called a top-tier spy; not only did he obtain the cultivation manual for the Lightning Release Armor, which others couldn't, but it was also a collector's edition.

Uchiha Kakuyama put the scroll away, feeling quite satisfied. He hadn't expected that when he received Yakushi Nonou from Danzo, he would also receive an unexpected surprise, not to mention that he was also given a Yakushi Kabuto as a bonus.

It's important to know that Kabuto Yakushi was a major villain in the later stages of the story. Having inherited Orochimaru's legacy, he not only learned the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, but also used a modified version of the Impure World Reincarnation to summon a large number of dead ninjas back from the Pure Land to fight for him. He was later jokingly referred to as the "Dream Master".

It can be said that in the later stages, Kabuto Yakushi, with the help of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, possessed the fighting power of at least one ninja village. Moreover, these impure world reincarnated people were immortal beings, and could only be sealed away using sealing techniques.

Uchiha Kakuyama glanced at Yakushi Nonou, then at the obedient Yakushi Kabuto beside her, and knew he had struck gold this time. He then got up and took his leave directly to Danzo, whose face looked rather grim.

Danzo had no interest in paying attention to them and simply waved them away.

Uchiha Kakuzan, along with Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto, swaggered away from the Root base without encountering a single clueless person along the way.

Chapter 187 The Choice of Pharmacist Nonou

Chapter 187 The Choice of Pharmacist Nono

When Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto, who were following behind Uchiha Kakuyama, came out of the Root base, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

You must understand that Root and Danzo are a perpetual nightmare for them, and a nightmare they can never escape.

Moreover, Danzo's methods were something that neither Yakushi Nonou nor Yakushi Kabuto could resist.

If it weren't for Uchiha Kagami's intervention, which brought them back from outside, Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto would never have known that the people they cared about had been replaced by Danzo without their knowledge.

The cautious Pharmacist Nono and Pharmacist Kabuto gradually came into contact and cautiously tested each other on the road before finally confirming each other's identities.

This gave them both a fright. If even the person in their memories could be replaced, then the sacrifices they made for each other would become a joke. That's why they were so wary and fearful of Danzo.

Uchiha Kakuzan had no idea what Yakushi Nonou and the others were thinking. After all, in his eyes, Shimura Danzo was just someone he could crush at any time and was not worth his attention.

Uchiha Kakuyama didn't lead Yakushi Nonou and the others too far. After leaving the Root base, he found a secluded spot and began his first conversation with them.

Uchiha Kagami sensed that no one was around, so he turned around to face Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto, who had already stopped.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yakushi Nonou is a top-notch spy into thinking she's heartless. On the contrary, Yakushi Nonou is an exceptionally kind person. She even opened an orphanage to take in homeless children, and Yakushi Kabuto is one of the children she took in.

Therefore, when facing the kind-hearted Yakushi Nonou, Uchiha Kakuyama also showed a gentle smile and said, "Yakushi Nonou, I know you, and you don't need to doubt my intentions. The reason I took you from Danzo is simply because I felt that Danzo had gone too far in some ways."

Uchiha Kakuyama paused here, giving Pharmacist Nono a moment to understand, before continuing, "I brought you here today to give you two choices."

"First, starting today, you are free. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. Also, you don't need to worry about the orphanage's funding. I'll take care of it for you. You won't have to live in fear of becoming a spy anymore."

"Second, you will still follow me and become my subordinate. I will not let you do anything dangerous, and I will also introduce you to a teacher so that you can learn medical ninjutsu from her."

Yakushi Nonou never expected that Uchiha Kakuyama would offer her such good terms.

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