A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

"That's really extreme."

193 At the edge of the woods, a person was seen standing there looking in the direction of the explosion. It was Yang Lei again.

How many shadow clones did he release?

Chapter 196

Actually, there was only one, and it wasn't released after the hand seals were formed first.

Let me explain all the steps of Yang Lei's operation from a God's-eye view.

First, he noticed something unusual in the forest. Then, when he entered the forest, he made a hand seal on a large tree at the edge and left the incantation for the Flying Thunder God Technique, giving himself a backup plan for retreat. Only then did he feel at ease to continue deeper into the forest.

Upon arriving in the forest, he did not release shadow clones. Instead, he used his true body to break into the encirclement of the Root members. Only at the moment of launching his attack did he take advantage of the fire jutsu causing a bloody mess, leaving the shadow clones in place to release the next two wind jutsu, while his main body chased after the five Root members from the side from the very beginning.

Then, just before the five Root members, knowing they were doomed, detonated the explosive tags on their bodies, they managed to form hand seals and use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the edge of the forest. This is the whole story of the battle.

"You want to kill me? Danzo!"

Turning around, Yang Lei sheathed the Kusanagi sword he hadn't had a chance to unleash his power, stood still to replenish all the chakra he had used up, and then suddenly formed hand seals to release ten shadow clones.

"Go and bring Danzo here, I'm going to kill him!"

0183 Danzo's Preparations

It was a little past 11 p.m. on a main street in Konoha Village.

"Shh."

Suddenly, ten figures appeared in a deserted alley; they were Yang Lei's ten shadow clones.

"I never expected that what I had planned as a backup plan for escape would come in handy today."

After glancing at the incantation runes for the Flying Thunder God Technique on the wall, one of the shadow clones couldn't help but sigh.

This technique was something he secretly learned on the way back from graduating from the ninja academy when Danzo suddenly summoned him. His purpose was to have an escape route if Danzo wanted to harm him.

I thought we'd never need it again, but I never expected him to use it today.

In fact, besides this place, Yang Lei could also return to Konoha Village through other techniques. For example, there are his specially made kunai in Sakura and Hinata's bedroom, and there are also techniques in his own room, but he doesn't want anyone to find any clues about him.

Danzo was, after all, a high-ranking member of Konoha. If people found out that he had killed Danzo, it would be difficult for him to return to the village.

That's why he sent ten shadow clones to take Danzo outside the village and deal with him, instead of his main body going back into the village to kill Danzo.

Yang Lei didn't care whether he would become a rogue ninja or not; it was simply because the people he cared about were in Konoha Village, so he didn't want to become a rogue ninja.

In other words, the Third Hokage had his personality completely under control and knew that he would eventually return to Konoha.

However, what the Third Hokage did not expect was that Danzo also knew about Yang Lei's affairs. Therefore, he wanted to obtain the Rinnegan and, because he somehow found out about Sunagakure Village, sent people to hunt down Yang Lei.

If the Third Hokage knew about Danzo's clandestine actions, he would probably curse him as a terrible teammate, saying things like, "It doesn't matter whether you die or not, but don't let Yang Lei not be able to come back because of you."

"Stop talking nonsense."

One of Yang Lei's shadow clones glanced around and urged, "Let's get moving. After all, what we're doing absolutely cannot be discovered by others."

"Then let's set off."

"That damned old bastard dared to mess with us, he's really asking for trouble."

The shadow clones, no longer wanting to be discovered, quickly took advantage of the darkness and moved towards the Root's headquarters, following their memories.

At this time, although Yang Lei and his companions were not wearing professional night-clothes, they were used to wearing black clothes, so they would not be noticed in the dark unless they were paying attention.

For example, right now, the shadow clones have sneaked up to the front gate of Root headquarters without anyone noticing, and even though there are Root members on guard nearby, they haven't been able to detect them.

The main reason is that the shadow clones have Byakugan and Mangekyou Sharingan, so they can find the sentry's location before the people in the shadows even notice them.

In addition, although the shadow clones only have half of Yang Lei's chakra, their physical qualities are almost the same, and their speed is incredibly fast. At several times the speed of sound, as long as they are careful not to cause a sonic boom, they can pass by in the blink of an eye.

"Danzo is in that big house in the middle."

The shadow clones quickly located Danzo's location, exchanged glances and nodded, then rushed inside, instantly breaking down the door and entering the large house.

"I knew you'd come."

Danzo looked up when he heard the sound. Instead of being surprised, he was delighted to find that it was a group of Yang Lei who had entered. He slapped his hands on the floor, and suddenly a series of spell seals lit up on the floor.

"Oh no, it's possession."

Because of their eye techniques, the shadow clones could easily recognize what these spells and seals were. They were none other than the possession technique engraved in the Heaven and Earth Scroll during the second round of the Chunin Exams. Iruka had been summoned by Naruto and the others back then, and Danzo would definitely be summoning members of Root, though the exact number was unknown.

"Boom bang bang."

Just then, a string of white smoke appeared on the floor, and as they expected, it was a pile of members.

It seems that Danzo did not underestimate Yang Lei. He took this precaution after sending out the pursuit team because he knew that Yang Lei had the Rinnegan and had also heard that he had a dojutsu called the Tenseigan. Therefore, he was worried that the plan to hide someone in the house would not work. That's why he carved the possession technique on the floor. As a result, he successfully plotted against Yang Lei.

just.

Danzo, standing behind a large group of Root members, looked up at Yang Lei and exclaimed in disbelief, "How can you possess both the Byakugan and the Sharingan at the same time? And your Sharingan has even awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Danzo knew about the Mangekyou Sharingan. Don't forget that he dug out one of Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan, preventing Shisui from carrying out his plans, which led to the tragedy of the Uchiha clan.

If it weren't for Danzo, Shisui might have been able to use his eye technique to hypnotize the entire Uchiha clan. In that case, the tragedy of the Uchiha clan might not have happened. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

What Danzo was more concerned about was where Yang Lei got his Byakugan from? Could it have been given to him by the Hyuga main family?

Another point is that Yang Lei's usual demeanor is quite different from his usual eye-rolling; he just has ordinary eyes.

"Ordinary eyes?"

Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed Danzo's mind, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "How is this possible?"

What's wrong with him?

Chapter 197

It's nothing, Danzo just suddenly remembered something. A few years ago, there was a report about Yang Lei, saying that when Asuma brought him to Konoha, his eyes were actually black. But for some reason, he suddenly screamed that night, and then from the next day onwards, his eyes turned bright purple.

In other words, Yang Lei had already awakened his pupil technique, but no one noticed or discovered it.

Considering that Yang Lei had never shown any signs of having a pupil technique before, and then suddenly awakened both his Byakugan and Mangekyou Sharingan today, Danzo came to the conclusion that this guy's eyes must be very powerful, and he might even have the ability to copy other people's pupil techniques.

Danzo truly lived up to his name. Even though Yang Lei hadn't said a word, he had already deduced some of the abilities of the Eye of Recognition just from seeing the tip of the iceberg.

However, he underestimated the power of the Eye of Knowledge. In theory, apart from pupil techniques, Yang Lei could easily grasp anything he could see, such as knowledge, other people's moves, skills, and bloodlines.

"Everyone, listen up!"

Upon discovering this earth-shattering secret, Danzo became somewhat excited and shouted an order: "Regardless of whether this person lives or dies, there is one thing: you must leave me with his eyes, and do not harm them in the slightest."

"Yes."

The Root members inside all roared, drew their weapons, and surged forward.

0184 Danzo's Thoughts

“Kill.”

With a loud roar, a large group of Root members nearly filled the entire room, brandishing their weapons as they charged towards Yang Lei and his men.

"I'm so scared."

The shadow clones were still putting on an act, but it was completely different from the feeling they had when they exclaimed in surprise earlier. The previous "Oh no!" was really meaningful, but now it looked fake no matter how you looked at it.

"Stop fooling around."

Even the shadow clone couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Hurry up and finish the mission. Don't forget, the main body isn't set up with this kind of personality. Be careful not to be treated as a bug and get rid of."

"Ok."

The shadow clones then became serious.

“Kill.”

With the same angry shout, he charged towards the members of the Roots. The two sides clashed instantly, and blood splattered everywhere as limbs flew everywhere. The battle entered a fierce stage right from the start.

Because the space was too cramped, the Root members dared not use ninjutsu for fear of accidentally injuring their own people, and instead chose to engage in close combat with Yang Lei and his group.

This was something the shadow clones were happy to see happen, because the ninjutsu was making a huge impact. After all, this was in Konoha Village, and they were worried that it would attract other people.

Yang Lei has the Byakugan and Sharingan, plus the Eye of Revelation 293, how could he be afraid of close combat?

Especially since everyone present was a shadow clone, none of them were the real body, they were even less afraid of close combat. After all, it didn't matter if they died, as it wouldn't hurt the real body.

The Root members and Danzo had no idea of ​​this. They couldn't have imagined that everyone here was a shadow clone. They thought there had to be at least one main body. Little did they know that Yang Lei had never taken them seriously from the beginning, including Danzo.

As for Danzo, besides the Sharingan that can unleash Izanagi on one arm, it is the Kotoamatsukami that he obtained from Uchiha Shisui's right eye that makes Yang Lei somewhat wary.

After all, the setting of Kotoamatsukami is really too ruthless. Once you are affected by Kotoamatsukami, your will will be rewritten, and it is a rewriting of your fundamental consciousness.

For example, if Yang Lei were to fall under Danzo's Kotoamatsukami spell, he would become Danzo's puppet, obeying his every command. Danzo could even make Yang Lei mistakenly believe he was a dog, not a human, if he so desired.

This is Kotoamatsukami, known as the most powerful illusion, even more ruthless than Izanagi and Izanami.

However, while Yang Lei was wary, he also desperately wanted to obtain this illusion technique. In addition, Danzo had really offended him, which is why he was so determined to kill him.

However, in order to avoid falling into a desperate situation and to prevent the villagers from discovering that he intended to kill Danzo, Yang Lei sent ten shadow clones back to the village. He wanted to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Danzo outside the village, and at the same time, he wanted to use the shadow clones to trigger Danzo's Kotoamatsukami.

Actually, it doesn't matter if we can't lure him out. Yang Lei's main body is still set up outside the village. All we need to do is send Danzo there.

. . . . . .

"Pfft." "Ah."

Since the start of the battle, the sounds of bodies being chopped apart, along with screams and cries of pain, have been constantly echoing inside the house. What's strange is that no one outside has noticed anything amiss, which is really odd.

Actually, it's not surprising when you think about it. 'Root' is a special operations unit. Not only are their missions all kinds of strange, but they are also mostly related to assassination. It's common for such situations to happen from time to time.

What no one knew was that the screams were not from outsiders, but from the members themselves. Yang Lei's shadow clones had chopped off most of their men in the blink of an eye, as if cutting melons and vegetables.

"So strong."

Even Danzo, an enemy, couldn't help but frown and praise him, feeling a little regretful. Perhaps he shouldn't have been so confrontational from the start. If he could have recruited Root, he might have become his most capable henchman. What a pity.

As for why he thought this way, it was mainly because Yang Lei exuded a strong and intense murderous aura, and was the same kind of person as Danzo and Orochimaru, at least not one of those saintly, innocent types.

Unfortunately, there is no room for reconciliation between them.

"No."

Danzo suddenly had an idea. He slowly raised his hand and untied the bandage from his right eye, revealing the Sharingan inside, which was Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan.

“There are also other gods who can subdue him.”

Danzo had an idea. He could use Kotoamatsukami to subdue Yang Lei. As long as he used this illusion, no matter how strong Yang Lei's willpower was, it would be useless. He could fundamentally change Yang Lei's thinking and eventually make him his most loyal servant. When he wanted to, he could easily get his eyes.

As for the so-called cooldown time of Kotoamatsukami, there is absolutely no need to worry about that. In order to maintain the consumption of a large number of Sharingan, he once had Orochimaru transplant cells from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, which reduced the cooldown time of Kotoamatsukami from more than ten years to a few years, or even a year.

The only troublesome thing is that Yang Lei and his group have not been reduced in number due to the battle. They are still fighting the Root members in groups of ten, which makes Danzo unable to tell which one is the real body and which one is a shadow clone.

What Danzo didn't know was that everyone present was actually a shadow clone...

. . . . . .

"Hey, isn't it time to get to the mission?"

Chapter 198

As they fought, the shadow clones quickly exchanged information and realized that continuing to fight like this was not a sustainable strategy. They were just shadow clones; their chakra was not unlimited, nor did they have the ability to regenerate. They would eventually run out of chakra.

"It's time to take action."

They exchanged glances, then looked together at Danzo, and the shadow clones finally made their decision.

"Shinra Tensei".

A shadow clone rushed out, quickly switching its eye technique to the Rinnegan, and then using Shinra Tensei to send all the Root members flying.

"Shinra Tensei".

Two more shadow clones caught up with the Root members who had been thrown back, one on the left and one on the right. They also switched their eye techniques to Rinnegan and used Shinra Tensei. This time, they directly blasted all the Root members who were still alive out of the house, which can be described as breaking through the wall.

Fortunately, Danzo's house was built of wood; if it had been a brick house, these guys would probably have been smashed to death against the wall.

"Go and silence them."

However, Yang Lei would not let those Root members go. As mentioned before, Yang Lei did not want the village to find out that he wanted to kill Danzo, otherwise he would definitely be judged as a rogue ninja. Four shadow clones chased after the two groups of Root members from the left and right, while the remaining six shadow clones took the opportunity to rush towards Danzo, who was no longer protected.

"The Kotoamatsukami cannot be used yet."

Seeing that there were still six Yang Leis left, Danzo knew it wasn't the right time yet. He quickly removed the seal on his right hand, revealing a right hand that not only had cells transplanted from Hashirama Senju, but also had more than a dozen Sharingan eyes.

"That's disgusting."

The six Yang Leis who had arrived all grinned; the idea of ​​having eyes on one's arm was truly disgusting.