Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Seeing that the Third Hokage understood, Orochimaru prepared to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he added, "Sarutobi-sensei, you'd better not let Danzo get away with this too much."

After saying this, he suddenly turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

"Danzo, what kind of trick are you up to now?"

The Third Hokage felt a warmth in his heart upon receiving Orochimaru's reminder, but his expression turned serious as he thought to himself.

He knew about Orochimaru's secret meeting with Danzo, but he didn't intend to ask directly, hoping Orochimaru would bring it up himself.

Judging from the current situation, his disciple still has his heart set on him, which makes him very gratified.

Orochimaru is now warning him to be wary of Danzo, which suggests that Danzo is secretly doing something shady again.

Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

"Someone come here."

A moment later, the third generation immediately spoke.

The next moment, an ANBU ninja appeared before the Third Hokage, kneeling on one knee.

"Go and find out what Danzo has been up to lately?"

The third generation issued a command.

"what."

The ANBU ninja immediately responded respectfully, then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Chapter 53: Reminder

The Nawaki family, Mito's room.

Kirito's soul silently entered through the wall, but as soon as it approached within five meters of Mito, Mito, who was lying on the bed asleep, suddenly opened her eyes.

At the same time, a kunai pierced through Kirito's back, penetrating his soul.

"It is I, Lady Momoka."

Kirito revealed his true form, raised his hands, turned around, and spoke to Senju Momoka, who was looking on with a surprised expression.

"What are you doing sneaking into Lady Mito's room so late at night, using your spirit transformation technique?"

Tao Hua recognized the mysterious man and said coldly.

Although her voice contained anger and doubt, she still sheathed her weapon, stared coldly at Kirito, and waited for his explanation.

"Kirito, has something serious happened?"

Mito asked.

She knew Kirito well; unless something serious happened, he would never do something as reckless as breaking into a woman's room at night.

As she spoke, she casually released a burst of chakra from her body, and a large number of sealing techniques formed by chakra spread out in the room, quickly setting up a sealing barrier that shielded the senses in the room.

"Mito-sensei, something terrible has happened! I just went for a night stroll and discovered that Root ninjas are secretly sabotaging the Senju clan's barrier, and there's an inside traitor among them..."

Once the sealing barrier was formed, Kirito immediately recounted everything he had just discovered.

Mito and Momoka naturally trusted what Kirito said, but the content was simply too shocking.

Mito, as expected of the strongest person in Konoha, was full of confidence. When she heard that an Anbu ninja had broken the barrier, she was not too shocked and her expression remained unchanged. Even when she heard that Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's disciple, was helping her, she remained calm.

Her expression changed slightly only after she heard that Senju Unsho, Senju Raido, and Senju Shimizu had betrayed the Senju clan.

Mito sighed deeply, her face showing signs of exhaustion.

Meanwhile, Tao Hua was already red with anger. Veins bulged on her forehead, her eyes were filled with murderous intent, and her fists were clenched tightly. She looked extremely vicious and was clearly furious.

If Mito hadn't been there, and if she hadn't still been obligated to protect him, she probably would have rushed out to fight those ANBU ninjas and traitors long ago.

The dignified Senju clan, one of the founders of Konoha Village, made countless contributions to the village, yet they were so oppressed by a group of petty scoundrels who could only live in the gutter.

This is truly intolerable.

While feeling extremely indignant, Senju Momoka also felt extremely ashamed.

She suddenly knelt down in front of Mito and said remorsefully, "Lord Mito, this is my fault. I failed to discover Yun Shou's wolfish ambitions and even made him the vice-captain. I have truly failed in my duty."

She herself was the captain of the Thousand Hands Guardian Team, and Thousand Hands Cloud Hands was someone she had personally promoted. Now that Thousand Hands Cloud Hands has become a shameful traitor, she bears the responsibility for failing to properly manage personnel.

"Sigh~, Momoka, get up. This can't be entirely your fault. I was wrong too. I actually sensed that Yunshou was dissatisfied with me, but I never expected him to go this far and actually stoop to associating with that brat Danzo."

Mito got out of bed, then helped Momoka up with her hands and comforted her.

She is the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki. Although she is not able to communicate with the Nine-Tails' mind, she is fully capable of controlling the Nine-Tails' power with her strong strength.

Therefore, she naturally has the ability to do things like the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and she even has the ability to sense good and evil without needing to enter the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

Back then, she had a vague feeling that Yun Shou harbored ill intentions towards her, but she didn't pay too much attention to it.

After Tobirama's death, many people were dissatisfied with her acting as the head of the Senju clan.

Over the years, Cloud Hands has indeed been loyal to Senju and has made great contributions to Senju and Konoha on the battlefield. His strength is outstanding in the clan and he has a lot of prestige in the clan. She also personally approved the appointment of him as the vice captain of the guard.

This can be considered a balancing act, used to appease the opposition within the clan.

But she never expected that Cloud Hands would stoop so low as to associate with Danzo and even betray the Senju clan that gave him life and raised him.

She was the one who set up the sealing barrier for the Senju clan. She just placed her hand on the ground and sensed the sealing barrier slightly, and she knew that Kirito's words were true and that the Cloud Hand had indeed betrayed the Senju clan.

“Mito-sensei, give the order. Before those guys leave and realize what’s happening, now is a good opportunity to catch them. Once they realize something is wrong and make a safe retreat, it will be difficult to find any evidence against Danzo and the Third Hokage.”

Seeing this, Kirito interjected.

Time is of the essence; now is not the time to comfort each other.

“That’s right, Lord Mito, these guys must be severely punished, otherwise those rats in the gutter will only become more audacious. It’s time for Danzo to be punished.”

Momoka completely agreed with Kirito's words and said through gritted teeth.

She was already at her wit's end; she was determined to personally beat Yun Shou, that shameful traitor, half to death.

This traitor has completely disgraced the Senju clan.

Upon hearing Kirito and Momoka's words, Mito didn't speak immediately, but instead frowned and pondered.

She stands in a different position from Kirito and Momoka. Although she is the acting head of the Senju clan, her ultimate goal is to fulfill her promise to Hashirama and protect Konoha. She cannot act impulsively.

With her keen insight, she quickly realized that the cause of this matter was related to Kirito, herself, and Kushina. She guessed that Danzo was planning to use them as bait to lure out the spies lurking in Konoha.

Given Danzo's ruthless and unscrupulous nature, it's not surprising that he would do something like this.

As for whether this matter is related to the third generation, it's hard to say.

She understood the Third Hokage's personality; for the sake of stability and protecting the village, he would most likely not make such a risky decision as putting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in danger.

This was very likely done secretly by Danzo in collusion with Orochimaru.

Furthermore, if she were to ignite this powder keg tonight and reveal the entire incident, the Senju clan's interests would naturally be protected, and Danzo, Orochimaru, and the Third Hokage would be severely punished.

But this would inevitably plunge Konoha into chaos, which would be a good outcome for Konoha, which is already besieged on all sides.

Although she was very dissatisfied, Mito ultimately did not lose her temper for the sake of the bigger picture.

She decided to handle the matter discreetly.

So the question is, how did she handle it discreetly?

“Mr. Mito, if you want to handle this discreetly, why not get your hands on the evidence first? You can arrest everyone first, catch them red-handed, and then handle it discreetly in the way you want. With your abilities, you should be able to catch all these rats without alerting most of the villagers.”

At this moment, Kirito spoke again.

Upon hearing Kirito's words, Mito's eyes lit up, and she smiled at Kirito, saying, "Of course, just wait and see what your teacher does."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Yin seal between her eyebrows glowed faintly.

In a flash, Mito in front of Kirito transformed from a kind-looking old woman back into a slender, mature beauty.

Chapter 54: The Teacher is Awesome

While Mito used the Yin Seal to regain her youth and restore her physical functions to their peak, outside the Senju clan's territory, a group of Root ninjas were still working hard to break the sealing barrier protecting the Senju clan.

"Is it not ready yet?"

"Thousand Hands Cloud Hands," said anxiously.

His unease grew stronger over time, and now he even had a bad feeling that a great disaster was about to befall him.

He subconsciously looked at the sensory ninja in charge of keeping watch, only to be met with a disdainful look.

"If you're scared, go back. Don't be paranoid. Mito Uzumaki is powerful, but she's just an old woman who's about to die. What's there to be afraid of?"

A Root ninja wearing a monkey mask nearby, unable to tolerate the Senju Cloud Hand's suspicious behavior, remarked sarcastically.

"What did you say? You haven't seen that woman, you have no idea how terrifying she is."

Senju Cloud Hands glared angrily at the Root ninja who had mocked him.

"hehe."

The Root ninja wearing the monkey mask scoffed, ignoring the Thousand Hands Cloud Hands' anger.

Seeing this, Senju Cloud Hands became even angrier, and his chakra began to surge.

He is also a Root ninja, and he came here today at the risk of losing everything in order to assist Root's operations. He didn't come here to be ridiculed.

The Root ninja wearing the monkey mask was also a Jonin. He was not afraid of the Thousand Hands Cloud Hand at all. When he saw that the Thousand Hands Cloud Hands was about to make a move, he immediately put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his lower back.

The other Root ninjas around also picked up their weapons and stared intently at the Thousand Hands Cloud Hand.

Meanwhile, Senju Raido and Senju Shimizu quickly arrived at Senju Unsho's side.

There are also contradictions within the root itself.

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense.

"Enough! Are you planning to ruin this secret operation? If Lord Danzo knew you were going to do this, he would never forgive you."

Suddenly, an ANBU ninja wearing a dog mask appeared between the two and said in a cold voice.

At the same time, a large number of parasites poured out of his body, forming a terrifying cloud of insects above his head.