Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

In fact, the Uchiha clan's territory is now one of the places he visits every night during his nighttime outings.

The reason is simple: it's because they were able to find something as valuable as White Zetsu in the Uchiha clan's territory.

After leaving Konoha, Madara Uchiha never stopped monitoring the village, especially the Uchiha clan's territory, which was a key area he kept a close watch on.

Kirito discovered the White Zetsu by chance while wandering through the Uchiha clan's territory one night.

White Zetsu also has a soul; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to serve as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation.

That day happened to be the day of the Uchiha clan's daily clan meeting. Kirito discovered the soul flame of the White Zetsu in the underground of the Naka Shrine. He secretly sneaked underground and discovered that it was the White Zetsu.

At that time, his spiritualization technique was not as powerful as it is now, and he was not confident that he could keep that White Zetsu, so he had to give up for the time being.

Unfortunately, he never found any more White Zetsu during his nighttime wanderings after that.

Based on the soul aura, the white ape appearing here now is not the one he discovered before.

"With White Zetsu around, Madara will definitely find out about this soon. What should we do? Should we get rid of it?"

Kirito stared intently at the white Zetsu peeking out from the tree branch.

He actually had a strong craving for White Zetsu, because the current White Zetsu was a variant enhanced by Madara using Hashirama cells. It possessed Hashirama cells in its body and could master Wood Release ninjutsu.

Furthermore, White Zetsu possesses many other remarkable abilities, such as stealth, rapid underground movement, and chakra transfer.

With his current mastery of spiritification techniques, creating a White Zetsu clone would be incredibly easy.

Just as Kirito was considering whether or not to eliminate the White Zetsu, the White Zetsu lurking in the tree seemed to receive some kind of instruction, quickly slid down the tree trunk and disappeared in a flash.

"Hmm... what's going on? Did he find me?"

Kirito watched his prey run away in an instant, and thought with surprise and uncertainty.

He soon learned the reason why Bai Jue had left.

He sensed the souls of the Third Hokage, Danzo, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and the two clan leaders, Homura Uchiha and Kazuma Hyuga, who were rushing towards him.

While White Zetsu's ability to hide is formidable, it can still be exposed in the face of a bloodline limit like the Byakugan.

Clearly, White Zetsu received advance notice of Hyuga and Maru's arrival and promptly withdrew.

After Bai Zetsu left, the eye in the sky also quickly disappeared.

At this moment, Mito also sensed that the Third Hokage and others were coming. She decisively finished the final stage of the Nine-Tails' chakra leakage. She 'very painstakingly' sealed the leaked Nine-Tails' chakra back into her body, and then 'fainted'.

"Mito-sama."

Upon seeing this, Momoka immediately put on her act, rushing forward to pick up Mito. She then left a shadow clone and a group of subordinates to guard the Root ninjas, while her main body took Mito back to her residence alone.

Chapter 56: Hiruzen, save me!

Momoka had only walked a short distance with Mito when the Third Hokage arrived. Seeing that Mito in Momoka's arms hadn't gone berserk with the Nine-Tails, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began asking the surrounding Anbu members what had just happened.

As he spoke, his eyes swept over a middle-aged ninja who had just arrived behind him.

This man was none other than his good comrade-in-arms, Shimura Danzo. At this moment, the Root leader no longer had his usual composed demeanor; instead, a rare look of panic appeared on his face.

"It really was this guy who was behind it all."

The Third Hokage looked at Danzo's expression and then at the mysterious ninjas lying on the ground, cursing under his breath.

After the Four Purple Flame Formation appeared, he quickly received news from the Anbu that the incident occurred in the Senju clan's territory. He realized that something was wrong, and combined with the warning Orochimaru gave him before leaving, he vaguely guessed that what happened here was related to Danzo.

Now, seeing Danzo's expression, he was absolutely certain.

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the two Hokage advisors, also arrived shortly afterward. Homura Mitokado immediately asked the Third Hokage, "Hiruzen, what exactly happened? How did the Nine-Tails' chakra leak out? Where is Lady Mito? Is she alright?"

Asked so many questions at once, the Third Hokage himself hadn't fully grasped the situation yet. He didn't answer, but instead gestured for the ANBU ninja beside him to continue speaking and ordered the other ANBU ninja to seal off the surrounding area to prevent any leaks.

"Damn it, these guys are still alive."

At the same time, Danzo's heart sank to the bottom as he looked at the Root ninjas being watched by Momoka and a group of Senju clan ninjas.

He secretly tried to form hand seals, intending to activate the Tongue Calamity Seal on these Root ninjas to kill them and completely eliminate the evidence.

The Seal of the Tongue Curse is a curse designed based on the Caged Bird Seal. Once it is applied, the person affected will be unable to utter any information related to him, and the cursed person's life will be in the hands of the cursed person.

Once activated, it can not only kill the victim but also damage their brain nerves.

If the person targeted by the spell dies accidentally, the curse will immediately activate and destroy the brain nerves of the person targeted.

However, just as Danzo was about to make a move, he noticed that the Third Hokage was staring intently at him.

Not only the Third Hokage, but also Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and the two clan heads of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, Homura and Kazuma, were watching him.

"That damned Hiruzen, he's doubting me."

Danzo was filled with hatred upon seeing this, but in the end he did not dare to continue his attack under the watchful eyes of so many important figures in Konoha.

If he did it, those ANBU ninjas lying on the ground would die immediately, which would directly confirm that these people were related to him.

But what can we do if we don't do it?

The truth will eventually come out; what he's doing here will be exposed eventually.

Now that Mito is not here and those people have not been interrogated, it is the best time for him to deal with the mess.

At this moment, Danzo finally remembered Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's prized disciple, and quickly looked to the Third Hokage for help.

At this moment, the only person who can create an opportunity for him is the third generation.

"Hiruzen, save me."

The Third Hokage and Danzo were old comrades-in-arms, and even though they hadn't fought together for many years, they still had a good understanding of each other.

The Third Hokage immediately understood the meaning in Danzo's eyes, but chose to ignore it and blinked nonchalantly.

"You, Danzo, made this mess of things yourself, so you have to take the blame."

Moreover, this pot is obviously huge; the third generation might be crushed to death by this massive black pot.

Lady Mito's anger is no joke.

He wanted to be Hokage for a few more years.

Their eyes met, and everything was understood without a word.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this."

Danzo thought through gritted teeth.

The Third Hokage sensed something, snorted coldly, and cursed inwardly, "I am the Hokage."

Soon, the ANBU ninja next to the Third Hokage recounted everything he knew.

When the Third Hokage and the others heard that Mito had easily subdued the group of mysterious ninjas with a sealing technique, and then used the same technique to instantly prevent them from committing suicide with explosive tags, they all secretly gasped, marveling that Mito was still as sharp as ever.

Next, they heard that Mito's appearance suddenly aged rapidly, and she was unable to suppress the Nine-Tails within her, causing the Nine-Tails' chakra to leak out. Mito then struggled to retract the leaked Nine-Tails chakra back into her body before fainting. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"After all, I'm getting old."

The three generations of people sighed inwardly.

After learning the general outline of the matter, the Third Hokage quickly approached Momoka and said politely, "Momoka, let me take these people back for interrogation. I will definitely give Lord Senju and Lord Mito a satisfactory explanation."

This was clearly done by Danzo.

Although he was happy to see Danzo suffer a loss, considering that Konoha still needed Danzo, he naturally hoped that today's matter could be resolved peacefully.

"Third Generation Lord, you won't need to trouble yourself with this matter. Lady Mito just said that these people cannot be taken away by you. She will personally interrogate these villains who dared to break the seal barrier of the Senju clan's territory after she wakes up."

Tao Hua said coldly, showing no respect for the third generation.

"Destroying the sealing barrier of the Senju clan's territory! What is Danzo trying to do?"

Upon hearing Momoka's words, the Third Hokage's expression changed drastically, astonished by the sheer magnitude of the trouble Danzo had caused.

Destroying the ninja clan's sealing barrier is no small matter; it is an extremely serious incident.

Especially since the seal barrier that was destroyed this time belonged to the Senju clan, the most prestigious ninja clan in Konoha, this was tantamount to declaring war on the Senju clan.

That's a complete slap in the face.

If the Senju clan doesn't deal with this matter seriously, how will they survive in Konoha?

If he, as the Hokage, fails to handle this matter seriously, not only will the Senju clan be angry with him and abandon their support for him, but other ninja clans will also be greatly disappointed in him and will certainly not stand idly by afterward.

Tao Hua didn't speak much, but everyone present had exceptional hearing and perception.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Homura and Hyuga Kazuma's expressions immediately changed, and they both glared angrily at Danzo, whose face was now extremely ugly.

No one who becomes a clan leader is a fool.

They had already discerned something from the exchange of glances between the Third Hokage and Danzo, but they simply chose not to say it aloud.

They never expected that Danzo would do something so heinous.

After exchanging glances, the two walked towards Tao Hua without prior arrangement.

Their stance is already very clear.

That means this matter must be dealt with seriously.

If the Senju clan can be forgiven for being betrayed by their own people in Konoha, what would happen to the other ninja clans in Konoha if they encountered the same situation?

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, the two Hokage advisors, also gave Danzo a helpless look and quickly followed in the footsteps of the two clan leaders.

"Damn Danzo, why don't you just die?"

The Third Hokage glared at Danzo, who was now bowing his head and not daring to look at him, feeling utterly exhausted.

It's so hard for him.

Chapter 57: Selfishness

"Then let's do as Lord Mito wishes."

The third generation forced a smile and said to Momoka.

There was no other way. The Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans, when united, had already reached more than half the strength of Konoha. Many of the remaining half were loyal to the three clans, especially the Senju clan.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Although the Senju clan has declined, its prestige is greater than ever before.