I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

After such a mission, Tsunade would surely let Sasuke rest for a while, so why was she in such a hurry to arrange things for him?

Coupled with Ye Lan's disappearance, Kakashi had a bad feeling.

"Hinata, I didn't expect you to have such a big appetite. I really couldn't tell."

Choji's words made Hinata, who had been largely ignored, blush. She hadn't expected such a small body to have such a large appetite.

The group remained unaffected by what had happened earlier and began joking around with great interest.

Kakashi looked at the laughing and joking crowd and said softly, "I hope I'm just overthinking it."

...

Following the instructions of the Nightfall Scroll, Sasuke broke the seal and stepped directly into the abandoned laboratory.

The antelope realized it couldn't stop Sasuke, so it had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow him inside.

Upon entering the laboratory, the antelope was stunned by everything.

Countless corpses hung on both sides of the road inside the laboratory, each with a pained expression. Even more bizarrely, all the corpses had lost their eyes, as if they had been gouged out alive.

Even Antelope, a member of the Dark Guard, felt her hair stand on end; the scene, which resembled something out of a horror movie, was stimulating every nerve in her body.

When she realized what was happening, she looked at Sasuke and saw him standing still at the front of an experimental table, seemingly drawn to something.

The antelope quickly walked to Sasuke's side and glanced at what was in front of him.

Just like before, there were two corpses with their eyes gouged out, a man and a woman, who appeared to be a couple.

The antelope looked at the two corpses and felt they were somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place them. However, more important than that was getting Sasuke away.

"Eagle, get out of here! We shouldn't have ventured into this place so rashly!"

The antelope reached out to pull Sasuke away, but Sasuke easily shook it off.

The antelope looked at Sasuke with some surprise, not expecting him to become so violent, and looked at Sasuke's face with disbelief.

Tears welled up in Sasuke's eyes after he removed his mask. It was the first time she had ever seen Sasuke cry, and she was at a loss for what to do.

Do you know who these people are?

Sasuke's voice seemed to have changed, becoming deep and hoarse.

The antelope, having some suspicions, looked at Sasuke with fear but did not answer.

"Before you stand my parents, and all the test subjects here are former elites of the Uchiha clan!"

Sasuke never imagined that what happened at Orochimaru's experimental base would happen to his own clansmen, and even his own parents.

"Sasuke, there must be some misunderstanding here!"

The antelope sensed something was wrong and started rambling incoherently. She hadn't dared to think about it this way, but it turned out to be true.

The familiar-looking couple were none other than Fugaku Uchiha, the former head of the Uchiha clan, and Mikoto Uchiha, Sasuke's mother.

The thought of its parents using it for experiments makes the antelope's scalp tingle.

"Misunderstanding?" Sasuke took out the lab report from the table and waved it.

"What a ridiculous excuse!"

Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan spun wildly, the three tomoe quickly coalescing into a Sharingan resembling a six-pointed star.

At this moment, Sasuke finally understood the intense emotional stimulation that Ye Lan had mentioned, and he also became a user of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"You dare to trespass into this place!"

Danzo led his men into the laboratory, and upon seeing Sasuke and the antelope, he sensed something was wrong.

This is his biggest secret; he conducted his research on the Sharingan's power here, but he doesn't know why Sasuke discovered it.

"Advisor Danzo, I will report all of this to Lady Tsunade!"

The antelope, maintaining her composure, approached Danzo and said that based on the dilapidated state of the laboratory, she guessed Tsunade knew nothing about this matter. Her last remaining sanity was to tell Tsunade.

"Whatever!"

Danzo waved his hand, completely unconcerned about an Anbu member; what he cared about was Sasuke.

"Old dog, it really was you who did this! The destruction of the Uchiha clan must have been related to you!"

Sasuke's eyes seemed to want to tear Danzo apart; the annihilation of the Uchiha clan was indeed not something Itachi could have done alone.

"What do you know? I'm doing all this for Konoha!"

Danzo said confidently and directly ordered his men to attack Sasuke.

Danzo's Root members, including Ryoma Aburame, immediately took action. Although Danzo was no longer the leader of Root, he still had some loyal followers.

Amaterasu.

Sasuke knew his ability the moment he got the Mangekyou Sharingan, thanks to Ye Lan's teaching of natural energy training, which allowed him to quickly adapt to his eyes.

Seeing the root benevolent step forward, he directly activated Amaterasu with his left eye.

Blood and tears streamed from his eyes, and black flames spontaneously combusted where his gaze fell, with the roots that rushed to the front suffering the most severe damage.

The black flames could devour everything, and the feeling of being burned was an unbearable pain for humans. Several members of the Roots tried to extinguish the flames and began rolling on the ground.

This had no effect whatsoever; instead, it caused the flames to spread even further.

It was Amaterasu, a type of eye technique. Danzo squinted at Sasuke's eyes, the shape of the Mangekyou Sharingan seemingly tempting him.

Seeing that things were not going well, the antelope knew that it was no longer possible to take Sasuke away, so it could only sneak away from a corner on its own.

The only thing she can do now is to report to Tsunade as soon as possible, but Danzo, though seemingly indifferent, has been keeping a close eye on the antelope's movements.

Just as the antelope was about to leave, Danzo formed hand seals and unleashed a Wind Release technique, activating the Vacuum Ball. How could he allow a living person to leave this place?

The antelope remained wary and drew its ninja sword to parry.

With a clang, the antelope's ninja sword was sliced ​​in two by Danzo's wind release, and Danzo himself also suffered serious injuries.

Danzo needed time to form hand seals before he could unleash another ninjutsu, so Antelope gritted his teeth, clutching his bleeding wound, and prepared to leave.

Just then, a ninja sword identical to hers pierced through her abdomen. Looking back, she saw it was one of Danzo's men left to guard the exit.

A mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth, and the mask she was wearing slipped off, revealing her somewhat aloof yet delicate face. Her pupils slowly dilated, and the antelope's life was over.

All of Sasuke's original teammates when he joined the Anbu have now died.

Danzo snorted coldly, not even glancing at the antelope again. This kind of ANBU didn't even deserve his attention.

"Old dog!"

Sasuke's already raging anger seemed to be fueled by another bucket of oil, and unexpectedly, in the end, he indirectly caused the death of the antelope.

Although he wasn't as close to these ANBU teammates as he was to his classmates, he had long considered them comrades. The antelope didn't fight Sasuke but instead kept trying to persuade him. He never expected that he would lose his life so carelessly.

"Stop him! Give me some time."

Danzo instructed his men and began to untie the bandages wrapped around his body.

These Root members seemed oblivious to the tragic fate of their fallen comrades, attacking Sasuke recklessly, as Danzo's orders were like sacred decrees to them.

Sasuke, who has just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, is still somewhat unaccustomed to it. He has not yet fully mastered the abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which is why he cannot use Susanoo at all.

With one hand gripping a ninja sword, he continuously unleashed Chidori to slash and kill, while with the other hand, he released Amaterasu towards the nearest enemy. Soon, many Uchiha corpses in the laboratory were stained with black flames and disappeared silently from this world.

The most troublesome one was Ryoma Aburame. He didn't even get close to Sasuke or appear in front of him; he just controlled a giant insect to attack Sasuke.

These insects swarmed towards Sasuke from all sides, and with each bite, Sasuke lost more chakra, gradually becoming exhausted.

"Ahhh!"

Sasuke was extremely unwilling, knowing that he could not drag this out any longer. He had finally learned the truth, and he absolutely could not die here. He let out a beast-like roar.

Clenching his fist, he momentarily controlled the black flames in the laboratory, which then transformed into countless spikes that attacked the roots that were rushing towards him.

Unexpectedly, the Amaterasu's transformation caused the surrounding Root members to be instantly affected. The Amaterasu, now transformed into earth spikes, pierced through their bodies, and Sasuke wiped out most of Danzo's subordinates in an instant.

During the battle, Sasuke had already mastered the power of his right eye, Kagutsuchi.

However, Sasuke used his eye techniques continuously as soon as he opened his eyes, which made him pant heavily due to exhaustion. Danzo, as expected of a veteran ninja, seized the opportunity and rushed to Sasuke's side, launching an attack when Sasuke was weak.

Sasuke realized something was wrong and drew his ninja sword to counterattack.

Danzo's right eye, which was now exposed, was no longer the empty hole we had seen before, but a Mangekyou Sharingan shaped like a windmill.

"Sasuke, become my subordinate! Kotoamatsukami!"

Chapter 110 The Curtain Rises (Part 2)

"Got it?"

Under the cover of night, Ye Lan observed by the moonlight that a flock of crows quickly gathered together and eventually transformed into the shape of still water.

Shisui's expression was solemn. He and Yelan had arrived at the Shimura clan's residence after Danzo left.

With Ye Lan's help, they entered Danzo's room silently and obtained the most crucial evidence.

This document records all of Danzo's previous actions, as well as the various crises Konoha encountered after he became the leader of Root.

"I never imagined such things had happened in the village, even White Fang's death..."

Time was of the essence, and Shisui's casual observation of some records revealed the darkness within Konoha's upper echelons. He realized how naive he had been to trust such a group of people.

Ye Lan was somewhat surprised to find that White Fang was involved, and took Danzo's record with some surprise.

Every single thing recorded above was refreshing Ye Lan's understanding of Danzo, and her expression went from initial disgust to eventual numbness.

The roots, it sounds nice, hiding under the big tree to protect the village, but in reality they are stealing nutrients and manipulating growth.

Ye Lan put away the notes and made plans for what to do next.

Watching Ye Lan's departing figure, Zhi Shui felt somewhat melancholy. He was overjoyed to see his younger brother again, but after learning about these things, Zhi Shui understood.

Konoha and the Uchiha clan have reached the point of complete rupture, and there is absolutely no chance for them to make peace again. I will support whatever choice Ye Lan makes next.

What worries him is how Ye Lan will navigate her future at her current age, since he is now a dead man and can offer very little help.

next day

"Sakura, Ino."

Kakashi was heading to the Hokage Building when he bumped into two girls on the street and greeted them.