Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

Iori explained.

"That's how infighting works in ninja villages. Danzo only needs to send people to their deaths, while we killers have to think a lot more about it."

Iori jokingly said that Konoha is now full of hidden talents and promising young talents, and it is only because of its strong foundation that it has survived. After the older generation of ninjas lost their ambition, they became obstacles for the newcomers.

If it weren't for destiny favoring Konoha, and the fact that geniuses always emerge to save the village, Konoha would probably have been finished long ago.

Hiruzen Sarutobi from World War I, the Sannin and White Fang from World War II, and Minato from World War III were all rare super geniuses, yet they all appeared in Konoha.

The result was that some died and others became useless, a complete waste of talent.

After listening, Shisui shook his head blankly and said, "Iori-nii, I don't know where you got all these strange things from. You've changed so much since we met again in the Land of Wind."

Iori stopped and looked at Shisui intently before saying, "Because I've become stronger. This is the real me now."

After saying that, he quickened his pace and left, leaving Zhishui standing there lost in thought.

Seeing this, Shi Shui asked no further questions.

Although he felt that Iori had changed a lot, his intuition told him that Iori was still the older brother he had relied on since childhood.

He also quickened his pace to follow Iori to the village.

Chapter 93 The Death of Aburame Ryoma

"Chakra Detection Mode - Activated!" Iori used the Thousand Hands Secret Technique he had borrowed from Senju, which allowed him to perceive the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Iori and Shisui carefully avoided the village's sentries and moved silently.

Shisui was puzzled by Iori's overly cautious behavior; he didn't understand why she needed to be so careful now.

Iori looked at Shisui, a sly glint in his eyes, and asked a question: "Do you know what's most important when doing bad things?"

Shisui shook his head and tentatively replied, "Bold and meticulous? Ruthless and vicious?"

His answer seemed somewhat uncertain, because he knew that if the answer were so obvious, Iori wouldn't have asked him.

Iori smiled slightly, his answer was unexpected: "If you're not caught, then it wasn't you who did it."

Iori continued, "If you killed a Root ninja in public, then unless I'm planning to flip the table, I'll have to argue with them."

"If you can't win an argument, you have to consider using underhanded tactics, such as media manipulation or even assassination."

“But now that the root force is following us and they died outside the village without a complete body, although they are certain that I killed them, they can’t use the rules to target me because they can’t produce any evidence.”

Zhi Shui then asked, "What if they bypass the rules?"

Iori revealed a wicked smile: "Then I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman anymore. Shisui, you need to understand that rules are meant to protect the weak, but for the strong, they are actually shackles."

"The powerful uphold the rules either out of self-interest or moral obligation, and I belong to the former. So when the rules start to harm me, I stop caring about them."

After listening to Iori's words, Shisui pondered painfully, his heart filled with contradictions and struggles.

These words were undoubtedly a subversion for him, who had always lived under the rules.

Shisui realized that he had learned more about struggle during this period than he had in the previous ten years combined.

Iori suddenly stopped and said excitedly, "Found it!"

"What did you find?" Shisui asked Iori, somewhat puzzled.

He noticed that Iori wasn't heading directly to the clan's territory or the Root base, but rather seemed to be searching for something along some specific path.

Iori explained, "I've been feeling a bit strange these past two days, like someone's watching me. I've tried using chakra reconnaissance and my Sharingan, but I haven't found anyone."

"Later I thought about it and wondered if I had fallen into a trap. Could it be that I wasn't human and didn't have chakra, or that I was being observed by a creature that could conceal its chakra fluctuations?"

He continued, "Before you sent the crow to me, I was observing the surrounding area, and I discovered the corpses of some unusual insects near the tribe's territory."

"I've seen them near the mansion before, but I didn't pay attention to them because they didn't have chakra. Now it seems they must be the special parasitic insects of the Aburame clan."

"Let's go, it's time to kill him. Let Danzo understand that the days when he could do whatever he wanted are over, and the old man should stop getting in the way."

Iori laughed cruelly.

Shisui nodded and followed Iori.

Once outside the mansion, Iori said to Shisui, "Shisui, stay outside and don't move. I'll be right back."

Upon hearing this, Shisui stopped and watched Iori's movements, wondering what she planned to do.

"Activate the circle," Iori murmured softly. His figure seemed to have vanished from the world. In Shisui's reconnaissance, all traces of Iori's presence had disappeared, like a ghost.

Iori silently approached Aburame Ryoma from behind and discovered him delivering a message to Danzo. The message read: "Uchiha Iori stroked a crow after seeing it."

"Shortly afterward, he disappeared, most likely using space-time ninjutsu, possibly the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Iori looked around at the records that Ryoma had left elsewhere and found that he had recorded Iori's life trajectory in detail over the past few days.

Looking at Ryoma's record, Iori clapped his hands and said, "Not bad. If you weren't a die-hard Danzo fan, I might have spared you."

Iori's words revealed a hint of regret, but more so, a murderous intent.

Ryoma was utterly shocked to hear Iori's voice. He hadn't sensed anyone approaching at all, and his parasitic insects' detection hadn't detected anything; it was as if there were only rocks and air there.

Faced with this sudden crisis, Ryoma reacted quickly and used the secret technique of the Aburame clan.

"Secret Technique: Insect Deception Technique" Ryoma covered his entire body with blue chakra and released a large swarm of parasitic insects, like seawater, to try to erode Iori and devour his chakra.

Iori saw through his intentions and said coldly, "Knowing you're doomed, you've decided to lure others here to confirm that I attacked and killed the village's ANBU?"

Iori said dismissively, "Not bad for your spirit of sacrifice, but it's a pity you're too weak. You can't even hold out until the others surround you."

Iori lunged forward and rushed in front of Ryoma, killing the attacking parasitic insects before they could even touch him.

Throughout the process of opening the circle, Iori maintained the technique of swallowing air, with the air around her constantly swirling and attacking everything that approached.

These parasitic insects died the instant they approached the airflow, without absorbing any chakra.

Facing Ryoma, Iori unleashed a merciless punch, "No Two Strikes!"

Iori's punch embodies all his skills and power, and is the essence of Bajiquan.

Knowing he had no chance of dodging, Ryoma concentrated the parasitic insects in his hand and threw a punch, attempting to block Iori's attack.

However, the power of Wu Erda far exceeded his expectations, and the parasitic insects collapsed almost immediately upon contact.

After shattering Ryoma's fist, Iori's fist struck Ryoma on the head, breaking his spine instantly.

Then, Iori's fist intent struck his brain, completely shattering his brain tissue, ensuring that Ryoma had no chance of survival and that his memories could not be read.

Because of the presence of mountain tribesmen in the root area, Iori was not comfortable sending his head back intact.

He cut off Ryoma's head and took it, along with the records in the room, with the Gate of Babylon.

Once outside, Shisui asked, "Is it all done?"

Iori nodded and said, "I've already cut off his head. Let's go and give Danzo a gift."

Upon arriving near the Root base, Iori discovered that some ANBU members were watching the area.

[As expected, Danzo acted on his own initiative. The Third Hokage guessed he would make some moves, but he didn't expect his own Anbu to be so useless.]

Iori said to Shisui, "There are ANBU watching over there. Don't come over. I'll handle it."

Zhi Shui nodded understandingly and stopped walking.

Iori activated the circle again, seemingly isolated from the world, and strolled leisurely to the entrance of the Root. The surrounding Anbu ignored him, as if he did not exist.

They opened the Gate of Babylon and threw Ryoma Aburame's head at the doorway. Then, Iori used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reunite with Shisui.

"Danzo should behave himself now," Shisui said with a hint of relief.

"That's not necessarily true. I wouldn't be surprised if that kind of person did something."

Iori responded calmly, and then left with Shisui, as they still had to prepare for the clan meeting the day after tomorrow.

Chapter 94 Danzo's Dismissal

Upon seeing Ryoma Aburame's head suddenly appear at the entrance of Root, the Anbu members immediately adopted a vigilant stance.

They looked around, trying to spot any enemies that might be lurking in the shadows.

After confirming that there were no other threats around, they cautiously approached the unsettling object.

An undercover officer cautiously drew his katana and gently nudged the head on the ground with the scabbard.

The head slowly turned, the bloodstains on it obscuring its true appearance.

To make it easier to identify, the squad leader of the dark unit signaled his team members to use water escape techniques to wash their heads.

"Water Release: Water Flow." Following the squad leader's command, an ANBU member quickly formed hand seals and unleashed the most basic Water Release technique.

A thin stream of water gushed from his hand, washing away the bloodstains on the head and revealing the true face of the deceased.

The squad leader crouched down and carefully examined the identity of the head.

The head appeared somewhat deformed due to Iori's fist, but its shape could still be recognized upon closer inspection.

Upon recognizing the head, he was horrified: "How is this possible? Shouldn't he be inside the Root base? How could he be dead at the entrance, and only his head remains?"

The other members of the ANBU exchanged surprised glances upon hearing their captain's words. They had been monitoring the Root base and hadn't noticed anything unusual.

The appearance of this head is undoubtedly a great irony to their surveillance capabilities.

The face of the squad leader, hidden beneath the animal mask, turned ashen.

On one hand, Ryoma Aburame's death was not only a provocation against Root, but also a challenge to the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

On the other hand, if Ryoma Aburame were to actually escape surveillance, it would be a huge dereliction of duty for the Anbu.

"Go and check with the other team members to see if any members of the Roots have left."

The squad leader gave the order, not wanting any blunders to occur in such a significant event.

Upon hearing this, the members of the secret service acted swiftly.

If Root can truly evade the surveillance of the Dark Division, then their clandestine operations are likely not isolated incidents, and the Dark Division itself may also be problematic.

When the ninja who had gone to inquire returned, he replied, "They didn't find anyone leaving either."

This answer weighed even more heavily on the squad leader's mind; there might really be a loophole in the covert surveillance network.

Just then, the Root ninjas noticed the commotion outside and came out of the base.