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Danzo nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his single eye. "In this way, our strategic advantage over Kumogakure will become even more apparent."

Lingyu's gaze shifted between the scroll and Yoriichi, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she only pursed her lips. Jugo noticed her unusual expression and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Lingyu shook her head, but the worry in her eyes did not disappear.

Yoriichi noticed her unease and asked directly, "Lingyu, is there a problem?"

Lingyu, who was called out, paused for a moment, then took a deep breath. "Lord Kenshin, while you were away, we received some...strange information about Konoha."

"Oh?" Yoriichi raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it."

“According to information from our spies, Konoha has recently been secretly mobilizing its Anbu, seemingly searching for someone.” Lingyu paused. “Moreover, they seem to be paying close attention to our movements.”

Yoriichi's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table, producing a crisp sound. "Konoha...it seems they've finally started making their move."

Danzo frowned. "Kenshin, do you think their target is us?"

“Not entirely.” Yoriichi’s gaze deepened. “Their target might be me personally.”

An uproar erupted in the hall. Shuiyue couldn't help but shout, "What? They want to harm Lord Jianxin?"

“Calm down, Suigetsu.” Yoriichi gestured with his hand. “This is just my guess. After all, my actions in Kumogakure may have already attracted their attention.”

Kimimaro said in a deep voice, "Do we need to strengthen the defenses of Kagehira Village?"

“Not for now.” Yoriichi shook his head. “Our focus right now is on completing the task at hand. I will handle things in Konoha personally.”

Just then, the hall door was gently pushed open, and a figure slowly walked in. Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Karin. Her face was still a little pale, but her eyes had regained their usual sharpness.

"Karin?" Yoriichi was somewhat surprised. "You're awake?"

Karin smiled slightly. "Yes, Lord Kenshin. I apologize for being late."

"Are you alright?" Lingyu asked with concern.

"I'm much better now." Karin walked to Yoriichi's side and whispered, "I have something important to report to you."

Yuan glanced at her, then said to the others, "That's all for today's meeting. Everyone go back and rest. We'll continue tomorrow."

Everyone rose, bowed, and left the hall one after another. In the end, only Yoriichi and Karin remained.

"Speak, what is it?" Yoriichi asked.

Karin's expression turned serious. "Lord Kenshin, while I was unconscious, I seemed to sense an unfamiliar chakra... It was extremely powerful and filled with malice."

Yoriichi's gaze sharpened. "Where?"

“The exact location is unclear, but what is certain is that it is approaching Yin Yin Village.” Karin’s voice trembled slightly. “The feeling… is like being watched by something terrifying.”

Yoriichi pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems we have more enemies than we thought."

Karin bit her lip. "Lord Kenshin, we need to be prepared."

"Okay." Yuan nodded. "You go back and rest first. I'll handle this."

Karin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and turned to leave the hall.

Yoriichi stood alone in the empty hall, the glow of the fluorescent mineral casting a long shadow over him. He looked up at the ceiling, as if he could see the sky outside through the thick rocks.

"Is a storm coming..." he muttered to himself, a red light flashing in his Sharingan beneath the mask.

Chapter 163 Mount Myōboku

Yoriichi remained calm and found a seat to sit down.

Karin awoke at this moment and, using the Uzumaki clan's unique chakra perception, sensed the enemy's presence?

So who exactly is here...?

Long ago, Yoriichi planted a spy in Konoha Village. According to his sources, it seemed that Konoha was taking some kind of action.

All of this suggests that Konoha is testing Kagehime Village, and Karin's report just now makes Yoriichi even more convinced of this.

Yoriichi silently looked out the door. He was the only one left in the small house. All the high-ranking members of the Root organization had gone out and returned to their respective areas for defense.

Since the Orochimaru incident and the Hidden Cloud Village incident, everyone's mindset is still somewhat tense.

Yoriichi felt that there were more and more enemies in the Hidden Shadows Village. He looked down at the ground below, and then his eyes flashed with strange white light. He activated Sage Mode, and Yoriichi's eyes changed into silver-white vertical pupils.

These snake eyes will grant him the most powerful reconnaissance abilities.

Yoriichi slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

He wanted to see who dared to come to Yinyin Village to investigate while he was still around.

That's incredibly audacious. Among the power of the ninja world, very few can rival Yoriichi.

Moreover, most people not only can't beat him, but they also can't escape him, so the value of being the fastest in the ninja world is self-evident.

"Either the other side is stupid, or they have other survival techniques..." Yoriichi pondered deeply.

With this in mind, Yoriichi activated his ability to perceive his surroundings, and a large amount of chakra surged into his mind, making the things around him somewhat transparent.

Immediately afterwards, he frowned slightly, rushed out alone, and turned into an orange-yellow flash.

Yoriichi arrived at the rooftop outside. Karin had already walked away. Watching Karin's back, Yoriichi concealed his chakra and followed behind her.

The two walked in coordination, one in front of the other, until suddenly a gray-haired man appeared from an alleyway in the distance and reached out to grab Karin.

“It’s finally here…” Yuan’s eyes sharpened, and a few sparks of flame flickered from his fingers. He raised his fingers high, and the flames instantly transformed into a rocket, shooting fiercely towards the gray-haired man.

Karin had only just realized what was happening when she looked at the man grabbing at her from the side, her eyes flashing with fear.

But the next second, a rocket shot out from it, turning into a blur and sending the man flying.

Yoriichi appeared from behind and slowly walked forward.

He had sensed this person's presence long ago.

I never expected him to choose to follow Karin; it seems he's picking a weak high-ranking member to be his hostage...

Looking at it this way, it seems that this person actually understands his character and roots quite well. If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't be willing to be a hostage, but would instead commit suicide at the hands of the enemy.

However, being alive is naturally the best outcome...

After realizing that this person was following Karin, Yoriichi quickly followed, concealing his chakra to ensure that his tracking would go undetected.

Sure enough, the enemy gave themselves away, and the master who launched the sneak attack was also immediately exposed.

The man appeared to be in a great panic; he quickly slashed his hands and pressed them down.

A spiritual mark suddenly appeared on the ground.

Now Yoriichi recognized it—wasn't this the Summoning Jutsu of Mount Myōboku? The identity of the newcomer gradually became clear: it was none other than Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

"Jiraiya, what are you doing here?" Yoriichi gradually approached Jiraiya, who was two generations older than him.

Jiraiya's eyes were resolute, filled with a strange light. Soon, a giant summoning toad appeared out of thin air, crushing and shattering a building in the vicinity.

"Boss Toad! Run!" Jiraiya completely ignored Yoriichi. Seeing that his operation had failed and his plan had been exposed, Jiraiya knew he was in danger and hurriedly prepared to flee the scene.

Yoriichi gave a slight, cold laugh. Someone actually dared to come to his territory and try to escape using summoning...

"Thump!" Jiraiya crashed into a wall. At that moment, something strange happened: he couldn't move at all, and there was no wall in front of him.

Jiraiya turned around and stared at Yoriichi with a look of astonishment. "What...did you do?"

Jiraiya, his face full of vigilance, paused slightly as he looked at Yoriichi's youthful face.

"Lord Kenshin..." Karin, still shaken, was finally rescued. She stood behind Yoriichi, looking at him with concern.

No matter how much she pleaded, the other party was also one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and had spent so much time in the Hidden Shadow Village that he had a fairly good grasp of the enemy's intelligence. Karin knew that the other party was one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and she also knew how powerful the other party was.

She personally still had some concerns about Yoriichi, even though he was actually very strong.

Karin didn't know much about the details of the night of the village's betrayal. She only knew that in that battle, the schemes orchestrated by Yoriichi and Orochimaru still ended in defeat.

This is probably enough to show that the opponent's strength is also exceptionally powerful.

Unfortunately, Karin at this time had no idea that Yoriichi's defeat was largely due to her new teacher, Ryou, and Ryou's master.

Yoriichi was unaware of what Karin was thinking behind him. He listened to Karin's reminder as he walked forward, gazing intently at Jiraiya.

At this point, Jiraiya was already bound by the Tsukuyomi technique, and it was highly likely that he would have difficulty breaking free.

With Yoriichi's spiritual power, even if a sage came here, he probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.

"So, how dare you, Jiraiya?" Yoriichi thought with a hint of sarcasm, somewhat puzzled.

He rushed forward, drew his crimson sword, and slashed fiercely at Jiraiya!

Jiraiya's pupils constricted sharply as he watched the powerful attack. He was unable to move, but Gamabunta managed to spin back briefly, which prevented him from being completely immobilized.

Gamabunta stared at Jiraiya, and began to spew out large amounts of hot toad oil from his mouth!

He wanted to stop Yoriichi's attack and leave a way out for Jiraiya.

"Boss Toad..." Jiraiya's eyes welled up with tears.

At this moment, Gamabunta chuckled and said, "Little Jiraiya, use the Reverse Summoning Technique to return to Mount Myōboku and then summon me back!"

"Alright!" Jiraiya stopped dawdling and immediately began to release chakra into his body.

Although his body was difficult to move, the original talisman for the spirit communication technique had already been drawn, and there was no longer a need for so many other requirements.

If Jiraiya can successfully unleash his chakra, both the man and the frog can be saved.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya quickened his pace. He originally thought that his infiltration this time had actually gone quite smoothly.

To avoid Yoriichi's gaze, Jiraiya deliberately coated his body with substances that were difficult for Ryuchi Cave Sage Techniques to detect.

Unexpectedly, it was still detected in the end...

"How tragic..." Jiraiya sighed softly, ready to activate the Reverse Summoning Technique at any moment.

But the next second, a red light flashed, turning into a raging fire that instantly ignited the oil that Gamabunta spat out. Yoriichi sneered and slashed out with his longsword.

This sword strike is a technique that perfectly integrates with fire-style techniques, achieving the unity of sword and fire-style techniques!

Blazing flames coiled around the sword, transforming into a roaring fire dragon that instantly tore through the barrier of toad oil and hurtled straight toward Jiraiya!

"Not good!" Gamabunta's pupils shrank sharply, and his huge body leaped up to block Jiraiya's path, while swinging his short sword in an attempt to deflect the attack.

however--

"laugh!"