Rest

Chapter 61 Rest

On the way back to Konoha, Shiichi's lips curled into a beautiful smile.

Sharingan.

Zhiyi silently recited it in his heart.

As for whether Shiichi is interested in the Sharingan.

Of course I'm interested!

There's a reason why the Naruto world is jokingly referred to as the "Legend of the Eyes in the Five Villages' Melee."

"The Sharingan, Byakugan, and Rinnegan occupy a huge portion of the Naruto world."

"The Sharingan evolves into the Mangekyou Sharingan, bringing various amazing abilities; the Tenseigan evolves from the Byakugan, displaying formidable power; and the Rinnegan became a standard feature of the Otsutsuki clan in the later stages."

"As long as you're in the Naruto world, you can't escape these three pairs of eyes."

If all goes well, Shiichi might be able to acquire a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

This wasn't about having confidence in Uchiha Teru, but about having confidence in oneself.

With Zhiyi's current resources, obtaining a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan is not a problem.

At worst, we can just choose another Uchiha and conduct the experiment again.

"Uchiha Kagami... don't let me down."

Shiichi was quite satisfied with Uchiha Hikaru; this Uchiha's thirst for power had reached a twisted level.

It was as if Futsu-no-Mitama was assimilating his soul, but he did not resist; instead, he cooperated quite well.

……

Shiichi's journey back to Konoha went smoothly. Even when he encountered some rogue ninjas, they were all low-level and were easily dealt with by Aburame Ryoma.

"Konoha...is back."

Looking at the gates of Konoha, Zhiyi felt a little emotional. Only after going out did he gain a deeper understanding of Konoha's prosperity.

No wonder the four great ninja villages coveted Konoha so much.

When Shiki led Ryoma Aburame to the entrance of the Root base, he found Danzo waiting for him there.

What is prestige? This is prestige!

Ren Zhiyan personally greeted him.

"Is there anything wrong with the items?"

"No problem, everything went smoothly."

Shiichi handed the scroll containing the Sharingan to Danzo.

Danzo was satisfied with the scroll upon receiving it, but did not open it for inspection immediately.

This wasn't the base of the roots, and even though it was very close, he still felt unsafe under the sunlight.

"Come with me, I want to hear the intelligence from the Eastern Front."

Inside the office of Root Danzo.

There were two maps on Danzo's desk: one was a map of the entire ninja world, and the other was a map of the Land of Rain.

The map of the Land of Rain is marked with many points, showing that Danzo has put a lot of effort into managing the situation there.

"In the Land of Hot Water, I encountered the Uchiha clan and a large number of Kirigakure ninja fighting. The Kirigakure ninja were led by the Kaguya clan, and their leader was Kaguya Castle."

"Kaguya led a large number of Kirigakure ninja in a massive decisive battle. These Sharingan were collected during that time."

"Currently, the Mist Ninja is unable to launch an attack until the next reinforcements arrive. The battle lines between the Uchiha and Mist Ninja will be calm for a while."

"As for the Cloud Ninja... with Jiraiya-sama and the main force of Konoha keeping an eye on them, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Danzo stared at the map and nodded slightly. He had already received intelligence from the eastern front, and listening to Shiichi's explanation was just for comparison.

"It doesn't matter. The Uchiha and Kirigakure won't be at peace for long; they'll eventually have to fight. What's important is the situation in the Land of Rain."

"My deduction of the situation in the Land of Rain is not good. Onoki is watching closely from the sidelines, tying down a large part of the fighting force."

At this point, Danzo cursed under his breath, "Truly, an old man who doesn't die is a thief."

Ōnoki has now tied down the largest number of Konoha's troops at the lowest cost.

We still can't afford to be careless, because the Hidden Stone Village will definitely be involved in the Third Shinobi World War; even if it doesn't, someone will force it into the fray.

"Then there's the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who has mastered the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai and has the ability to manipulate gold dust. He will definitely continue to fight against Konoha and will be Konoha's main target in the early stages of their battles in the Land of Rain."

Danzo, having considered Rasa's information, understood Rasa's thoughts quite well.

Rasa had just ascended to the position of Kazekage and lacked prestige. He was powerless against the old man who occupied the upper echelons, and there was also Yekura, who had a large number of supporters.

Fortunately, the elders of Sunagakure, Chiyo and Ebizo, had decided to retire and no longer wanted to fight for power.

Otherwise, with these two pillars of stability and the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, he, the Kazekage, would just be a puppet.

Now, the Third Shinobi World War has given Rasa an opportunity, and he will not stop the war until he has gained sufficient power.

Even though war poses a great risk to Sunagakure.

"You've worked hard too. Your achievements this time are significant. I will promote you to Jonin."

"Let's take a break first. After we're done resting, the Wood Release transplantation experiment will continue. I've already recruited some volunteers. Although they can't compare to the elites of Root, there are still quite a few of them."

"Didn't the Hokage say anything about the Wood Release transplantation experiment?"

Shiki was a little curious about this. After the Wood Release experimental subjects were exposed on the eastern front, the news could not be kept secret.

He didn't believe the Hokage had no thoughts about the Wood Release experimental subjects; this was already enough to influence Konoha's political opinion.

Danzo continued to examine the map of the Land of Rain on the table, and said in a calm tone:

"Hiruzen asked me to hand over all the Wood Release materials to him, and I agreed."

"Given Hiruzen's current weak nature, he won't immediately manufacture a large number of Wood Release weapons after obtaining the Wood Release data, but I will."

"By the time Hiruzen wants to carry it out, it will be too late, because I have already secured the right candidate. Therefore, handing over the Wood Release data to him will not have any impact."

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Shiichi nodded thoughtfully.

"While I was observing the Wood Release weapons at the front lines, I came up with a way to improve the Wood Release transplantation experiment."

"I can produce a phosphorus-inhibiting solution. If you want to make a wood-elemental weapon, you can just inject it directly."

"In this way, the difficulty of the Wood Release experiments will be greatly reduced, and the Root members can conduct the experiments themselves."

Shiichi had his own selfish reasons for saying that; he was too focused on becoming the core of the Wood Release experiment back then.

However, once he became the core, every Wood Release test subject needed his assistance, which was a huge waste of time.

That's why they came up with the phosphorus worm inhibitor solution.

The phosphorus worm inhibitor solution is very simple; it is just a combination of phosphorus worms and culture medium.

The most important aspect of the phosphorus worm inhibitor is Zhiyi's ability to control phosphorus worms.

Zhiyi can command the phosphorus worms to suppress the interstitial cells and prevent them from attacking the human body.

"That's good. You've worked hard these past few days. Go and get some rest."

Danzo was slightly surprised and looked up at his disciple, not expecting him to be willing to give up his identity as the core of the experiment.

"Then I'll take this opportunity to learn a ninjutsu."

Zhiyi stretched.

"The Land of Rain, the Sand Village, Pakura... Perhaps we could try to instigate a conflict between Rasa and Pakura. If we could trigger an internal strife in the Sand Village, that would be the best outcome for Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Zhiyi's eyes flickered slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Could it be that Danzo was behind Yekura's death?

As expected of Guoying!

(End of this chapter)