Oh, ho.
Looks like there's a legitimate reason to eliminate Danzo.
Chapter 192: Barrier Detachment Illusion Technique
"Sarutobi Hiruzen's intention is to have you take over Danzo's position?"
In a secluded morgue in Konoha, Qifeng was giving the Third Mizukage's body the final touches.
Quite some time had passed since he killed the Third Mizukage. Qifeng didn't tell the village about the encounter with Uchiha Madara, otherwise, many things would be difficult to explain.
The Third Mizukage plus the Three-Tails, plus Uchiha Madara, and "Sarutobi Hiruzen," which is Qifeng alone, how did he kill them?
Such a thing doesn't make sense.
It might even involve Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sand.
Although he did something good for Konoha, he would also be suspected and scrutinized because even if he were strong, he couldn't possibly solve these three opponents at the same time, especially since one of them was named Uchiha Madara.
Even if he was old, even if it wasn't his main body, just the name was enough to explain a lot.
So Qifeng didn't say anything. He didn't even hand over the Third Mizukage's body. He just said that a forbidden technique was used, and the body disappeared.
Moreover, if Kirigakure knew that the Third Mizukage's body was in Konoha's hands, it might cause unnecessary trouble.
Even so, Qifeng has been under surveillance by Root and Anbu for some time.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also afraid of too much impact, so he temporarily arranged for him to enter the Anbu, disappearing from the public eye in Konoha, while also making way for Namikaze Minato.
However, the fact that Qifeng killed the Third Mizukage could not be concealed. Kirigakure has repeatedly issued announcements condemning Konoha's actions.
It's just that Kirigakure is now in turmoil internally.
During the Third Mizukage's control by Uchiha Madara, many Kirigakure ninjas were purged. Now that the news of the Third Mizukage's death has reached Kirigakure, it has become even more chaotic, with various forces vying for the position of the Fourth Mizukage.
So Konoha didn't take Kirigakure to heart.
The puppet clone also stayed in Konoha obediently, accepting "surveillance."
"That's what he meant." The puppet clone shrugged indifferently.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Root's surveillance were lifted at the same time today, so he brought the body over.
"Danzo isn't such an easy person to talk to. This time, he not only failed to compete for the Hokage position but also lost the Root that he already held in his hands. Just thinking about it, you know it's impossible," Qifeng said without looking up.
"Doesn't that give us more reason to get rid of him?" The puppet clone said.
"I'm afraid Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't think so. He wants you to contain Danzo, so he doesn't have so much energy to influence and restrain Namikaze Minato, right?"
Qifeng sees these things relatively clearly.
Letting Danzo hand over all the power of Root?
Absolutely impossible.
Even if he handed it over, none of the Root members could be trusted. Most of the Root ninjas have been brainwashed by Danzo and will only be loyal to Danzo.
"Anyway, according to our original intention, after subverting Iwagakure, Danzo's role will be over."
"Well, then let's find a chance to get rid of him, preferably without causing too much of a stir."
The two were originally one, and they could more or less guess what each other was thinking.
"Okay, I'm leaving. It's said that there are still a few Anbu members that I need to guide."
With that, the puppet clone left directly.
As for Qifeng's main body, he also finished dealing with the Third Mizukage's body, wiped his hands, "Obito was still taken away by Uchiha Madara. It's not difficult to make him turn to the dark side. Although the Three-Tails is dead, Uchiha Madara definitely has other opportunities. We can't keep Nohara Rin locked up in Konoha forever."
"Since I can't stop it, then I have to try to seek greater benefits from it and make more preparations."
He had never had the opportunity or ability before, but after several years of war, he finally had some ability and wanted to stop Uchiha Madara.
But the process made him very helpless.
Uchiha Madara even used the Third Mizukage and the Three-Tails to stop him.
As for eliminating Obito before this, it was never something Qifeng considered.
Not to mention whether he could bring himself to do it, given his relationship with Obito, just eliminating one Obito, wouldn't Uchiha Madara find someone else to replace him?
There are so many Uchiha people, and there are many geniuses. Finding a slightly weaker substitute, spending a little more time, is too easy.
Either destroy the entire Uchiha clan, leaving no one behind.
Or destroy Uchiha Madara.
But obviously, neither can be achieved, so Qifeng's attempt failed. He can only make more preparations that are beneficial to himself for the things that may happen in the future.
"Forget it, I also left some backup plans, which can still recover some losses. Let's figure out 'Shinra Tensei' first."
Turning his attention back to the two corpses in front of him.
One was the Third Mizukage he had just dealt with, and the other was Kakuzu, whom he hadn't dealt with at all because he had completely turned into coke, which was the sacrifice of Uchiha Madara's Reanimation Jutsu.
The Third Mizukage's body emitted a red light, representing his former Shadow-level powerhouse status.
And the sacrificial body was very strange. The surface was bright dark yellow, representing his former Elite Jonin strength, but in the middle of the rich yellow, there was a trace of dark red.
It was a bit similar to the situation of Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, who was killed in the Maruyama battle before.
"Because Uchiha Madara's chakra has controlled this body for a long time, it has formed a situation similar to that of Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts? Will the results of touching the corpse be different?"
With such doubts.
Qifeng directly used the system to touch the corpses of the Third Mizukage and the Reanimation Jutsu sacrifice.
The luck was not bad, and he obtained two items, which were quietly displayed in the item bar.
One came from the Third Mizukage.
"《Reflections on Cultivating Blood Mist Ninjas》, this..."
Holding this book, Qifeng didn't know what to say for a while.
The Third Mizukage's management ability was notoriously...bad, almost single-handedly causing Kirigakure's overall strength to regress by several levels.
During the era when the First Mizukage was in power, Kirigakure's strength was not weak. Occupying the right time and place, Kirigakure was different from the other four major Hidden Villages. If it developed steadily, it would definitely be stronger than ordinary major Hidden Villages.
