Chapter 134 Secret
"Come out!"
In an uninhabited forest within the Land of Fire, Danzo, leaning on a cane, accompanied by many masked Root ninjas, came to a place with relatively sparse trees. He leaned on the cane with one hand and shouted softly.
"Wow, there are so many people!"
As the sound rang out, Zetsu rose from the ground not far in front of Danzo. The pitcher plant split to the sides, revealing a black and white face.
"Shut up, you're being too loud!"
Black Zetsu scolded White Zetsu and then turned his gaze towards Danzo.
"It seems that you are also interested in cooperating with us."
"I just want to see who is hiding in the dark." Danzo waved his hand, and the two Root Ninjas behind him immediately rushed forward and drew their blades towards Zetsu.
“How cruel!”
"The cooperation is broken! Let's run away!"
"No, kill them!"
"Eh? Let me go?"
Amid the schizophrenic conversation, Zetsu's movements did not slow down at all. He clapped his hands together, and under Danzo's tightened gaze, clusters of tree branches rose from the ground in front of him, stretching their bodies in the air like living things.
Wood escape!
Looking at the branches intertwined into a tree web that bound the two Root Ninjas who pounced on them, and the sharp wooden thorns piercing into their bodies, devouring their flesh and chakra and turning them into nutrients for the trees, Danzo gripped the crutch with such force that veins popped.
He was not angry for the two Root ninjas who died, because for all those who joined the Root and accepted the Root's training and philosophy, life and death were no longer in their own hands.
As long as their deaths were worthy, or had even a little value, Danzo would not feel sad about the deaths of these Root ninjas.
As long as he is still alive, even if all the ninjas in the Root are dead, he can train and rebuild a new one with the support of Konoha.
"Let's stop the probing here. I've shown you what you wanted to see. As you can see, I have mastered the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release!
You want that power, don’t you?”
After easily killing the two Root ninjas, Jue did not take advantage of the situation to launch another attack, but stood where he was and spoke to Danzo opposite him.
"Wood Release has already reappeared in Konoha!" Danzo scolded.
"Are you referring to those Wood Releases that can only be used to grow plants? Stop being ridiculous!" White Zetsu complained without hesitation: "What's the use of that kind of Wood Release!"
"It seems that you know Konoha Village very well. Was it Lunae who created you? Is it that brat Nara Lunae, or is it Orochimaru who is behind you?"
As Danzo spoke, the scattered Root ninjas surrounded them, and four of them even formed hand seals tacitly outside and summoned four purple barriers.
Barrier Technique: Four Purple Flame Formation!
"Oh my! It's bad! We are trapped in the barrier!" Bai Zetsu placed his palms in front of his eyes as if covering them, and looked up at the four towering purple barrier walls rising up around him, half of his face covered with screaming.
"I see, you think I'm a creation of Orochimaru and his disciples?" Compared to the lively White Zetsu, Black Zetsu ignored him and the barrier that rose, and just looked at Danzo with a strange look. Of course he knew about Orochimaru.
One of the three ninjas, a disciple of the Third Hokage, a contractor of Ryuchi Cave, and a ninja who likes to invent some weird things.
He also knew about Nara Shinobi.
The most famous descendant of the younger generation of the Nara clan, Orochimaru's disciple, is as immersed in his own research as his master.
It was also under the hands of the master and disciple that the Wood Release bloodline was able to see the light of day again in Konoha and among the Senju clan.
Uchiha Shisui, who caused Hanzo's death, was Nara Shikagawa's partner, or thug.
In other words, if Uchiha Shisui could stand on their side and become Madara-sama's walking substitute, the plan regarding Infinite Tsukuyomi might go more smoothly.
But unfortunately, through observation, it can be found that Uchiha Shisui is not an Uchiha descendant who can agree with their ideas, or is willing to abandon everything and stand on their side.
"We have nothing to do with Nara Shikagawa and Orochimaru. We are subordinate to Lord Madara!" Jue denied Danzo's guess and took the initiative to reveal his origins.
"Impossible! Uchiha Madara has been dead for a long time! He died at the hands of the first generation!" Danzo's heart skipped a beat and he opened his one eye wide in shock at the earth-shattering news revealed by Zetsu.
"Really? Then, what about Madara-sama's body?" Zetsu's face revealed a sarcastic look: "You can even use the body of the First Hokage for experiments. Would you give up the body of Uchiha Madara, who is as famous as the First Hokage?"
Danzo was suddenly silent after being questioned.
To say that you have respect for the bodies of your ancestors is self-deception. Why is Tsunade so resentful of them and so rude?
In addition to the heavy blows brought by the war and the passing of her loved ones, she was also somewhat disappointed with some of the experiments they conducted in private.
It's just that the old people of the Senju clan were involved in this, and they just kept it secret from everyone, including herself, and all the involvement made it difficult for her to explode.
Since the first Hokage ended up being studied, how could the body of Uchiha Madara, a traitor and loser, escape?
At least Danzo knew very well that his master, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, had studied the Uchiha clan and educated them about the dangers of the Uchiha clan.
The disappearance of Madara's body in Konoha Village was indeed confidential information known only to a few high-ranking officials. In Danzo's impression, apart from him and Hiruzen, there were only two old friends left, Utane Koharu and Mitomon En.
And these four are the least likely to leak the information.
So, this strange ninja in front of us who can use Wood Release is really not an experiment that ran away from the technical development department?
"Uchiha Madara's death was witnessed by the First and Second Dae-sama, including us." Danzo looked at Zetsu, "Even if Uchiha Madara could deceive us with illusions, he couldn't have deceived the First and Second Dae-sama! Especially the Second Dae-sama, he personally checked and confirmed Uchiha Madara's death!"
"Who said the dead can't be resurrected?" Black Zetsu said with narrowed eyes.
"Are you trying to say that Uchiha Madara is a god who can defeat the God of Death? Stop joking!" Danzo snorted coldly.
"It seems that your understanding of the Uchiha clan is still very superficial!" Jue's tone was neither hurried nor slow. He now also saw through Danzo's thoughts.
If the cooperation really broke down, or if he was not interested in Wood Release and cooperation, he would not need to waste so much time talking to him here. The moment the barrier was established, he should have mobilized manpower and launched an offensive to take it down, or eliminate the threat.
(End of this chapter)