Chapter 657 Assassination?

Whizzing!

Figures surrounded the small building on the edge of the village not far from the Uchiha clan's territory.

The leader was none other than Danzo who had already 'escaped' from Konoha.

At this moment, he did not show any sign of the embarrassment he had felt during the day when Tang Ping kept attacking him.

He took off his loose robes and put on tight black ninja clothes, then removed the bandages, revealing his wooden right arm and right leg. He looked shrewd and strong, as if he was a teenager.

Naturally, Hashirama's cells do not have the effect of 'restoring youth'.

But Danzo has been feeling depressed for such a long time, and now that he finally doesn't need to continue pretending, it's completely like 'one day the golden lock is opened, and today I know who I am'.

At this stage, he is really strong.

The powerful vitality carried by Hashirama's cells not only restored his chakra to its peak level, but was even stronger than when he was young.

Add to that dozens of 'resurrection coins' and the beggar version of Wood Release, and it's not an exaggeration to say that he is at the strong shadow level.

In other words, his combat experience is a bit poor. After all, he hasn't fought many battles in these years, otherwise he would be able to beat even Ōnoki.

"When the operation begins, make sure to deal with that brat Uchiha Dohei. I will never allow Konoha to be destroyed in his hands!"

Danzo looked at the small building that surrounded them and gave orders in a low voice.

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

The surrounding Root ninjas nodded in unison.

All I can say is that Danzo's plan is indeed unexpected.

Who could have thought that someone who had just 'escaped' from Konoha would come back right away.

Assassinate Uchiha Dopeira!
This was Danzo's plan after he knew that the enemy was attacking Myoboku Mountain and he might be injured.

And the 'escape' from prison was also deliberate.

Because only in this way can he sever his ties with Konoha.

It would be best if the assassination was successful. With this achievement, Danzo could find a way to clear his name and return to Konoha.

After all, without Dohei, the castle tower is a piece of fat meat. If it is eaten, Konoha can return to its peak, which is indeed a great achievement.

If the assassination fails, then Danzo will just be a "real defector".

At the same time, Konoha will not be implicated.

Because what the rebel ninja did, what does it have to do with Konoha?

All I can say is that Danzo loves Konoha deeply.

He invested heavily in this plan.

Not only did he bring hundreds of elite roots directly under him, he also brought most of the 'Root Blades' he had accumulated.

That’s not all, he also prepared a trump card.

"Shall you guys get started?"

Danzo looked back at the people in black robes behind him and spoke.

Yes, this assassination mission is not only about his roots, but also has other preparations.

Orochimaru's subordinate.

Although Orochimaru himself did not come, he sent his subordinates to help.

"Danzo-sama, please remember your deal with Orochimaru-sama!"

The leading figure lifted his hood, revealing a harmless-looking face wearing round glasses.

pocket!
As Orochimaru's assistant/subordinate, he became the one with the highest status among the few people, so he was able to talk to Danzo.

And from what he said, we knew that Orochimaru had reached a deal with Danzo.

"I never break my word!"

Danzo responded coldly.

His cooperation with Orochimaru was purely for their own benefit, so naturally there was no friendship between them.

And this cooperation is not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

When Danzo invited Dohei to participate in the Hokage election, he already had the idea of ​​assassination.

But he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to take action in the name of the Root, so he directly "hired" Orochimaru's subordinates to take action.

Anyway, whether success or failure, Orochimaru will be blamed and it has nothing to do with Konoha.

But now the situation has changed. He has already "defected" from Konoha and no longer needs to rely on Orochimaru's name, but he still needs to use the helpers sent by the other party.

Kabuto + the Five Sound Ninjas!
A very powerful combination.

Kabuto's camouflage and command abilities are extremely outstanding, and his own strength is also at the level of a jonin.

After all, in the original plot, he is currently able to threaten Tsunade who is in a state of hemophobia, and can be considered a wolf slayer.

Now that the plot has completely changed, his strength will only become more terrifying due to the secret support of the castle tower.

Strictly speaking, the Five Sound Ninjas are the 'Four'.

Because in this group, Kimimaro is completely a "supermodel".

Even if the blood disease breaks out, he is still an elite jonin. If it breaks out at the moment of death, even the Kage level can be a threat. However, this time the mission of the few people is not to participate in the battle, but to be responsible for other tasks.

Hundreds of Root elites and hundreds of Root Blades can even break through a ninja village. There is really no need for combat power help.

So Dou and others don’t need to fight, they just need to be responsible for blocking the battlefield.

Yes, the Four Purple Flame Formation!
This is what Danzo is looking for.

With this barrier, people can have nowhere to escape.

Even in the Konoha collapse plan, this barrier was torn apart.

But you don't even look at who is tearing it apart.

One is Zhurong from the Kara organization, whose strength is definitely at the level of a strong shadow.

The other one is even more heavyweight!

The God of Ninja, Hashirama Senju!
There is no need to mention the other party's record of dominating the ninja world, just knowing this title is enough.

Even if he is not the peak version of Senju Hashirama, his strength is extremely terrifying.

It was completely natural for the battle between the two to tear the barrier apart.

Didn't you see that Sarutobi Hiruzen fought with Orochimaru for a long time but couldn't affect the barrier?

(Sarutobi Hiruzen: Damn, I've become a unit of measurement!)
"let's start!"

Kabuto gave orders to Tayuya, Jirobo, Sakon Ukon, and Kidomaru behind him.

As for Kimimaro, he is like a fuse. Unless there is an unexpected situation, he will not take action.

Whoosh!
The four Sound Ninjas nodded, then quickly dispersed to the four corners of the small building, each unfolding a scroll and emitting huge chakra fluctuations.

Yes, after learning from the experience of the last Konoha collapse plan, Orochimaru improved the Four Purple Flame Formation a lot.

The minimum supply of chakra is no longer the sole responsibility of the Four Sound Ninjas.

With their chakra, they cannot reach the Kage level even if they activate the cursed seal state, so the defense of the barrier is vulnerable to the super-Kage level.

But if the chakra that supplies the barrier is not supplied by them, can this problem be solved?

For this reason, Orochimaru worked hard all night.

Finally, inspiration was gained from the 'chakra core' of the castle tower.

Straight out of the box came some good stuff.

For example, the scroll in the hands of the Four Sound Ninjas contains a large amount of collected tailed beast chakra.

Orochimaru is an old and powerful man, and he doesn't want too many good things in his hands, so he has no shortage of things like the tailed beast chakra.

The chakra of the tailed beasts can only be described as 'unfathomable'.

Therefore, the defensive power of the revised Four Purple Flame Formation is really exaggerated.

Even if it cannot reach the level of the 'Four Red Yang Formation' that trapped the Ten-Tails in the future, the gap is definitely not that big.

The reason for cooperating with Danzo this time is also to test the revised Four Purple Flame Formation.

Of course, the main reason is for one person.

Sasuke!

I understand everything I understand.

Orochimaru really wants the Sharingan.

Especially after being instantly attracted by the 'filial son' with just a glance, she became even more obsessed and forgot about the Samsara Eye.

After all, he wasn't killed in an instant by just a glance from the Samsara Eye.

As Sasuke was a filial younger brother and an orphan, he was naturally targeted.

Therefore, Kabuto coming to help Danzo this time is a condition of the deal.

The other party will prepare identities, accommodations, and intelligence for them to facilitate their taking Sasuke away, and they will help them "assassinate" Uchiha Dohei.

hum!
The air vibrated, and four layers of dark purple light curtains emerged, forming a huge cube that enveloped the area where the small building was located.

It would definitely be very conspicuous during the day.

But it was late at night, close to dawn, and we were some distance away from other places, so we would not be discovered.

And not only that, outside the Four Purple Flame Formation, a layer of soundproof barrier is attached at the root.

In this way, even if there is a huge fighting inside, it will be impossible for outsiders to detect it.

Unless someone can get close and observe.

Danzo must have made a lot of preparations for the assassination of Dohei, which is why he was able to do it so meticulously.

Worthy of being called the Darkness of Shinobi!

It's like cheating when it comes to doing these things.

After seeing the two layers of barriers unfold, Danzo whispered the order.

"attack!"

Following his order, the 'assassination' began.

(End of this chapter)