Chapter 66: Emergency Mission

The moment Danzo's mind was reeling, Aoba moved. With a Body Flicker Technique, he swiftly severed Danzo's right hand and then directly extracted his right eye.

As soon as he removed Danzo's right eye, a massive amount of blood gushed from Danzo's body.

The immense blood in mid-air automatically formed a sealing formula.

"What is this..." Kakashi was taken aback. Aoba quickly understood.

"It's the Reverse Four Symbols Seal. Kakashi, come close to me."

The pre-set sealing technique activated extremely quickly. But Aoba was faster, thanks to his Flying Thunder God Technique.

Just before the technique could fully activate, Aoba and Kakashi had already vanished from the scene, leaving behind a few Root survivors who faced the Reverse Four Symbols Seal in despair.

Back in the laboratory, Aoba immediately preserved Shisui's eyes. He then started dealing with the right hand.

After leaving Danzo's body, the right hand, which was cultivated using Hashirama's cells, began to go out of control due to the lack of stable chakra flow.

Aoba used sealing techniques to stabilize the rampaging right hand while quickly extracting the Sharingan from it.

By the time he removed the last Sharingan, the lack of suppression caused the right hand to completely spiral out of control, turning into a chaotic mass of growing plants.

Kakashi, who was ready nearby, incinerated it with Fire Style, turning it to ash.

Aoba sighed with relief. This operation was the most rewarding since he arrived in this world.

Not only did he obtain Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, but he also acquired ten Sharingan with three tomoe. Adding the pair that Orochimaru had sent, he now had twelve three-tomoe Sharingan.

Even if used as consumables, that's twelve lives added. After surviving for so many years in this world, he finally had real means of self-protection.

"So this eye is your target?" Kakashi looked at Shisui's eye and finally understood why Aoba had been unwilling to replace his own eye with another.

"Yes, this right eye is what I've been waiting for."

After his right eye was destroyed by the Raikage, Aoba had maintained this state. One reason was that his Wind Style sensory ninjutsu had developed, compensating for the loss of one eye.

The other reason was to prepare for today. He had long coveted this eye.

In this world, the Sharingan was an insurmountable obstacle. As a counterpart to the Sage of Six Paths' eyes, the potential of the Sharingan was undoubtedly very high.

Combined with the Sage Body, it was almost the peak of this world.

After planning for so many years, Aoba had finally achieved his goal. The only regret was that the other eye was with Itachi Uchiha, who was on a different level from Danzo.

Itachi had too many trump cards, and Aoba did not want to confront him directly for now.

"When do you plan to transplant this eye?"

"In a few days. Danzo's death will undoubtedly trigger turmoil. It's likely to affect us as well. It's better to wait until things settle down before proceeding with the surgery."

While the two discussed, Konoha was already in an uproar.

The Reverse Four Symbols Seal at Danzo's death had caused such a commotion that it destroyed the barrier previously set by Root and alerted the guards around Konoha.

A large number of guards arrived, but the scene was already empty. Konoha's Anbu quickly began an investigation, while ROOT also realized their leader was missing and rushed to check the site.

However, the Reverse Four Symbols Seal could completely destroy all matter within a radius of several hundred meters. By the time they arrived, there was not a single trace left.

It wasn't until the sealing team arrived that they realized this was the result of the Reverse Four Symbols Seal. Meanwhile, Danzo's disappearance was also reported to Konoha's higher-ups.

The entire Konoha went into a state of alert.

Although Danzo was usually in the shadows, he was the leader of Root and the Third Hokage's beloved. His disappearance immediately caused the Third Hokage to act. He ordered Anbu and Root to work together to investigate the matter.

At the same time, Hiruzen had other suspicions. He summoned a team of Anbu and gave them some instructions.

At that moment, in Konoha's courtyard, Aoba and Kakashi were sparring. After picking up his sword again, Kakashi had been practicing more frequently with Aoba, given that there were few sword experts in Konoha now.

Aoba was among the most renowned.

Kakashi's family sword technique was quite different from Aoba's. White Fang's sword style leaned towards a one-hit-kill assassin type.

Though White Fang was famous, his style followed traditional ninja methods, focusing on infiltration, assassination, and lethal strikes.

Aoba, having never formally studied Konoha's sword techniques, developed his own style from samurai techniques. It emphasized frontal, powerful attacks and cutting through crowds with ninjutsu.

Both styles had their strengths and weaknesses. If the opponents were all human, Kakashi and Aoba would be evenly matched.

However, in the later stages, Kakashi's sword style would reveal its flaws. Aoba had even pointed this out to Kakashi.

Kakashi was now developing techniques that combined Raikiri with swordplay.

Originally, White Fang's sword style was known for its speed, and combined with Kakashi's faster Raikiri, Aoba was eager to see how far Kakashi could go in the future.

But while they were sparring, Aoba's ears twitched slightly. He turned to look at the courtyard wall and saw three Anbu members appearing around Aoba's home.

"...Actually, the front door is open. You could have just walked through it."

Before the Anbu members could speak, Aoba's comment nearly caused them to fall off the wall.

After a pause, they awkwardly said:

"Aoba Kamikawa, Hatake Kakashi, you are to report to the Hokage's office immediately."

Aoba and Kakashi exchanged glances, both understanding the situation.

"Got it, we'll head over right away."

The three Anbu led them to the Hokage's office. The lead Anbu didn't leave immediately but entered the room first.

"Lord Hokage, they've arrived."

The Hokage turned and looked at the Anbu. The Anbu leader subtly shook his head, and Hiruzen sighed in relief.

Their small gestures were clearly noticed by Aoba. He knew Hiruzen's intentions. With Danzo's incident, it was evident that the Hokage was suspicious of them.

Reflecting on it, it was somewhat ironic. If not for Aoba's appearance, Kakashi probably would never have thought of seeking revenge against them.

But whether Kakashi thought about it or not, the fact was that both the Third Hokage and Danzo were nervous around Kakashi. They feared that their actions, if exposed, might provoke Kakashi's revenge.

So, Danzo self-destructed upon encountering Kakashi. After Danzo's incident, Hiruzen instinctively looked into Kakashi.

"Aoba, Kakashi. You're here. I have an urgent mission for you."

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