Chapter 60: Everything in Place

The end of the year was approaching once again.

Since it had been a peaceful year, Konoha's New Year celebrations were as lively and bustling as ever. After spending about two months, Aoba had completed the modifications to his sealing techniques.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't so much an improvement as it was a targeted adjustment.

The fundamental principle of any sealing technique is stability.

Aside from special sealing techniques like the Adamantine Sealing Chains and the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, most sealing techniques are not practical in combat.

The main reason is that for the sake of stability, these techniques generally take effect slowly.

Aoba didn't need the technique to be highly stable or to last a long time—just long enough to ensure Danzo was dead.

So, he simplified the sealing techniques to make them instantaneous.

To ensure that both Danzo's right arm and right eye were sealed simultaneously, he had written these techniques onto two scrolls, allowing him to deploy them at the start of his plan.

Everything was in place, except for one final condition: Danzo had to be alone or lured out by himself.

Only in such a situation could he ensure that he could kill Danzo and successfully retrieve his body. Otherwise, if Danzo died in ROOT, killing him would be pointless and a waste of all his planning.

So, he had to wait for the right moment—a chance to kill Danzo while also retrieving his body.

This New Year was slightly different. This time, there was a guest at home.

"You must be Sasuke. I've heard about you from Aoba. Come on in,"

Yumi greeted Sasuke as he entered the house. Aoba was taken aback. He never expected that Sasuke would come visiting.

It seemed that his efforts in modifying Sasuke were quite successful.

Since last year, he had set Sasuke a series of challenges, including but not limited to inviting his friends over for gatherings and giving gifts to friends during the holidays.

Sasuke had managed to complete each task awkwardly but had done so nonetheless.

Thanks to this, Sasuke was now more popular among the girls.

Teaching Sasuke had many layers of meaning. On a basic level, it was about following one's heart and helping a child who had lost his entire family.

On a deeper level, Sasuke was Indra's reincarnation, the child of destiny in this world. It was naturally beneficial to form bonds in advance.

Moreover, Itachi, despite his questionable character, was genuinely powerful and had many tricks up his sleeve.

In direct confrontations, Itachi had few weaknesses apart from his inability to sustain a prolonged battle. Sasuke was a key factor in planning against him.

"Welcome, Sasuke. Come join us for a meal,"

"Thanks, but I…" Sasuke looked awkward. No matter how many times he did this, he could never get used to it. At least now, he had grown some tolerance and didn't blush as easily.

"Thank you for all your guidance, Aoba-sensei. This is a small token of my appreciation,"

Sasuke placed a box on the table and quickly left.

"Oh, that boy," Yumi watched Sasuke leave in a hurry with a smile, then turned to Aoba.

Aoba opened the box to find a set of kunai and shuriken, with five of each. Each weapon was connected by a very fine steel wire, with a ring-like attachment at the end that could be worn on a finger.

"What peculiar ninja tools. What are these for?"

"These are specialized ninja tools for Uchiha shurikenjutsu,"

Aoba had learned about Uchiha shurikenjutsu from Sasuke, but it was mainly for enrichment rather than practical use.

However, the ninja tools in question were not just ordinary.

Upon closer inspection of one kunai, Aoba found that

"These tools are imbued with chakra metal, which gives them excellent chakra conduction properties. They are quite valuable on the market."

Yumi, no longer a novice, understood the high value of chakra-infused ninja tools.

"That boy, so generous."

"Hehe, generous. Considering the Uchiha clan's assets, this level of ninja tool is nothing. It's a pity that the village isn't very accommodating. Sasuke probably had to search through his family's belongings to find these."

Yumi fell silent for a moment. Reflecting on it, this was indeed the truth. After the fall of the Uchiha clan, as the last Uchiha, Sasuke should have inherited all the clan's assets.

In reality, that night, the entire Uchiha clan was stripped bare. Apart from numerous empty houses, Sasuke was left with little.

He was well-provided for but the entire Uchiha estate supporting just one Sasuke was a ridiculous notion.

Furthermore, aside from a few close relatives, most of the Uchiha clan had not only their eyes stolen but were also denied a proper burial.

Truthfully, if it had been Aoba's situation, he would have torn down Konoha's high-ranking officials in anger.

Sasuke had always aimed for this goal, but unfortunately, the Sage of Six Paths clearly favored Ashura. In the end, Sasuke was persuaded by Naruto's words, which was truly absurd.

After the New Year, Aoba still hadn't found an opportunity to catch Danzo alone. However, this time, Aoba wasn't impatient. He had already altered his plan.

In the forest, he focused intently. In the next moment, his figure vanished from his location.

In the basement, Aoba's figure reappeared abruptly, then stumbled and sat on the floor.

Flying Thunder God: He had just completed a teleportation using the Flying Thunder God technique. He was currently experiencing the disorientation from the spatial transition.

He had completed the preliminary training of the Flying Thunder God and could now perform true instantaneous movement. However, he still couldn't avoid the disorientation following the transition.

There was no other way around it. Minato had a natural talent for it and was completely immune.

Without such a gift, he could only rely on daily practice.

Flying Thunder God consumed a large amount of chakra. The farther the distance, the greater the consumption. But this was not an issue for him. His current chakra reserves were sufficient for continuous use of the technique.

After more than half a year of adaptation and practice, his total chakra had increased again, making the consumption of Flying Thunder God manageable.

In reality, the real difficulty of Flying Thunder God lay not in long-distance teleportation but in its use in very small ranges with rapid, continuous precision. Using Flying Thunder God as a substitute for body flicker was the most challenging aspect.

Because that type of usage was the true application of Flying Thunder God in combat. As for the advanced version, Flying Thunder God Second Stage, he was not considering it for now.

Even with just one teleportation caused disorientation for half a day, so thinking about the second stage was out of the question.

For now, even being able to use Flying Thunder God once at a time was sufficient.

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