Danzo Shimura arrived at River Country and stood on the battlefield where Uchiha Yuu wiped out the ten-man group of Sand Village ninjas. He was followed by more than thirty Root ninjas wearing masks with intricate patterns.

There were a few ninjas without masks mixed in the crowd. They were all high-ranking members of the Root, including the Third Hokage's beloved disciple Orochimaru. He was now happily directing the Root ninjas to scrape off various samples.

Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru both went to see the battlefield outside the Sand Village, but they were surrounded by hundreds of Sand Village ninjas, so they couldn't see many details clearly.

They were also unwilling to look closely in front of the Sand Village ninjas for fear of leaking information that should not be leaked, so they could only go to the battlefield in River Country to investigate.

In this neutral country, the Roots can mobilize enough manpower to conduct a thorough investigation.

Compared to Orochimaru's elation at his gain, Shimura Danzo's expression was rather gloomy.

The traces of the battlefield here were too exaggerated. In his impression, only Sarutobi Hiruzen's five-style combined ninjutsu could achieve such a great destructive effect.

In other words, there is one more enemy in the ninja world that Shimura Danzo cannot defeat.

In fact, it is not that exaggerated. Uchiha You is currently stronger in close combat and large-scale ninjutsu. Even if he really had a life-and-death fight with Shimura Danzo, his advantage would not be overwhelming.

In close combat, he needs to worry about Danzo's possible use of the Four Symbols Sealing Technique, which is an absolute sealing technique that can destroy a bridge. When the seal is deployed, it looks like a black hole.

Uchiha Yu's more shocking techniques are not yet mature, and they need a long time to brew in actual combat. When fighting from a distance, he needs to worry about being taken advantage of by Danzo's vacuum wind escape. (狗头2)

In short, Uchiha You is not 100% sure of killing Danzo, and Danzo's worries are a little bit excessive.

After a long, long time, from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to the next dawn, the Root Ninjas were not only searching on the battlefield, but also more ninjas were coming and going.

The Root Ninjas conducted extensive searches in a large area nearby and continuously gathered relevant intelligence.

Finally, Orochimaru finished the investigation with satisfaction and came to Danzo Shimura.

He said in a hoarse voice: "It's over. I have mastered all the clues here. There is nothing more to see."

Shimura Danzo shook his head: "It's not over yet."

"Not over yet?"

Orochimaru was a little dazed. He looked at the valley and saw that the entire ground had been scraped away by half a foot. It was impossible for any information to be left.

Shimura Danzo did not answer, but pretended to be deep and asked: "What information can be confirmed?"

Orochimaru didn't care about Shimura Danzo's performance.

Orochimaru is too smart. He saw through Danzo Shimura's true nature when he was a teenager. He doesn't care about his own face and is willing to cooperate with Danzo's temper so that he can gain the greatest practical benefits for himself.

He reported his conclusion with a smile: "Hiss, don't tell me the information you know."

"An unusual battle took place here. The technique that burned the entire valley was driven by natural energy. It was not fairy chakra, but pure natural energy."

Orochimaru said excitedly: "The ninja world has a new school of immortal arts. This is so exciting. I really want to talk to this person face to face."

Shimura Danzo snorted coldly, then said: "It's good that you can confirm it. Come with me. My people have discovered something very suspicious."

"Oh, what's the situation? Do you need me to confirm it together?"

"In a valley about 400 kilometers northeast, the ninjas discovered the base of the Cat Castle."

"The Ninja Cat Clan?"

"right."

"Then you and I really need to go and see it together."

The contract between the Ninja Cat Clan and the Uchiha Clan was extremely confidential. Uchiha Fugaku and Granny Cat had to go through many twists and turns in doing business and successfully managed to keep it secret in the ninja world.

But this secret is not absolute.

In fact, starting from the Second Hokage, all the high-ranking members of the Hokage series knew about it, including Danzo Shimura and the Three Ninjas of Konoha.

This is not the fault of the clan leader Uchiha Fugaku. It was twenty years ago when the Uchiha clan produced an Uchiha who cared about the overall interests of Konoha Village.

No matter when, internal traitors from high-level positions are always difficult to guard against.

There is actually a stronghold of the Ninja Cat Clan near such a critical incident site. Doesn’t this mean that the Uchiha Clan may be involved?

Moreover, there have been rumors among the summoning beast families recently that a sage has appeared in the Ninja Cat clan. Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura have naturally heard about it, and at this time they both thought of a possibility.

Could the mysterious man who calls himself a natural immortal be the immortal of the Ninja Cat clan?

If so, the problem is really serious.

In view of this worst possible scenario, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru must go there in person and try to find out whether the Cat Castle is related to this incident.

…

The Land of Fire, Konoha Village, Uchiha Clan.

Just last night, when Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru were busy in River Country, the Uchiha family also held a family meeting.

Uchiha Shinin, the oldest member of the Uchiha clan and a senior ninja from the Warring States period, proposed establishing a ninjutsu and tactics study club for young people in order to enhance the knowledge and strength of the younger generation of the clan in preparation for the impending war.

No one objected to this proposal, but the Uchiha argued fiercely over who would be in charge of this study session.

In fact, it was not as intense as imagined, because Uchiha Shinin suddenly became extremely stubborn. He firmly believed that only Uchiha You could do this well, and no one else could.

Uchiha Shinin was just old enough. He had been out of power for too long. Logically, his stubbornness would be ignored by the elders. In the past, they had always left the old man aside and decided on the matter after discussing it together. Their attitude towards the so-called oldest Uchiha was to completely ignore him.

But today, old man Xin Yin used his actions to tell everyone that it was just that he didn't care. When he cared very much and insisted, he was an existence that could not be ignored at all.

Uchiha Shinin didn't try to persuade, he just beat all the elders.

Yes, in front of all the Uchiha with three magatama Sharingan, he not only beat all the elders, but also said "You little brat have grown wings and are no longer obedient" when he opened his mouth, and "I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, and what you said is bullshit" when he closed his mouth.

The rulers of the Uchiha family were furious and resisted with all their might, but were still easily suppressed by old man Xin Yin, fully demonstrating their combat power above the Kage level.

He used his hard power to tell everyone that your uncle is your uncle after all.

In fact, the old man was very happy. He didn't expect that he could regain his vitality and feel his strength and energy in his twilight years.

[It feels so good to punch each other in the flesh. 】

[Dried fish is really good stuff, but the quantity is too small. ]

…

Yesterday, Uchiha You secretly found him, expressed his designed action plan, and easily persuaded him to help implement the plan.

His only worry was that Uchiha You was only eighteen years old. Was it too hasty for him to overthrow Uchiha Fugaku within three years?

Uchiha You smiled and asked, "Master, don't you trust me and won't help me?"

Uchiha Xinyin immediately said: "Nonsense!"

"Old man, I have given you everything. I am definitely placing all my hopes on you. I will help you to the end if I can."

"But I'm worried that you're starting it too early. And I don't have much power in the family right now. I'm worried that even if I propose to set up a school, you won't be the one in charge."

"Since you trust me, you should trust my judgment and my strength."

"You kid! Could it be, could it be..."

"No, no, no, I haven't awakened the Mangekyō yet. In our family, only Patriarch Fugaku has the potential to awaken it."

"Without the Mangekyō Sharingan, how can you subdue the entire clan? If Fugaku has already awakened the Mangekyō, how can you force him to step down?"

"Yuu, don't you know the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"I know, I really know, it's the power of Susanoo."

"You really know..."

"But I am confident that it may not work now, but it will definitely be fine within three years."

"Good! The leader of my Uchiha family should have such courage! I believe in you. You will be able to awaken the Mangekyō within three years!"

"Ah, this... I don't mean that it can be done with the Sharingan... Never mind, the Mangekyō Sharingan is not impossible to do it."

"I understand you mean you don't want to be too conspicuous for the time being?"

"Yes, I am very strong now, but not overwhelmingly strong enough to intimidate people."

"In order to preserve the vitality of the family, I need time to grow, including my own strength and my reputation within the family."

"So, the study session is very important. Please take care of it."

Uchiha Shinin quickly figured it out and accepted Uchiha You's plan. He was indeed too young now and was not suitable to be in the forefront all of a sudden.

Moreover, this way of organizing young people within the family through a study club is also very suitable for Uchiha You to gain people's hearts and prestige.

He raised his right hand. The skin on that hand was loose and full of wrinkles. After raising it, it trembled uncontrollably, and he looked so old and weak.

"Alas, I can only try my best, but I can't guarantee the final result."

"It doesn't matter. I got something unexpected this time."

Uchiha You took out a small dried fish, felt something was wrong, and broke off a quarter of it and handed it to Uchiha Shinyin.

"Master Xin Yin, try it. This is a wonderful thing I got. You will like it."

Uchiha Shinin is too old, and his stomach is no longer suitable for eating fried food.

But the fragrant oily aroma and strange fresh fragrance of the dried fish were so tempting that just a slight sniff of it revived the old man's salivary glands, flooded his dry mouth, and his stomach made a gurgling sound.

Uchiha Shinyin felt hungry, which surprised him greatly.

As people age, all their senses decline, including hunger. Xin Yin hasn't felt hungry for many years. Missing a meal doesn't leave him with an appetite, but only weakness.

Even the tofu and medicinal food made by Uchiha You could only bring a feeling of fullness and a strong spirit after eating them. There was no way to stimulate his appetite before eating.

Just smelling it has the magical effect of activating the body's functions. How could Uchiha Shinyin not know that this snack, which is obviously fried from flour, is definitely a good thing.

He no longer hesitated and directly put the dried fish into his mouth, chewing it with his few remaining teeth.

Uchiha Shinyin's eyes twitched in pain as his shaking teeth dealt with the crispy dried fish, but he completely ignored the pain, chewed with all his strength, and swallowed it quickly.

Then, his eyes widened, his pupils lost focus, his stomach made gurgling sounds, and a thick layer of dead skin appeared on the surface of his body. Soon, the dead skin turned white, cracked, and curled up. It was as miserable as it could be.

But in Uchiha You's eyes, old man Xin Yin's breath quickly became strong from a thin thread, and soon turned into a blazing flame, strong and full of vitality.

As the dead skin on his skin began to fall off, Uchiha Shinyin's bowel sounds became louder and louder, almost like beating a drum. His eyes regained their vitality, sending out extremely strong signals of pain.

Realizing that it was the pain of urgent need, Uchiha You tactfully said goodbye and left.

Everything that needed to be discussed has been discussed, and the rest can be confirmed tomorrow. There is no need to watch the old man make a fool of himself at Shisui's house.

If you stay any longer, the old man will definitely beat you up out of shame and anger.

Of course he is not afraid of being beaten by the old man, but if he makes the old man angry and does something bad to him, that would be very bad.

The next morning, Uchiha You had just got up when Uchiha Shinin dragged Shisui to the door. As soon as he entered the door, he blew a breath at Uchiha You.

An ordinary breath, with a slight taste of stale tea.

But Uchiha You laughed heartily: "The effect is unexpectedly good."

The old man also laughed: "Good, very good, very good."

Before, Uchiha Shinin always had a bad smell in his mouth. It was not bad breath, but a breath of foul air coming from his lungs.

This foul air was tainted with the smell of decaying internal organs, which was extremely pungent. This was the last stage of the old man's life, and the external characteristics of his body starting to necrotize from the inside. It was a natural law that could not be changed by any medical ninjutsu and could not be defied.

But now the stench that represented foul air was gone, which meant that the old man's internal organs were no longer rotten and had returned to health.

Uchiha Shinyin raised his hand proudly and tapped his teeth steadily, making a crisp metallic sound and demonstrating the stability of his fingers and the strength of his teeth.

"The old man suffered a lot last night and lost 12 pounds, but it was worth it. This body looks at least 20 years younger!"

"Boy, I think I can see the day when you become the clan leader and lead the Uchiha clan away from the wrong path and return to glory."

Uchiha You asked: "Master Xin Yin, do you think you can eat dried fish again?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Xinyin quickly waved his hands and said, "No, this thing is too powerful to cleanse the marrow and remove the hair. It was easy for me to hold on this time, but I am too old. Most of the inevitable injuries cannot be recovered. If it happens again, the old man will die."

"Even though I can only eat this once, it will definitely allow me to live another ten years, and live comfortably. That's enough!"

"People must be content, otherwise even the gods will be jealous."

"But if you have any extra, give some to Shisui. I don't have any more money or anything, but as long as I live, I will fully support all your decisions."

Uchiha You said: "I have prepared the portion for brother Shisui, you don't have to worry."

"In the future, as long as I am still here, I will never lack his share."

[After all, Uchiha Shisui is the white glove I chose. As long as he doesn't surpass me, the stronger he is, the better, and the longer he lives, the better. ]