"Ah!"
Three screams suddenly echoed.
They quickly stopped!
Using his Mangekyō Sharingan, Kai saw a large patch of veins shoot out of the ground without warning, directly piercing the bodies of the three Root ninjas.
As blood was absorbed, the weakened Kakuzu gradually regained his breath.
Three hearts were brutally extracted and directly possessed by Kakuzu.
Feeling his strength partially restored, Kakuzu breathed a sigh of relief. He finally stood up.
"Boss, I'm going now. Do I need to deal with Danzo?" A murderous glint flashed in Kakuzu's eyes.
Danzo's intelligence failure had almost cost him his life.
If it hadn't been for Kai's last-minute decision to recruit him, he would probably be a cold corpse now.
"No need. You don't have to worry about that. I'll handle it myself," Kai said, patting Kakuzu's shoulder.
"Let's go!"
Kakuzu was stunned. "Boss, don't you need to put some kind of control on me? What if I just run away? You'd be at a loss."
In Kakuzu's eyes, there were many spies and undercover agents from various countries.
Each of them, for safety and secrecy, would use some kind of genjutsu, secret techniques, forbidden jutsu, etc., to control them remotely.
The hardest part of surrendering for Kakuzu was enduring the pain of being controlled.
"No need. Using tricks on you feels a little awkward," Kai said with a smile.
"Moreover, I believe in my own charisma. One roar of my power, and the entire ninja world will tremble."
These words seemed like a joke.
However, when they reached Kakuzu's ears, his expression changed.
After witnessing Kai's powerful abilities and his blood-red eyes, a symbol of disaster, like Uchiha Madara's, he knew that the young man wasn't just talking.
Kakuzu took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and said, "Boss, I'm going first. I'll contact you as soon as I have any news."
Watching Kakuzu leave, Kai walked over to Uzuki Yūgao and Gekko Hayate.
"Release!"
He flipped his hand seal, and the sleeping Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yūgao woke up.
"Kai, how did I fall asleep? I had a dream. It seemed like an S-rank rogue ninja was trying to assassinate us," Uzuki Yūgao rubbed her sleepy eyes.
When she saw the ruins in front of her, she was stunned.
This wasn't a dream.
"Let's go. It's about time. If we stay here any longer, Konoha will probably send someone to find us," Kai rubbed Yūgao's head.
While using his Mangekyō Sharingan, Kai wasn't just doing nothing.
Yūgao, regaining her senses, glared at him.
"Kai, can't you stop treating me like a little girl and rubbing my head?"
Compared to Kai, Yūgao was about the same age.
But in terms of height, Kai was already 1.7 meters tall, a head taller than the 1.5-meter-tall Yūgao.
He could not only see the top of her head, but he could also comfortably pat her head.
In front of Konoha's Barrier Gate.
Due to the sudden appearance of Uchiha Kai, who had defeated the Cloud and Mist ninjas with his overwhelming strength, the Konoha high-ranking officials were very concerned.
No!
It should be said that even the younger generation of the Uchiha clan was shocked.
They thought that with Uchiha Shisui, they had already surpassed the entire generation.
Not long ago, even the kid who was the clan leader of the Uchiha clan had shown his brilliance. He had been hailed as a prodigy as soon as he entered the ninja academy.
Now, a genius who had been bullied for ten years and had been hiding in the shadows suddenly appeared.
This contrast was hard to accept.
Because of this, the Uchiha clan had also sent a guard team here to wait.
They were met by Minato Namikaze and the rare Danzo.
A few minutes ago, Minato Namikaze had finished dealing with some trivial matters and returned to Konoha. He was surprised to find Danzo, who was usually elusive, standing in front of the city gate.
His heart sank with surprise.
Thinking back to what happened at the stronghold, Danzo's appearance here was clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"No, they're past the agreed-upon time. I'm going to check it out," Minato Namikaze glanced at the Chunin guarding the gate and couldn't help but act.
"Haha, Minato, you've just returned, and now you're going somewhere else?" Danzo was clearly watching Minato closely.
The moment he formed the Flying Thunder God Technique seal, Danzo stepped forward and interrupted him.
"Danzo-sama, the three Chunin I led are past the agreed-upon time. I'm worried something might have happened, so I'm going to check it out," Minato Namikaze said solemnly.
His words were laced with a hint of coldness.
Minato Namikaze was also dissatisfied with Danzo's repeated attacks on Kai.
However, now that Kai and the others were late, Minato didn't know the reason and couldn't directly refute him.
"Haha, Minato, you truly are the top contender for the next Hokage. You're always so cautious." Danzo was still smiling.
But in his heart, he was silently calculating how long it would take Kakuzu to deal with Kai.
Seeing Minato's anxious expression, Danzo's smile widened.
In his eyes, the longer he delayed, the greater the chance that Minato would be waiting to collect the bodies.
Fifteen minutes had already passed. With the strength of an S-rank rogue ninja and the help of the Fūma ninjas, it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with a mere Chunin.
Even if this Chunin had secrets, it wouldn't make a difference.
"Danzo-sama, you're not deliberately stopping me from going to save them, are you?" Minato Namikaze's expression darkened.
He was leading the team.
If Kai and the others encountered any problems, he would be held accountable.
"Minato, your words are chilling to this old man's heart," Danzo said, but his smile became even brighter.
"You know, everything I do is for Konoha."
"Moreover, I don't know what you're talking about. I just saw that it was lively here, so I came to join the fun and see what you're waiting for."
Danzo shook his head with a smile.
"But, looking at your expression, the chance of them not arriving is probably slim."
"I'll go back first. I hope your friends can arrive safely."
Fifteen minutes had already passed.
The monitor he sent hadn't sent a report.
In Danzo's opinion, Kai and the others were definitely dead.
Because of this, there was no point in staying here any longer.
"Minato, what are you doing here?" Kai's voice suddenly echoed.
Danzo's steps, which had just taken a step forward, and the smile on his face instantly froze.
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