Chapter 264: The Collapse of Faith! Yo Danzo! Can your body handle it?
"Fujiwara Tetsuya! You're a demon! You bastard!"
"I won't allow it! I absolutely won't allow you to lay a hand on them!"
"Absolutely not…"
"Owl! It seems you still haven't recognized reality!"
Looking at Owl, who was like a wounded beast in front of him,
constantly charging around wildly,
Fujiwara Tetsuya didn't hesitate to kick Owl directly in the stomach!
The intense pain,
combined with his mental breakdown,
made Owl, Root's second-in-command, curl up and twitch violently.
"Tell me everything you know!"
"Otherwise, I don't mind moving your wife and children to a different place to live!"
"Believe me, that's far more painful than selling them to those nobles!"
After doing all that,
Fujiwara Tetsuya just found a rock,
and slowly sat down.
He watched Owl struggle with great interest.
On one side were comrades, loyalty, beliefs, faith.
On the other side were family, kinship, love.
Such a choice must be very painful!
Time passed by minute by minute.
After struggling for more than ten minutes,
Owl deflated like a punctured ball.
He lay prostrate on the ground, merely looking at Fujiwara Tetsuya with dull, gray eyes.
"It seems you've made your decision, Owl!"
"Don't worry! As long as you give me what I want,"
"I can guarantee you, in the name of the Fujiwara Clan's ancestors, that I won't lay a hand on them!"
To defeat the Root members,
Fujiwara Tetsuya took less than an hour.
To dispose of the Root members' bodies, he only took two hours.
To persuade Owl, Fujiwara Tetsuya took less than half an hour.
But to dig out all the intelligence and secrets Owl knew about Danzo and Root,
even with Uchiha Mikoto's help,
Fujiwara Tetsuya still spent two full days!
"Owl!"
"You've worked hard!"
"Tomorrow, I'll take you to see Danzo!"
From Owl's mouth,
Fujiwara Tetsuya learned about the deal between Danzo and Hanzo.
He learned about the twins, Midu and Miji.
He learned why Danzo chose to attack him at this time.
Since Hiruzen Sarutobi was not behind this operation,
Fujiwara Tetsuya didn't mind
thoroughly disgusting Danzo
before he returned to Konoha.
"Mikoto!"
"Those things Owl just mentioned,"
"I'll have to trouble you to organize them well."
"Some things, we might need them in the future."
Compared to Fujiwara Tetsuya's composure,
Uchiha Mikoto's expression was also not good.
Because,
she also heard too many dark things from Owl.
Such as, those Uchiha Clan members who died mysteriously.
The truth behind the Senju Clan's decline in recent years?
The Root's method of 'raising gu' that it secretly practiced behind the Village's back to select suitable members in the past two years.
…Everything, everything, was impacting Uchiha Mikoto's heart, which had never been tainted by darkness.
"I… I understand, Tetsuya-kun!"
"I'll handle it as quickly as possible!"
"Mikoto! …You've worked hard!"
"I'm sorry for letting you know so many negative things!"
…The next day, eastern border of the Land of Rain.
To prevent Danzo from acting unpredictably,
Fujiwara Tetsuya didn't bring Uchiha Mikoto on this mission.
He just had her secretly provide support a few miles away.
After waiting for nearly two hours,
at the end of the road, in the misty rain,
three figures gradually grew larger in Fujiwara Tetsuya's vision.
"Fujiwara Tetsuya…"
Looking at Fujiwara Tetsuya's frivolous smile
and Owl's pale expression,
Danzo instantly understood everything.
The mission had failed.
"Lord Danzo! Long time no see!"
"Looking at your complexion, are you feeling unwell?"
"That's right! After all, Midu and Miji are a pair of sisters!"
"Given Lord Danzo's current age, once or twice might be fine."
"But if it's for several days, dozens of times, with your current physique, you might not be able to handle it!"
"Don't you agree with what I'm saying?"
Watching Danzo's face gradually distort,
Fujiwara Tetsuya suddenly felt much better.
No wonder! In the web novels of his previous life,
there were always scenes of showing off and getting slapped in the face!
The feeling, it was so clear!
"Owl!"
"Fujiwara Tetsuya! I truly underestimated you!"
"I didn't expect you to survive Owl and them!"
"And to be able to pry open Owl's mouth… That's truly not simple!"
"Where are the other Root members? Where have you hidden them?"
Looking at Owl's gray eyes,
Danzo felt a blockage in his heart! The moment he turned to look at Fujiwara Tetsuya,
endless killing intent surged in his heart!
The assets he had painstakingly accumulated for two years were half gone again!
Furthermore,
although he didn't know what methods this brat in front of him had used,
there was one more thing he could confirm!
Owl, his proud right-hand man, was crippled!
More importantly,
all the shady dealings he had done in the past,
were probably already known to Fujiwara Tetsuya!
"Oh! You mean those weak bugs!"
"Naturally, I killed them!"
"Dead and clean! Not even a single cell was left behind!"
"Wait, Lord Danzo!"
"You're not thinking of attacking this Water Clone of mine, are you?"
"Water Clone?"
Hearing Fujiwara Tetsuya's reminder,
Danzo and the other two Root members
scrutinized Fujiwara Tetsuya,
but couldn't find any clues.
"That's right! A Water Clone! What's wrong?"
"Could it be that after losing one eye, Lord Danzo's most basic observation skills are also failing him?"
"If that's really the case, then I advise you to change your eye soon!"
"Also, even if you really have such intentions, I advise you… to be cautious!"
"After all, if you really do that,"
"I will unilaterally consider it… that you intend to abandon this negotiation!"
"Perhaps, someday in the future, those disgraceful deeds you ordered Root to do will be placed before the Sandaime and the high-ranking members of the various Shinobi Clans!"
"Let me think! Are you thinking that the Sandaime will definitely stand on your side?"
"Even if it really gets exposed, as long as you push out a few scapegoats and confine yourself for a period,"
"after the storm passes, you can still control Root?"
Looking at the bulging veins on Danzo's forehead,
Fujiwara Tetsuya sneered, a few faint lights flickering in his eyes.
"If you really have such intentions,"
"I still advise you to abandon such childish thoughts!"
"After all, even the Sandaime might not be able to withstand the pressure from the Uchiha, the Senju… and even the Land of Fire's government!"
"When it comes to that point, whether the Sandaime wants to or not, he'll have to give those people a 'real' explanation! Don't you agree with what I'm saying?"
"Brat! What exactly do you want to do?"
"Did you specifically come here to mock this old man?"
"Since you want to negotiate, then state your conditions!"
"Don't beat around the bush with this old man anymore! This old man… doesn't have that much patience!"
As he hadn't figured out whether the person in front of him was Fujiwara Tetsuya's clone or his main body,
and also hadn't confirmed whether Fujiwara Tetsuya had any other tricks up his sleeve,
Danzo could only suppress the anger in his heart.
He temporarily handed the knife to Fujiwara Tetsuya.
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