In no ti, an hour had passed.
Seii, having eaten and rested sufficiently, waited a bit to digest before settling the bill and leaving the barbecue restaurant.
His expression remained calm as he scanned his surroundings, then stepped onto the street.
However, after taking only a couple of steps, his movents suddenly paused, and his gaze turned cold.
Just now, he felt that familiar, unsettling sensation—soone was watching him again.
Clearly, whoever was observing him in secret hadn't left.
With this realization, Seii didn't hesitate. He turned imdiately and headed toward a training ground on the outskirts of the village.
If the person in hiding knew him well enough, they'd understand that he was a training enthusiast.
In such a situation, his decision to head to the training ground would seem perfectly normal.
As long as his pursuer dared to follow, Seii was determined to capture them swiftly and uncover their identity.
If it turned out they were indeed one of Danzo's n, he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate them.
Even if this ant alerting Danzo prematurely, it didn't matter. After all, Seii was already planning to confront him. Rather than waste ti searching for an opportunity, he might as well force Danzo's hand.
This way, he could quickly resolve the problem.
With these thoughts in mind, Seii made his way toward his destination.
Ti passed slowly. The crowds thinned out, and the sky gradually darkened.
By the ti Seii reached the training ground, the area was already dim, with barely a soul in sight.
At a certain point, Seii stopped walking.
He turned to face the forest behind him and spoke: "You've been following for a while now. Co out!"
But there was no response.
The forest was silent, save for the occasional chirping of insects.
"Heh."
Seii chuckled softly. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ ɴovᴇl(F)ɪre.ɴet
Then, he raised his hand, ford a seal, and murmured, "Release!"
Without a sound, the protective seal on his forehead vanished.
At the sa ti, his Byakugan revealed itself.
Focusing his energy, Seii activated his Byakugan.
In an instant, his vision pierced through the obstacles around him, scanning everything within a kiloter.
It didn't take long for him to locate his hidden observer.
Seii turned sharply, his gaze locking onto the figure's hiding place.
The individual was perched on a tree branch, their body mostly concealed by the leaves, with only their eyes visible.
Yet, even with such concealnt, Seii could clearly see their black cloak and mask—a typical outfit of the ANBU.
This confirmation further solidified Seii's suspicions.
Without hesitation, Seii activated his Sharingan.
In an instant, three pitch-black tomoe swirled in his eyes.
The tomoe elongated and rged, eventually forming a black sun pattern.
That's right—Seii had directly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
However, the hidden figure seed to anticipate this and, without any visible reaction, imdiately closed their eyes.
Then, without hesitation, they turned and fled into the forest.
But Seii, having made up his mind, wasn't about to let them escape so easily.
With a thought, he activated the dojutsu in his left eye—Heavenly Step.
In an instant, Seii's figure vanished.
Not far away, the fleeing observer had just leaped across two branches when a figure suddenly materialized in front of them.
It was none other than Seii.
Thanks to the Sharingan's advancent (30000/50000), Seii could now maintain Heavenly Step for over forty seconds.
At his current speed, forty seconds was more than enough to traverse hundreds of km.
Thus, it was effortless for him to intercept his pursuer.
This ti, the observer couldn't avoid Seii's gaze.
The mont their eyes t, he used the "Genjutsu: Sharingan", dragging the other's consciousness into an illusionary realm.
With the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan, his genjutsu was practically unbeatable for the average person.
Seii walked straight up to the man, grabbed his shoulder, and vanished from the spot with him.
Indeed, with his Byakugan, he confird that there was no one else within a kiloter radius.
However, to be cautious, he didn't linger there.
Before long, the two arrived at a secluded corner in the forest.
Seii put the man down, then ford hand seals and used the "Chakra Absorption Jutsu".
Pressing both palms onto the man's body, it only took seconds for Seii to drain the man's chakra, along with most of his ntal and physical energy.
But that wasn't the end of it.
Seii raised his hand again and activated the "Chakra Scalpel", swiftly severing the man's major nerves and muscles with a few precise strikes.
Now, even if the man regained consciousness, he would have no chance to escape.
After completing these actions, Seii carefully began to search through the man's mories.
Seeing the familiar blank spots in the man's mory, Seii imdiately realized his guess was correct—the man was indeed one of Danzo's subordinates.
Only Root ninjas would have this many mory seals placed on them.
He had encountered similar seals on Abura Ryoma and others before.
Fortunately, Seii's thod of extracting mories was unique. By constructing an illusionary realm, he guided his target to reveal the relevant mories.
Thus, for mories with less stringent seals, he could still access them.
Moreover, Root operatives didn't seal their mories during missions; they only applied seals after completing them.
Because of this, Seii easily uncovered the man's mission details.
As suspected, the man had been sent by Danzo to monitor him.
After about fifteen minutes, Seii ceased the genjutsu.
Almost imdiately, the Root ninja regained consciousness.
Seeing Seii before him, the man instinctively attempted to drag him into mutual destruction.
Unfortunately, Seii gave him no such opportunity.
Zzzap—
The sound of crackling electricity echoed.
From Seii's palm, an arc of lightning shot out, striking the Root ninja squarely in the chest.
As the sll of charred flesh filled the air, Seii's thoughts wandered to the grilled at he had eaten earlier, causing him to frown slightly.
Then, he retracted his hand.
By now, the Root ninja before him had already lost his life.
Raising his hand once more, Seii perford the fire-style ninjutsu—**"Fire Release: Incineration Technique"**.
Boom—
A burst of flas erupted.
In no ti, the Root ninja's body was reduced to ashes.
Seii waved his hand again, unleashing a gust of wind from his chakra that scattered the ashes throughout the forest.
After finishing everything, Seii didn't linger. He quickly vanished with a flash.
Without stopping, he headed straight for the Uchiha clan compound.
Once back at his residence, Seii poured himself a glass of water. While sipping it, he reflected on the intel he had just obtained.
Apart from the man's mission details, there wasn't much valuable information.
However, knowing that the man worked for Danzo was enough.
Seii didn't believe Danzo would remain indifferent after the man's "disappearance."
Given Danzo's character, he would undoubtedly escalate his actions.
Next, Seii simply needed to act before Danzo could make a move and eliminate him, avoiding all potential trouble.
After sitting for a while, Seii finalized a rough plan in his mind. He wasted no more ti.
Draining the glass of warm water, he headed to his training room and began his night's training session.
Techniques like "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken," "Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique," and "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu" created significant disturbances during practice.
Moreover, the sensory barrier in the Hidden Leaf Village would detect them.
For this reason, Seii decided not to practice those techniques tonight.
Instead, he planned to train with them tomorrow after leaving the village.
At the sa ti, this was also part of his trap for Danzo—it all depended on whether Danzo dared to take the bait.
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