Few know that beneath Konoha lie two vast underground bases.
One sits under the Hokage Tower, the other near the Hokage Rock, nestled beneath mountains and forests.
These bases have numerous entrances, allowing underground movement to any part of Konoha.
But these entrances are sealed, blending seamlessly with nature. Only Root and Anbu members can find them or break their seals.
Even stumbling upon one triggers nearby surveillance, summoning Anbu to intervene.
In severe cases, intruders face sealing techniques or memory extraction.
The bases are shrouded in barriers, impervious to Byakugan or sensory techniques.
These are Konoha's most covert sanctuaries.
Yet to Izayoi, the hidden entrances, their seals, and the barriers cloaking the bases were as good as nonexistent.
Flickering to a spot meters from a cliff wall, Izayoi glanced at a protruding stone above. With gravity, he lifted a pebble, then repelled it with force.
The pebble blurred, a piercing bullet shattering the stone and its hidden camera.
In Root's control room, a monitor went blank.
A Root member noticed instantly, rushing to report to Danzo Shimura.
"Lord Danzo, the A-3 entrance camera was destroyed. Suspected intruder."
Danzo, seated on a stone chair, slowly opened his unbandaged left eye, voice cold. "Anbu?"
"Unclear. They didn't show themselves, but the method doesn't seem like it," the member replied.
"Send Fu or Torune to handle it. If it's Anbu…" Danzo began, as if to weaken Anbu's forces as usual, then paused, reconsidering. "Spare their life. Imprison them. They might serve me later."
Danzo dismissed the intruder as trivial.
During this crisis, Konoha's sensory barrier enveloped even the gates.
Only select elites knew the sensory team's shift schedule.
The village's greatest threat was Orochimaru, now clashing with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
With Shisui's Kotoamatsukami as his trump card, Danzo didn't even fear Orochimaru.
No one in Konoha could challenge him now.
An intruder using such tactics to infiltrate Root's base was likely a coward, aiming to steal secrets amid the chaos.
But a voice in his mind made Danzo's expression shift, rising sharply.
"Lord Danzo, we've found the intruder—it's Akatsuki."
Fu Yamanaka's voice exploded in Danzo's head.
Danzo's face darkened. "Akatsuki? Here? Now? Damn Orochimaru…"
His first suspicion wasn't Itachi Uchiha, his Akatsuki mole, but Orochimaru, a former member.
Itachi, for his brother's sake, had wiped out his clan.
As long as Sasuke remained in Konoha, Itachi was the village's loyal dog—impossible he'd target Danzo.
Still, Danzo asked, "Is it Itachi?"
"No. Their Yin Release chakra lacks Sharingan traces. It's a man in Akatsuki robes, with purple rippled eyes and short orange hair," Fu described.
Danzo's breathing grew heavy. "Purple rippled eyes—you're sure?"
Sensing Danzo's shift, Fu paused, then confirmed, "I'm certain. He has purple rippled eyes… incredible pupil power! He's spotted me and destroyed the surveillance."
"Mobilize all squads—everyone. We surround him!" Danzo barked, striding from the room, eyes blazing with zeal.
The Rinnegan!
That kid had delivered himself.
Danzo wouldn't refuse such a gift!
With Fu's Mind Transmission Technique, barriers, and base defenses, Root members—not out fighting or evacuating villagers—surged toward Izayoi like dark blurs.
Izayoi saw it all.
He chuckled softly. "Perfect. I'll take you all down in one sweep."
Figures appeared behind him—human puppets of Raiga Kurosuki and his Kurosuki clan.
Izayoi signaled, and the Naka River shadow clone directed the puppets to charge a specific direction.
Ranmaru, cloaking the three hundred puppets, turned toward Root, his red eyes glowing.
Izayoi's real body strode toward Danzo.
The underground base sprawled vast, filled with dim Warring States-era architecture, ideal for concealment.
Soon, Izayoi reached a bridge.
Four overlapping shouts rang from all directions.
"Ninja Art: Four Violet Flames Formation!"
Purple translucent barriers rose from the bridge's sides, top, and bottom.
Simultaneously, figures emerged from high perches in the ancient structures or used Earth Release to protrude halfway from the ceiling, forming seals in unison, unleashing a barrage of shouts.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Water Release: Water Wall!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
"Lightning Release: Thunderous Roar!"
"Compound Ninjutsu: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet…"
A cascade of high-difficulty, devastating Five Elements techniques—some even compound ninjutsu blending two natures—poured through the gap in the forming Four Violet Flames Formation.
The ground beneath Izayoi turned to a swamp, aiming to trap his movement.
Root struck with full force.
Such tactics and coordination would pressure most Akatsuki S-rank rogues, save a few.
Ninja battles hinged on intelligence.
Without it, overwhelming firepower was the best approach.
Even the Five Kage, except Onoki, would struggle against this barrage of advanced ninjutsu.
But Izayoi wasn't an ordinary Kage-level ninja.
Like Obito Uchiha with Kamui, he wielded rule-bending power.
Floating upward, he broke free of the swamp, arms spread, declaring, "Shinra Tensei!"
Chakra morphed into repulsive force, compressing into a transparent green dome around him.
The dome shattered, unleashing an invisible force storm.
Resembling Wind Release yet far surpassing it, it swatted the incoming ninjutsu like a hand crushing foam.
The techniques scattered into colorful energy and flames, fading away.
The storm slammed the Four Violet Flames Formation like a bull ramming a gate.
The barrier bulged outward, ballooning.
But it soon defilated, holding firm.
The remaining force couldn't break a barrier capable of trapping Kage-level foes.
"Ninja Art: Mind Body Switch Technique!"
As Izayoi hovered, releasing the force, a shout echoed from the shadows.
Invisible Yin Release energy pierced the barrier, seeping into Izayoi's body.
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