As the dragon transformation began, the aura and power on Ryun's body were undergoing explosive enhancement.
Just as he fully activated the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, wanting to fight Konoha to the death, the powerful perception ability granted by his sage transformation instantly made him detect the abnormality existing on his body.
"Hmm???"
There were actually six extremely tiny chakra spores on his own body!
Ryun waved his hand, and the six chakra spores were instantly grabbed in his hand. With the input of sage chakra, six White Zetsu instantly revealed their true forms!
Seeing this scene, Ryun was both shocked and furious. The appearance of White Zetsu completely meant that Uchiha Madara had already set his sights on him!
In the original work, Uchiha Obito placed six White Zetsu spores on Sasuke. At that time, even Eternal Mangekyō Sasuke could not perceive these spores. It was Sage Kabuto who learned of these spore Zetsu's existence through natural sensing.
Orochimaru also managed to pull out these spore Zetsu by using Kabuto's memories combined with Jugo's sage chakra.
Uchiha Madara, despite all his calculations, never expected that Ryun could activate Sage Mode and become a sage.
For the sake of caution, he secretly hid six spores on Ryun through that bell bracelet, both to monitor Ryun and to serve as a backup plan in case Asuka did not follow the plan and commit suicide...
Little did he know that it was precisely because of this cautious action of his that the moment Ryun detected the White Zetsu's presence, he instantly learned all of his plans through the White Zetsu!
"So... so the mastermind behind the scenes... it really is you!!!"
Ryun gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words. He always felt that an invisible hand was manipulating everything that had happened to him recently. He wasn't without suspicion towards Uchiha Madara, but Madara, being shrewd and calculating, never left any clues at any point.
Ryun, suffering from a lack of evidence, had always focused his attention on Shimura Danzō.
Today, he had not only activated the Mangekyō Sharingan but also awakened the Senju bloodline. Additionally, he forcefully used Sage Mode at this moment, elevating his perception ability to a whole new level. The surveillance White Zetsu left on him by Uchiha Madara instantly became the only flaw in the 'Fall Plan'...
Ryun finally learned who the true mastermind behind harming him really was!
It could be said that the appearance of White Zetsu immediately transferred the vast majority of Ryun's hatred for Konoha onto Uchiha Madara...
Lightning flashed in his palm, and five of the six White Zetsu were instantly killed on the spot by him. Ryun grabbed the neck of the only remaining White Zetsu with one hand, then even used his right eye's Mangekyō pupil power to perform an interrogation genjutsu on it.
"Where is Uchiha Madara? Where is your main body (Aloe White Zetsu) now?"
Each of these White Zetsu clones has its own consciousness. Even if the main body dies, these clones will be fine. In the original work, Sasuke once used the Sharingan to obtain battlefield intelligence from an ordinary White Zetsu.
The main body can obtain desired intelligence through ordinary White Zetsu; conversely, ordinary White Zetsu can also know part of the main body's intelligence, such as the main body's location information. This can also be considered a drawback of using White Zetsu clones.
"Deep inside the Forest of Death..."
The White Zetsu answered with dull eyes. The next moment, the furious Ryun directly tore its entire head off.
"Black Dragon, you go back first!"
After throwing down these words, Ryun turned into a flash of lightning and charged towards the Forest of Death. His speed was extremely fast, and the people of Konoha simply had no way to intercept him.
Of course, at this moment, they would also rather Ryun stop fighting or leave... why would they be so foolish as to attempt an interception...
As Ryun left in a hurry, the Black Dragon, surrounded and attacked by the Konoha crowd, also did not dare to stay alone and decisively exploded into smoke, returning to Ryūchi Cave.
All the Konoha ninja, including the Third Hokage, were somewhat unclear about the situation.
Why did six white humanoid monsters suddenly appear on Ryun's body? Why did Ryun become extremely furious the moment these monsters appeared?
Most crucially, he mentioned the name Uchiha Madara. Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage, certainly knew the terror of the Shinobi Asura. That was a legendary figure on par with the First Hokage, the God of Shinobi. Anything involving him would never be simple.
"Deep inside the Forest of Death..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured this place name, then decisively sent an elite intelligence squad to the depths of the Forest of Death. He wanted to see what was hidden there and what would happen after Ryun went there.
Just after assigning this task, Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer support his exhausted body and spirit. His vision went black and he fell down, fortunately caught by a ninja at the critical moment.
Taking a Mangekyō pupil technique at close range and still being able to fight a big battle with Ryun, holding on until now was already quite remarkable.
"Send all the injured to the Konoha Hospital. The Anbu will tally the casualties. Also, instruct the Uchiha clan to be on guard duty to prevent him from suddenly killing his way back to Konoha..."
The two Hokage Advisors stepped forward at this time and began to command and handle the follow-up matters on behalf of the Third Hokage.
"Bastards! Uchiha Ryun should immediately be listed as an S-rank missing-nin, and hunting him down should be Konoha's top priority!"
Shimura Danzō angrily roared at the two Hokage Advisors, but the moment he got excited and shouted, he immediately felt his whole head buzzing and ringing, the pain nearly causing him to fall to the ground.
"Who dares to list him as a missing-nin today? You arrogant and ignorant junior, do you really think Konoha belongs to your Shimura family?"
An old woman's scolding voice suddenly sounded. Someone had actually carried Mito Uzumaki to the scene!
The highly respected old woman arrived at the scene. All the ninjas present who had any status automatically gathered around her. The moment Shimura Danzō saw the visitor, he immediately lost his temper.
To put it not too strongly, Konoha was entirely created by Hashirama Senju and the Senju clan behind him. Even the Uchiha clan joined only after being defeated. Mito Uzumaki is the clan mother of the Senju clan, and in fact, she can also be considered the mistress of Konoha.
Her orders, if not issued, are fine. Once certain instructions are issued, even the Third Hokage needs to execute them unconditionally.
The Senju clan only disbanded; it is not extinct. Many clansmen still remember this clan mother. The vast majority of families of other surnames also acknowledge her as the mistress of Konoha and are always respectful and courteous to her.
With Mito Uzumaki protecting him, it is basically impossible for Konoha to list Ryun as a missing-nin.
Of course, even if Mito Uzumaki did not appear at this moment, the two Hokage Advisors would not dare to bypass Sarutobi Hiruzen and follow Danzō's words to issue such an order.
After all, no matter what, it was Konoha that wronged him first. Ryun is also a hero of Konoha. Although he caused a big disturbance in Konoha tonight and caused considerable casualties, they might consider sending people to hunt Ryun down privately, but they would never publicly list him as a missing-nin.
If Ryun is listed as a missing-nin by Konoha, the consequences will be immeasurable. It might even be possible for people's hearts to directly scatter.
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