Upon hearing the Fox's report, Danzo immediately pressed for key information:
"You're saying someone's Genjutsu was powerful enough to control one Konoha Jonin and two Konoha Special Jonin?
He could also remotely control your subordinates, making them fight each other? And you couldn't get close?"
Night Light replied, "Yes, Lord Danzo, his strength is too great, making him extremely difficult to deal with.
The Baiyang Squad Leader is a Hyuga Clan Ninja, and my squad lost its intelligence gathering capability, unable to face such a strange enemy, so we had no choice but to retreat and seek assistance.
My Squad Leader, Purple Cat, also suffered severe injuries from that strange attack."
A Root Ninja beside Danzo jumped down from the tree trunk to examine Purple Cat.
How fortunate, this Root Ninja also happened to be a Yamanaka Clan Ninja.
Danzo particularly favored the Yamanaka Clan's abilities—manipulation, entrapment, control—which perfectly matched Danzo's character.
After an examination and simple treatment, the Root Ninja jumped back onto the tree trunk and whispered something into Danzo's ear.
Danzo nodded repeatedly, confirming the culprit's identity.
"So it was him. I should have realized it was him. He actually went for the kill on Anbu… Anyone who kills Konoha comrades must be executed."
With many subordinates present, Danzo did not explicitly name the enemy, but he had already guessed it was Kato Dan.
After a moment's thought, Danzo said, "Fox, the intelligence you brought back is very valuable. Lead the way back to the scene of the incident as quickly as possible and find the general location you mentioned.
If it's him, having more people would be a disadvantage. Have your squad proceed to the Land of Grass front-line camp first; only you will come with me."
"Understood, Lord Danzo."
Night Light had the other Ninja in his squad carry the unconscious Purple Cat away, while he himself led the way for Danzo.
What should I do? I'm just a small Anbu Squad Leader, and I truly don't know who the enemy is.
I also don't know where Kato Dan is, but finding Uchiha Madara's hiding place by sheer coincidence isn't too much to ask, is it?
If Madara dies, the Ninja World ends.
If Danzo dies, Konoha ends.
Night Light's pace quickened.
When people do bad things, the corners of their mouths can't help but curl upwards.
Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so they couldn't see Night Light's suppressed smile.
Night Light led Danzo directly to the underground cave where Uchiha Madara was located.
I wonder if Uchiha Madara has completed Nagato's Rinnegan transplant yet.
It's chaotic, and chaos is good.
Danzo deduced that the person who assassinated the Anbu was Kato Dan, so he must have thought Night Light would lead him to kill Kato Dan.
In reality, Night Light was leading Danzo to meet Uchiha Madara, the one who controlled the three Konoha Ninja with Genjutsu.
Thinking about it still gave him a thrill.
Night Light was in front, two Root Ninja on either side, and Danzo at the very back.
Soon, Night Light arrived below the hillside where Uchiha Madara was located.
The rocks on the hillside were still there, presumably because the three Konoha Ninja had restored the cave's disguise after entering it.
Danzo, confident in his Mangekyo Sharingan, stood boldly at the base of the hillside, exuding the demeanor of a powerful individual who feared nothing and had everything under control.
In his previous life, money was a person's courage. In this life, strength was a Ninja's courage.
Danzo looked at Night Light: "Fox, go in first to probe for information and see how many guards he has around him."
Night Light was extremely reluctant. He had just used up his resurrection count for the month; dying again would be truly dying.
But to pit tiger against wolf, he bit the bullet and went ahead.
Night Light created a Shadow Clone.
One true body, one Shadow Clone, after a series of twisting movements to swap positions, they finally separated and circled towards the large rock on the hillside from two sides.
Arriving below the large rock with the Shadow Clone, they encountered no resistance.
Night Light sighed, "Thank goodness, Madara isn't currently transplanting the Rinnegan, so he doesn't have time to bother with me, right?"
That would truly be a stroke of luck.
Night Light took out an Exploding Tag and affixed it to the bottom of the large rock, and still, no one paid him any mind.
With a loud boom, the large rock was blown open, revealing a pitch-black cave.
Night Light dodged the explosion and cautiously watched the cave from a safe distance.
At this distance, Danzo couldn't accuse him of being passive, and he also had a chance to escape.
A dark figure rushed out of the cave!
Night Light suppressed his fear and saw that it was the Konoha Jonin controlled by Genjutsu.
After the Jonin, there were also two Special Jonin.
The eyes of these three Konoha Ninja were dull; it was clear they were under control.
Danzo glanced and confirmed that three Konoha Ninja were indeed controlled; the Fox's intelligence was correct.
However, this behavior didn't quite resemble the Spiritual Transformation Technique. Had Kato Dan's strength increased?
Night Light quickly chose the Special Jonin who appeared to be the weakest, rushing forward to intercept him, acting as if he would absolutely not let him get one step closer to Danzo.
The two Root Ninja also rushed up the hillside, each confronting a Konoha Ninja.
"Wake up! Don't let yourself be controlled by Genjutsu!"
The Yamanaka Clan Root Ninja seized the opportunity to inject his Chakra into the Konoha Jonin, hoping to disrupt his Chakra flow and release the Genjutsu, but he failed.
Such powerful Genjutsu…
Night Light had no intention of fighting the Special Jonin. He feigned defeat, slowly retreating, constantly keeping an eye on the cave.
From within the cave, a slow footsteps emerged.
The sound of these footsteps overshadowed the pouring rain, reaching everyone's ears.
The aged Uchiha Madara, leaning on his scythe, appeared at the mouth of the cave.
A lightning bolt streaked across the rainy night, its light illuminating the deeply furrowed face of Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara's eyes were not Rinnegan, but a pair of ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan!
Uchiha Madara had already transplanted the Rinnegan to Nagato, and next, he would design Nagato's life, making Nagato increasingly extreme.
Uchiha Madara stood at the cave entrance, looking down at Danzo below the hill.
"Shimura Danzo, you've grown quite a bit to be able to find my hidden sanctuary."
Night Light thought to himself, it's because he accidentally discovered Uchiha Madara with Nagato in his previous life, not because of Danzo's ability.
Danzo didn't recognize the old man at first glance, but at the second glance, his eyes filled with terror.
"Uchiha Madara! You're still alive!"
Excellent, these two finally recognized each other.
In the original story, whether Danzo discovered Madara alive or not, it's quite a coincidence that he discovered him now.
Danzo thought he was about to meet Kato Dan, but he never expected to meet Uchiha Madara, the previous generation leader of the Uchiha Clan, and one of the two cornerstones of Konoha's founding.
This was a Ninja comparable to the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
Danzo immediately lifted his bandaged eye patch, revealing his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Uchiha Madara snorted coldly.
"A despicable thief, actually possessing a Mangekyo Sharingan.
That Mangekyo shape, it must be Uchiha Kagami's. Foolish Uchiha Kagami, to actually trust Konoha, and in the end, he died, and his eyes became Konoha's collection.
No Uchiha who trusted Konoha ever came to a good end.
I told Senju Hashirama long ago that you, Shimura Danzo, have an extreme nature and are a scoundrel who should have been killed long ago.
You should be grateful that you held the identity of a Konoha Ninja, that you lived until I left Konoha, and until Hashirama died."
Uchiha Madara's trash talk was in a league of its own.
Danzo's face turned green.
The Special Jonin in front of Night Light collapsed, as Uchiha Madara no longer controlled him, and Night Light had by now retreated almost to the bottom of the hill.
When the big shots clash, he didn't want to be caught in the crossfire.
Danzo slowly drew a Kunai, exhaling a Wind Release onto it, causing a vacuum blade to appear on the Kunai.
"Uchiha Madara, you are so old now; I wonder how much of your peak strength you still possess."
The vacuum blade was sharper than any long sword. Danzo, holding the vacuum blade, charged directly at Uchiha Madara.
"My peak? Have you ever seen my peak?" Uchiha Madara watched Danzo charge, continuing his taunt:
"In my prime, I had the Mangekyo, but I was no match for Hashirama's Wood Release.
Now, you too shall experience what I once endured.
I will show you Hashirama's peak!
Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!