Reborn Into Naruto World With Tenseigan
Starting the Ritual
Following the sound of crutches on the ground, Homusubi turned to find Danzo approaching them, still costumed sickly old man with bandages wrapped around his body and a stick in his hand.
He sneered, "Stinky old man!"
Danzo changed completely after undergoing body modification surgery on Orochimaru's hands. His body currently outperforms 99 percent of ninja in the shinobi world. Not only did he no longer have any defects in his body, but his cells also gained tremendous strength.
Danzo's current physique was much stronger than when he was young... Moreover, his strength had surpassed his peak and Sarutobi Hiruzen... So, in terms of strength, it is not wrong to state that currently Danzo has the qualifications to become the Hokage of Konoha in the truest sense.
"He was really careful" Orochimaru said with a cynical grin as he looked at Danzo's appearance.
Although there are hundreds of Shinobi Roots in the area, Danzo continues to portray himself as a frail and disabled old man... From this, it is clear that Danzo does not trust anyone but himself.
Danzo approached Homusubi and Orochimaru a few seconds later and asked, "How is the ritual setting?"
"All the arrangements inside the cave are almost complete."
"Regarding the arrangement outside the cave.The basic arrangement was designed by us, the rest is up to you. In that case, we cannot help," Orochimaru replied after a brief pause.
The rituals of Homusubi and Orochimaru are divided into two parts: 'Inside the Cave and Outside the Cave.'
The ritual altar and associated Fuinjutsu Arrangement are located inside the cave, while the Chakra Conductor Array is located outside.
'The 'Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual' required a large amount of Chakra, which an ordinary shinobi would never possess in his entire life.
To overcome these difficulties, Hiruko devised an extraordinary plan to move the ceremony to the top of the mountain, by harnessing the power of celestial phenomena.
Since Danzo needs to use the unique environment of the volcanic cave to suppress the presence of excessive water chakra in his body, therefore, he is unable to replicate Hiruko's method, which is why he is unable to, so he chose to deploy a large number of Konoha shinobi to serve as temporary chakra.
"There will be no problem in that," Danzo said indifferently. "I've brought about 1500 shinobi and Kunoichi..."
With a look of shock on his face, Orochimaru whispered, "There are more than 1500 people outside? Bringing such a large group was not something to be laughed at...!"
It is important to know that secretly gathering nearly 1500 ninjas, even for a powerful shinobi village, is no easy task.
Not to mention the fact that these ninjas were brought in as 'Chakra Batteries'... As a result, the ninja fraction with a small chakra reserve should be low, implying that among the 1,500 Konoha ninja who were outside the volcanic caves, most were ranked higher or equivalent to high-class chunins, which is no joke.
This is a full army... An army capable of easily annihilating a small country!
Even Homusubi was shocked when he heard Danzo's statement...
Only Danzo, Konoha's current interim leader, was able to draw such a formation. Other people, at least in Konoha, do not have that kind of power... And it was for this reason that Homusubi was glad that he chose Shimura Danzo as his 'pioneer... Homusubi would have had significant problems if others had been used as Danzo's replacement.
"Of course, this subject concerns the life and death of their commander, as well as the destiny of the entire shinobi world," Danzo said with a nod, which left Orochimaru amazed, "It is a privilege for them to be allowed to take part in this ritual!"
Orochimaru was shocked and could not help but think while sighing, 'How stupid.'
"The out-of-the-cave Chakra Carrier Arrays were installed after forty-seven trials, all according to the specifications you set," Danzo said indifferently. "There's nothing wrong as long as there's no problem on your side."
"As long as the Chakra carrier array remains stable, a total of 1,500 Konoha Shinobi should be enough to meet the chakra needs during the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual," Homusubi said lightly, then asked, "When will you start?"
Danzo glanced at Orochimaru.
"When, you will" said Orochimaru with a smile.
When Danzo heard Orochimaru's comment, he slammed his crutches onto the ground and said, "Then let's get started!"
Five slits appeared on the ritual altar as a result of Danzo's words, and the five people who had been captured by the Shinobi Root were removed from the crack.
Danzo had never shown captured targets to Homusubi and Orochimaru before, so both were interested and glanced over.
These victims were tethered to five crosses, and it was clear that they had been horribly tortured based on their appearance.
Because it appeared to be administered with a high dose of sleep, the five targets tied to the torture skeleton were in a coma.
Based on their clothes, the three were civilians, while the other two were Shinobi from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.
Homusubi could roughly recognize each of their 'Kekkei Genkai' with just a single glance.
Danzo turned around and walked slowly towards the altar as the five crosses came to a halt.
With a grim and cold smile, he first looked at the five targets tied to the cross, then turned around and looked at Orochimaru and Homsusbi.
Danzo had secretly arranged for the manpower to bury the explosive mark on the liquid cave support point. He would blow up this exploding tag after the ritual ritual was completed, erasing all evidence of his crimes.
Danzo also intends to dispose of Homosubi and Orochimaru in addition to all evidence of his crimes.
As for the follow-up questions from Amatsukami?
Danzo doesn't care about that... He believed that after the ritual was completed, he would have enough power and would no longer be afraid of Amatsukami, therefore he intended to blame Homusubi's death for an accident.
Of course, Homusubi and Orochimaru also felt Danzo's cold demeanor, but they chose to ignore it and not think about it.
Danzo, according to Homusubi, is nothing more than an ugly pawn that won't live long, so he doesn't care about Danzo's intentions.
The same can be said for Orochimaru, who seems completely unaware of Danzo's killing intent.
With complicated thoughts flowing down their heads, the three stared at each other and waited for the ceremony to begin.