One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

In a corner of the shopping street, Obito was happily eating takoyaki. After finishing, he wiped the crumbs from his mouth and muttered to himself.

"Little Karin, don't blame your older brother. This is what Brother Shiba said. He wants you to be given some experience..."

Far behind, they secretly followed Shimura Danzo and his group, changing direction several times along the way, turning left and right. Obito was almost losing patience when they finally entered an underground area.

"You're really careful. But while you're at it, please also help move all the valuables from the base!"

Obito carefully intangibly passed through several walls, looking at rows of sophisticated instruments with a smile on his face.

"These instruments should fetch a good price, hehe..."

When Shimura Danzo left the base and headed to the Hokage Building to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi for a Wood Release ninja, Obito stuffed all the experimental equipment in the base into the Kamui dimension.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded, and footsteps echoed in the corridor. When the group rushed into the laboratory, Obito was sitting with his legs crossed, waiting for a long time.

"Hello everyone, where's that old bastard Danzo?"

"How dare you be disrespectful to Lord Danzo!"

"kill!"

A Root ninja wearing a Yaksha mask, carrying a giant shuriken, formed hand seals and threw it towards Obito.

"Shuriken? Giant Body Technique!"

The shuriken, which was already nearly as tall as a person, instantly expanded several times in size, arriving in front of Obito in the blink of an eye. At the same time, a Root ninja sprang out from underground, completely unconcerned that he was also within the shuriken's attack range.

"Earth Release? The Decapitation Technique in Your Heart!"

However, the opponent's hand grasped at empty air. Before it could burrow underground, it was instantly torn to pieces by the giant shuriken that came hurtling towards it.

Upon seeing this tragic scene, Obito Uchiha wore a serious expression.

"Completely disregarding their comrades, even risking their lives to create opportunities—truly worthy of being called the Root of Konoha!"

Holding katanas, several Root ninjas exchanged glances, stepped forward in unison, and fell to the ground in a flash of swords.

Obito Uchiha casually tossed the stolen katana aside and walked toward the place where Karin and the others were being held.

In the cell, Hozuki Suigetsu was bound in a spread-eagle position, while a ninja with his upper body exposed brandished a barbed whip.

"Will you talk or not? Will you talk or not? Will you talk or not?!"

He swung his arms several times before stopping, picked up a water glass and drank. His chest was covered in blood, his skin torn and bleeding, and he roared angrily in dissatisfaction.

"All you've got to do is hit me, so what are you asking?"

The man who was carrying out the torture stopped what he was doing, picked up the whip again, and chuckled.

"Anyway, people like you, the chosen ones, won't easily betray the village. Let's just go through the motions. What's the point of asking questions..."

"I@&*!"

Hozuki Suigetsu, who was originally going to say that he was sent by Kirigakure to attack the Konoha high-ranking officials, immediately started cursing. The other party ignored him and raised his whip again, ready to bring it down.

Suddenly, his hand swung aimlessly, and the whip in his hand disappeared. He turned around blankly and saw Uchiha Obito smiling as he played with the bloodstained whip.

"It was you who bullied my subordinate?"

"Damn it, this is the root..."

After a while, in the torture chamber, lay a man with his limbs severed, while Hozuki Suigetsu wiped nonexistent sweat from his forehead.

"The feeling of being severed is so irresistible!"

Obito Uchiha grabbed the other person's arm.

"Let's go. You're so young, yet you already have perverted tendencies. What kind of upbringing did your brother give you? Don't do this again..."

"Tch, you're the captain, I'll listen to you!"

Then Obito grabbed the other's arm, and after a spatial fluctuation ended, Suigetsu Hozuki appeared in the Kamui dimension. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Karin treating Kimimaro, and he was immediately dissatisfied.

"Oh, I was just about to send the captain to rescue you, but your injuries are almost healed!"

"I want to report this! This kind of behavior is what Lord Caoying often calls 'getting special treatment'!"

Karin casually tossed a scroll to the other person.

"This contains a special liquid that is even more effective at healing your injuries than my medical ninjutsu!"

Hozuki Suigetsu unrolled the scroll, revealing a bucket filled with bright green water. With a question in his mind (?_?)ヾ, he jumped in and immediately started cursing.

"Damn it, why does this thing hurt so much!"

A triumphant smile flashed in Karin's eyes as she ignored the other party, while Obito Uchiha appeared to the side with a solemn expression.

Where is Naruto?

Karin raised her hand to answer.

"I was unconscious, I don't know..."

Kimimaro slightly raised his arm, a pained expression on his face, and softly echoed from the side.

"I don't know either. I lost consciousness before I was controlled!"

Obito Uchiha turned around and looked expectantly at Suigetsu Hozuki, who was soaking in the bucket of water, blowing bubbles and experiencing both pain and pleasure.

"Suigetsu, do you have any information about Naruto...?"

"??"

"I don't know, they thought I was too talkative, so they knocked me unconscious during the operation!"

Uchiha Obito was disheartened. Now that Konoha had been alerted, the level of protection for Jinchuriki would definitely be raised several levels, and the chances of completing the mission would drop sharply. After much deliberation, he decided to wait and see, lie low, and look for an opportunity!

Meanwhile, in the Hokage Building conference room, Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly watched Danzo Shimura while smoking a cigarette.

"Hand them over?"

"Danzo, your ambition is too great. I warn you, there will be no next time!"

Danzo Shimura, with an air of utter indifference, simply waved his hand dismissively.

"Didn't we already hand over the ninja who was trying to rebel to you, Hiruzen?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a disgruntled "humph," then spoke sharply.

"Let's put aside the matter of sending people to attack me for now. I didn't expect Root to have ninjas who can use Wood Release..."

"Danzo, A is now under the command of the Anbu. Do you have any objections?"

Danzo Shimura's chest rose and fell slightly, but he eventually managed a smile.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"Wait, Danzo, hand over Naruto!"

Danzo Shimura, using his cane to hoe the ground, didn't turn around, but spoke earnestly.

"Hiruzen, the attack on Konoha this time is suspected to be carried out by members of the Hozuki and Kaguya clans from Kirigakure, as well as orphans of the Uzumaki clan. Although they are young, even the weakest among them is comparable to a Special Jonin!"

"The village needs the power of a human jinchūriki, how long are you going to hesitate!"

"I can tell you the truth, I will not return the Jinchūriki to you. If you don't agree, you can take my life!"

"Rather than watching Konoha decline and become a target for everyone to exploit, I'd rather give it a try..."

Danzo Shimura stood silently in place, while Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.