CH 256

Midnight.

A battle was taking place in Kumogakure outpost.

A battle was also taking place in Sunagakure.

This made Konohagakure, who was supposed to be the focus of the Third Ninja World War, appear to be in a peaceful state.

It was impossible to see any intention of starting a war.

This was also related to Konohagakure's current environment. According to the knowledge of the villagers, the war had already begun half a month ago.

The Jonin and Chunin in the village all headed in the direction of the battlefield one after another and fight with Kumogakure ninjas.

As time passed, the battle began.

The people in the village had already accepted this matter and did not have any thoughts about it.

In their opinion.

War was already a part of life.

It was just that the flames of war had not spread to Konohagakure.

It was precisely because this news had not been updated that it did not cause the people in Konohagakure to panic.

The village was already in a war, why should they worry about the possible war? Because this was already a fact for Konohagakure's people.

In addition, the Third Hokage hid the information very well, so that the people in the village did not know that tomorrow was the day of the arrival of the Kumogakure envoy group.

This created a very strange phenomenon.

For the entire ninja world, tomorrow was a very important day, and it would decide the direction of the Third Ninja World War.

But for Konohagakure's people...

They had no idea what had happened. Tomorrow was just an ordinary day, and there was nothing different about it.

This was the biggest reason.

It was also because the Third Hokage was afraid. He knew that Kumogakure's envoy had caused a very serious matter in the village the last time they came.

Not only did it cause the Hyuga Clan's dojo to be blown up, but it also caused the Uchiha Clan to lose a person.

This kind of thing had already caused the villagers to panic.

If Kumogakure's envoy came to Konohagakure again, it would be very difficult for Konohagakure's people to easily accept it. Therefore, they directly chose not to say it and also avoided a lot of trouble for him.

At this time.

Deep in the night.

In a stone room in Root Base.

Six medical ninjas were treating a person lying on a stone bed.

These medical ninjas were all using Shōsen Jutsu(Mystical Palm Technique), and they did not stop for a moment. After all, this person's identity was very unusual.

After about half an hour.

These medical ninjas seemed to have communicated with each other; they all put away the chakra in their hands and looked at one of the older medical ninjas.

This medical ninja nodded and then walked towards the stone room door.

He had just walked out of the stone room.

He saw a figure waiting outside the stone room.

This figure was wearing a dark green robe. His face was wrapped in bandages, giving off a very serious feeling.

"Danzo-sama!"

The medical ninja immediately bowed to the boss of Root in front of him and greeted Danzo. His expression was very cautious. The whole process was very careful. Even if he was a medical ninja, he had heard of Danzo's reputation.

"How is his injury?" Danzo asked in a deep voice. The person lying in this stone room was Hari. After being attacked by Gasshi, he was moved here for treatment. Danzo still cared about Hari's injury because it will affect many things.

"His life is fine, but the other places are not very good..." The medical ninja said meaningfully.

"Tell me the details." Danzo's voice was still very low, and there were almost no emotional fluctuations.

"According to my experience, he will wake up in less than half an hour. However, the nerves in his spine are seriously damaged. His lower body has completely lost consciousness, and he can't move at all. The arms of his hands have also suffered a great impact. The injuries to his bones can be recovered, but the injuries in his chakra pathway are very serious. Even if his hands can recover, it will definitely be very difficult to control chakra. He won't be as free as before the injury." The medical ninja said seriously. When he said every word, he was seriously looking at the expression on Danzo's face, afraid that his words would cause Danzo to be disgusted or dissatisfied.

"In that case, does this mean that this person can't move his entire body?" Danzo asked coldly. After hearing this news, he felt a very magical feeling. He did not know how to describe his current mood.

"Yes, he is already a cripple in action. Only his brain is still working flexibly. Unless he finds a medical ninja like Tsunade-sama to treat him, there is no way at all." The medical ninja nodded his head. His judgment of Hari's injury was very accurate.

"I understand. If there is nothing else, you can go back and rest. You have to come often to treat him during this period of time. Don't let him die." Danzo said in a low voice. After confirming that Hari would not die, he was relieved.

"Yes."

The medical ninja immediately bowed and nodded. After he finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the stone room.

After returning to the stone room.

This medical ninja followed several other medical Ninjas to deal with Hari's current situation.

Then, these medical ninjas left the stone room together.

Danzo stood outside the stone room.

After the medical ninjas left, he walked in.

At this time.

There were only Danzo and Hari in the stone room. The latter was still in a coma.

Gradually.

Time slowly passed.

Not long after.

Hari, who was lying on the stone bed, slowly blinked his eyes, and his body suddenly felt a strong pain.

It was this feeling that directly stimulated him to open his eyes, and his eyes were filled with pain.

"Where is this place?"

Hari clenched his teeth tightly and did not cry out. His gaze was focused on the ceiling reflected by the weakest candlelight.

He looked like he was asking himself, but also like he was asking the person next to him.

Only...

He could not twist his neck at all and could not see the person next to him, but he felt that there was someone beside him.

"This is my lounge."

Danzo's low voice sounded. He approached Hari step by step until he was next to Hari. Then, he looked down at Hari from a high place and directly appeared in Hari's line of sight.

"Shimura Danzo?"

There was a trace of surprise in Hari's voice. After he said these words, his tone changed. It seemed that his voice was a little too loud, which caused the nerves in his body to hurt. In short, he was not very good.

"Why are you here?"

Hari asked doubtfully. There was a strong caution in his voice. He had not figured out what had happened before he fainted, and he did not know who had harmed him.

As he asked these questions.

The scenes from before he passed out appeared in his dazed mind.

It was as if he had suddenly regained his memories after temporarily losing his memory.

He instantly realized what had happened earlier.

Gasshi!

Hari suddenly widened his eyes and his pupils contracted. A name appeared in his head.

It was Gasshi!

Through what Gasshi said at the last moment...

Gasshi thought that he would definitely die!

It was just that...

Even he himself had not expected that he was still alive.

All of a sudden.

Hari wanted to reach out and try to support his body.

He wanted to sit up and talk.

However, before he could support his body, he found that his hands were trembling and he could not exert any strength.

What shocked him even more was that he found that his body was completely out of control and his entire lower body had no feeling.

"It is already a blessing in the misfortune that you were able to save your life. As for the other parts of your body, they can no longer be used." Danzo lowered his head and looked at Hari who was lying on the stone bed. He spoke in a very low voice. He had already seen through Hari's confusion and directly told the latter the situation.

"I understand."

After a moment of surprise, Hari had already walked out from this sadness and grief.

He was a very decisive person.

After he understood his basic matters, it had become a fact. He could only accept it.

After Hari said this, he no longer wanted to sit up. Instead, he wanted to raise his hands to try the feeling of his hands.

No!

Hari gave himself the answer in his heart.

Right now, he couldn't even raise his hand.

This kind of huge defect in his body brought him a huge gap in his heart.

Even though he accepted this matter rationally, it didn't mean that he didn't feel uncomfortable in his heart.

All of a sudden.

Hari gave up all resistance and laid flat on the stone bed. He did not struggle at all.

"How is the negotiation between Kumogakure and Konohagakure?" Hari asked slowly. His tone had calmed down. He was disheartened by many things, but he still wanted to know Kumogakure's final situation.

"It's only after dawn that the Kumogakure envoy group will arrive. It's not time yet," Danzo replied in a deep voice.

"If I'm not wrong, you don't want Konohagakure to negotiate with Kumogakure, right?" Hari said indifferently. He had already begun to adapt to this feeling and understood the feelings inside.

"There is no absolute in everything." Danzo shook his head and did not give a clear answer.

"Can you help me investigate something?" Hari stared at Danzo and asked.

"Go ahead." Danzo did not agree, nor did he object. Instead, he let Hari speak about the matter first.

"I want to know if Gasshi's actions were arranged by Kumogakure, or if he made his own decision," Hari said in a low voice. He still had no way of completely suspecting Kumogakure. After all, it could be said that he had paid everything to Kumogakure. He was unable to accept such a thing suddenly happening.

"What benefits do I have?" Danzo still did not say anything about agreeing or not. His exposed eyes stared indifferently at Hari who was lying on the stone bed.

"If you can tell me the truth, I may join you Konohagakure," Hari said seriously.

"Maybe?"

Danzo shook his head. His exposed eyes seemed to have seen through everything.

"Hari."

"Let me guess your choice..."

"If you are sure that Gasshi was sent by Kumogakure to kill you on purpose, then you will pretend to stand on my side and use me to fight against Kumogakure to complete the task of revenge for you."

"But if you are sure that Gasshi's action is just a personal behavior, then your target is only Gasshi. So you will not deal with Kumogakure, no matter how I treat you."

"Am I right?"

"We are all old foxes. There is no need to talk about these useless things with me!"

Danzo said coldly. The moment Hari spoke, he already understood what the latter was thinking.

Wasn't it just to use him to investigate the results of this matter!

Danzo could not help but sneer.

If he could be used so easily, then he would not be Shimura Danzo!

"I really can't fool you at all!"

Hari smiled indifferently. He didn't have any expectations in the first place. He just wanted to give it a try. If he succeeded, that would be for the best. If he didn't succeed, it wouldn't be a loss to him.

"I think we are talking here tonight, and you are like this again. Let's be more sincere with each other. Otherwise, I can promise you that it was Kumogakure who asked Gasshi to harm you. What can you do?"

Danzo stared at Hari who was lying on the stone bed. When he knew that Gasshi could leave through the reverse summoning technique, he understood that Gasshi was not here to save Hari, but to assassinate Hari!

It was because he knew this reason that he was waiting here to talk to Hari.

At this time.

The war between Konohagakure and Kumogakure was imminent.

If Hari could give him some key information...

Things would become much simpler!

Of course.

Danzo did not place all his hopes on this.

He was just testing it out.

If he could succeed, it would be of great help to Konohagakure.

But if he couldn't succeed, at the very least, it would be like this and wouldn't produce any negative effects.

From a certain perspective.

Hari's next attitude and choice would determine how Danzo would play this card.

"Hahahahaha!"

When Hari heard Danzo's words, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Because his laughter affected the wounds on his body, he immediately felt a burst of pain from his body.

This pain only caused him to grin, and it didn't cause too much of an impact.

"Danzo-sama, you are more shrewd than me!" Hari sighed. They were all smart people. They understood each other's plans just by talking.

"Same to you," Danzo said in a deep voice.

"Then let's talk openly. I have forgotten that I haven't talked to others like this for a long time." Hari sighed. Then he looked at Danzo and asked, "If I am willing to join your camp, how much help can you give me?"

"You can ask such a question, which means you are still not honest enough!"

Danzo shook his head and walked directly to Hari, staring at Hari's face covered with gauze.

"Let me tell you what it means to be honest and open!"

After Danzo finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and reached toward Hari's mouth.

"What are you doing?"

Hari suddenly widened his eyes. He instinctively wanted to resist, but he could do nothing. His body was completely out of control. He could only watch as Danzo's hand reached toward him.

This time.

Danzo did not answer Hari's question.

He slapped Hari's mouth with his right hand. Then, he grabbed Hari's tongue and pulled it out.

"AHHHH..."

Hari had not cried out before. No matter how painful it was, he was enduring it. However, the pain of pulling his tongue was really unbearable for him.

At this time.

Danzo lifted his right hand, which was holding Hari's tongue, and directly pressed his thumb against Hari's tongue.

Hum!

A dense chakra appeared between Danzo's fingers.

This chakra instantly formed a black color seal on Hari's tongue.

Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal!

Danzo directly hit Hari's tongue with Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

After that.

He released his hand.

Hari's tongue instinctively shrank back. He felt that his entire tongue was numb and even slightly trembling.

"You... you... What are you doing?"

There was a trace of anger in Hari's puzzled tone. He felt that Danzo's actions were really too excessive. It was simply disrespectful to him.

But he had no other way.

His whole body can't move on the stone bed.

It was like a piece of meat lying on a copping board, waiting to be slaughtered.

Everything seemed so powerless and helpless.

"I gave you Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. From today onwards, as long as you say anything about me, your entire body will go numb. You can neither speak nor move. You will be in a completely bound state!"

Danzo could not tolerate betrayal. The current Hari was a battle uniform for him. Since he did not plan to kill Hari for the time being, then he could only put a Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on him!

"You..."

Hari was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had heard of this seal. He had never known about it before.

"Now we can speak freely!"

Danzo's expression gradually changed. This change made Hari, the leader of Kumogakure Anbu, feel a little creepy.