The First Tsuchikage was certainly not as powerful as the First Hokage of his era, but in those times, amidst the sifting of the strong, anyone who could become the leader of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages must have possessed unique qualities. At least in terms of Ninjutsu, he was undoubtedly a top-tier expert. If this item truly was his Secret Technique scroll, its actual value would be immeasurable.
Ino's preferred scapegoat was still Danzo, as only he had the courage and ability to stir up trouble.
She obtained a large amount of historical information related to the Uchiha Clan from Uchiha Izumi. Izumi's father was not an Uchiha; after his death, she followed her mother to the Uchiha Clan and changed her surname.
As an outsider, she was naturally viewed with hostility, and this hostility peaked when she awakened her Three Tomoe at thirteen. Her sense of belonging to the Uchiha Clan was only moderate, and now, when speaking of their dark history, she had a whole repertoire of stories.
Ino drafted a top-secret plan in the tone of a hawkish Uchiha Clan member, which included a long list of hawkish members and several plans for the Uchiha after defecting from the village. One of these plans involved the [First Tsuchikage's Secret Technique Scroll] and the entire process of defecting to Iwagakure with it.
She aged the plan document, added a pile of Uchiha fan crests, some blurred handwritten notes, and some meaningless old intelligence, then packed it into a box and buried it under the company now renamed Kaminarimon Electric Tram.
Two days later, Ino's 'good friend,' Kaminarimon Iburi, who was supervising workers building the tram factory, dug up this big 'pot' from beneath what used to be the Uchiha Clan's land. After a quick glance, he immediately handed it over to his backer, Advisor Homura Mitokado.
The Uchiha Clan always gave Homura Mitokado a headache; he really didn't want to deal with this mess. He quickly scanned it and then had his subordinates transfer the series of documents to Danzo.
Let the professionals handle professional matters.
Hearing that it involved the Uchiha Clan, Danzo took it very seriously, examining it meticulously. He quickly discerned the 'Uchiha Clan's' conspiracy and the [First Tsuchikage's Secret Technique Scroll], which was rumored to have been lost for many years, within the lines.
Danzo was quite intrigued by this. Many of the First Tsuchikage's ultimate techniques are still powerful Ninjutsu today, such as the Light-Weight Rock Technique and the Super-Weight Rock Technique. There are also many other Ninjutsu and Secret Techniques that are extremely valuable. A Kage who could stand alongside Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara in that era was no weakling. He estimated that this Secret Technique scroll would be worth no less than Konoha's scroll of seals.
This is worth pursuing!
He acted without any reservations. If it succeeded, the benefits were his. If it failed, the Hokage was there to take the fall. What was there to fear?
The Secret Technique scroll had been lost for many years, and Iwagakure itself couldn't find it, let alone a Konoha Ninja decades later.
However, the 'cunning Uchiha' left clues. There were several key pieces of information: the former clan head of the Kamizuru Clan was a subordinate of the First Tsuchikage. After this former clan head died in battle, Iwagakure also lost the Secret Technique scroll. When these pieces of information were combined, it meant that by finding the body of this former Kamizuru Clan head, the Secret Technique scroll could be found.
Danzo immediately summoned Shibi Aburame, the clan head of the Aburame Clan, and bombarded him with questions.
Shibi Aburame was unwilling for his old rival, the Kamizuru Clan, to return to the Ninja World, but facing Danzo, he couldn't refuse to answer.
In this day and age, those who care most about you are your peers. Even though the Kamizuru Clan had weakened to its extreme, the Aburame Clan never relaxed their vigilance towards them.
He recounted the situation of the Kamizuru Clan.
After listening to Shibi Aburame's account, Danzo gave a stiff command: "If the Kamizuru Clan wants to find the body of their former clan head, they can only use your clan's Kibichu. Shibi, this matter is very important to me. Open the Aburame Clan's insect valley and let the Kamizuru Ninja search for the Kibichu inside. Afterwards, I will personally lead the team to track them."
Thinking that the Aburame Clan was, after all, not an obscure small Ninja clan, he added, "I will compensate you for the Aburame Clan's losses."
Shibi Aburame was actually very displeased. You don't give a reason, you don't reveal any information, and with one sentence, you want us to open up our family's sacred ground? The insect valley contains the efforts of over a dozen generations of the family. Many Aburame Clan Ninja return to this valley before they die to have their remains buried within, allowing the Chakra insects in their bodies to return to this ancestral land to multiply and thrive.
The insect valley is as important to their clan as an ancestral shrine. You just say open it? And let their mortal enemies in?
Knowing he couldn't fight against a superior, Shibi Aburame suppressed his displeasure and agreed to Danzo's request.
Back then, Danzo sent Kabuto to various Shinobi Villages to carry out missions. Now, he also had a spy in Iwagakure, and through the spy's mouth, he leaked the news that the Aburame Clan was out on a mission and the insect valley was vulnerable.
Five days later, the Kamizuru Clan's Ninja were all dispatched.
Although it was said to be an all-out dispatch, only three Ninja actually came. This family truly had no one left.
Danzo didn't want the news of the [First Tsuchikage's Secret Technique Scroll] to leak out. He didn't call Fu Yamanaka, who was from the Yamanaka Clan, or Aburame Torune, who was from the Aburame Clan. He personally led the Root Ninja he had trained since childhood to ambush them in the insect valley.
The three Ninja from the Kamizuru Clan were no match at all.
They extensively damaged the insect valley. The Female Ninja leading the Kamizuru Clan broke out of the encirclement. Not only did she escape, but according to Danzo's plan, she also stole the mission objective from the insect valley: a rare insect, the Kibichu, whose sense of smell was thousands of times more acute than that of a Ninja dog.
Neither side in the battle noticed the chameleon Kubisaki in the distance. Ino was hiding nearby, observing in secret.
The Kamizuru Female Ninja and Danzo left the insect valley one after another.
This valley, where the Aburame Clan bred their Chakra-devouring insects, was affected by the battle. Several large pits appeared sparsely on the ground, and many lush trees were broken by Danzo's Wind Release. How many rare insect species died? Ino didn't know.
This 'pot' was like Kazehana Koyuki killing her uncle; you make your own mess, you clean it up. It had nothing to do with Ino, but she knew that this time, Danzo had severely offended the honest people of the Aburame Clan!
Even honest people have tempers.
They usually don't talk much and have a low sense of presence, but you can't treat them like they're nothing!
Ino felt that if she were to do this, she would never be so crude.
Danzo truly didn't treat his subordinates as human beings.
Ino thought that the Yamanaka Clan could appropriately win over the Aburame Clan. After Danzo fell, the Yamanaka Clan would take over Root, and the Aburame Clan would take over those small Ninja clans. What a perfect plan!
She also left the insect valley. All the actors on Konoha Village's side were now on stage. What if they found that Secret Technique scroll, only to discover it was full of insect master Secret Techniques? Wouldn't Danzo explode on the spot?
It wouldn't do to have no enemies. Even without enemies, she would create some for Danzo.
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