Ino didn't know why Kashin Koji wanted to test her, and she didn't want to fall into his rhythm. If he provoked her, she would fight back.
When fighting, one must pay attention to methods and techniques. As a Ninja, obtaining information about the enemy is the top priority.
The anime is just a reference and cannot be used as a basis for actual performance.
During the battle, Ino used her Wood Release ability to leave a special pollen mark on Kashin Koji's clothes. The meticulous Uchiha Itachi didn't notice it back then, and Kashin Koji probably hasn't noticed it now either.
In her perception, Kashin Koji disappeared for a period, completely vanished. She guessed he had gone to another dimension. After half an hour, the tracking on him reappeared.
The Flying Thunder God Technique is not the Rinnegan's Amenotejikara; it cannot go to other dimensions.
Even if it could, Ino wouldn't dare to go. Why go? To deliver herself as a meal?
She had an immature idea: she wanted Danzo to test him.
To test how deep the Kara's waters were.
If it succeeded? It would eliminate a huge hidden danger for the Ninja World in advance, and Ino could also gain a Ōtsutsuki corpse and a Ten-Tails still in its infancy. If it failed? What did that have to do with her? She could instead send Danzo, this extremely evil person, to the Shinigami as a sacrifice, and then use Fu Yamanaka's connections to annex Root!
Now, sending Danzo to test Isshiki would be extremely difficult. Ino had seen Danzo twice recently, and he had many Sealing Technique formulas on him. However, it was clear that the Hashirama cells and Sharingan inside Danzo were only barely maintaining a balanced state. It wouldn't take much; if just one Sharingan used Izanagi, the balance within him would be broken, so he needed a boost.
Boosting comes in many forms. Boosting Ninjutsu is a boost, and boosting Bloodline Limit is also a boost. Elder Danzo currently finds it difficult to make breakthroughs in these two areas, so Ino planned to strengthen him in terms of equipment, and then send him to meet Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Danzo often hid in his secret Root base. Not only the entrances and exits, but even the walls were covered with various Sealing Technique formulas to block Byakugan and Sharingan's penetration.
After Orochimaru escaped, he re-adjusted the overall defense system within the base, just in case Jiraiya brought people to kill him one day while he was sleeping.
Jiraiya's deterrence was immense for him. For a while recently, he had been extremely well-behaved, but he still harbored anger and was looking for an opportunity to retaliate fiercely.
Now, the opportunity had arrived!
Fu Yamanaka reported to him in a low voice: "Lord, three days ago, the clan head and young miss chatted casually, and through my investigation, I learned of this matter..."
After the Yamanaka Clan gathering, Ino talked to Inoichi about her recent mission. She proudly spoke of the powerful enemy she encountered in the Land of the Moon.
According to her original words, the opponent used all their techniques, but was still utterly defeated by her Wood Human Technique.
Inoichi then taught his daughter to avoid arrogance and impetuosity, and to know that there are always people stronger than oneself.
Fu Yamanaka was meticulous and secretly noted this matter, then turned around to report it to Danzo.
From the Hokage down to the common people, including the Yamanaka Clan, everyone in Konoha Village was under Root's surveillance. At least during the Third Hokage's era, they were that arrogant.
Monitoring themselves?
For Fu Yamanaka, he had a ruler in his heart. Information that did not involve the clan's current situation or future, he would report as a daily affair.
Danzo, however, heard some clues from it.
"A continuously burning flame? Even Wood Release couldn't suppress it? Is there really such a person in the Ninja World now? Could it be a new member of the Akatsuki Organization?"
Danzo was too clear about the power of Wood Release. He, the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Homura Mitokado were all born before the founding of Konoha and came to Konoha Village with their families. They didn't have a deep impression of Uchiha Madara, but their impression of Senju Hashirama was extremely profound; he was the idol of their entire childhood and youth.
Now, a nameless Ninja's Fire Release could directly contend with Wood Release? Danzo expressed the utmost contempt for Tsunade's and her disciple's Wood Release! The legitimate lineage of Wood Release was indeed with him! These two women were truly shaming their ancestors.
Despite his contempt, he still acknowledged Ino's current achievements of capturing Konan alive and directly killing Sasori of the Red Sand. He quickly sent people to retrieve Ino's mission report.
Ninja must write mission reports after completing missions and file them. This was a rule established during the Second Hokage's era.
As an eyewitness, Ino truthfully recorded the mission process after returning to the Village, forming a report and submitting it to the Village.
After the Village's high-ranking officials reviewed it, important information was excerpted, and the original report was archived.
This was the entire process of a Ninja carrying out a mission, which was now very standardized.
During this process, even the Hokage could not delete or modify the report. Of course, if one insisted on deleting it, it could certainly be deleted, but Jiraiya would not do such a thing. Danzo ultimately received the original mission report.
He read it word by word, Ino had recorded it in great detail, from the silver-haired young man to Fire Release, Oil Release, Earth Release, Rasengan, and Sage Mode, she described everything in an objective and impartial tone.
Danzo was holding a grudge and planning to mess with Jiraiya, so seeing this information, he was truly overjoyed.
Tsunade and Shikaku could misinterpret it, let alone him. A bastard child, that's all. Jiraiya, old man, I understand you!
If he could control this bastard child, wouldn't the so-called Fifth Hokage be at his mercy?
This was a promising venture!
Danzo had secretly operated in the Ninja World for over thirty years using Konoha Village's resources. His informants were spread across the globe, and he could also mobilize part of the Yamanaka Clan's intelligence network, so he received news very quickly.
Relying on these people to put him on the Hokage's throne was certainly out of the question, but finding someone with distinct characteristics was still possible to find some traces.
Kashin Koji was not a god; he needed to eat and sleep. His range of activity was roughly delineated.
The person was found, but what after finding him? To convince him with eloquent words? Danzo was not that naive.
His idea was still the old method of capturing the person, then applying a cursed seal, and completely controlling them!
He acted immediately, dispatching ten Root Ninja to capture him.
A Ninja's body is very fragile; if they are caught off guard, a single Kunai can kill a Kage.
He had great confidence in the Root elites he trained, but the reality was a harsh slap in the face: not a single one of the ten Root Ninja returned.
After investigation, Danzo discovered that the Ninja he sent out were completely annihilated with just a few punches and kicks. There wasn't a single high-level Ninja on his side who could defeat Kashin Koji.
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