Grind is My Ninja Way

After controlling Aburame Torune, Seimei didn't rush to kill him but instead lifted his mask. Although he had never met Aburame Torune and didn't know his true appearance, the iconic purple mark on the corner of his mouth confirmed his identity.

Seimei didn't waste any time and immediately formed hand seals, fully utilizing the 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' to guide Aburame Torune into revealing his memories.

It had to be said that Aburame Torune's willpower was truly tenacious, and his mental strength was also powerful. However, under his Mangekyo Sharingan, these didn't have much effect.

Soon, the opponent's memories were displayed before him.

Unfortunately, using 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' to read memories was ultimately a shortcut. Many parts of the opponent's memories had cursed seals, making them impossible to read.

The most typical example was the 'Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal'.

Under the blockade of this cursed seal, many things related to Danzo in his mind could not only not be spoken but also couldn't be viewed.

In addition, many secret missions of Root were also sealed, and the related memories couldn't be read either.

In the end, Seimei could only obtain some fragmented memories, such as the specific location of Root's headquarters base in Konoha, its internal structure, and so on.

Perhaps these things would be useful to him later, but for now...

Seimei shook his head and directly threw them into the corner of his memory.

Now, he just wanted to know what exactly this mission was about.

With a thought, Seimei continued to guide the opponent to show the relevant memories.

Perhaps because this mission hadn't ended yet, and the opponent's related memories hadn't been sealed, he quickly obtained some information.

Just as he had guessed, the people who had been secretly watching him these past few days were indeed Root ninjas, or more precisely, it was this person.

Through the memories, Seimei learned that the opponent had been monitoring his movements using a reconnaissance ninjutsu called 'Secret Technique: Shadow Bugs'.

It had to be said that he was indeed one of the few people in the history of Root with the most outstanding infiltration techniques.

Originally, the detection range of this technique was only a few hundred meters, but after his improvements, it could actually monitor from a distance of two or three kilometers.

No wonder neither his Sharingan nor the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan in his team could detect it!

It would be strange to be able to detect it from such a long distance!

In addition, he had also obtained their approximate route from Orochimaru and had placed bugs for casting the technique along the way in advance.

This made it even more concealed.

Unfortunately, this ninjutsu required the cooperation of kikaichu, otherwise he would have mastered a powerful reconnaissance ninjutsu.

Shaking his head, Seimei continued to read the opponent's memories.

Soon, a hint of anger appeared on his face.

From the opponent's memories, Seimei finally confirmed that this mission was indeed an order from Danzo.

If it were just that, it would be fine.

The key was that the opponent had planned to take action several months ago.

Unfortunately, at that time, the Iwagakure offensive was too fierce, and the situation on the front line was unstable. Orochimaru rejected his proposal, which led to the delay of the plan.

It was also fortunate that it was delayed, otherwise, at that time, he hadn't even awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan yet!

If he had encountered the Mist ninja lineup tonight, it would have been quite troublesome...

Silently, Seimei made another note about Danzo in his little notebook.

In addition, what he didn't expect was that Orochimaru had also played a part in this matter.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Not to mention that he hadn't yet left Root and was still nominally Danzo's subordinate, needing to obey his orders in some matters.

Just as the commander-in-chief of Konoha on the Rain Country battlefield, without his cooperation, it would be impossible to mobilize him and Uchiha Shisui, two well-known jonin.

Therefore, it was normal for him to be involved.

Of course, Seimei also chose to make a note about him.

However, the Mist ninja ambush this time had little to do with him.

"Faceless, huh?"

Seimei opened his eyes and murmured.

According to Aburame Torune's memories, their route of action was passed on to Kirigakure by a Root ninja codenamed 'Faceless'.

As for who Faceless specifically was...

Aburame Torune didn't know either. He only knew that the person was a spy that Root had planted in Kirigakure and seemed to have a relatively high position.

Seimei thought for a moment and felt that this information wasn't of much use, so he didn't bother with it anymore.

At this point, he had finished reading the useful parts of Aburame Torune's memories.

As for the rest, let alone his half-baked mind-reading technique, even the head of the Yamanaka clan, who specialized in mind techniques, would have to put in a lot of effort.

Seimei naturally gave up.

With this in mind, Seimei formed hand seals and cast the 'Chakra Absorption Technique'.

The next moment, a large amount of chakra flowed out of his body, passing through the meridians of his palms and transforming into his own chakra, replenishing his reserves.

"Hmm?"

Outside, Aburame Torune seemed to feel a trace of pain and unconsciously let out a muffled groan.

However, even so, he didn't break free from the genjutsu.

The 'Genjutsu: Sharingan', enhanced by the Mangekyo Sharingan and cast at full power, displayed its formidable might.

About twenty seconds later, the chakra in Aburame Torune's body was drained by him, and even his mental and physical energy were significantly depleted.

His body couldn't withstand such extraction in a short period, and he died on the spot, silently.

*Thump~*

Seimei released his hand, and Aburame Torune's corpse fell heavily to the ground.

Then, Seimei quickly formed hand seals and cast the 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique', burning the opponent's corpse to ashes.

Not only him, but the corpses of the other Root ninjas, as well as the corpses of Kurosuki Raiga and Biwa Juzo, were all dealt with in the same way.

Seimei was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He widened his Sharingan eyes and looked around, only to see many kikaichu flying around.

That's right, even after Aburame Torune's death, these bugs were still alive.

Although the Aburame clan and the kikaichu had a contract, it was an equal one. They nourished these bugs with their own chakra, and these bugs fought for them in return.

Therefore, the death of one party wouldn't have much impact on the other.

Of course, if no one came to retrieve these bugs after a while, they would also die due to lack of chakra nourishment.

However, Seimei didn't want to take this risk. What if the Aburame clan ninjas could obtain some information from these kikaichu?

So, just in case, he decided to eliminate all these bugs.

Without a ninja controlling them, these bugs, gathered together by instinct, were actually very easy to deal with. After just a few 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Techniques', all the visible kikaichu on the field were cleared by him.

Finally, Seimei looked at the silent battlefield and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he left without looking back.

(End of Chapter)