As soon as he stepped into the Loulan Ruins, Hyōjin felt an oppressive feeling.
The oppressive feeling was not reflected in Chakra. Instead, it was reflected in his soul. It was like a normal person who had mistakenly entered a beast's hunting ground.
"White-eye, activate!"
With a low grunt, Hyōjin activated White-eye and walked toward the central tower of the Loulan Ruins while carefully observing his surroundings.
In his White-eye vision, everything around him was dead silent. There were no signs of life in the entire Loulan Ruins, let alone Chakra.
"Hmm, this is a little strange."
Seeing this scene, a trace of doubt surged in Kuroto's heart.
No matter how few creatures there were in the desert, there were still quite a number of creatures like snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Logically speaking, with so many buildings left behind in the Loulan Ruins, it should be a good place to block the wind and sand. There shouldn't be no signs of life at all.
Despite the doubts in his heart, Hyōjin did not feel the slightest bit afraid.
No matter what was wrong here, it would not be too much of a threat to him now. After all, even if the worst-case scenario happened and the Dragon Vein Chakra went berserk, he was confident that he could escape unscathed.
Soon, Hyōjin arrived at the place where Four Generations had sealed the Dragon Vein.
"It really is a compound sealing technique!"
With just a glance, Hyōjin could tell that the sealing technique that Four Generations had used on the Dragon Vein was a compound sealing technique that was a combination of many sealing techniques.
After getting closer, he squatted down and carefully identified each sealing technique.
As he analyzed, he mumbled to himself, "The foundation should still be the Four Symbols Seal, but there's also the Contract Seal mixed in, as well as another sealing technique …"
After a rough analysis, Hyōjin could conclude that Four Generations' Dragon Vein Seal was a combination of at least three powerful sealing techniques. So far, he could only recognize the Four Symbols Seal and the Contract Seal.
As for the third sealing technique, Hyōjin had no clue at all. It didn't seem to be a sealing technique of the Maelstrom lineage.
"At that time, Four Generations probably hadn't inherited Naruto's position, so there were only two ways for him to learn sealing techniques. One was to learn the Maelstrom lineage from his wife, Jiushina, and the other was to learn the Mount Myoboku lineage's sealing technique from his teacher, Jiraiya."
At that thought, Hyōjin had a guess.
The third sealing technique in the Dragon Vein Seal was most likely a sealing technique from Mount Wondrous Wood.
Standing up and taking a few steps back, Kuroto rested his chin on one hand and pondered for a while, feeling that with his current attainments in sealing techniques, breaking the seal of Yondaime-Sama's Dragon Vein is still possible.
After all, the entire Dragon Vein Seal was based on the Four Symbols Seal, and the Four Symbols Seal was the sealing technique he was most familiar with. So, it wasn't impossible to break it by force.
However, Four Generations' Dragon Vein Seal contained part of the Contract Seal, which proved that there was a contract between the Loulan Queen's bloodline and the Dragon Vein.
So, to be safe, when breaking the seal of Yondaime-Sama's Dragon Vein, it is best to bring the bloodline of Queen Roran with him, in case the Dragon Vein Chakra goes berserk, it will be difficult to subdue it.
"But where can I find the Loulan Queen's bloodline?"
Muye Village, Root Base.
Swoosh …
A figure landed and half-knelt in front of Danzō and reported, "Lord Danzō, we have finished examining Ding You's body."
Leaning? Collecting the magpie to move? Collecting the Rong Chi to feed the Mei Bo Gui's bones to the hilt?
The half-kneeling Root member immediately replied, "There were a total of 37 wounds on Ding You's body. The fatal wound was on the head, and because the brain was completely damaged, we were unable to obtain any information."
The more Danzō heard, the more gloomy his face became.
When he heard the news of Ding You's death, his first reaction was that it was definitely Hyōjin's doing. But after thinking about it, he wasn't so sure.
Because in his heart, Ding You's strength should be above Hyōjin's.
What's more, Ding You had carried out many assassination missions, including many Jonin level targets. Whether it was strength or experience, Ding You was ranked among the top in the Root Base.
So, even if Ding You wasn't a match for Hyōjin, he shouldn't have died without any information.
At this time, the Root member continued, "During the autopsy, we also found a small amount of iron sand in Ding You's body."
Danzō's eyes trembled, "Iron sand!?"
"Yes, the iron sand is very fine, uniform in size, and Chakra's conductivity is very good. It seems that under the nourishment of Chakra for a long time, it's like …"
The Root member wanted to say his guess, but he felt that it was too ridiculous, so he didn't know how to report it.
Danzō had been in charge of the village's external spies for a long time, so he was one of the most knowledgeable people in Muye. So, he didn't need the Root ninja to say it, he already guessed what the Root ninja wanted to say.
"Sand Crypsis …" Danzō suddenly asked, "Did you investigate the Chunin who sent Ding You's body back to the village?"
The Root ninja replied, "Yes, there is no problem with his background, and he has nothing to do with the Hyuga Clan."
Danzō sternly said, "Search his brain, I want to know everything!"
The Root ninja heard this and said in a low voice, "Danzō -sama, if we do this, the Three Generations …"
Forcibly searching the brain has a lot of hidden dangers, and if not careful, it can cause irreversible damage to the ninja's brain. Therefore, this cruel method of interrogation is usually only used on enemy captives and traitorous ninjas.
Danzō impatiently waved his hand, "Do as I say!"
"Yes!"
The Root ninja had no choice but to respond, and then quietly left.
Not long after, the Root ninja returned and reported to Danzō: "Danzō -sama, we have interrogated him, the Chunin has nothing to do with Hyōjin."
Danzō asked, "When Hyōjin handed Ding You's body to him, did he have any injuries?"
The Root ninja shook his head and said, "No, in the Chunin's memory, there are no injuries on Hyōjin's body."
Danzō then asked, "Then where did Hyōjin go?"
"He doesn't know."
Danzō thought to himself, "Was it Hyōjin who killed Ding You, or was it the bounty ninja who targeted Hyōjin?"
At this time, the Root ninja said weakly, "Danzo-sama, during the interrogation, we made a mistake and damaged part of the chunin's brain, he may not be able to continue being a ninja in the future."
Danzō said coldly, "Just get rid of him."
"But …"
The Root ninja naturally understands the meaning of the word "get rid of", and he has done many such things in the past, but in the past, he only dealt with enemies and traitors, this is the first time he has to deal with an innocent person.
Looking at the Root ninja in front of him, Danzō coldly said, "Don't make this old man repeat it twice!"
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