What good could come from a rat hiding in a gutter showing up at this time?
While Hyuga Ieyasu was calculating, a sudden commotion of fighting came from the front yard.
"Lord Danzo! This is the forbidden area of the backyard, please show some respect!"
"Halt! This is the forbidden area of the backyard!"
"Ah—"
A few short screams followed immediately, accompanied by the dull thud of bodies hitting the ground.
"Elder Ieyasu is unwell? Then it's just as well. I know a bit of medicine and have come specifically to check your pulse."
A cold, raspy voice, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, crossed the courtyard and bored straight into the bedroom.
Hyuga Ieyasu's face changed drastically.
Before he could even react.
Boom!
The intricately carved wooden door of the backyard was violently kicked open from the outside.
Two Branch House Ninjas responsible for guarding the area flew inside like broken sacks of grain.
The sound of footsteps mixed with the tapping of a cane drew closer.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Every strike felt like it was pounding on one's heart.
Hyuga Ieyasu trembled with rage.
This was going too far!
This was simply going too far!
He never expected that Danzo would actually dare to use force within the Hyuga Clan compound!
But now that the man was at the door, pretending to be asleep was obviously impossible.
He glared fiercely at the woman shrinking in the corner of the bed. "Get behind the screen! Don't make a fool of yourself!"
With that, he haphazardly grabbed a large dressing gown, threw it over himself, and got out of bed with a dark expression.
The night wind rushed in, making the candles in the room dance wildly.
A figure leaning on a cane slowly stepped over the threshold.
Half of his face was wrapped in bandages, and his single eye gleamed in the dim light.
Behind him followed two Root Ninjas wearing masks, like lifeless Puppets.
Danzo Shimura.
He really had barged in.
The woman on the bed had just gotten up and was about to hide behind the screen when she let out a scream of terror, tightly wrapping herself in the quilt and hiding behind the screen.
"Danzo!" Hyuga Ieyasu stood up, pointing at the door and shouting in anger.
"You are too presumptuous!"
"This is the Hyuga Clan! Not your Root base!"
"Trespassing into an Elder's private residence and injuring clan members... are you trying to declare war on the Hyuga?!"
Facing Hyuga Ieyasu's roar, Danzo Shimura remained expressionless.
"Declare war?" The cane in his hand tapped lightly on the ground.
"I don't have the leisure for that."
He turned his single eye, coldly scanning the luxurious furnishings in the dimly lit room.
Finally, his gaze rested on the disheveled Hyuga Ieyasu, and a sneer curled his lip.
"Elder Ieyasu's life seems quite comfortable. This 'illness' looks like it was contracted in this land of gentle dreams," Danzo Shimura said in a flat tone, yet every word was laced with thorns.
This was the current power-holder of the Hyuga Clan?
Compared to Hyuga Ichizoku back then, it was simply the difference between heaven and earth.
The power of the Hyuga Clan was held by such a rat hiding in the shadows.
Konoha's number one prestigious Family would eventually rot at its Roots.
Hyuga Ieyasu's face turned from blue to white. "That has nothing to do with you!"
"This is a private matter of my Hyuga Clan! Please leave immediately!"
Danzo Shimura's mouth curled downward slightly, his tone full of undisguised mockery. "The warriors on the Front Lines are fighting bloody battles, their bodies often unrecovered, yet you here in the rear certainly know how to enjoy life."
He glanced toward the screen and suddenly said nonsensically, "Quite white, indeed!"
"Danzo!" Hyuga Ieyasu suppressed his rage. "Did you force your way into my Hyuga Clan compound late at night and injure my Guards just to humiliate me?"
"If that's the case, even if you are the Hokage Assistant, I will go to the Hokage to demand an explanation! I'll ask him if his assistant has any respect for the Hyuga Clan, barging in late at night to humiliate us!"
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