Since the Main House activates the curse seal by forming hand seals and sending a certain "signal."
Then this signal is essentially a specific frequency of Yin Release Chakra fluctuation.
As long as he can analyze this frequency.
He can do two things.
First, create a counter-frequency interference field, just like radio interference, to prevent the Main House's signal from being transmitted.
Second, by simulating this frequency, he can reverse-deceive the Bird in a Cage Curse Seal without alerting the Main House, putting it into a "dormant" or "suspended animation" state.
Or even... reverse control!
Aokawa walked to the water basin and lifted the headband on his forehead.
That green "manji" curse seal appeared particularly hideous in the reflection of the water under the candlelight.
"No!"
Aokawa suddenly remembered that the genjutsu resistance of the Byakugan and Sharingan comes from both being able to see the flow of Chakra, allowing them to detect Chakra anomalies immediately.
Although higher-dimensional Chakra like the Infinite Tsukuyomi launched by the Power of the Six Paths cannot be completely isolated.
But that is the Chakra of the Six Paths.
When the Main House activates a curse seal, how could the Chakra dimension compare to the Six Paths?
For a moment, Aokawa's mind was in turmoil.
He took a deep breath, formed a hand seal, and created a Shadow Clone.
"Let's split into two lines of thought to discuss this..."
...Konoha Village, deep underground.
Sunlight never reached here, and the dark, damp air was permeated with a smell of decay.
The Root base.
Countless masked Ninjas moved through the shadows like emotionless ghosts.
In a dim secret room, candlelight flickered.
Danzo Shimura sat upright in a chair, his single eye staring at a scroll in his hand.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had issued a highest-level gag order to protect Aokawa.
Even going as far as destroying the original battle reports and forging a new, ordinary version of the files.
But for the "the darkness of shinobi" who had operated in this Village for decades, there were no walls without cracks.
Aburame Ryōma stood before him, handing over a scroll with both hands: "Danzo-sama, this is intelligence just returned from the Front Lines, obtained through our mole in the Medical Team."
He whispered: "It records the true battle achievements of Aokawa."
Danzo Shimura didn't speak, only slowly unrolled the scroll in his hand.
As he read deeper, his fingers gripping the scroll gradually tightened, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
In that single eye, the originally calm gaze gradually began to ripple.
"Capturing the Two-Tails alive, confronting the Eight-Tails..."
Danzo Shimura murmured to himself, his voice hoarse.
These few words felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Even though he had seen countless people and met numerous geniuses, his heart couldn't help but receive a massive shock at this moment.
He knew that this kid from the Branch House had awakened some kind of Bloodline Limit and possessed decent strength.
But he never expected that this so-called "decent" had actually reached the level of being able to confront a Tailed Beast head-on.
"That damn Orochimaru!"
Danzo Shimura suddenly snapped the scroll shut and slammed it heavily onto the table.
On that wrinkled face, the muscles twitched slightly, revealing an uncontrollable rage.
"In the battle reports from the Front Lines, he didn't mention a single word about these details!"
"If I didn't have other channels, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark."
He stood up and paced back and forth in the narrow secret room, his cane tapping on the floor with a dull thud.
"Leaving this kind of power in the hands of that indecisive Hiruzen is a complete waste of God's gifts."
"Only in the Root, in the hands of Danzo Shimura, can it exert its maximum value and become the sharpest sword protecting Konoha."
"I must get him here."
Danzo Shimura stopped in his tracks, his tone resolute: "Such a person must be held in the hands of the Root to be truly safe."
Aburame Ryōma stood in the shadows, hesitated for a moment, and still spoke up to remind him: "Danzo-sama."
Hokage-sama has already classified Aokawa as an S-rank secret, and his personnel file has been moved separately.
"Without Hokage-sama's personal handwritten order, we cannot bypass him for a transfer."
"Even making contact is very difficult."
Hearing this, Danzo Shimura turned around and looked at the giant Ninja World map on the wall.
He narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: "No, there is a way to bypass him."
Aburame Ryōma was taken aback, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "Bypass the Hokage?"
Within Konoha's system, the Hokage possesses the highest authority over personnel appointments and removals.
To bypass the Hokage to transfer a direct Anbu member or an active Ninja is theoretically impossible.
Danzo Shimura did not answer his question directly.
He turned around, his gaze falling on Aburame Ryōma, and suddenly asked an unrelated question.
"Ryoma, do you know how Hiruzen became the Hokage back then?"
Aburame Ryōma's body tensed slightly.
"He was... appointed by Second Hokage-sama before his death."
He lowered his head and responded cautiously.
He didn't dare say it was because Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to step forward and offer to be the decoy that he gained the Second's favor.
This was a thorn in Danzo Shimura's heart that could not be avoided, and he absolutely did not dare to touch it.
Danzo Shimura glanced at him, seemingly seeing through his thoughts, but he didn't lash out.
"You only know one part of it, but not the whole story."
Danzo Shimura sat back in his chair, his fingers lightly tapping the tabletop, his voice low as if returning to that era of war.
"At that time, Sensei appointed Hiruzen as Hokage and personally acted as the decoy for us, which is why the few of us were lucky enough to return alive."
Speaking of this, his eyes dimmed slightly, but soon regained their cold hardness.
"But have you ever thought about it?"
"With just a few of us kids in our early twenties."
"Going out on a mission with the Hokage, not only did we fail to protect him, but we even got him killed."
"When we fled back to the Village in disgrace and told everyone that one of us was the next Hokage designated by Nidaime(2nd)-sama."
Danzo Shimura let out a cold laugh, his voice tinged with a hint of sarcasm.
"At that time in the Village, the great clans like the Uchiha and Hyuga were in their prime, with countless elites."
"In terms of seniority, battle achievements, and strength, there were plenty of people stronger than us."
"So I ask you, why should those arrogant Clan Chiefs listen to a few of us defeated generals?"
Aburame Ryōma fell silent.
Although he dwelt in the darkness and processed countless pieces of intelligence every day, knowing well the filth and complexity of politics.
But he really hadn't thought that deeply about the power transition during Konoha's early days.
In his view, the Hokage's order was absolute, and it was only natural for everyone to bow their heads.
Now, being asked by Danzo, he also realized that things could never be as simple as what was written in the textbooks...
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