Danzo waited for Night Light's reply.
Night Light was extremely nervous, knowing that if he said one wrong word, Danzo would silence him on the spot.
He slightly organized his thoughts and said,
"Lord Danzo! We must widely spread the news that Uchiha Madara is still alive back to the Village.
This way, the Village will organize a massive team to hunt down Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara being alive is the Village's nightmare.
Kato Dan's appearance was not far from Uchiha Madara's location. He had Senju guards beside him, so I think the Senju Clan roughly knows Kato Dan's location.
If we throw Kato Dan's corpse into the Tree World Descent created by Uchiha Madara, faking his death by Uchiha Madara, wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"
Danzo's eyelids lifted slightly, showing great interest: "How so?"
Night Light realized his plan had moved Danzo and quickly said,
"First, it explains Kato Dan's death.
Kato Dan is dead, and Tsunade will certainly investigate by any means necessary.
If Kato Dan died by Uchiha Madara, then Tsunade wouldn't have many options.
After all, her grandfather also died prematurely after a great battle with Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End.
Second, it can divert trouble.
The Senju Clan will inevitably target the Uchiha Clan even more.
At that time, the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan will be embroiled in internal strife, with no time to uncover the truth."
Night Light was very sure that Danzo wasn't afraid of Tsunade's investigation, but Danzo would definitely be interested in the internal strife between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.
Danzo didn't even care about the Senju Clan during Senju Rinmu's era. Now, with Senju Flower Wood and a group of old, weak, and sick, Danzo hadn't continued to act only because it was unsightly and he was worried about the collective resistance of other Ninja Clans in the Village.
As expected, when Danzo heard the words 'internal strife,' his interest was strongly piqued.
No one understood internal strife better than Danzo.
Danzo was the Konoha King of Strife.
Otsu, standing by, asked, "What if Uchiha Madara doesn't admit he killed Kato Dan?"
Night Light explained, "I've heard some stories about Uchiha Madara; he's killed too many people to remember someone like Kato Dan, who is two generations younger than him."
Danzo nodded; that was true.
Night Light saw the situation was good and stated his final objective:
"Lord Danzo! I am willing to risk danger and go to the Tree World Descent now to set up the illusion that Kato Dan was killed by Uchiha Madara!
The true time of Kato Dan's death and the faked time of death cannot be too far apart, or it will be noticed."
He wanted to break away from Danzo; the current Danzo was too dangerous.
As long as he broke away from him, everything would be fine, and he would have more room to maneuver.
Danzo frowned slightly, looked down at Kato Dan's corpse, and finally said, "Good! Night Light, your thinking is sharp; you are a born Anbu."
A born Anbu... Night Light felt like that phrase was an insult.
Danzo then said, "Otsu, you follow Night Light and ensure he completes the plan. I'll wait for you here."
As expected, Danzo dared not risk himself; he was terrified of dying tonight.
Having Otsu follow was a sign of distrust, fearing Night Light would pull a trick.
Night Light carried Kato Dan's and the two guards' corpses, picked up Kato Dan's severed hand, and walked back.
Otsu, a hundred meters behind Night Light, watched him from afar.
Walking towards the cave where Uchiha Madara was hiding again, Otsu was also scared.
Night Light had to take a gamble.
He bet that Uchiha Madara would quickly move after his whereabouts were exposed.
In the original story, after obtaining Senju Hashirama's power, Uchiha Madara was uninterested in everything in the Ninja World, focusing solely on the Eye of the Moon Plan.
At this time, Uchiha Madara, having been discovered by Danzo, might move and continue to lie low.
His goal was to activate the Eye of the Moon Plan after resurrection; without Hashirama, this world was meaningless.
If Uchiha Madara hadn't left... Night Light rolled his eyes. He could only activate his Sharingan and ask Uchiha Madara if he had been promiscuous in his youth.
Uchiha Madara, do you still remember Xia Yuhe by the Naka River?
But it was hard to say; perhaps Uchiha Madara still hated the Uchiha Clan for not leaving Konoha with him.
In the heavy rain, the distant forest was indistinct in the mist.
Soon, Night Light saw the battlefield after the Tree World Descent.
Thick tree trunks were intertwined and densely packed.
Night Light looked towards the dark cave above the Tree World Descent.
He formed hand signs and created a Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone jumped onto the tree trunks created by the Tree World Descent, leaping towards the cave.
Standing at the cave entrance, gusts of cold wind blew out from inside.
Night Light was ready to activate his Sharingan at any moment, watching the Shadow Clone disappear into the cave.
A hundred meters behind, Otsu also nervously watched the cave.
He had secretly left parasitic insects on Night Light; if Night Light tried anything, he would immediately eliminate him.
After more than twenty seconds, the Shadow Clone reappeared at the cave entrance.
Night Light's tense body relaxed. He first put down the corpses, then instantly appeared at the cave entrance on the mountainside.
The Shadow Clone burst, bringing its memories to Night Light, but Night Light was still uneasy and walked into the cave.
The mountain and underground were hollowed out, creating an unusually tall space, but it was empty except for a single chair.
That tall space was probably to accommodate the Gedo Mazo.
Uchiha Madara, Nagato, and his family of three had all disappeared.
Night Light breathed a sigh of relief. Uchiha Madara had indeed hidden himself again, planning from behind the scenes.
He returned to the Tree World Descent and saw the corpses of three Leaf Ninja, as well as the corpse of a Yamanaka Clan Root Ninja.
These corpses were crushed by the tree trunks, badly mangled.
Carefully observing the gruesome state of the corpses, Night Light similarly processed Kato Dan's and the Senju guards' corpses.
He lifted a tree trunk, placed the corpses inside, and then... ensured their skulls were crushed, preventing any information from being obtained from the bodies.
Only Kato Dan's lower face was exposed in the tree trunk's crevice, enough to identify him.
Otsu relaxed in the distance, watching Night Light busy himself.
Lord Danzo was right; Night Light was a born Anbu, ruthless yet meticulous in his methods.
After finishing the processing, Night Light found Otsu and said,
"I request to join the investigation team. When the investigation team returns here, I can guide them to notice the details of Kato Dan's corpse, ensuring no mistakes."
Otsu, however, said, "You can tell me the details, and I can also guide the investigation team."
Night Light was stunned. If I tell you all the details, won't you still silence me?
"Okay, then let's go to Kato Dan's location to discuss the details."
Arriving next to Kato Dan, Night Light deliberately made things sound complicated: "Look at the head... Look at the chest..."
After describing the general situation, he added:
"I also considered the heavy rain. The investigation team won't arrive for at least ten days. I believe that with the rain washing over it, his arm might show four to five different conditions...
I request to guard here for a few days to observe the results of the rain washing over the corpse and also to prevent the scene from being damaged by wild beasts or Rain Ninja."
Otsu realized that Night Light had anticipated many possibilities, making the matter increasingly complex.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to go back and ask Lord Danzo whether to silence Night Light or not, deciding not to act on his own initiative.
"You come back with me to see Lord Danzo first, and he will decide whether it's necessary to guard the scene."
Night Light followed Otsu back to Danzo's side. Danzo was still in his original spot, standing in the rain, one eye his Four-Tomoe Sharingan, the other a gray, dead eye.
Otsu told Night Light to stay put and walked over to report to Danzo in a low voice.
After thinking, Danzo said,
"Night Light is very useful; he's very thorough. Let him guide the investigation team.
Night Light has completely experienced this year's major Anbu missions since Uzushiogakure, and he hasn't made any mistakes.
He showed no mercy to the corpses of the three Senju Clan members and never thought of defecting to the Senju Clan or betraying Anbu.
As Night Light said, you and he will guard here together to ensure the scene is not damaged by passing Rain Ninja.
I'll return to the Village first and bring the investigation team over as soon as possible.
The Third Hokage will come. Uchiha Madara being alive is a greater threat to the Village than the Second Shinobi World War."
"Understood, Lord Danzo."
Seeing Danzo leave alone, Night Light let out a long sigh of relief.
He had bluffed his way through.