Having witnessed all the recent changes within the Uchiha clan, Danzō soon revealed a satisfied smile.
To him, the Uchiha were like a pack of wild and arrogant wolves.
Only when you demonstrated sufficient strength would they transform into your most loyal hounds.
This analogy might seem a bit inappropriate, but it was indeed quite fitting.
"As expected of Lord Danzō. Perhaps you are the only one who could bring about such a significant change in the U...
A Certain Underground Chamber in Amegakure
Black Zetsu stood before an unconscious White Zetsu, forming hand seals.
Chakra surged out, enveloping White Zetsu.
Moments later, White Zetsu’s body morphed, taking on the form of Madara Uchiha.
“Is this Edo Tensei?”
Madara stood up and swiftly formed hand seals, instantly breaking free from the Edo Tensei control.
"Long time no see."
Seeing that the Edo Tensei revival was successful, Bl...
"I'm tired, little maid."
Hanekawa waved at her and said, "Sit down and give me a massage."
"If you're tired, go to sleep!"
Mei Terumi rolled her eyes and said, "I've been working all day, and no one gave me a massage!"
"Then I'll give you one."
Hanekawa patted his lap and said, "Put your feet up here."
"What do you mean?"
Mei Terumi couldn't help but ask.
"As your master, my authority is unlimited."
Hanekawa glanced at he...
Mizukage Office, Hidden Mist Village.
Terumi Mei put down the documents in her hand and looked out the window.
Since becoming the Mizukage, she had never taken a vacation, spending all her time working.
Compared to the thriving Hidden Leaf Village, the Hidden Mist Village was a mess, with many issues requiring her personal attention.
Only during rare moments of respite could she catch her breath.
Terumi Mei couldn't help but drift into a daze.
I wonde...
"Alright! Then we'll shamelessly head up and mooch a free lunch. Hahaha!"
Flender let out a raspy, scheming laugh.
"Of course, no problem."
Qin Ming smiled and agreed, leading the way for Flender and the others.
As a genius, privileges followed him everywhere.
Qin Ming was no exception.
—
"Perfect! My stomach has been growling for ages!"
Ma Hongjun patted his belly and slowly followed along.
Dai Mubai frowned in suspicio...
At the foot of the mountain.
Flender and the others had been waiting for a long time, growing bored and helpless.
But what choice did they have? They were here to seek refuge.
So they could only wait.
At some point, a large umbrella had been set up among their group.
Under the umbrella—
Ning Rongrong sat on a stool, leaning against Zhu Zhuqing. As she watched the scene beside her, she couldn't help but complain.
"Xiao Wu, are you here on ...
"That's enough!"
Ning Rongrong muttered disdainfully.
She spoke up, helping Flender and the others resolve their urgent predicament.
"My home is near Heaven Dou City. I’ve been to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy before when I went out to play."
"Rongrong?"
After having killed someone, Oscar seemed to have taken a step toward recovery.
Ning Rongrong glanced at him and continued speaking on her own,
"Our direct lineage trains within the sec...
As it turned out, Danzō's strategy of thoroughly beating the Uchiha clan was quite effective.
That very night, Uchiha Fugaku, the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force and the head of the Uchiha clan, issued a public announcement.
The gist of it was that due to the increasing number of outsiders in Konoha, the management pressure on the Military Police Force had skyrocketed.
Therefore, the force had decided to recruit ambitious and talented professionals...
"This is..."
"A genjutsu?"
The experienced Uchiha Setsuna immediately realized he was trapped in a genjutsu the moment he saw the blood-red moon hanging in the sky.
In response, he quickly attempted to disrupt the chakra flow within his body to break free from the illusion.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the terrifying scene before him remained unchanged.
His face grew paler, and his expression became increasingly panicked.
This sea...
Arrogance!
Utter arrogance!
This was the impression all the Uchiha clansmen now had of Danzo.
After all, he had stood in front of the Uchiha clan's Naka Shrine and declared that he would take on the entire clan single-handedly.
Even though Danzo had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which represented the Uchiha's ultimate power, such a statement was still too outrageous and haughty.
What was the Uchiha clan most famous for?
Arrogance...
"Shimura Danzo..."
As the elderly man appeared before him, Uchiha Setsuna's eyes flickered with a trace of apprehension.
A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
Danzo's title as the "Darkness of the Shinobi World" and his formidable reputation were not without reason.
In the entire shinobi world today, perhaps no one deserves the title of "strongest" more than Danzo.
Even Uchiha Setsuna, when facing him, had to be on high alert.
Ot...
Konoha, Uchiha Clan Territory.
In an old house near the Naka Shrine, a grim-faced elderly man suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with fury.
"What did you say? Fugaku actually agreed to Danzo's proposal to allow outsiders into the Military Police Force?"
The man roaring these words was none other than Uchiha Setsuna, a prominent elder of the Uchiha clan.
As a staunch inheritor of Madara Uchiha's will, Setsuna was an absolute hawk.
He harbored ...
If Jiraiya's appointment as the head of the Public Relations Department was widely anticipated, then Danzo's subsequent appointment seemed even more inevitable.
"Due to Koharu Utatane's dismissal, the position of Medical Department Head has become vacant. I hope Tsunade will take on this role."
This appointment was passed unanimously without any opposition.
After all, Tsunade was already the strongest medical ninja in the shinobi world, and the entire medical ninj...
A new day arrived.
Hanekawa opened his eyes.
Upon seeing the sleeping Tsunade, he confirmed that everything that happened last night wasn't a dream.
Hanekawa couldn't help but let out a slow breath.
He felt as if a long-cherished wish had been fulfilled.
Hanekawa smiled as he gazed at Tsunade.
The blush from last night had disappeared from her delicate and beautiful face. Her head rested on his arm, sleeping soundly.
She curled up slightly in h...
"Elder Danzo, listen to me, 'Make-Out Paradise' is a work of art. If it could be officially published, it would definitely be a huge hit!!"
All the way, Jiraiya had been trying to persuade Danzo, hoping he would approve the release of 'Make-Out Paradise'.
Unfortunately, Danzo would never allow such contraband to appear through official channels.
Of course, he had critically read Jiraiya's 'Make-Out Paradise' in private.
It was indeed quite well written...
"Shinobi World United News, May 3rd, Year 53 of Konoha: The railway connecting the Capital, Konoha, and Amegakure has been fully completed! The successful construction of this project marks a significant milestone in the history of the Land of Fire, symbolizing the development and progress of our nation's industrial technology. It will play a tremendous role in promoting trade activities across the ninja world..."
"At the invitation of the Hokage, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire...
"Choo-choo-choo…"
As the piercing whistle echoed, the citizens gathered around the black railway finally realized what General Danzo had meant by the "train"—a colossal iron beast!
The rolling wheels clattered along the tracks, emitting a metallic grinding sound.
It was as if a massive black iron dragon had descended, roaring with terrifying might, rumbling into the capital before everyone's eyes.
This unprecedented spectacle naturally drew gasps of a...
As the joint military exercises came to an abrupt conclusion, the ninja world briefly experienced peace and tranquility amidst a wave of accusations against Danzo.
Although there were still many conflicts brewing beneath the surface, such as the local wars within the Land of Hot Water and the covert struggles between the daimyos and the hidden villages of various nations, on the surface, everything appeared calm, with no large-scale wars or conflicts breaking out.
In th...
Holding the massive contract he had just signed, Shukan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction the moment he left the Daimyo's residence.
The short boy standing beside him also sighed in admiration, "I didn't expect this mission to go so smoothly."
Unlike Shukan, the boy had a small, arrow-like spike at the end of his tail, making him look like a demon from legend.
Hearing his words, the curly-haired woman on the other side pursed her lips.
"Even thou...
Witnessing the man named Shukan take down the enemy with just a snap of his fingers, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth was filled with astonishment.
After all, this was a seasoned ninja he had hired at great cost from Iwagakure, a ninja whose strength reached the level of a special jōnin.
While such strength might not be considered extraordinary among the five great ninja villages, the ease with which he was defeated was still quite surprising.
Watching the I...
The next day, the Shinobi World United News issued a notice regarding the joint military exercises conducted by the allied forces of various nations near the borders of Konoha.
Konoha's stance was clear: this was a blatant and forceful interference in the internal affairs of the Land of Fire, an act of extreme dominance and tyranny!
The path of the people of the Land of Fire should be determined by themselves.
They would never allow, nor be coerced by, external forces...
"Shikaku, you've really been through a lot these days."
In the Daimyo's palace of the Land of Fire, Danzo, the General, looked somewhat apologetically at Shikaku, who appeared visibly exhausted.
It had been a month since the shocking cabinet incident that had shaken the entire ninja world.
Under Shikaku's command, the capital's order had gradually stabilized, and basic operations had been restored.
This finally put the citizens of the capital at ease.
[The Daimyo of the Land of Fire Issues an Edict of Self-Reproach, Appoints General Danzo as Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Responsible for All Affairs in the Capital.]
In just two days, this earth-shattering news spread throughout the entire ninja world.
Many were filled with anxiety, believing that recklessly dismantling the "one nation, one village" system established by the First Hokage would invite disaster and trigger a new Great Ninja War.
However, others ...
Danzo's words were spoken lightly, but Aburame Ryoma could clearly sense the killing intent behind them.
Having been Danzo's trusted aide for so many years, Ryoma understood his temperament all too well. It was evident that this time, the "Darkness of the Shinobi" would not allow these opposing forces to continue causing trouble.
Sure enough, to demonstrate his resolve, the next day several wooden stakes were erected in the capital's marketplace, complete with an ample ...
"General Danzo, all of this was done by Kazuma and the others on their own! It has nothing to do with me!"
"I swear, from now on, I will support whatever you want to do!"
"Just let me go, and everything can be discussed!"
After being released from his "silence," the Daimyo hurriedly pleaded in a panic.
In front of others, he might still flaunt the authority of being the most noble figure in the ninja world, but in front of Danzo...
Well, if h...
A blinding white light flashed as a terrifying slash extended rapidly from Danzo's front, cutting through everything in its path and splitting the entire capital in two!
Everything along the way was severed—the ground, all the houses blocking the line, and even Jiraiya's defenses...
Yet, despite this astonishing slash, not a single person in the entire capital was harmed.
The only damage was to the houses that had been cleanly sliced in half.
This alon...
"You..."
Shinnō struggled to get up, but as soon as he uttered a single word, he was struck by a flash of crimson and fell into a daze.
After controlling him with the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Hanekawa extended his hands.
A pale green chakra surged out, enveloping Shinnō completely.
Soon, Hanekawa understood the condition of his body.
How should he put it?
It was indeed quite dire.
Without exaggeration, Shinnō had already lost hal...
"What... what are you doing?"
Yuuhi Kurenai reacted, quickly stepping back two paces, covering her bottom as she asked.
"You're really cute."
Hanekawa looked at her flushed cheeks and said.
Compared to Tsunade and Samui, she seemed much more innocent.
"Complimenting me won't help!"
Yuuhi Kurenai couldn't help but let out a soft snort.
Actually, it was quite effective.
After all the commotion, she forgot to ask about the scent on ...
"Back in the Hidden Leaf Village again," Atsui sighed.
Samui heard his complaint but didn't say much.
She gazed ahead, her view blocked by the Forest of Death, preventing her from seeing the village.
Her thoughts drifted to Hanekawa.
What was he doing now?
They say that a day apart feels like three years.
Since returning to the Hidden Cloud Village, Samui had felt an unbearable longing, and now she could finally see Hanekawa again.
To be honest, Jiraiya didn’t have much of a choice.
If he wanted to save his teacher and preserve the system left behind by the First Hokage, this was the only way.
As someone who had fought alongside Danzō and witnessed his power firsthand, Jiraiya didn’t believe he stood any chance in a direct confrontation.
Even if he summoned the two Great Toad Sages and entered his strongest state—Sage Mode—it would likely be futile.
Therefore, if he w...