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Chapter 172 Danzo, are you insane?! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Behind a partition in a public restroom.

After submitting his target, Kakuzu flipped through the bounty book, searching for his next target.

At this moment, the person in charge of the gold exchange handed over a piece of paper and said, "I think this special bounty mission is perfect for you."

"Ok?"

Kakuzu looked puzzled, then his pupils contracted as he reached out to take it: "The Third Hokage of Konoha?"

Looking up at the person in charge, Kakuzu said, "I remember there's a bounty on the Hokage in the bounty book, right?"

The person in charge smiled and said, "That's right, that's why I said this is a special bounty mission."

"1 million ryo, you'll participate along with the others, but if you kill the Third Hokage of Konoha, the bounty in the bounty book can be yours."

"If you don't kill him, then you'll only get this 1 million taels. If you die, then never mind what I said."

Kakuzu listened and said calmly, "Interesting."

"The person who issues this kind of task must be someone important, right?"

The person in charge shrugged: "It's none of our business. We're only responsible for issuing the tasks and handing over the bounties."

Kakuzu nodded: "Then I'll only be responsible for killing."

The person in charge smiled, turned around and brought out another box of money: "This is the deposit."

"The time and place of the meeting are also included."

Kakuzu nodded, picked up the two money boxes, and turned to leave.

……

With Danzo maintaining a tough stance at the negotiating table, by October 15th, 1948, the peace talks had finally made a significant leap forward.

On this day, both sides completely ceased hostilities, and Konoha, Sunagakure, and Amekage withdrew from the Land of Earth.

From that day onward, Konoha began to withdraw its troops.

On October 26 of the same year, the two sides reached a complete agreement and officially announced the end of the war.

Meanwhile, Konoha, Amegakure, and Sunagakure have finished dividing up the spoils of this war.

The Land of Grass belongs to Konoha, and Konoha will establish a defense branch in the Land of Grass.

The Land of Birds is divided between the Land of Rain and the Sand Village, with each receiving half of the mission workload and economic funding from the Daimyo's government.

The Land of Rivers is divided among Konoha, Sunagakure, and Amegakure, with each village receiving one-third of the share.

This division of interests and alliance of common interests has also brought together Konoha, Sunagakure, and Amegakure into a triangular camp.

……

January 48, Konoha 11.

At Konoha Hospital, Genichi and Tsunade were busy on the operating table, while Ina and Shizune were assisting them.

As for the one lying on the operating table, it was naturally Genichi Kinoshita himself.

This is an eye transplant combined with optic nerve reconstruction surgery.

That is, transplanting the Sharingan to the area between the eyebrows on the forehead.

With ample preparation beforehand, and given the unique nature of the forehead and glabella area, this surgery is not particularly difficult.

After about half an hour, the four of them began to wrap things up.

After the surgery was completely finished, Genichi's shadow clone dissipated, and Tsunade instructed, "Shizune, take this guy to the ward and wait for the anesthesia to wear off."

"Pay close attention to vital signs at all times and do not be careless."

Shizune and Uzumaki Ina nodded naturally; they were even more concerned than Genichi Kishita himself.

However, Genichi's strength was clearly beyond Tsunade's expectations; he regained consciousness before even reaching the hospital room.

"Xuanyi, how are you feeling?"

Shizune asked with concern, while Uzumaki Ina also looked on expectantly.

Shuxia Xuan got off the hospital bed and smiled, "Very good."

He touched his forehead: "It just feels a little... strange."

He also had a Yin seal mark on his forehead, and below it was an eye, which felt a bit strange.

The Yin Seal is practically within arm's reach of the Sharingan.

Shizune and Uzumaki Ina also looked curiously at Genichi's forehead under the tree.

"Let's go, let's go to the ward first."

Xuan Yi smiled as he stood under the tree.

This is still in the corridor, and someone could come by at any time.

The three arrived at the ward. After sitting cross-legged on the bed, Genichi closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings.

There are no problems with the neural connections, but the operation feels a bit stiff, somewhat like when I first received the Sharingan.

Genichi Kishita channeled his chakra into the eye between his eyebrows, and under the gazes of Shizune and Ina Uzumaki, the diamond-shaped mark on Genichi Kishita's forehead, belonging to the Yin Seal, split open from the middle.

Then the skin and flesh slowly unfolded to the sides, revealing a blood-red eye.

The icy blue diamond-shaped mark of the Yin Seal is now split in two, adorning both sides of this Sharingan, giving it a unique feel.

Genichi under the tree opened his eyes, then activated his Mirror Eye.

Genichi Kinoshita was slightly unaccustomed to the view from three eyes.

Looking at Shizune and Ina Uzumaki across from him, he felt the world slow down considerably.

We can see more details now.

"I didn't expect it to have such an effect."

Genichi under the tree was slightly surprised.

"Xuanyi, is there a problem?"

"Silently asked."

Genichi blinked: "There's nothing seriously wrong. You'll be able to use it freely after a while."

Uzumaki Ina and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

For Genichi Kinoshita, the simple three-tomoe Sharingan is actually a bit of a waste.

After all, he already possessed the Mirror Eye, which was in no way inferior to the Sharingan.

However, if this Sharingan could evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan, then it would gain another eye technique.

The eye techniques of the Kaleidoscope may not be weaker than those of the Rinnegan.

In addition, Genichi Kinoshita also needs to refer to the Sharingan to develop the Kagami Kaleidoscope.

"Next time I unleash my power, I'll focus on analyzing the secrets of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Ten years should be about right."

Genichi under the tree secretly made a plan.

Currently, aside from illusion techniques, he has focused his main efforts on bloodline powers in his training.

He was too lazy to learn any kind of lightning or fire ninjutsu; he could just obtain them directly from mirror images, and he didn't bother to spend any more time developing them.

Once you've mastered bloodline power, you can focus on developing bloodline secret techniques.

"Xuanyi, where are you wearing this ninja headband?"

Uzumaki Ina took the headband that Genichi Kinoshita had previously removed and asked.

Genichi reached out and took it, smiling as he said, "I won't wear it anymore."

Does he still need a headband?

No need!
After getting out of bed, Genichi stretched and said, "Alright, I'm going home to cultivate. You guys keep up the good work."

After saying that, the person had already disappeared.

When Tsunade arrived, she found the ward empty.

"It seems we should use more anesthetic next time..."

Tsunade muttered to herself.

……

The backyard of the Hatake family.

The two figures clashed at high speed, the sound of swords clashing was dense and rhythmic, sparks flew everywhere, and the friction of electricity with the air produced a sound like the chirping of countless birds.

Kakashi was enveloped in electric current, and the short sword in his hand flashed with electricity as he swung it at an extremely fast speed.

His opponent, Hatake Sakumo, used a Wind Release nature transformation technique, with his sword radiating a bright white light.

As for speed, Sakumo Hatake is no slower than Kakashi.

In fact, he also uses Lightning Release, which uses subtle electric currents to stimulate cells throughout the body to enhance speed and reaction ability, similar to Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The only difference is the way they are used.

Kakashi, however, did not follow this path entirely. Instead, he combined the techniques taught by his father with Genichi Kinoshita's previous reminders to develop his own Lightning Release ninjutsu.

"Alright, Kakashi, that's enough for today!"

Sakumo Hatake spoke up, and the sparring session came to a halt.

Kakashi stopped, the electricity still crackling on his body, but the chirping of the Thousand Birds gradually faded away.

"Your Chidori Shunshin is indeed a very good idea. It can increase speed while also protecting your own defense."

"However, it also consumes a lot of chakra."

Sakumo Hatake's evaluation.

Chidori Shunshin is based on his lightning release technique, generating electricity from the inside out and bursting outwards.

Sakumo Hatake himself was reserved, making it almost impossible to tell if he used Lightning Release.

Kakashi's power comes from the outside; electricity coils around his entire body, allowing him to inject chakra into the blade to amplify its power.

"The chakra consumption is considerable, but fortunately the new arm has solved this problem."

Kakashi sheathed his sword, his bandaged hand clenching into a fist, full of power.

Over the past two weeks, he has gotten used to this unusual arm.

His physical condition was indeed greatly improved, and his chakra continued to rise.

However, regarding Wood Release...

Kakashi was a little embarrassed, as he hadn't mastered it.

On the contrary, the information about Magnet Release that Genichi Kishita had given him earlier proved to be quite helpful.

After glancing at his son's right arm, Hatake Sakumo looked down at his own left arm, where the white Zetsu cells had also brought about many changes.

Although it was the standard version, the improvement was still significant, giving him a slight boost in strength. This was a huge surprise for someone whose strength had essentially plateaued.

"Kakashi, don't worry about the Wood Release."

"Now that you've embarked on your own path, keep going with determination." Hatake Sakumo encouraged him with a smile: "Just like what Genichi often said, the reason why Wood Release is so powerful is not because of Wood Release itself, but because of the First Hokage."

"Changing between Magnet Release and Ice Release wouldn't make any difference to the First Hokage."

Kakashi nodded: "I understand."

He won't push his Wood Release too hard; right now, besides Lightning Release, his next target is Magnet Release.

According to Genichi Kishita, mastering Magnetism will bring about changes in one's physical constitution.

As for what comes next... perhaps Storm Release would be a good direction.

However, he is not very skilled in water-style techniques, so it seems he needs to learn more from Xuan Yi.

After all, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, who can compare to him when it comes to Water Release techniques?
We're fellow disciples, no need to be so polite.

Anyway, this guy was planning to use his Mirror Eye to copy it once he had finished his training.

"Dad, have you ever thought about cultivating a bloodline limit?"

Kakashi asked.

Sakumo Hatake sat down on the ground: "Of course I've had that idea before, but developing a bloodline limit is much more difficult than developing ninjutsu."

"After all, the development and nature of ninjutsu are very clear, but what about bloodline limits?"

"There is no clear definition, just like in the dark of night when you can't see any direction at all."

"Kakashi, you've also developed ninjutsu, so you should understand how important it is to be on the right track."

Kakashi nodded: "Indeed, without guidance, no matter how hard you try, you may end up with nothing."

"That's probably why developing a bloodline limit requires a lot of luck."

Sakumo Hatake nodded: "This is also the importance of mentorship in many cases, and the instructors who lead the team also have this significance. Although they may not teach ninjutsu, they can point out the direction on the path of a ninja."

"So you should understand the importance of the information Xuan Yi gave you, right?"

"This is something that could become the foundation of a ninja clan."

Kakashi said solemnly, "I know, so I won't waste Genichi's kindness."

Sakumo Hatake smiled and nodded; he was actually quite at ease with his son.

However, after thinking for a moment, she asked, "You and that Lin..."

Kakashi blushed and quickly said, "Um, Rin and I are just companions."

Sakumo Hatake shook his head and chuckled, saying nothing more.

He's not blind; he can see perfectly well that Nohara Rin has feelings for her son.

However, let the young people handle their own affairs!

……

In the Hokage's office, Shinnosuke Sarutobi, wearing a mask, frowned slightly: "Aren't you going to let Genichi come along?"

"Remnants of the Sky Ninja Village have been quite active lately."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said nonchalantly, "As far as a few Sky Ninjas are concerned, Genichi should stay in the village!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke remained silent.

Rather than worrying about the remnants of the Kurenai clan, it's more accurate to say that we're worried about Danzo.

As the person in charge of the secret service, he noticed something unusual.

Unfortunately, his roots are too closed off, and he is basically a die-hard follower of Danzo, and is also bound by the cursed seal.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at his son and said calmly, "Don't worry, Danzo will be fine."

"He just wants to push Orochimaru into power."

"I will step down, Tsunade will become the Fourth Hokage, Danzo will step down, Orochimaru will take over Root, and with Genichi around, Orochimaru will not lose control."

This was something he had been preparing for a long time.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke understood this as well, and sighed inwardly, offering no further advice.

I can only be more careful when the time comes.

……

Inside the experimental base, Orochimaru, who was studying the Hozuki clan captives, suddenly stopped.

A small white snake crawled from his foot to his hand.

Hiss~
The little white snake flicked its tongue, exchanging information with Orochimaru.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly: "The Root organization is acting strangely. What is Danzo up to?"

"Is it related to the change of Hokage?"

"This guy wouldn't be thinking of... Heh, interesting."

After thinking for a moment, Orochimaru decided to pretend he didn't know anything about it.

He wanted to see what kind of changes would occur in Konoha next.

three days later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and their advisor Shikaku Nara traveled together to the daimyo's residence.

The guards consisted of a small squad from the Hokage's direct Anbu unit, as well as three four-person squads from Root.

If this trip goes smoothly, the position of the Fourth Hokage can be definitively confirmed before the end of the year.

Xuan Yi stood on the rooftop under the tree, looking down at the group of people heading out of the village.

Danzo, what would you do?

Xuan Yi's gaze was deep and unfathomable beneath the tree.

Once Tsunade takes power, Danzo will immediately lose his authority. Based on Genichi Koushi's understanding of Danzo, he knows that Danzo is not one to sit idly by and wait for his death.

This guy actually tried to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original timeline.

However, the timing doesn't seem very good this time, considering that Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado are also present.

"Danzo, don't let me down at this crucial moment!"

Genichi Shushita smiled.

Seeing the group disappear, Genichi Shushita immediately left the rooftop.

His cultivation couldn't stop; the Magnetic Escape technique was just around the corner, and he wanted to complete it before the new year, not wait until the next time he could use his cheat code.

The next major attack will be the Bloodline Elimination Ice Release, analyzing the Mangekyou Sharingan.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group left Konoha, the Anbu led the way, while the Root followed behind.

In the middle are Hiruzen Sarutobi and his four companions.

The group moved slowly. After a long silence, Danzo finally asked, "Hiruzen, do you really want to choose Tsunade?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his pipe, said, "Is there anyone more suitable than Tsunade?"

Danzo said in a deep voice, "Tsunade's abilities are not sufficient to be the Hokage, are they?"

"Especially given the current threat posed by Madara Uchiha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly, "That's precisely why Tsunade is the best choice."

Koharu Utatane said, "If Jiraiya had agreed, he might have been better, but Jiraiya refused."

Mitokado Homura glanced at Danzo and said, "Orochimaru may be stronger than Tsunade and has made many contributions, but he is too obsessed with the research of ninjutsu, which is not a good thing for Konoha."

As longtime partners, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both understood Danzo's thoughts very well.

Orochimaru... his abilities are indeed stronger than Tsunade and Jiraiya's, but his methods are too ruthless and merciless.

In other words, Orochimaru was actually unpopular.

He has prestige, but lacks popular support.

If the Legendary Sannin of Konoha were to stand in a row and let the many Jonin of Konoha choose them, Jiraiya would definitely receive the most votes, followed by Tsunade, with Orochimaru coming in last.

But he couldn't say it so directly, so Mitokado Homura used the topic of researching ninjutsu as an excuse.

But in reality, he was also referring to Danzo, regarding matters related to human experimentation.

The higher-ups were actually well aware of this matter, but they tacitly refrained from saying it aloud, after all, they had been old friends for so many years.

Danzo's expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing this, but he quickly regained his composure: "I understand!"

He was completely heartbroken.

As noon approached, the group moved away from Konoha and drew closer to the Daimyo's residence.

Suddenly, a whistle came from the scouts at the front.

"Enemy attack!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke shouted, drew his sword, and stood guard in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

At this moment, Danzo suddenly retreated, while the root behind him quickly moved forward.

"Danzo, what are you trying to do?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed something was wrong and turned around to shout.

Danzo didn't speak. With a few leaps, he stood on a large tree, coldly watching his Root ninja charge towards Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

You forced me to do this!
"Damn it, the Roots have betrayed the village!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was terrified.

What he worried about most happened.

If it's a low-level ninja, there's nothing to worry about.

But if Danzo gets into trouble, then things will be much more complicated.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke parried the shuriken with his sword and led his three subordinates to meet the Root ninja.

Nara Shikaku immediately stepped forward to meet the challenge, using the Shadow Cloak technique to control three of the Root ninjas, and then led them into the forest.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, "Danzo, it's not too late to back down now. I can pardon all your crimes!"

He tried to salvage the situation.

Danzo did not respond, but slowly untied the bandages covering his eyes and arms.

Mitokado Homura's pupils contracted: "Sharingan!"

"You... you actually took so many Sharingan eyes, Danzo, are you insane?"

Mitokado Yan saw four eyes on her right arm, one of the three-tomoe Sharingan in her right eye.

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled and leaped up while shouting, "Watch out!"

Rumble!
Terrifying flames swept out from the woods on one side of the road.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado immediately scattered to avoid the sudden, wide-range fire jutsu.

(End of this chapter)