Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 136 NTR
Danzo glanced at Chihaya Toru beside him, whose sunken face was displaying a chilling smile.

That guy is always like this; he gets so excited when he gets a new test subject that he forgets everything else. Back then, he collaborated with Orochimaru and even wanted to study Orochimaru.

If he hadn't received the report and returned in time, Chihaya Tohru would be the same age as Ashikaga now.

Look back.

Looking at Hairi standing in front of him, Danzo's eyes, which seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, finally showed a little light.

How could such a talented and brilliant ninja be given to that weakling Sarutobi?

That's how he was back then.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

His life, his ideals, and everything he longed for were all cut short when that bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi stole the Hokage position, causing him to languish in darkness until now.

Looking back now, it's really laughable.

What's wrong with being one step ahead or one step behind?
Whether it's the Hokage position he's coveted for so many years, or the genius girl in front of him who missed her chance, Hiruzen Sarutobi will take back everything he's taken away over the years, one by one!
It all started with this gray glass that keeps getting dark!
Danzo's right eye shone brightly, its pupil power scattering a shimmering light that illuminated Gray's figure.

Although his Kotoamatsukami cannot permanently change a person's will, its hit mechanism is simple, its eye power consumption is low, and its cooldown time is about half a year.

If used repeatedly on a person over many years, its effect on changing will is not much worse than that of another Kotoamatsukami.

He didn't want to treat gray glass as an ordinary consumable.

That's such a waste.

As long as she is secretly recruited into the Root organization, we can slowly brainwash and train her while she is still young.

In just a few years, the disciple whom Hiruzen Sarutobi painstakingly trained will become a sharp knife in his hands, and at the right moment, he will stab the other's heart.

Thinking of the wonderful expressions of shock, anger, and frustration on his old friend's face back then, Danzo's wrinkled lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of wicked pleasure on his aged face.

He couldn't wait to see that scene.

"Everything that just happened was merely a test. Now, I allow you to become a member of Root. Be loyal to me and contribute your strength to Konoha!"

"You...who are you?"

Hui Li allowed the Yin Release power of Kotoamatsukami to dominate her brain, and subtly adjusted her facial muscles with her Shikotsumyaku, revealing an extremely genuine sense of confusion on her face.

At the same time, he rested his right hand on his forehead and gently shook his head, as if he were fighting against some unseen force.

"I am the leader of Root, the Hokage's assistant, and the person you will serve for the rest of your life—Shimura Danzo."

Danzo stretched out his left hand and slowly said.

Upon hearing the name Danzo Shimura, the Root members around him immediately lowered their heads, displaying a ingrained obedience as if even hearing Danzo's name was an act of usurpation.

Hui Li continued to pretend to hold her forehead and struggle, but in her heart she was quickly thinking of a solution.

Danzo used the Mangekyou Sharingan on her. If Hiruzen Sarutobi were to tell her about the Mangekyou Sharingan, would Hiruzen break off his relationship with Danzo over it?
The answer is obvious: he would never do that.

Their decades-long friendship was no joke. Danzo sent someone to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he forgave him without holding a grudge. After the discovery of Yamato, created through research on Wood Release and Hashirama's cells, Danzo was still completely unharmed.

Would Hiruzen Sarutobi kill Danzo just for Uchiha Shisui and the Sharingan?

Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's indecisive nature, the final result would simply be that Danzo would hand over the Mangekyou Sharingan, receive a warning and a reprimand, and then the matter would be dropped.

However, Hui Li, the victim, not only received no compensation, but also had to provoke Danzo, a mentally unstable nemesis, before she could even fully develop her power.

This is really not worth it.

Even if she were to truly break ties with Danzo, she would first have to get some benefits from him to make it worthwhile.

The Reverse Eight Gates is still in the exploratory stage, and its successful development is far from being realized. The Corpse Bone Vein changes every day, frantically transforming into gray bones, and danger is imminent.

Isn't this the perfect time to steal the interstitial cells?

Hui Li looked at the light flashing above Danzo's head.

Expectations, malice, and a little bit of trust.

Danzo, being a sensitive and suspicious person, would never easily trust anyone.

But he would absolutely trust himself, trust the eye technique in his eyes, and trust this Kotoamatsukami, which might have been tested several times without any problems.

She had already tested it while she was in the treetop and found that Kotoamatsukami was completely useless against her shadow clone.

Given this hard-won trust, is there a chance she could enter the root system and steal the interstitial cells and existing research findings from the roots?

She wants to give it a try.

The shadow clone is worthless; whether this plan succeeds or fails, she won't suffer much loss. If the plan succeeds, the immortal body her main body has always dreamed of might finally be within reach.

The confusion and struggle on Hui Li's face slowly dissipated.

They walked step by step toward Danzo.

See this.

Danzo's wrinkles deepened, his lips curled up, and his raised left hand reached out to touch the top of Hairi's head, like a priest about to baptize a believer.

Click!

The fallen leaves were crushed into dust by the ninja boots. Hui Li stopped and looked up at Danzo, who couldn't contain his smugness, revealing an incomparably pure smile.

"I...refuse."

"why?"

His stiff smile vanished, Danzo's voice was low, and a murderous intent brewed in his narrow eyes.

If Kotoamatsukami loses its effectiveness, in order to prevent Hairi from telling Sarutobi, he must bury it here to prevent future trouble.

Sensing the murderous intent in their master's tone, the nine Root members who were kneeling slowly stood up and surrounded Hui Li. Their chakra, mixed with murderous intent, surged wildly, waiting for a command to turn her into mincemeat.

"Shouldn't I be the one saying that?"

Hui Li spread her hands, her expression also one of surprise: "A random attack, a random invitation, why should I join your organization and pledge allegiance to you? Not only do I not receive any benefits, but you haven't even given me a reasonable reason!"

Danzo's eyes flickered, and the windmill in his right eye spun faster.

He could sense the power within the other person's mind at work, and the other person's behavior didn't seem to indicate that they weren't affected by the illusion.

Instead of running away, they fearlessly walked into the encirclement to demand benefits from him. This willingness to risk their lives for money could never have been a decision made in a conscious state.

The Kotoamatsukami technique definitely works, but for some reason, the illusion effect is not particularly obvious on the other party.

Danzo's kaleidoscope focuses on Gray Glass's blindfolded eyes.

Chakra radiating purple light was converging towards his eyes, clearly indicating the use of sensory ninjutsu or an unknown eye technique.

Could it be that her technique has a restraining effect on Kotoamatsukami?

"grown ups!"

Genjutsu Root quickly walked to Danzo's side and whispered in his ear, "She has a strong resistance to my... techniques."

He didn't dare to say the word "illusion" directly, lest Hui Li overhear and become suspicious.

Reminded by his subordinates, Danzo became even more convinced of his judgment.

Hui Li was indeed affected by Kotoamatsukami, but her resistance to illusions was very strong, so the effect of Kotoamatsukami was not as obvious as it was on the Root's experimental subjects.

Also very reasonable.

After all, he was a monster who killed an elite Jonin at the age of six, so it's perfectly normal for him to have some special characteristics.

Danzo calmed himself down:

"Ninjas are tools that exist to complete missions. Emotions, names, past... these will only become burdens. From now on, you only need to be a part of 'Root,' buried deep in the darkness, supporting the prosperity of Konoha..."

"So what are my benefits?"

Hairi interrupted Danzo directly.

She couldn't be bothered to listen to those long-winded explanations.

Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi share the same flaw: they only talk about ideals and dreams, ignoring practical benefits and interests. Hiruzen Sarutobi is slightly better than him, at least he knows how to bind people with kinship and friendship. This guy, on the other hand, has become a burden.

Looking at the 'nameless heroes' beside her who were showing anger at her for interrupting Danzo, she wondered where Danzo had found so many extraordinary people.

She could enter the Root, but she couldn't be as obedient to Danzo as these gods. The fact that Danzo was willing to use Kotoamatsukami on her showed that he valued her, and she naturally wanted to use that value to gain as much benefit as possible.

It wasn't just the Root members beside Hairi who felt anger rising in their hearts; Danzo himself was also experiencing a surge of emotion.

His eyes were fixed on Hui Li.

He really wanted to say that there was no benefit to it; if you didn't join the root, it would be your death.

But no!
She was Sarutobi's last disciple, the savior of the Ino-Shika-Cho successor, the adopted daughter of Guy of the Eight Gates, and the most renowned genius in Konoha.

These aren't the rats in the gutter of the past, whom no one would care if you crushed them.

The key is to kill Hairi. He will gain nothing, his plan to have Sarutobi train a sharp blade for him will fail, and his vision to reclaim the Hokage position stolen by Sarutobi Hiruzen will be doomed from the very first step.

Danzo talks about dedication and sacrifice, but when it comes to making a choice, his choice is no different from Hairi's.

Although the two people look very different, they are both selfish people who prioritize their own interests above all else.

The resentment shining above his head obscured his anger. Danzo, who had already suffered considerable sunk costs, could not accept that everything had ended in a crushing defeat before it even began.

"What benefit do you want?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes, suppressing the murderous intent in his heart. He would lure Hairi into the Root organization first; there was still a long time ahead, and he could eventually brainwash her with Kotoamatsukami.

"Forget it! Thinking about it, I really don't know what I need."

Seeing that Danzo had taken the bait, Hui Li was overjoyed, but her powerful physical strength helped her suppress the smile on her lips. She shrugged and said with a regretful expression.

do not know?
Danzo's forehead was creased with three layers of wrinkles, fully prepared for Gray's outrageous demands, but he never expected this unexpected answer.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to make sense.

She was Hiruzen Sarutobi's last disciple, and most of Konoha's resources were readily available to her. It seemed that there was nothing in Root that could attract her.

Apart from……

Danzo stroked the forked scar on his chin, his eyes gleaming:
"Chihaya told me you've been learning medical ninjutsu lately?"

Upon suddenly hearing her own name, Chihaya Toru, who had been silent since the beginning, raised an eyebrow and continued to play dead behind Danzo.

I originally thought that once Kotoamatsukami arrived, Hairi would become a member of Root, and the matter of leaking information and setting traps would naturally be forgotten.

But now the situation has changed.

Although it appears that Hui Li is trapped, she subtly holds the upper hand. As the instigator of this incident and a non-combatant, he naturally needs to guard against Hui Li's retaliation and try his best to eliminate his presence.

Those three corpses at the base of the body weren't even cold yet!

Hui Li glanced at Chihaya Toru and said calmly, "There are plenty of people in Konoha who know medical ninjutsu. I don't need to join your organization to learn."

Don't you want to get your eyes treated?

Danzo probed.

The Mangekyou Sharingan clearly shows the chakra flowing towards the eyes, but the eyes are the windows through which spiritual power is released. Ninety percent of sensory ninjutsu and genjutsu in the ninja world are released from the eyes.

He couldn't determine from this whether Hui Li's eye ailment was real or not.

"Congenital blindness cannot be cured even by medical ninjutsu."

"Heh, that's not necessarily true." Danzo turned to Chihaya Toru and said, "Take that thing out."

"Yes."

Chihaya nodded and took out a palm-sized scroll from her sleeve.

The scroll unfurled quickly, revealing the word 'sealed' inside, surrounded by a ring of unintelligible characters.

"untie!"

Peng!
Smoke and dust scattered.

A glass bottle containing strange chunks of meat appeared in Chihaya Tohru's hand.

Upon seeing the target, Hui Li's eyes narrowed and she quickly looked over.

Gululu.

Chihaya flipped the glass bottle in her hands, causing the viscous nutrient solution inside to flow back out, bubbling and gurgling.

soon.

The previously still, pale flesh suddenly sprouted strange tentacles on its surface, which were indistinguishable as branches or buds, and slowly wriggled toward the direction where the nutrient solution was flowing.

It's Hashirama's cells!
Although her pupils were filled with the patterns of the kaleidoscope, Gray Glass's Byakugan was still functioning normally. The emerald green chakra light formed a massive source of light, firmly occupying her field of vision.

The amount of chakra contained in this small piece of Hashirama cell is not only no less than that of the Three-Tails' flesh, but even surpasses it.

It's unimaginable.

How can a human's chakra be comparable to that of a tailed beast split from the Ten-Tails? Is this the legendary Sage Body?
That's really weird.

dong dong dong...

Hui Li barely managed to control her racing heart.

If one could possess the immense chakra and vitality of Hashirama Senju, the bloodline disease resulting from the advancement of Shikotsumyaku would likely be easily resolved.

When the White Eyes, Corpse Bone Vein, and Immortal Body form a triple linkage, who knows what kind of scene it will be.

"How about it? Can you sense this abundant vitality?"

Although Hairi remained standing there blankly, her expression showing no abnormality, Danzo knew that with her sensory abilities, she must now be shocked by the power of Hashirama's cells.

"If even this can't cure your illness, then there's no other medicine in the world that can cure you."

Danzo said with absolute confidence.

"I……"

Hui Li bit her lower lip, looking thoughtful and struggling.

When acting, you have to go all the way. Especially when the situation is so favorable and the plan is about to succeed, you must not become complacent.

Seeing that Hui Li's tone had softened, Danzo narrowed his eyes and decided to deliver the final blow.

"I've heard that you are extremely skilled in Wind Release. If you join Root, I might make an exception and take you as my disciple to pass on my mantle. I might even train you as Root's future successor... It's not impossible."

"But I've already taken on a master..."

Hui Li's words seemed to touch a nerve in Danzo, who grabbed the Hashirama cells from Chihaya Tohru's hand, his deep face instantly becoming excited.

“I can teach Hiruzen Sarutobi all the ninjutsu he knows, but he can never ask for what I have.”

"I'm still him, you choose!"

Resentment, anger, jealousy, inferiority complex, and a strange competitive spirit...

Countless negative emotional flashes surged forth, seemingly obscuring the sky in an instant.

After hesitating for a long time, Hui Li reluctantly nodded.

"In that case, alright, Danzo-sensei."

The sound of the wind in the dense forest became extremely quiet.

Seeing Hairi abandon Hiruzen Sarutobi and choose him, Danzo could not hide the golden light of emotion shining above his head no matter how hard he tried to keep a straight face.

Hiruzen.

Orochimaru chose to cooperate with me back then, and now Ash Blossom has also switched allegiance to me.

I won again this time.

(End of this chapter)