Naruto: The Shadow Lord of the Nara Clan

Root Base Headquarters.

After Yakushi Kabuto left, Danzo sat silently in his chair, without saying a word.

But his constantly tapping finger and his ever-flashing single eye both indicate that Danzo's heart is not at peace.

Orochimaru's plan gave him a glimmer of hope.

A sliver of hope to dethrone Hiruzen Sarutobi from the Hokage position!

Now, Root's living space is constantly being squeezed, and his political voice is being gradually stripped away by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

If he doesn't resist, he will eventually lose all power and become a completely useless person.

After much deliberation, Danzo made a decision in his heart.

"Notify root members..."

……

dong dong dong——!

The heavy running sounds were dense and numerous, as if a heavy giant hammer was repeatedly striking the earth.

Dust and grime filled the air, and a choking sandstorm permeated the air everywhere.

The ninjas of Konoha gathered a hundred meters away from the entrance to Konoha Village, where they had already set up defensive measures before the beast horde arrived.

Once it was confirmed that the beast horde had entered the range of the ninjutsu attack, Nara Shikaku, as the temporary commander, began to relay the attack orders to the various units.

In an instant, ninjas from various clans began to use their powerful secret techniques.

In addition, free ninjas who are neither from ninja clans nor ANBU have also begun to demonstrate their strength.

Even though the beast horde came on strong, they were no match for the well-prepared Konoha ninja.

The first wave of ninjutsu bombardment alone nearly wiped out almost one-fifth of the rare and exotic beasts.

This was a massacre, a one-sided slaughter of beasts that had sought their own death.

It's likely that this beast riot, which has left the civilians of Konoha trembling with fear, will come to an end in less than an hour.

But just when everything was heading towards a peaceful ending, an unexpected event occurred.

A commoner chunin was killed by a rhinoceros due to carelessness.

Or rather, his real cause of death was the inaction of the Root ninjas standing by.

A righteous ninja from the Akimichi clan, unable to tolerate the situation any longer, was about to step forward to argue with them.

As he angrily approached the Root ninja, the surrounding Root members all attacked.

As Danzo instructed, they could rebel at any time without orders from their superiors, should anyone show hostility towards them.

Their actions startled Shika, who had been observing them for a long time.

—What does the root want to do?!

"You guys, go and help him!"

As the center of the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance, Shikaku obviously couldn't allow this Akimichi clan ninja to be persecuted by the Root ninja.

However, it was precisely because of his orders that the already extremely serious Root ninjas became even more vigilant.

It was like stepping on one foot with the other; the hostility between the two sides intensified.

Their performance also attracted the attention of more and more ninjas.

Some unsuspecting ninjas thought that enemy spies had infiltrated the village and behaved inappropriately without orders.

So, the fuse was lit.

What should have been a quick wild animal uprising has, for various reasons, devolved into an internal conflict.

With the Konoha ninjas' attention severely diverted, the beasts gained some breathing space and surged towards Konoha Village even more ferociously.

With a loud bang.

Konoha Village has been breached.

……

As a well-known food industry in Konoha Village.

Ichiraku Ramen's business remains booming, just like always.

The owner, an older man, wiped the sweat from his brow, glanced at the counter, and was surprised to find that two bowls of ramen had not been served to customers.

Enraged, he raised his eyebrows sharply and shouted angrily:

"Nishi, Matsu!"

"What are you two doing?"

"Why aren't you working yet!"

Generally speaking, after being slapped and scolded, the two shop assistants will nod and bow, apologize, and get back to work.

But after waiting for more than ten seconds, there was still no response from outside the kitchen.

Puzzled, he lifted the curtain and looked outside.

Only then did he realize that his two apprentices, Nishi and Matsu, were standing blankly at the shop entrance, staring at something in a daze.

With a cold snort, he stepped forward and slapped Xi on the back of the head.

"What are you looking at so intently?"

"Don't you want your job anymore?!"

After being slapped, west finally came to his senses and pointed to the distant streets of Konoha with trembling teeth.

"Master, run!"

"The beasts are charging in!"

"The aunt from the xxx family was bitten by that tiger and was covered in blood!"

His apprentice's words echoed in his ears, but Shouda couldn't hear a word he was saying.

Because he also saw the direction the west was pointing, and saw ferocious beasts and birds of prey.

Is this still Konoha?!

"Don't just stand there, Master, run!"

He grabbed the sleeve of his hand and turned around, intending to run away as soon as possible.

Looking at the Ichiraku Ramen shop, he felt extremely reluctant to leave.

But he knew very well what was more important, so he could only sigh helplessly and turn back.

But as soon as he turned around, he remembered his daughter, Changpu, who was shopping with her best friend that day.

"No, I have to go find calamus!"

He slapped his apprentice's hand away, and shouted in terror and anxiety against the flow of the crowd:

"calamus!"

"Where are you?!"

……

"What's going on?"

Looking towards Konoha Village, he noticed a tangled mess of deer shadows outside the village. His brow furrowed, and he muttered to himself:

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

Although he was puzzled, he didn't bother to think about it anymore when he saw the deer shadows of wild beasts and birds of prey rushing into Konoha Village.

They've even taken this to their own territory!

With a flickering figure and several consecutive leaps, the deer shadow reappeared at the village entrance.

He first swiftly killed a troublemaker who was causing trouble in the chaos, but the killing did not calm the surrounding ninjas down.

So they could only find Shikaku, who was still trying to appease and command the ninjas, and speak up:

"Dad, we must quell the chaos as soon as possible."

"The beast horde has entered the village!"

"Every second of delay will cause serious harm to the villagers!"

Shikaku's forehead was damp with sweat. He was well aware of the current situation, but simply maintaining the status quo was enough to keep him focused.

The Root ninjas, for reasons unknown, suddenly attacked their comrades nearby.

Their actions inspired the Danzo faction within the other ninja clans, directly severing the previously united Konoha ninja.

"I know."

Shikaku exhaled and calmly said:

"I will suppress this place as soon as possible."

"There are still quite a few ninjas in the village, and they will be responsible for dealing with the beasts that have stormed into the village."

"So there's no need to worry too much."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ying pursed her lips tightly.

Although Shikaku has a more upright set of values ​​and a gentler personality compared to other ninjas.

But he was, after all, the head of a ninja clan, and was unable to empathize with ordinary people.

To the ninjas, the death of a few civilians was no big deal.

As long as it doesn't affect the interests of the major ninja clans and the upper echelons of Konoha, it's not considered a problem!

But for Lu Ying, who possesses memories of two lifetimes, this viewpoint is completely unacceptable.

"I see."

Shikakage looked back into the village and once again felt the cruelty of the Naruto world.

Here, apart from ninjas, everyone else is simply a human being.

Humans are not ninjas!

"Hunt down all the beasts."

Lu Ying said coldly:

"Leave no one alive."