Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 310 Stabbing Each Other in the Back

Nagato had no idea how long it had been since she had a good night's sleep.

Ever since he summoned the Gedo Mazo and had black rods stuck all over his back, he hasn't had a full night's sleep. He also has to endure the Gedo Mazo's chakra being drained from him at irregular intervals every day.

Even when he was tired, he could only lean forward and rest for a while in his mechanical wheelchair.

But this time, when he woke up, he felt as if he had been reborn.

The internal organs no longer felt stinging, and there was no longer the feeling of weakness from having chakra drained.

Nagato slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was a white ceiling.

He was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that he was lying flat on his back.

How long has it been since he slept lying down like this?

The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant; this was a hospital ward.

His memories from before he fell into a coma gradually returned. He remembered that he was in a cave when he underwent Aoba's surgery.

Nagato sat up, touched his back, and then placed his hand on his chest, near his heart, silently sensing it.

"That's all—"

Just then, the door was gently pushed open.

Konan walked in carrying a tray, and when she saw that Nagato had already woken up, a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"You're awake."

Konan walked to the bedside and placed the tray on the bedside table. "Mr. Aoba said you would probably wake up around this time, and it turned out he was right."

"Are you hungry? You just had surgery, and your body still needs time to adjust. Have some hot porridge to tide you over."

Nagato did not refuse the hot porridge that Konan handed him.

The bowl of porridge was quickly emptied.

"Where am I?"

Nagato asked softly.

He had already used his senses to explore the area; it wasn't a place he was familiar with.

Xiao Nan took the empty bowl and replied, "This is the Island of Oblivion."

"The Island of Oblivion?"

"This is one of Mr. Aoba's secret bases—"

In a forest somewhere in the Land of Fire.

boom!

A golden light shot out from Obito's hand, instantly piercing through the dream beast summoned by Danzo.

The enormous spirit beast didn't even have time to let out a mournful cry before it turned into a wisp of white smoke and vanished into the air.

Danzo leaned against a large tree, panting heavily.

On his right arm, the last Sharingan slowly closed.

"Damn it, this power—it's definitely that thing from the moon!"

Danzo gritted his teeth, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his forehead. "Damn Uchiha brat, our teacher was too soft-hearted back then!"

""

"How ugly, Danzo."

Obito looked down at Danzo, his tone full of mockery, "You fear the Uchiha, yet you covet their power. How pathetic!"

-

Danzo ignored Obito's taunts; his mind was racing as he considered a way to escape.

He can't die here; he hasn't become Hokage yet!

Only under his leadership can Konoha achieve glory!

Danzo raised his hands to form hand seals, preparing to use Wind Release to forcefully break through the encirclement.

A dark shadow suddenly darted out of the shadows beneath his feet. "What?!"

Danzo was shocked. Before he could react, the dark figure had already wrapped itself around him.

He was then horrified to discover that his chakra was completely suppressed, and he could not even activate Izanagi!

"Don't waste your energy, Danzo."

Black Zetsu quickly covered Danzo's entire body.

Obito: "You want to control Danzo?"

Black Zetsu revealed the other half of Danzo's body, whose eyes were closed and who had fallen into a coma.

"This guy is still somewhat useful. He has a lot of Konoha's core secrets in his mind, and the Root under his command alone is a considerable force."

Black Zetsu paused, then said gravely, "More importantly, I suspect there's a problem on Nagato's side."

Obito: "Oh? What did you discover?"

"The signal has been cut off."

Black Zetsu raised his hand, showing the Akatsuki ring on his finger. "Furthermore, Nagato has actually accepted employment from Kirigakure this time, directly participating in a war between major powers, which is completely out of character for him."

Obito narrowed his eyes. "It seems that a lot of interesting things have happened in the ninja world while we were away."

"In that case, I'll go there myself and see what he's up to!"

Konohagakure, Hokage's office.

"Hey, Tsunade-sensei, I heard you were looking for me."

Aoba pushed open the door and walked in with a grin.

Tsunade, who was engrossed in processing documents, felt a vein throb on her forehead upon hearing the voice.

"You actually know how to come back?!"

Tsunade grabbed a scroll from the table and hurled it at Aoba's face without hesitation.

"As a high-ranking advisor to Konoha and the hospital director, you're never around. You seem to have it easier as an advisor than I am as Hokage!"

Aoba caught the scroll steadily and spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"Don't get so angry, Tsunade-sensei. Aren't I saving the world?"

"Saving the world?!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade instantly flew into a rage.

"You think you're so capable? Why don't you just fly to the moon!"

"And when you're at work, you should refer to your job title!"

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Aoba chuckled and unrolled the scroll in his hand.

He glanced at it once, and his eyebrows shot up, and he clicked his tongue twice.

"Ino-Shika-Cho, Uchiha—whoa, even Hyuga! The entire Hidden Leaf Village has been wiped out in one fell swoop. No wonder Danzo is called the Dark Lord of Hidden Leaf Village. He might as well be called the Shadow Lord. His power is greater than that of the Hokage. At least the Hokage is ostensibly limited by advisors. He really has no taboos."

Aoba laughed and tossed the scroll back onto the table. "But why are you showing me this stuff? Isn't this all the mess left over from the third generation? You should go find him."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade also let out a long sigh.

"This is what the old man sent over."

"To be honest, I used to think he was just weak, but after I actually sat in this position and became Hokage—"

"Sometimes, I can understand some of the old man's actions."

Sitting in the position of Hokage, one must balance the various forces and consider the stability of the village. Often, the line between right and wrong is not so clear.

"Balance is not indulgence!"

Aoba chuckled twice. "Don't those three old men feel any remorse? Or reflect on their actions over the years?"

Tsunade didn't continue the topic, instead asking, "How's the situation in Kirigakure now?"

"Iwagakure and Sunagakure are almost out of control. They can't just stand by and watch Kumogakure swallow Kirigakure. If they get involved too, the Fourth Shinobi World War might break out much earlier than expected."

Don't worry.

Aoba said, "Kirigakure is one of the Five Great Nations, after all. Don't underestimate the strength of a great nation."

"Kumakuya wants to devour Kirigakure in one bite, aren't they afraid of breaking their teeth?"

Konoha Village, the territory of the Sarutobi clan.

Jiraiya sat cross-legged at the low table, holding a cup of tea that had gone cold, but his gaze kept glancing at the old man next to him.

At the same time, he was complaining in his heart that he had come at the wrong time and should have gone to the bathhouse first.

He really didn't want to get involved in the messy affairs of the older generation.

Hey~

There was nothing Jiraiya could do but sit aside and silently remain invisible.

Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared quite dejected.

He always thought he was doing a good job as Hokage.

-

He led Konoha through two Shinobi World Wars and trained the Legendary Sannin. Although one of them went astray, there were still outstanding successors like Yamashiro Aoba.

He believed that what he left for Tsunade was a prosperous and peaceful Konoha.

But it wasn't until he copied the base of the base and saw the experiments inside that he realized how terribly wrong he had been.

That bastard Danzo, how many filthy things has he done behind my back!

The experimental data retrieved from the root of the problem showed that there were more than 700 recorded human experiments!

This is just a record of what's valuable!

Moreover, these human experiments involved almost all the ninja clans in Konoha.

He knew that Danzo was doing some shady things behind the scenes, but he always believed that it was all for the sake of the village, so he chose to be tolerant and turn a blind eye.

But he never dreamed that Danzo would be so ruthless!

If this information were leaked, not only would he lose face as the former Hokage, but the entire Hidden Leaf Village would be plunged into great turmoil and in danger of falling apart.

Based on his understanding of Danzo, the Roots definitely had more than one base; there must be other places as well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's only thought now is to find other Root bases and destroy the data inside.

"Old man—"

Jiraiya was also bored sitting there and was just about to say a few words of comfort.

Just then, the door was violently pulled open, and two figures walked in.

"Hiruzen!"

These were Konoha's other two advisors, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

As soon as Koharu Utatane sat down, she questioned, "You led the Anbu to raid the Root base. Why didn't you communicate with us beforehand for such a large-scale operation?"

"Hey, Danzo was once a high-ranking member of the village. What will the other ninja clans think of you doing this?" Mitokado Homura chimed in from the side.

Faced with the questions from his two old friends, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face immediately darkened.

He didn't say anything, but instead grabbed a few documents from the table and threw them in front of the two of them.

"See for yourselves!"

The third generation suppressed their anger.

Koharu and Homura exchanged a glance, then picked up the documents and flipped through a few pages.

However, to the surprise of the Third Hokage and Jiraiya, the two did not show much surprise on their faces.

They didn't even furrow their brows, as if they had known all along.

"you----"

The third generation's heart sank. "You all knew all along?!"

"Hiruzen, calm down."

Koharu Tsurugi said calmly, "For the development and safety of the village, some necessary sacrifices are inevitable."

"A necessary sacrifice?!"

The Third Hokage, enraged, laughed coldly. "Over seven hundred lives! All of them were our own comrades from Konoha! You call this a necessary sacrifice?!"

Mitokado pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, speaking in a calm tone.

"Hiruzen, Konoha under the sunlight is always accompanied by shadows."

"Light and darkness complement each other to maintain the normal operation of the village. Isn't this the philosophy you've always upheld?"

""

"Now that there's a problem, how can you put all the blame on Danzo alone?"

Mitokado Homura's words were like a knife, piercing Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: ————

Koharu, who was switching dorms, continued to deliver the final blow.

"Back then, you sat in the Hokage's seat, enjoying the villagers' love and the glory under the sun."

"And weren't all those shady things, all those dirty and tiring jobs, done by Danzo for you?"

"Now that problems have arisen and can't be contained, you want to shift all the blame onto Danzo and absolve yourself of all responsibility?"

"Hiruzen, you're such a hypocrite!"

These words stripped away the last shred of dignity that Hiruzen Sarutobi had left.

"you----"

The third generation's face was ashen as he pointed at the two of them, "You—you all—"

He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't come up with a single word of rebuttal.

So when it comes to stabbing someone in the back, you have to be one of your own, so that every stab hits the mark.

Jiraiya sat beside him, silently taking a sip of tea, his eyes downcast and his mind focused.

Were the two advisors wrong?

Why did Tsunade leave the village? She didn't like staying in the village either. Why was Orochimaru recruited by Danzo and then defected? Does the old man really know nothing?

Seeing that the Third Hokage was too angry to speak, Mitokado Homura sighed and stepped in to smooth things over.

"Alright, Hiruzen, now is not the time to assign blame."

"The main reason we're here today is to ask how you plan to handle the Danzo issue?"

"Danzo did go a bit too far, but his starting point was ultimately for Konoha."

Koharu Utatane added, "The head of the Shimura clan came to us this morning to plead for help."

When the Shimura clan was mentioned, Jiraiya's lips twitched involuntarily.

If we're talking about the ninja clans in Konoha right now, the Shimura clan is definitely the one that's in the worst shape.

Let's not even talk about the Sarutobi clan. It was only with the help of the Third Hokage that they were able to cover it up. In reality, they had long been the largest clan in Konoha.

Even the Utatane clan and the Mitomon clan have gradually developed over the years thanks to these two advisors.

Although they didn't have any powerful family secret techniques, they grew from a small ninja clan into a powerful ninja clan with a deep foundation, thanks to the connections and resources of the higher-ups.

People from the clan always get the green light when doing things in the village, enjoying various hidden benefits.

Only the Shimura clan.

The clan produced a powerful high-ranking member like Danzo, but instead of enjoying any benefits, the clan was actually exploited by Danzo!

Whenever a promising member of the Shimura clan emerged, before he could even make a name for himself in the village, Danzo would drag him directly into the Root organization and brainwash him into becoming a heartless tool.

Now, Danzo has caused such a huge mess that the village has issued a warrant for his arrest, so he's just run away.

His escape has brought terrible misfortune to the Shimura clan.

Those who were previously robbed of people and resources by Danzo are now all blaming the Shimura clan.

People roll their eyes at you when you walk down the street, you get ostracized by other teams when you do missions, and you even get charged an extra two yuan when you buy groceries.

The Shimura clan has truly become the greatest traitor in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

"I will talk to Tsunade about the Shimura clan's matter and ask her to handle it so that they won't be implicated."

"As for Danzo's matter, it's up to Tsunade to decide; after all, she's the Hokage now!"