Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 137 Cursed Seal and Hidden Mist Village

Training Department.

Danzo stormed over here after leaving the Hokage's office.

He slammed his hand heavily on the table where Zhiyi was drinking tea.

"Hiruzen has been blinded by fame! He's even considering suppressing Root!"

Then, Danzo silently put the hand that had slammed heavily onto the table behind his back.

You wouldn't believe it, but the stone table I specially exchanged for is so hard that even a kunai can't scratch it.

Huh, why is Danzo-sensei waving his hands behind his back?

Zhiyi calmly sipped his tea.

"Master Danzo, it is only right that the Hokage has led Konoha to become so powerful and has such a great reputation."

"Was that all Hiruzen's achievement? The Root organization also played a significant role in Konoha's strength!"

Danzo wanted to slam his fist on the table again, but remembering how hard the table was, he held back.

What's the purpose? What purpose? To seize resources without contributing anything?

Shiki thought to himself, "Root has cost Konoha a lot of resources, but it has become Danzo's private army."

But this is a good thing for Zhiyi; without the support of the Roots, he wouldn't have developed so quickly.

Zhiyi is also adept at enriching himself at the expense of the public.

"So, Master Danzo is here because..."

"Hiruzen is sending Shinnosuke to monitor the development of the Titan armor. While there's still time, transfer the Titan armor immediately!"

"But the Titan armor hasn't been fully developed yet, and if we transfer it now, it might not be able to be concealed."

"If we don't move now, we won't have another chance once Shinnosuke arrives."

Danzo spoke in a deep voice.

Danzo could vaguely sense the change in Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude.

Hiruzen Sarutobi currently enjoys extremely high prestige, but this prestige owes a great deal to Danzo.

If it weren't for his disciple Shiki inventing the Bio-Armor, Konoha wouldn't be as powerful as it is now!

But Hiruzen Sarutobi is now turning his back on Danzo. He only cares about retiring smoothly with his great reputation and doesn't care about Danzo at all!

"If Konoha defeats Kirigakure and Kumogakure, Hiruzen's reputation will rival that of the First Hokage. It's hard to say what Hiruzen will do then."

Danzo muttered to himself, already sensing a rift between himself and Hiruzen.

This disagreement is not a difference of opinion, but an irreconcilable difference of interests.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was actually somewhat weak-willed, afraid of criticism and lacking the courage to shoulder the responsibilities of Hokage.

Thus, the Root organization was established, and the Hokage advisor was created.

If things continue like this, even if Konoha declines and falls into ruin, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, can still shift the blame.

It's all Danzo's fault!

But now, Konoha is becoming stronger and stronger, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation is growing louder, so Danzo and Root seem to be getting in his way.

If... if Konoha really managed to defeat all four opponents single-handedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation would truly rival that of the First Hokage.

It's hard to say whether Hiruzen Sarutobi would choose power or fame.

After all, that's a reputation comparable to that of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi!

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen fame, Danzo wouldn't know what to do.

Given the relationship between Danzo and Hiruzen, Danzo might be able to retire together with Hiruzen, a retirement that truly relinquishes power.

However, Hiruzen retired because he was the Hokage and had immense fame.

But what does Danzo have? Without Root and without the support of the Hokage, Danzo is nothing.

The Root organization was able to act with impunity because of the Hokage.

Without the Hokage and without the support of the orthodox faction, Root is nothing but a bunch of nobodys!

By then, believe it or not, even if a Root ninja goes out on the street, an Uchiha will come and check him.

Retiring alongside Hiruzen completely extinguished Danzo's hopes of becoming Hokage, and he would live in Hiruzen's shadow for the rest of his life.

Danzo would never allow it!

Therefore, Danzo needed to accumulate power just in case.

Danzo touched his right arm and right eye, thankfully he was prepared.

"Alright, alright, Danzo-sensei, I'll take you to the cultivation pool for the Titan armor now. There's also a cultivation pool built at the root according to my requirements, so you can continue cultivating there, but the results will be less effective."

Danzo followed Shiichi to the cultivation pool of the Titan armor, and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the magnificent Titan armor.

"Well done, it's clear you haven't been slacking off lately."

Then he immediately stored the Titan armor into the space scroll.

Shiki watched as Danzo quickly left after collecting the Titan armor.

"Ugh, this is a hassle."

Shiki took a new Titan suit from the day Susanoo was born and placed it in the incubation tank.

As I've already said, Zhiyi is also a master at enriching himself at the expense of the public!

Only Shiichi can train Titan armor, and the cost of Titan armor is entirely up to Shiichi.

"Alas, I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter."

"Sarutobi and Shimura in the training department are both corrupt. If I don't, they'll take my share too!"

"Moreover, the Aburame clan also needs resources to support its development, so I have no choice but to go along with it."

Zhiyi added a few more items to the list of materials needed to cultivate the Titan bio-armor.

We must recover this loss.

Not long after Danzo left, Shinnosuke arrived with the Hokage's decree.

Shinnosuke was originally part of the Surveillance Squad, but he was suppressed by Danzo, and the Surveillance Squad is now basically useless.

"Minister Shii, the progress of the Titan armor project has been slow lately, and the Hokage sent me to help you overcome this difficulty. If you need anything, please let me know, and I will find a way to resolve it."

"Great, I'd love to welcome Shinnosuke too."

Shiki pulled Shinnosuke to the Titan armor cultivation pool.

"This is the Titan armor, but because resources have been insufficient, the development process is very slow."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke observed carefully but found nothing amiss.

"This is the material list for cultivating Titan armor. I hope Shinnosuke can resolve this as soon as possible."

After Shinnosuke left with the materials list, Shiki sat back down at his stone table and silently took a sip of tea.

"Sunagakure is on the right track. With Tesla around, we don't have to worry about any unexpected events."

"Moreover, the research on the curse seal has yielded preliminary results, and the inferior immortal body is not bad."

The cursed seal has great potential, and it is similar to the Karma seal of the Otsutsuki clan.

Orochimaru is a genius, that much is certain. Shiichi's cursed seal was developed based on Orochimaru's cursed seal.

Having a research direction is much easier than creating something out of thin air.

However, Shiichi's cursed seal is different from Orochimaru's.

Shii's curse seal is permanent, meaning that once someone accepts Shii's curse seal, the seal will permanently modify their body.

Zhiyi thought of how he had been corrupted by natural energy while researching it, and had turned into strangely shaped insects.

The planning for Kirigakure can begin.

Monsters, that's something to look forward to.

(End of this chapter)