Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 220 The Death of Danzo [Part 1]

In reality, the people from Might Guy's squad and Sakumo Hatake's squad that Yua brought were certainly not just there to be bystanders.

Putting aside Orochimaru, who has already obtained what he wanted, Yuya had high hopes for Sakumo Hatake and Might Guy's team.

That is to gain firsthand work experience in the rebuilt Konoha Village.

Don't underestimate this experience. With the village destroyed, tens of thousands dead, and tens of thousands injured, these Konoha villagers were already on edge, their spirits extremely tense.

In this situation, if Mighty's squad and Sakumo Hatake's squad can appease the other side in a short time, or even gain their trust and help them rebuild their homes, this process would be extremely valuable frontline work experience.

Why do I say it's extremely rare?

Because Yuya no longer has such an opportunity in Konoha's inner and outer castles...

The possibility of war was eliminated by themselves. These children had not experienced the baptism of war, and ultimately, their personalities were still somewhat unruly.

Of course, this doesn't mean that it's good if the village is destroyed.

But Payne's reasoning that the world will cherish peace more after experiencing pain is, well, a fallacy, but it actually has a bit of truth to it.

Yuya had actually noticed long ago that the children in Konoha's inner city were... living too comfortably.

But Yuya couldn't possibly destroy Konoha or start a war just to help them grow; that would be too foolish.

In fact, Yuya originally had related plans.

That was the Chunin Exams.

Forget about Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki being weak enough to be considered genin. Just ask them if they've graduated yet and if they can participate in the Chunin Exams.

Let them experience a brutal struggle; that would be better than them continuing to live in Konoha's inner city.

However, the spacetime rift in ancient Loulan made Youya realize what was happening.

Isn't this the perfect opportunity for a trial?!

So Youya decisively called over the two teams of children he valued.

Leaving aside Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, the three people Might Guy brought with him are the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of this generation.

That is, the father of Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino—Shikaku, Choza, Inoichi.

Yua no longer has much to do with the four clans of Sarutobi, Shimura, Uchiha, and Hyuga; their mutual interests are already intertwined.

As for the Akimichi, Yamanaka, and Nara families—the Ino-Shika-Cho trio—Yua decided to follow the example of her uncle, Tobirama Senju, by offering them both incentives and emotional appeals.

Whether it will work or not is another matter; let's just do it first.

Therefore, the teams led by Might Guy and Sakumo Hatake were not randomly selected.

You Ya has put in a lot of effort to help these kids he values ​​succeed.

Of course, aside from the reason of tempering one's character, another reason is that in Yua's Konoha Village, these kids would not have the opportunity to contact the core high-ranking officials and investigate and track them.

Yes, the camera monitoring Danzo was placed by Sakumo Hatake's squad. As for Might Guy's squad, their target was someone else.

But the main reason...

Yuya wanted to see what would happen if Danzo hadn't died at Sasuke's hands, but had been captured alive.

This is hilarious...

You definitely won't see him in his Konoha village anymore, because to be honest, that Danzo was really not good enough. Not only was he incompetent, but he also didn't know his own limitations.

Even if Yua himself agreed, Uchiha Kagami would never allow him to interfere in the Anbu.

Unless Yua orders Uchiha Kagami to have Danzo do it.

However, on the other hand, even if Yua gave such an order... Danzo probably wouldn't dare to accept it.

On Yua's side, Danzo's main attack was getting completely crushed by Yua.

Danzo on this side clearly hadn't been beaten, which is why he was so clueless.

Do you really think you can stage a coup by relying on these rotten fish and shrimp?

You wish!

……

Of course, what Yuya didn't know was that for Danzo, there were no more opportunities.

His age doesn't allow him to remain in this state of silence any longer.

Since the Five Villages Alliance failed to gain the corresponding political capital, Danzo had no other choice.

Although it was a happy accident, but...

Ultimately, it all came down to Danzo's own inner desire to become Hokage...

This mindset has already determined the final outcome...

……

"Danzo! Are you insane?! How could you actually do something like this?!" Tsunade glared at Danzo with fury.

Danzo's face was extremely gloomy.

Although he didn't know why Tsunade and Jiraiya reacted to his surprise attack, since he had already done it, there was no reason to back down!

"I have rendered countless services to Konoha throughout my life! The position of Hokage... should have been mine!" Danzo roared at Tsunade with a ferocious expression, then quickly formed hand seals, and a gust of wind like a sharp blade shot out from Danzo's mouth.

Tsunade's face was ashen, and her fists were clenched tightly.

They actually... made a move?!

Seeing Tsunade's expression, Jiraiya knew that she was completely disappointed in Danzo.

Starting with the Third Hokage, the people who hold the Hokage position in Konoha Village have tended to have gentler personalities.

Leaving aside Yongdai, who died young and never had the chance to realize her ambitions, he is not included in the calculation.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, needs little introduction. He was incredibly weak, compromising with external forces and not much of a hardliner internally. Even knowing the Uchiha clan had problems, he only hoped they could resolve them internally. If it weren't for that idiot who actually agreed to work under the Third Hokage, the Uchiha clan might have really launched a rebellion.

Even if their entire clan is wiped out, it will be a spectacular and dramatic end.

However, as we all know, he fought seven people and wiped out an entire clan, making him arguably the most filial son in Naruto.

To be honest, Yuya didn't have any ill feelings about fighting seven opponents at once.

After all, you can't expect a four-year-old child, who was taken to the battlefield by his father and left with psychological trauma, to do anything.

The fact that he didn't turn evil on the spot is already quite remarkable.

So the root of everything... (Fugaku: Could it be me?)

Well, in short, if the Third Hokage had been more forceful, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have caused so much trouble, Danzo wouldn't have been able to do so much in secret, and Orochimaru wouldn't have dared to conduct human experiments in secret.

Look how well-behaved Danzo is here in Yuya.

Danzo knew that Yua was capable of expelling him from Konoha, or even having the Anbu ninja kill him.

Putting Danzo aside, let's talk about Tsunade. She does have a very bad temper, but because the mess left by the Third Hokage was really not good, and Tsunade really doesn't have much political wisdom, her achievements during her tenure were nothing to be impressed with.

To be honest, Tsunade does have a fiery temper, but she's actually quite gentle when it comes to getting things done.

In the original history, after Sasuke killed Danzo, Tsunade directly chose to disrupt and reorganize Danzo's Root organization.

It's not that this approach is wrong, after all, there are only a few people in Root who are willing to follow Danzo.

However, this approach is still a bit too lenient for Yuya.

If not all of them, at least kill half of them.

How could the Hokage not dare to lay a hand on him?

However, on the other hand, within Danzo's Root organization, over the years he only had a few trustworthy subordinates. The rest were controlled by sealing spells on their tongues.

It's just a curse that prevents the other party from revealing their origins and their own information, and that's all that matters.

Ah... is this how you control your subordinates when you're secretly causing trouble?

That's why it's said that Danzo from both worlds is a hypocrite, all talk and no action.

Someone like him dares to dream of becoming Hokage?

That would be a disaster if he actually became Hokage one day.

— Jiraiya did not dodge or evade Danzo's wind-style attack. Instead, he formed hand seals and countered with fire-style energy.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Yuya was watching the battle with great interest through a telescope.

Beside him, Matt Damon looked hesitant.

Sakumo Hatake stood to the side, eyes downcast and seemingly oblivious to his own thoughts.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the power of this fire jutsu is really impressive..." Yua exclaimed in praise.

"...Hokage-sama..." Might Guy couldn't help but speak softly.

Youya turned to look at the other person with a puzzled expression: "Dai, what's wrong?"

Matt Day: "I want to ask, are we just going to stand here and watch?"

Yuya immediately laughed: "Oh, I see. You want to go over there and join the battle...?"

Matt Day nodded repeatedly.

It wasn't that they had any feelings for Konoha; they knew their identities. They were just simply itching to get their hands dirty.

After all, in the original Konoha Village, Sakumo Hatake and Might Guy mostly carried out Jonin missions, either patrolling or routine duty, and were rarely involved in combat.

You could say his body is practically rusting.

Yuya thought for a moment and said to Dai, "Go on, I have a mission for you: don't let that Danzo escape."

Oh, and remember, capture them alive!

Matt Dai immediately became excited, saluted Youya, and left.

Sakumo Hatake's eyes flickered, and Yua smiled at him, "You want to go too, right? Go ahead, just remember, don't let Danzo escape."

Sakumo Hatake hesitated for a moment: "But what about you, Hokage-sama...?"

You Ya smiled: "It's okay, I can protect myself."

To be honest, if someone could take down Yua now, it wouldn't matter whether Sakumo Hatake is protecting her or not.

……

"boom!"

Danzo's attack methods were mostly based on Wind Release.

This was within Jiraiya and Tsunade's expectations.

After all, Danzo Shimura wasn't inexperienced in battle; his records were kept by the Hokage.

In this respect, Hiruzen Sarutobi did a decent job.

But it's just okay.

because……

What was blown away by the explosion were the bandages Danzo had wrapped around his body.

Jiraiya and Tsunade were just about to persuade Danzo to surrender when they witnessed an astonishing scene...

Danzo Shimura's right eye, and his right arm...

Underneath the bandages... wasn't what they thought, just a normal person's arm...

Instead, its skin was an unusual color, and on it were countless blood-red eyeballs that were constantly writhing...

The three tomoe in its eyes moved with the movement of its pupils, as if it were looking around...

If these things weren't on the arm, then it would be more normal...

However, now it's not just on the arms... there are quite a few of them... and the eyes aren't all moving in the same direction... creating an unsettling and eerie feeling...

And most importantly...

Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at Danzo's right eye...

There, the pattern inside Danzo's right Sharingan was not the ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan...

"That's... a kaleidoscope?!" Jiraiya was somewhat shocked.

Tsunade suddenly realized: "Don't look at Jiraiya over there!"

Danzo sneered, "It's too late!"

Danzo's right Sharingan spun rapidly. Having stolen Shisui's eye years ago, he was finally using Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities today...

Kotoamatsukami...

Danzo had previously considered using this ability when the Five Kage Summit was at a stalemate.

In retrospect, it's fortunate he didn't use that ability...

Danzo breathed a sigh of relief as he thought this to himself. Luckily, he had prepared a backup plan. Without Kotoamatsukami, Jiraiya would have been a very difficult opponent...

And now...

Danzo looked at Tsunade and revealed a cruel, sinister smile.

Tsunade's face turned pale. She looked at Jiraiya and tentatively asked, "Jiraiya..."

Jiraiya turned to Tsunade: "What is it?"

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew... thank goodness. I thought something had happened to you. Listen, don't look into his eyes again until we figure out his abilities."

Jiraiya looked at Danzo, who smirked and said casually, "Jiraiya, kill Tsunade."

Tsunade paused slightly, while Jiraiya beside her wore a puzzled expression, though his body had already begun to move...

"Jiraiya!" Tsunade was shocked. How could she not know that Jiraiya had already been hit?

(Damn it! So his ability is to control other people?!)

As Tsunade dodged, she inadvertently glanced at Danzo, who had already closed his right eye.

After all, once Kotoamatsukami is activated, the eye power is consumed excessively in a short period of time and needs to be rested.

Moreover, even if he has rested well, it will be impossible for him to use Kotoamatsukami again.

Tsunade didn't know this, but she could tell.

Directly controlling a master of Jiraiya's caliber...

This ability must have come at a price, and Danzo's closed right eye must have been that price.

And she saw it very clearly just now: Danzo... only had one Mangekyou Sharingan...

Then the answer is quite simple...

Danzo's ability should no longer be usable.

Of course, if it could be used again...

Then there's no way to fight.

Fortunately...

The piano's assessment was correct...

"ha!"

Tsunade slammed her fist into the floor, and Jiraiya lunged forward, preparing to continue his attack, but his body was bound by tree branches.

Turning his head, he saw that Yamato had already arrived.

"Lord Hokage! Please leave immediately!" Kakashi rushed over as well.

Moreover, you can see figures rushing here.

Might Guy, Asuma, and other elite Jonin...

Tsunade shook her head: "Jiraiya's target is me! Go and arrest Danzo! Order him to undo the brainwashing he's inflicting on Jiraiya!"

It's not actually brainwashing. The power of Kotoamatsukami is to directly control the enemy's will, making the enemy's will become what you want it to be.

For example, in the original story of One Against Seven, Kotoamatsukami was used to try to make Sasuke have the will to "protect the village." However, in the end, the power overwrote and released his own Edo Tensei control. In this respect, the effect of dominating will and brainwashing is similar, but the difference between the two is still very big.

Brainwashing inevitably damages a person's brain or thinking ability, but Betrayal does not.

For Jiraiya now, everything is the same, except that there is an additional ironclad rule in his heart that he absolutely must abide by.

That is: obey Danzo's orders.

However, this approach is not without its opportunities.

Just as Tsunade thought, who cares if it's brainwashing or whatever...

Arresting Danzo first is definitely the right thing to do.

If Danzo dies, then Jiraiya will receive Kotoamatsukami that obeys Danzo's orders...

That's just a joke.

How can someone who's dead obey orders?

Therefore, by chance, Tsunade made a very correct judgment.

That meant he would restrain Jiraiya himself, allowing Kakashi, Yamato, and other ninjas to capture Danzo.

(Hmph, I've been wanting to get back at you for a long time. Even if you've been manipulated this time, don't blame me for being ruthless!)

Tsunade thought viciously to herself, her fists clenched tightly.

However, Jiraiya reacted very quickly, dodging with a substitution jutsu and then immediately launching a Rasengan.

Tsunade's pupils dilated suddenly; the speed was too fast... she... couldn't react in time...

"boom!"

A giant golden fist appeared and slammed Jiraiya, who was still holding the Rasengan in his hand, into the ground.

You Ya appeared on the top of a building that was still under construction, with his arms crossed over his chest.

Tsunade turned her head to look, and was about to thank him, but saw Yua frowning deeply.

Then, Tsunade heard a rumbling sound.

That wasn't the sound of an explosion.

That was the sound of something rapidly rising from the ground into the sky, breaking through all barriers and sweeping away all obstacles in its path—an unstoppable force…

When Tsunade saw a towering tree appear in the dense forest not far away, her expression turned even more grim...

"Wood Release?! How... how could it be Wood Release?!"

Yuya jumped down and came to Tsunade's side. He kicked Jiraiya, who had been knocked unconscious into the ground by his sneak attack, and scoffed, "He really passed out so easily..."

Never mind, hey Tsunade, even though you're the Tsunade of this world...

However, it's quite obvious that someone has targeted the First Hokage...

"Want to come with me... and give this damn bastard a good beating?"

Tsunade was a little confused, but then she remembered something...

Kakashi had mentioned it briefly when he was reporting to her earlier...

The Third Hokage of that other world...

She was a disciple of the First Hokage...

(End of this chapter)