The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 3 Danzo Shimura Angrily Dies

A cold and murderous atmosphere filled the air the moment the two sides met. The aura released by the chakra that the two sides instinctively activated made the surrounding air feel solid. Birds and beasts that sensed the danger scattered and fled, and the swaying shadows of the trees stopped moving.

The midday sun shone through the lush forest, casting dappled shadows. The six members of the Shadow Guard, varying in stature and build, wore black bodysuits underneath green Konoha Jonin vests, ninja tool pouches at their waists, and Konoha ninja headbands.

They stared nervously at the handsome young man not far away, who was dressed in a luxurious samurai outfit and had one hand on the hilt of his sword. He looked more like a prince or nobleman than a ninja. It was a familiar face that they had dreamed of!

—Uchiha Takehiro!

That's the Uchiha brat who was born evil, a name that their teacher, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, would often mutter about!

They're practically tired of hearing this.

The enemy's journey has been marked by bloodshed and brutal battles, a true dance on the edge of a knife. A series of illustrious achievements have earned Uchiha Muan the bloody title of "Human Butcher"—regardless of strength or gender, as long as they are enemies, they will be slaughtered without exception!

In contrast, the six of them were merely fledglings under Tobirama Senju's wing. Although they had fought on the battlefield, they mostly relied on their strength to bully the weak. The power and strength of Konoha Village in the Land of Fire were far beyond what Kumogakure Village in the Land of Lightning could withstand.

The Senju clan alone was enough to shatter the brilliance of the six Shadow Guards. The world only knew that Konoha relied on the Senju and Uchiha clans to dominate the ninja world, plus the Byakugan Hyuga clan. The other ninja clans were only fit to wave flags and shout slogans.

Similarly, in order to contain the Uchiha clan, Tobirama Senju, who knew the reason for the Uchiha clan's strength, used the Konoha Police Force, a powerful department with the authority to control the entire village, to confine the Uchiha clan within the village.

We must not let them feel the sadness of loss, nor let them understand the helplessness that comes with sadness.

Without that deep-seated resentment and hysterical thirst for power, those magnificent, noble, yet evil and tyrannical Mangekyou Sharingan would never have had the chance to bloom again!

Thus, in the First Shinobi World War, Konoha Village faced off against Kumogakure Village. It could be said that the Senju clan single-handedly held off an entire ninja village, once again spreading the Senju clan's fame far and wide. At the same time, the direct descendants of the Senju clan gradually turned into corpses and bones on the cold battlefield.

This prompted Uchiha Wu'an to mock Tobirama Senju, saying he was as stupid as a pig, unaware of the age-old truth that "if you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people; if you save the people but lose the land, you will save both the land and the people."

Then, the big-mouthed cat, Orange, spread the word throughout the entire ninja cat clan, and then the Uchiha clan all knew about it. Next, it reached Konoha, and finally, unsurprisingly, it reached the ears of Tobirama Senju, who, despite being over fifty years old, still looked like a young man and inherited the powerful vitality of the Senju clan, was terrified.

If the Senju lineage is wiped out, will anyone in the village still be able to suppress the Uchiha?

This soul-searching question prompted Tobirama Senju to increase the number of ninja clans he could draw from the village, and the war between Konoha and Kumogakure quickly reached the negotiating table.

However, no matter how much they planned, they couldn't overcome the inherent bandit mentality of the Cloud Shadow Village. The Cloud Shadow Village's top fighting force, the Gold and Silver Brothers, known as "two beams of light emerging from the clouds," launched a surprise attack directly during the meeting between the Raikage and the Hokage.

The two brothers, who once challenged the strongest tailed beast, the Nine-Tails, and were swallowed by it and ate its flesh and blood, not only did they not die, but were also expelled by the Nine-Tails and gained the power of the Nine-Tails' tailed beast form thanks to the blessing of the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline!

In addition, with the powerful treasures passed down from the Sage of Six Paths, his strength is in no way inferior to the Kage of each village.

Thinking of how Tobirama Senju willingly acted as bait to block the pursuit of Kinkaku and Ginkaku in order to ensure the safe escape of the six of them, rather than being blocked by Uchiha Takeoshi and caught up by the rebel army of Kumokage behind them, thus wasting his teacher's hard work, and even more so, thinking of the future that Tobirama Senju designated him to become the Third Hokage.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, a furious shout of extreme dissatisfaction rang out from behind him. Hiruzen Sarutobi's square face was instantly enraged—that idiot Danzo Shimura!

"Uchiha Takeo! You rogue ninja, are you looking for death by blocking my way?!"

Previously, Tobirama Senju had discussed with them the need for one of them to act as bait to lure the enemy, so that the other teammates would have time to escape successfully.

Unaware that Tobirama Senju's so-called discussion was actually a test, Danzo Shimura, though wanting to volunteer as bait, remained silent due to cowardice and fear at the crucial moment.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi stepping forward as a foil, Tobirama Senju ultimately decided to act as bait for the sake of Konoha's future, confident that he was the fastest ninja in the world and would not die easily.

However, just to be on the safe side, Tobirama Senju appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the next Hokage before his departure, which enraged Danzo Shimura.

The position of Hokage was right in front of him, but he lost it because of fear. How could the arrogant Shimura Danzo accept this tragic reality? In his rage, he saw the Uchiha clan, whom he hated and who were proud and arrogant, and his anger suddenly exploded.

"Let me see if your evil title of 'Uchiha Butcher' is just empty boasting!"

The remaining people were too late to stop Shimura Danzo, who had lost all fear and only wanted to fight.

"Boring nobody."

In order to prevent Orange from interfering with his actions, and actually worried that this weak and playful big-mouthed cat would run away at the last minute, Uchiha Muan held the nervous Orange in his arms with his left hand. Although it was a bit of a pity that he was not holding a female cat in his arms, the cute little female cat was not bad either.

Uchiha Muan looked at Shimura Danzo charging towards him. The other party was an elite Jonin, with enough strength to be the leader of a ninja village in a small country. In his eyes, he was just a wildly rolling salted fish, an eyesore and boring, not even worthy of his attention.

"Damn it, arrogant Uchiha, die!"

The boy's disdainful gaze beneath his black bangs spurred Danzo Shishimura's hair to stand on end. He drew a kunai from his waist, his cold eyes blazing with murderous intent as he charged toward the tree branch where Uchiha Takehiko stood with a slouching posture, his body riddled with openings.

Rather than using his signature Wind Release ninjutsu to blow the utterly detestable Uchiha Takeo into shreds of flesh, Shimura Danzo preferred to use his kunai to stab Uchiha Takeo to death, one stab at a time. The mournful howls of the naturally evil Uchiha brat were simply the most beautiful music in the ninja world!

The remaining five members of the Shadow Guard frowned and hesitated for a moment before following. After all, they were brothers-in-arms, and it was extremely dangerous to leave Shimura Danzo to fight against Uchiha Takeo, who had already reached the three-tomoe stage.

When facing a Jonin of the Uchiha clan at his peak with three tomoe, there is a golden rule in the ninja world: turn around and run away in a one-on-one situation.

Uchiha Kagami from their Shadow Guard has already proven this to them.

Moreover, Uchiha Muan was a wanted rogue ninja by Konoha, and they were being pursued by the rebel army from Kumogakure. The Shadow Guard members did not have the psychological burden of fighting outnumbered, and they all planned to quickly eliminate Uchiha Muan, this obstacle, and then run away.

To the surprise of the Shadow Guards, Shimura Danzo, who had already charged towards Uchiha Takeo, stopped moving completely, like an insect trapped in amber. Then, the sharp, cold blade sliced ​​off Shimura Danzo's left hand, then his right, then his left leg, and finally his right leg!

Danzo Shimura's agonizing screams echoed through the surrounding forest, only to be abruptly silenced as a piece of his tongue flew out.

Completely bewildered, the entire Shadow Guard stood frozen, watching helplessly as Uchiha Takeoshi was about to become a human pig, Shimura Danzo, whose blood gushed from the severed limbs like a fountain, stepped onto a broad tree branch.

This extremely bloody and humiliating scene made Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura's best friend, furious, wishing he could tear Uchiha Takeoshi to pieces!

However, a ninja is one who can endure what others cannot. In a future without Uchiha Takeoshi, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be the strongest Hokage, a legendary ninja known to everyone in the ninja world!

Therefore, we cannot let the sacrifice of our good friend Shimura Danzo go to waste. We must find out what kind of ninjutsu Uchiha Muan used to turn Shimura Danzo, who was ranked among the top three in strength among everyone, into a human pig without any power to fight back.

Having made every effort to regain his composure, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a smile onto his square face. "Mr. Muan, Danzo was just blinded by anger and made a small mistake. He's learned his lesson. Could you please release him?"

If the limbs are severed, the medical ninja can reattach them. If they can't, Danzo Shimura will have to figure it out himself. If the tongue is gone, he can use sign language. Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that his good buddy would definitely find a way to become a ninja again.

"Shimura-san, didn't you hear me? You only made a small mistake."

Uchiha Muan looked down with a smile at Shimura Danzo, whose eyes were filled with a mixture of emotions—desperation, anger, frustration, helplessness, and fear—almost forming a fan-shaped diagram. He lowered his blade and, with a roar from the handsome Uchiha Kagami, beheaded him with a single stroke!

The future darkness of the ninja world, rooted in Konoha, met its end, its soul harvested by the system, leaving it without even the qualification for Edo Tensei.

(End of this chapter)