In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 175 Danzo Becomes a Rogue Ninja

"Continue," Danzo said sternly.

"Yes." The Root ninja's voice trembled slightly, and there was also a hint of fear in it. "Because of the exposure of these photos, the people of Konoha now harbor deep resentment towards you. Not only that, Fujiwara Chiya even used this to make a fuss, saying that you are the masked man who controlled the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha. Now, many people have started petitioning the Fifth Hokage to arrest you and bring you to justice."

Danzo Shimura slowly sat down, his eyes flashing with glint, and said with disdain, "She wouldn't dare. With that immature girl Tsunade, if I hadn't eliminated most of the strong contenders for the Hokage position over the years, would she have become the Fifth Hokage?"

"Go and guard the base entrance. Anyone who dares to enter without my permission will be killed without mercy."

"yes--"

No sooner had this Root ninja left than another Root ninja walked in.

"What is it now?" Danzo asked impatiently.

"It's nothing," the Root ninja said, oblivious to the danger.

"You bastard, how dare you speak to me like that!" Danzo was in a very bad mood. His usually clever subordinate had suddenly become so disrespectful, which made him even angrier.

But he quickly realized, "You're not 'C'."

"Of course." The Root ninja stomped his right foot on the ground, instantly setting up a barrier in the room that isolated sound and chakra. He removed his mask, revealing the face that often woke Danzo from his dreams.

"Don't move." Chiya shouted to stop Danzo, who was trying to break the seal on his right hand. In a flash, he appeared in front of Danzo, swung his Zanpakuto to remove Danzo's puppet left arm, slashed his right eye, and finally pierced his sealed right palm, pinning Danzo to the table.

"Don't move. This is the sword that severed your left arm. Like the Reaper Death Seal, it can seal the soul of a severed part of a person's body. If you move again, I'll cut off your head, so that even the Impure World Reincarnation won't be able to revive you."

"What do you want? What about 'C'?" Danzo tried to calm himself down, but the clattering of his teeth betrayed his nervousness.

For someone who constantly spouts the idea that "ninjas need to sacrifice themselves," they simply like to use the words of someone with experience or in a superior position to advise others to be willing to sacrifice themselves.

Then, through coercion and enticement, they continuously instill a sense of panic in others.

I've never experienced this feeling before.

When it came to his own turn, he couldn't do it; he couldn't even handle the strain of an ordinary person.

Ironically, in every world, the vast majority of power is held by such people.

"'Category C'? Haha, you care about the life or death of one of your dogs? Alright, stop trying to stall for time. I've already set up a protective barrier in this room. Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come back to save you."

As Chiya spoke, she frantically pressed on Danzo's pressure points, sealing all the acupoints she could. Then, to Danzo's astonishment, she used the Disguise Technique to transform into Danzo's appearance.

Feeling that his chakra could no longer be used, Danzo could no longer even use the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique.

Looking at the gleaming Zanpakuto and the cold, identical face, Danzo's eyes flashed with deep fear.

"Don't go too far. I am a member of Root—" Danzo originally wanted to reveal his power and threaten Chiyo, but after seeing his cold and disdainful eyes, he swallowed the rest of his sentence.

"Don't you like making ninjas sacrifice themselves? Fine, today I'll make you sacrifice yourself for Konoha too." Chiya sneered and silenced him by pressing his pressure point, then used the transformation technique to turn him into the Root ninja 'C', then dressed him in C's clothes, tied him up and threw him on the ground.

Chiya could have simply thrown Danzo into the system's inventory. That way, he wouldn't have needed to disguise himself. But doing so would undoubtedly be a favor to Danzo. He wanted to keep him conscious, to instill panic and fear in him, to make him tremble with terror, and to completely shatter his mind.

He has the right to witness his own fate.

In the name of Danzo, Chiya summoned all the Root ninjas and, under the pretext of executing "Traitor C," freed everyone from Kyoka Suigetsu.

Finally, under the pretext of secretly lying low before leaving the village, he persuaded the Root members and the Hokage's Anbu to surrender as soon as they arrived.

If one day he fails and dies outside, the seal of the tongue-trouble-severing will automatically disappear. At that time, they will be made to completely obey the orders of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and pledge allegiance to Konoha.

As for Danzo's two children, they are still young and have not gone astray.

Moreover, he had little affection for Danzo.

Chiya stayed.

After the Root members dispersed, Chiya took Danzo back to his bedroom and released his speech pressure point.

"Fujiwara Chiya, what are you trying to do?" Danzo roared hoarsely, his face contorted in a terrifying grimace.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to give you a chance to live. How does it feel now? Starting tomorrow, you'll become a rogue ninja of Konoha. My Lord Danzo," Chiya said with a cold laugh.

"You bastard! I've shed blood and sweat for Konoha. You can't do this to me!" Danzo was going crazy. Once he became a rogue ninja, he would never be able to become Hokage again.

"None of that can change your fate. You've come into this world and schemed against so many people; it's time to taste what it's like to be schemed against."

Chiya smiled and discussed it with Danzo.

Seemingly feeling that Danzo wasn't miserable enough, in order to increase Danzo's fear, they used their Sharingan to extract the Tongue Calamity Seal from his mouth, implanted it in him, and then threw it into the system's inventory.

Danzo's fate was thus sealed. He would reappear three years later, to be used for a brutal beating—no, to train Sasuke's eye power.

After leaving the root organization base.

Because Tsunade was still at the Hokage Building, Kurenai Yuhi, as a Konoha Jonin, was also at the hospital treating Konoha ninjas injured in the battle with the Sound Ninja that day.

Therefore, Qianye did not go directly to them.

Instead, they returned to the hot spring inn where they had stayed with Yokura.

It was already evening, the time when the sun was setting, and the vast expanse of leaves was enveloped in golden silence.

Upon seeing Qianye return, Yecang thoughtfully prepared to remove Qianye's Akatsuki robe.

But just then, the ring on my hand felt a long-lost pull.

Chiya and Yekura exchanged a glance, then sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, forming hand seals and entering the illusionary state.

It was still that dark cave, still that dark space.

There was only one Zen lamp in the very center, emitting a faint light.

One after another, illusory figures of Akatsuki members appeared around the Zen lamp.

"Hey everyone, how have you been lately?" Chiya looked around and said the first thing he said to the Akatsuki members.

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