Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

"And Danzo, stop hiding there." Tobirama's voice was icy cold. "You come out too, and tell us what role you played in all of this?"

When his name was called, Shimura Danzo was startled. He gritted his teeth and stepped out of the shadows, leaning on his cane.

Compared to Hiruzen's collapse, a hidden fanaticism flashed in Danzo's single eye.

He firmly believed that he was the true disciple who inherited the Second Hokage's "ruthless methods" and was eager to prove to his teacher that he was more suitable to lead Konoha than Hiruzen.

"Teacher! Although Hiruzen made some mistakes, he's right. Everything we do is for the prosperity of Konoha!"

Danzo stared intently at Orochimaru, then turned to Tobirama, attempting to defend himself with his extreme theories:

"I spread the rumors about the Nine-Tails, and I was the one who orchestrated Hizashi's death! The great tree of Konoha needs its roots hidden in the darkness to absorb nutrients. Those dishonorable things must be done by someone! Teacher, this is the 'necessary evil' you once taught us!"

"Necessary evil?"

Tobirama slowly turned his head, his gaze fixed intently on Danzo.

At that moment, the air in the laboratory seemed to freeze completely.

"You call this 'necessary evil'?"

If Tobirama's feelings towards Hiruzen were a sign of his aversion to stupidity...

As for Danzo, he had no attempt to conceal his killing intent.

Is this the necessary evil he teaches?

He didn't even have the interest to refute Danzo's ideas.

There was no unnecessary talk, and no intention of holding back.

Tobirama's hands didn't even leave an afterimage; they instantly clasped together in front of his chest!

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

"laugh--!!!"

The compressed high-pressure water blade, moving at an incredible speed, slashed directly at Danzo!

Chapter 133 You also colluded with the Uchiha?

"Pfft!"

Danzo's right arm, which was supporting him with a cane, along with the load-bearing wall behind him that was several meters thick, was easily cleaved in two by this water blade!

Blood gushed out, and half of his severed arm fell to the ground!

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

Danzo let out a shrill scream, clutching his severed arm and staggering backward, his eyes filled with horror.

He never expected that after hearing his "difficult reasons," his mentor would not only fail to agree with him, but would instead directly order a fatal blow!

Therefore, the sacrifices and burdens he was so proud of were worthless in the eyes of his teacher.

No, that's not how the script should be written!

"Teacher! You..." Danzo was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat and his body trembled violently.

"Shut up!"

Tobirama walked step by step toward Danzo, and with each step, the chilling killing intent emanating from him grew stronger.

"You scum, do you even dare to utter the words 'necessary evil' in front of me?!"

Tobirama looked down at Danzo, his eyes devoid of any pity.

"I taught you the iron fist to establish rules, to forge an unbreakable shield for the village in this chaotic world! And you, Danzo!"

"You're using the 'village' as an excuse to cover up your despicable lust for power! You're using the village's resources for personal gain, engaging in infighting and eliminating dissidents!"

"Spreading rumors about the orphan of a hero, driving the meritorious person who protected the village to his death... You only learned ruthlessness, but threw the bottom line I taught you into the latrine!"

Tobirama's right hand once again glowed with a dangerous water-style chakra light, his gaze locked onto Danzo as if he were looking at a corpse.

“You are not some hidden root in the darkness...you are a cancerous tumor that undermines the system and steals power! You are a traitor who must be eliminated!”

Righteousness was ruthlessly stripped away, and Danzo's heinous acts for the sake of "Konoha's prosperity" instantly became pure malice.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.

Even someone as steadfast in his beliefs as Danzo felt his heart breaking under the teacher's extreme negativity.

Wasn't his entire life's work all about proving to his teacher that he was also someone who could inherit the "Will of Fire"?

But now... there's no need to prove it anymore.

Just as Tobirama was about to unleash his second "Water Severing Wave" to end Danzo's life, at the critical moment...

"boom--!!!"

A violent explosion suddenly erupted from the dome of the underground laboratory!

The thick rock layers were violently shattered by the fire blast, and countless fragments of rock, mixed with rolling heat waves, poured down.

"Protect the Hokage!"

Accompanied by a unified shout, dozens of figures dressed in dark blue high-necked robes and carrying fan-shaped clan emblems leaped into the laboratory through the blasted opening!

The leader was none other than Uchiha Fugaku, whose eyes were wrapped in thick bandages!

Beside him, Uchiha Yatsuho, Uchiha Shisui, and other elite members of the guard activated their crimson Sharingan, instantly surrounding Tobirama Senju, who was standing in front of Hiruzen and Danzo!

"Lord Sandai, Danzo's advisor, the guards have arrived too late to save you!"

Although Fugaku was blind, he accurately aimed at Hiruzen Sarutobi's location with his excellent perception, his tone revealing a deliberate "loyalty and anxiety".

This was precisely a move orchestrated by Uchiha Yue behind the scenes.

According to Uchiha Yue's calculations, the Uchiha clan's current situation is extremely delicate.

Nine-Tailed Night was marginalized, and was unilaterally slaughtered and severely humiliated by him on the border of the Land of Wind. He even went bankrupt in order to pay a huge ransom.

In the eyes of the Konoha leadership and villagers, the Uchiha clan has now become a tiger with its teeth pulled out, and even a somewhat pathetic one.

They are so weak that they are not worth being exterminated immediately!

In fact, in the political balance between Hiruzen and Danzo, leaving this weakened Uchiha clan behind to serve as cannon fodder and shields against the "Roran forces" and the "S-rank rogue ninja Uchiha Tsukuyomi" would be more cost-effective!

But what Yue wanted was far more than just a dying Uchiha.

He needed the Uchiha clan to drive Hiruzen and Danzo into a deeper psychological abyss during this farcical defection of Orochimaru, while also drawing them into his divine plan.

Just half an hour ago.

A fanatical Uchiha follower with the Ming Seal deliberately leaked the false information that "Orochimaru is plotting to kill the Third Hokage in an underground laboratory" to the Uchiha guards who were on patrol and had not yet joined the sect.

For Fugaku Uchiha, who was having a hard time and was being controlled by the fanatical Uchiha, this was an excellent opportunity that fell from the sky!

Therefore, Fugaku couldn't wait to lead the clan's most elite forces and plunge headlong into this hellish battlefield!

However, when the Uchiha elites saw the scene inside the laboratory, they were all stunned.

Orochimaru stood in the corner, sneering.

The Third Hokage knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

Danzo had his arm severed and collapsed in a pool of blood, screaming in agony.

At the heart of it all was a silver-haired man, radiating a terrifying, abyss-like water-style chakra, staring at them with eyes that seemed to regard them as if they were already dead…

"Second...second generation?"

The Eighth Hokage's voice trembled. Even as a battle-hardened elite of the security force, he instinctively felt a chill run down his spine when facing the legendary former Hokage who had supposedly suppressed the Uchiha clan.

Tobirama Senju slowly shifted his gaze from Danzo to the group of Uchiha clansmen who had suddenly intruded.

The disappointment in those ruby-like eyes that had been directed at Hiruzen and Danzo was now strangely twisted into an absurdity.

“Uchiha…”

"Monkey! Danzo! You actually..."

Tobirama, furious, laughed incredulously.

His disciple actually used the Uchiha clan to attack him.

Although his view of the Uchiha clan has changed significantly, they were, after all, inherently evil Uchiha.

Except for Uchiha Yue... he's different.

Upon seeing this scene, Tobirama's blood pressure soared.

"Are you trying to use the Uchiha's sword to fight against this desecrated soul of mine?!"

"No! Teacher! You've misunderstood! We didn't collude with the Uchiha!"

Hiruzen looked up in terror, waving his hands frantically to explain, "I don't know why they suddenly appeared here! Fugaku, what are you doing here?!"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku, who had lost his eyesight, shouted to show his loyalty:

"Third Hokage! We received a secret report that Orochimaru is plotting a rebellion, and we have come to protect you! The Uchiha Guard will never back down should the village be in danger!"

"Good! What a resolute Uchiha who never backs down!"

"Hiruzen, Danzo, you did a great job, a really great job!"

Chapter 134 Danzo and Hiruzen: Their Hearts Shattered

"No! Teacher! You've really misunderstood! We absolutely did not collude with the Uchiha!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up in terror, his aged face covered in cold sweat and despair. He frantically waved his hands, trying to explain the absurd situation to his mentor.

However, in this chaotic scene, his explanation seemed so pale and powerless.

The "Will of Fire" that once supported him in maintaining the balance of Konoha and which he considered noble, seemed to have become a stinking rag under the teacher's cold gaze.

It is a fact that his disciple Orochimaru was conducting human experiments.

Danzo just made outrageous statements admitting to forcing Hizashi to his death and spreading rumors about Naruto, which is also true.

The Uchiha clan came to the rescue, and this scene unfolding before our eyes was also a fact.

"Monkey, now that things have come to this, do you still want to hide anything from me?"