To pay off the debt, become Hokage!

Danzo Shimura returned to the Root base with a gloomy face.

Behind him followed the Root ninja that was defeated by Uchiha Shigeka, who was given to him by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Thinking of his experience in the Hokage's office, Danzo Shimura became furious.

He sat heavily on the chair, staring sinisterly at the six Root ninjas in front of him.

The Root ninjas all knelt on one knee on the ground, looking nervous, waiting for Shimura Danzo's words.

"Why was he controlled by the illusion? He also leaked the content of the mission." Danzo Shimura said in a low voice, staring at these people.

The Root ninjas froze, unsure how to respond.

To be honest, they didn't quite understand why they were controlled by Uchiha Shigeka's illusion and revealed the content of their mission and the mastermind behind it.

The confidentiality measures established by Lord Danzo have lost their effectiveness.

Shimura Danzo stood up, lifted up the shirt of a Root ninja, and squinted at the seal on it.

"The spell was not triggered. Why did the binding spell lose its effect? ​​Why did my name appear in that report?"

Danzo Shimura's face darkened, and when he thought of Sarutobi Hiruzen's distrustful eyes, he felt uncomfortable.

There was a little bit of grievance, followed by tremendous anger.

Who is he doing this for? It's for Konoha and for Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage!

Now, Shimura Danzo was so furious that he wanted to curse that he actually started to distrust and be wary of him because of a Uchiha kid.

He was becoming more and more confused about Hiruzen. They had previously been causing trouble for the Uchiha clan, causing trouble for Tobirama, so he severely criticized the Uchiha clan and stood up for Tobirama.

Now that he has become Hokage, he has become even weaker. He compromises with the Uchiha clan in every way and even pays attention to a kid from the Uchiha clan!

Where are those words you used to curse Uchiha? I forgot them!

As expected, he was Tobirama's most outstanding disciple, completely inheriting his ideas and wholeheartedly thinking about killing Uchiha.

How could he not be the Hokage when he is so outstanding, Shimura Danzo thought depressedly, it was indeed all his fault for retreating and hesitating in the beginning!

"Master Danzo, I may have a guess."

The words of the passerby-faced ninja made Shimura Danzo look sideways and motioned for him to speak.

The passerby took a deep breath, recalled what happened at that time and said: "No spell is perfect, perhaps the same is true for the confinement spell. I remember that Uchiha Shigeka often went to the Senju clan."

"The Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan have been friends for generations, and Lady Mito was once the princess of the Uzumaki Kingdom. As Tsunade's disciple, Uchiha Shigeka must be able to see Lady Mito often."

"Master Danzo, the binding spell we have is very powerful, but compared to the Uzumaki clan's sealing spell, it is still dwarfed, so..."

Without saying anything more, Shimura Danzo seemed to be thinking about something.

What I mean by passerby face is, during the years that Uchiha Shigeka went to the Senju clan's territory, did he learn any knowledge related to sealing techniques from Uzumaki Mito?

So that's why he can see through the confinement spell and has a way to bypass the magical restrictions?

This...is a possibility.

Another possibility is that Uchiha Shigeka's illusion is too strong and the confinement spell cannot resist it.

However, he had tested the illusion of the Three-magatama Sharingan and was unable to break through the restriction, let alone bypass it.

Unless Uchiha Shigeka opens the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shimura Danzo shook his head, this was even more impossible.

How old is Uchiha Shigeka? Judging from his experiences, he hasn't had many heart-wrenching things. He hasn't even opened his Sharingan yet.

At the end of the interrogation and discussion, Danzo Shimura and the six Root ninjas still didn't know how Uchiha Shigeka had managed to ignore the restraining spell.

But there is one thing that Shimura Danzo is very clear about.

Today's confinement spell is not perfect. If a mistake occurs once, it can occur countless times. This confinement spell is no longer useful.

He needed to find a more powerful spell, Danzo Shimura thought, and perhaps he could consider cooperating with the Hyuga branch. Their caged bird seal was very powerful, and he could study it and improve his confinement spell.

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Chapter 44: Attention from Interested People

Danzo Shimura asked the six Root ninjas to leave.

No, he is an Anbu ninja now.

The incident of sending Root ninjas to cause trouble for Uchiha Shigeka in the name of Hokage has been put to rest, but the aftermath remains.

Danzo Shimura was removed from his position as Hokage's assistant, and his position as Anbu training director was also removed.

His private independent armed force, the Root, was ordered to disband and merged into the Anbu.

Thinking of this, Shimura Danzo became furious again.

Before leaving, he warned him not to attack the village ninjas. While speaking, he frequently looked at the six Root ninjas, and his meaning was self-evident.

This is because he was afraid that Danzo would carry out private executions and deal with the six Root ninjas.

Is he that kind of person... Well, he, Shimura Danzo, is indeed that kind of person.

Danzo Shimura originally planned to kill these six Root ninjas right after interrogating them. A ninja who couldn't keep secrets was already useless.

Now that he has been specifically named by Sarutobi Hiruzen, it is naturally difficult for him to take any action.

So, Danzo Shimura was forced to be magnanimous and let these people go, which moved these people and they expressed their determination one by one.

The body is in the dark, but the heart is in the root!

Currently, Shimura Danhide has no important position and is in a relaxed position, so he naturally does not want to retire, but he is not worried either.

Shimura Danzo sneered.

"Hiruzen, there are some things that cannot be done without me."

His eyes suddenly turned towards the west, which was the direction of the Rain Country.

......

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked apologetic and said with guilt: "Shigeka, I'm sorry, this is my fault."

He looked at the seal belonging to the Hokage on the table: "I didn't expect Danzo to steal the Hokage's seal secretly to forge a mission letter, and also send Root ninjas to harm you."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and bowed solemnly to Uchiha Shigeka to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Chonghua. It's my fault that I put you in danger."

Uchiha Shigeka had been showing an expression of dissatisfaction, but when he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions, he was immediately moved and hurriedly took a few steps forward to meet him.

"This is not Hokage's fault, please stand up. This is someone else's fault. What does this have to do with Hokage?"

Uchiha Shigeka spoke sincerely, but he was silently complaining in his heart.

Stealing the Hokage seal? He bet that Shimura Danzo definitely came to the office, imitated Sarutobi Hiruzen's handwriting to write the mission letter, then picked up the Hokage seal and stamped it, and finally left as if he had done something trivial, all in one go.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't care, and Shimura Danzo cared even less.

"I have dismissed Danzo, and the Root under his command has been disbanded and merged into the Anbu."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up, took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Uchiha Shigeka: "I know your attainments in illusion, this is an illusion as my apology."

Oh?

Uchiha Shigeka took it, and this was an unexpected gain, illusion? I don't know what kind of illusion it was.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, "Hey, Shigeka, don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen again."

"You are Tsunade's disciple, which means you are my disciple. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. As the Hokage, I am still able to help my disciple solve his worries."

[Host, try to ask him for the position of Hokage. ]

Uchiha Shigeka gave the system the word "hehe".

After a conversation, he walked out of the Hokage building, holding the illusion scroll in his hand. Looking back, he could see Sarutobi Hiruzen watching him from the window.

Uchiha Shigeka smiled and waved. Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and waved in return.

As a result, Danzo Shimura naturally would not receive any serious punishment, but would only be dismissed and the Root would be disbanded.

This is a serious crime of killing ninjas from the same village. If it were an ordinary ninja, he would be treated as a traitor and killed without mercy.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is a humane Hokage, but too humane, to the point that he blatantly abuses his power for personal gain and condones evil before his eyes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen needs Shimura Danzo to do the dirty work, and Shimura Danzo needs Sarutobi Hiruzen to clean up his mess.

They are truly a perfect match.

Uchiha Shigeka shook his head and smiled, holding the illusion scroll and walked towards the direction of the Senju clan.

With the protection of the Hokage, the Shimura Group hid themselves in a protective shell.

He is a person of low status now and can handle small things but not big things. Asking the Hokage to bow and apologize in person is the best he can do.

but......

Uchiha Shigeka looked towards the west. The coming chaos was a rising step.

He will gain the ability to do great things!

......

"Zhonghua is not on the same page with us."

Uchiha Ridai calmly replied to the clan leader, Uchiha Zhaoping: "Isn't this something we've known for a long time? He is closer to Konoha than those of us are."

"Tsk tsk, Sarutobi Hiruzen can get Shigeka's forgiveness just by apologizing in person." Uchiha Zhaoping drank a cup of sake and said with a half-smile, "He is really obedient. This is obviously a great opportunity to make use of this issue, but Shigeka gave it up."

After all, the central protagonist of the incident was Uchiha Shigeka. Now that he has moved on, what else can others say?

They want to take advantage of the topic, but without the topic, it becomes just making trouble for no reason.

Uchiha Tarotai poured wine for the clan leader and said with a smile, "It seems that Shigeka's tactfulness has made him closer to Sarutobi Hiruzen."

"He now often says that Chonghua is his most outstanding disciple and grandson, and he treats him as his own."

Uchiha Zhaoping sneered: "Zhonghua is excellent and is on his side. Such a talent is wanted by everyone, including Sarutobi Hiruzen. How can they have a grudge against each other because of Shimura Danzo?"

"How could you, Shigeka, be so loyal and considerate of the Hokage's worries? Isn't that a relief?"

Uchiha Tarik pointed out the main reason.

"We haven't been in contact with Shigeka for longer than Sarutobi Hiruzen? Why isn't he loyal and considerate to us?"

Uchiha Zhaoping put down the cup, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Does he still have the family in his eyes?"

"I heard that he defeated the six Root Ninjas, Tadashi, by himself. The strength of the six Root Ninjas, Shigeka, is not much inferior to ours."

"He is only ten years old! Such talent, such talent..."

Uchiha Zhaoping was indignant: "Why is he so obsessed with Sarutobi Hiruzen? He can even forgive something that endangers his life. Is Sarutobi Hiruzen his father? Doesn't he have any resentment in his heart? Is he just letting it go like this?"

After asking three questions in a row, Uchiha Zhaoping drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

He does not mean that.

Uchiha Rida's heart moved.

If we were to say which high-ranking member of the Uchiha clan had the most contact with Uchiha Shigeka, it would undoubtedly be Uchiha Ryota, so he knew that Uchiha Shigeka was a smart man.

Uchiha Shigeka avoided his attempts to win him over several times, and his relationship with him was ambiguous, close yet distant.

Uchiha Rida had shown enough patience towards outstanding people, but now the clan leader's words woke him up.

He seemed restrained and calm in his attempts to win him over, but he was fanatically worshipful of Sarutobi Hiruzen and seemed to be willing to do whatever he was told.

In the past he thought it was no problem because Uchiha Shigeka's dream was to become a Hokage like Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's normal to be enthusiastic about Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, after Sarutobi Hiruzen bowed and apologized once, Uchiha Shigeka forgave Shimura Danzo for his plot to harm him.

This performance was totally different from what he should have expected from Uchiha Shigeka, who he was facing.

This is too obedient, and too... brainless.

Uchiha Tadai raised his glass and took a sip, looking thoughtful.

Could this be... something Uchiha Shigeka did on purpose?

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Chapter 45: The Chunin Exam Begins!