Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

"Come in." Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice came from the office.

Danzo Shimura pushed open the wooden door and walked into the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo Shimura with some surprise. When he heard the knock on the door, he thought someone came to report the mission, but he didn't expect it to be Danzo Shimura.

"Danzo, what's the matter? If it's the same thing as before, then you don't need to tell me." Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the documents in his hand and asked.

Although knocking on the door is a good habit, this is Shimura Danzo after all, and Sarutobi Hiruzen always has a hunch that the person who is being too attentive to him is either a traitor or a thief.

"Of course not." Shimura Danzo felt a little unhappy when he saw that his rare politeness did not get a good response.

"It's time to get off work. I just wanted to see if you have finished your official business. If you have, I would like to invite you to have a drink." Shimura Danzo said lightly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a surprised expression, even more surprised than when he saw it was Shimura Danzo knocking on the door.

"I have almost finished my official business, but are you sure you want to buy me a drink?"

Although Danzo Shimura was not born into poverty and had considerable strength and the ability to make money, he was inexplicably thrifty.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had never seen Danzo Shimura invite anyone to dinner.

This is rare among ninjas, because ninjas have high incomes, and it is common for them to invite friends to dinner after completing a mission.

Compared to the expenses on ninja tools and secret medicines for training, treating people to a meal really doesn't cost much.

"Forget it if you don't want to drink." Shimura Danzo turned around with a dark face and was about to leave.

"Drink, of course I will." Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed with a smile.

If someone else invites, Sarutobi Hiruzen will most likely be too lazy to go, but if Shimura Danzo invites, Sarutobi Hiruzen must go.

Considering the impact, the two did not eat in the restaurant, but instead had someone buy wine and snacks and ate at Shimura Danzo's home.

"Why did you think of treating me to a drink today? Let's make it clear that we won't talk about work while eating." Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the skewers in the bowl and said slowly.

Shimura Danzo's behavior was a bit abnormal. Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that Shimura Danzo might be trying to find another way to pass his proposal at the dinner table.

"Just invite me if you want." Shimura Danzo said lightly.

The reason why he never treated others to a meal before was very simple: he didn't want to spend money on others, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were not short of money anyway.

As for why he wanted to treat everyone today, Danzo Shimura couldn't explain it clearly, he just wanted to treat Hiruzen Sarutobi for a meal on a whim.

Seeing that Shimura Danzo seemed to be just treating them to a meal, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the unfinished skewers and picked up the wine glass.

"It's really rare. Since I became Hokage, I seem to have never drank with you and En and the others." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was appointed as the Hokage in a time of crisis. During the long period of time after becoming Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was so busy that he rarely went home, let alone had dinner with friends.

It wasn't so busy later on, but everything was different at this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Hokage, Mitomon, Shimura, Danzo and others were the elders and assistants to the Hokage.

Although we are still friends, for various reasons, the way we get along has gradually changed, and we can no longer joke and drink as freely as before.

"Hmph." Danzo Shimura couldn't help but snort coldly.

In his opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen was being completely Versailles. If the position of Hokage was given to him, he would even be willing to live in the Hokage's office every day.

"If the teacher hadn't sacrificed himself, the outcome wouldn't necessarily be like this."

Danzo Shimura felt that the situation was too critical at the time, causing Tobirama Senju to lose a certain degree of judgment, so he directly appointed Sarutobi Hiruzen as the Third Hokage.

If it were a fair competition, he wouldn't necessarily lose to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Indeed, if the teacher had not sacrificed himself, Konoha would be more prosperous now." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said.

Whether as a Hokage or as a master of ninjutsu development, the loss of Senju Tobirama is a huge loss for Konoha.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen misunderstood his meaning, Shimura Danzo didn't bother to explain and continued chatting ramblingly.

"Huruzen, sometimes you have to be more decisive. We are the strongest ninja village, and we must show our authority."

"It is right to establish authority, but it is not right to call up a large army to invade other countries."

During the conversation, the two had an argument due to their different political views. Neither of them compromised and both insisted on their own opinions.

Danzo Shimura thought Sarutobi Hiruzen was indecisive, while Hiruzen Sarutobi thought Danzo Shimura was too radical.

When the bottle of wine was empty, Danzo Shimura started to pack up his things, silently announcing the end of the gathering.

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed hoarsely, stood up and said goodbye and left.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen disappeared from view, Danzo Shimura went back to the Root base.

"I wasted my eight hundred ryo." Danzo Shimura felt that it would be better to use the eight hundred ryo to buy some food for Yamato than to treat Hiruzen Sarutobi.

If he buys food for Yamato, at least Yamato will be grateful to him. But if he invites Sarutobi Hiruzen to drink, he still has to endure his anger.

There were only four ninjas in the Root base at this time. Except for one ninja who stayed behind in the base, the remaining three were waiting for Danzo Shimura to set off together.

After returning to the Root base, Danzo Shimura went to a secret room.

"This time it's too dangerous, one insurance is not enough." While thinking, Danzo Shimura took out a box filled with unknown liquid from the secret room mechanism.

Danzo Shimura quickly opened the box and took out a bloody eye.

He was going to transplant a second Sharingan.

Since he was not from the Uchiha clan, he was unable to actively close the Sharingan after it was transplanted. Even though Danzo Shimura mastered the Uchiha's forbidden technique Izanagi, he only transplanted one Sharingan.

First, if the Sharingan cannot be turned off, it will continue to consume chakra. Second, if both eyes are transplanted, both eyes must be covered, which looks too strange.

Now that he has transplanted Hashirama's cells, chakra is no longer a problem. The most important thing is that competing with Uchiha Madara for the Rinnegan will be very dangerous, so Danzo Shimura wants an extra layer of protection.

The transplant operation was completed quickly, and when Danzo Shimura opened his eyes, he felt better than ever.

"Is there any connection between the Senju and Uchiha? Why does it feel like this after transplanting the Sharingan now?" Danzo Shimura was a little confused.

When transplanting a Sharingan, Danzo Shimura felt that he had added a life-saving trump card while also adding a permanent negative state.

In terms of combat ability alone, he with one Sharingan is weaker than he was before the Sharingan transplant.

But now that he has Hashirama's cells, he has transplanted an extra Sharingan and feels that he has become stronger, which surprises Danzo Shimura.

He just wanted to increase his tolerance, but he didn't expect it to be strengthened.

"Master Danzo." A Root member handed over a special piece of cloth.

Danzo Shimura didn't think too much and covered his eyes with gauze. These could be studied later. The most important thing now was to obtain the Ninja Clan's inheritance and the Rinnegan.

When it comes to causing trouble, Danzo Shimura is very active and he quickly arrived at the Rain Village with the Root Ninjas.

"Danzo, your eyes?" Hanzo discovered that Danzo Shimura no longer wrapped his head and right eye with bandages, but instead covered his eyes with a piece of opaque cloth.

"It's just a small matter and won't hinder our plan." Shimura Danzo said calmly.

This pair of Sharingan is his trump card, and he will not show it until he assassinates Sosuke.

"Is there any problem with Sosuke?" asked Danzo Shimura.

"He has accepted the invitation to watch the Chunin Exams," Hanzo replied with a nod.

The event Hanzo chose to host was the Chunin Exams.

However, in order to reduce the impact, Hanzo did not hold the Joint Chunin Exam, just the normal Chunin Exam.

"All we have to do now is wait for Sosuke to come over in five days, and then we can proceed with our plan as scheduled."

"But, did you, Konoha, only send such a small number of people?" Hanzo looked around, looked at the thirty Konoha ninjas around Shimura Danzo, and spoke with squinted eyes.

"Sometimes, a small number of elite troops can play a greater role." Shimura Danzo said calmly.

These were all the ninjas that Danzo Shimura could mobilize without alerting Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Some of these ninjas are not even registered ninjas in Konoha, but are ninjas trained by Shimura Danzo outside Konoha.

"After all, Konoha is not like the Rain Village. If there is too much noise all of a sudden, it will attract a lot of attention."

Hanzo frowned slightly, but didn't say much.

He had no intention of using Konoha's power to get rid of Sosuke, so he didn't care much about the strength of Konoha. However, Shimura Danzo's words made him a little unhappy.

Over the next few days, Danzo Shimura was not much different from when he was in Konoha.

Most of the time was spent studying Wood Release, and then checking and filling in the gaps in Sosuke's plan to encircle and kill him.

With only one day left before Sosuke arrived at the Rain Village, Danzo Shimura received two pieces of bad news.

The first bad news is that his Wood Release ability has become stronger slowly.

Actually, Shimura Danzo could accept this. It might be because he had absorbed too much knowledge recently, so it was not a big problem.

The second bad news made Shimura Danzo very uncomfortable.

"Hanyu Muyue actually failed at this time!" Danzo Shimura looked excited as he looked at the message sent by the Root Ninja of Konoha.

According to the plan, Mu Yue would set off for Rain Village immediately after finishing class today.

With Mu Yue's strength, it would not be a problem for him to reach the Rain Village before dawn if he traveled at full speed.

In this way, Mu Yue only needs to take two days off to "rest", and he can use it as his trump card to help him deal with Sosuke and "Uchiha Madara" in the Land of Rain.

As a result, for some reason, Mu Yue was invited by Sarutobi Hiruzen to have dinner at his home today, and he was also asked to explain ninjutsu to Mu Yue.

Considering Mu Yue's attitude towards Sarutobi Hiruzen, she would need a suitable reason to reject this invitation.

In this way, Mu Yue did not leave Konoha until eight o'clock in the evening.

Danzo Shimura was very angry. He could clearly see that if he refused inappropriately, it would be easy to reveal his flaws.

But no matter what, Mu Yue failed to complete his task.

As a Root Ninja, everything should be centered around him, and he must do so at any cost.

"Knock on it after it's over. With his speed, he should be able to arrive before Sosuke gets here." Shimura Danzo breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to prevent such accidents, he reserved some time for Mu Yue. Even if Mu Yue could not arrive before the battle started, she would definitely arrive after fighting for a while.

Danzo Shimura gradually calmed down and his plan was still under control.

PS:

Except for the time when the second generation was left behind, I saw that Shimura Danzo's face was basically wrapped in bandages, so I think he must have transplanted the Sharingan as a resurrection coin to save his life quite early.

However, that Sharingan arm is definitely not from this period. It was only after Orochimaru's research on Hashirama's cells yielded results and the Uchiha clan was exterminated.

Chapter 611 Assassination

The fact that the Rain Village asked Sosuke to watch the Chunin Exam did not cause much waves among the Ninja Clan.

Compared to the large-scale lectures of the Ninja Clan or the Youth Martial Arts Tournament that brings together a large number of young talents in the ninja world, the Chunin Exam of the Rain Village is too ordinary.

This is not even a joint Chunin Exam, but a Chunin Exam held by the Rain Village alone.

However, no one cares about this, because even if the Rain Village invites the Ninja Clan to take the exam together, there are no ninjas in the Ninja Clan who can take the exam.

The Ninja Clan was established not long ago, and the strength and ability of each ninja are more in line with their current ninja level.

On the night before the Chunin Exam in Rain Village, Yahiko, Konan and Nagato sat in a small pavilion at the Ninja Clan's headquarters and chatted.

"I've been really tired lately." Yahiko stretched his arms upwards to stretch his body.

"Things should be much better next time. The work has been almost done." Xiaonan said softly.

In order to eliminate the chaos in other areas of the Rain Country, everyone in the Ninja Clan has been busy recently.

"Well, the overall situation has improved." Yahiko said with a smile.

The task was indeed tiring, but seeing his motherland gradually getting better thanks to his efforts, Yahiko felt it was worth it.

"Nagato, are you going to the Rain Village with Sensei Sosuke tomorrow?" Yahiko suddenly remembered something and looked at Nagato and asked.

Nagato nodded.

In fact, the only one from the Ninja Clan who would go to the Rain Village with Mu Yue was Nagato.

Knowing that this was a trap, there was no reason for Mu Yue to take the Shinobi Clan ninjas into the risk.

The reason why Mu Yue brought Nagato along is because he is very strong. Even if an accident happens, Mu Yue is capable of taking Nagato and running away safely.

"Oh no, I actually wanted to go, but I was too busy recently and forgot to tell Mr. Sosuke." Yahiko said with a look of regret.

He wanted to go to the Rain Village with Sosuke, but Yahiko didn't go there for the Chunin Exam, but to meet Hanzo and ask him some questions.