Chapitre 327: Chapter 327: The Teacher Checks On You
Hualu Town, at the hot spring inn.
Kurenai Yuhi lay in the outdoor hot spring, wrapped in a towel, sipping sake with a look of contentment.
Since she had confessed her feelings to Shishou a few days ago, she no longer had to endure inner torment, and life suddenly felt wonderful.
Of course, she was still troubled about how to face Lady Tsunade in the future.
Lady Tsunade had saved her father's life, and now she was about to steal her man. This caused Kurenai a significant amount of psychological pressure.
Behind Kurenai, Sakura Haruno, also wrapped in a bathrobe, was massaging her teacher's shoulders.
Although Kurenai was very strict in her teaching, she never held back in what she taught, which made Sakura both afraid and grateful to her.
After all, she had heard about some civilian students who, under the guidance of certain jonin, only learned tree climbing and water walking techniques and nothing else.
Compared to them, Sakura felt incredibly lucky.
After enjoying Sakura's massage for a while and drinking some sake, Kurenai noticed Sakura's flushed face from the hot spring and felt a playful urge.
Pulling Sakura into her arms, Kurenai gently caressed her face and teased:
"Sakura, you're so pretty. You must be very popular with the boys."
"Do you have someone you like?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Kurenai realized she had asked a redundant question.
Given Sakura's behavior around the young Aburame boy, it was clear to Kurenai, as their teacher, where her affections lay.
Kurenai's sudden gentleness made Sakura a little uncomfortable. She curled up in Kurenai's arms and, recalling the image of Shishou unmasking and the scene of him treating her earlier today, her face turned even redder.
Under Kurenai's pressure, Sakura covered her flushed face and murmured:
"Yes, I do, Kurenai-sensei."
Seeing Sakura's adorable reaction, Kurenai traced circles on her body and advised:
"The Aburame boy is quite a flirt. Even though you're on the same team, I've heard he's close with the Hyuga and Yamanaka heiresses. You should be prepared..."
"If possible, you might want to consider someone else. With your status, you can't compete with those two unless you're willing to accept sharing him."
As Shishou's teacher, Kurenai was well aware of his relationships with Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka.
Within just a month, these two girls had actively sought out Shishou multiple times.
Given Sakura's civilian status, she stood no chance against the heiresses of the Hyuga and Yamanaka clans.
Hearing her teacher's advice, Sakura bit her lip.
In the ninja academy, few girls pursued Shishou mainly because Hinata and Ino were always by his side, preventing other girls from getting close to him.
With their beauty and status, these two girls suppressed any competition from other classmates.
Because of their vigilance, other girls had no choice but to turn their attention to Sasuke.
Otherwise, with Shishou's handsome appearance and strong abilities, he would have attracted even more girls than Sasuke.
Thinking of this, Sakura's heart sank.
Seeing Sakura's dejected expression, Kurenai suddenly felt she shouldn't have said those things.
So, she quickly changed the subject:
"Sakura, let sensei check your injuries and development."
As she spoke, Kurenai began to pull at Sakura's towel.
Seeing Kurenai's actions, Sakura's attention was immediately diverted. She clutched her towel tightly and said in surprise:
"Sensei, I'm already healed."
Kurenai held Sakura in her arms and teased, "We're both women, what's the harm in looking?"
Sakura's face turned crimson as she continued to hold her ground, "But..."
"What, you're not going to listen to your teacher?"
"No... no."
"I've heard that men prefer bigger sizes. The one you like probably isn't an exception. Sensei can help you with that."
"...Alright."
...
Nighttime.
Inside the bandit camp that had been wiped out.
Swish!
A figure appeared, and Shishou once again arrived at the camp.
"No point in wasting these."
Looking at the corpses scattered around, Shishou muttered to himself.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a large swarm of parasitic insects flew out from his insect breeding space and swarmed over the dead bandits, beginning to devour and reproduce.
While the insects feasted on the corpses, Shishou walked into the main hall of the bandit camp, heading to a corner of the room.
He felt around the corner and pressed on a specific brick.
Rumble~
The sound of mechanisms turning echoed, and a hidden underground passage appeared before Shishou.
"There really is a secret passage."
Seeing the entrance, Shishou smirked.
He had suspected something was off here during the day, but with Kurenai watching, he hadn't mentioned it, intending to investigate further at night.
Sending a clone down the passage to check, Shishou followed after ensuring it was safe.
Passing through the tunnel, he entered a spacious underground room.
Shishou looked around and saw several empty chests scattered on the floor, and beside them, a highly decomposed bandit corpse with its head separated from its body.
The sight and the stench made Shishou frown.
"The swordsmanship is sharp; the deceased had no chance to resist."
A glance at the marks around the corpse told Shishou that the person had been killed by a ninja or a samurai.
Only a highly skilled ninja or samurai could execute such a swift kill on a fierce bandit, preventing any resistance.
Shishou could easily guess the reason behind this situation.
In the ninja world, it was not uncommon for powerful samurai or ninjas to secretly control a band of bandits, using them to rob civilians and merchants for profit.
When their bandits were exposed to one of the five great ninja villages,
These ninjas or samurai would preemptively kill those who knew too much, erasing any trace of their involvement before returning to their village or seeking new opportunities in other countries.
This way, even the five great ninja villages couldn't track them down, and the matter would eventually be dropped.
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Chapitre 328: Chapter 328: Orochimaru and Danzo
"Wonder if the person controlling these bandits is from Konoha."
Muttering this, Shishou casually devoured the corpse in front of him and walked out of the basement, returning to the bandit camp.
The fact that someone could get information in advance and come here to silence witnesses almost certainly meant there were spies in Konoha.
However, Shishou had no interest in meddling in this, and since the informants had been dead for many days, even he couldn't trace any clues.
Unless he could make the dead speak.
"Hmm..."
Thinking about this, Shishou froze in place.
Because he suddenly remembered that in the Shinobi world, making the dead speak wasn't particularly difficult; he just needed to learn the Impure World Reincarnation technique like Orochimaru.
And he had White Zetsu to use as sacrifices, so he wouldn't need to sacrifice others.
"Looks like I might need to learn this dream-fulfilling technique."
Shishou sat in the camp, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, lost in thought.
Because his own strength had already reached the pinnacle of the Shinobi world, and because Impure World Reincarnation required living sacrifices, Shishou had instinctively rejected learning this technique, lacking the motivation.
But now that he had discovered its usefulness and could use White Zetsu as sacrifices, Shishou was naturally not going to pass up on this technique.
Of course, the most important reason...
Was that Shishou wanted to see Uchiha Obito's reaction when he resurrected Rin Nohara using Impure World Reincarnation.
Just imagining Uchiha Obito's enraged expression made Shishou think the scene would be very amusing.
And as long as Uchiha Obito showed any weaknesses when facing him, Shishou could seize the opportunity to kill him and eliminate this threat once and for all.
Thinking of this, Shishou felt a bit excited.
"Looks like I'll have to dig up Rin Nohara's grave when I get back."
"I hope she can forgive my offense for the sake of my plan to kill the madman Uchiha Obito."
"Hmm, I also need to find Tsunade and get her to give me the Scroll of Seals."
"It's a pity Orochimaru is hiding from me now, so I can't get his improved version of the Impure World Reincarnation technique."
With these random thoughts in mind, Shishou waited for the Chakra Bugs to finish devouring the bandit corpses before disappearing, preparing to launch a night raid on Kurenai Yuhi.
...
Land of Fire, Konoha.
In a secret underground base of Root.
"Lord Danzo, all informants among the bandits in the Land of Fire have been dealt with."
A Root ninja wearing a mask kneeled before Danzo Shimura, who was wrapped in bandages. At this time, Danzo's arm, which had been cut off by Shishou, had fully healed.
"Dismissed," Danzo Shimura said, nodding in satisfaction, continuing to handle the files in his hand.
To gather more funds for cloning technology, Danzo Shimura had been using various methods to amass wealth over the past two or three years. Manipulating bandits in secret was just one of his methods.
Meanwhile, after two or three years of continuous research and improvement in cloning technology, he was now able to produce clones without any defects.
After dealing with Root's affairs for a while, Danzo walked out of his office and entered a large training room.
In this training room, dozens of young clones identical to Yamato were practicing Wood Release techniques.
These were his achievements over the past three years!
"Lord Danzo."
Aburame Ryoma, the chief instructor, approached Danzo respectfully.
At this time, Aburame Ryoma's public identity was officially deceased, serving as a 'ghost' working for Danzo.
Looking at the hundreds of young Wood Release users in front of him, Danzo asked in a deep voice:
"How is their training progressing?"
These young Wood Release users were crucial for his plan to ascend to the position of Hokage; they could not afford any mistakes.
Aburame Ryoma respectfully replied, "The training on self-detonation abilities has been completed."
"Good!"
Hearing this, Danzo nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Danzo continued to ask, "When is Orochimaru arriving?"
Ever since trading Yamato with Orochimaru, Danzo had maintained contact with him.
Aburame Ryoma: "Midnight."
"Then it's time to meet him."
"Yes, Lord Danzo."
Danzo left the base with Aburame Ryoma, heading towards a location away from Konoha.
Before long, the two of them arrived in a forest where a figure had been waiting for some time.
It was Orochimaru, who had been hiding and evading capture all these years.
"Lord Danzo, you're late."
Orochimaru turned around, his voice hoarse as he looked at the approaching Danzo Shimura.
Danzo coldly said, "Orochimaru, just get to the point."
Orochimaru glanced at Danzo and laughed hoarsely, "Hehe, Lord Danzo, I wonder if you're still interested in the position of Hokage."
Hearing this, Danzo sharply turned his head to look at Orochimaru, frowning.
"What do you mean?"
Even though Danzo was already seventy years old, his ambition for the Hokage position had never waned.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been secretly cultivating his own squad of Wood Release users.
Orochimaru chuckled and said:
"Princess Tsunade has returned to the village. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi steps down, you won't get the position."
"Because in terms of prestige, popularity, and strength, you cannot compare to Tsunade."
"However, if you're still interested in the Hokage position, I might be able to help you."
Hearing Orochimaru's blunt words, Danzo's old face darkened.
Danzo was well aware of what Orochimaru said.
Originally, Danzo thought he could rely on the life force provided by Hashirama's cells to outlive the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, or find an opportunity to eliminate him, and then use his Wood Release subordinates to seize power.
But he hadn't expected Tsunade's sudden return, which completely disrupted his plans.
As long as Tsunade was in Konoha, he had almost no chance of becoming Hokage.
So, despite his darkened expression, Danzo felt tempted by Orochimaru's offer.
Because he was already seventy years old, if he didn't become Hokage soon, he'd miss his chance forever.
Staring at Orochimaru for a while, Danzo asked:
"What do you want?"
There's no such thing as a free lunch; if Orochimaru wanted to help him, he must want something in return.
"Heheh..."
Orochimaru laughed maniacally again, his voice hoarse as he said, "I have many goals, but becoming Hokage is not one of them. That position holds no value for me now."
"But, to show my sincerity, I'll tell you one of my reasons."
Pausing for a moment, Orochimaru continued:
"I want Tsunade!"
Note: I remember that Danzo has a chief instructor from the Aburame clan in previous chapters, but I can't recall his name. I temporarily named him Aburame Ryoma. Can someone remind me of his actual name or confirm if Danzo has someone like that in the original series?
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