章節 170: Chapter 171: Danzo must die
In the end, Sandaime and his family were unable to resist the physical and mental exhaustion, and they all passed out in a daze in the arms of his wife,Biwako.
"You carry too much on your shoulders alone. Sometimes, you don't have to push yourself so hard. You have to learn to say no and be ruthless to those around you. You are too kind and softhearted towards them, which is why they take advantage of you and keep pushing their luck."
Biwako looked at the extremely haggard Sandaime, who had been suffering from chronic fatigue, and said with great concern.
Sandaime used to be different. Before becoming Hokage, he was full of spirit and was a person who liked to laugh. However, ever since becoming Hokage, the smile on his face has become less and less, until there is only a sad expression left. He is preoccupied with things every day and is no longer the same person he once was.
The position of Hokage may seem wonderful, but in reality, not everyone can shoulder the burden. A person without sufficient breadth of character who sits in that seat will only become a tragedy.
This is what Sarutobi Biwako has understood over the years about the position of Hokage.
Therefore, he has never once considered letting his son become Hokage.
Whoever wants the crappy position can have it.
On the other side, while Sandaime was sleeping, someone who wasn't supposed to be there suddenly appeared outside Momo's room in the Senju clan's territory, the Nawaki family.
As an old elite jōnin, Momo's alertness was undoubtedly very high, and she instantly sensed someone appearing outside her room.
She quietly gathered her chakra in secret, preparing to give the uninvited guest a big surprise.
But soon, she realized that the uninvited guest was not an enemy.
A familiar white soul appeared in front of her.
"Kirito, why are you back here instead of staying with the White Fang squad?"
Momo frowned when she saw the familiar spirit.
"Don't worry, Momo-dono, this is just a soul clone I created using my soul power. You can think of it as a shadow clone of my soul,"
Kirito explained with a smile.
Team White Fang had been followed and assassinated by the Roots, so naturally he would not just sit there and do nothing. However, eliminating the ninja from the Roots behind him was just treating the symptoms and not the root cause.
Therefore, he had to do something big to deal with the root cause.
His White Zetsu clone already had the strength of a Kage level ninja, and he believed that it was more than enough to deal with Danzo.
As for the elite ninja guarding Danzo's Roots, they were nothing at all and could be easily dealt with.
A Kage-Level powerhouse battle, and jōnin are just slightly more advanced cannon fodder.
However, Danzo is currently deep within Konoha Prison, where security is tight and there is a very strong sealing barrier. If anything were to happen, the entire Konoha would mobilize.
For the time being, he does not have the ability to fight the entire Konoha by himself.
To use, he needs helpers to assist him.
Momo was the first helper he found tonight.
"Soul Split, so is there something important that you called me for at this late hour?"
Momo was given an explanation and continued speaking, but her eyes were fixed on the soul clone of Kirito in front of her.
She was a sophisticated woman and of course didn't believe Kirito's explanation just now. She very much suspected that this soul clone had other unknown functions.
Moreover, was Kirito's analogy just now saying that the ability mastered by this soul clone was actually the same as the soul of the original body? If that was really the case, this soul clone was definitely not simple.
She began to understand a little why Kirito was so rich.
She was not blind. After Mito's death, she became the head of the Senju clan. She knew everything that happened in the Senju clan's territory, and of course she knew about Kirito's two Sacred Beast puppets that had been used for performance testing with Tsunade.
As the head of the Senju clan, she is familiar with the prices of all kinds of food and other necessities, and she knows even better than Tsunade how terrifying the cost of those two Sacred Beast puppets is.
Given Kirito's earning power here in Konoha, if he wants to save up enough money to make those two Sacred Beast puppets in a year or two, he will have to work hard every day to make all kinds of seal scrolls and seals, and he will also need to find a stable purchasing channel.
As far as she knows, Kirito has not used the Senju clan's money or the Senju clan's channels for purchasing chakra metal, nor has he used the Uchiha clan's.
This shows that this kid may have used this soul avatar to go out into the world and make a name for himself early.
With Kirito's demonstrated abilities and wisdom, this possibility is very high.
To be honest, Konoha is probably just an excellent learning platform for Kirito. The outside world is the place for him to make his mark. After all, the benefits of Konoha have long been divided up by the major ninja clans, and it is easier to start a business outside.
But for now, she focused on the fact that Kirito had come to see her so late at night. She thought that Team White Fang must be in trouble.
Kirito wasted no time and immediately told her what the White Fang team had encountered today, including the suspicion that the target was the Root led by Danzo.
"It must be this damned guy. Ever since he was imprisoned, although he was honest for a while, ever since Lord Mito passed away, he has once again become dishonest. He thought he hid it well from the Sandaime, but I have long known about this guy using a shadow clone to operate outside. This guy is too dangerous and must be eliminated."
Momo was infuriated to learn that Nawaki had been attacked twice, and her face was full of murderous intent.
"Momo-dono is right, we must get rid of him as soon as possible, we can't let him continue to stir up trouble behind our backs."
Kirito immediately agreed.
Getting rid of Danzo had always been something he wanted to do. In the past, he didn't do it because his teacher stopped him. Since his teacher's death, he's been thinking about doing it, but there were just too many things going on at the time, Danzo was in custody, and the Roots were also very low-key, so he temporarily ignored the pest.
But now that Danzo is going to cause trouble, he definitely can't tolerate him living any longer. He must be gotten rid of once and for all.
"You want to do this? Although I really want to kill him, he is, after all, a Kage-Level powerhouse. He is protected by many powerful ninjas from the Root, and even the ANBU of Sandaime is protecting him. The prison he is currently being held in has become his best shell."
Momo calmed down instantly when she heard Kirito say that he wanted to get rid of Danzo, and asked him a question.
Kirito said he wanted to kill Danzo, which did not surprise her, but what right did Kirito have to say such a thing? Did he have the ability to do so now? And Kirito himself was not even in Konoha right now.
Did he have to rely on the Senju clan?
But the problem was that the Senju clan was currently weak. There were only fifteen jōnin who could be counted on, and five of them had only been promoted recently, relying solely on resources to get ahead, and had not yet experienced the trials of blood and iron.
Or do we have to rely on the Uchiha clan?
This is unlikely. Uchiha Homura would never risk the danger of annihilation of his clan just for an outsider like Kirito to attack the Konoha prison.
Could it be that Kirito has already established a huge force outside that is enough to complete the mission of attacking the Konoha prison and killing Danzo?
But is that possible?
"This does not require the help of Lord Momo or the Senju clan. I only need you to secretly support me a little, and just make sure that the other Konoha ninja don't come and mess things up."
Kirito said with a smile.
Momo was taken aback by his words, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
This kid is serious.
"Tell me honestly, what are your chances of getting rid of Danzo?"
Momo looked at Kirito blankly for a few seconds, then swallowed, and asked.
"As long as no one interferes, killing Danzo is not a problem."
Kirito gave a positive answer to boost Momo's confidence.
Seeing that Kirito was so confident, Momo did not immediately agree. She was silent, calculating the risks involved.
"Momo-dono, Nawaki is still in danger. As long as Danzo is around, Nawaki will always be in danger. We need to get rid of Danzo as soon as possible. I'm not just thinking about myself. I promised my teacher that I would protect Nawaki, and that's why I'm doing this."
Kirito sighed as he watched Momo hesitate to give an answer.
When he said this, Momo's heart trembled, and she instantly realized her mistake.
Kirito had taken great risks to kill Danzo in order to help Nawaki, but she was hesitating, which was obviously inappropriate.
And Kirito was right, as long as Danzo was still alive, Nawaki would always be under threat from the Root.
In order to ensure Nawaki's safety, the Senju clan should do their utmost.
"I understand. The Senju clan will do everything they can to help you kill Danzo. The day you strike, the Senju clan will not let you fight alone."
After Momo understood her mistake, she no longer hesitated and immediately gave an accurate answer.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Lord Momo. This matter is of great importance and cannot leak the slightest bit of news. By the way, you shouldn't tell Tsunade-neechan for the time being."
Kirito reminded when he saw Momo agree.
Momo's face changed when she heard Kirito mention Tsunade, and then nodded and said, "I understand. After this is over, I will personally explain to Tsunade."
"What are you going to do about the Uchiha clan?"
She then asked, her expression becoming serious.
The White Fang squad not only included Kirito and Nawaki, but also Chizuru, the granddaughter of Uchiha Homura. Moreover, Uchiha Homura had been suppressed by the Root led by Danzo for the past ten years, and there was no reason not to ask the Uchiha clan to help with the attack on Konoha Prison to get rid of Danzo.
"Naturally, they will have to contribute as well,"
Kirito replied with a smile.
If anyone stands to gain the most from getting rid of Danzo, it's definitely the Uchiha clan. Without Danzo's roots, the clan will be like a bowl of loose sand, and will never be able to pose a threat to the Uchiha clan again.
"Uchiha Homura is a crafty old fox who can't be fooled easily, and there are many spies within the Uchiha clan who can't be trusted,"
Momo warned as she saw that Kirito was really going to get the Uchiha clan involved in this.
She still hadn't told Kirito that Uchiha Madara was still alive.
This was something Mito had specifically instructed her to do, to wait until Kirito had either reached adulthood or become a Kage-Level powerhouse before revealing this ultimate secret to him.
But now that Kirito was going to drag the Uchiha clan along to get rid of Danzo, she had to let slip a little bit of information.
"I know that the Uchiha clan has internal traitors to Danzo's development, but these internal traitors, Uchiha Homura should know about them, so there shouldn't be any major problems,"
Kirito said nonchalantly.
"The traitors I'm talking about don't just refer to Danzo's, there are also people from Sandaime's, and there might even be other forces involved,"
Momo further reminded him.
"Sandaime's, other forces... By other forces, does she mean Uchiha Madara?"
Kirito was very surprised when he heard Momo's very subtle reminder, and immediately thought of Uchiha Madara, the sixth-in-line after Black Zetsu.
Momo's attitude now clearly indicated that she had no intention of telling him who this other force was.
So, without asking any further, he nodded and said, "I understand. I'll be careful."
After the two of them had reached the same conclusion, they continued to discuss the details of the operation to get rid of Danzo, trying to make it as seamless as possible and reduce the resistance to the operation.
Half an hour later, Kirito's soul split off and left Momo's room, re-entering the White Zetsu clone on the ground outside the room and quickly leaving the Senju Clan territory.
At this time, Tsunade, who had been sleeping in the room, opened her eyes and muttered, "The scent of Wood Release..."
It was just after 3:00 a.m., and Uchiha Homura was still awake. He was in his room, talking to a blue ninja cat.
"Tom, didn't your master say anything else to tell you to tell me?"
Uchiha Homura asked seriously.
Kirito's summoning beast, the ninja cat Tom, scratched his chin with his paw and shook his head, saying, "No, Kirito-dono just told me to give you this scroll."
Then, he suddenly remembered something and said with anticipation, "Oh, right, he said I could ask you for the brand's best dried baby sardines and Mu Tianlao drinks."
"You're the one who said that,"
Uchiha Homura thought to himself.
But when he heard Tom say that, he knew that Kirito really didn't have anything else to tell Tom to bring to him.
"Removing Danzo is indeed a good thing, but it is not easy for the Uchiha clan to secretly mobilize manpower to assist him. If they are not careful, they may be discovered by the Root and ANBU, and the Uchiha clan may be labeled as traitors."
Uchiha Homura looked at the content on the scroll and felt both joy and secretly bitter.
No matter what, getting rid of Danzo is a good thing for the Uchiha clan. If the Uchiha clan doesn't do something about this, it would be really hard to explain. Otherwise, it would be difficult to get a slice of the pie from Kirito in the future.
As for whether or not they can kill Danzo, Uchiha Homura didn't even consider it, because he believed that Kirito had the ability to do so.
He knew about the mysterious warrior who killed Kakuzu.
During the battle between the two, a ninja cat happened to be there.
He also knew that this mysterious warrior had forcefully eliminated the elite Skull Squad from the Root.
According to his analysis, this mysterious warrior was most likely a member of the Night Organization.
And Kirito's status in this Night Organization was very high. If this mysterious warrior was a member of the Night Organization, he was most likely either a subordinate or a collaborator of Kirito.
If Kirito asked the mysterious warrior to cooperate with the Senju clan and Uchiha clan to eliminate Danzo from within and without, it would be highly feasible.
To be honest, as long as the Uchiha clan dares to go all out, Danzo is nothing.
Even Uchiha Homura alone is enough to deal with Danzo.
Unfortunately, he has the strength but is handicapped for various reasons and cannot happily eliminate the scourge of Danzo.
Now that a mysterious warrior with no ties to Konoha has eliminated Danzo, it is actually a very good thing. Konoha does not have to worry about civil unrest breaking out, and it can even enhance the unity within Konoha and create a sense of common enemy.
"Go back and tell your master that the Uchiha clan will definitely attend on time."
Uchiha Homura took a deep breath and said to Tom after a moment of silence.
"What about my dried fish and Mu Tianlao drinks?"
Tom looked at Uchiha Homura with sparkling eyes.
A few minutes later, Tom happily left the Uchiha clan with a bag of dried fish.
At the same time, one shinobi after another left Uchiha Homura's house silently, and they eventually left Konoha for various places in the ninja world.
...
Two days later, at noon, over the desert in the Land of Wind, a huge scarlet bird was flying rapidly through the sky. On top of it, four ninjas were standing, one big and three small. Except for one of the younger ninjas, who was standing, the other three were all lying down on the big bird, carefully watching the sky below.
They were the White Fang squad, and they were using Kirito's Vermillion Bird puppet to search for the Sunagakure transport troops in the sky.
As Konoha had repeatedly organized assassination squads to sabotage the Sunagakure supply lines, causing huge losses to Sunagakure, the already material-short Sunagakure had become extremely secretive in handling material transportation.
They no longer chose to transport with fixed large forces, but instead chose the Sparrow Tactics, using ninja with high mobility and excellent concealment abilities to carry storage-type sealed scrolls of various capacities to transport materials.
Moreover, Sunagakure also sent a large number of people to confuse the enemy.
Therefore, if the Konoha ninja wanted to cut off Sunagakure's supply line, they would have to find the Sunagakure ninja carrying storage seal scrolls in the vast sandy sea.
This was undoubtedly a very difficult task.
This vast sandy sea was not just any ordinary desert, but the Devil's Desert, which was known as the last land for humans. Not only was it easy to get lost, but it was also home to a large number of terrifying creatures, and it was very difficult to find water here.
That is, Kirito has the flying puppet Vermillion Bird puppet in his hands, which can ignore most of the dangers in the desert, and rely on Kirito's powerful perception to find the enemy.
However, the chakra consumed by the Vermillion Bird puppet's flight is not a small amount. Even if there are five chakra scrolls containing chakra at the jōnin level inside, plus the humanoid power bank Nawaki, the flight time can only last for about an hour.
Before setting off, Kirito was afraid to use the Vermillion Bird puppet to travel, for one thing it would expose the puppet and for another it would deprive him of a trump card that could save his life in a critical moment.
It was only after shaking off his enemies and in the middle of the deserted desert that he dared to use the Vermillion Bird puppet indiscriminately.
One advantage that the vast desert gives to Kirito's perception ability is that he can clearly find out who is following them. Unlike in the Land of Rain, where many enemies who are aware of his soul perception ability can hide, making it difficult for him to tell who are just passing by and who are enemies.
The Land of Wind is a large country, but more than 90% of it is uninhabited desert.
Therefore, in this desert, once someone appears within his range of perception and also actively comes towards him, then it must be an enemy without a doubt.
And the enemy that followed up clearly understood this truth. Until now, Kirito has not discovered any enemies that have actively approached him.
"Found it, at two o'clock and six o'clock, there are traces of the Sunagakure, the distances are 500 meters and 600 meters respectively, and their strength is jōnin and elite chūnin respectively."
Kirito, who was standing on the Vermillion Bird puppet, suddenly opened his eyes and spoke.
"Very well, I will take care of the enemy at two o'clock this time."
Upon hearing Kirito's words, Nawaki immediately stood up excitedly and said with a smile.
The wind was very strong in the sky, especially in the desert of the Land of Wind.
As soon as Nawaki stood up, a strong gust of wind suddenly appeared, and Nawaki was suddenly and accidentally blown off the Vermillion Bird puppet and began to experience free fall.
Nawaki was not afraid of this, because he had experienced many things like this in the past few days.
Just as he was about to fall from a great height, a chakra line suspended him, and he finally stopped in the air ten meters above the ground.
Nawaki pulled on the chakra line with his hand.
The next moment, he fell from the air.
A human pit suddenly appeared in the sand on the ground.
"Ouch~, Kirito this guy must have done it on purpose, it hurts like hell."
Nawaki ran out of the crater, covering his head with his hands from the pain of the fall, cursing under his breath.
"Hurry up, the enemy has already run a distance of over a thousand meters. Hurry up and go after them. You have one minute to solve it."
At this time, Kirito's voice appeared in Nawaki's mind.
Yamanaka Secret Art: Mind Body Transmission Technique!
Nawaki heard that the enemy was about to come, and he immediately stopped complaining and followed the information instructions given by Kirito, rushing towards the enemy quickly.
One minute later, Nawaki, who had opened the four doors, successfully kicked a Sunagakure jōnin who was good at using wind techniques to death with one kick.
On the other side, Chizuru also killed an elite chūnin, but did not find the seal scroll.
"We're done,"
Nawaki said to Kirito, suddenly elated, as he searched the body of the Sunagakure jōnin and found a seal scroll.
The next moment, Nawaki's body began to be pulled up into the air.
Nawaki quickly put the corpse of the Sunagakure Jōnin on with him, and told Kirito to use the chakra thread wrapped around him to take him back to the Vermillion Bird puppet in the air.
"It's almost been an hour, let's find a safe place to rest for a while, and then continue,"
Hatake Sakumo said to Kirito, after Nawaki and Chizuru had both returned safely to the Vermillion Bird puppet.
Kirito naturally had no objection to this, and immediately maneuvered the Vermillion Bird puppet to land in an unoccupied desert ruin, before beginning a detailed inspection of the puppet to ensure that there were no faults.
Hatake Sakumo, Nawaki, and Chizuru ate some food and pills to quickly restore their chakra.
In no time at all, Nawaki volunteered to go into a recess on the Vermillion Bird puppet's back, allowing Kirito to activate the seal technique Earth Dome Prison formed within it, which charged the five chakra scrolls within the puppet.
Kirito then used Sealing Technique: Earth Dome Prison to absorb some of the chakra from Nawaki Tree, combined it with natural energy to create Sage Chakra, and finally let this Sage Chakra be transported to the chakra pool in his body that was used to store Sage Chakra.
"Kirito, how many sealing scrolls from Sunagakure have we collected in the past two days?"
Out of boredom, Nawaki suddenly asked Kirito how many of the Sand Hidden seal scrolls they had collected in the past two days, to see how much military merit Team White Fang had accumulated recently.
"Twenty-one, I think. Two large scrolls, five medium-sized ones, and we also killed twelve of their jōnin. If we hand these over, it'll be enough for the Hokage to give Team White Fang two S-rank mission evaluations,"
Kirito answered without thinking, a smile on his face.
In the past two days, they had made quite a contribution to Konoha. Just the 12 jōnin was a huge achievement, not to mention the large amount of supplies they had intercepted from the Sunagakure. The loss of these people and supplies was enough to make Sunagakure feel the pain.
It was no surprise that the White Fang Squad had been on the Sunagakure's kill list, and at the top of it.
"Really? In just two days, we've already made such a great contribution,"
Nawaki said in surprise.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Hatake Sensei,"
Kirito said with a smile.
Nawaki immediately turned his head towards Hatake Sakumo, and when he saw Hatake Sakumo nod, he said excitedly, "Heh heh, when we get back to the village, I'll show that guy Minato how I stack up against him. I remember that he only got an S-rank mission evaluation once, and I never thought that I would catch up with him so quickly."
"Minato, I wonder how this guy is doing now. I remember that Orochimaru's team, where he was, was also supposed to be on a mission in the Land of Wind similar to White Fang's squad. It's really strange that they haven't been found after so long, and their spiritual energy has disappeared as well."
Kirito heard Nawaki mention Minato and suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly as he thought.
Meanwhile, in Konoha, Senju Clan territory, Momo was entertaining a group of distinguished guests at her home. They were basically the heads of the various Konoha ninja clans, and even if they weren't the head, they were the second-in-command clan elders.
Among them was Uchiha Homura, the head of the Uchiha clan, who was actually here.
As such, the heads of the three major Konoha clans once again gathered in the same room, which was rare, and they even appeared to be getting along during the banquet.
Seeing this, the other clan leaders, with the exception of the Sarutobi clan and the clans of Ino, Shika, and Chou, were all extremely uneasy.
They all had a hunch that the Senju clan had invited them over for something big to happen, and that it might even be a matter that would affect the current political landscape of Konoha.
Soon after the banquet began, an unexpected guest suddenly fell from the sky on the shore of the island in the middle of the lake where Konoha Prison was located.
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