Danzo truly felt wronged.
Anyone who thought he shouldn't feel frustrated, who thought he had no right to these emotions, simply didn't understand what he had lost!
The Shadow of the Shinobi?
To hell with that!
Did the Shadow of the Shinobi deserve to be bullied?
Did it deserve to be mistreated?
If you haven't endured someone's hardships, don't try to preach to them!
Back in the day, Danzo was full of spirit and ambition!
He waved his hand to command the world, pointing the way for the future!
He had sworn to become the Hokage, to push Konoha's reform, and eventually extend his influence across the entire shinobi world.
He had the confidence!
Sarutobi Hiruzen? He was just some lucky, deep-thinking guy!
Back then, if Danzo hadn't been too focused, noticing the Second Hokage's plan and jumping in with the right answer, how could the Hokage title have fallen to Sarutobi!?
That position was meant to be his!
In what way was he inferior to Sarutobi Hiruzen!?
That narrow-faced, monkey-looking guy!
If it came down to looks, Danzo was far ahead, eight streets ahead!
But it wasn't too late!
Sooner or later, he would overthrow Sarutobi Hiruzen and become the new Hokage!
The Valley of the End?
Those two statues?
Ha!
One day, Danzo would build a massive golden statue of himself right in the center of the shinobi world!
To achieve his dreams, he made countless plans.
The first step was to grow his own family and power base.
And then there was the eyesore—Uchiha—standing in his way.
He kept attacking the Uchiha, and he had indeed made significant progress.
But!
It was at this time he met Uchiha Itsuki!
He had only schemed against him once, and even though Itsuki wasn't killed, he dared to…
Danzo's eyes turned red.
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**Kumogakure.**
Itsuki and Yugao found a quiet, secluded spot. Silently working together, they waited for the fun to unfold.
Suddenly!
Itsuki muttered, "Danzo?"
"Uchiha Itsuki, you really are something!"
Yugao froze, then exploded with rage. She shot a sarcastic look at Itsuki and said, "Even when you're with me, you think of Danzo? This is the second time now. Next time, I swear I'll capture him and give him to you."
Under Itsuki's guidance, Yugao's strength was steadily growing.
She was now a full-fledged jōnin.
The same went for Hayate!
Helping others increase their power was one of the benefits Itsuki got from the system.
For instance:
**Reward: Help Uzuki Yugao increase her chakra!**
The system would automatically assign a task.
Most tasks came as a training regimen.
That's the system for you, a golden cheat!
Every time, it provided the most complete training plan, better than any advice from anyone else.
This was one of the main reasons Itsuki could gather so many shinobi to serve under him.
People have desires.
You can't just shout about the Will of Fire all day and expect people to bow down and follow you.
Go eat dirt!
You have to give them something in return!
Children's worlds are about ideals!
Adults' worlds are about reality!
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Itsuki chuckled and said, "I bet Danzo was cursing me just now. I could feel it."
"Oh? You can sense even that? You and him really are in sync!"
Hearing Yugao's sarcastic words, Itsuki kissed her twice, hard.
In truth,
you couldn't blame Yugao.
This was the second time!
Both times, when they were getting intimate, Itsuki brought up Danzo.
It wasn't just a mood killer anymore!
From Yugao's perspective, in the middle of a tender moment, and then out of nowhere, hearing "Danzo"—she'd immediately picture him.
The handsome Itsuki would transform into the one-eyed Danzo, with his grim face sneering…
Yugao felt her once-warm body go cold.
Itsuki, oh Itsuki!
Don't you know Danzo was the childhood nightmare of their generation?
"Oh, right!"
Speaking of nightmares,
Yugao suddenly asked, "What exactly did you do to make Danzo hate you so much?"
"I remember it was quite the spectacle. Danzo, completely naked, holding a sword, chasing you through the village. The look on his face was like he wanted to eat you alive."
"Hehe!"
Itsuki chuckled proudly. "Want to know?"
"Of course!"
Yugao didn't hesitate.
To make the ever-cunning Danzo go mad, naked and swinging a sword—who wouldn't be curious?
Unbeknownst to Itsuki, Yugao and the others had speculated countless times in private.
Each time, they felt they were just one step away from figuring out what made Danzo snap like that.
Danzo's scheming was usually deep and hidden.
"Kehehe!"
Itsuki sneered and said, "It's mainly because Danzo is just pathetic. I mean, seriously, I wasn't bothering him at all, but just because I showed some remarkable talent, he wanted me dead."
"Can I let that slide with my temper?"
"He tried to get me once and failed, so I decided to mess with him."
Itsuki laughed wickedly.
Yugao hesitated and asked, "This 'messing with him'—are you serious?"
Itsuki's smile froze. "Do you even want to hear the rest?"
Yugao shrugged, "I've spent too much time with you. I've become bad."
"Tch!"
Itsuki scoffed, "He made the first move, so I fought back."
"At first, it was just some harmless tricks, but it was enough to anger the almighty shadow of the village."
"He thought no one should ever defy him, let alone lay a hand on him."
Yugao thought for a moment.
At that time, Danzo was at his peak, and even the Third Hokage didn't faze him much.
Itsuki's words were legit.
"And then..."
"I hit him hard once."
Itsuki couldn't help but burst out in a sinister laugh.
"What did you do?" Yugao quickly asked.
Itsuki responded with a question, "Do you know how to make a man lose his mind in an instant?"
Yugao thought about it and gasped, "Did you mess with his woman? No way, Danzo is in his fifties or sixties—how young could his woman be?"
Itsuki waved his hand. "I'm not interested in other people's women, except for..."
Yugao listened intently.
"Never mind, you probably don't want to hear that. Let's get back to Danzo!"
"You…"
Itsuki continued, "After messing with him for a week, building up his anger, I finally hit him hard, making him lose his mind in an instant."
"That day, Danzo was taking a bath."
Hearing this, Yugao's eyebrows began to twitch.
"I snuck into his room."
"I pulled out a specially-made explosive tag—small in power but completely silent."
Itsuki was practically laughing nonstop.
"When Danzo finished bathing and was putting on his clothes, just as he slipped on his underwear, the tag exploded!"
Yugao was stunned, murmuring, "Wait, wait… you didn't…"
Itsuki started slapping his thigh in laughter: "Ha! Danzo would've never dreamed that the great Lord Itsuki specially designed an explosive tag just for him, small enough to stick to his underwear!"
Yugao was completely dumbfounded.
She stared blankly at Itsuki, stammering, "So..."
Itsuki slapped his thigh again, laughing wildly, "You have no idea! When the tag exploded, the look on Danzo's face—priceless!"
"His entire body hair stood up, starting from his feet and rising to his head in one shot."
"That kind of pain shattered his sanity."
"He grabbed a blade and charged at me!"
Finally, Itsuki guaranteed, "As a medical ninja, I swear on the honor of all medical ninjas: one of Danzo's balls got shattered!"
"Completely irreparable!"
Yugao fell silent.
Her thoughts: Ouch!
Did it really break his sanity?
(End of Chapter)