Chapter 41 - ch41

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The door to the Hokage's office suddenly opened.

An elderly man with crutches and bandages walked in.

It was Shimura Danzo.

His face was gloomy.

"Danzo, what brings you here?"

"Hiruzen, I heard that you promoted Uchiha Nanaya to Jōnin?"

"Yes, he has the strength to defeat Kakashi, and now at the age of 17, the village needs to be eclectic and utilize talent."

"Humph—"

Danzo's scarred face twitched slightly.

Uchiha Nanaya's previous information had been investigated by them.

Since he entered the ninja academy, he had been sleeping most of the time and never passed the graduation test.

However, after graduation, he had grown by leaps and bounds, defeating Kakashi, who is known as a genius, in one fell swoop.

Although there may be an element of luck, it is still doubtful.

"Hiruzen, don't you think Uchiha Nanaya's strength has improved too quickly? Maybe he was hiding his true power before, and he might seek revenge against Konoha once he gains control."

It has to be said that Danzo's vigilance is quite high.

But Nanaya truly didn't hide his strength before; he was genuinely inexperienced.

Danzo continued.

"Hiruzen, do you remember that Uchiha Nanaya was the second loophole in Itachi's execution of our mission? He didn't kill that guy initially. Was this really an accident? Perhaps this Uchiha Nanaya was a plant by the Uchiha clan in Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer tolerate this from his old friend.

"Danzo, you're too much. It was Itachi who helped us resolve the internal strife in Konoha. He is a great ninja, and his younger brother is under our protection as promised."

Uchiha Nanaya hasn't done anything to harm Konoha and has been active during missions.

The Third Hokage trusts him.

The Third Hokage is not ashamed of Danzo's lust and wrongdoing.

"Danzo, Nanaya is my responsibility now. You should focus on your own affairs with the Root. Don't think I don't know what you're doing in secret. If it weren't for the village's overall situation, do you think I would turn a blind eye?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Danzo a cold look.

He is the Hokage, and Danzo is also a Konoha executive.

Both were part of the Second Hokage's escort team and have weathered decades of challenges together.

They know each other inside and out.

Danzo's face froze, but then he chuckled again.

"Hiruzen, you are still too naive."

"Several ninjas in the village have been missing for a long time, including my subordinate Dingshui, who disappeared during a mission."

"Leaving aside the matter of Dingshui, don't you find it suspicious that Sarutobi Kirito and the special Jōnin from your Sarutobi clan have vanished so inexplicably?"

There is still no clue about this matter, and the Third Hokage is also very helpless.

"What, Danzo, do you have any clues about this?"

"No clues, not a single clue, but that's what makes it so strange."

Danzo looked outside toward the Hokage's statue in the distance.

"Hiruzen, my intuition tells me that this has something to do with the Uchiha clan."

"Hey—who else is in the Uchiha clan now? Do you want to say Uchiha Sasuke or Uchiha Nanaya or Uchiha Itachi?"

After all these years, Danzo's suspicions remain heavy.

He was suspicious even when the Uchiha clan was still around.

The Third Hokage knows this all too well.

"Danzo, stop your baseless assumptions. It's people like you who cause panic in the village by making unfounded guesses."

Tap, tap, tap...

Danzo left the Hokage's office on crutches.

He left with a parting shot.

"Hiruzen, you will regret this sooner or later."

On the border of the Land of Wind, dust and sand swirled in the air.

There was an endless desert, with rolling sand and frequent storms.

In a hidden cave, there were three Konoha ninjas.

All three of them bore scars of varying degrees.

It was Kurenai Yuhi, Genma Shiranui, and Aoba Yamashiro, who were performing missions on the border of the Land of Wind.

Genma Shiranui's calf was bandaged and his shoulders were injured.

Blood stains were visible on the back of Aoba Yamashiro.

Compared to the two of them, Kurenai Yuhi looked slightly better.

Fortunately, none of the three were seriously injured.

Due to the storm, the three were unable to move forward and could only hide in the cave, waiting for the storm to pass before heading to Sunagakure.

But at this time, their faces were solemn and full of fear.

As if they had been severely frightened.

If it wasn't for the illusions cast by Kurenai and Aoba Yamashiro, they might have lost their lives on this mission.

That incident happened two days ago, and they still hadn't recovered.

Kurenai's beautiful red eyes looked at Genma Shiranui and Aoba Yamashiro.

"Captain Genma, Aoba, how are your injuries?"

"It's alright, they're just minor injuries. Once the storm passes, we can continue the mission."

"That monster is simply too terrifying, a ruthless killing machine. How can such a terrifying existence be on the border of the Land of Wind?"

Thinking of this, Aoba Yamashiro swallowed hard.

During the Third Ninja War, Konoha and Sand Shinobi concluded an alliance treaty.

Together, they pushed back the Iwa Shinobi ninja.

The battle was also led to victory by the then Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato.

To maintain the relationship between Konoha and Sand Shinobi, there is an annual mission to promote the exchange of ninjas between the two countries.

This time, Kurenai Yuhi, Aoba Yamashiro, and Genma Shiranui went to Sand Shinobi for discussions.

Unexpectedly, before entering Sunagakure, they encountered a huge obstacle.

Genma Shiranui: "Our call for help has been sent to the village, and reinforcements are already on their way."

The details of Genma Shiranui's report were explained in the scroll, and they believed that the village would send the right person.

Aoba Yamashiro: "Yes, for now, we can only trust in Hokage-sama and the reinforcements."

The three were stopped by a man in a white coat on their way to Sunagakure.

The man's eyes were dull, and he attacked them without saying a word.

He didn't give them a chance to defend themselves, and no matter what they said, the man in white remained silent.

He just kept attacking, like a ruthless killing machine.

Although the man in white was strong, his fighting style was very simple and straightforward.

It seemed as if he was fighting without thinking.

The three of them found a counter-strategy, once decapitating the enemy and stabbing his heart.

In the end, they were surprised to find that the man in white was unscathed, and his head would automatically return to its place.

The pierced heart slowly healed.

To them, it seemed like immortality.

The three exhausted all the means they could use, such as detonating explosive tags and illusion attacks.

After a long struggle, the enemy remained unscathed.

And their chakra was nearly depleted, while the man in white was still full of energy, attacking relentlessly.

He seemed to have endless stamina and chakra.

Seeing the situation worsening and a storm approaching,

The three could only retreat from the fight, yet they still sustained injuries during their escape.

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