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JST Chapter 116: The Root of All Problems? It's Me Now!
🕑 Added 2024-11-25 02:20:09 +0000 UTC"Tobirama, I really hope you can win this time..." Kazuki sighed. "Do you remember the first bet we made a long time ago?"
"If there ever occur incidents where the will of fire is used to persecute villagers, you should kneel down and apologize to me."
"What do you think? Does what Shimura Danzo is doing count as that?"
Tobirama's expression turned awkward. If this doesn't count, then Madara should already be considered the protector of Konoha...
Tobirama was silent for a rare moment, feeling that even his great wisdom could not find a way out of this dilemma.
Although he had a low moral bottom line, he still attached great importance to his promise to Kazuki.
After all, this also involves the issue of truth and falsehood...
Kazuki sat beside him and patted his shoulder. "Tobirama, this is all in the past. Even if you are willing to do it, I am not willing to accept it..."
"If you really want to do it, wait for me to resurrect you."
Senju Tobirama slowly exhaled a long breath and rolled his eyes at Kazuki. "Then you'd better not resurrect me. It's good for me to stay here, so that you, a little ghost, will not stray into the devil's way..."
Kazuki smiled.
Are you still holding on here, old man? You have already begun your final countdown, and you must leave when the time comes!
How can a mere old man with white hair and red eyes compare to an older sister with white hair and white eyes?
Poor Tobirama didn't know that Kazuki had planned his future for him after he finished squeezing all his value out of him.
...
Hokage's office.
"Hiruzen-san..." Kazuki spoke slowly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was suddenly shocked. The teacher's chakra had disappeared. How could Kazuki still be in this state?
Could it be that he succeeded in taking over the body in one breath?
"Hiruzen-san, sorry, I couldn't control my power..." Kazuki shook his head. "Please punish me, the consequences of my actions were serious."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in relief. He had almost begun calling his sensei on impulse.
If Kazuki had become alert and suspicious, he could have ruined the entire possession process, and that would have been an even bigger sin.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to be beaten into a mess by Senju Tobirama like Shimura Danzo...
After all, Senju Tobirama said that he would give him an explanation after he was resurrected. Now, just for the stability of Konoha, let him stay in his position for the time being.
As for the punishment? Who was he going to punish? Wouldn't punishing Kazuki mean punishing his sensei as well? Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't have such courage. He was afraid that as soon as he said the word 'punishment', Senju Tobirama would take over again!
"Kazuki, you really need to control yourself when your power goes out of control..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen began to speak cautiously: "But, the matter of Shimura Danzo has already been settled by the village. He conspired with other villages and attacked Hatake Sakumo. He even began attacking shinobi within the village. I have just finished thoroughly investigating this matter and I am already planning to imprison him."
"So, it wasn't a big mistake that you attacked him, just an incident. Just make sure it doesn't happen again."
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Kazuki cautiously, afraid that that familiar chakra would overflow again.
Kazuki sighed guiltily. "Hiruzen-san, I will try my best."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him, feeling a strange sense of guilt inside him...
"Kazuki, Shimura Danzo's root is one of Konoha's most important armed forces. There is still no one more suitable to take his place. Could you help me manage it for now?" Hiruzen said hesitantly. "The will of fire is just one part of being a Konoha ninja. You need to touch the darkness from time to time for your nindo to become more complete. This is also a test for you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt helpless. The fact that he asked Kazuki to take control of the root was a direct order from Tobirama-sensei.
How could a mere Third Hokage like him defy an order like that?
At that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen understood how powerless ordinary shinobi felt in the face of the root...
"Is this okay..."
"This is the order of the Hokage, do it, Kazuki!"
Hiruzen quickly wrote a paper and sealed it with the appropriate seal. He slipped it into Kazuki's pocket, half convincing, half tricking him into accepting the position.
After Kazuki left, Sarutobi Hiruzen was finally able to relax. He ran his hand across his forehead, soaked in sweat.
The day's experience had been a great challenge to his mind, which always remained firm.
"Medical team, medical team!" Hiruzen shouted, asking for help to tend to Danzo's wounds, who was then taken to prison.
Danzo looked completely shattered: his face was sunken, one eye was missing, and the arm with Hashirama's cells had been amputated. His entire being looked like a broken doll.
“Hiruzen, you must punish Uchiha Kazuki severely, without fail!” After waking up, Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen next to him and shouted. “Attacking a Hokage advisor is a serious crime of treason against the village! The entire Uchiha clan must be subjected to strict isolation and trial!”
"This time, you have no excuse, Hiruzen!!"
Shimura Danzo waved his arms, but found that one was gone, and the other was tied with an iron chain.
He tried to focus his one eye, but realized he was locked in a cell. As he tried to channel chakra, a searing pain spread from his abdomen, as if his chakra flow had been sealed.
Danzo tore off his clothes, revealing two seals on his abdomen.
"Hiruzen, what are you doing? I am the Hokage's assistant, and I am the victim!"
Hiruzen sighed, his tone slow but firm: “Danzo, the verdict has been reached. I have gathered sufficient evidence regarding your collaboration with shinobi from other villages and the use of the root to harass Hatake Sakumo. Accordingly, I have decided on your punishment.”
“I strip you of the title of advisor to the Hokage, revoke your leadership of the root, and sentence you to twenty years in prison.”
Shimura Danzo was stunned.
Hiruzen shook his head, his expression sincere. “Danzo, this is the best I could do for you. You should understand the difficult situation I am in.”
After a moment of hesitation, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked around and lowered his voice: “You already know Kazuki’s secret, right? This was not just my decision, but our sensei’s…”
“You still have a chance to redeem yourself. The war will come soon, and then I will assign you to an elite ANBU team. If you achieve enough merits, I will try to intercede on your behalf.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Shimura Danzo on the shoulder, looked at his friend with pity, and left the prison.
And Shimura Danzo looked at his cell blankly as if the sky had fallen.
Konoha has no justice anymore! There is no law or order!
A dignified assistant to the Hokage was beaten half to death by an Uchiha in front of the Hokage, and he was still imprisoned?
This feeling of powerlessness, Shimura Danzo had never experienced in Konoha since he took charge of the Root.
Thinking of Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Shimura Danzo's mind was like an electric shock, recalling Kazuki's performance and the rumors in Konoha, he laughed crazily, like a madman.
"Hiruzen, you did very well, very well!"
“It turns out that it’s not that you couldn’t control Uchiha Kazuki, but that you have him completely under your control!”
“You turned that brat into our sensei's experiment to eliminate your enemies, including me! What shrewd calculation and what a ruthless heart!”
The hatred in Danzo's eyes seemed tangible. “Sarutobi Hiruzen, you truly deserve to be Hokage. You have walked in the darkness much further than I have.”
"But I will not give up!!"
His scream echoed in the empty cell. The only thing keeping Danzo sane was his obsession with the position of Hokage...
...
“Kazuki! How did it go?” Yashiro was hanging around near the Hokage Residence. Seeing Kazuki coming out, he ran towards him.
He and Asuma had arrested over a hundred people, both civilians and shinobi, who had ridiculed Hatake Sakumo. Guided by Asuma, Yashiro had enjoyed a bit of the root's power: those who spoke too much were slapped and taken straight to the police station. But now, after the spectacle, he was deeply worried.
Shimura Danzo's root was treated in this manner, and Yashiro was the one who knew best that this old man would not let this opportunity pass to target the Uchiha clan.
So, Yashiro rushed to see if he could take the blame for Kazuki.
“It was… unexpected.” Kazuki looked at the Hokage document in his hand, pondering. “Yashiro, do you know how the root works?”
Yashiro sneered. "They act recklessly and domineeringly. They act as if they have no brains. They only listen to the words of the Root leader Shimura Danzo. It's disgusting."
"What's wrong, Kazuki, did Shimura Danzo make things difficult for you?"
The worry in Yashiro's eyes intensified. He knew Danzo wouldn't leave Kazuki alone.
“Make things difficult for me? Not exactly…” Kazuki remembered how Tobirama had beaten Danzo and smiled from the bottom of his heart. "The main thing is that I will be in charge of the Root in the future, and I'm thinking about what to do."
“Ah, as long as I haven’t put any pressure on you. So, about leading the root…” Yashiro blinked, confused. "Huh?"
