Hokage Building.
High-level meeting room.
"With the current development trend of the Shinobi Clan, they will be a Rain Village that is stronger than the one in the last Ninja World War. Combined with the existing Rain Villages, the Rain Country will truly develop into a terrorist force that can threaten the five major ninja villages." Danzo Shimura emphasized the danger of the Rain Country with a serious face.
During the Second Ninja World War, there was a war between Konoha and Rain Village.
The ninja troops of Konoha defeated the ninja troops of Rain Village with great force, but under the leadership of Hanzo, Rain Village still caused considerable trouble to Konoha, and a large number of Konoha ninjas fell at the hands of Hanzo.
If the opponent was replaced by a fully developed Ninja Clan, and if the Rain Village was led by Hanzo, Danzo Shimura would not be able to estimate for a moment how much strength he would need to win for sure.
"But the Ninja Clan and the Rain Village are mortal enemies, how could they possibly unite?" Mito Menyan said, raising his glasses.
Apart from Sosuke, who was enjoying a great reputation, the Ninja Clan was previously seen as a ninja organization of a hundred people by other ninjas. So apart from Danzo Shimura who had been paying close attention to the situation in the Rain Country, no one at the scene knew that the Ninja Clan had signed a peace treaty with the Rain Village.
After all, as high-level officials of the five major ninja villages, and they are also in the midst of a war, they will definitely pay more attention to the latest information from the other five major ninja villages than a ninja organization from an unrelated small country.
"According to the latest intelligence from the Root, the Shinobi Clan and the Rain Village have reconciled, and the two sides have signed a friendly treaty for mutual cooperation." Danzo Shimura immediately took out the Root's information.
"There are many ninjas wearing Rain Village forehead protectors in Sosuke's class. If the two sides have not reconciled, this would not be possible."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was thoughtful after reading the information.
Utatane Koharu frowned and said, "Could this series of events be a show between the Ninja Clan and the Rain Village? Can the life-and-death feud be settled so easily?"
Utane Koharu feels that ever since Sosuke became famous, he may have been playing double game with Hanzo. It has not been long since Hanzo ambushed and killed the Ninja Clan. This level of hatred may take more than ten years to eliminate.
"It's not impossible. The appearance of Sosuke was too abrupt. Maybe the Ninja Clan came from the Rain Village. Everything is for the purpose of strengthening the strength of the Rain Country." Mizuto Menen said after thinking.
He sorted out all the deeds since Sosuke appeared and came to a surprising conclusion that the Ninja Clan and the Rain Village were originally one.
First, Hanzo and Sosuke acted in a play to help Sosuke and the Ninja Sect become famous. Then Sosuke took the opportunity to package himself and the Ninja Sect to attract ninjas from all over the world to develop the Ninja Sect.
Danzo Shimura, who had been watching the scene closely, was a little overwhelmed. When Sosuke and Hanzo were fighting, they were both killing like crazy. One fire escape burned to death dozens of Rain Village elites. Is this how you act in a play?
The conspiracy theories of Mitokado En and Utane Koharu made Danzo Shimura feel that these two people were impersonating Konoha's high-ranking officials.
But it was difficult for Danzo Shimura to say anything, because he couldn't tell anyone what he knew. He had violated Konoha's rules that time in Rain Village.
"That shouldn't be the case. How could Hanzo sacrifice his own reputation to help Sosuke?" Shimura Danzo thought for a moment and retorted.
In the past, when ninjas talked about Hanzo, they had the impression that he was a demigod, a top-level strong man with a broad mind.
When talking about Hanzo now, everyone generally thinks of Sosuke, the man who used the reverse attribute of Fire Release to defeat Hanzo.
Moreover, as more information about the battle leaked out, everyone knew that the ninjutsu that defeated Hanzo was a super-advanced fire escape technique called Fire Dragon Dance, and Hanzo even became a background board for the ninjutsu.
"Why not? Maybe Sosuke is Hanzo's successor and the future leader of the Rain Village. Once the Ninja Clan becomes strong, he will merge the two major forces together." Utane Koharu felt that her thoughts had touched upon the truth of the matter.
The corner of Shimura Danzo's mouth twitched. At that time, Hanzo wished he could stab Sosuke to death with a knife, not to mention he was the heir.
"According to the Root organization's intelligence personnel, Sosuke seems to have killed many Rain Ninjas." Shimura Danzo continued.
In order to avoid being exposed, Shimura Danzo deliberately kept his words vague.
"It should be Hanzo and Sosuke who are eliminating dissidents. Those Rain Ninjas who were killed were all those who opposed Hanzo." The more Koharu Utane spoke, the more she felt that this idea could perfectly explain everything that is happening in the Rain Country.
Shimura Danzo: ...
At this moment, he really wanted to say to Utane Koharu that your thoughts are a little dark.
Why are they trying to exclude dissidents? It's rare for a small ninja village like Rain Village to produce a strong man like Hanzo. How could anyone resist Hanzo?
"We shouldn't underestimate Sosuke's strength. Even if he had cooperation with Hanzo, it is a fact that he killed Yekura in seconds. There is no reason for Yekura to act with Sosuke and others and damage his reputation." Mitomon En expressed his opinion.
Although he thought that Utane Koharu's idea was good, he felt that Utane Koharu's words underestimated Sosuke.
As a hero of Sunagakure, there is no reason for Ye Cang to deliberately let herself be killed instantly by Sosuke. That would be too embarrassing and would also bring shame to the ninja village.
"In short, Sosuke and the Ninja Clan pose a huge threat to Konoha, and we must find a way to deal with it." Danzo Shimura followed the two's conspiracy theory.
Danzo Shimura's real purpose is to mobilize Konoha's power to target the Ninja Clan.
Since it is hard to explain, then Danzo Shimura might as well just join. Anyway, all he wants is for the Ninja Clan to decline, and for the Rinnegan and the Ninja Clan's heritage to return to the roots.
"It's just that Iwagakure is avoiding the battle, so let Jiraiya lead a part of the troops into the Rain Country to nip the danger in the bud." Danzo Shimura has already thought of the script.
With Sosuke's strength, plus Kakuzu and Nagato, the Ninja Clan will not be easily defeated as long as Jiraiya does not bring all the ninja troops with him.
At this time, his roots took advantage of the chaos to snatch the Rinnegan and the Ninja Clan's inheritance, and the Ninja Clan's crisis was perfectly resolved.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took off his pipe and exhaled white mist, revealing a helpless expression, "The Ninja Clan did not provoke Konoha, so what reason does Konoha have to attack the Ninja Clan?"
Konoha finally got a break from the war, and Danzo Shimura wanted to find a new opponent for Konoha, which left Sarutobi Hiruzen speechless.
"The Ninja Clan contains inhumane and powerful killing ninjutsu." Shimura Danzo answered immediately.
"If you really think that the Shinobi Clan is a threat, then let your Root organization keep a close eye on the Shinobi Clan. Konoha cannot make enemies for no reason now." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not agree with Shimura Danzo's reason.
It is impossible for him to really send troops to the Shinobi Clan just because Shimura Danzo thinks the Clan is a threat. Sosuke is not made of clay, and there is no benefit in attacking the Shinobi Clan of Konoha, it will only damage his reputation.
"We can't let the Ninja Clan continue to develop like this. With the educational ability demonstrated by Sosuke, the Ninja Clan will not only have high-level combat power in the future, but the middle and low-level ones will not be too bad either." Danzo Shimura reiterated the Ninja Clan threat theory.
"I think Mu Yue is a better teacher than Sosuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.
Although Sosuke's unlimited lectures have a good reputation, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also feels that Sosuke is indeed good after reading the information, but Sarutobi Hiruzen still feels that Mu Yue's teaching ability is stronger than Sosuke.
Sarutobi Hiruzen has seen Mu Yue's educational miracles many times, including the classes taught by Mu Yue, the holiday training for Anbu held by Mu Yue, and Asuma after being taught by Mu Yue.
There are too many events that can prove Mu Yue's teaching ability. From special training of hundreds of people to teaching disciples, Mu Yue has demonstrated extraordinary teaching ability.
All this happened right in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, so of course he thought Mu Yue was the teacher with the best teaching ability.
"This is not a question of who has better teaching ability. We can have Mu Yue and also make sure that the Land of the Rain does not have Sosuke." Danzo Shimura did not refute Sarutobi Hiruzen, but instead started from another perspective.
Because Danzo Shimura also felt that Mu Yue's teaching ability was unparalleled in the world, otherwise he would not have handed Yamato over to Mu Yue.
"Instead of your overly radical idea, I think it would be better to discuss the Youth Martial Arts Tournament that Sosuke is going to host. This event has caused quite a stir in the ninja world recently." Sarutobi Hiruzen still maintained his veto attitude.
It is unwise to provoke a top-level strong man for no reason. Sarutobi Hiruzen is interested in Sosuke's competition and the rewards.
Konoha has no shortage of powerful ninjutsu, but Sarutobi Hiruzen is good at fire escape. He is very curious about what kind of ninjutsu the rumored magical Fire Dragon Dance is.
"Everything now is based on speculation. Konoha already has a lot of enemies, so it is not advisable to make too many enemies." Mizuto Kado En chose to stand on the side of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Utatane Koharu did not choose to support Shimura Danzo who refuted her, and also began to speak for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Danzo Shimura felt very aggrieved. He devoted himself to Konoha, but he had to be restrained by two ninjas who pretended to be high-ranking officials of Konoha.
However, the angry Danzo Shimura did not lose his temper. Even if he did not get support, he still wanted to complete it with his own strength.
As long as he cooperates with Hanzo, he still has a chance to crush the Ninja Clan.
Shimura Danzo's subordinates went to the Rain Village to find Hanzo as ordered.
Upon learning that Shimura Danzo's men were coming to visit, Hanzo's face immediately darkened.
Danzo Shimura has to take the blame for his current state.
If Danzo Shimura had not found him with Iwagakure's body that day, he would not have fought against the Ninja Clan, and he would not have been defeated by Sosuke.
However, Hanzo did not drive away the Root ninjas, because Konoha was behind the Root after all.
But Hanzo did not go to meet the Root ninjas in person, and this time it was not Danzo Shimura who came in person.
Hanzo asked his men to communicate with the Root ninja and inquire about their purpose.
When Hanzo learned that Shimura Danzo was going to continue cooperating with him to deal with Sosuke, his blood pressure immediately rose.
Originally, Hanzo was not sure whether it was Iwagakure who tricked him more or Danzo Shimura who tricked him more, but now he is sure that Danzo Shimura definitely has no good intentions.
With the current strength of the Ninja Clan, even if the Rain Village cooperates with Danzo Shimura to successfully destroy the Ninja Clan, the Rain Village will still be seriously damaged.
Hanzo was even certain that he would not be able to survive at the hands of Sosuke.
As long as he goes to the battlefield with the Rain Ninja, he will definitely be killed by Sosuke.
But if he didn't go into battle with the Rain Ninja, then the Rain Ninja who lost him would not be able to defeat the Ninja Clan.
"Refuse him. Konoha should not worry about the internal affairs of our Rain Country." Hanzo refused decisively.
Although Konoha is a large ninja village, if Danzo Shimura wants to use this to force the Rain Village, there is more than one large ninja village in the ninja world.
After Hanzo's reply was transmitted back to Konoha, Danzo Shimura slammed the table in confusion.
He didn't understand why Hanzo rejected his proposal. With the Ninja Clan posing such a huge threat, wasn't Hanzo worried that the Rain Village would be replaced by the Ninja Clan?
"Are the Ninja Clan and the Rain Village really one and the same?" Danzo Shimura couldn't help but think of Utatane Koharu's conspiracy theory.
It's true, based on the current performance, this conspiracy theory does make sense.
Of course, Shimura Danzo knew that this was just an appearance. The Ninja Clan and the Rain Village could not be one and the same. The plan to encircle and kill the Ninja Clan was formulated by him. Could it be that he, Shimura Danzo, was also a ninja from the Rain Village?
"He is really degenerate. He is afraid of Sosuke like a tiger after being defeated once." Shimura Danzo was disdainful in his heart.
Throwing aside other possibilities, there is only one reason why Hanzo refused, and that is that Hanzo has been frightened by Sosuke, and even if the Rain Ninja was destroyed by the Ninja Clan in the future, he would not dare to make a final wave.
Danzo Shimura looked down on Hanzo. If it were him, even if he was in a situation where he was sure to die, he would not fear life and death for the sake of the continuation of the village.
"Since there is no way to destroy the Ninja Clan for the time being, let's investigate the Ninja Clan's inheritance first." Danzo Shimura decided to temporarily change his strategy.
Although Danzo Shimura has always wanted to obtain the Ninja Sect inheritance in Sosuke's hands, no one in the Ninja World knows what the Ninja Sect inheritance in Sosuke's hands is, whether it is the ninja tools of the Six Paths Sage, the secret techniques left by the Ninja Sect, or some other item.
"It's a pity that Jia still needs a lot of time to grow, otherwise, with just a ninja clan, why would we need a ninja army?" Danzo Shimura thought of the Wood Release Ninja who he had high hopes for.
Unlike the Rinnegan and other things inherited from the Ninja Clan that he had not yet obtained, the Wood Release Ninja were his subordinates that he had personally trained. With enough time, they would become the trump card that could crush everything.
At the same time, Shimura Danzo's future ace was looking at his disciples discussing the training of ninja beasts with envy.
"I think we should let them fight more. If they only practice without actual combat, there might be problems in real battles." Obito enthusiastically proposed his own training plan.
Kakashi nodded in agreement. This was indeed true. Combat ability had a significant impact on overall strength.
"We are much stronger than them. If we don't control them well, we may easily hurt them. It is better to let them fight each other. Maybe their desire to win will increase their desire to practice." Obito revealed his true intention and stated his purpose.
Although he cannot beat Kakashi now, if his summoned beast defeats Kakashi's summoned beast, Obito feels that he has defeated Kakashi.
Now his Charmeleon is the only evolved ninja beast, and is in its strongest period, just like when Might Guy had just activated the Rock Breathing Chakra mode. If he doesn't take advantage of this period, he may not have the chance again in the future.
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