Root's underground base.
[YOU DIED]
The scene that had appeared on the computer screen countless times made Danzo somewhat frantic.
At this moment, Danzo's hair was a bit messy, and his only exposed eye had dark circles, with his whites completely bloodshot. If one didn't look closely, they might think he was about to awaken a Sharingan.
"Damn it... Am I really that much worse than Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
Danzo thought of Hiruzen, who was happily playing on his computer every day.
"Can Hiruzen Sarutobi really clear this game easily? I don't believe it, I don't believe I'm worse than him!"
Danzo's right hand, gripping the mouse, was somewhat pale. This wasn't due to anger, but because of the Hashirama Cells.
Danzo took a deep breath. He suddenly thought of something.
"Hmph, it seems my mindset is a bit unbalanced!"
"It seems I'm not as good as Hiruzen Sarutobi in terms of mindset. He's probably dying repeatedly too! To still maintain a smile in such a situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi, I truly didn't misjudge you. You are indeed my greatest rival in life!"
Thinking of mindset, Danzo once again recalled how Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage.
If his mindset had been more relaxed then, he would have known that staying behind to cover their retreat was just a test from their teacher.
Danzo shook his head, then took a deep breath, clearing his mind of distractions, and refocused his gaze on the screen before him.
After adjusting his mindset, Danzo found that he was indeed able to dodge monster attacks more easily.
Twenty minutes later, the level that had stumped Danzo for several hours was finally cleared.
"Hehehe, Hiruzen Sarutobi, I've definitely surpassed you!"
Continuing to the next level, the screen immediately began to display "[YOU DIED]" frantically again.
Slowly, Danzo's mindset began to shatter once more.
"Damn it... It seems I absolutely need to get a Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"With the Mangekyo's insight, I can definitely dodge monster attacks easily."
"But... who has a Mangekyo Sharingan?"
What Danzo didn't know was that before long, an unlucky child named Uchiha Shisui would deliver a Mangekyo into his hands and inform him of its abilities.
Naturally, that was a story for another time.
Thinking of the Mangekyo, Danzo said in a cold tone, "Put more pressure on the Uchiha, and keep a close eye on the entire Uchiha Clan Estate!"
As Danzo's words fell, two figures abruptly appeared behind him, then knelt on one knee and replied, "Yes, Lord Danzo!"
With that, the two Root Ninja disappeared.
"Hmph, even if I can't get a Mangekyo... as long as I have a few more Sharingan, can't I conquer this game?"
As he spoke, Danzo glanced at his pale right arm, which had two ferocious Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Initially, Danzo was somewhat conflicted about his plan against the Uchiha.
After all, the Uchiha were Konoha's most prominent clan. If they were truly annihilated, other Villages might once again harbor covetous intentions towards Konoha.
But... thinking of the Uchiha's nature, Danzo felt he was doing the right thing. Even the Second Hokage, his teacher, would support him from the heavens.
Besides that, Danzo truly needed power. Like Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was getting older.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi aged, he became increasingly smooth in handling matters, which could also be described as becoming indecisive.
But Danzo was different. Although his strength was also constantly declining, and even faster than Hiruzen Sarutobi's, he felt he was definitely more spirited than Hiruzen Sarutobi and wouldn't be as indecisive as him.
As for engaging in internal Village strife? Heh heh... that was all for Konoha's sake.
Only when he became Hokage would Konoha be better. Eliminating everyone who stood in his way to becoming Hokage was not an exaggeration to say it was for Konoha.
For power, the Uchiha must be destroyed.
Thinking of this, Danzo looked at the screen where "[YOU DIED]" had reappeared.
"In order for me to clear this game faster than Hiruzen Sarutobi, Uchiha, you'll have to make a sacrifice! This is all for Konoha!"
On the other side, the Third Hokage, also playing the game, was deep in thought.
Unlike Danzo, who was driven mad by dying, the Third Hokage was conflicted about which girl to pursue next.
The girls were all unique, and each had a different strategy for courtship.
Ultimately, the Third Hokage decided to challenge himself and played on a high difficulty, trying to date two girls at once.
He felt he could experience in the game what he had never accomplished in the real world.
When he first started playing this game, the Third Hokage felt a sense of guilt towards his deceased wife, Biwako. But as he played, that feeling faded, after all... it was just virtual.
Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that he was already so old, and Biwako had been dead for so many years without him seeking a new partner, so playing games wasn't excessive. Biwako would understand him.
In the Sealing Space.
Naruto was very happy to learn that Zephyr wanted to train him.
Seeing Naruto's joyful expression, Zephyr also revealed a long-lost smile and thought, "I guess you won't be so happy once the training starts!"
Immediately, Zephyr began writing Naruto's training plan.
In addition, he also asked Grey Wolf to help build some training equipment.
As for what kind of training equipment? In fact, Zephyr didn't have too many requirements for Grey Wolf, letting Grey Wolf handle it completely. Besides weighted and healing equipment, whatever he came up with, he would use!
Grey Wolf was also a bit conflicted at first. Weights were easy to make; he just needed to create a gravity bracelet!
But... other equipment made Grey Wolf ponder.
After a while of deliberation, a lightbulb suddenly appeared above Grey Wolf's head.
He thought of excellent training equipment.
At the same time, Naruto stood behind Zephyr and began to examine the training tasks Zephyr had written for him.
After reading these inhuman training tasks, Naruto's face immediately turned a little ugly.
"Um... Mr. Zephyr..."
Before Naruto could finish speaking, Zephyr turned around and said, "Call me 'Teacher'!"
"Oh, Teacher Zephyr, are you sure this is my training for one day?"
Naruto pointed to the densely written papers on the table and asked.
Zephyr heard this, smiled, and said, "Of course it's for one day! If you think it's too little, I can add more!"
Naruto: ...
"Um... can I give up on your training now?"
Naruto asked with a mournful face.
"Heh heh... Of course not!"