Chapter 390: Danzo and the Secret of Konohagakure

Thinking of this, Danzo suddenly felt that he had won the victory and had the advantage.

As long as he gave the order to attack Kakashi, the situation would instantly turn into what he wanted. At that time, he might even be able to join forces with Orochimaru and put the blame of the attack on Konoha on Jiraiya.

However, when Danzo snapped his fingers, the Root ninjas hiding in the dark did not show up.

This made Danzo's face instantly gloomy. After looking around, his eyes fell on Kakashi and others. Could it be that these people subdued his men in advance, leaving him alone?
Kakashi took a step forward, showed his kunai, and said expressionlessly: "Master Danzo, you seem to be expecting something, are they those Root ninjas and Uchiha Shisui who are ambushing in the dark?"

"Why do you think we want to arrest you, and how do we know that you betrayed the village?"

Danzo's face became extremely ugly. He quickly locked his eyes on Shisui in the crowd, his eyes full of panic.

Shisui is his strongest subordinate and the only one whose will has been modified by Kotoamatsukami.

With Shisui's strength, he could have fought even against the Third Hokage, so why was he easily defeated by Jiraiya and revealed all his information?

At this moment, Danzo thought of a terrible possibility.

Could it be that Shisui was not influenced by Kotoamatsukami at all, and he was lurking under his command just looking for a suitable opportunity to betray him, and now Shisui has found this opportunity.

Thinking of this, Danzo couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

He planned everything, but was still outwitted by the Uchiha clan. He tried to take advantage of the evil Uchiha clan and forgot what Tobirama taught him.

He glanced at Shisui who was not far away, and then looked at the people of Konoha who were approaching him.

The thought of escaping came to Danzo's mind. If he fell into the hands of these people, the consequences would be disastrous. If they found out that he was imprisoned by Sarutobi Hiruzen in the Root base, all his plans would be ruined.

He made seals with both hands, bit his fingers, and slammed the ground hard.

Danzo summoned the summoning beast, the Night Tapir, intending to use it to buy time for him to retreat and preserve the last spark of fire in order to make a comeback.

The Nightmare Tapir is very powerful, in no way inferior to the large spiritual beasts of the three holy places.

With just a breath, he performed a powerful wind-style ninjutsu that caused nearby trees to fall down, making it difficult for the ninja to even stand upright.

Fortunately, all the Konoha ninjas here have the strength of a Jonin.

After getting used to the initial wind pressure, it quickly launched a counterattack. A series of advanced ninjutsu were ready to be unleashed, bombarding the nightmare tapir, causing it unbearable pain.

After enduring damage beyond its limit, the Night Tapir automatically cancelled its summoned beast function and disappeared from the spot.

After dealing with the troublesome summoning beast, everyone looked in the direction of Danzo, only to see that Danzo had run very far away and they could only see a small dark dot in the distance.

Among the jonin present was a ninja from the Hyuga clan. He opened his Byakugan and said to Kakashi, "Danzo is running towards the Root base. Should we chase him?"

Logically speaking, when Jiraiya was in a tough battle, Nara Shikaku was the most qualified jonin.

But everyone saw Kakashi's performance just now, and unknowingly regarded Kakashi as the backbone, and seriously asked Kakashi for advice.

Kakashi made his decision without much hesitation.

"Shikaku jonin, you take Choza jonin and Haiyi jonin to support Lord Jiraiya, and the rest of you come with me to chase after Danzo."

Shikaku Jonin glanced at Kakashi and then nodded: "I believe your judgment, but Danzo once attacked Shisui, he might have the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Kakashi nodded slightly, then led everyone in Konoha to chase Danzo.

He knew that Danzo might possess the Mangekyō Sharingan, and that was why he took the initiative to chase Danzo. The Mangekyō Sharingan is the ultimate eye technique of the Uchiha clan, and each pair of Mangekyō has the ability to surpass the limit.

It is almost impossible for ordinary ninjas to defeat the Mangekyō.

Only a big shot like the Three Ninjas could do this. Although he was not a big shot, he happened to possess a Mangekyō Sharingan, which gave him the possibility of approaching this level.

Looking at Kakashi's back, Shisui, who was hiding in the crowd, raised a smile.

After arriving at the Root base and witnessing the evil that Danzo has accumulated over the years, the reputation of the Uchiha and Hokage line will be completely reversed.

He has been planning carefully for this day for several years and dares not slack off for a moment.

Ten minutes later, a group of Konoha jonin arrived at the Root base.

After seeing Danzo's figure, the guards outside the Root base hurried over to greet him. Danzo nodded slightly, and then gave an order to stop the pursuers from behind.

The Root guards were confused, but they carried out Danzo's orders.

Soon, they saw Kakashi and others who came to chase them, and they showed confusion in their eyes. What happened in the village? Why did so many Jonins come to chase Lord Danzo?

After a brief hesitation, the Root ninja stopped Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi glanced at the Root Ninjas and without further ado, signaled Might Guy to take action. With a shout of "Konoha Great Tornado", Guy instantly dealt with the Root Ninjas that were blocking his way.

The Root Ninjas are carefully selected ninjas. Except for a small number of students who are still in training, all of them have the strength of at least an elite Chunin. When a team unites together, they can even compete with the Jonin.

But unfortunately, the ninjas chasing Danzo were members of the Jonin Squad, and all of them were Jonin.

After knocking out the Root Ninja, Kai took off their masks and tied up their bodies with ropes, making it impossible for them to escape after waking up.

After entering the Root base, the group encountered many Root ninjas.

Unlike before, the ninjas blocking the way this time included Root Jounin. The Root Jounin were extremely powerful, and Kai could not defeat them quickly if fighting alone.

In the end, relying on the advantage in numbers, the Root Jounin was finally defeated.

After defeating the Root Jonin, Might Guy took off the mask as usual, but he saw an acquaintance who had bullied him and Obito during their time at the ninja school, and he stood there in a daze.

This person is a member of the Konoha Guard, a jonin from the Uchiha clan.

Why did Uchiha Jonin become Danzo's subordinate? Is there any other hidden story behind the genocide that night?

Might Guy began to think, but he couldn't think of anything, so he gave up.

The rest of the Konoha jonin frowned. They connected the Root jonin who fell to the ground with Uchiha Shisui and got a very terrifying answer. On the night of the Uchiha clan extermination, it was apparently because Uchiha Itachi was ill and joined forces with external forces to wield the butcher knife against the clan members.

He single-handedly destroyed the ninja clan that had participated in the construction of the village.

But in reality, the situation is far more complicated than they imagined.

Danzo Shimura participated in the night of genocide and took away the remaining Uchiha jonin, brainwashing and controlling them, transforming them into ninjas belonging to the Root organization.

The reason why Danzo secretly trained so many ninjas was very simple, which was to seize power and become Hokage.

Just a month ago, Danzo secretly contacted the traitorous ninja Rasa and Orochimaru, and the three of them joined forces to formulate a plan to destroy Konoha and successfully killed the Third Hokage.

If it weren't for the timely rescue by Byakuya and the Fifth Kazekage of the Akatsuki organization, Konoha would have collapsed this time.

Wait...the Konoha Jonin thought of another possibility.

Perhaps the Konoha collapse plan launched by Orochimaru and Rasa was not intended to destroy Konoha from the beginning, but to get rid of the Third Hokage while creating a plan for Danzo to become a hero.

Imagine if after the death of the Third Hokage, Danzo appeared as a hero and saved Konoha.

By then, with his reputation for saving the village, when the election for the Fifth Hokage begins, Danzo's chances of winning the Hokage election will be very high.

But Danzo's act of betraying the village was really too much.

Everyone can allow the candidate for Hokage to engage in intrigue during the election process, and even prevent the other party from being elected by digging up dirty evidence, but the premise is that it does not go against the interests of the village.

And Danzo's actions were clearly against the interests of the village.

Under the current circumstances, even if Danzo successfully becomes the Fifth Hokage, the village’s lost interests cannot be recovered.

Failure in the Chunin Exam will make the Daimyo and the surrounding small ninja villages doubt the strength of the Konoha Village.

The rescue by the Fifth Kazekage Rasa and the Akatsuki's Byakuya was not without cost. Many treaties signed with the Sand Village were forced to be abandoned, and the village would also give the Rain Village more preferential policies.

Continuing forward, Kakashi and the others soon arrived deep into the Root base.

Finally, at the cross patio, Kakashi and his companions blocked Danzo. Danzo seemed to have given up the idea of ​​escaping. He stared sharply at Kakashi, who was leading the group, and suddenly asked:
"Kakashi, do you remember the last time we met here?"

Kakashi nodded, and then said: "Of course I remember, you led the Root Ninja to block me and Yamato. If the Third-generation had not arrived here, we would both die."

"Yes, you will all die. This is the price for betraying me."

Danzo sighed softly and said slowly: "If you hadn't found Sarutobi Hiruzen, I would have obtained the Sharingan and Wood Release Bloodline Genkai by now, and the tragedy that happened to the village wouldn't have happened."

Kakashi frowned and snorted, "To attack your companions is against the will of fire."

"Humph!" Danzo snorted coldly and said, "The Will of Fire is just a slogan that has been modified and used casually. Do you think Sarutobi Hiruzen is clean? He, like me, has used the Will of Fire as a tool."

Hearing this, all the Konoha jonin were a little excited. They could not tolerate Danzo's slander of the Third Hokage.

Kakashi didn't react much, he knew that the Third Hokage was not a perfect ninja and had many shortcomings, but no matter what, he was still better than you, Danzo.

Seeing everyone's angry expressions, Danzo continued:

"Before arriving here, you should have met those special Root ninjas. Are they all ninjas from the Uchiha Guard? They are also my proudest masterpieces."

"You may be angry that I use curses and illusions to control the Uchiha and make them work for the Root."

"But have you ever thought about who gave the order to Itachi Uchiha to exterminate the Uchiha clan? Compared to giving the order to exterminate a ninja clan, I am much gentler and kinder."

"I saved these Uchiha remnants who should have been killed. I let them atone for their sins by guarding the village and continue to serve as the security force in the darkness."

Danzo's speech caused the Konoha ninjas present to remain silent for a long time.

They doubted the truthfulness of Danzo's words and whether the Third Hokage had issued an order to eliminate the Uchiha. Their conclusion after thinking about it was that he had.

The Third Hokage must have issued a similar order, otherwise the Uchiha would not have been destroyed so quickly.

The reason why those Uchiha who were wandering around the various countries in the ninja world did not return to Konoha Village was not because they were worried about being found by the Uchiha, but because they were worried about being eliminated by the Third Hokage.

Thinking of this, the Konoha jonins' longing for the Third Hokage diminished a little.

At this time, Kakashi, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up: "Danzo, no matter how much you slander the Third Hokage, it cannot change your current situation. You betrayed the village and colluded with Orochimaru. This is an indisputable fact."

"What facts? What evidence do you have to prove that I am in collusion with Orochimaru?"

Danzo stared at Kakashi and asked, "You just believe Uchiha Shisui and Jiraiya's one-sided words. I have never done anything to let Konoha down."

"On the contrary, your father's suicide was closely related to Sarutobi Hiruzen."

"Guess why the village that has always advocated the will of fire to protect companions, after the failure of the mission of Konoha White Fang, said that the mission is more important."

"Why did the ninja who was saved by your father blame your father, and died on the battlefield of Sunagakure some time later?"

Kakashi's eyes turned colder, and he said to Danzo: "What else do you know?"

Danzo raised a smile and said, "I know a lot more, including more mistakes made by the Third Hokage and evidence of Jiraiya's betrayal of the village."

"Dirty material about Sandai-sama? Evidence of Jiraiya-sama's betrayal of the village?"

After hearing this, the Konoha ninjas present looked at each other. They just came here to chase Danzo, but they didn't expect to hear so many secrets.

To be honest, what happened tonight was a bit too explosive.

First, there was news that Tsunade was attacked, Uchiha Shisui came back to life, Danzo colluded with Orochimaru to formulate a plan to destroy Konoha, and now we heard the news that the Third Hokage killed Konoha White Fang.

These scandals were topics that they normally wouldn't dare to think about, but now they were revealed directly by Danzo.

And Danzo also wants to expose Jiraiya's dark side. Did Jiraiya do anything to let the village down?

(End of this chapter)