Chapter 170 Kabuto Yakushi and Kakashi

"The Hidden Cloud Village started a war?!"

After hearing this news, the Third Hokage's face suddenly darkened. Danzo and Jiraiya stopped arguing and looked at the Hokage assistant who delivered the intelligence.

After reading the intelligence scroll, the Third Hokage first signaled the assistant to leave, and then said to Danzo and Jiraiya: "There is no problem with this information. The Hidden Cloud Village really launched an attack on us."

At this point, the Third Hokage sighed softly.

After experiencing the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he knew that there would be a day when either the Hidden Cloud Village in the north was ready to move, or the Hidden Cloud Village in the northeast was eyeing it.

But I didn't expect that the Hidden Cloud Village would start a war so soon, and they were not ready for war.

At this time, Jiraiya frowned and asked in confusion: "Now that the large-scale wars in the ninja world have ended, why does the Hidden Cloud Village want to start a war? They lost the Third Raikage in the last war."

Danzo glanced at Jiraiya and was very dissatisfied with Jiraiya's thick nerves.

"Although the Hidden Cloud Village lost the Third Raikage in the last Ninja World War, its overall combat power did not suffer too much loss. In addition, the growth of the two Jinchūriki, Killer Bee and Yukito, made them feel that they were qualified to challenge us."

"However, it is also a good thing that they took the initiative to provoke a war. We can dampen their prestige."

In terms of foreign affairs, Danzo's attitude has always been extremely tough. He is a complete hawk and advocates using any means to deal with the enemy.

Among them are a series of conspiracies such as assassinating high-level enemy officials and disguising as enemies to launch attacks in neutral countries.

Hearing the word Jinchūriki, Jiraiya's expression dimmed a little.

If the Fourth Generation and his wife were still alive, the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely not dare to take the initiative to launch an attack. At present, in the absence of Jinchūriki, Konoha has already fallen behind before the war has even started.

After all, every qualified Jinchūriki is a Kage-level combat power and has a stronger destructive power than the Five Kage.

At this time, the Third Hokage, who was silent for a moment, waved his hand towards the void, and then said: "Call the senior ninjas from all major departments of the village to come to the meeting, we can't escape this war..."

...

After the Third Hokage's order was issued, the pre-war meeting was soon held in the Hokage Building.

After learning that the Hidden Cloud Village invaded the Land of Hot Water from the northeast and headed straight for the Land of Fire, the faces of the senior ninjas present were not very good. They didn't want to experience another war.

The reason is also very simple.

Since the outbreak of the Second Ninja World War 20 years ago, Konoha has had a peaceful and harmonious time, and has always been in the midst of war.

After finally passing the years when nine-year-old children had to go to the battlefield.

The village experienced another Nine-Tails Rebellion and lost a lot of elite forces. Now it has been less than a month since it was peaceful, and the Hidden Cloud Village is about to launch an attack again.

However, reality will not change because of their ideas. They must work together to overcome this difficulty.

Since this was a single-line battle, the pressure on Konoha was not as great as before. After being recommended by many senior ninjas, Jiraiya became the commander of the battlefield in the Hidden Cloud Village.

Danzo also wanted to compete for the commander, but gave up the idea at the critical moment.

First, he had no other large summoned beasts to fight against the Jinchūriki except the dream membrane, and second, he wanted to quietly accumulate strength to avoid unnecessary losses.

If nothing unexpected happens, many ninjas will definitely die in this battlefield, which is the best time to weaken unstable factors.

Thinking of this, Danzo came forward to recommend Uchiha Fugaku as deputy commander.

"Everyone, I think the captain of the security team, Uchiha Fugaku, is suitable to be Jiraiya's adjutant..."

After hearing Danzo's recommendation, Fugaku showed a suspicious look. He knew that this was Danzo's conspiracy, and the purpose was to weaken the number of Uchiha ninjas through war.

But after a moment of silence, Fugaku accepted Danzo's recommendation and became the deputy commander of the front line.

Even though they knew it was a trap, Uchiha couldn't give up this opportunity to prove that Uchiha was the best choice for the Fifth Hokage.

After going through the trials of iron and blood, Uchiha's overall strength would only become stronger.

After seeing Fugaku become the deputy commander of the Kumogakure front, a group of jonin envied Uchiha for holding power, and some secretly mocked him.

The Third Hokage did not oppose Danzo's recommendation. Uchiha did not suffer much loss in the Nine-Tails Rebellion. It was perfect for Uchiha to assist Jiraiya in attacking the Kumogakure Village.

Facing the masters of physical skills in the Kumogakure Village, Uchiha and Hyuga could effectively restrain them.

Even the most difficult Jinchūriki, Uchiha could interfere with it through the Sharingan illusion.

After making arrangements for the Kumogakure front, there were strategic defenses in the other directions. Even the ceasefire between Iwagakure and Kirigakure, and the allies of Sandgakure, had to be careful.

The war could evolve into a new round of Ninja World War at any time.

...

After the pre-war meeting, Danzo left the Hokage building.

He glanced at the location of the Hokage's office, his eyes full of determination and decisiveness.

The Hokage cannot be easily replaced during a war. The invasion of Kumogakure undoubtedly consolidated Sarutobi Hiruzen's position.

However, he did not get no benefits. He obtained permission to expand the root. Only during the war, the third generation Hokage would slightly relax the restrictions and let him do whatever he wanted.

As long as he took advantage of this opportunity, he could expand the number of root members several times, surpassing the scale of the trip to Yugakure Village.

There are two ways to recruit root members. One is to recruit directly from active service, and the other is to train war orphans.

The former is an excellent ninja who graduated from the ninja school and has served for many years. Without too much training, he can quickly become the combat power of the root. The disadvantage is that he cannot guarantee absolute loyalty to himself.

After all, these people will become the Anbu under the third generation in the future, and they cannot plant the seal of the tongue.

Although the latter is loyal enough, the training cycle is very long. If you want to train qualified confidants, you need at least half a year of careful training, and the loss rate during training is also very high.

After a while of thinking, Danzo decided to have both. The Root should train war orphans as confidants and recruit active elite ninjas.

Only in this way can the Root be efficient in executing tasks.

Thinking of this, Danzo already had a suitable candidate in mind. After changing the direction, he walked towards the location of the Hatake Mansion.

His target was the son of White Fang, the student of the Fourth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi.

Not long after, Danzo came to the Hatake Mansion and saw Kakashi lying on the tatami with a depressed spirit. He couldn't help frowning.

It's just that the teacher died. Is it necessary to be so negative?

The essence of ninjas is a tool in the hands of those in power. Tools should not have any feelings. They only need to obey orders and execute tasks.

Considering the talent shown by Kakashi, Danzo patiently knocked on the door.

A few minutes later, the sound of footsteps on the floor came from the house, and the door was gently slid open.

Seeing that the person who came was the leader of the Root Organization, Danzo, Kakashi said expressionlessly: "Danzo, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"I want to invite you to join the Root. The village has now broken out into a war and needs your help!"

Hearing this, Kakashi frowned.

In the eyes of ordinary ninjas, the Root is a training class for the Anbu.

But as a disciple of the Hokage, Kakashi knows that the Root is nominally a department for training the Anbu, but in addition to training new members for the Anbu, there is also an armed force belonging to the leader of the Root Organization, Danzo.

The nature of the Root Organization is also very simple, it is the Anbu among the Anbu.

Danzo came to find him, definitely not to resume his original position, but to join his Root.

Thinking of this, Kakashi shook his head and said, "Does the village need a waste like me who can't be protected by anyone? Even if I don't join the Root, I can still go to the front line to perform tasks."

"And Elder Danzo's Root is too dark, I don't want to join it."

Danzo glanced at Kakashi. He was not annoyed by Kakashi's bluntness, and said meaningfully:

"The Root is the dark side of the village, and it is naturally full of darkness."

"But it is the meaning of the existence of the Root. Only when we ninjas silently pay in the darkness can the leaves grow freely in the sun."

"I invited you to join the Root because I saw deep darkness in you."

"Only ninjas like you can protect the village in the dark, and your heart is very confused now. After joining the Root to perform tasks, you can temporarily forget the past and just become the root of Konoha."

"I..." Kakashi fell into silence.

Danzo's words touched his heart. During this period, he often couldn't sleep or eat because of the memories of the past.

If there is such an opportunity to forget about myself and become an ordinary ninja, it may be a good decision.

Seeing Kakashi hesitated, Danzo continued: "Kakashi, you can rest assured that you are different from others. Even if you join the Root organization, I will not plant the Tongue-Destroying Root Seal on you."

"As long as you want to withdraw from the Root, you can withdraw at any time. I will not stop you."

After hearing this, Kakashi fell into a long period of thinking. After thinking about it, he looked at Danzo with a smile on his face.

"Danzo, when can I report to the Root?"

...

After successfully recruiting Kakashi, Danzo was in a very good mood and asked Kakashi to report to the Root directly.

Kakashi is not an ordinary ninja. He is the son of Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo and the youngest ninja in the village. As time goes by, he will reach the height of Konoha White Fang sooner or later.

In addition to his ninja talent, Kakashi also has a Sharingan given by Uchiha.

The Sharingan is no longer very useful for a ninja of his level. The so-called dynamic vision also depends on whether the body can react, and the characteristic that cannot be turned off will also consume a lot of chakra.

But the Sharingan has a secret technique that can be called a miracle, which can turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment.

If Uchiha Kagami had not used this secret technique to reverse the situation when he was surrounded and intercepted by the enemy's jonin, he would have died in the Second Ninja World War.

That period was too difficult. Konoha not only lost the first generation, but also lost teacher Tobirama.

Retracting his gradually scattered thoughts, Danzo took advantage of the night to come to the outside of the Konoha Orphanage.

After seeing the shabby sign of the orphanage and Nono who kept smiling at the door, Danzo's eyes became much sharper.

Nono was once his trump card and completed many tasks for him.

Later, after completing a mission that was sure to kill him, Nono retired from the Root and became the director of the orphanage, getting rid of his control.

Over the years, Nono not only did not obey his summoning orders, but even refused to hand over the war orphans. These war orphans were free of worries and most of them were descendants of ninjas, and were most suitable for training as ninjas of the Root.

But Nono dared to contradict him for these war orphans, which made him angry all the time.

This time, she got the permission to expand the Root Ninja. Whether to recruit students from the orphanage for training is no longer up to Nono.

However, using these orphans to threaten Nono is also a good choice.

It happened that the Root lacked a decent spy in the direction of Iwagakure Village. Sending him to the Rain Country is also a good choice.

Thinking of this, Danzo appeared in front of Nono and blocked his way.

After seeing that the person blocking the road was Danzo, Nono's face suddenly sank. She looked at Danzo and said carefully: "Danzo, why are you here?"

After the death of the Fourth Hokage, Nono has been worried that Danzo will come to her.

Unexpectedly, after only a month of peace, Danzo actually came to her. She didn't know if she could save the children in the orphanage from Danzo.

After the two sides looked at each other, Danzo smiled and said, "Walking Miko, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Is the dean living well?"

"I came here this time to visit the children in the orphanage on behalf of the village..."

Nono swallowed his saliva and said in a panic, "Danzo, please don't recruit people from the orphanage. They are all a group of poor children."

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly: "What is the responsibility of the root? You know better than me. If there is no darkness in the dark, the village will not have the peace it has now."

"They enjoy the tranquility of Konoha, so they naturally have to contribute to the village."

"Do you want me to give up recruiting these orphans outside the village and train the children in the village? Are you too selfish?"

Facing the pressure brought by Danzo, Nono was speechless.

Danzo is different from the previous Root ninjas who visited. He is the real power in the village. Whether by strength or influence, he can easily crush the small orphanage.

But if she is asked to hand over the child, she will definitely not be able to do it.

Then, there seems to be only one option now, that is to exchange myself for other children in the orphanage. I came from the orphanage and I am more useful than the children.

At this time, Kabuto Yakushi, who noticed something was wrong, put down the broom in his hand and walked over.

Kabuto Yakushi looked at Nono, who looked nervous, and then at Danzo, who exuded a dark aura, and immediately understood something.

"Dean, is this old man an acquaintance of yours?"