The Hatred of Stealing a Wife

After his injuries healed, Shimura Kentei did not immediately go to the Senju clan's territory to live with Tsunade as she had warned. Instead, he first returned to the Shimura Clan. After getting dressed properly, he took his fiancée to the Hokage Building as agreed.

Shimura Kentei was quite excited as they proceeded. After all, the bait had been cast for so long, and it was finally time to reap the rewards.

The dazzling golden Battle Suit was incredibly eye-catching, making him the brightest person on the entire street, with a return rate of over ninety-nine percent.

The reason the回头率 didn't reach one hundred percent was mainly due to some blind people and some infants still in their mothers' wombs or arms who hadn't opened their eyes yet!

"What a cool armor!"

"It's way cooler than my grandpa's battle armor!"

"I wish I had a set to show off!"

On the street, regardless of whether they were men, women, old, or young, everyone looked at Shimura Kentei with envy, jealousy, and hatred. That Battle Suit was simply too cool.

Even the occasional passing ninjas were filled with envy.

After all, everyone appreciates beauty, and the desire to be handsome knows no gender!

The envious, jealous, and hateful gazes from everyone made Shimura Keiko, who was walking beside him, feel equally envious. Her resolve to practice chakra control using a Sealing Crystal and get such a magnificent Battle Suit as soon as possible was further strengthened.

They proceeded to the Hokage Building in such a high-profile manner. An Anbu ninja, who had already received instructions, led them directly to a conference room.

However, the scene in the conference room startled Shimura Kentei. He turned to look at the Anbu ninja who had brought him there.

"Are you sure you brought me to the right place?"

This was completely different from what he had imagined!

"You're in the right place. This is the conference room specially prepared for you by the Hokage!"

After responding, the Anbu ninja left.

After a moment of silence, Shimura Kentei entered the conference room with his fiancée and walked towards the main seat.

"Uncle Hokage is quite considerate!"

Sitting on the stone chair at the main seat, Shimura Kentei was very pleased with the Third Hokage.

Ordinary wooden chairs would not have been able to support his entire Battle Suit.

"I won't waste your time with pleasantries. Since you are here to represent your clans, it means you agree to this transaction. This is our Shimura Clan's Body Strengthening Secret Technique."

Not wanting to waste time with these brats, Shimura Kentei signaled his fiancée to distribute the prepared Sealed Item Scrolls.

He truly hadn't expected that the clan heads wouldn't come, not even a single adult. They were all youngsters, and the Ino-Shika-Cho families only sent three little boys aged five or six.

This made him a little unhappy and uneasy, but they had already come this far, and retreating was impossible.

Uchiha Fugaku, Hiashi Hyuga, and others who came as clan representatives also didn't expect Shimura Kentei to be so straightforward. They looked at the Sealed Item Scrolls that Shimura Keiko tossed in front of them.

Without delay, they unsealed the scrolls and quickly read their contents to verify their authenticity.

"Knock, knock!"

Tapping the table, Shimura Kentei said displementarily, "Are all your clans this inconsiderate?"

Lord Ding has shown so much sincerity, and you guys aren't going to reciprocate?

"Once we verify their authenticity, we will naturally provide you with equivalent clan secret technique inheritances."

A boy a little over ten years old replied coldly, not hiding the malice he felt towards Shimura Kentei.

The other young clan representatives and little boys remained silent, clearly sharing the same sentiment.

"Don't worry, our Shimura Clan isn't that despicable!"

Dismissively curling his lips, Shimura Kentei glanced at the boy who had spoken. His gaze swept over the clan crest on the boy's clothing, and he curiously asked his fiancée in a low voice, "Do you know that kid from the Sarutobi family?"

He didn't remember offending anyone from the Sarutobi family, nor did he even know anyone from the Sarutobi family other than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So, where did that kid's hostility come from?

Could it be that his father, the Pot Kage, had offended someone from the Sarutobi family?

"He's Uncle Hiruzen's eldest son, named Sarutobi Shin'nosuke. If you hadn't survived after your birth back then, I would have been that kid's fiancée!" Shimura Keiko said with a smile, her words carrying a hint of teasing.

"The hatred of a stolen fiancée!"

Understanding, Shimura Kentei realized why that kid harbored such hostility towards him. However, after thinking about it, something felt off.

"Does your Sarutobi family emphasize late marriage and late childbirth?"

If that kid was Sarutobi Hiruzen's eldest son, then he would be the future father of Sarutobi Konohamaru, and Shimura Keiko would be Konohamaru's mother.

But judging by Konohamaru's age, Shimura Keiko would have been around forty when she conceived that kid, a definite advanced maternal age. Sarutobi Hiruzen also seemed to be quite old when he fathered Sarutobi Asuma. Was this a tradition of the Sarutobi family?

"Not exactly, but my cousin mentioned that Sarutobi Shin'nosuke is determined to merge bloodlines and transform the Sarutobi Clan from a secret technique clan to a bloodline clan. I estimate he won't get married too early."

Slightly stunned, Shimura Keiko didn't quite understand why her husband was asking such a strange question, but she still responded and shared some of the gossip she had heard.

Even though she joined the Shimura Clan at the age of six and even changed her surname to Shimura, her ties to the Sarutobi family were not completely severed. While it was difficult to learn about confidential matters, it wasn't hard to pick up some insignificant gossip.

"No wonder!"

Shimura Kentei suddenly understood, then cast a pitying glance at Sarutobi Shin'nosuke, who was currently reviewing a scroll.

He wasn't sure if that kid in Naruto had successfully fused a Kekkei Genkai, but Sarutobi Konohamaru was not a Kekkei Genkai user.

Moreover, Kekkei Genkai fusion was extremely dangerous; a slight misstep could lead to death. He estimated that the guy in the original work probably died from Kekkei Genkai fusion.

What a pitiful child!

"Shikaku, what do we do now?"

Choza Akimichi asked his good friend in a low voice after glancing at the others, even feeling guilty and not daring to look at Shimura Kentei.

It seemed their actions were a bit underhanded!

"What else can we do? Just let it be?"

Nara Shikaku replied helplessly while quickly flipping through the large scroll in his hands, but he was quite terrified inwardly.

He could also see the danger and difficulty of this Body Strengthening Secret Technique. The more detailed it was written, the more it indicated the sacrifices involved.

In his opinion, the Body Strengthening Secret Technique in his hands was written with human skin as paper and human blood as ink, giving him a chilling feeling that his soul was about to freeze.

Although he had heard that the Shimura Clan's methods were cold, decisive, and exceptionally ruthless, and that the current clan head, Danzō Shimura, was even more terrifying, he had only heard about it. Today, he witnessed it firsthand.

To develop a Body Strengthening Secret Technique, they didn't hesitate to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives. This kind of cold-bloodedness made his scalp tingle.

Thinking of this, he felt more agreement with the decision made by his clan elders.

He originally thought it was underhanded and felt guilty, but now it seemed he had overthought it.

"You guys verify it slowly. If you don't understand anything, you can ask my Keiko."

After sitting for a while, Shimura Kentei lost patience and left the meeting room after a simple instruction.

He couldn't possibly wait for these people to verify so many secret technique scrolls one by one. He'd rather spend that time being pampered at his teacher's place.

"This guy!"

Shimura Keiko grumbled in dissatisfaction, her gaze sweeping over everyone in the meeting room, pausing slightly on Sarutobi Shin'nosuke, feeling regret.

It wasn't just Shimura Kentei who sensed something was wrong; she also saw the problem.

Although these people were the young clan heads of various major clans, they were still too young. The representatives of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans were even under ten years old.

From this point, one could see how much sincerity the major ninja clans had in this matter. Then, how many secret technique inheritances would the other party offer in fair exchange?

Others didn't know how these Body Strengthening Secret Techniques came about, but she knew very well. They were all developed by her own little man, whose talent was simply monstrous.

His future achievements were limitless. If these ninja clans did not show enough sincerity today, they would surely be noted.

She knew that her little man was actually petty and held grudges, the kind who would remember things for a lifetime.

Their original plan was to lead these ninja clans to success together. If this time they couldn't satisfy her little man, they naturally wouldn't bring these ninja forces along anymore.

She didn't care about other ninja clans, but the Sarutobi family was different, as it was her maiden family.

Unfortunately, this was not something she could control. Even if she told the truth, the Sarutobi family wouldn't believe it.

At the same time, within the Shimura Clan, Danzō Shimura secretly summoned various small clans and some excellent civilian ninjas from Konoha, and distributed a set of Body Strengthening Secret Techniques to each of them.

"The reason I've called you here today is simple: to make a deal. We will exchange this set of Body Strengthening Secret Techniques developed by the Shimura Clan for your clan's inheritances.

Don't rush to give me an answer. Take a look at this secret technique inheritance first!"

Sitting in the main seat, Danzō Shimura directly stated the purpose of secretly gathering everyone here.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had previously summoned the major ninja clans in the village to participate in this transaction, only medium and large clans were eligible. As for small clans with a population of less than ten people and excellent civilian ninjas, they were ignored.

These small families were his targets this time!

As soon as Danzō Shimura spoke, everyone present changed their expressions, their hearts filled with anger.

Secret technique inheritances were the lifeblood of their small clans. If they were leaked, enemies might discover weaknesses and specifically formulate tactics to target them, leading to certain death.

Because of this, no one was willing to hand over their life-sustaining secret technique inheritances. If it weren't for Danzō Shimura's formidable strength and the presence of a large group of Shimura Clan experts watching them, they would have flipped the table long ago.

Glancing at the Shimura Clan ninjas on the periphery, they could only suppress their anger and pick up the scrolls to read them.

It was better not to look, but after looking, they were all captivated.

The weakest among those invited were at the Special Jonin level, so their eyesight was not bad, and they could see the exquisiteness of this Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

Although the fundamental principle was soundwave generation from the vocal cords, they had played with sound waves, something common, in a myriad of ways.

This was the first time they had seen sound being used like this.

"Confirm the authenticity first. After the transaction is complete, you can examine it however you wish when you take it back."

Half an hour later, Danzō Shimura said coldly.

He didn't have the time or patience to wait for these people to finish reading the entire set of Body Strengthening Secret Techniques. The key was the transaction.

Danzō's icy voice pulled everyone back from their fascination to reality. Although they were extremely reluctant, they could only suppress their curiosity and desire. They then looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

If they hadn't seen this Body Strengthening Secret Technique before, they would never have agreed to trade their clan's secret technique inheritances. Even if their secret technique inheritances were very ordinary and far inferior to those of powerful ninja clans, they were still the crystallization of their ancestors' hard work and their means of survival.

After seeing this Body Strengthening Secret Technique, they hesitated.

With this Body Strengthening Secret Technique in hand, as long as their descendants weren't idiots, they could all become Chunin.

Not the kind of Chunin who achieved their rank through seniority, but genuine Chunin, with the potential to become Jonin, and it would even be of considerable help to those at their level.

This temptation was truly significant!

"I promise here and now, if your lineage's inheritance is ever severed or lost for any reason, your descendants may directly come to my Shimura Clan to retrieve a copy of the secret technique's inheritance.

As long as the Shimura Clan endures, this promise is permanently valid!"

Seeing that everyone was tempted, Danzō Shimura threw out the final bait, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.

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