Akihara Kagura's New Background

Chapter 16: Akihara Kagura's New Background

Danzō Shimura glanced back at the Hokage Building.

This Hokage Building was Danzō's lifelong dream.

A single sentence spoken unintentionally by the owner of this Hokage Building was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat, not because he was more capable than him…

But simply because he was the Hokage!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's final reminder to him was not to let that child go down the wrong path.

That old bastard was hinting at him!

Danzō Shimura understood the hidden meaning. Hiruzen Sarutobi was reminding him not to go down the wrong path himself, and not to harbor any more improper ambitions for the position of Hokage just because there was another Wood Release bloodline ninja in the Root Organization!

But…

How could anyone give up on their dream?

As long as one became the owner of this Hokage Building, a single command issued casually could change the fate of the entire Konoha, even the entire ninja world.

"Sooner or later…"

Danzō Shimura turned and left indignantly. Instead of continuing to stare at the Hokage Building to quench his thirst, it was better to go back and properly train Akihara Kagura!

Hmph…

Don't let that child walk the wrong path…

If that child follows me, how could they possibly go down the wrong path?

Hiruzen, everyone has their own path; yours isn't the only one.

Root Organization Base.

Akihara Kagura was still a bit dejected. Danzō hadn't allowed him to go out and had ordered him to rest at the Root Organization Base, yet there were no system missions... It seemed the system didn't issue work tasks so casually, and he needed to explore it himself.

Or perhaps…

Rest… doesn't count as work?

Can rest during work intervals not be considered being on duty? Slacking off is clearly part of the job! Besides, this was a rest ordered by a superior!

However…

A new opportunity soon arrived.

Danzō Shimura returned to the Root Organization Base and finally issued a formal order to Akihara Kagura, which allowed Akihara Kagura to successfully trigger a system mission.

"From today onwards, I will personally train you to ensure you can defeat that brat named Uchiha Itachi during the Chunin Exam!"

"Hmph!"

"That brat…"

"Caused me a bit of trouble…"

[System Mission]: [New Work Task: As per Danzō Shimura's request, participate in Konoha's second half of the year Chunin Exam and defeat Uchiha Itachi during the exam.]

One job…

And he could receive two rewards?

Akihara Kagura's expression immediately turned solemn!

"I will definitely accomplish it…"

Akihara Kagura looked at Danzō Shimura and then asked, "Lord Danzō, can one kill during the Chunin Exam? Can I kill that guy named Uchiha Itachi?"

"..."

Danzō Shimura was somewhat speechless.

This child's personality was too extreme!

Uchiha Itachi was the son of Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha Clan, the heir to the leadership of Konoha's strongest clan. He had always been regarded as Fugaku Uchiha's pride, and he had even awakened the Uchiha Clan's bloodline limit, the Sharingan, at an early age.

If Akihara Kagura could kill Uchiha Itachi, it would undoubtedly cause dissatisfaction among many people, and perhaps even escalate the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan…

But…

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a weak person.

What if Hiruzen Sarutobi, in order to quell Fugaku Uchiha's anger, handed over this Akihara Kagura to Fugaku Uchiha for handling? That would be extremely bad…

Such a thing had not happened before.

A few years ago, an envoy from Kumogakure came to Konoha, ostensibly to renegotiate the armistice agreement, but secretly intending to seize Konoha Village's Byakugan bloodline limit.

The Kumogakure envoy secretly infiltrated the Hyuga Clan, attempting to abduct the daughter of the Hyuga Clan leader, but was detected by the Hyuga Clan leader, Hiashi Hyuga.

For such a thief who wanted to steal his own daughter, Hiashi Hyuga naturally wouldn't show mercy, striking the Kumogakure envoy dead on the spot with a single palm strike.

Kumogakure, however, denied it and instead twisted the facts, threatening Konoha to hand over the murderer of the envoy, or else they would start a war with Konoha again.

Then…

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, agreed to this humiliating demand, ordering the Hyuga Clan to hand over the killer of the Kumogakure envoy, seeking peace at all costs.

In the end, Hyuga Hiashi's twin brother, Hizashi Hyuga, took the blame for killing the envoy and was forced to commit suicide. The case of the Kumogakure envoy's murder concluded with such absurd humiliation.

The previous lesson was still fresh.

Based on Danzō Shimura's understanding of his old friend, if Akihara Kagura accidentally killed Uchiha Itachi, Hiruzen Sarutobi would likely hand over a child from the Root Organization to quell Fugaku Uchiha's anger.

What if such a thing really happened...

The Uchiha, who were always disobedient, lost a genius. The Root, which was always disobedient, would also lose a genius. Hiruzen Sarutobi would lose nothing. Why wouldn't he do it?

As for...

Whether Akihara Kagura could defeat Uchiha Itachi...

Danzō Shimura suddenly realized that he hadn't even considered this question. Uchiha Itachi could easily defeat members of Root.

Although Danzō Shimura was confident in Akihara Kagura's Wood Release talent, a single technique like the Birth of a World of Trees was not something ordinary ninjas could contend with. However, this child, Akihara Kagura, always seemed to lack common sense and could easily be manipulated by the Uchiha...

"Never underestimate Uchiha Itachi!"

Danzō Shimura coldly reminded him before continuing, "The Chunin Exam does not prohibit killing enemies, but we cannot kill indiscriminately..."

After Danzō Shimura finished speaking, he couldn't help but frown. How could such weak words come from his own mouth?

"...Oh."

Akihara Kagura also felt a bit strange.

"In short..."

Danzō Shimura looked at Akihara Kagura and sternly ordered, "You don't need to kill Uchiha Itachi. That brat is still somewhat useful to us."

"Yes, I understand."

Akihara Kagura didn't care about these things.

Akihara Kagura had never been a bloodthirsty person.

Whenever Akihara Kagura proactively offered to kill someone for Danzō Shimura, whether it was Kakashi Hatake or Uchiha Itachi, it was just a casual remark to please Danzō Shimura. Danzō would certainly not dare to let him act.

If Danzō Shimura truly took the time to think, he would realize that Akihara Kagura had only spoken big words at the Root Organization Base and hadn't actually done anything for him...

However, even if Danzō Shimura were to calm down and think, given Akihara Kagura's attitude, he might be even more afraid of Akihara Kagura doing something for him...

"One more thing."

"Remember your origins. You are a child raised in Konohagakure."

"Yakushi Nonō, the director of the Konoha Orphanage, adopted you years ago. I brought you to Root and raised you. It was I who performed the Hashirama Cells transplant experiment on you when you were young. Forget about Orochimaru's existence completely..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura nodded silently, sticking to his persona: "Lord Danzō, can I go kill the director of that orphanage? So that she doesn't speak carelessly and reveal any flaws in the future, causing you any trouble..."

"Don't always think about killing."

"Yakushi Nonō is still useful right now."

Danzō Shimura felt something was not quite right again.

Here it comes!

We're going into the trial period tomorrow!

Hope everyone supports us! Thanks to Old Feng for the reward!