Attack on Danzo

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

Sakura Haruno straightened her back. Now that she had made money, even her words carried more weight. "How could I possibly go rob someone?"

That terrified her father. "If it wasn't robbery, then you couldn't have gone and..."

Sakura Haruno: "..."

Then, Sakura Haruno explained everything.

Only then did he learn that his daughter had been taking photographs with Naruto.

And they had only been busy for a little over a month.

Yet she had brought home enough money to last a lifetime.

Those photographs of the innocent and adorable boy that were circulating on the market had all been taken by Sakura Haruno!

After Sakura Haruno finished explaining,

her father no longer cared about anything else. All that remained in his heart was pride.

He had no choice but to admit it.

Were young people these days really this absurdly capable?

He had worked himself to death his entire life just to barely support this family.

Yet without saying a word, his daughter had achieved financial freedom in a single month.

How could he not be impressed?

However, Sakura Haruno's mother frowned after hearing this.

She stared at Sakura Haruno with a strange look in her eyes, feeling that she still did not know her daughter well enough.

Because...

she was also one of Sasuke's photograph collectors.

And the poses in Sasuke's photographs...

could never have been designed by anyone but someone perverted to the extreme.

Thus, Sakura Haruno's mother felt as though she had met Sakura Haruno for the first time.

After the money was divided,

the Naruto-Sakura Company was officially disbanded.

Naruto had no interest in the subsequent earnings.

After all, money only needed to be sufficient.

But now that he had acquired so much money, someone had surely caught wind of it.

Thus, Naruto was summoned to the Hokage's office by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As usual, Hiruzen Sarutobi held a smoking pipe in his hand, puffing out clouds of smoke.

He spoke earnestly to Naruto. "Naruto, you're still young. If you have that much money in your hands, you might spend it recklessly."

Naruto smiled with interest upon hearing that and said pointedly, "Are you saying I should deposit the money somewhere?"

"Ahem." Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Naruto, "The village's funds have been somewhat tight recently..."

Naruto put on a grief-stricken expression. "Is that so? That truly is a heartbreaking fact."

But...

after saying that, nothing followed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi waited for quite a while, but Naruto never took the initiative to offer anything.

The old man's face reddened, and even he felt a little embarrassed.

A sly gleam flashed through Naruto's eyes as he suddenly said, "Since the village's funds are tight, I can't just stand by and do nothing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was delighted.

But who would have expected Naruto to change his tune? "As for the inheritance my parents left behind, I can wait another three months before collecting it. That is the contribution I can make to Konoha. Long live the Will of Fire!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "?"

Naruto politely bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi in farewell. "Then it's settled, Lord Hokage. I'll come collect it in three months. I hope the village's funds won't still be so tight by then."

With that, Naruto turned and left, giving Hiruzen Sarutobi no chance to stop him.

You've got to be kidding!

My money is my money.

Why should I use it for the village just because you want me to?

I may not be able to spend it all, but why should I donate it for free?

And I worked hard to earn this money. Did you really think it had blown in on the wind?

The fact that I haven't demanded my parents' inheritance already means I don't want to completely fall out with you.

Not long after Naruto left the Hokage's office,

Danzo paid Hiruzen Sarutobi a visit.

The moment he entered, he shouted at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Hiruzen, Naruto Uzumaki secretly sealed the Nine-Tails back into his own body! He concealed the matter as well. He clearly harbors malicious intentions!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned serious. "Danzo, don't act rashly. At the very least, Naruto has not yet shown any hatred toward the village."

"Hiruzen, I told you long ago that things like Jinchuriki need to be controlled to be safe!" Danzo loudly rebuked him. "If it weren't for you back then, how could the Jinchuriki have escaped our control?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said nothing.

Danzo was right.

But if Hiruzen Sarutobi were given another chance to choose,

he would still choose to stop Danzo from meddling in Naruto's affairs.

Because this was Hiruzen Sarutobi's promise to Minato Namikaze.

It was also the bottom line he had sworn to uphold.

The two old men faced off.

But someone interrupted them.

It turned out Naruto had returned...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly as he asked Naruto, "Little Naruto, why have you come back?"

"Well..." Naruto scratched his head awkwardly. "I heard someone wanted to harm me, so I came back to have a look."

As he spoke, Naruto's clear gaze turned toward Danzo.

Danzo inexplicably felt a chill run through him.

Clearly, Naruto had not revealed any hostility, yet Danzo's spine went cold.

Naruto smiled faintly, Danzo's figure reflected in his pupils.

This old bastard was the culprit behind everything.

If you're a ninja and you encounter something bad,

but you can't find out who did it,

then don't hesitate.

It was him!

The First Hokage, Shimura Danzō!

A gloomy gleam flashed through Danzo's only exposed eye as he said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "See? The Jinchuriki has already exceeded your control."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you were wrong. Leave the rest to me!"

"Danzo, don't be impulsive!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted to stop him.

But Danzo could clearly disregard Hiruzen Sarutobi's authority as Hokage.

Danzo looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto Uzumaki, I'll give you two choices now."

"First, hand over two hundred million silver."

"Second, hand over the Nine-Tails!"

Naruto looked at Danzo, smiling as he spoke in an apologetic tone. "Sorry, Lord Danzo, but I choose option three."

Pfft!!!

"Aaaah!!"

Danzo's vision blurred, and agonizing pain suddenly shot through the eye hidden beneath his bandages.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils shrank violently, his heart nearly stopping from fright.

Naruto... had attacked Danzo???

And his speed was so fast.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi had been unable to react!

Could it have been the Flying Thunder God?

No, it was not the Flying Thunder God.

It was merely the most ordinary Body Flicker Technique of Konoha.

Yet his Body Flicker Technique had reached an extraordinary level, bolstered by terrifying Chakra.

As a result, when Naruto used the Body Flicker Technique to move, he could even create a sonic boom.

He was too fast...

Danzo knelt on one knee, one hand covering his empty, bleeding eye socket as he glared at Naruto with a twisted expression.

"You actually dared to attack me! Hiruzen Sarutobi, you saw it, didn't you? The Jinchuriki can no longer be controlled. Are you still going to hesitate?"

At that moment, Danzo secretly made an obscure gesture to the Root agents accompanying him, telling them not to come out.

Naruto ignored Danzo and instead complained, "We all live in the same village. Wouldn't it be fine if we could just get along? Why insist on tearing off all pretenses?"

He could tolerate Hiruzen Sarutobi because Hiruzen Sarutobi had only used gentle methods and posed no tangible threat to him.

When facing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Naruto could play the role of a good child who did not contribute anything.

But Danzo was different. He was a hardliner, and he had even made a move against Naruto before.

It would have been one thing in the simulation, since the Simulated Character had nothing to do with Naruto.

But in reality, Danzo had been caught red-handed by Naruto. Naruto definitely could not let him go.