Danzo Saw Through Hiruzen Again

Danzo Saw Through Hiruzen Again

After creating an unprecedented commotion and intimidating Itachi Uchiha, Xu Fan chose to leave.

He did not need to stay behind to confirm anything.

Before long, Fugaku Uchiha would bring the security force to the scene to investigate.

Danzo and the Third Hokage would also learn through Root and the Anbu what had happened tonight.

In fact, as the entire ground rumbled from Tree World Descent, Fugaku, as the clan head, immediately had a bad feeling.

Ever since Nine-Tails Rampage Night, he and the Uchiha clansmen had been driven to the outskirts of the village on baseless charges.

Other than during festivals, most people in the village turned a blind eye to this place.

When the ground began to rumble, Fugaku was leading the clan in a secret meeting at Naka Shrine.

Thus, Fugaku gathered the young and middle-aged members of the Uchiha Clan, forming a squad to head toward the source of the disturbance.

"Here..."

Two or three dozen Uchiha clansmen followed closely behind Fugaku. When they arrived at the scene, they were utterly shocked by what lay before them.

"How could this be..."

Fugaku immediately activated his Sharingan, trying to find the ninja hiding in the shadows.

But after sweeping his gaze across the surroundings, he found nothing.

"Clan Head..."

An Uchiha around Fugaku's age stepped out from the group, his face turning ashen.

Though they were dissatisfied with the Konoha leadership's decision, they had lived here for six or seven years and were extremely familiar with the surrounding area.

Yet these towering trees that had appeared out of nowhere were not just one or two trees. They blotted out the sky.

They were like a sea of trees.

Even after Fugaku stopped walking, some continued exploring, only to discover that this suddenly appearing forest was even more exaggerated than they had imagined.

To the Uchiha Clan, this sight was not merely shocking.

It was terrifying!

Everyone knew Konoha's founding history.

Everyone knew who had once used such a ninjutsu.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju!

Back then, he had defeated the former clan head, Madara Uchiha, with this very ninjutsu!

They had thought Hashirama Senju and his Wood Release had become history alongside Madara Uchiha.

Yet the legendary Tree World Descent had appeared once again!

Most importantly, tonight they had been holding a secret meeting at Naka Shrine.

"Is this... a warning..."

A young Uchiha staggered backward. This was not the first time they had plotted a coup at Naka Shrine.

If not for Shisui's death, they might have acted long ago.

Coupled with the village's increasingly obvious exclusion of them lately, he could not help connecting the two events.

This was a warning!

A warning for the Uchiha Clan not to act recklessly!

"Calm down!"

Noticing the emotional changes among the Uchiha Clan, Fugaku immediately shouted.

This sudden sea of trees was indeed astonishing, and before the other party had activated this technique, not a single person had noticed anything.

What if the other party intended to attack the Uchiha Clan?

Together with the unease caused by the planned coup and all sorts of other factors, several Uchiha clansmen instantly suffered emotional breakdowns.

And that breakdown began spreading to the others.

What frustrated Fugaku most was that the forest covered a far greater area than he had imagined. Even if they concealed it tonight, it would still cause an enormous uproar in the compound tomorrow.

"Who exactly was it..."

Fugaku could not help drawing a sharp breath. Other than these possibilities, he could not think of anyone in the village capable of such a feat.

If they did not uncover this information, rashly launching a coup would only make their situation worse.

Besides, Fugaku had never wanted to launch a coup in the first place. It was only because the clan members' demands had grown louder and louder that he, as clan head, had been left helpless.

But now things were different. A Wood Release expert had suddenly appeared in the village.

"Tell every Uchiha clansman that until this matter has been thoroughly investigated, no one is to act rashly!"

Fugaku clenched both fists and announced his decision to the others.

At the same time, Root delivered the intelligence to Danzo overnight.

"What did you say?"

After hearing Root describe what had happened near the Uchiha Compound, Danzo was immediately pale with shock.

Before this, he had always wanted to eliminate Xu Fan.

To prevent him from colluding with Hiruzen and leading Konoha into an abyss of eternal damnation.

Yet he had never dreamed that this young man who inherited the Senju Clan's surname had also inherited Lord Hashirama Senju's Kekkei Genkai.

Wood Release!

At that moment, Danzo suddenly understood why the ever-timid Hiruzen Sarutobi had become so unyielding today.

He had been willing to go to war with Kumogakure just to protect the Hyuga Clan's Branch House.

So it was because of Xu Fan!

"Wood Release even stronger than Kano's."

Danzo clenched his fist and smashed it heavily onto the table before him.

As he recalled Tenzō, he felt that he understood once more.

No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen to abandon the human experiments.

Mercy? It was all bullshit!

The truth was that he had already discovered Xu Fan, discovered that he had inherited the First Hokage's Wood Release!

And when Xu Fan failed his Ninja Academy admission.

Such things were not uncommon at the Ninja Academy. Even an Elite Jonin like Might Guy had been rejected by the Ninja Academy once.

But after being rejected, Xu Fan had never applied again.

This was clearly the Third Hokage's way of protecting him.

"Hiruzen, that old fox... he was just like me..."

Danzo gritted his teeth in fury. While he had been secretly training Tenzō, Hiruzen had surely been secretly training Xu Fan as well.

That alone would have been one thing, but he had even sent Kakashi to approach Tenzō and trick him away from Danzo!

Damn you, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Why are you always one step ahead of me?!

When we were pursued by the Gold and Silver Brothers, you got ahead of me by volunteering as bait and were appointed Hokage by Lord Tobirama.

When Minato Namikaze died, you again got ahead of me by proposing to resume the position of Hokage.

Even in discovering Xu Fan, you got ahead of me!

Why?

Why do you always steal the lead from me?!

Is it because I am too slow to react?!

I refuse to accept this!

"No!"

Danzo took a deep breath and calmed his resentment toward Hiruzen Sarutobi. He now understood why that old fox had acted so out of character.

But that did not mean he had already lost. Since Hiruzen could steal Tenzō away from him, he could also win Xu Fan over.

That was right.

You forced this on me, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's schemes, Danzo once again hardened his resolve to strike back.

But Danzo never imagined that just as he believed he had seen through all of Hiruzen Sarutobi's methods, Kakashi had entered the Hokage's home and reported the intelligence he had gathered.

"What?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi released the cup in his hand in shock.

Smash!

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