Shimura Danzō [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Chapter 30: Shimura Danzō [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Toneri and Minato worked hard in the small grove for a whole day.

Since Minato happened to be free from missions during this period, they agreed to meet in this small grove from now on... no, to train.

Toneri's focus remained on Taijutsu. Of course, the moment he met Minato, Ninjutsu training was also put on his agenda.

Inspired by Minato, Toneri also confirmed the main direction of his Taijutsu.

Speed first, with armor as a supplement.

Don't ask, if you have to ask, ask Minato Namikaze!

Content and satisfied, bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, he embarked on the journey home.

Every day around this time, it was the most troublesome and helpless time for the Anbu Ninja monitoring Toneri.

Although they knew Toneri wasn't very good with directions, and even after nearly two weeks, he still couldn't find his way back to the Nara residence...

But... you don't have to run laps around the entire Konoha Ninja Village just because you're lost, do you?

Five laps every time, as if only after completing them could his mind open up and he could find his way home.

At this moment, the Anbu captain in charge of monitoring him really wished he could appear before Toneri and just grab this troublesome brat and toss him into the Nara Clan's territory.

Wasn't this just making things difficult?

They couldn't not follow, which resulted in their stamina improving to varying degrees over the past two weeks.

In Toneri's words, wasn't it super cool to tour Konoha with a squad of Anbu Ninja?

In the current Konoha, who else had such treatment?

However, something unexpected happened today...

The Anbu captain, who was originally preparing to follow Toneri on his usual laps, suddenly made a gesture.

He stopped on a hidden tree trunk, and the expressions under the masks of the other Anbu Ninja changed after receiving the command.

This command indicated the possible presence of enemies!

After all, this was Konoha, and if there was an enemy attack, they, the Anbu Ninja, knew best how severe the consequences could be.

As soon as they stopped, a dark Kunai appeared in the Anbu captain's hand.

A black shadow instantly appeared before him, and the two clashed directly.

The other Anbu members were also entangled by opponents, preventing them from issuing a distress signal in the first place.

It was as if these people were very familiar with their actions and behaviors.

Of course, Toneri was unaware of all this.

While he thought he was impressively leading the Anbu around, those Anbu members had actually already been held up.

Thump--

Toneri, running at full speed, immediately slammed on the brakes.

An unexpected person appeared before him.

Leaning on a cane, wearing a loose white robe, the "X" mark on his chin was still as conspicuous as ever.

He stood silently in Toneri's path, with no one else around.

Shimura Danzō!

Thoughts raced through Toneri's mind.

Danzō's appearance before him meant that the Anbu Ninja monitoring him had definitely been entangled by members of Root.

Although he had expected Danzō to find him, he hadn't anticipated it happening under such circumstances.

Fortunately, he had made some preparations in advance.

The scenes of Root brainwashing him back then were still vivid in his memory.

Bang--

It's faster to be cautious!

He quickly knelt on one knee. "Lord Danzō!"

Seeing Toneri's action, Danzō's eternally unchanging face showed a slight change.

Hmph! Hiruzen, I told you, don't underestimate Root's capabilities. It's still uncertain who will ultimately gain control of this Jinchūriki!

"Get up," Danzō said in a deep voice.

Toneri obediently stood up, lowering his head and remaining silent, not daring to meet his eyes.

Danzō was different from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi sometimes did disappointing things, overall, he acted with a certain bottom line, especially when his strength was at its peak.

But Danzō was different. He was a true villain, resorting to any means to achieve his goals, truly dark from head to toe!

Moreover, he was an extremely self-centered person. Although he always spoke of "everything is for Konoha," in reality, it was all for the Konoha in his heart, the Konoha under his control!

Many major events in Konoha that occurred later were inextricably linked to him.

This included the White Fang incident that might happen soon...

Therefore, towards Hiruzen Sarutobi, Toneri displayed his talent and abilities.

But when facing Shimura Danzō, showing loyalty was enough.

Loyalty comes before the value you possess.

Root's informants were spread throughout the entire ninja world. Some of them Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about, but more than that, even Hiruzen Sarutobi was unaware of. This was Danzō's intelligence network.

And before these informants were sent to various countries, big and small, they would be brought to Root for brainwashing.

Loyalty to Danzō, and only then loyalty to Konoha.

It wasn't just these informants spread across the ninja world; all Root ninja were the same!

From this, one could see Danzō's ambition.

So, before Toneri had the strength to protect himself, regarding Danzō, it was enough to maintain respect.

After all, with Hiruzen Sarutobi's presence, coupled with the importance of the Two-Tails, Toneri believed Danzō wouldn't dare go too far.

"I heard you've been diligently training your Taijutsu recently?" Danzō suddenly asked.

Toneri nodded honestly.

As Konoha's second most powerful figure, it was too easy for him to know what he had been doing these past few days.

Bang!

A puff of smoke dissipated, and two scrolls appeared in Danzō's hand.

"These are some initial cultivation experiences in Taijutsu, summarized by some of Root's Upper-class Ninja who specialize in Taijutsu.

The other contains some of Konoha's basic Nintaijutsu, combat techniques, and so on.

I believe these two scrolls should be of great help to you!"

Taijutsu experiences from Taijutsu-specializing Upper-class Ninja? Although it was early stages, wasn't Toneri in the early stages right now?

Konoha's Nintaijutsu was also something Toneri needed now.

For example, the Thousand Years of Death, the Thousand Years of Death, the Thousand Years of Death, and so on...

"I know you're a smart person. What Hiruzen Sarutobi can give you, I can give you! What Hiruzen Sarutobi can't give you, I can also give you!

I don't care what you're thinking right now, but just remember! I, Danzō, am the one who can bring you the greatest benefits!" Danzō stared at the bowing Toneri and said word by word.

Compared to Hiruzen Sarutobi's empty promises and motivational speeches, Toneri felt that Danzō giving benefits directly was much more straightforward than promising huge gains.

No wonder the future Orochimaru would choose to cooperate with him, because Hiruzen Sarutobi truly couldn't give him what he wanted.

"Thank you, Lord!" Toneri bowed and accepted the scrolls handed over by Danzō. His hands, which had not been affected by Taijutsu training at all, were now slender and trembling slightly.

An excited heart, trembling hands...

Seeing Toneri's reaction, Danzō nodded with satisfaction.

It was right to be excited, right to tremble. Knowing what you want makes things much easier later!

Of course, whether Toneri was truly that excited was debatable.

"If you have any other needs, you can also state them now, and I will consider them accordingly." Danzō was satisfied with Toneri's attitude.

A perfectly controlled Jinchūriki, it was actually a little exciting to think about.

Toneri, still bowing his head, pondered for a moment and slowly spoke, "If possible, I would like to learn about the Shadow Clone Technique."

Toneri's heart began to beat uncontrollably faster.

Upon hearing this, Danzō's eyes narrowed as he looked at Toneri, who maintained his respectful posture.

Sensing Danzō's two gazes locked onto him, the sweat glands on Toneri's forehead and back involuntarily secreted a large amount of sweat.

Danzō definitely knew the other use of the Shadow Clone Technique.

For others, this use was trivial.

But for a Jinchūriki with powerful recovery abilities and a vast amount of Chakra, it would have unexpected effects.

So, one should not underestimate anyone in this world!