My Son Has the Making of a Hokage

"Versailles? What did that mean?" Sakumo had never heard such a term and asked curiously.

"Uh, it described someone who spoke very modestly. It was a Kirigakure dialect," Kazashiro hurriedly patched things up.

Sakumo nodded and made a mental note of it. Perhaps he could use it the next time he visited Kirigakure.

Under Kazashiro's guidance, Sakumo and the others arrived at Kazashiro's home.

"This is..." Looking at the Hokage Building not far away, Sakumo carefully identified the area they were in.

This was the central district of Konoha. Most families who had settled here were old clans that had followed the First Hokage in founding Konoha.

As Konoha gradually developed, the land here had become worth every inch of its weight in gold.

"Meeting you again, Sakumo." At the gate, Danzo wore his signature outfit. Still quite sturdy in his old age, he did not yet need a cane, and a faint smile rested on his face.

Ugh, the old bastard was smiling again.

A chill ran down Kazashiro's spine.

Watching the old bastard exchange pleasantries with Sakumo, not only Kazashiro but even Sakumo felt that Danzo's presence was different from before.

After all, the Danzo of the past would never have exchanged pleasantries with anyone besides Hiruzen.

After finishing the same dishes as yesterday, Kazashiro wiped his mouth and got up to wash the dishes.

Today's food was as salty as ever.

Having grown somewhat accustomed to sitting across from a black-pot Jinchuriki, Kazashiro finally had the mood to savor the taste in his mouth.

His evaluation yesterday had been a little too generous. At this level, it was worse than anything he had made in his previous life.

"Although today's matter was not your responsibility, your methods were rather childish." Stopping Kazashiro from picking up the plates, Danzo motioned for him to sit back down.

Given the extent of Danzo's surveillance over the Uchiha Clan, the first to know about Uchiha Yaowan's medical report was the doctor, the second was Root's ninja, and only the third were the patient and his family.

As for the fourth, naturally, it was Fugaku, with two eggs hanging from his chin.

Shattered...

It had to be said that Konoha's training of medical ninja had truly been a tremendous help. They had actually managed to restore that shattered thing.

Was there something wrong with Ryoma's training?

Unable to understand why his son had struck so dirty, Danzo began to doubt Ryoma's instruction.

"Yes, I'll remember that." Hearing Danzo speak, Kazashiro could only become a yes-man and keep nodding.

"This sort of method should be used only when there are no witnesses around, or when the other party has not recognized your identity. Do you understand?" Danzo was very pleased with Kazashiro's attitude.

That was the key point?!

In other words, if there are no witnesses around, I can freely target their weak points?

Besides, if I knew anything else, how could I possibly use such a reputation-damaging method?!

Sure enough, the old bastard was still the old bastard he knew.

"It seems your training load is still insufficient. Starting tomorrow, your training will be doubled." Just as Kazashiro was considering how to fool Danzo, the man's words struck his forehead like a bolt from the blue.

Double the training meant double the time spent getting beaten and double the hand-sign practice. How the hell was he supposed to live like that?!

"I..." Kazashiro had just begun to voice his dissatisfaction when he met Danzo's single eye.

"What?" Danzo asked flatly.

"Thank you, Father. I will continue working hard," Kazashiro forcibly changed his words and said insincerely.

"Is that so? Good. As expected, you have not disappointed me." Danzo was immensely satisfied.

His son truly had the making of a Hokage.

"You may continue associating with that Uchiha Clan friend of yours, but do not reveal anything about me to him. Do you understand?" Danzo did not forget to instruct Kazashiro regarding Obito.

Though he held all sorts of prejudices against the Uchiha, Danzo, who had studied them deeply, knew that the Uchiha Clan valued emotions immensely. If someone became a friend they recognized, they would give everything for that friend.

Just like Kagami Uchiha back then...

Thinking of Kagami, who had died young, Danzo let out a faint sigh in his heart.

The strongest of the Uchiha Clan back then had ultimately been frozen at the age of twenty-five...

What a pity. Those Sharingan had ultimately not fallen into his hands...

"Understood, Father." Kazashiro continued nodding.

Father was a rather overly solemn form of address.

Hearing Kazashiro's address, then recalling how Kakashi addressed Sakumo, Danzo looked at Kazashiro with a stern face. "Don't be so restrained at home in the future. Just call me Dad."

"Yes, Dad." Kazashiro replied respectfully, taking groveling to its absolute extreme.

It seemed that old bastard Danzo had a fairly good impression of him. Though the training was a little harsh, the intention was good in the end.

At this rate, as long as he kept lying low, survived the Nine-Tails' attack, endured the rice-carrying army, and waited for the old bastard to get ganked by Sasuke, he could inherit Root, support Naruto's rise, and enjoy a retirement life in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!

Kazashiro thought happily, never considering just how much of a slacker his plan was.

"Enough. Go back and study the materials I gathered for you. You needn't worry about washing dishes." Completely unaware of how rebellious his son's thoughts were, Danzo waved a hand and dismissed Kazashiro to his room.

Upon returning to his room, Kazashiro immediately spotted the desk piled high with books.

"What was all this stuff? Introduction to Chakra, Advanced Chakra, Chakra Mastery, Chakra Perfection?" Looking at the various scrolls bearing the Shimura Clan crest on their covers, Kazashiro felt like his head had doubled in size.

No way. I was only a community college student before transmigrating. How could I possibly handle knowledge this complicated?!

Besides the teaching materials introducing Chakra, the following items were even more heavyweight.

"Introduction to Sealing Jutsu, Sealing Jutsu Mastery, Sealing Jutsu Burial? What the hell was burial?! Oh, Inner Four Symbols Sealing. Never mind." Seeing the powerful Sealing Jutsu in his hand, whose destructive power could reach bridge-class, Kazashiro hurriedly threw it far away.

"This one, Wind Release ninjutsu passed down through the Shimura Clan for generations. Oh, Sexy Sun Brother was in here too. And this—holy shit, good stuff! A collection of the Second Hokage's Water Release ninjutsu?!" The next items were much more interesting: Wind Release ninjutsu and Water Release ninjutsu.

Ice Release was formed by combining Wind Release Chakra and Water Release Chakra. Danzo naturally knew this, which was why he had specifically brought out Tobirama's ninjutsu.

To become a master of Water Release ninjutsu, an abundant amount of Chakra was indispensable.

Otherwise, when others used Great Waterfall Technique, they could create an entire lake, while those with too little Chakra could at most make a puddle.

Kazashiro did not have the bloodline of the Senju Clan, but with his Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, although his Chakra reserves could not reach Chakra-ton levels, they still far surpassed Kakashi's.