Danzo Becomes a Father, Shimura Clan Annihilated

Danzo did not choose to involve the members of the Shimura Clan.

After all, he was not Sarutobi Hiruzen, who needed to bathe in the sunlight at all times to maintain the image of the Hokage and could not mobilize the forces of the Anbu under his direct command.

Danzo did not need to concern himself with such things.

He had no need for the affection of his subordinates; he only needed the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal to guarantee their loyalty one hundred percent.

Just as Danzo was feeling smug, he suddenly felt a dull ache in his abdomen, followed by a sudden wave of nausea.

He hurriedly clutched his stomach, his cane slipping from his hand and falling to the ground.

"Lord Danzo, what is wrong?"

Danzo's capable subordinates, Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fu, appeared at his sides instantly upon seeing this and supported him.

"This old man is fine. I likely caught a chill last night." Danzo waved his hand, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. He suppressed his physical discomfort and issued an order to the Root Division members: "Move out."

At Danzo's command, hundreds of Root Division ninjas vanished from the courtyard in an instant, rushing toward the Anbu base.

As for Danzo, he followed closely behind, supported by his two subordinates.

Tonight was the big day for Lord Danzo to inherit the will of the Second Hokage and exterminate the Uchiha Clan.

He could not let a trivial stomachache turn years of effort into ashes.

Not long after they left, the figure of Chiya appeared on a high building near the Shimura Clan compound.

"Chiya, I have already set up the barrier. Everyone in the Shimura Clan is present except for Danzo. Do you want to make your move now?"

A giant Pitcher Plant emerged from the building beside Chiya, revealing the figures of Black and White Zetsu.

"Of course, I am on a schedule, after all." Chiya closed his eyes, sensed carefully, and muttered, "Seventy-eight people. The Shimura Clan is truly lacking in talent; it seems Danzo has poured all his energy into the Root Division."

While speaking, Chiya donned an Anbu mask and vanished from the high platform, reappearing at the entrance of the Shimura Clan estate.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Guarding the entrance were two burly men of the Shimura Clan. Due to the secrecy of the Anbu and the fact that they never used the main gate, they did not recognize Chiya.

Seeing Chiya appear suddenly with murderous intent, they immediately raised the iron rods in their hands to block his path.

"The one who is going to kill you." Chiya did not waste words. He drew the Zanpakuto at his waist, and under the effect of the Heavenly Steel Art's flash skill, his body teleported several yards with every step he took.

In the blink of an eye, he passed through the positions of the two Shimura clansmen and entered the estate.

Looking back, the two Shimura clansmen had already collapsed in a pool of blood.

What followed was a brutal, one-sided massacre.

"This Body Flicker technique is already on par with the Fourth Raikage. No wonder he was able to crack Obito's intangibility."

Black and White Zetsu remained on the high building, overlooking everything below.

Seeing Chiya's ghost-like, rapid figure, White Zetsu could not help but exclaim.

Black Zetsu took over, his voice raspy: "No, it is more than that. When he dealt with Obito earlier, he was even faster than this. If not for Obito possessing Izanagi, he would likely be a dead man already."

"Alright, let us not chatter anymore. The Shimura Clan is talentless and there is nothing to investigate; Chiya will finish this in a minute or two."

"This is the central area of Konoha. Although the Shimura Clan is rarely visited, if anyone passes by, we will be exposed."

"Hurry up and collect those two corpses at the gate. Then, let's head to the Sarutobi Clan to watch the show."

"Since the Third Hokage took office, the Sarutobi Clan has kept a low profile, but they have been growing in secret. Their scale is already no less than the Uchiha Clan, and they have no shortage of mid-to-high-level ninjas. We should be able to see something there."

Hearing this, White Zetsu immediately became interested. "That is something to look forward to."

As they spoke, the giant Pitcher Plant retracted, merged into the rooftop, and vanished.

The Sarutobi Clan's territory was not far from the Shimura Clan. After finishing off the Shimura, Chiya quickly arrived at the highest point of the Sarutobi Clan's buildings.

Closing his eyes, Chiya performed his usual sensing and discovered that, including Sarutobi Konohamaru, the population of the Sarutobi Clan had reached a terrifying two thousand people.

Among them, there were over thirty with Jonin-level chakra.

Seven or eight hundred were Chunin.

The number of Genin was countless.

This strength, excluding top-tier combatants, had already surpassed the Uchiha Clan, the premier noble family of Konoha.

Damn, although I knew that most members of the great Konoha families stay within their clans for training, that old man, the Third, has been keeping too quiet while amassing wealth. No wonder he could field an entire army from the Sarutobi Clan during the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Chiya whispered in his heart.

Just then, Zetsu, who had finished cleaning up at the Shimura estate, appeared beside Chiya.

"Chiya, the Shimura Clan side has been handled. Unless Danzo returns, no one will notice for a short time. What do you plan to do about the Sarutobi Clan? They have a large population, and aside from the Third, I cannot guarantee that everyone is present. It will be difficult for you to wipe them all out alone," Black Zetsu said in a raspy voice.

"Who said I was going to wipe them all out?" Chiya performed a symbolic hand seal, and with a poof, the smoke cleared, instantly producing twenty-five Shadow Clones. "I left some lineage for Danzo, so I naturally cannot treat the Third Hokage differently."

"Besides, I am not alone."

As he spoke, all twenty-six figures, including his original body, suddenly vanished from the roof and charged into the various courtyards of the Sarutobi family.

This was the result of his careful deliberation.

This time, the priority was a swift victory, and he could not afford to cause too much of a commotion.

If too many clones were split, the target would be too large.

Twenty-five was neither too many nor too few. Each person could easily handle seventy to eighty people.

The battle could be quickly resolved in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

As for the incense for the Third Hokage, it would naturally be Konohamaru.

He planned to leave a castrated Konohamaru for the Third Hokage.

As for Asuma, according to the scenes given in the original work, he should be at the dumpling shop with Yuhi Kurenai, Shiranui Genma, and Might Guy.

By the time the clan extermination was complete, that kid would probably be almost back.

There was no time to feed the Mother-Child River water to the Third Hokage.

He would feed it to his younger son instead.

It would still be a way to leave an heir for the Sarutobi family, ensuring the smooth birth of Sarutobi Mirai.

Although it was eight or nine years early.

But it didn't matter, the gender was preserved in the end.

After all, those who drank the Mother-Child River water would conceive female fetuses.

Watching the more than twenty 'Chiya' shuttle through the Sarutobi clan below, White Zetsu couldn't help but exclaim, "Truly terrifying chakra reserves. Even after dividing the chakra into twenty-six parts, the main body's chakra is still so immense."

"Of course, Sage Art is called Sage Art because it can increase the user's chakra by several times, or even dozens of times. Chiya's base chakra reserves were already terrifying, and in his Sage Art state, splitting out over twenty Shadow Clones wouldn't significantly impact his own strength," Black Zetsu chimed in.

ps: Second update,