Danzo Becomes a Father, the Shimura Clan Is Wiped Out

Danzo chose not to involve the Shimura Clan.

After all, he wasn't Sarutobi Hiruzen. To maintain the Hokage's image, Hiruzen had to stay in the public eye and couldn't use the Anbu forces under his direct command.

Danzo didn't have to worry about that.

He didn't need his subordinates' affection. As long as they bore the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, he could guarantee their loyalty completely.

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

He hurriedly clutched his stomach, and his cane slipped from his hand and fell.

"Lord Danzo, what's wrong?"

Danzo's trusted subordinates, Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fu, instantly appeared at his sides and helped him up.

"I'm fine. I probably caught a chill last night." Danzo waved them off, cold sweat running down his forehead as he endured the discomfort. Then he ordered the Root Division members, "Move out."

At Danzo's command, hundreds of Root Division shinobi vanished from the courtyard and hurried toward the Anbu base.

Danzo followed close behind, supported by his two subordinates.

Tonight was the day Danzo would carry on the Second Hokage's legacy and wipe out the Uchiha Clan.

He couldn't let a little stomachache undo all his years of effort.

Not long after they left, Chiya appeared atop a building near the Shimura Clan's compound.

"Chiya, I've set up the barrier. Everyone in the Shimura Clan is here except Danzo. Are you going to make your move now?"

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

"Of course. I'm in a hurry, after all." Chiya closed her eyes and carefully sensed the area, then murmured, "Seventy-eight people. The Shimura Clan really is short on talent. It looks like Danzo's been putting all his effort into the Root Division."

As he spoke, Chiya put on an Anbu mask and disappeared from the rooftop. He reappeared at the entrance to the Shimura Clan's compound.

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

Two burly Shimura Clan members were guarding the gate. Since the Anbu kept their identities secret and never used the front entrance, they didn't recognize Chiya.

Chiya had suddenly appeared before them, radiating killing intent. They immediately raised their iron clubs to block his way.

"I'm here to kill you." Chiya didn't waste words. He drew his Zanpakuto and, using the flash-step ability of the Heavenly Steel Art, vanished several yards with every stride.

In the blink of an eye, he'd passed the two Shimura guards and entered the compound.

The two Shimura Clan members were already lying in pools of blood.

What followed was a one-sided massacre of unspeakable brutality.

"That Body Flicker Technique is already on par with the Fourth Raikage's. No wonder he could counter Obito's intangibility."

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu remained on the rooftop, watching everything below.

Seeing Chiya's swift, ghostlike movements, White Zetsu couldn't help exclaiming.

Black Zetsu picked up the thread, his voice hoarse. "It's not just that. When he fought Obito earlier, he was much faster than this. If Obito hadn't had Izanagi, he'd already be dead."

"All right, let's stop chatting. The Shimura Clan has so few people that there's nothing to investigate. Chiya will finish them off in a minute or two."

"This is the heart of Konoha. The Shimura Clan rarely gets visitors, but if anyone passes by, we'll be exposed."

"Let's hurry and dispose of the two bodies at the entrance, then head to the Sarutobi Clan's compound to watch."

"Ever since the Third Hokage took office, the Sarutobi Clan has kept a low profile, but it's been growing in secret. Its numbers are already comparable to the Uchiha Clan's, and it has plenty of elite Jonin and Chunin. We might learn something there."

White Zetsu immediately perked up at that. "Now that's something to look forward to."

As they spoke, the giant Pitcher Plant closed up, sank into the rooftop, and disappeared.

The Sarutobi Clan's compound wasn't far from the Shimura Clan's. After finishing off the Shimura Clan, Chiya quickly reached the highest building in the Sarutobi compound.

As usual, Chiya closed her eyes and sensed the area. She discovered that the Sarutobi Clan had an astonishing population of more than two thousand, including Sarutobi Konohamaru.

More than thirty had chakra on the level of a Jonin.

There were seven or eight hundred Chunin.

And countless Genin.

In terms of strength, once the top fighters were excluded, they already surpassed Konoha's leading clan, the Uchiha.

"Holy crap. I knew most members of Konoha's major clans stayed in their compounds to train, but that old Third Hokage really has been building up his clan under everyone's noses. No wonder the Sarutobi Clan could field an entire unit in the Fourth Shinobi World War."

Chiya muttered to herself.

Just then, Zetsu appeared beside Chiya after finishing the cleanup at the Shimura Clan's compound.

"Chiya, the Shimura Clan's compound has been taken care of. No one will find out for a while unless Danzo comes back. What are you going to do about the Sarutobi Clan? There are so many of them that, apart from the Third Hokage, I can't be sure everyone's here. It'll be difficult for you to wipe them all out by yourself," Black Zetsu said hoarsely.

"Who said I was going to wipe them all out?" Chiya made a few symbolic hand seals. With a puff of smoke, she split into twenty-five Shadow Clones. "I left Danzo an heir, so I can't show favoritism. I'll leave the Third Hokage one too."

"Besides, I'm not alone."

As she spoke, all twenty-six figures, including her true self, vanished from the rooftop and rushed toward different courtyards in the Sarutobi compound.

She'd arrived at this plan after careful consideration.

The priority was to finish quickly without making too much noise.

If she made too many clones, they'd draw too much attention.

Twenty-five was just right. Each one could easily take care of seventy or eighty people.

They'd finish the fight in less than the time it took to burn a stick of incense.

As for the heir she'd leave for the Third Hokage, it would be Konohamaru.

She planned to leave Konohamaru castrated for the Third Hokage.

Asuma, according to the scenes in the original story, should be at the Dango Shop with Yuhi Kurenai, Shiranui Genma, and Might Guy.

By the time the massacre was over, that guy would probably be back.

There wouldn't be time to give the Third Hokage the River of Child and Mother Water.

She'd give it to his youngest son instead.

That would leave an heir for the Sarutobi Clan and ensure Sarutobi Mirai was born.

Even if it was eight or nine years early.

It didn't matter. At least she'd preserve the child's sex.

After all, anyone who drank the River of Child and Mother Water would carry a female fetus.

Watching more than twenty 'Chiya' dart around the Sarutobi compound, White Zetsu couldn't help praising her. "That's an incredible amount of chakra. Even after dividing it into twenty-six equal portions, her original chakra reserves are still terrifying."

"Of course. Senjutsu is called Senjutsu because it can multiply a user's chakra several times, or even dozens of times. Chiya's original chakra reserves were already tremendous. In her Senjutsu state, making more than twenty Shadow Clones barely affects her strength," Black Zetsu replied.