Danzo Shimura

Hokage Office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Fei Shi sat facing each other. Hiruzen ordered the other ninjas nearby to tally the casualties and reassure the public, while Fei Shi sipped tea and listened to their conversation.

Click!

The door opened, and a man with a gloomy expression walked in.

"Hiruzen, the Nine-Tails has been sealed? And what about that golden giant that appeared on the battlefield? If I'm not mistaken, that was the Susanoo of the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan. How could you let them get so close to the Nine-Tails!"

"Hmph! Of course it's sealed. So what if the Uchiha got close? That's still far better than you hiding far away!"

"You!"

Danzo Shimura's face grew even darker.

"Hmph! If I'm not mistaken, it's this brat. You actually let a stranger get near the Nine-Tails; for all we know, today's grand spectacle was orchestrated by him!"

Hiruzen was so angry he almost laughed.

I was out there with countless ninjas trying to hold back the Nine-Tails, and Minato went to stop the guy who looked like Madara Uchiha. You didn't even show your face, yet you have the nerve to bark here. Your skin is thick enough.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Leave him to Root. I will investigate his identity thoroughly. I'll see if his background is clean and whether he's a spy. Besides, don't you find it suspicious that an outsider possesses the Sharingan? It could be someone's conspiracy!"

Fei Shi, sitting to the side, couldn't take it anymore. Damn it, I'm sitting right here and you're badmouthing me to my face? Who do you think you are! You don't even have enough Sharingan to use Izanagi; I could take ten of you by myself!

"Tsk tsk tsk, so this is the Konoha elder, Danzo Shimura? No wonder my sister warned me repeatedly not to interact with anyone named Danzo Shimura if I ever came to Konoha, or I'd be so disgusted I'd throw up my dinner from the night before. I didn't understand it then, but seeing the real thing now, I get it. You really are disgusting."

With that, he made a retching gesture.

"Hmph! You insolent brat, to be so arrogant knowing who I am—who gave you the courage!"

Hiruzen didn't stop him, as he wanted to use the boy to deflate Danzo's ego. He knew about some of the things Danzo did behind his back, and others he only found out about later. He didn't know if there were even more earth-shattering things Danzo had hidden from him, but what he already knew was enough to make him furious.

If Konoha didn't still have a use for Danzo, Hiruzen wouldn't be so composed.

Hearing this, Fei Shi was delighted. This is exactly what I was waiting for!

"It's naturally because of my background: my grandfather is Madara Uchiha, my grandmother is a cousin of Lord Hashirama, my maternal grandmother is a cousin of Lady Mito Uzumaki, my maternal grandfather is the eldest brother of the current Hyuga clan head, and Tsunade is my older cousin."

Danzo was stunned, then immediately reacted. This brat is playing me, right? Does he think I won't investigate just because he dragged all those big clans into it? How naive!

Just then, Fei Shi continued:

"And here is the proof.

Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!

Adamantine Sealing Chains!

Sharingan!

Byakugan!"

Danzo was struck with terror. What, what, what is this monster! All the famous bloodline limits of the Ninja World are gathered in him! Why does the heavens favor him so much! Why!

Hiruzen was also shocked. He had thought what he saw during the day was the extent of the boy's abilities, but he hadn't expected him to have more cards up his sleeve. Yet, by revealing them, it seemed likely he still had even more hidden. Always keeping an ace in the hole—it made him unpredictable, which was a good trait for one of his own.

The two elders eavesdropping outside walked in after hearing the commotion. Seeing Fei Shi with chains wrapped around his arms, five wood clones standing behind him, one eye turned into a Sharingan and the other into a Byakugan, they were at a loss for words.

Seeing everyone present dumbfounded, Fei Shi took out a letter and handed it to the Third Hokage. After reading it, Hiruzen passed the letter to Danzo.

Danzo took the letter, read it carefully, and his face turned ashen. The other two elders also came over to read it, their expressions equally grim.

The letter roughly detailed Fei Shi's background and his intention to settle in Konoha. It also demanded that his sister's younger brother not be wronged in Konoha and warned them not to lay a finger on him. She had sent their grandfather's heirloom to Fei Shi, demonstrating his importance to her, and the sharp tone left no room for negotiation.

Danzo: "Hmph! Your student is increasingly disregarding us elders, Hiruzen! Since he is settling in Konoha, as a ninja, he must contribute to the village! Look at what she says in the letter—forbidding us from sending him on missions. Then why should he be allowed to eat and drink for free in Konoha!"

Hearing Danzo's barking, Hiruzen and Fei Shi calmly lit a pipe and a cigarette, respectively, and said:

"Because he/I donated five hundred million."

Hiruzen and Fei Shi spoke simultaneously. As he spoke, Hiruzen added to Fei Shi, "You're too young to be smoking."

"Not listening, not listening, the old turtle is chanting."

The corners of Hiruzen's and the other three's mouths twitched.

Wait! The three elders realized. Five hundred million? Just this kid? Even Tsunade couldn't possibly have that much money. Where would a kid get so much?

"Heh, Hiruzen, even if you want to protect this child, you don't have to go this far. We aren't senile yet."

Koharu Utatane immediately questioned him.

Hiruzen then recounted the situation between Tsunade and Fei Shi while they were away.

"Heh, sorry everyone. My sister Tsunade and I have a combined net worth of several billion. Besides, I'll pay for my food and drink in Konoha; I'm not short on that kind of money."

Is that the problem, you brat!

The three elders' faces turned even more livid. Two were upset because Tsunade's letter had disregarded their authority. Danzo was upset because he wanted this child, and if he couldn't have him, he would have to eliminate him.

Because Tsunade had vouched for him, he didn't need to doubt it; after all, she was the granddaughter of Konoha's founder. She had even given him the First Hokage's heirloom to guarantee his safety. He had no reason to doubt it; he only wanted to pull this child into his ranks and turn him into a tool for his own ascent to the Hokage position.