Therefore, Shimura Danzō spoke without hesitation.
His gaze was blazing as he stared intently at Sai and said firmly, "From today onward, you will be my successor, Sai. In this parallel world, are you willing to become my disciple? To inherit my Will of Root!"
"Yes, Lord Danzō—no, Teacher! I am willing..." Sai replied respectfully, his voice revealing both his respect for Shimura Danzō and his uncontrollable excitement.
Hearing how Sai addressed him, Shimura Danzō revealed a satisfied smile. He said excitedly, "Good, good!"
At that moment, Shimura Danzō seemed to already see himself as Hokage. He secretly thought that when he became Hokage, the disciple before him would be his finest choice of successor, able to help him control Konoha together.
Immediately afterward.
Shimura Danzō finally turned his attention to Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki lying on the ground.
A fiery gleam suddenly flashed through his eyes, as though endless desire burned within them. Without hesitation, he performed an exceptionally complex and exquisitely intricate Sealing Jutsu formula—likewise, a special control curse.
His hands moved swiftly like lightning, every motion precise and forceful, as if rehearsed countless times. With his movements, mysterious hand seals appeared in the air one after another, interweaving and twisting together into a dazzling pattern.
The complexity of this entire Sealing Jutsu formula far surpassed that of ordinary sealing curses. It required not only an extremely high mastery of curse techniques, but also powerful Chakra control and precise hand movements.
Given how skillfully Shimura Danzō controlled it now, one could imagine how many times he had secretly practiced it.
*For some reason, this feels a little absurd. Such practiced movements... Lord Danzō actually had the foresight to prepare for this. In some ways, there may be no one else in the entire Ninja World who can