Lin Chuan's father had thought his family was too ordinary for someone as important as Danzo to take any interest in them.
Only now did he realize that if Danzo wanted a child, he would take them in secret even if he could not get them openly.
"I know Danzo fairly well. He's a narrow-minded man, especially since the Third became Hokage," Maruboshi Kosuke told Lin Chuan's father. He said so much because he had grown up with Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others, and had served alongside them under the Second Hokage. He understood these old friends better than anyone.
"What can I do? I'm only a Chunin. I have no way to get my son back. Even the ninja clans are powerless against Danzo." Having suddenly realized this other side of Danzo, Lin Chuan's father lost all confidence. He was no match for him.
He had even discovered that before coming to his house, Danzo had first gone to the Secret Jutsu Clans to demand children. He had wanted to join forces with those children's parents to demand their return, but no one would even give him the time of day.
"Leave this to me. I'll go speak to the Third." Maruboshi Kosuke looked toward the pond in the backyard. He vaguely remembered teaching little Chuan the Water Dragon Bullet beside it. If the boy had not gone to the ANBU, he would probably still be practicing ninjutsu there. This was all because of his own carelessness.
His student was so gifted that he had even wanted to avoid him for a while, afraid he would eventually run out of ninjutsu to teach little Chuan. Yet by hiding away, he had missed Danzo taking his student. Now he regretted it. If only he had been there.
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