Chapter 170 Kabuto Yakushi and Kakashi

"The Hidden Cloud Village started a war?!"

After hearing this news, the Third Hokage's face suddenly darkened, and Danzo and Jiraiya stopped arguing and looked at the Hokage assistant who delivered the intelligence.

After reading the intelligence scroll, the Third Hokage first signaled the assistant to leave, and then said to Danzo and Jiraiya: "There is no problem with this information. The Hidden Cloud Village really launched an attack on us."

At this point, the Third Hokage sighed softly.

After experiencing the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he knew that there would be a day when either the Hidden Cloud Village in the north was ready to move, or the Hidden Cloud Village in the northeast was eyeing it.

But I didn't expect that the Hidden Cloud Village would start a war so soon, and they were not ready for war.

At this time, Jiraiya frowned and asked in confusion: "Now that the large-scale wars in the ninja world have ended, why does the Hidden Cloud Village want to start a war? They lost the Third Raikage in the last war."

Danzo glanced at Jiraiya and was very dissatisfied with Jiraiya's thick nerves.

"Although the Hidden Cloud Village lost the Third Raikage in the last Ninja World War, its overall combat power did not suffer too much loss. In addition, the growth of the two Jinchūriki, Killer Bee and Yukito, made them feel that they were qualified to challenge us."

"However, it is also a good thing that they took the initiative to provoke a war. We can dampen their prestige."

In terms of foreign affairs, Danzo's attitude has always been extremely tough. He is a complete hawk and advocates using any means to deal with the enemy.

Among them are a series of conspiracies such as assassinating high-level enemy officials and disguising as enemies to launch attacks in neutral countries.

Hearing the word Jinchūriki, Jiraiya's expression dimmed a little.

If the Fourth Generation and his wife were still alive, the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely not dare to take the initiative to launch an attack. At present, in the absence of Jinchūriki, Konoha has already fallen behind before the war has even started.

After all, every qualified Jinchūriki is a Kage-level combat power and has a stronger destructive power than the Five Kage.

At this time, the Third Hokage, who was silent for a moment, waved his hand towards the void, and then said: "Call the senior ninjas from all major departments of the village to come to the meeting, we can't escape this war..."

...

After the Third Hokage's order was issued, the pre-war meeting was soon held in the Hokage Building.

After learning that the Hidden Cloud Village invaded the Land of Hot Water from the northeast and headed straight for the Land of Fire, the faces of the senior ninjas present were not very good. They didn't want to experience another war.

The reason is also very simple.

Since the outbreak of the Second Ninja World War 20 years ago, Konoha has had a peaceful and harmonious time, and has always been in the midst of war.

After finally passing the years when nine-year-old children had to go to the battlefield.

The village experienced another Nine-Tails Rebellion and lost a lot of elite forces. Now it has been less than a month since it was peaceful, and the Hidden Cloud Village is about to launch an attack again.

However, reality will not change because of their ideas. They must work together to overcome this difficulty.

Since this was just a single-line battle, the pressure on Konoha was not as great as before. After being recommended by many senior ninjas, Jiraiya became the commander of the battlefield in the Hidden Cloud Village.

Danzo also wanted to compete for the commander, but gave up the idea at the critical moment.

Firstly, he had no other large summoned beasts to fight against the Jinchūriki except the dream membrane, and secondly, he wanted to quietly accumulate strength to avoid unnecessary losses.

If nothing unexpected happens, many ninjas will definitely die in this battlefield, which is the best time to weaken unstable factors.

Thinking of this, Danzo came forward to recommend Uchiha Fugaku as deputy commander.

"Everyone, I think the captain of the security team, Uchiha Fugaku, is suitable to be Jiraiya's adjutant..."

After hearing Danzo's recommendation, Fugaku showed a suspicious look. He knew that this was Danzo's conspiracy, and the purpose was to weaken the number of Uchiha ninjas through war.

But after a moment of silence, Fugaku accepted Danzo's recommendation and became the deputy commander of the front line.

Even though they knew it was a trap, Uchiha couldn't give up this opportunity to prove that Uchiha was the best choice for the Fifth Hokage.

After going through the trials of iron and blood, Uchiha's overall strength would only become stronger.

After seeing Fugaku become the deputy commander of the Kumogakure front, a group of jonin envied Uchiha for holding power, and some secretly mocked him.

The Third Hokage did not oppose Danzo's recommendation. Uchiha did not suffer much loss in the Nine-Tails Rebellion. It was perfect for Uchiha to assist Jiraiya in attacking Kumogakure.

Facing the masters of physical skills in Kumogakure, Uchiha and Hyuga could effectively restrain them.

Even the most difficult Jinchūriki, Uchiha could interfere with it through the Sharingan illusion.

After making arrangements for the Kumogakure front, it was the strategic defense of the other directions. Even the ceasefire between Iwagakure and Mistgakure, and the allies of Sandgakure, had to be careful.

The war could turn into a new round of Ninja World War at any time.

...

After the pre-war meeting, Danzo left the Hokage building.

He glanced at the location of the Hokage's office, his eyes full of determination and decisiveness.

The Hokage cannot be easily replaced during the war, and the invasion of Kumogakure undoubtedly consolidated Sarutobi Hiruzen's position.

However, he did not get no benefits. He obtained permission to expand the root. Only during the war would the Third Hokage slightly relax the restrictions and let him do whatever he wanted.

As long as he takes advantage of this opportunity, he can expand the number of root members several times, surpassing the scale of the trip to Yuyin Village.

There are two ways to recruit root members, one is to recruit directly from active service, and the other is to cultivate war orphans.

The former is an outstanding ninja who graduated from a ninja school and has served for many years. He can quickly become a basic combat force without excessive training. The disadvantage is that he cannot guarantee his absolute loyalty to himself.

After all, these people will become Anbu under the third generation in the future, and they will not be able to plant the Seal of Tongue Absolute Disaster.

Although the latter is loyal enough, the training cycle is very long. To cultivate qualified confidants, it requires at least half a year of careful training, and the attrition rate during the training is also very high.

After some deliberation in his mind, Danzo decided to do both. He wanted to cultivate war orphans as confidants and recruit elite ninjas in active service.

Only in this way can the efficiency of root execution tasks be met.

Thinking of this, Danzo already had a suitable candidate in mind. After changing his direction, he walked towards the Hatake residence.

His target is Kakashi Hatake, son of White Fang and student of the Fourth Hokage.

Not long after, Danzo arrived at the Hatake Residence and saw Kakashi lying on the tatami, depressed, and couldn't help but frown.

It's just that the teacher is dead, is there any need to be so negative?

Ninjas are essentially tools in the hands of those in power. Tools should not have any emotions. They only need to obey orders and perform tasks.

Considering Kakashi's talent, Danzo knocked on the door patiently.

A few minutes later, the sound of stepping on the floor was heard in the house, and the door was gently slid open.

After seeing that the person coming was Danzo, the leader of the Root Organization, Kakashi said expressionlessly: "Duanzo-sama, what do you want from me?"

"I want to invite you to join the Roots. A war has broken out in the village and we need your help!"

Hearing this, Kakashi frowned.

In the eyes of ordinary ninjas, Genbu is an Anbu training class.

But as a disciple of Hokage, Kakashi knew that the Roots were a department that nominally trained Anbu, but in addition to training new members for the Anbu, there was also an armed force belonging to Danzo, the leader of the Root organization.

The nature of the root tissue is also very simple, it is the dark part among the dark parts.

Danzo's visit to find him was definitely not to reinstate him to his original position, but to join his roots.

Thinking of this, Kakashi shook his head and said: "Does the village need a waste like me that no one can protect? Even if I don't join the Roots, I can still go to the front line to perform tasks."

"And Elder Danzo's roots are so dark that I don't want to be a part of it."

Danzo glanced at Kakashi. He was not annoyed by Kakashi's bluntness and said meaningfully:

“The roots are the dark side of the village, and nature is full of darkness.”

"But it is the meaning of the existence of the roots. Only when we ninjas work silently in the darkness can the leaves grow in the sunshine."

"I invite you to join the Roots, and I also see the deep darkness in you."

"Only a ninja like you can protect the village in the darkness, and you are very upset right now. After joining the root to perform the mission, you can temporarily forget about the past and just become the root of Konoha."

"I..." Kakashi fell into silence.

Danzo's words touched his heart. During this period, he often had trouble sleeping and eating because of the memories of the past.

If there is such a chance to forget yourself and become an ordinary ninja, it may be a good decision.

Seeing Kakashi's hesitation, Danzo continued: "Kakashi, you can rest assured that you are different from others. Even if you join the Root Organization, I will not plant the Seal of Tongue Jue's Bane on you."

"As long as you want to withdraw from the root, you can withdraw at any time, and I will not stop you."

After hearing this, Kakashi fell into thinking for a long time. After his thinking was over, he looked at Danzo with a smile on his face.

"Danzo-sama, when can I report to the root?"

…

After successfully recruiting Kakashi, Danzo was in a very good mood and asked Kakashi to report directly to the root.

Kakashi is not an ordinary ninja. He is the son of Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo and the youngest Jonin in the village. As time goes by, he will reach the height of Konoha White Fang sooner or later.

And in addition to Kakashi's ninja talent, he also has a Sharingan gifted by Uchiha.

The Sharingan is no longer of much use to a ninja of his level. The so-called dynamic vision also depends on whether the body can react. The trait that cannot be turned off will also consume a lot of chakra.

But the Sharingan possesses an incredible secret that can turn the tide of the battle at critical moments.

When he was being chased and intercepted by the enemy's Jonin, if Uchiha Mirror hadn't used this secret technique to turn the tide of the battle, he would have died in the Second Ninja War.

It was such a difficult time. Konoha not only lost the first generation, but also lost Teacher Tobirama.

Putting back his thoughts that were gradually diverging, Danzo took advantage of the night to arrive outside the Konoha Orphanage.

After seeing the shabby signboard of the orphanage and the smiling Noonoyu at the door, Danzo's eyes became much sharper.

Nonoyu was once his ace and completed many tasks for him.

Later, after completing a fatal mission, Nonoyu retired from his roots and became the director of an orphanage, freeing himself from his control.

Over the years, Nonoyu not only refused to obey his summoning orders, but even refused to hand over the war orphans. These war orphans had no worries and most of them were descendants of ninjas, and were most suitable to be trained into basic ninjas.

But Nonoyu dared to contradict him for these war orphans, which made him feel angry all the time.

This time I got permission to expand the base of ninjas, and it was no longer up to Nonoyu to decide whether to recruit students from the orphanage for training.

However, using this group of orphans to blackmail No Naiyu is also a good choice.

Just in the direction of Iwagakure Village, there is a lack of a decent spy at the root. It is also a good choice to send him to the Country of Rain.

Thinking of this, Danzo appeared in front of Nonoyu and blocked his way.

After seeing that the person blocking the road was Danzo, Nonoyu's face suddenly darkened. She looked at Danzo and said cautiously: "Master Danzo, why are you here?"

After the death of the Fourth Hokage, Nonoyu has been worried about Danzo coming to his door.

Unexpectedly, after only a month of stability, Danzo actually came to find her. She didn't know if she could save the children in the orphanage from Danzo.

After the two sides looked at each other, Danzo said with a smile: "Walking Miko, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Is the dean's life going well?"

"I came here this time to visit the children in the orphanage on behalf of the village..."

Nonoyu swallowed his saliva and said with a panicked expression: "Master Danzo, please don't recruit people from the orphanage. They are all a group of pitiful children."

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly: "You know better than me what the root's responsibilities are. If you had not secretly shouldered the darkness, the village would not have the peace it has now."

"They enjoy the tranquility of Konoha, so they naturally want to contribute to the village."

"Do you want me to give up recruiting orphans from outside the village and train children in the village? Are you too selfish?"

Faced with the pressure brought by Danzo, Nonoyu was speechless.

Danzo is different from the root ninjas he visited before. He is the real power in the village. Whether it is through strength or influence, he can easily crush a small orphanage.

But if she was asked to hand over the child, she would definitely not be able to do it.

So, it seems that there is only one option at the moment, which is to exchange myself for other children in the orphanage. I came out of the orphanage back then, and I am more useful than the children.

At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi, who noticed something was wrong, put down the broom in his hand and walked over.

Kabuto Yakushi glanced at Nonou, who looked nervous, and then at Danzo, who exuded a dark aura, and immediately understood something.

"Dean, is this old gentleman an acquaintance of yours?"