I want to dedicate the ninja world to the evil god

"That's your best chance then." Orochimaru said in a sinister voice.

Danzo re-wrapped the bandage around his arms and eyes while looking at Orochimaru: "I can handle this kind of thing myself.'
"It's you, Orochimaru, have you forgotten all the kindness Hiruzen taught you?"

Faced with Danzo's sudden question, Orochimaru curled his lips and replied nonchalantly: "Emotions are the biggest stumbling block in the process of human evolution."

"Oh, you are so cold-blooded."

Danzo commented flatly.

There was a trace of amusement on Orochimaru's face: "You who want to kill your friend and seize the position of Hokage seem to be the least qualified to judge me, right?"

Danzo shook his head: "I'm just doing it for Konoha."

"How hypocritical, Danzo."

Orochimaru commented unceremoniously.

Just when Danzo was about to say something, there was a sudden commotion outside.

This is obviously an important secret room at the root, how could it be possible?
The next second, the door to the secret room was violently blasted open.

A familiar figure rushed in from outside.

"Danzo-sama, where is O?"

Tenzo asked with a face full of anxiety, and the usual respect for Danzo was completely absent from him.

Danzo finally wrapped the bandage, and his oppressive gaze fell on Tenzo.

"I remember you should be in ANBU now, why are you here?"

It can be heard from Danzo's tone that he is extremely unhappy now.

But Tenzo ignored his displeasure, stared at Danzo and asked again: "Where is B?"

"Ah."

Danzo smiled.

He didn't know how long it had been since he had been disobeyed by his subordinates like this.

However, in order to teach this subordinate a profound lesson, Danzo temporarily suppressed his anger and stepped aside to get out of the way.

Without Danzo's cover, Tenzo could almost see Oto floating in the middle of the pool at a glance.

He rushed to B in an instant, stepped on the water and picked him up.

Looking at B who was like a mummy in his arms, his face was filled with fear and anger!
The time spent practicing together, eating together, and living together disappeared like powder in the wind, leaving an irreparable hole in Tianzang's heart.

"Want to learn Wood Escape? I'll teach you."

That careless guy is now turning into a mummy lying in his arms.

"You killed him?"

Tenzo raised his head. This was the first time he didn't use an honorific for Danzo.

"Duanzo, it seems that this child is very dissatisfied with you."

Orochimaru stood aside with his arms folded and continued to fire without caring.

Being contradicted by his subordinates like this, in front of Orochimaru, filled Danzo with anger.

"A, do you know what you are doing?"

Tianzang gritted his teeth and suddenly formed seals with his hands.

"I'm sorry, I just want to avenge B!"

"Wood Release: Silent Binding Kill!"

Several soft wooden stakes grew from Tenzo's hands and shot towards Danzo like long snakes.

"Just because you want to avenge B?"

Danzo let out a disdainful sneer, used a teleportation technique to dodge Tenzo's attack, and at the same time distanced himself, then stepped on the wall with his feet and aimed at Tenzo with his palms.

"Let me show you the real Mudun."

"Woodun·Burst Spear Tree!"

Danzo's arm instantly expanded into a huge tree, attacking Tenzo like a spear.

Although Tianzang immediately evaded, the swollen roots still swept him away mercilessly.

Immediately afterwards, several roots emerged, tightly binding Tianzang to the wall, unable to move.

Danzo landed on the ground and slowly walked towards Tenzo on crutches.

As he walked, a familiar face appeared on his neck.

Exactly what B looks like!

"Let me tell you something. B's sacrifice was not forced by me at all. It was completely his voluntary integration with me."

"In other words, now I am both Danzo and Oto."

"Do you understand? A, or should I say, Tenzo?"

"Do you still want to kill me now?"

Tenzo looked at the face on Danzo's neck, his mouth slightly opened, and he was silent for a long time.

Orochimaru, who was standing in a corner watching the battle, licked his lips: "It's incredible. I actually successfully fused and mastered the Wood Release."

Originally, Orochimaru only used his [Fu Zhi Reincarnation Technique] to trade with Danzo.

But the latter discovered an important problem during actual operation.

Unlike Orochimaru, a rebellious ninja, he doesn't care if he uses that body.

Most of the power Danzo currently holds actually comes from his identity.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to abandon his identity and transfer to another body, even if this can give him a very strong body and very powerful strength.

As for plastic surgery after changing the body, or using ninjutsu to disguise yourself.
If you were the leader of the root, or an elder advisor, this might be feasible, but Danzo's purpose was obviously more than that.

What he wants to do is, Hokage!
As Hokage, he couldn't always wear someone else's face.

Therefore, he needs to obtain the ability of B while retaining his body.

For this reason, Simu and Orochimaru created a new ninjutsu for him based on the "Immortal Reincarnation Technique", which is the "Mutual Devouring Technique" just used.

Compared with [The Technique of Immortal Reincarnation], [The Technique of Mutual Devouring] cannot completely occupy another person's body, and naturally cannot obtain all the other person's abilities.

Rather than acquiring other people's abilities, this technique is more like fusion.

The fusion of two people.

In other words, Danzo actually integrated all of A's soul and abilities into his body just now.

The advantage of this is that you can maintain your original body.

The disadvantage is that he needs to constantly suppress the opponent's soul, otherwise there may be two souls competing for one body.

This situation does not occur now mainly because B's soul has been affected by Danzo's illusions for a long time, completely dependent on Danzo, without any violent resistance, and even willingly being dominated.

Even so, Orochimaru was still a little surprised by Danzo's wood escape ability.According to previous tests, after the fusion of this technique, the dominant soul can only use half of the abilities of the dominated person at most.

But judging from Danzo's situation, it seems that there is more than half?
"Could this be something you planned in advance again, Shenyue Simu?"

Orochimaru looked at the proud Danzo in front of him, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised.

Only he truly understood how terrifying that guy was.

His attainments in soul and life are undoubtedly the strongest among all the people he has seen so far!
If it was really that guy who could arrange it, Orochimaru could almost foresee the scene where Danzo would shout long live the evil god.

"It's very interesting just thinking about it."

Just as Orochimaru was imagining this interesting scene, there was another commotion outside.

Danzo's expression darkened, he looked at Tenzo and asked, "What's going on?"

Tenzang, who was restrained, said dryly: "I already informed the rest of the ANBU before I came here."

"Damn."

Danzo immediately tightened the giant wood extending from his arm, and the suddenly increased strength instantly turned into pain and was exerted on Tenzo.

Fortunately, this pain did not last long, because the ANBU finally arrived.

"Danzo-sama, are you attacking ANBU members?"

The visitors were none other than Kakashi, who was wearing a mask, and the ANBU minister, the third son of the third generation, Sarutobi Uemon.

Danzo understood the seriousness of the matter the moment he saw this man.

It seemed that the old guy Sarutobi was really angry this time.

However, Danzo actually expected his old friend's reaction.

After all, Tenzo and Oto are now the only two Wooden ninjas left in Konoha. As the Hokage, Hiruzen should protect them no matter what. Now that something unexpected has happened, it is normal to be angry.

"Elder Danzo, I need you to give the ANBU an explanation."

Sarutobi Eemon looked at Oto who had turned into a mummy, and said in a cold tone.

Danzo just sneered at this: "You are just an ANBU minister and you are not enough for me to give an explanation. Take me to see Hiruzen."

The expression on Iemon's face was quite ugly under his mask.

As the head of the ANBU and the son of the Hokage, he has always held a very aloof position in Konoha, and the power he holds in his hands is far beyond that of ordinary jounin. Even the other two advisors have to speak to him politely. Thinking of being looked down upon by Danzo today.

But having said that, this is an elder of Konoha, and he would not dare to use his unique skills without the permission of his father.

What a pity for such a good Mudun seedling.

He cheered up, with a hint of anger in his voice: "Then please ask Elder Danzo to go to the Hokage's office and explain it to the Hokage."

Danzo didn't say anything, but silently canceled the ninjutsu that bound Tenzo.

The latter fell to the ground and finally got a chance to breathe.

After Tenzou took a breath, he immediately looked towards the dark corner where Orochimaru was just now.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru had disappeared long before Kakashi and Eemon broke into the dark room.

Not only that, this cunning man didn't even leave a trace.

"Damn it, were you prepared?"

Tianzang's face looked a little ugly.

Later, Eemon and Kakashi brought Danzo, Tenzo, and Oto, who had turned into a mummy, to the Hokage's office.

"You killed a member of the ANBU and one of the only two Wooden ninjas in Konoha, Danzo."

At the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen issued an extremely serious question.

Iemon looked at his father with his peripheral vision. It seemed that he had not seen his father looking so angry for many years.

"Hiruzen, let the others retreat first."

Danzo's tone was hoarse but calm, perfectly demonstrating the determination of an elder statesman.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a long puff of cigarette, then waved his hand and said: "You guys should step back first."

"Yes."

Led by Iemon, everyone used the teleportation technique to disappear into the room, leaving only Oto's body, Danzo, and Hiruzen.

"You can say it now. I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation, Danzo."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's old eyes suddenly burst out with a gaze as sharp as an eagle's.

This time, Danzo's actions really touched his bottom line.

If it weren't for the special situation now, he might have let the ANBU steal the entire root.

But Danzo and the Hokage in front of him have been old partners for decades, and they have already fully understood his character. He said directly: "Hiruzhan, everything I do is for Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened, as expected, he said this again.

But immediately he heard Danzo say: "The time for Uchiha to launch a coup is getting closer and closer. Although Uchiha Itachi has promised us that he will prevent the Uchiha clan's coup, those evil Uchiha can really be believed ?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and retorted: "Itachi is different from ordinary Uchiha. He is an Uchiha who has inherited the will of fire."

"What if?"

There was a hint of coldness in Danzo's eyes.

"What if Itachi is just pretending to agree to us, but is actually preparing to gather the entire Uchiha to launch a coup tomorrow night?"

"Don't forget, in addition to Uchiha, they also have the Higan Flower Merchant Guild with sufficient supplies behind them, as well as the mysterious and powerful Evil God Cult that appeared out of nowhere!"

These two sentences made Sarutobi Hiruzen silent, because he was indeed unable to determine Itachi's true intentions.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was wavering, Danzo continued: "Hiruzen, now is not the time to care about these things. The most important thing is to unite all forces to deal with the possible coup!"

"When the Uchiha matter is over, I can accept any punishment from you."

Danzo's meaning was very clear.

The top priority now is to deal with Uchiha's rebellion, rather than focusing on him. Even if he makes a big mistake, he can wait until after the war to deal with it.

Danzo Shimura is all for Konoha!

It is undeniable that Danzo's attitude did shake Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart a bit.

After all, the threat Uchiha poses to Konoha is indeed too great, so it seems good to keep Danzo as a back-up?
If Uchiha really launches a coup, maybe Danzo can lead the root to the top and weaken the power of the root by the way.

After pondering for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to Danzo's request.

"In that case, let's wait until the Uchiha incident is over before dealing with this matter."

Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the topic again and said seriously: "But no matter what, killing ANBU ninja is an unforgivable crime. You'd better be prepared, Danzo."

Danzo didn't take it seriously and slowly closed his eyes: "Don't worry, Hiruzen, as long as the Uchiha can be eradicated smoothly, I will happily accept it even if you want to deprive me of my position as the leader of the root."

Such a calm attitude made Sarutobi Hiruzen a little suspicious and hesitant. Could it be that Danzo really made this move for the safety of Konoha? (End of chapter)