Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 170 Kabuto Yakushi and Kakashi

"The Hidden Cloud Village started a war?!"

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

After reading the intelligence scroll, the Third Hokage first signaled his assistant to leave with his eyes, and then said to Danzo and Jiraiya: "There is nothing wrong with this information. The Hidden Cloud Village has 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 come a day when either the Iwagakure Village in the north would make a move, or the Kumogakure Village in the northeast would eye him covetously.

But they didn't expect that Yunyin would launch a war so quickly, and they were not ready for war yet.

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. Coupled with the growth of the two Jinchūriki, Killer Bee and Yukito, they feel that they are qualified to challenge us."

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

On foreign issues, Danzo's attitude has always been extremely tough. He is a real hawk who advocates using any means to deal with the enemy.

These included assassinating high-ranking officials of enemy countries, disguising themselves as enemies and launching attacks in neutral countries, and a series of other conspiracies.

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

If the Fourth Hokage and his wife were still alive, the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely not dare to initiate an attack. However, in the absence of Jinchūriki, Konoha has already fallen into a disadvantage before the war even started.

After all, every qualified Jinchūriki is at the level of Kage and possesses greater 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 Jonin from various departments of the village to come to a meeting. We can't escape this war..."

……

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

After learning that the Hidden Cloud Village invaded the Land of Hot Springs from the northeast and headed straight for the Land of Fire, the faces of the ninjas present all looked unhappy. They didn't want to go through another war.

The reason is also very simple.

Since the Second Ninja World War broke out twenty years ago, Konoha has not had a peaceful and harmonious time, and has always been in the midst of war.

After finally getting through the days when even nine-year-old children had to go to the battlefield.

The village had experienced another Nine-Tails Rebellion and had lost a lot of elite forces. Now, it had been less than a month since they had enjoyed peace, and the Hidden Cloud Village was about to launch another attack.

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

Since this is only a single-line battle, the pressure on Konoha is 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 run for the commander position, but gave up the idea at the critical moment.

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

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

Thinking of this, Danzo recommended Uchiha Fugaku as deputy commander.

"Everyone, I think that 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 his purpose was to weaken the number of Uchiha ninjas through war.

But after hesitating for a moment, Fugaku accepted Danzo's recommendation and became the deputy commander on the front line.

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

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

After seeing that Fugaku had become the deputy commander of the Kumogakure front line, the jonin were envious of Uchiha for holding so much power, while others secretly mocked him.

The Third Hokage did not object to Danzo's recommendation. The Uchiha did not suffer much loss in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, so it would be the best idea for the Uchiha to assist Jiraiya in destroying the Hidden Cloud Village.

Facing the physical arts masters of the Hidden Cloud Village, Uchiha and Hinata were able to effectively restrain them.

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

After making arrangements for the Kumogakure front, the next step is to prepare for strategic defense in the other directions. Even the Iwagakure and Kirigakure that have ceased hostilities, and the Sand Village that has become an ally must be on guard.

The war may evolve into a new round of Ninja War at any time.

……

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

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

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

However, he did not get nothing in return. He obtained permission to expand the Root. Only during the war would the Third Hokage slightly relax the restrictions and allow him to do whatever he wanted.

As long as he took advantage of this opportunity, he could expand the number of Root members several times, surpassing the scale of his trip to the Hidden Rain Village.

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

The former is an excellent ninja who graduated from the Ninja School and has served for many years. He can quickly become a fighting force of the Root without too much training. The disadvantage is that he cannot guarantee absolute loyalty to himself.

After all, these people will become the Anbu under the Third Generation in the future, and they will not be able to plant the mark of the tongue-killing root of disaster.

Although the latter are loyal enough, the training period is very long. In order to cultivate qualified confidants, at least half a year of careful training is required, and the attrition rate during training is also very high.

After some deliberation, Danzo decided to have both. The Root should train war orphans as its confidants, and also recruit active elite ninjas.

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

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

His target was Kakashi Hatake, the 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 in depression. He couldn't help but frowned.

It's just that a teacher died, 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 carry out tasks.

Considering the talent Kakashi had shown, Danzo patiently knocked on the door.

A few minutes later, there was a sound of footsteps on the floor, and the door slid open gently. Seeing that the person was the leader of the Root Organization, Danzo, Kakashi said expressionlessly, "Danzo-sama, what do you want to talk to me about?"

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

Hearing this, Kakashi frowned.

In the eyes of ordinary ninjas, the Root is a training class for the Anbu.

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

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

Danzo definitely came to me not to ask me to resume my original position, but to join his Root.

Thinking of this, Kakashi shook his head and said: "Does the village need a loser like me who can't be protected by anyone? Even if I don't join the Root, I can still go to the front line to perform missions."

"And Elder Danzo's roots are too dark, and I don't want to be 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 naturally it is full of darkness.”

"But it is the reason for the existence of the roots. Only the silent efforts of us ninjas in the dark can allow the leaves to grow freely in the sun."

"I invited you to join the Root because I saw a deep darkness in you."

"Only a ninja like you can protect the village in the dark, and your heart is very confused now. After joining the Root to carry out the mission, you can temporarily forget the past and just become the root of Konoha."

"I..." Kakashi fell silent.

Danzo's words touched his heart. During this period, he was often unable to sleep or eat because of the memories of the past.

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

Seeing Kakashi's hesitation, Danzo continued, "Kakashi, you can rest assured that you are different from the others. Even if you join the Root Organization, I will not plant the Tongue-Destroying Mark on you."

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

After hearing this, Kakashi fell into deep thought for a long time. After he finished thinking, he looked at Danzo who was smiling.

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

……

After successfully recruiting Kakashi, Danzo was in a very good mood and directly asked Kakashi to report 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 eventually reach the level of Konoha White Fang.

In addition to his ninja talent, Kakashi also has a Sharingan given by Uchiha.

The Sharingan is no longer very useful for 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 a secret technique that is so powerful that it can turn the tide of battle at a critical moment.

If Uchiha Kagami had not used this secret technique to turn the tide of the battle when he was being chased and blocked by the enemy's senior ninjas, he would probably have died in the Second Ninja World War.

That was a very difficult time. Konoha not only lost the Shodai, but also lost Sensei Tobirama.

Gathering his gradually dispersing thoughts, Danzo took advantage of the night and came to the outside of Konoha Orphanage.

After seeing the shabby sign of the orphanage and Nono who was still smiling at the door, Danzo's eyes became much sharper.

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

Later, after completing a mission that required her to die, Nono retired from the Root and became the director of an orphanage, freeing herself from his control.

Over the years, Not only did Nonou not obey his summoning orders, he even refused to hand over the war orphans. These war orphans had no ties and most of them were descendants of ninjas, and were most suitable for training to become Root ninjas.

But Nono dared to contradict him for these war orphans, which made him very angry.

This time, he had obtained permission to expand the Root Ninja. Whether to recruit students from the orphanage for training was no longer up to Nono.

However, using these orphans to threaten Nono is also a good choice.

Just in the direction of Iwagakure Village, the Root lacks a decent spy, so sending him to the Rain Country would be a good choice.

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

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

After the death of the Fourth Hokage, Nono has been worried that Danzo would come looking for him.

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

After the two looked at each other, Danzo smiled and said, "Walking Miko, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Is the dean living a good life?"

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

Nono swallowed and said in a panic, "Master Danzo, please don't recruit people from the orphanage. They are all a bunch of pitiful children."

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You know better than me what the responsibilities of the Root are. If the darkness had not been borne in secret, the village would not have the peace it has now."

"They have enjoyed the tranquility of Konoha, so they should naturally contribute to the village."

"Are you asking me to give up recruiting orphans from outside the village and train the children in the village? Aren't you too selfish?"

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

Danzo is different from the previous Root ninjas who visited the village. He is the real power in the village. Whether it is his strength or influence, he can easily crush the small orphanage.

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

Well, there seems to be only one option now, that is to exchange myself for other children in the orphanage. I came out of an orphanage myself and I am more useful than the children.

Just then, noticing something was wrong, Pharmacist Kabuto put down the broom in his hand and walked over.

Yakushi Kabuto glanced at Nono who had a nervous expression, then at Danzo who exuded a gloomy aura, and immediately understood something.

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

(End of this chapter)