Chapter 672: Daytime Tiger Tears Through Lightning

Since the news of Danzo Shimura's death had already spread throughout the ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply issued an announcement to make it public.

To save face for Danzo Shimura and to maintain the dignity of the leadership, the cause of Danzo's death was not that he was killed while acting on his own, but that he tragically died while gathering intelligence.

This news shook Konoha, and the residents began discussing who exactly Danzo Shimura was.

Although Danzo Shimura was one of Konoha's higher-ups, ordinary Konoha residents didn't care who the higher-ups were—at most they knew who the Hokage was.

Moreover, since Danzo Shimura was mainly in charge of the dirty work behind the scenes and rarely showed his face, it was even harder for residents to recognize him.

Of course, most ninja did know who Danzo Shimura was.

Besides his identity as the "Konoha's Master of Underhanded Deals," Danzo Shimura was also a powerful ninja, and that alone was enough to leave an impression on many Konoha ninja.

However, for various reasons, Danzo Shimura's overall evaluation in the eyes of most ninja was mediocre.

Most ninja did not care about the fact of Danzo Shimura's death itself, but rather about the impact this event might cause.

After all, Danzo Shimura was a high-ranking Konoha official, and moreover a powerful one who controlled the special department called Root, involving many interests.

As for the impact within the village, since Hiruzen Sarutobi had received the news early and made preparations, nothing major happened.

The impact outside the village was somewhat frightening. Clans with deep foundations like the Nara quickly received news that Kumogakure was making moves against Konoha.

And as the news fermented, some people discovered a problem: the information coming from outside said that Sōsuke from the Land of Rain had killed Danzo Shimura, while the announcement from Hiruzen Sarutobi said the matter was still under investigation.

The various pieces of information created a strange atmosphere in Konoha, no longer as relaxed as before.

Even the training atmosphere in the Southern Forest was slightly affected.

"Lord Danzo is dead..." Yamato sat on a large rock and sighed.

After spending some time with Muyue, he discovered that Danzo Shimura was not as good as he had imagined, but Yamato was still grateful to him.

After all, Danzo had raised him for quite some time, and Yamato was grateful for that.

Thus, Yamato became the only disciple of Muyue who would grieve over Danzo Shimura's death.

"Danzo? That Shimura Danzo? So who is he anyway? Lately a lot of people in the village have been talking about him," Obito scratched his head and asked.

He was one of those who would ask who Danzo Shimura was.

Obito had not been born yet during the era when Danzo Shimura was active on the battlefield, and combined with other factors, he was not familiar with the information about the ninja named Danzo Shimura.

"He was the Hokage's aide in Konoha," Kakashi answered the question for Yamato.

"He was actually the Hokage's aide? But I haven't heard much about him," Obito said, puzzled.

"Probably because there was no news worth spreading," Kakashi replied calmly.

Ninja like Muyue and Minato Namikaze, who repeatedly achieved great feats on the battlefield, were actually rare.

Because this required not only strength, but also luck and the ability to seize opportunities.

Obito thought Kakashi was right, and at the same time he mourned for this unfamiliar Hokage's aide for 0.01 seconds.

As the Hokage's aide, to not even have a single deed worth mentioning was truly pitiful.

"If I become Hokage, I'll definitely be the kind of Hokage who has several pages of content in the history books!" Obito clenched his fist and thought.

When studying, he really hated memorizing things, but just thinking about making future students memorize his deeds made Obito extremely excited.

As for why he thought it in his heart instead of saying it out loud, it was because Obito knew that the devilish Kakashi would definitely laugh at him for overestimating himself.

Although he had lofty ambitions, Obito knew that he was indeed not qualified now and couldn't refute Kakashi's mockery.

He would work hard in secret and then amaze everyone.

"Don't take any missions recently; wait for my arrangement," Muyue reminded his disciples.

From the changes in the ninja world, Muyue could sense Madara Uchiha's impatience.

He was too old and couldn't wait to find a successor to execute his resurrection plan.

In such a situation, only in Konoha, by Muyue's side, could Obito and Shisui avoid being manipulated by Madara Uchiha.

Normally, jonin were already able to complete missions alone or lead a team to complete missions.

However, Obito and the others were in a special situation. On one hand, they were too young—to the point of breaking Konoha's jonin age record—and on the other hand, there was Muyue's interference.

Namikaze Minato had mentioned letting Kakashi and the others lead their own teams on missions, not so much to have more jonin teams in Konoha, but to use leading as a way to train them.

Muyue firmly rejected Namikaze Minato's proposal and listed several reasons to persuade him.

All the disciples nodded.

Then Muyue called Shisui aside alone and explained the matter of the Training Squad to him.

Shisui showed a somewhat conflicted expression.

He could sense the specialness of the Training Squad; it was an even more special Anbu than the regular Anbu, and it might help his plan to change the Uchiha.

But if he joined such a special division, he definitely wouldn't be able to be as free as before, and wouldn't have as much time to train with Muyue, Obito, and the others.

"If you want to join, I'll arrange a squad leader position for you. If you don't want to join, then don't. Don't force yourself. Just choose according to your true feelings," Muyue said.

Solving the Uchiha problem required balancing both within and outside the clan, but "outside the clan" didn't necessarily mean joining a department like the Training Squad.

Sarutobi Hiruzen also didn't insist on Shisui joining the Training Squad; it's just that Shisui was a suitable candidate.

As Shisui's teacher, he couldn't solve all of Shisui's difficulties, but he could still shield him from some storms.

"Muyue-sensei, I'll join!" Shisui replied seriously.

After thinking it over seriously, Shisui believed he should seize this rare opportunity.

This was an advantage that no Uchiha ninja other than him and Obito possessed.

Muyue was the head of this new department. In this department, as long as they made contributions, they would definitely reap the rewards they deserved.

It was already difficult for other Uchiha to join such a confidential department, and getting promoted would be even harder.

"Good. When it's time to report to the Training Squad, I'll notify you," Muyue nodded.

Thanks to Shimura Danzo, although the Training Squad was a newly established department, it already had its own independent base—the former Root base.

Sarutobi Hiruzen kept his word; except for some confidential documents useless to the Training Squad, all other Root properties belonged to the Training Squad.

Although the Training Squad currently had only two people besides Shisui who hadn't joined yet, it actually had quite a lot of various resources.

Shisui thanked Muyue and then began training.

After the training session ended, Muyue didn't return to his home in the main city area; instead, he walked over to Yamato.

"Muyue-sensei?" Yamato looked at Muyue in confusion.

"I felt like visiting your home today. Are you not welcome, Yamato?" Muyue said with a smile, looking at Yamato.

"Of course you're welcome," Yamato quickly explained, feeling a little touched inside.

Muyue was always like this, able to promptly detect his emotions and then offer reassurance.

The house Yamato currently lived in was arranged by Shimura Danzo before, and it was in the suburbs of the suburbs.

Fortunately, the place where Muyue and the others trained was also quite remote, so Yamato's home was actually the closest to their usual training spot.

After entering Yamato's home, Muyue walked toward the kitchen.

Since his disciple was unhappy, of course he should let him taste some delicious food that could change his mood.

Yamato waved his hand, indicating he didn't want to trouble Muyue, but in the end, he was persuaded by Muyue and sat obediently at the table waiting for the meal.

"Do you want to go to school?" Muyue asked after placing the last dish on the table.

The Ninja Academy usually enrolled students at age five or six. Now Yamato was already eight. If not for his special identity, he should have already gone to the Ninja Academy.

Muyue had long wanted to send Yamato to school, but he couldn't explain it to Shimura Danzo, so he had been unable to enroll him.

"Is it the Ninja Academy?" Yamato replied, restraining himself from looking at the unusually enticing dishes.

These were dishes Muyue had cooked. He felt that Muyue should eat first.

"Yes, after graduating from the Ninja Academy, you'll be an official Konoha ninja." Muyue saw what Yamato was thinking and picked up a piece of meat into his own bowl.

Strictly speaking, Yamato was actually an unregistered person. His identity was still arranged by Shimura Danzo.

Yamato's previous status as a Root ninja was not recorded in the Root member directory. He was a ninja recognized only by Shimura Danzo, not a real Konoha ninja.

Of course, with Shimura Danzo's influence, arranging a ninja identity for Yamato was not difficult. It's just that Yamato's strength was too weak, and Shimura Danzo was afraid of being discovered by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"How long do we have to study at the ninja school to become a ninja?" Yamato also picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, then immediately shoveled in some rice, chewing for a while with a happy expression.

"If it's fast, one month or even two weeks is possible; if slow, six years. I personally recommend you stay for at least two years." Muyue thought for a moment and said.

Yamato was among the more unfortunate of his disciples. First, he was captured and became a test subject in the near-certain death Hashirama cell experiment.

He barely survived but lost his memory, and ended up being picked up by Shimura Danzo, who long-term PUA'd him and instilled his twisted ideology.

So Muyue hoped that Yamato could have a happy campus life.

With Yamato's current strength, going to the ninja school was a complete dimensionality reduction attack, a pure protagonist situation.

As soon as Yamato heard the number six years, his eyes widened slightly. His life was only a little over 1.33 six-year periods.

"Teacher Muyue, is there hope for me to become a Wood Style ninja like the First Hokage?" Yamato did not answer the question of "no", but suddenly asked.

"Very difficult, almost impossible." Muyue replied as tactfully as possible.

What was abnormal about Hashirama Senju was not the Wood Style, but his terrifying chakra.

The chakra of an ordinary tailed beast was already terrifying enough that ordinary ninja could hardly reach it. Compared to the Nine-Tails, the chakra of ordinary tailed beasts was quite inferior.

But compared to Hashirama Senju, even the Nine-Tails had to take a step back, showing how terrifying Hashirama's chakra capacity was.

"So there is still a little possibility? I want to become a ninja like the First Hokage who can protect the village and stop wars." Yamato said with a determined face.

"I'm going to the ninja school, then graduate as quickly as possible to become a ninja. When that happens, please train me even more strictly, Teacher Muyue!"

Shimura Danzo's death made him a little sad, but what made Yamato more uneasy was the future—if Muyue sacrificed himself like Shimura Danzo...

He wanted stronger power, the power to protect the people and things he cared about.

Muyue showed a somewhat helpless expression. Sometimes precociousness wasn't a good thing. Why did they all have such a sense of responsibility? Children under ten should just obediently enjoy life.

"Even if you want to become a ninja like the First Hokage, it's not something that can be done overnight. At the very least, you need to study in the ninja school for a year." Muyue tapped Yamato with his index and middle fingers together.

The Land of Hot Water, Konoha Ninja Forces Base.

"So he died just like that? What a pity." Orochimaru put down the materials in his hands, a slight ripple appearing on his perpetually expressionless face.

He had received the news of Shimura Danzo's death, not only from Konoha's official announcement but also from some rumors circulating in the ninja world.

"The experiments will have to be suspended..." Orochimaru sighed slightly.

He did not feel sad about Shimura Danzo's death. Just as Shimura Danzo only treated him as a tool for experiments, Orochimaru similarly only regarded Shimura Danzo as a convenient partner, not as a comrade like Jiraiya and Tsunade.

What worried Orochimaru was whether his experiments could proceed smoothly and whether his collaboration with Shimura Danzo had been exposed.

They had done too many over-the-line things together. Once exposed, let alone competing for Hokage, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi spared his life, it would be out of old sentiment.

Orochimaru originally wanted to return to Konoha to eliminate information that might expose him, but Kumogakure's sudden actions foiled his goal.

Changing a commander before battle was a great taboo. Without a proper reason, Konoha's high command would not let him return to Konoha at this time.

After discovering the difficulty of returning to Konoha, Orochimaru simply did not even apply, since it wouldn't be approved anyway.

Orochimaru now very much hoped that Shimura Danzo had properly cleaned up the traces. Once exposed, he would have no choice but to defect.

Orochimaru did not sit idly by. He actively sought ways to contact his subordinates in Konoha to understand the situation there and the impact of Shimura Danzo's death.

He was not attached to his power in Konoha. Whether power or money, they were just means to his ends; he did not covet power and money themselves.

But to make Orochimaru give up everything in Konoha, he was also unwilling. He had managed for many years to achieve his current results. If he defected, he would have to start from scratch and waste a lot of time again.

However, energy is always limited, even for a talent like Orochimaru.

When he focused his energy on matters concerning Shimura Danzo and the war with Kumogakure, he didn't have much energy left to analyze.

And so, Kumogakure's ninja forces quietly arrived by ship in the Land of Fields and began their operation.: mhtxs

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