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Chapter 275: Playing a Good Hand Until It's a Mess!
🕑 Added 2025-09-16 14:06:35 +0000 UTCChapter 275: Playing a Good Hand Until It's a Mess!
Evidently, as he had gradually grown older, the authority of his teacher did not intimidate his disciple. After all, Danzo had no way of explaining Zetsu's existence…
The master and disciple were in a complete stalemate.
"I won't mind you using the cells of the First and Fourth Hokage for human experiments, nor will I care about your deliberate attempts to assassinate Saru…"
The great Second Hokage looked at his still-silent disciple and said coldly, "I personally founded the ANBU back then, because I know very well that a village must have ninjas who protect it from the darkness, even if you have gone to great extremes…"
"Teacher, please believe me…"
Danzo Shimura could only pull out his old set of excuses. "That fellow named Zetsu has already defected from Konoha. I don't even have a way to track its movements now, let alone control it to do my bidding."
It couldn't be said that Zetsu had nothing to do with him. A few years ago, Danzo had grandly used the banner of hunting the S-rank rogue ninja Zetsu to suppress the Hidden Grass Village!
"Open your mouth…"
Tobirama Senju pinched the face of a Root ninja with one hand, forcing him to stick out his tongue. He looked at the curse mark on it and said in a deep voice, "He's just an ordinary ninja, right? You even use the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal to control him. That rogue ninja named Zetsu—did you not leave behind a countermeasure for him?"
"…"
Danzo Shimura looked at his innocent subordinate. That was a person he had requested from the head of the Yamanaka clan; how could he be an ordinary ninja!
This was also because Root was too lacking in talent… Come to think of it, back when he had Shisui Uchiha under his command, how glorious it was!
Lord Danzo was quite helpless in his heart, but he could only continue to spin lies. "I once planted a curse mark on it, but it was later removed by it… That rogue ninja is not only skilled in the Flying Thunder God Technique, but he should also be very skilled in sealing jutsu."
"…I see."
Tobirama Senju noted this piece of intelligence, thinking to himself that a monster that even that crow was helpless against might indeed have something unique. This kid Danzo's courage was actually not that great; he probably wouldn't lie to him.
Just as Tobirama was about to leave, a clueless Root ninja strode in. "Lord Danzo, one person who was sent to the Land of Earth on a mission has escaped back. He is currently in the base's intelligence room…"
Danzo Shimura: "…"
Was this subordinate too clueless!
Didn't he see that he was discussing important matters with his dead teacher!
Tobirama waved his hand, remembering the news brought by his elder brother and that crow. "Just in time. I also want to know some information about the Land of Earth…"
Why was the Root ninjas' attack on the Iwa-nin border outposts in the Land of Earth so successful? Wasn't it because that rogue ninja named Zetsu had already cleared it out once?
It seemed he had underestimated his disciple's courage…
After all, he was the leader of Root who had been handling dirty work in the shadows for many years and held great power. How could he be frightened by a reanimated dead man?
However, this Root ninja who had escaped back did indeed bring a piece of news that was favorable to Danzo. That was, the two jinchuriki of Iwagakure had been captured…
And the ninjas who had captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails jinchuriki were the Akatsuki's Rinnegan and Konan. The entire Iwagakure was almost plowed into ruins by Almighty Push and the Tandem Paper Bomb!
Even though the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, had turned the tide and forced the enemy to retreat, the Five-Tails jinchuriki hidden in the village was still forcibly taken away…
This was actually outdated news, but it was the first time an intelligence ninja had obtained a relatively detailed battle report.
Ignoring Danzo's suspicious expression, Tobirama's face grew solemn. "That woman named Konan has obtained the Tandem Paper Bomb Jutsu?"
This was not good…
He had been buying up explosive tags in large quantities all these years, and Konan was also one of his business competitors. Since Orochimaru had abandoned the bloated Akatsuki, Konan's financial situation had not been good recently, and the price of explosive tags had勉强 come down…
"Judging by the curse marks on the explosive tags, which continuously summon other explosive tags and cause a chain of explosions, it is indeed the Tandem Paper Bomb Jutsu without a doubt…"
Danzo Shimura said cautiously, "That is a forbidden jutsu. Ever since Teacher passed away, few people have been able to master it. It has always been in Konoha's forbidden jutsu room and has never been leaked…"
"Hmph! That woman is skilled in using the Paper Release secret technique. It's no exception that she could learn the Tandem Paper Bomb. It must have been a rogue ninja from the village who gave her the forbidden jutsu scroll!"
Tobirama looked at his disciple and clenched his fists. "It was probably Orochimaru or that guy named Zetsu who brought it to her!"
"…Perhaps it is as Teacher says."
"Alright, you stay here and assist Hiruzen properly. Don't get any other ideas…" Tobirama looked at Danzo's old face. After all, this was the child he had raised, and for a moment, he couldn't bear it. "I will help you settle things this time I've come to Konoha. Do you know who sent people to assassinate you?"
"The mastermind is most likely Fugaku Uchiha…"
Danzo Shimura speculated on the people he had offended. The one with the highest suspicion was undoubtedly that upstart captain of the Military Police Force who had risen to prominence through his son.
The two of them could no longer be described as political rivals.
Danzo had once tried to induce a clansman to use Kotoamatsukami to change Fugaku's will, while Fugaku had slandered Danzo's character in various public and private occasions…
As for the next candidate…
Danzo touched his ninja sword and said in a deep voice, "The one who led the assassination was probably Shisui Uchiha, because he was once my subordinate and is very familiar with Root's locations and movements…"
"That little brat who also has the Mangekyo Sharingan was also your former subordinate?" Hearing this, Tobirama's eyes gradually became strange…
The operating funds of the Naka Shrine Cultivation Class had always been provided by the Land of Waves, which was under Tobirama's rule. Now it seemed that the ninjas trained with those funds were all being used to assassinate his disciple…
And that wasn't all!
The key to the problem was that that rogue ninja named Zetsu had been Danzo's subordinate in the past…
Shisui Uchiha, known within their organization as the most bizarre Mangekyo, a genius ninja not inferior to Itachi Uchiha, was the junior of Tobirama's other disciple, Kagami Uchiha. It was thought that that little brat must be loyal to Konoha…
However, that Shisui Uchiha had also once been Danzo's subordinate.
Tobirama was silent for a long time, resisting the urge to open his mouth and curse. Did this disciple of his have a hole in his head?!
He was clearly holding a handful of premium cards, yet he insisted on playing them until they were a mess. This skill level was really catching up to his big brother's…
"I will take care of this matter for you."
The great strategist Tobirama let out a long breath and stared at Danzo coldly. "From now on, you will be responsible for finding a way to win over that rogue ninja named Zetsu…"
"Remember clearly, win it over!"
"Not control it!"
