The Konoha streets near noon were bathed in perfect Sunlight, bustling with people.
Yamanaka Kei ate Red Bean Chestnut Yokan bought from Sweet Chestnut Sweet, strolling towards the Jonin Waiting Station.
His gaze swept over the merchants, civilians, and ninjas along the street from time to time.
Ordinary villagers rarely had entries.
Even if they did, they were mostly useless white or green entries.
Relatively speaking, ninjas had a higher probability of possessing entries, but not everyone had them; blank slate ninjas were more common.
No matter the world, ordinary people are always the majority.
Yamanaka Kei sighed inwardly, casually tossing the Yokan wrapper into a trash can, just as he was about to step into the Jonin Waiting Station.
A three-seater solid wood sofa shot out from the main entrance with a whistling sound, tearing through the air.
Before he could even see what was happening.
Formidable Chakra energy Burst from within the Jonin Waiting Station.
Then, with a deafening boom.
All the glass in the entire Jonin Waiting Station shattered, a crack several meters deep ran across the ground to the entrance, and even the walls showed varying degrees of tilting and collapse.
A perfectly good Jonin Waiting Station had turned into a dilapidated building in the blink of an eye!
Immediately afterward, a basic Wind Release: Air Current Wild Dance quickly dispersed the billowing smoke and dust.
Revealing the two figures still confronting each other within the Jonin Waiting Station.
Kushina Uzumaki, and Shimura Danzo!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
A series of air-splitting sounds rang out as three Root ninjas wearing Anbu uniforms and animal masks appeared behind Danzo, adopting an attack posture towards Kushina.
Yamanaka Kei narrowed his eyes slightly, his feet moving as he appeared behind Kushina.
Arriving with him were Akimichi Choza and Akimichi Todo of the Akimichi Clan, Nara Suzaku of the Nara Clan, Inuzuka Agito of the Inuzuka Clan, and Kurama Murakumo of the Kurama Clan.
As for the other Jonin originally in the Jonin Waiting Station.
Perhaps they were intimidated by the Hokage Assistant's authority, or perhaps they didn't want to get involved in the power struggles of the higher-ups.
They had already vanished without a trace.
"Shimura Danzo! I've already made it very clear, I will never hand over the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques to you!"
Seeing that she wasn't alone, Kushina Uzumaki's already fierce aura rose several notches again.
Hearing this, Yamanaka Kei understood. No wonder even the head of the Kurama Clan was standing behind Kushina, in addition to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio from the Hokage lineage.
So Danzo had crossed the line with the ninja clans this time?
"A Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki who cannot control her emotions will only bring disaster to the village. I will ask Hiruzen to have you undergo Root training."
Shimura Danzo's cold eyes contained not a trace of emotion.
He didn't even glance at Yamanaka Kei, Akimichi Choza, Kurama Murakumo, and the others.
After uttering a harsh word, he turned and walked away.
Kushina Uzumaki wore an expression of surprise, and even Akimichi Choza and the others were slightly taken aback by his easy departure.
Yamanaka Kei hadn't witnessed the entire conflict, so he couldn't determine Danzo's true purpose.
However, judging by the old codger's current attitude of giving up so easily, what he was after probably wasn't the Uzumaki Clan's sealing secret techniques.
Nor did he really want Kushina to go to Root for training.
After all, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen had been kicked in the head by a donkey, he wouldn't give Danzo a chance to gain control over the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
Yamanaka Kei couldn't guess Danzo's purpose, but he was sure that the old codger was up to no good.
Before, he might have been helpless against him due to his status and power.
But now...
"System, grant the term [Brainwave Amplification] to Shimura Danzo!"
A black, ghostly light, visible only to Yamanaka Kei, instantly disappeared into Shimura Danzo's body.
As he walked, Shimura Danzo felt a slight chill at the back of his head.
He simply assumed it was due to the intense malice from Kushina Uzumaki and the others, causing a subtle physical sensation. He didn't notice the impending crisis.
Crack!
The beam of the Jonin Waiting Station's roof snapped with a clear sound before collapsing.
The entire building began to crumble rapidly.
At the moment the beam broke, Yamanaka Kei and the others instinctively used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
The three Root ninjas who had been closely following Danzo were also quick to react.
However, after the rising dust settled.
The three Root ninjas exchanged glances, and when they didn't see Shimura Danzo's figure, they frantically began digging through the collapsed ruins.
"Holy crap! Is this thing really that powerful?"
Yamanaka Kei was both surprised and delighted, feeling that the effect of the black term was truly explosive!
He had just installed it on Shimura Danzo, and the guy was already buried alive!
"Hahahaha! People who do too many bad things really don't have a good end!"
Kushina put her hands on her hips, gleefully mocking the buried Shimura Danzo.
Especially after the three Root members exerted all their strength to drag the tattered, bloodied Danzo from the ruins, her laughter became even more cheerful.
With a dizzy head, Shimura Danzo continuously circulated Chakra, examining his body.
Just now, when he was using the Body Flicker Technique, his calf suddenly cramped for no reason.
Causing the broken beam to smash directly onto his forehead.
If he hadn't protected his vital points with Chakra in time, he would probably have died.
"Is it the transplanted Sharingan that's causing insufficient Chakra supply and muscle nerve dysfunction?"
Feeling his body, which had no abnormalities, Danzo could only attribute it to the aftereffects of transplanting the Sharingan.
Ignoring Kushina, who was deliberately approaching him to mock him, he barely raised his arm and gave a few hand signals to his subordinates.
Three Root ninjas quickly bandaged him to stop the bleeding, then carried him quickly towards the Root base.
Yamanaka Kei watched Danzo's back, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
...
Name: Shimura Danzo
Occupation: Konoha Ninja
Entries: Single-Eyed Three Tomoe (Blue), Wind Release Mastery (Blue), Brainwashing Expertise (Blue), Sealing Art Proficiency (Green), Unscrupulous (White), Ruthless and Heartless (White), Brainwave Amplification (Black)
...
In terms of the number of entries, Shimura Danzo has the most Yamanaka Kei has ever seen.
Especially those entries that have nothing to do with combat.
[Brainwashing Expertise] controls thoughts, [Sealing Art Proficiency] controls behavior, [Unscrupulous] reduces popularity and increases the target achievement rate, [Ruthless and Heartless] lowers the lower limit of humanity and enhances deterrence.
With a series of effects superimposed, it is no wonder that the Root he created can run rampant within Konoha for decades without falling.
"The weather is really nice today! Hmm~ Thank you all~!"
Kushina praised the weather with a very pleasant mood, and began to thank the people who were standing behind her just now.
That charming smile didn't show any shadow of the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero just now.
"Jonin Uzumaki is too polite."
Kurama Murakumo nodded in salute, maintaining the demeanor of a clan leader, and turned to leave gracefully.
He was standing behind Kushina Uzumaki just now because Danzo's request for the Uzumaki Clan's secret techniques touched the bottom line of the ninja family.
If Danzo had made things difficult for another reason, he would have left the Jonin Waiting Station long ago.
Kushina didn't mind the other party's alienated attitude.
After turning her head and saying a few words to Akimichi Choza and others in turn, she slapped Yamanaka Kei, who was thinking deeply, on the shoulder and said carelessly.
"Pig Girl, long time no see, ya know~"
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