Danzo agreed without the slightest hesitation, showing no sign of inner conflict.
"After the examination at the hospital, it was determined that your body may still have lingering side effects. You need to be taken sowhere special for treatnt..."
He began explaining the situation to Uzumaki Shuji.
If he could take the boy away peacefully, there was no need to resort to force.
But as he spoke, his words began to falter.
Because this child... was far too calm.
For a mont, Danzo had the unsettling feeling that he was standing before Hiruzen, delivering a report.
Sothing was wrong.
Buzz!
A familiar golden ripple appeared in the air.
Danzo's pupils contracted. He tried to move imdiately.
But the body he had just tensed froze in place.
"Mangekyō Sharingan: Kotoamatsukami."
Uzumaki Shuji silently ford the words.
Suspended between the Gate of Babylon and the real world, Uzumaki Shuji's eye began to spin, its four-bladed pinwheel pattern rotating slowly.
About a minute later, Danzo dropped to one knee.
"Master."
His voice was filled with absolute reverence.
"Tell your entire plan."
Uzumaki Shuji's tone was icy.
This man had to die.
After extracting every bit of value from him, Uzumaki Shuji would use Rule Breaker to undo the technique and let Danzo fully understand what he had done.
Only then would he experience true despair.
For now, he would serve obediently like a dog.
"Yes!"
"My plan was to use you as bait, and then..."
Danzo imdiately began explaining everything in a hushed voice.
The more Uzumaki Shuji heard, the colder his expression beca.
They were willing to throw away a child's life as if it ant nothing.
Well done, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Proceed according to the original plan."
"But move the timing up by thirty minutes before the academy dismisses students. I don't have ti to stay there all day."
"Yes!"
Danzo's mories had already been completely rewritten.
The person before him was now his everything.
Any command Uzumaki Shuji gave would be followed without question.
About fifteen minutes after entering the house, Danzo erged with Uzumaki Shuji at his side.
Watching the two walk out together, Kakashi Hatake felt a surge of anger rise uncontrollably within him.
Even after all his self-persuasion, he could only stand there and watch as Uzumaki Shuji was taken away.
...
Once they arrived at Root's new base, Danzo imdiately issued orders.
"All of you spread out and stand guard. Be prepared in case that person launches a surprise attack."
Nearly a month had passed since the assault on Root.
Their old base had long since been abandoned.
As soon as they entered, Danzo dismissed everyone else.
"Do you have Hashirama's cells here?"
"And while you're at it, bring all your jutsu scrolls, rare tools, and anything else valuable."
After confirming that no one else was nearby, Uzumaki Shuji casually sat down in the "throne" Danzo had prepared for himself.
Then he began issuing orders.
"Yes!"
Danzo moved at once.
...
Uzumaki Shuji checked the system description for Uzumaki Shuji's Mangekyō Sharingan.
A new line had appeared:
Cooldown: 12 years.
"Twelve years... Though if I keep feeding it mana, I can probably reduce that by tenfold."
"Still, the cooldown is asured in years."
But the ability was absurdly useful.
Originally, Uzumaki Shuji had considered two targets for Kotoamatsukami:
Hiruzen Sarutobi or Danzo Shimura.
In the end, he chose Danzo.
Danzo's betrayal would hurt Hiruzen far more deeply.
Unlike Obito, Uzumaki Shuji had no interest in controlling Hiruzen and making him destroy Konoha from within.
He simply wanted to grow stronger in peace.
Yet they kept coming after him.
That was enough to infuriate him.
With Danzo drawing everyone's attention, Uzumaki Shuji could focus on developing his strength.
And when the ti ca, he would deliver Hiruzen the shock of a lifeti.
Let the old man savor the consequences.
...
Half an hour later, Danzo returned with a large pile of items.
He ordered his Root operatives to lay everything out before dismissing them once again.
Under Danzo's explanations, Uzumaki Shuji began storing each item inside the Gate of Babylon.
There weren't that many things.
Stacks of explosive tags.
Several rare ninja tools.
A collection of jutsu scrolls.
And finally—
Hashirama's cells.
They were sealed in a glass tube the size of a child's forearm.
Within the green solution floated a small white fragnt roughly the size of a finger.
"These years, Hiruzen Sarutobi had you do quite a lot, didn't he?"
"Tell everything about the Senju clan, the Uzumaki clan, and the rest."
After putting away the items and noticing his mana had increased by another one or two thousand points, Uzumaki Shuji turned his attention back to Danzo.
"Yes... Regarding the Senju clan..."
Danzo began recounting everything in detail.
Naturally, he had been involved in all of it.
And Hiruzen had never imagined Danzo would one day betray him.
"So, to prevent internal division, you eliminate every faction capable of splitting the village before it becos a threat."
Uzumaki Shuji nearly applauded.
What a brilliant strategy.
Take the Hokage seat, then systematically remove anyone who could challenge your authority.
During the Second Shinobi War, the Senju had been repeatedly assigned to the most dangerous front lines.
And one by one, they vanished.
"Spread this information throughout Konoha."
"Let everyone see what kind of man their beloved Hokage really is."
"Yes."
Danzo accepted the order without question.
"And one more thing."
"Try every thod possible to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi."
"But preserving your own life and avoiding discovery take priority."
Just before leaving, Uzumaki Shuji gave his final command.
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