Hatake Kakashi Absolutely Will Not Be a Chakra Unit!

Chapter 98: The Uchiha Wander Forth 2

In this world, where there is light, there must also be shadows. If one desires to maintain peace for their own selfish reasons, they will inevitably invite war. In order to protect love, hatred is born. This chain of cause and effect cannot be severed. Such is reality.

As Konoha's shadow, Danzo remembered the teachings of his teacher, the Second Hokage, so clearly—even if those were not his teacher's words, but the words of a certain clan that his teacher had spent his life trying to drive out of Konoha.

During the First Great Ninja War, when Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward and chose to sacrifice himself, Danzo asked himself and knew that he was not his equal.

So Hiruzen became Hokage, and he became the Root that protected Konoha.

For the sake of the village, he could do anything others couldn't. He could sacrifice his personal interests for the village. He could also direct his killing intent towards those the village couldn't touch.

Under the cold gazes of the Uchiha clan, the Darkness of the Shinobi World found that not only was he not the least bit afraid, but he felt a ridiculous sense of pleasure, as if he had won against Hiruzen.

This bunch of Uchiha rats, it's only right that they contribute their power for me, for Konoha. How dare they come and question me?

That unprecedented thrill only turned to shame when he saw the distorted look in Hiruzen's eyes.

"Hiruzen, do you think I was wrong?"

Without turning his head, the Third Hokage understood the kind of anger the Uchiha clan was suppressing. A truth he had understood since childhood, why couldn't his former companion, his comrade-in-arms, understand it?

"Surrender, Danzo."

"You want me to submit to them?"

He lifted a finger, not even bothering to raise it to his chest, stopping at his waist as he pointed at the clan he considered to be sinful.

"Have you forgotten the words of our teacher, Hiruzen?"

"No, but even our teacher was wrong at times."

Shaking his head, the Third Hokage of course remembered the Second Hokage's assessment of the Uchiha clan. The man who killed the brother of Madara Uchiha, one of the two legends who founded Konoha, Tobirama Senju, had no trust in this family. So after the First Hokage died of illness, he vigorously suppressed the Uchiha's power, tirelessly promoting the theory of the Uchiha threat and evil to the villagers. Danzo was so deeply influenced by this that he became the way he was.

Even he himself was somewhat affected.

Recalling how he had sent the Uchiha clan to the Land of Water war zone, Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a hint of regret. He was not without blame for today's events. He was afraid Danzo was just a trigger. Even if this hadn't happened today, the outbreak of conflict was only a matter of time.

The accumulated unfair treatment had finally pushed the Uchiha to the brink of rampage.

Now, only by handing over Danzo and appeasing their anger could peace be maintained.

The Third Hokage's thinking was still the classic "appeasement" approach. But he hadn't considered that the leader of Root might lash out in this situation. In his view, no matter how excessive Danzo was, it was for the sake of the village, for peace. But what he hadn't expected was that,

Just like Hanzo of the Salamander: on the path of pursuing an ideal, he had lost himself in his own methods.

"You are wrong! This bunch of Uchiha rats has never considered the village their home! They are just a group of rats with empty power! This power, which can only be stimulated by the death of their loved ones, is the source of their evil! And I will use this power to contribute to Konoha!"

"Calling us rats with every other word. Lord Danzo, don't you think you're being too arrogant?"

"Fugaku, I thought you were one of the few sober ones among the Uchiha. I never expected you to lead them here to question me."

"How Konoha treats the Uchiha, I see it clearly. And how you treat the Uchiha... please, take off your bandage."

"Rats will always be rats."

He casually tore off the bandage from his right eye. A three-tomoe Sharingan was suddenly revealed to everyone. The leader of Root then tore off the bandage from his right arm. Pale white skin was exposed, extending to his shoulder. On that arm were four more open three-tomoe Sharingan.

This body, which looked like it was pieced together from the organs of several people, was truly nauseating.

"Everything I have done is for Konoha! Your Sharingan will contribute to Konoha's development!"

Stretching out his right arm, a hair-raising feeling rose in the hearts of the Uchiha clansmen. The eyes of their own kin, so bloodily embedded in this man's disgusting arm.

"You old bastard!"

The last time he was so angry that he lost his reason was when he awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan. A black-grey skeleton rapidly solidified, breaking through the ceiling of Root Headquarters in seconds. A black-grey giant rose from the ground and roared at the tiny ant before it.

"Susanoo!"

The Fourth Hokage looked at the chakra giant with a hint of shock, trying to figure out how to end this battle. Although Root Headquarters was remote, it was not very far from the streets of Konoha. A large-scale battle could easily affect civilians.

"Summoning Jutsu: Monkey King!"

Possessing an indestructible body, capable of transforming into the Adamantine Staff, and able to partially switch forms as needed in battle, and even perform hand seals to use ninjutsu—Monkey King Enma was once a nightmare for other ninja in the First and Second Great Ninja Wars.

The moment he appeared from the smoke, Monkey King Enma saw the Uchiha clan confronting Danzo and the giant Susanoo.

"The Uchiha clan has finally made its move."

"This time it's more complicated. Monkey King, turn into the Adamantine Staff. I need to push the battlefield outside the village."

"Alright!"

Immediately transforming into his weapon form, the Third Hokage caught the Adamantine Staff, which was almost as thick as his own body.

"Minato, prepare to transport!"

The Susanoo swung its massive single-handed battle sword. The ten-meter-long greatsword let out a piercing shriek as it cut through the air, about to smash into Danzo's body.

"Adamantine Staff, extend!"

Before the greatsword could fall, the Adamantine Staff struck first, hitting the Susanoo and raising a cloud of dust that blotted out the sun. It plowed through all the buildings in its path, pushing the Uchiha clan head all the way outside the village of Konoha.

"Go!"

The spectating Uchiha clansmen directed their killing intent and hatred towards Hiruzen Sarutobi. Before the latter could explain, Danzo had already fled to the side.

"Stop him!"

Even a Hokage would have a headache facing the simultaneous attacks of more than a dozen high-ranking Uchiha. As Minato helped Hiruzen Sarutobi out of the predicament, a figure transformed into a flash of purple lightning and appeared in front of Danzo at a speed that even the Sharingan could not capture.

"Lord Danzo, if you run away, can you still justify what you just said?"

The iconic silver hair and his own bone-deep hatred made Danzo recall this genius boy who should have died at the Kannabi Bridge.

"It's you, you brat!"

"Long time no see. Hope you've been well?"

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