Reborn as Danzō’s Grandson, Must I Offend the Entire Ninja World?

While Kakashi and Tobirama exchanged their experiences in Lightning Release, Naruto and Sasuke also displayed the results of their training during this period.

It could be said that Naruto was completely overwhelmed by Sasuke.

Sasuke had developed Chidori Release and mastered Flying Thunder God, while Naruto had only just barely learned Rasenshuriken.

Against the speed of Flying Thunder God, his Rasenshuriken couldn't land a hit at all.

He could only stall for time by constantly identifying where his Shadow Clone had hidden the real body. In the end, he fired a Rasenshuriken into the mountains just to prove he hadn't been slacking during this period—but Sasuke was simply too shameless.

Seeing the power of the Rasenshuriken, even Sasuke was shocked.

His Chidori wasn't even close to reaching that level.

"Naruto, did Yami-sensei teach you that jutsu?"

"I developed it myself."

Naruto proudly put his hands on his hips. "Yami-nii just told me to apply Wind Release Nature Transformation to the Rasengan. The rest, I trained little by little myself."

"It's not complete yet. Once my chakra control becomes more precise, I'll be able to throw the Rasenshuriken instead of holding it. That'll be the real finished version."

"Hmph. What's the use if you can't hit anything?" Sasuke retorted to salvage some pride.

Naruto jumped up and down in frustration but had no comeback.

Having both Yami and Minato as mentors, Naruto naturally wanted to learn Flying Thunder God. But after reading the scrolls, it was like reading a foreign language. He recognized every word his father wrote, but when strung together, it made no sense.

In the end, he gave up to avoid wasting time.

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Suna.

After the succession ceremony, Gaara officially became the Fifth Kazekage.

Perhaps he should thank Yami. Because of Pakura, all the die-hard elders of Suna had been sent to Konoha to die. Although Suna's forces were weak now, the internal strife had vanished.

Seeing her brother's maturity, Temari felt relieved. Her sacrifices had not been in vain.

"Gaara, build Suna well. And remember—don't ever become Konoha's enemy."

Temari knew her current position was extremely awkward. Personally, she belonged to Yami, but emotionally, her heart was still with Suna.

Saying this might make her seem like a nobody, but she had to give this warning. Only after understanding Yami deeply would one realize how terrifying he was. Let alone the two Uchiha girls at home, either of them had the strength to wipe out most of Suna.

Yami had warned her not to say anything about this, so all she could do was try her best to give Gaara a reminder.

Gaara nodded calmly. "I understand. I won't chase dreams of expansion like Father did. My duty as Kazekage is to let our people live happy and safe lives."

"I'm glad to hear that."

Temari smiled, but soon her expression grew hesitant.

"Gaara... if one day Konoha makes a move against Suna... what would you do?"

Hearing that, Gaara was momentarily stunned. "Temari, are you saying Shimura Yami..."

"No, I didn't say anything."

Temari shook her head and looked at Pakura and Maki chatting nearby. She sighed deeply. "Just remember, above all else, talent matters most."

Leaving behind her final words, Temari turned and left, leaving Gaara lost in thought.

The shinobi world entered a period of relative peace.

For two years straight, no major events occurred.

The Three-Tails remained in its rebirth phase after Yagura's death, and the Akatsuki stayed dormant, quietly raising funds.

Itachi was anxious over Sasuke's disappearance from Konoha, but seeing that the village neither issued a bounty nor sent anyone to search for him, he guessed Sasuke was operating in secret on some mission.

However, Akatsuki had experienced some changes.

An old member returned—Orochimaru, who had been relentlessly pursued and tortured by Jiraiya.

Thanks to Kabuto's assistance, Jiraiya was like a leech that Orochimaru couldn't shake off.

It wasn't just because of their complicated Sannin bond. Jiraiya also wanted intel from Orochimaru.

Kabuto shared that goal. He hoped Orochimaru would rejoin Akatsuki and use the connection with Kisame to gain intelligence.

Orochimaru, whose research bases had been wiped out, was like a stray dog. He couldn't even find enough corpses for Impure World Reincarnation.

The only place that could take him in and help him shake off Jiraiya was Akatsuki.

But it wasn't so easy for a defector to return. Orochimaru had to strike a series of deals with Nagato and paid a steep price to gain protection.

Because of that, he now hated Jiraiya so much that he wanted to swallow him whole.

Konoha also entered a quiet phase.

By bleeding Suna and Iwa dry and occasionally extorting the daimyo, Konoha's infrastructure never halted. The village doubled in size, the population doubled, and it continued growing.

But the number of shinobi remained around 10,000.

This was only slightly more than Suna among the Five Great Nations.

Compared to Iwa's 30,000, Kumo's 20,000, and Kiri's 15,000, Konoha's numbers were low.

However, while the quantity remained the same, the quality had drastically improved.

Yami released many ninjutsu that once required merit to civilian shinobi, and also set up advanced training courses for Chūnin to study at intervals.

The instructors were all Elite Jōnin, and Yami himself would even lecture at times.

This not only boosted mid-level combat strength but also let the villagers bask in the light of the Hokage's generosity. This was called benevolence.

Early morning.

"Ahhhhh!!"

A scream rang out from Yami's bedroom. The blanket wrapped around her couldn't hide Tsunade's voluptuous figure.

She stared at the boy now awake from her scream. The memories of last night's drunken events returned one by one, and her face flushed red and pale.

"What are you screaming for?"

Yami rubbed his head and sat up, his toned and defined chest exposed.

"You didn't scream enough last night? Want to go again for morning training?"

Needless to say, Tsunade was truly amazing —youthful appearance, mature body, those iconic blonde twin-tails... all of it boosted attack speed and made her irresistible.

Her face was now flushed, stunningly beautiful, but she gritted her teeth.

"Shimura Yami, how can you say such shameless things?!"

Yami plopped back onto the bed. "We already did it, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"Anyway, we've completed the Second Hokage's dream."

"Come here and get to work. Let's try to have a baby soon. You know better than me how risky late pregnancy is."

Tsunade wanted to laugh at this scoundrel's attitude, but her body had already accepted reality.

The madness of last night wasn't forced. It wasn't some dark tragedy. The two had simply lowered their inhibitions under alcohol, and everything happened naturally.

Tsunade understood too. If she didn't want to die alone, Yami was the best choice.

Not only could he optimize bloodline, but he could also pay off her gambling debts.

In this world, aside from Yami, probably no one could afford her bad habits.

Given her connection with Tobirama, this night should've happened two years ago. It only got delayed because she was shy—and because Yami's schedule was too packed.

Now that it happened, Tsunade felt embarrassed for a moment, but quickly accepted the truth.

Just like Yami said...

Late pregnancy is dangerous!

At the village entrance, Konoha's gate had finally regained its proper appearance and was installed back in its rightful place.

The two gatekeepers finally felt their work had meaning again and smiled every day.

Naruto, now significantly taller, ran to the gate. Upon seeing him, Izumo and Kotetsu greeted him with a smile.

"Naruto, going on another mission? Why are you alone?"

Naruto responded cheerfully, "Security uncles, I'm not going on a mission. I'm here to pick someone up!"

In the past few years, Naruto had finally experienced what it meant to be acknowledged. To be honest... it wasn't that special.

What the Third Hokage said was a complete lie. To be acknowledged, you didn't need to sacrifice yourself for others. You just needed to stay true to yourself and become strong—people would respect you naturally.

The change in Izumo and Kotetsu's attitude was proof.

He was the Hokage's disciple and had completed countless high-level missions, earning the treatment he deserved.

The only thing that annoyed Naruto was that after all this time, his classmates had already become Chūnin, while he was still a Genin.

Well... Sasuke too.

Thinking of this, Naruto's mood lifted.

Izumo and Kotetsu were long past complaining about Naruto calling them "security uncles," but they still asked curiously, "Picking someone up? Who's coming back?"

"Sasuke."

Uchiha Sasuke?

The two looked at each other. They finally remembered the Uchiha orphan.

Two and a half years ago, Sasuke had seemingly vanished from Konoha. No one heard a thing about him. Rumors even began to spread.

But since Yami never gave any public statement, eventually no one brought him up anymore.

After so long... he's really coming back?

Izumo and Kotetsu were intrigued and looked out toward the road with Naruto.

Eight hours later.

"He's here!"

Naruto perked up.

A figure slowly emerged on the horizon.

Uchiha Sasuke, dressed in white, a slender ninja sword on his back, walked toward Konoha's gate with one hand on his sword hilt.

He looked so casual.

But the vibe was unmistakable—he was posing!

Naruto took a breath and clenched his fists.

What do I do? His entrance is cooler than mine!

Even Izumo and Kotetsu were stunned by Sasuke's aura. Many Elite Jōnin couldn't give off such pressure.

Sasuke ignored the two completely, walking straight toward Naruto. When he reached him, he raised a hand.

Naruto grinned and raised his palm.

Smack!

The two high-fived.

"Welcome back, Sasuke."

"...Yo, Naruto." Sasuke didn't look at him. His eyes swept over Konoha's familiar, yet unfamiliar, streets. He whispered:

"I came back... for revenge. You'll help me, right?"

Naruto nodded, his voice resolute.

"Of course!"

(To be continued.)

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