5 Separation

Hearing Danz's categorical answer, Hiruzen was very upset, but somehow he kept his smile.

- Speaking of your Anbu Root idea ... I suggest doing things a little differently. In Konoha, a semi-secret Anbu organization will be formed, about which almost all shinobi will know superficially, starting with the Tobuketsu-Jоуnin. And inside it, like a special secret department, the Root will exist under your complete control. - Hiruzen told everything.

This time, it was Danz's turn to be disappointed, but it didn't reflect too much on him and he calmly continued.

- Well, in any case, I will need sufficient funding ... I can naturally attract the connections and funds of the Shimura Clan, as the largest Clan of arms dealers, but this may affect our business too much, the elders are unlikely to allocate much funds to me.

- I have already asked Daime to allocate funds for the Anbu, and in combination with the investments of the Sarutobi Clan, this amounts to about 2 billion ryos. Of these, about 700 million will be allocated to the Root. - Hiruzen voiced an almost exorbitant amount for an ordinary person.

However, Danz, who knew that in the not too distant future, Orochimaru's scientific equipment alone would cost hundreds of millions of ryos, was not very impressed by this.

- Okay, I'll try to shake at least 300 million ryos from the elders myself. One billion ryos should be enough for me, thank you in advance, Hiruzen. Hold on here. - Danz said and put his hand on his shoulder.

Hiruzen was somewhat surprised at such friendly behavior of Danz, but he no longer had the strength to surprise, so he simply thanked him for his support.

Danz quickly left the Hokage Residence and used the Shadow Clone Technique, sending his clone to deal with the elders of the Shimura Clan.

"So, who am I the first to recruit into Root? .. Definitely not Kagami, he is too washed out by Tobirama's fiery ideology. Most of the Naruto anime characters have not even been born yet, and their parents are probably still children or teenagers."

Taking a simple-looking scroll in his hands, Danzo began to write down various notes for the future.

"The Hataki clan (Sakumo / Kakashi), the Uzumaki clan (at least two or three representatives), the Uchiha clan (to recruit anemic blood that did not awaken the Sharingan in order to further monitor radical moods, try to suppress them at the root, and also look for a candidate for awakening Mangyoku ), Clan Hyuga (try to change the situation of the side branch, study the structure of the cursed seal), Clan Kurama (study their genjutsu), Clan Chinoike (Ketsuryugan, on average, surpasses the illusion of the three-tomoyu Sharingan), Clan Kaguya (to confirm that their geniuses have a genetic disease, which, according to theories, could be a sign of the awakening of the same power that Kaguya had), Jūgo Clan (try to teach a representative a more traditional sage regime) ... "

Having written out all the more or less significant goals, Danzo hid the scroll in a special way among the books of the secret archive.

"What will help me become even stronger?"

Danz thought deeply about his current powers. He studies the Eight Gates to improve Taijutsu, but what about Ninjutsu?

What is the most useful ninjutsu? This is obvious to anyone who has watched the anime Naruto - Rasengan!

"So, Rasengan combined with Hiraishin is a powerful combination, as Minato proved. With that, both the problem of lack of speed and the problem of lack of pure power are eliminated. But somehow I feel like I'm still missing something ... "

Danz sat in complete silence for a while, alone with his own thoughts.

"Exactly. I miss the Chakra, or to be more precise, the Tailed Beast! If I become a Jinchūriki, then my regeneration, Chakra volume and other parameters will increase exponentially! With subordinates from the Uzumaki Clan, I will have no problem hunting any Bijuu, because they are just perfect for this task!"

Putting it all together in his mind, Danz tried to compare his ideal self with Madara Uchiha.

"He will only get the Rinnegan in his old age, so we do not take it into account. And so, his taijutsu may be a little stronger, but I have the Eight Gates and Hiraishin, he has Susano, I have the same Eight Gates and the Rasengan. He has the Gejutsu Sharingan, I have the Bijuu, and perhaps the Eight Gates completely neutralize the Genjutsu, because when they are activated, the Chakra becomes very unstable and control it ... That is another task.The main problem remains - the undisclosed abilities of his Mangyoku Sharingan. "

In theory, the abilities of the Mangyoku Sharingan were unlimited in possibilities and to fight against this eye without knowing the ability means either certain death or something worse.

"The best way to fight against the Mangyoku Sharingan is to use another Mangyoku Sharingan. unreliable, but more simple. Wait until Shisui appears, confront him with the fact of existence Uchiha Madara and transplant his father's Mangyoku Sharingan. However, there are too many variables here, ranging from the very likely butterfly effect to the fact that I need to gain absolute trust and, preferably, make Shisui my subordinate. "

The path to the stars is not as easy as it seems.

Danz from the anime, being at the peak of his power, was just an insect in comparison with Sasuke, who at that time did not have the Eternal Mangyoku Sharingan.

"There is one more option. The Sannins should grow up very soon and using Orochimaru for Sharingan research, much earlier than he reached in the anime, I can get very unexpected results. And the Byakugan should not be forgotten. His progress to Tenseigan is comparatively easier, it is enough for the descendants of Homura, to transplant the Byakugan of the Hagoroma line. I suspect that this should work with equal success and vice versa. This question is also worthy of research ... "

After copying several Wind Release Nizjutsu scrolls, as well as a Scroll of Paralyzing Seal that Danz used from the anime in his fight against Sasuke, Danz went home.