Chapter 49
Hokage's Office.
Looking into the crystal ball and the golden-red sun that destroyed the entire base, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura fell into a deathly silence.
After a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi muffled whisper, "Tailed Beast Bomb."
"The S-rank secret technique unique to Tailed Beasts, the ultimate technique of a perfect Jinchuriki."
"Kaze grew too fast."
If it hadn't been confirmed multiple times, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have mistaken the person before him for the Nine-Tails that had escaped.
He had seen a perfect Jinchuriki before, like Kirigakure's Utakata or Kumogakure's Killer B.
But no one could casually unleash devastating techniques like Kaze did.
On the other side, Danzo wore a dark expression, bleeding internally.
One-third of his subordinates and assets, all gone now!
And his most talented subordinate, the young ninja Suigetsu, whom he had invested the most in.
He was now being captured by Kaze like livestock.
Fortunately, Kaze had also captured the ANBU Black Ops directly under Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Kaze must have figured out who was behind all this, so there would definitely be an interesting show later.
Although he knew there would be a spectacle, Danzo couldn't contain his anger.
He crushed the corner of the desk in anger, glaring fiercely at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Is this the result you wanted, Sarutobi?"
"Four Jonin and elite Chunin, plus over two hundred experienced Chunin and countless innocent Genin."
"All died under your noble and righteous Third Hokage methods, at the hands of their own comrades. Is this your Will of Fire, Sarutobi?"
The more Danzo spoke, the angrier and more pained he became. He angrily turned his back.
"For the Jinchuriki, you must give me satisfactory punishment and compensation!"
"Otherwise, I don't mind joining the advisers in impeaching you over this matter!"
After all, he had already formed an unbreakable enmity with Kaze.
Instead of trying to establish a relationship with him, it was better to break the relationship between the Jinchuriki and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to punish Kaze, causing a rift between the two.
Moreover, the personality that could control the power of the Nine-Tails seemed to be very dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi as well!
Looking at the furious Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt the same anger within him.
To be honest, all he wanted was for Kaze to save people and strike some blows against the elite members of Root to deter them.
But he never expected Kaze to be so insane as to directly kill everyone inside the base!
He even completely destroyed the base, not sparing even a single ant!
And this time, Naruto didn't come out to stop it, which infuriated Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He had instilled so much Will of Fire and the idea that the village is greater than anything else in Naruto.
Yet Naruto allowed Kaze to kill so many of the village's shinobi!
Even the ANBU Black Ops he sent out to protect a few people were all disabled and tied up like pigs and dogs!
"Afterward, I will restore your position as Hokage's assistant and resume the funding for Root."
"And I will also have the Jinchuriki you have left released."
After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly glanced at Danzo.
Then, with an inquiring and seemingly negotiable tone that left no room for refusal, he asked, "Is this compensation enough?"
"Hmph, of course not enough!" Danzo snorted, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Considering that you have nurtured such a cruel Jinchuriki who has no sense of loyalty to the village."
"That's why I demand that you hand him over to Root for a second round of education, to prevent irreversible harm to the village!"
Having witnessed Kaze's performance, Danzo became even more reluctant to let go of the immense power of the Nine-Tails.
If he could truly obtain the Jinchuriki using this excuse and utilize the abilities of that eye he obtained...
Danzo's words made Hiruzen Sarutobi look at him with a skeptical expression.
"With your current strength, which is no less than mine, you're confident in controlling him?"
Danzo wore a cold smile, naturally not foolish enough to reveal everything.
"That's none of your concern," he replied. "Root will naturally handle things better than you, the hypocritical Hokage. I won't let the Jinchuriki slip out of my control!"
Hearing Danzo's confident statement, Hiruzen Sarutobi furrowed his brow once again.
Could it be that Danzo had experimented with the cells of the First Hokage to create a Wood Release ninja?
Or perhaps Danzo's research on the Sharingan had reached a level where he could manipulate the Tailed Beasts?
I need to investigate further, Hiruzen thought to himself.
With that in mind, Hiruzen promptly rejected Danzo's proposal.
"I have my own arrangements for the Jinchuriki. There's no need for Root to intervene."
Just as Hiruzen finished speaking, the voice of Kaze could be heard from outside.
"Arrangements for me?"
"Could the Third Hokage please explain it to me in detail?"
Crash!
Kaze, accompanied by a group of shinobi, walked into the office with a smile on his face.
However, his smile didn't reach his eyes; there was no trace of the respect one would expect in his expression.
"Well, well, if it isn't old Danzo the dog. No wonder I couldn't catch you in your old den."
When Kaze turned his head and saw Danzo's darkened face, resembling the bottom of a pot, he feigned surprise and widened his mouth.
"How have you been lately? Still leaving red stains behind you?"
"You bastard, shut your mouth!" Danzo snapped, his defenses instantly crumbling.
Being called an old dog was nothing new to him; he had been called worse by many.
But Kaze's kick two weeks ago, along with the red stain on his buttocks, was a humiliation that Danzo couldn't forget!
It had even prevented him from leaving his house for a week, and he hadn't even seen his subordinates from Root!
After forcibly suppressing his anger, Danzo glanced at Kaze and spoke in a cold tone.
"Attacking high-ranking leaders, killing and kidnapping fellow villagers, and destroying village base facilities."
"Kaze Uzumaki, don't you have an explanation for these actions?"
"Otherwise, as the Hokage, we will clean house!"
"Explanation?" Kaze sneered, completely unconcerned.
"Secretly colluding with the rogue shinobi Orochimaru, attempted assassination on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and kidnapping the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's comrade, attempting to recreate the chaos caused by the Nine-Tails thirteen years ago. Do you think this explanation suffices?"
"What did you say!?" Danzo became so furious that he almost couldn't catch his breath.
Kaze's skill in shifting blame was even more outrageous than Hiruzen Sarutobi's!
Moreover, how did Kaze know that he had colluded with Orochimaru?
"You! Stop framing and accusing me! Root has always acted with a clear conscience. We haven't done any of these things!"
Kaze paid no attention to Danzo, who was raging with anger. Instead, he turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"What does the 'Hokage-sama' think the truth is?"
"It certainly can't be that these ANBU Black Ops members kidnapped my comrade and framed Danzo," Hiruzen replied, deeply observing Kaze before continuing.
"But you're right, there is indeed a problem with Root. However, it has nothing to do with Danzo. It's because you destroyed that base and a traitor appeared."
"You're spouting nonsense! There are no traitors among my Root members!"
Seeing the matter being concluded with just a few words from the two of them, Danzo was both shocked and enraged.
So, he had been beaten up, lost money, and now he had to bear the blame for his subordinates' treason?
Besides, the ninjas of Root were under the Tongue Binding Seal, which prevented them from betraying him!
If his subordinates were traitors, then wouldn't that make him the traitor's leader?
"Do you have any objections, old dog?" Kaze asked, a malicious smile on his face.
"I told you, there are no traitors among my Root," Danzo began to say, but before he could finish his sentence, Kaze, enveloped in golden-red chakra, suddenly appeared in front of him and delivered a powerful slap.
Smack!
As the sound of the slap echoed, two bloody molars flew out of Danzo's mouth, his face filled with disbelief.
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