Chapter 138

Danzo thought he was crazy enough, but compared to Kazuki, what did he do?

Unify the ninja world?

Fight with other ninja villages?

Look at what Gekko Kazuki wanted to do?

Just make a name for himself! Make his own decisions!

Danzo remained silent for a long time. Even though he was manipulated by the genjutsu and became Kazuki's loyal subordinate, he still retained his own thoughts and ideas.

So, he disagreed with Kazuki's plan.

"Lord Kazuki, if we kill the Daimyo of the Fire Country, we might provoke attacks from all the other major countries. With Konoha's current strength, we can't afford to become enemies with the entire world."

Indeed, assassinating a daimyo would enrage all the daimyo from other countries. With Kazuki's current power, there was no doubt he could protect himself, but crushing the entire ninja world alone wasn't that simple.

Even if he could, Konoha would not survive the backlash.

They would face attacks from multiple countries, and there could be traitors within their own ranks in Konoha.

Understanding this, Kazuki had to reluctantly abandon the idea of assassinating the daimyo.

"Forget it then. We'll think of another way to make you Hokage."

"Lord Kazuki, as long as Jiraiya steps down, the Hokage seat will be mine!" Danzo said with confidence.

Kazuki raised an eyebrow and looked at Danzo with a strange expression.

"Did you forget someone?"

"Who else in Konoha could compete for the Hokage position, aside from Jiraiya and me? Asuma Sarutobi? That boy is far from Kage-level strength. A Hokage without Kage-level strength would be laughed off the stage!" Danzo replied smugly.

"No, no, no... Jiraiya may not want the title, but there is another with equal qualifications."

Danzo hesitated, then guessed, "Tsunade?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Danzo shouted, "Tsunade isn't even in Konoha! How could she succeed the Fifth Hokage?"

"But if Jiraiya brings her back? Do you think you'll still have a chance?" Kazuki responded calmly.

...

"If Jiraiya brings Tsunade back, then my chances..."

Danzo's thoughts trailed off as he considered his slim odds of winning against her.

His chances of becoming Hokage seemed low.

The two councillors, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, weren't on his side. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't sway them in his favor.

"We still have to deal with Homura and Koharu," Danzo grumbled.

Kazuki nodded and thought for a while. Together, they came up with a plan.

They decided to get rid of them.

Without those two in the way, Danzo's path to becoming Hokage would be smoother.

"It's not difficult to kill them, but it will be tricky to remove suspicion from me afterward," Danzo admitted.

"Don't worry, I have a plan for that. But before we proceed, I need a favor from you," Kazuki said.

"What do you need?"

"Your Sharingan. I need you to use genjutsu and recreate the most powerful battle memories in your mind."

These memories included the Ninjutsu of Orochimaru, the Second Hokage's techniques, as well as the Third and Fourth Hokage's.

In just one night, Kazuki copied over a hundred techniques from Danzo's mind, including highly valuable ones like:

Izanagi from the Uchiha Clan

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, Vacuum Sphere

Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal

Flying Thunder God Technique, Flying Thunder God Slash

(T/N: Flying Thunder God Slash is a technique combining the use of a bladed weapon and space–time ninjutsu. The user teleports to a marked target, with weapon in hand, to instantaneously deliver a swift, devastating slash to his opponent.)

The ability to copy jutsu on such a massive scale was terrifying.

Kazuki realized he had underestimated the power of his improved Sharingan.

Unlike the original Sharingan, which could copy up to A-rank techniques, Kazuki's Sharingan could copy even S-rank ninjutsu, and the number of copied jutsu had drastically increased.

Kazuki grabbed a kunai, inscribed the Flying Thunder God Seal on it, and threw it towards Danzo.

As the kunai reached Danzo, Kazuki appeared beside him in an instant.

"Hm..." Kazuki noted, performing the Flying Thunder God Seal on Danzo and other spots nearby.

With a flicker, Kazuki flashed between several locations using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Danzo, regaining his senses, could not hide his shock as he witnessed Kazuki using the Flying Thunder God so effortlessly.

Originally, Danzo couldn't understand why Kazuki wanted to hypnotize him with Sharingan, but now it was clear.

Kazuki had used his Sharingan to copy all the powerful jutsu in Danzo's memory.

Is this even human?

Is the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan truly this powerful?

Why is my Sharingan nothing compared to his?

And Kazuki's Sharingan hadn't even evolved to the Mangekyo level yet! If his eyes evolved further, what heights would he reach?

The thought sent shivers down Danzo's spine.

After testing a few more techniques, Kazuki finally stopped. It was dawn. Time to act.

Kazuki knew from Danzo that Homura and Koharu would meet with Jiraiya today. Jiraiya would likely suggest bringing Tsunade back to succeed the Fifth Hokage.

Kazuki couldn't let that happen. He needed to solve this before sunrise.

First things first—he had to send Karin back.

Several kilometers away, Karin stood with Kazuki's shadow clone.

If Kazuki didn't return, the clone wouldn't dissipate and deliver his thoughts.

"Give me your right eye and return to the Root to await my news. You will hear of the councillors' deaths before dawn," Kazuki instructed.

Without hesitation, Danzo gouged out his right eye and handed it to Kazuki. The pain twisted his wrinkled face, but he endured it silently.

Impressed by Danzo's ruthlessness, Kazuki gave him a thumbs-up in his mind.

Though Danzo feared death, he was truly a ruthless individual.

Kazuki sealed Shisui's eye in a scroll, looking at the Sharingan in Danzo's hand.

He decided not to confiscate it, leaving Danzo with a small degree of self-defense.

After all, Root had suffered heavy losses, and without his Mangekyo and Summoning Beast, Danzo's ability to protect himself was concerning.

"Live well!" Kazuki said, patting Danzo on the shoulder before vanishing.

Danzo, now alone, hesitated before heading back to Root.

Tonight had been a disaster. His plan to capture Kazuki and Karin had failed, Root had suffered heavy casualties, and he had been completely overpowered.

Worst of all, he couldn't even think of a way to resist.

"What's going on?" he muttered to himself.

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