Chapter 423 Selling The Akatsuki Behind Their Backs

The more Danzō thought about it, the more excited he became, 'By selling the Akatsuki, there will be no evidence of my cooperation with them. Even if they tell the truth before they die, I can say that they deliberately try to slander me!'

'As for Shimizu Sōseki…Although the Akatsuki was eventually eliminated by him, as long as he kills the remaining four Kage, he is definitely not suitable to become the Hokage!'

Thinking of this, a smug smile couldn't help but appeared on the corners of Danzō's mouth.

Based on his experience of taking advantage of Sōseki, it was impossible to defeat Shimizu Sōseki at the physical level.

If he wanted to defeat Shimizu Sōseki, he can only make reasonable use of the so-called rules!

'And, those photos can also be used!' Danzō schemed in his mind, 'I will take all the credit for discovering the Akatsuki's base and exposing their control of the four Kage."

'Then, I can take advantage of the four Kage being controlled, saying that their subordinates are all the remnants of Akatsuki, and take the opportunity to clear up the higher-ups of the remaining four Great Shinobi Village and replace them with my people!'

"When the time comes, let alone Hokage, I'll become the shadow of the entire Shinobi World! Hehehe…"

Hearing the shrill laughter in the room, which was extremely restrained but still very strange, Tatsuma, who was standing outside the door and about to knock, was a little embarrassed for a while.

'Hokage-sama, is there something wrong with your brain today?'

However, thinking of the emergency information he just received, Tatsuma did not hesitate too much and knocked on the door gently.

Hearing the knock on the door, the laughter in the room stopped, and soon came a dignified voice.

"Come in!"

Tatsuma pushed open the door and saw Danzō sitting on a chair with a dignified face while looking at the documents.

"Is something wrong?"

"We received information from our spies in Iwagakure that just now, the Akatsuki suddenly assembled their combat power to attack Iwagakure. At the expense of both Tsuchikage and the Yonbi's Jinchūriki being seriously injured and fell into coma, and also a large number of Elite Jōnin being injured, they barely hold on… until, Shimizu Sōseki arrived!"

Danzō stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly, "How did the Akatsuki's people escape?"

'As expected of Hokage-sama, even after hearing such shocking news, he still looked calm!' Tatsuma bootlicked in his heart, and then quickly said, "It's a Summoning Technique! Just after Shimizu Sōseki arrived, they were immediately summoned away!"

'Even ordinary members can also be summoned!' Danzō's eye narrowed. At the last Five Kage Summit, although he was "knocked out" and taken away by the enemy as soon as the battle started, but after he was released, he still learned about the follow-up process of the battle through the intelligence, and knew the general knowledge at that time. The one summoned away were only those who had Rinnegan.

'This is a little tricky! If I can't kill the Akatsuki's people all at once, it will inevitably be a little troublesome to betray them!' Danzō pondered, but his eyes soon lit up, "That's right, Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"Shimizu Sōseki knows Flying Thunder God Technique. As long as he is reminded of this and let him secretly leave Flying Thunder God Technique's mark on those Akatsuki's people, he will be able to teleport to the one who summoned them, and kill them all!"

Although he is at odds with Sōseki, Danzō never looked down on the other party. With Sōseki's ability, it was not difficult to do what he envisioned.

Thinking of this, Danzō regained his composure.

"I already know about the attack on Iwagakure. Those bastards from the Akatsuki are too arrogant… Tatsuma, go and invite the other four Great Shinobi Villages and say that I will hold a Five Kage Summit to discuss how to deal with Akatsuki!"

"Hold a Five Kage Summit?" Tatsuma was surprised, 'Would anyone really respond at this juncture?'

'Moreover, Hokage-sama doesn't seem to have this prestige, right?'

As if seeing what Tatsuma was worried about, Danzō took out a few photos that he had put away.

"Make copies of these photos and send a copy to the four villages. When they see these photos, they will naturally come to participate!"

Tatsuma took the photos suspiciously, but was very shocked with just a glance, "Hokage-sama, this is…"

"Don't say." Danzō waved his hand calmly, "Just do what I said!"

Tatsuma exhaled heavily, "Yes, I understand!"

...

Iwagakure.

The once peaceful Shinobi Village is now a mess.

The smell of blood and burning is everywhere, and the sound of screaming and wailing can be heard everywhere.

The house collapsed and the ground cracked, as if they had just experienced the devastation of a major earthquake.

Those people who came to take refuge from the Land of Earth and other countries are all staring blankly, 'Even Iwagakure which is one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages suffered such a disaster. What other place in this world can be regarded as a peaceful land?'

"Who am I?" Kitsuchi opened his eyes in a daze, and then woke up instantly, "Wait, I'm fighting the people from the Akatsuki!"

But before he could forcefully sit up, he heard the cheers from the people around him.

"Great, Kitsuchi-sama finally woke up!"

"It's all thanks to Sōseki-sama!"

"Without Sōseki-sama, let alone Kitsuchi-sama, our Iwagakure would be in danger of being destroyed!"

It has been eight years since the Third Shinobi World War ended. For Shinobi, eight years is almost enough for a complete replacement.

The younger generation who have not experienced war do not have much hatred for Sōseki. Moreover, they all grew up listening to the legend of Sōseki, and the mentality of worship accounted for the majority of the younger generation.

Adding that Sōseki saved Iwagakure this time, the worship in their hearts has grown even stronger!

Amidst these cheers, Sōseki asked, "How is it? Are you feeling better?" Right now, he was maintaining the super-large scale Medical Ninjutsu, Rain of Tranquility, that enveloped the entire Iwagakure.

Noticing the powerful vitality contained in the rain, Kitsuchi coughed, "Yes…you saved us?"

Sōseki nodded, "Well, fortunately, I managed to arrive in time!"

"By the way, where is my father?" Kitsuchi looked around.

Seeing him struggling to remember, everyone around quickly said.

"Tsuchikage-sama is in a coma due to serious injury now!"

"However, Tsuchikage-sama has been treated by Sōseki -sama, and is out of mortal danger!"

Hearing what everyone said, Kitsuchi's eyes became very complicated.

Both his right arm and his father's left leg were missing because of Sōseki. Even Iwagakure's prosperity declined because of the other party, but the reason can be said that they reap what they have sown!

But now, the other party not only come over for reinforcements regardless of the past, but he also even takes the initiative to take over the task of saving everyone!

'Compared with him, whether it is me or father, our tolerance is a little too narrow!' Kitsuchi sighed in his heart, and then he said with difficulty, "Thank you, thank you!"

Every word seemed to be heavy, but after saying it, Kitsuchi felt as if he had taken off the shackles on his body, and felt relaxed.

Looking at these young people around, Kitsuchi secretly sighed in his heart, 'Perhaps, these youngsters are more suitable for this era than us… Wait, when did that little bastard Deidara come here?'