“And, what if our investigations on him reveal a problem?”
Hiruzen's sudden question caught the room off guard.
Kakashi frowned, ‘Did Lord Third sense a problem?’
Tsunade looked at her sensei and realized, ‘He's just testing Danzo…’
She glanced back at Danzo as she thought, ‘If he was still alive, there's no doubt he would call for Fujin's head. However, now…’
Danzo didn't reply immediately, almost as if he was stuck in two minds. After a while, ...
A heavy silence followed Danzo’s words, as if the very walls of the underground chamber were trying to absorb the weight of what he had just declared.
Tsunade furrowed her brows, visibly shaken. Shizune glanced sideways, unsure if she had misheard. Kakashi’s single visible eye widened for the first time since entering the base. Hiruzen, though composed outwardly, felt a tremor deep in his chest.
Danzo… was placing Konoha’s survival on Fujin?
Their reactions were...
‘A war that'll bring an end to the era… What scale would such a war reach? To think there would be something more devastating than the Great Ninja Wars… A Divine War…’ Kakashi thought solemnly. In the past year, his strength had grown phenomenally, but he still felt insignificant in the face of what lay ahead.
He was broken out of his daze when Danzo suddenly spoke aloud, his voice full of passion and aggression, “We'll prepare for this possibility too. I may have fallen, ...
[A/N: Sorry guys, fell asleep last night. Today's chapter should be done in 8-14 hours.]
While Danzo was frustrated even in death, everyone else analyzed all the information carefully. Suddenly, Hiruzen's expression became grave. He muttered, “There's another aspect we failed to consider…”
Everyone's eyes turned towards Hiruzen, who gazed at the reanimated Danzo. Hiruzen said, “There's another who's aware of your abilities. The person who helped you modify your arm…...
Hiruzen thought for a while and muttered, “While I can understand the allure of Shisui's eye, it shouldn't be something so appealing to someone who claims to be an ancient expert. Even for me, it is a nuisance at best. I doubt it'd help him against other ancient experts. It doesn't match up to the gains he would have had by partnering with us.”
Danzo nodded, “That part confuses me too. The change in his attitude was too abrupt.”
Hiruzen asked, “Were you thinking of w...
The doubts Tsunade had in her heart dissipated the moment Danzo was reanimated. It wasn't another scheme. Danzo was truly dead. His defeated sigh made everyone realize how thoroughly he got outplayed.
Hiruzen sighed as well and asked, “What happened to you? Why did you leave the village secretly? How did you die?”
The last question troubled Hiruzen. It was why he hadn't hesitated in using the Edo Tensei jutsu. Others may not consider Danzo formidable any more due to his fe...
For a moment, time stood still in the Hokage's office. Kazuo’s declaration echoed in their ears, louder than any explosion. The weight of his words didn’t settle immediately. It crashed down in a delayed wave, sucking the breath from their lungs.
Shizune staggered half a step back, eyes wide as she muttered, “Danzo… is dead?”
Kakashi’s visible eye narrowed sharply. “How did it come to this?”
Tsunade's face darkened, disbelief and irritation clearly visibl...
Danzo was in an emotional turmoil. A few hours ago, he received a message from his subordinates that presented him with an opportunity to make a political comeback. Before he could claim the opportunity, Akuro laid claim to it. That didn't bother Danzo, who instead saw it as a chance to get rid of the mysterious ninja.
However, Danzo lost all his subordinates in the ensuing battle. In their battle, Akuro surprised him continuously. Shisui's eye, which contained a Genjutsu that filled ...
‘Yes, this way is the optimal path. However, I can't appear too eager, lest he becomes suspicious. In addition, I need to be on guard against any unknown seal…’ Danzo's thought process was exactly as Fujin predicted. It was the most logical option.
Between life & death, any sensible non-suicidal person would choose life. If Danzo was forced to do something that went against his interests and morals, he could always choose to court death at that time. The result wouldn't be a...
Looking at the massive Lightning Dragon falling towards him, Danzo instinctively controlled all the winds in his wind domain to intercept Akuro's Kirin. He immediately realized, ‘No, it won't stop it! I haven't had the time to become proficient with this jutsu yet. Neither the scale of the jutsu nor my control over the jutsu can be compared with Fujin yet. Not to mention, the majority of my Wind Domain is at the ground level…’
Even though Danzo poured a lot of his chakra into th...
[A/N: Apologies for the delay. Was unsatisfied with how the fight was ending and kept rewriting. Unfortunately, it caused took quite a long time 😵💫. Hopefully a more consistent schedule this week 🤞]
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Under normal circumstances, Danzo would have easily felt, either by sensing or through his instincts as a Fuinjutsu Grandmaster, the presence of a large number of explosive seals under his feet. Unfortunately for him, the circumstances were anything but ordinary. ...
The Saisho no Hikari Danzo faced was a bit different than what Darui's group faced. Back then, Fujin didn't intend to kill them. Hence, he had teleported the terrifying jutsu some distance away from them. In addition, he hadn't exploded the jutsu right away, giving Yugito precious time to cover her teammates.
Unfortunately, Danzo wasn't given the same considerations. Not only was the jutsu more powerful due to the gains Fujin had, but it teleported inches away from him and exploded ri...
“Interesting,” Akuro muttered. At that next moment, the lightning bolts and spears that had disappeared, reappeared inches around Danzo, at the same spots from where they had vanished moments ago! They continued moving towards Danzo with the same momentum!
Danzo’s eyes widened, his pupils dilating sharply as something extremely bizarre unfolded in front of his eyes! Despite being inches away from death, Danzo's instincts failed to warn him of the danger until it had appeared.
Under Danzo's influence, the Root ninja immediately followed up by shooting Fire Dragon jutsu at Akuro. Without even glancing at it, Akuro tossed a lightning-imbued senbon at the Fire Dragon. It pierced through the fiery figure, barely missing the Root ninja who ducked down.
Taking advantage of the distraction he created, Danzo flung 3 shurikens, each spinning through the air with trailing wind chakra that shrieked like banshees. Akuro didn't flinch. With barely a motion, he sidestepp...
Realizing that he wouldn't gain any new information and pointlessly waste his stamina and chakra, Danzo changed tactics once again. He redirected his remaining chakra in the firestorm, moving it toward the center with precise chakra control. The blaze trembled, then began to shift unnaturally. Embers spiralled upward in a vortex as the remaining fire began to gather, forming a large demonic figure. The burning entity was nearly 8 meters tall, with flaming arms and a vaguely defined head, its ...
2025-05-31 20:46:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, great to be back. This was a welcome break after over two years of continuous writing. Was good to take my mind off writing and cool off. That said, I hope I won't need such long breaks any time soon.
I'm updating our schedule a bit. For June, I'll write 5 chapters every week, with a break every Wednesday and Saturday (no break tomorrow). I'll update the schedule in July depending on how June goes.
Upload time: I'll aim to deliver the chapter between 16:00 GMT and 20...
Danzo answered, “No, he retreated before he could be completely surrounded. Even without the Lightning Chakra Mode, he is very quick. Don't let your guard down.”
The Root ninja was about to nod when he sensed Danzo charging his chakra and inhaling deeply once again. Four sharp streaks of blue light burst from the inferno, cutting through the firestorm like spears of judgment. Each one was quite far from the rest, but Danzo could easily see that they would converge towards him.
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The last three days, I have been relatively free. Spent most of my writing, or at least trying to. Sadly, I stayed stuck at a single point for over two and a half days. Was depressed and had almost given up earlier today, but wanted to give it one last shot so that I don't leave you guys waiting for the last few days and without anything. Luckily, I got a good rhythm and managed to complete the chapter today.
Sadly, this kinda shows that if I continue writing this way, it's unlikely I...
Fu’s spectral form closed in, his hand stretching forward, trembling not from fear, but from grim determination.
‘Fall into my grasp…’ he thought, as his fingers reached for Akuro’s back.
From a distance, Danzo observed coldly, without a hint of expression on his face. His eyes were locked onto Akuro like a hawk. Beneath that calm mask, his mind was razor-sharp, calculating, ‘One second is all he needs. If Fu succeeds... this battle will be decided in an instant.’
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[A/N: Took a while to write. Hope you guys enjoy :)]
The Root ninjas readied themselves for an intense confrontation. While they believed in Danzo, they knew they wouldn't be able to defeat Akuro without his help. Akuro's past record, despite absence of any high-profile kills, was rather stellar. Seeing Akuro's disdain for them, their confidence grew exponentially. However, just when Fu was about to launch his deadly attack, Akuro disappeared! His speed was so ridiculous that the exper...
Danzo asked, “Who are Gale Sovereign and Mushigami?”
Ideally, Danzo would have preferred if Fujin and Akuro fought. However, Akuro hadn't killed Darui despite fighting against him several times and hadn't faced Ay even once. As such, Danzo didn't think Akuro was strong enough to kill, or even defeat, Fujin. Not to mention, he still had reasons to suspect a partnership between the two of them despite Akuro's words.
As a result, he decided to gather as much information as he...
Danzo and the rest were watching Akuro's every movement like a hawk. When Akuro turned his head, they were startled to see the surprise in his eyes. Having heard of his actions, they expected a lot of things, but seeing Akuro surprised was not one of them. What caught them even more off guard was the “eh” he exclaimed aloud! They understood Akuro had noticed something he didn't expect, but none of them could say what that thing was.
Danzo, who was confused too, suddenly felt Akuro...
Danzo's five Root subordinates flickered immediately in five different directions.They looked for Shirabe and Higure, trying to at least find their traces if not locate the secret signs they left behind for the Root ninjas. An hour later, they returned.
Fu reported, “I failed to find their traces in this direction.”
Torune and a couple more Root ninjas reported the same. However, there was one thing that was odd. Only 4 Root ninja had returned. The last one was nowhere to be s...
Sensing Tsunade's wrathful glare, Yoru bowed and apologized, “We apologize, Lady Fifth. We didn't intend to deceive you, but those were our orders.”
Tsunade ignored their excuses and focused on the important matter. She asked, “Where is Danzo?”
Yoru reported, “Danzo-sama received a high-priority message some time ago. He left immediately after without telling us the purpose of his departure or his destination.”
“So, you mean to say that you don't know whe...
Hey guys. I apologize once again for my erratic schedule recently. I can understand most of you are annoyed by it (trust me, I'm highly frustrated too. Writing in the past month or so hasn't been fun for me). During the last couple of days, I have given the story a lot of thought. I sorted several of the issues that have been getting in my way and have looked into ways to get out of this rut and deal with writer's block.
From today, I'll try to get back to my original schedule (1 chap...
When Hiruzen defanged Root after Danzo's confrontation with Fujin, Danzo was left with merely 10 subordinates. He had a few outside the Root that escaped Hiruzen's notice, but those could be counted on one hand. Among those 10 subordinates, 2 were in the northern parts of the Land of Fire, 1 was on a different secret mission and the remaining 7 had assembled around Danzo in the Root headquarters.
Danzo commanded, “Nezumi, disguise a Shadow Clone and take my place in the headquarters...
In the tunnels under Konoha, the Root was slowly but steadily trying to gain its lost ground. Even though the arrangements made by Hiruzen to keep an eye on Root remained strict, Danzo wasn't a nobody.
He had a vast experience spanning over several decades of scheming in the dark and manipulating the entire ninja world. He found ways to operate and slowly increase his forces without letting Hiruzen know.
Of course, the progress was extremely slow and Danzo couldn't do anything...
Fujin extended his right arm forward and a blue fire lit in his palm! He thought, ‘When I absorbed Shukaku's chakra, my affinity to Wind and Earth grew. Since my affinity to Wind was already remarkable, the boost wasn't substantial, but the boost to my affinity to Earth was beyond what I imagined. With just a year of training, I could create a mess in Iwagakure with just my earth jutsus.
However, the boost my affinity to Earth received then isn't even comparable to the boost my affi...
[A/N: We kinda hit a hiccup, but 900 chapters! Another 100 to go before we reach 4 figures! Thanks for all the love and support guys!]
Fujin glanced at his chakra flowing into the valley and thought, ‘This valley truly is enormous. It's been a year and I don't think I have filled even 0.1% of its volume. That said, I haven't been entirely focused on it. Majority of my time was spent trying to fill this lake and I had to draw chakra from here several times, affecting the speed at whi...
Unlike Takeshi who needed extra help, Yuji had performed as per Fujin's expectations. Fujin's clone said, “You've done well in the past week, Yuji. However, the Lightning Chakra Mode isn't a technique you can learn in a few days. Even the Fourth Raikage needed to train for years to learn it. When I leave, focus only on the basics I taught. Your goal right now isn't learning the Lightning Chakra Mode but to use Lightning to refine and strengthen your body. Got it?”
Yuji nodded, “...