Chapter 33: The Great Battle is Imminent, and the Three Views Are Exploding
Chapter 33: The Great Battle is Imminent, and the Three Views Are Exploding
Kitahara Kaede dropped a bombshell, which terrified the two of them.
What kind of shocking revelation is this? This guy named Shimura Danzo was even the leader of the Anbu before, and he even tried to assassinate the Hokage.
What's even more outrageous is that the person who assassinated the Hokage wasn't eliminated and was able to continue leading the Root organization.
Hyuga Keiko stared at Kitahara Kaede as if she'd seen a ghost. How could Kitahara Kaede, a commoner, know about such a top-secret matter, something even people from large families like theirs didn't know?
Could it be that he really has some kind of problem?
"This...this...this, how is this possible?" Xiang Tianyuanlong stammered when he heard this.
Only then did he realize the kind of problem he might be facing. This was a terrifying existence who even dared to assassinate the Hokage, and after assassinating the Hokage, he could still serve as a high-ranking official in Konoha as if nothing had happened.
"What's impossible about that? Otherwise, why do you think he went from being the head of the ANBU to being like this?" Kitahara Kaede replied.
Danzo Shimura was stripped of his original position as head of the Anbu (Anbu) and was left with only the Root organization under his control, which was largely due to that incident years ago.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't bring himself to kill his former friend, he still had to give him the punishment he deserved.
Danzo directly lost control of the Anbu and became the head of Root.
This effectively ended his path to becoming Hokage.
After all, you are a Root member hiding in the shadows, and you have not done anything for Konoha in the open. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for you to be recommended by the Jonin class.
Unless it's an abnormal situation.
The Third Hokage's move was ruthless, successfully cutting off Danzo Shimura's path to redemption and also ending his journey to become Hokage.
Because of the heinous things he had done, Danzo Shimura had no confidence to resist Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrangements and could only accept it all, becoming the root of this darkness.
"However, you'd better not spread this around, otherwise neither Danzo Shimura nor the Third Hokage will let you off the hook, and that's when you'll really be dead," Kitahara Kaede said directly.
He was now addressing Shimura Danzo by his first name, because he didn't have much respect for this notorious warlord, let alone the fact that the other party was very likely already keeping an eye on him.
However, he didn't want to put his two companions in any danger.
"I understand, I understand!"
Xiang Tianyuanlong felt his worldview shattered; in such a short time, he had already heard things that were enough to overturn his entire worldview.
He was afraid his heart would explode if he listened any longer.
This is absolutely mind-blowing.
He was already regretting asking so many questions. His professional knowledge as a ninja told him that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.
"Set off!"
Kitahara Kaede spoke up.
Without further ado, the three changed their route and sped away into the distance.
At that moment, the group of Root ninjas following behind them also sensed that they had changed their route and stopped.
The leading ninja, wearing a monkey mask, perched on a tree branch. A parasitic insect crawled on his finger, indicating his identity as a ninja of the Aburame clan.
"Did they change their route because they sensed our presence?" the monkey-masked ninja said calmly.
He had already made a judgment based on the information relayed back by the parasites.
"It should be. There's a branch family member of the Hyuga clan in that squad, so it's normal that they noticed our presence," a goat-masked ninja behind him said.
"It doesn't matter. In the end, they're just a few ordinary Chunin. Even if we find them, it's nothing."
"It was said by a ninja wearing an eagle mask."
"Yeah, at our speed, catching up with them is only a matter of time!"
"The last fox-masked ninja said."
The monkey-masked ninja nodded and said, "After killing them, we'll impersonate Suzuki Ryujin!"
Unlike his other subordinates who were completely unaware, the monkey-masked ninja knew the reason.
The Chunin named Kitahara Kaede inexplicably approached the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki yesterday, which was a dangerous factor. That's why Lord Danzo urgently changed Kitahara Kaede's mission, transferred him out of the village, and then killed him on the way.
By then, even if the third generation realizes something is wrong, it will be too late.
As a Root ninja, he was completely loyal to Danzo Shimura. Even if Danzo ordered him to assassinate the Hokage now, he would do so without hesitation.
"Chase!"
"It's a monkey-masked ninja," the order was given.
The squad instantly sped up and chased after Kitahara Kaede's squad.
"They're here. They really are after us."
Hyuga Keiko spoke while activating her Byakugan, but after confirming that the people behind her were close behind, she deactivated her Byakugan.
Like the Sharingan, the Byakugan consumes chakra as long as it is active.
With a major battle about to begin, every bit of chakra consumed is precious.
"Looks like we need to prepare for battle." Kitahara Kaede sighed.
However, I also felt a strange sense of urgency.
As the saying goes, "He who has a weapon in his heart will naturally have the will to kill."
And now, thanks to this diary system, Kitahara Kaede's strength has greatly increased, and he has undoubtedly reached that level as well.
According to Kitahara Kaede's own assessment, in terms of chakra reserves, he has now grown to the level of an elite Jonin. With the help of the one-tomoe Sharingan, he could easily defeat an ordinary special Jonin in a real fight.
He thought for a moment and figured that, based on the typical setup of the Anbu, the squad leader was most likely a Special Jonin, and together with a powerful squad composed entirely of elite Chunin, they would be able to handle most situations.
However, the configuration at the root level is hard to say.
Kitahara Kaede is strong enough, but both Hyuga Keiko and Ayato Genryu are only ordinary Chunin-level. Under normal circumstances, they would be no match for the elites of the Anbu or Root.
It seems the only way is to kill the enemy's leader, a Jonin, as quickly as possible, and then deal with the remaining ordinary Root members.
Thinking of this, Kitahara Kaede took out a small box from his vest, which contained colored contact lenses.
These are contact lenses he specially prepared after awakening his Sharingan. They can conceal the color of his Sharingan and catch his opponent off guard.
After all, the Uchiha clan has been extinct for a long time, and the other party probably never expected to encounter a pair of Sharingan again.
He hadn't expected Danzo's purge to come so quickly, or that he would dare to be so audacious.
At this moment, Kitahara Kaede had also figured it out. It was likely that even the mission to hunt down Suzuki Ryujin was specially arranged in order to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
No wonder Naruto Uzumaki has never had any friends since he was a child. I'm afraid that anyone who gets close to him will be eliminated.
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