Kakashi looked at Danzo with a calm smile and said, "There's no need for you to worry about my manners. However, please remember, Lord Danzo, Yoruha is my student. If you intend to do anything irrational to him, I will not stand by idly." With that, Kakashi turned and left with Kihon. For now, he didn't want to provoke Danzo.
After all, Danzo was still an advisor to the Hokage. He couldn't push things too far. Danzo watched as Kakashi and Kihon's figures slowly disappeared from the headquarters of the Root.
His expression was extremely grim. "Damn Kakashi, how dare he be so brazen?" "For the sake of a mere kid, what a foolish guy."
Danzo was very annoyed. Looking at the still-unconscious Yamanaka Kaze, Danzo took a deep breath, suppressing his inner rage.
Even though he would have loved to kill Kakashi to vent his anger, it was just a thought. Although Kakashi's position wasn't higher than his, if he dared to do such a thing, even the Third Hokage couldn't protect him.
Kakashi was too prominent a target; killing him would be tantamount to betraying the village. Kakashi wasn't from the Uchiha clan, so the higher-ups of Konoha wouldn't share a unified opinion against him. "For you to go to such lengths for that kid indicates that he must be very strong. As expected, Hiruzen plans to groom him as his successor."
"Damn it, that bastard Hiruzen, he wouldn't even consider giving the position of Hokage to me, not even when choosing a kid." "Damn, damn Hiruzen, one day you'll regret it." After venting his frustration, Danzo instructed Aburame Torune to wake Yamanaka Kaze.
Danzo was now certain that the Third Hokage intended to train Yoruha to become the next Hokage. What infuriated him was that the Third Hokage would choose a mere 12-year-old over him. The Third Hokage was indeed getting old and it was time for him to step down.
Previously, Danzo was calm because he believed that once the Third Hokage retired, he would be the only viable candidate. Unfortunately, he hadn't considered that his age wasn't much different from the Third's. The Third needed Danzo to handle some dirty work, but he knew Danzo well enough to never let him become Hokage.
He thought that once the Third was too old and had no choice, he could take the position. If the Third refused to pass the title to him, he planned to use the Root to stage a coup. The Root was completely loyal to him.
Even the Third couldn't mobilize them. But now, with Yoruha's emergence, Danzo was reminded of how the Third had passed the Hokage title to Minato Namikaze years ago. He would never allow Yoruha to become the next Minato Namikaze.
Aburame Torune tried many methods but couldn't wake Yamanaka Kaze, so he had to call in several medical-ninjas to finally rouse him. Danzo stood by, watching silently. His expression was dark; he felt that Yoruha posed a significant threat.
After a long while, Yamanaka Kaze finally woke up. Looking at him, Danzo asked coldly, "What exactly happened? Was it Kakashi who did this to you?"
Yamanaka Kaze looked around blankly. Realizing he was at the Root headquarters, he hurriedly stood up. "Lord Danzo."
Danzo asked again, "How did you end up like this? Who did it?" In Yamanaka Kaze's mind, the image of Yoruha appeared, along with the cold kunai that had been pressed against his neck.
Wind lowered his head, his voice trembling as he said, "It was... it was that brat, Yoruha." Danzo was stunned. Aburame Torune was also taken aback.
For a long time, Danzo looked at Yamanaka Wind with disbelief. "Are you... are you okay?" Yamanaka Wind knew Danzo didn't believe him. At first, he didn't believe that Yoruha could do this to him either. He could only explain, "Lord Danzo, that brat Yoruha is very strong. I... I didn't even have the chance to use any jutsu before he took me down."
Danzo stared at Yamanaka Wind for a long time. Yamanaka Wind awkwardly lowered his head. He felt ashamed to have been defeated by a child, and without any chance to fight back.
Danzo's hands, gripping his cane, were bulging with veins. He was shocked. He was well aware of Yamanaka Wind's strength. Even if he wasn't an elite jonin, he was definitely at jonin level.
With the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques, anyone unaware of their characteristics would be easily caught off guard. Yet Yamanaka Wind said he didn't even have the chance to use them. What did this imply?
It implied that Yoruha's strength far surpassed Yamanaka Wind's. Strength beyond that of a jonin—what did that mean? The thought left Danzo frozen.
"This brat, what kind of monster is he?" "How... how is this possible?" Danzo still didn't want to believe it.
He could accept that Yoruha's strength was at jonin level, but not beyond it. With Yamanaka Wind's strength, Kakashi definitely couldn't take him down in an instant.
And without taking him down instantly, it would be easy to fall into his secret techniques. Someone Danzo considered a right-hand man couldn't be weak. Earlier, he thought Yamanaka Wind had been knocked out by Kakashi and Kihon working together.
Based on his understanding of Kakashi and Kihon, their combined strength could indeed defeat Yamanaka Wind. But now Yamanaka Wind was telling him that it was Yoruha who knocked him out. And the frightening part was that he couldn't even use his jutsu before being knocked out.
Yamanaka Wind's face was awkward. "Lord Danzo, I've disgraced the Foundation." For a long time, Danzo didn't respond.
After digesting this information, Danzo finally looked at Yamanaka Wind. "Are you sure it was really that brat Yoruha? Not Kakashi?" Yamanaka Wind shook his head. "I didn't see Kakashi."
Danzo was certain, even though he didn't want this to be the outcome. His face was extremely grim. "No wonder Hiruzen has been acting so strangely. Turns out he really found someone comparable to Minato Namikaze." "No wonder, damn it, what kind of luck is this?"
Danzo was furious. With Minato Namikaze killed by the Nine-Tails, he originally thought he had a chance to succeed the Third Hokage. But now with Yoruha's emergence, he couldn't stand it.
If Yoruha just had a bit of talent, being a jonin at 12 years old, though a genius, wasn't something he hadn't seen before. But reaching Kage-level strength at 12 years old? That was something he had never seen. Not even the First Hokage was this extraordinary.
Even the person he hated the most, Minato Namikaze, wasn't this absurd. At 12, Minato definitely didn't have jonin-level strength. But Yoruha not only had jonin-level strength, Danzo suspected there was a high probability Yoruha had Kage-level strength.
It was terrifying. "Since that kid might have Hokage-level strength, I can understand why Hiruzen is acting so strangely, and why Kakashi and the others are so protective of him." "Damn it, if he really has Hokage-level strength, how can I stop him?"
Yoruha's background is clean, and now the Third Hokage and Kakashi know about Yoruha's talent. Seeing how Kakashi acted today, it's clear he intends to protect Yoruha. If he wanted to make a move against Yoruha, it would be extremely difficult. Moreover, Yoruha's strength is too great; none of his subordinates have the ability to assassinate Yoruha.
Danzo was extremely frustrated. Because he realized that all he could do was watch as the Third Hokage nurtured Yoruha, while he was powerless. He could almost see the scene of Yoruha standing on the rooftop of the Hokage building, receiving the Hokage hat, just like when the Third Hokage handed it to Minato Namikaze.
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