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Chapter 192 New Version
Chapter 192 New Version
Time passed uneventfully until the end of the year.
Since the Battle of Kannabi Bridge in late September, the Ninja World War continued for several months with undiminished intensity, but no more earth-shattering battles broke out.
Although the war is still fierce, the situation has quietly stabilized.
In the northern part of the ninja world, the rise of the new force, Akatsuki, is a foregone conclusion!
In the months following the end of the war, they not only annexed the Grass Country and took two cities on the border of the Fire Country, but also continued to expand rapidly, conquering three small neighboring countries.
The new territory of the Rain Kingdom has now more than doubled in size compared to its initial size!
As the year drew to a close, Shiba Kiyokawa finally halted his expansion and began to reorganize his internal affairs, promote reforms, discipline the nobility, and build a new ruling order!
He was never bound by the rule of "one village, one country," nor would he allow the Akatsuki's influence to be confined to a small ninja village, while handing over vast tracts of land to daimyo and nobles.
After halting external expansion, the first thing Shiba Kiyokawa did was to build branch schools of ninja schools in the various occupied territories.
By accepting talented civilian children from various regions into ninja academies, the Akatsuki organization quickly won over the hearts and minds of the people in the occupied territories.
At the same time, because the ninja academy needed teachers, Shiba Kiyokawa was also able to conveniently deploy Akatsuki ninjas in various cities, ensuring that no old nobles in any place could cause trouble.
After a few years, once the new generation of ninjas graduate, the Akatsuki's dominance will be unshakeable!
During this period, it wasn't that no one considered interfering.
Jiraiya wrote to Orochimaru more than once, hoping that he would temporarily reconcile with Sunagakure and take the time to visit the north again to work together to curb the expansion of the Land of Rain.
Or perhaps we could take the route through the River Country from the south and join forces with him to launch a pincer attack on the Rain Country from both the north and south!
Unfortunately, all of these letters disappeared without a trace after they were sent.
Orochimaru completely ignored them, and every day, with Shiba Kiyokawa secretly facilitating things, he cooperated with Sunagakure's acting Kazekage, Hakura, to "fix matches," racking up impressive results.
As for Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the former lacks strength, while the latter is not adjacent to the Land of Rain, so neither can do much to the Land of Rain for the time being.
In an instant, Jiraiya, who had taken over the northern war zone of Konoha, looked around and found that in the vast ninja world, there was no force that could stop the rise of the Akatsuki organization next door!
As the year drew to a close, on an ordinary morning, in a long-term ward of Konoha Hospital—
After being in a coma for several months, Shimura Danzo finally opened his eyes again.
When Danzo woke up, he turned his head and saw a "zombie" lying on the hospital bed next to him, in a state of misery that was just as bad as his own.
"Who is this?" Danzo asked the medical ninja who had rushed over.
"Lord Danzo, this gentleman next to you is Lord Minato Namikaze."
"???" Danzo woke up looking completely bewildered.
Even Minato is seriously injured and on the verge of death, wrapped up like a dumpling in bandages. Is Konoha doomed?
He then looked out the window, where the Hokage Building still stood.
This made him breathe a sigh of relief, but also stirred a dark sense of smug satisfaction within him.
Minato Namikaze failed, doesn't that mean the Hokage position is still uncertain?
"Where is my root? Why hasn't anyone come yet?"
Faced with his pretentious and condescending questioning, the medical ninja who entered hesitated several times before finally saying nothing, shrugging his shoulders, and leaving on his own.
This reaction caused Danzo to frown.
What's going on? I only slept for a while, so why are the people in the village so disrespectful to me, an elder?
He waited and waited, but no one came. Helpless, he had to get out of bed himself, complete the discharge procedures, and rush to the Hokage's office.
He knocked on the door and went in, and what he saw shocked him once again.
Surprisingly, only Nara Shikaku and a few members of the Anbu were handling daily tasks in the office.
"Where's Hiruzen?" he asked.
"Elder Danzo? You're finally awake. Hiruzen-senpai should be at the Ninja Academy right now. You can go to the principal's office to find him if you need anything."
Shikaku's tone was polite yet distant, even revealing a hint of weariness and impatience to Danzo.
This made Danzo's ominous premonition even stronger.
I was only unconscious for a few months, so why does the village seem to have changed so much?
Even the monkeys aren't staying in the Hokage's office anymore? Has something big happened?
He nodded and said "Mm," then turned around and hurriedly left without looking back.
Even now, not a single one of his subordinates has come to report to him.
He waited at the hospital for so long! The news of his discharge should have spread by now!
Danzo's brow furrowed deeper and deeper, and his anxiety grew stronger.
He planned to first find Hiruzen to ask about the situation, and then go to the Root base to give these lazy subordinates a good scolding!
When he arrived at the principal's office of the ninja academy, what he saw once again deeply shocked him!
Several elders of the Sarutobi clan were seen surrounding Hiruzen Sarutobi, wailing and lamenting.
"Chieftain, you must stand up for us!!"
"Monkey, look at what your disciple Orochimaru has done! Does he even respect you as his teacher?"
"Hinzan, do you really intend to abandon your people and abandon them to their fate? In just two months, more than three hundred of our people have died in the Southwest War Zone!"
Hiruzen, does your disciple really intend to wipe us all out?!
These elders of the clan were so engrossed in their weeping that they lost even the most basic vigilance and sensory discipline of ninjas.
Danzo approached the office, and none of them noticed him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed his old friend's approach and desperately tried to stop his clansmen to prevent the family scandal from being exposed.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.
When Danzo rudely knocked on the door and came in, he was met with this comical scene.
At that moment, Danzo secretly curled the corners of his mouth in his heart, thinking: Monkey, I never thought you'd have a day like this!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned ashen. He waved his hand and quickly dismissed the group of disgraceful clan elders.
After everyone had left, he picked up his pipe, took a deep, irritated drag, and then looked at Danzo, saying coldly.
"You're finally awake! How are you feeling?"
Danzo chuckled and said, "It feels pretty good. This time, I've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise, and my combat strength has increased quite a bit."
Although Danzo tried his best to remain calm when he said this, he couldn't hide his gloating.
He returned severely injured and stronger, while the monkey's family fell into ruin and he was in a sorry state. This really shows that heaven has eyes and the wheel of fortune turns!
This was truly a stroke of good luck for Shimura Danzo!
If it weren't for the inconvenience of having to do it in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo would have almost burst out laughing.
"By the way, has anything changed in the village recently? What happened during the months I was in a coma?"
And what about my roots? Why hasn't anyone contacted me for so long?
Danzo then asked about the important matter at hand.
But his smile quickly froze after that question.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly, "Your root is gone."
"What?! Hiruzen! Don't push your luck! You clearly promised me—"
But before he could finish his question, Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly interrupted him.
"I didn't do it. Shouting at me won't help. While you were lying down, those commanders at the front line ganged up on you and took over your genitals."
"Then why didn't you stop them?! Hiruzen, you're the Hokage!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a bitter smile. "It's not like that anymore, Danzo. I'm no longer the Hokage. Do you regret it now?"
"Wh...what?!"
At this moment, the game "I Fire You Regret" has miraculously ushered in a brand new version.
But what remains unchanged is Danzo's powerlessness, humiliation, and anger.
"What do I need to regret? Hiruzen, what are you talking about?!" Danzo tried to cover up his panic by raising his voice.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi continued smoking his pipe, as if he had become numb to it all.
"Heh, it seems you haven't inquired about what happened recently since you woke up."
Go ask around in the village, and you'll find out. After you've got the facts, ask yourself, Danzo, do you regret provoking those lunatics from Akatsuki?
(End of this chapter)