According to conspiracy theories, Danzo was involved in the deaths of Nawaki Senju and Dan Kato because their family backgrounds gave them a high chance of becoming Hokage if they were strong enough.
Sakumo Hatake's death also seemed to be linked to Danzo. A top-secret ninja mission—how would ordinary villagers know about it and even protest, without someone high up in Konoha pulling the strings?
As for his other evil deeds, they were all confirmed: the tragedy of Nagato and his friends, the tragedy of Nonō Yakushi, and the tragedy of the Uchiha clan.
In short, if you didn't know who did something bad in the ninja world, just blame Danzo.
Having Danzo Shimura as a teacher... the future was looking bleak.
An Yan sighed.
But it wasn't a big problem. Killing one's teacher was a Konoha tradition.
On the training ground, besides Danzo, the other two teammates were already there. Both had white hair. One was familiar—it was Hiruko, who was grinning happily at being on the same team as An Yan. The other white-haired boy looked about five or six years older than them and was likely a regular graduate.
An Yan suspected Danzo had a thing for white hair. Why else would he choose so many white-haired students? He probably saw his own teacher, Tobirama Senju, in them.
So, should I dye my hair white? I might get some preferential treatment.
An Yan seriously considered it.
With his arrival, the team was complete. Danzo Shimura spoke.
"I am Danzo Shimura, your team leader from now on. Introduce yourselves. Tell me what you're good at, what you like, what you dislike, and what your future dream is."
An Yan looked around. Hiruko, to his left, was the first to speak.
"Hello, Teacher Danzo. I'm Hiruko. I'm skilled in medical ninjutsu and I like studying medicine. I don't dislike anything in particular. My dream is to become a divine doctor who can bring the dead back to life."
As An Yan's deskmate, Hiruko had long understood the importance of finding one's niche. While spending time with An Yan and Tsunade, he had studied a lot of medical books. In this team, he positioned himself as the medical ninja.
An Yan raised an eyebrow. He had planned to say he was the medical ninja. As a healer, the medic was usually the first to be protected by their comrades. But since Hiruko had claimed the role, he would have to say something else.
"Hello, teacher. I'm An Yan. I'm skilled in sealing jutsu. I like to study all kinds of ninjutsu, secret techniques, and forbidden jutsu. I hate self-righteous fools. My dream is to become Hokage one day."
Danzo raised an eyebrow. This kid has the same dream as me?
The older, white-haired boy introduced himself next. "Hello everyone, my name is Sakumo Hatake. I'm skilled with a sword. I like to read and I hate eating dango. My dream is to become a great hero praised by all."
Hiss. He had just been thinking about Sakumo Hatake, and now here he was in the flesh. Sakumo Hatake is Danzo's student? Is that right?
But if Sakumo was Danzo's student, then his death becomes a bit more suspicious. Or was this a butterfly effect caused by his arrival? Was he supposed to be someone else's student?
An Yan frowned, lost in thought.
Danzo, however, had already taken out the bells, beginning the traditional test of the Hokage's lineage.
"I have two bells in my hand. Your first mission as a member of my team is to try and take them from me with the intent to kill. Show me what you've got."
Hearing this, Hiruko's eyes darted to An Yan.
An Yan gestured to Hiruko and gave a look to Sakumo. The three of them immediately dispersed, moving away from Danzo.
They regrouped in the woods.
Hiruko spoke first. "An Yan, what's the plan?"
An Yan rolled his eyes. "Do you guys have any suggestions?"
Hiruko immediately shook his head. From the moment he saw An Yan, he had decided to be a freeloader. The most important thing for a freeloader is to find a strong leader to carry them.
Sakumo said directly, "First, we create a favorable environment. Let's set some traps, then force him into them and take the bells."
"That's the general idea, but how good are you at setting traps?" An Yan asked.
Sakumo looked at the sky, and Hiruko started counting ants on the ground.
"Tsk, I see. I'll handle the traps then."
Seeing his two unreliable teammates, An Yan got to work himself. He had maxed out his basic ninja skills and considered himself an all-rounder. He started setting traps.
He used not only standard ninja traps but also ancient tomb mechanisms from Tomb Raider.
After setting up a few chain-reaction traps, they were ready. Sakumo drew his short sword and charged out.
An Yan and Hiruko waited in ambush. Soon, they heard the clang of metal on metal getting closer. Sakumo was fighting while retreating, luring Danzo towards them.
An Yan and Hiruko exchanged a look and charged out. The three of them engaged Danzo, gradually forcing him towards the trapped area.
Seeing his chance, An Yan threw a shuriken, cutting a rope and activating the mechanism. Dozens of arrows rained down on Danzo.
Danzo simply formed a hand seal and slapped the ground. A wall of earth rose up.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
However, as the wall blocked the arrows, green poisonous gas spread from them, covering a three-meter radius and flowing over the wall.
Danzo was slightly surprised and instantly vanished, teleporting to a tree. But Sakumo's blade was already upon him, catching him off guard.
After a few exchanges, Danzo was forced near another trap.
An Yan adjusted the angle of the trap, and dozens of arrows were fired in succession.
This time, they were explosive arrows with grenade-like tips.
The continuous barrage of arrows shot at Danzo and around him, causing constant explosions, sending shrapnel and dust flying.
Sakumo had already taken the opportunity to retreat to An Yan's side, watching the explosions with a sense of awe. That was so brutal. What if we actually killed our teacher?
Hiruko was also worried. "An Yan, did we just kill our teacher?"
An Yan scoffed. "You underestimate a Jonin. On a battlefield, the three of us could die, and he would still be fine, let alone from a few explosions."
Danzo appeared silently behind them and clapped, startling Hiruko.
An Yan was about to attack when Danzo called a halt.
"Alright, I have a general understanding of your abilities. We will start official missions tomorrow. You're dismissed."
An Yan and Hiruko looked at each other, shrugged, and prepared to go home.
After the three of them left, Danzo's figure vanished.
In the Hokage's assistant office, Danzo, who was helping the Hokage with classified documents, frowned. Those kids are pretty good. They actually took out one of my shadow clones. Good thing I had a backup plan and placed two shadow clones at the training ground. Otherwise, I would have been embarrassed.
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