DreamersGN #136 - Chapter 136: Changes in the Wind
#136 - Chapter 136: Changes in the Wind
Land of Fire, Konoha Village.
Inside the Root's base.
Although the Third Hokage had already dismissed Danzo and stripped him of his position as the leader of Root, Danzo was still secretly commanding Root, but he chose to lie low.
Firstly, the losses in the Land of Rivers were too great, and secondly, it was to avoid provoking the Uchiha clan.
However, this does not mean that Danzo did nothing.
Inside the Root's base, in a dim room.
Danzo, who had lost an arm and an eye, sat on his high seat, with three Root ninjas wearing masks kneeling below.
Danzo held a scroll in his left hand, and after scanning it with his single eye, he frowned and asked.
"When did Sunagakure become involved with the priestess of the Land of Demons?"
The leading Root ninja below immediately replied.
"Reporting to Lord Danzo, according to intelligence received by our comrades in the Land of Demons, the Kazekage of Sunagakure appeared in the Land of Demons three days ago, fought the demon Moryo, and killed Moryo!"
"Moryo!?"
Danzo's left eye suddenly lit up.
"Is that the demon from the myths and legends?"
"Yes!"
"Interesting, if I remember correctly, the small country of Roran, which has now joined Sunagakure, also possesses the power called the Dragon Vein Chakra."
"Yes, we sent people to investigate, and that city is now under the control of Sunagakure."
Danzo's eyes lit up even more. He thought for a moment and said without hesitation.
"Pass this information on!"
"Yes!"
After seeing his subordinates leave, Danzo's face was full of gloom. He rubbed his missing right arm with some anger, then his expression returned to normal, and he slowly walked towards the deeper part of Root.
This is a huge laboratory, filled with the smell of disinfectant, with countless glass containers placed inside, floating with children. This is Root's secret laboratory, but it was not built by Danzo, but by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
However, now this place belongs to Danzo and Orochimaru.
When Danzo walked in here, Orochimaru was studying something.
Danzo asked unceremoniously.
"How is it, Orochimaru? When will I be able to transplant a new arm and eye?"
For a ninja, eyes are a small problem, but without an arm, the impact on combat power is still very large. Danzo does not have the ability to perform hand seals with one hand.
Orochimaru said without turning his head.
"As for the arm, Elder Danzo, I can transplant it for you at any time, but if it is the cells of the First Hokage, without the Sharingan to suppress them, I am also powerless."
Danzo did not force it. Although an ordinary arm could allow him to make up for his power in terms of jutsu, he was not leaving the village now, and his current disabled state could win him some sympathy from the village.
So, Danzo started talking about other things as if chatting about daily life.
"I heard that Jiraiya and Minato are planning to take this opportunity to go to Mount Myoboku to train!"
Orochimaru smiled sinisterly after hearing this.
"Hmm... they should be going to train in Sage Mode."
"Sage Mode... I have also heard of it. Speaking of which, Ryuchi Cave is also a sacred place like Mount Myoboku. Doesn't it have its own Sage Mode?"
Of course, Orochimaru knew that this guy Danzo was trying to provoke his relationship with that idiot Jiraiya. He said indifferently.
"Ryuchi Cave certainly has its own Sage Mode, but unfortunately, the conditions for Sage Mode training are very harsh."
"Is that so? But in my opinion, you, Orochimaru, are much more talented in terms of jutsu than Jiraiya and Minato."
"Heh heh heh..."
A trace of disdain flashed across Orochimaru's eyes, he chuckled, but did not answer.
Seeing this, Danzo, who was already prepared, said.
"The Root just received news that the priestess of the Land of Demons will visit the Kazekage of Sunagakure in two days, because the Kazekage of Sunagakure helped the Land of Demons eliminate the demon Moryo!"
This time, Orochimaru was also immediately interested.
"Moryo... is that terrifying demon that exists in the myths and legends of the Land of Demons?"
"Yes! Dragon Vein... Moryo... this is definitely not a coincidence. Orochimaru, the Kazekage is very likely going for the power of these demons. You have also seen the information about Sunagakure's Green Miracle in the past few months. Being able to change Sunagakure's natural environment is definitely not something that ordinary ninjas can achieve. It is very likely the power of Wood Release."
"Is there any concrete evidence?"
"No, but it's not needed either."
Danzo's left eye narrowed.
"I have already passed this information to Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure through Root. Now it seems that it is still useful. Iwagakure and Kumogakure have stopped their attacks on our Konoha, which means that suspicion has already formed. Next, we just need to watch the show. Even if the information that the Kazekage of Sunagakure can seize the bloodline limit is false, but he is just an orphan of the Uzumaki clan, neither the Raikage nor the Tsuchikage will sit idly by. They are not the kind of people who will let others reap the benefits."
"Heh heh heh, it seems that the ninja world is going to become interesting again..."
Land of Earth, Iwagakure Village.
Tsuchikage Building.
Half a year has passed since the start of the war between Iwagakure and Konoha.
Although the existence of ninjas is originally for war, the war that has lasted for half a year has still shrouded the entire Iwagakure Village in a sense of fatigue and unease.
Those ninjas who participated in the war are tired.
What is uneasy is that the war has continued until now, and Iwagakure still cannot achieve a decisive victory.
It can only be said that it is worthy of being the number one ninja village in the ninja world. Konoha's foundation is really too terrifying.
Faced with the joint attack of the two major ninja villages, although Konoha's defense line shrank again and again, both major ninja villages could feel Konoha's increasingly courageous momentum, especially the young man named Minato Namikaze, who showed overwhelming power.
Even Onoki felt palpitations.
What made Onoki even more uneasy was that while they were fighting Konoha, in another corner of the ninja world, Sunagakure, also one of the five major ninja villages, was developing rapidly by taking advantage of the external chaos.
Even the speed of development exceeded Onoki's expectations.
Especially after the recent waves of information about Sunagakure were passed to him, it made him feel shocking.
The cunning Onoki, of course, knew where this information came from, but even if he knew, he couldn't do anything about it.
Because this is Konoha's naked conspiracy.
"The cells of the First Hokage, Sharingan, the orphans of the Uzumaki clan, the Green Miracle, Roran, the Land of Demons..."
All of this is telling Onoki that Sunagakure is no longer the bottom of the five major ninja villages, but like a lurking beast, growing in the dark, and when the time comes, it will devour everything outside.
Thinking of the young man he once saw in the Land of Birds, the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Onoki's unease became even more intense. He could tolerate the existence of Konoha, but he would never allow the appearance of a second Konoha.
Thinking of this, he quickly made up his mind...