Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 47 So What

(Note before the chapter: Danzo is doomed in these chapters. As a plot driver, he is not strong enough at this stage and cannot provide tension for the plot. Keeping him around would be disgusting. I am informing everyone here to avoid offending some readers.)

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One eye…

Minato sidestepped the kunai that was thrusting towards his chest and stared at the head that flew high into the air.

From the moment he first saw Danzo, he noticed the bandage wrapped around the other man's right eye.

However, the other person's right hand still had a normal skin color, so it seemed that interstitial cells had not yet been transplanted.

"Danzo..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the scene before him, his lips trembling slightly.

The sight of his comrade of decades being beheaded before his eyes brought him a powerful emotional shock.

"Minato, you..."

"Wait a moment, Hokage-sama."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Minato raised his hand, interrupting him.

He looked down at Danzo's corpse, raised his hand to create a wooden clone, and then his main body instantly appeared dozens of meters away.

Everyone stared at Minato's actions in bewilderment.

In the arena, Wood Branch took two steps forward and reached out to tear off the bandages from Danzo's head!

But before he could even touch his target, Danzo's body slowly vanished like a phantom in the water.

Danzo, who had just been beheaded by Minato a few seconds ago, appeared on the scene completely unharmed!

No, it can't be said to be completely intact.

Minato's gaze swept over the bloodstains on Danzo's face. Judging from Danzo's appearance, Izanagi should be unable to rewrite the injuries he sustained before it was activated, which was good news.

"Huff... huff..."

Danzo stared at the water gate, which was dozens of meters away, his heart filled with utter horror.

He couldn't understand how Minato had realized he wasn't dead.

"That's impossible... How did you know?"

"What exactly is going on?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, looking at Danzo with suspicion and uncertainty.

The moment he saw Danzo resurrected, he subconsciously disrupted the flow of chakra within his body, but found no signs of being under a genjutsu.

"This should be... Izanagi of the Uchiha clan, right? I remember there being a record of him in the clan's ancient texts."

Tsunade's expression was grim: "This guy probably transplanted the Sharingan from the Uchiha clan."

"I see, it's a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood.

Although Izanagi is a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan, it is not exactly a secret. During the Warring States period, the Uchiha clan used this technique to be arrogant for a long time.

The Sarutobi clan is a ninja clan that survived from the Warring States period, so they naturally have records of this technique.

Danzo glanced coldly at Tsunade, not expecting that his trump card would be recognized by her at a glance, but considering Tsunade's status, it wasn't surprising.

He only learned about this technique by chance, specifically during the final battle between the First Hokage and Madara at the Valley of the End.

In that battle, the First Hokage emerged victorious, while Madara, as the loser, met his end in death, his body falling into the hands of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

After all, it was the corpse of a powerful individual who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, so the Second Hokage naturally wouldn't let go of such good research material.

However, out of friendship, the First Hokage never allowed the Second Hokage to conduct research on it.

After the First Hokage's death, before the Second Hokage could conduct any research, the First Shinobi World War broke out.

Later, the Second Hokage sacrificed himself to cover the retreat of everyone, and before that, he appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Third Hokage.

But... they were all too young back then.

Having just ascended to the position of Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi lacked both strength and prestige to command respect, and thus had to rely on the help of his friends.

It was at that time that he came into contact with the experimental base left behind by the Second Hokage.

At the same time, they also discovered something—Madara Uchiha's body was missing!

At that time, he had just taken office as the captain of the secret service and dared not hide it. He immediately informed the newly appointed Third Generation.

The two had once suspected that the Uchiha clan had stolen Madara's body, and therefore intensified their surveillance of the Uchiha, until they learned of the existence of the Izanagi technique...

He was terrified; his scalp felt like it was going to explode!

However, several years passed without any news of Madara, which made him suspect that Madara might have already died of old age, so he turned his attention to the Uchiha clan.

Ultimately, he received the eyes that could grant a second life from a former friend…

"But how did the child figure it out?"

Koharu Utatane was puzzled, and it wasn't just Danzo who wanted to know; she was also very curious.

"Minato is a sensory ninja, and I also have some records about the Uchiha clan in my family. With his intelligence, it shouldn't be difficult for him to guess," Tsunade casually offered to help Minato out.

She didn't actually know how Minato had guessed it, but she didn't care.

The resentment in Danzo's eyes was almost tangible.

I almost forgot, this kid lives in Tsunade's house, and the ancient ninjutsu books left by the Senju clan are available for him to read and practice almost unconditionally.

With such talent and such conditions, why wasn't it me?!

"That's enough, Danzo."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "Attacking your own comrades in the village is unforgivable. I warned you before, don't make the same mistake again!"

"Hmph, even now, Hiruzen, you still don't understand?"

Danzo sneered, "This genius you placed so much hope in is nothing but a wolf in sheep's clothing, pretending to be innocent and fooling everyone!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the corpses scattered all around him, as well as the three or five remaining Root ninjas.

"See all these corpses? In the minute before you arrived, he single-handedly slaughtered almost the entire Root organization! He's been hiding his true strength!"

"If you're mentally ill, go see a doctor!"

Tsunade scoffed, "Which ninja doesn't hide their strength? Those who don't know how to hide their strength are all dead!"

Koharu sighed, "Indeed, it's best not to say such sophistry."

Danzo ignored the two of them and just stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Minato remained silent, quietly observing the scene, wondering how Hiruzen Sarutobi would react.

With such overwhelming numerical superiority, let alone Danzo, even the Third Hokage and his allies combined couldn't stop him.

Moreover, the wood clone he just created has been continuously releasing spores.

With its sensory and spore-based location, Danzo had no chance of escaping.

Minato's gaze fell on Hiruzen Sarutobi. He made up his mind: if Hiruzen dared to openly protect Danzo, he would immediately declare: "That inherently evil Kumogakure spy dares to bewitch the Hokage! I'll...!"

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi still retained his rationality.

"So what?"

After a brief silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed almost imperceptibly, his heart filled with disappointment.

He never thought Minato was innocent.

Whether it's his wariness of higher-ups, his deliberate trap to send his classmate to the hospital, or his recent coup attempt, all of these are enough to show that this kid is not as innocent as he seems.

But... so what?