Chapter 152:
"Kill me, and you'll learn nothing."
Danzō's voice was hoarse and gloomy: "The truth is known only to a very few people."
Pfft~
Naruto drew a kunai and mercilessly stabbed it into Danzō's brain, complaining: "Using this as your trump card—really giving yourself too much credit."
"Little Sakyo, I'll tell you the truth later. Don't worry about these small things for now."
Danzō's death brought Naruto an immense sense of relief.
Now, no one would be lurking in the shadows watching him anymore.
Letting Danzō live had always been a problem.
He was like a patient venomous snake—waiting for you to let your guard down before delivering a fatal strike.
"Amenominaka."
Naruto used Amenominaka once again to teleport the three of them back to the ninja world. He immediately turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen and said: "Old Third, is Root like this really necessary?"
"Or rather—you need an obedient Root."
Naruto was no naive idiot. There were many things in the world that ANBU couldn't handle openly.
Root could be said to be Konoha's dark side. The bigger the tree, the bigger the shadow—this was unavoidable.
Unless everyone in the world had no dark side, Konoha would never need to get rid of Root.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already suffered enough blows. Being questioned like this by Naruto finally made him start thinking seriously.
Naruto had gained immense power… and it was very, very powerful—far beyond Sarutobi Hiruzen's understanding.
Back when Sarutobi Hiruzen was Tobirama's disciple, he had witnessed Hashirama's power many times.
One against a hundred was routine for him.
One person represented the deterrence of an entire ninja village—the pinnacle of combat power in the ninja world.
At that time, the ninja world was basically dominated by Konoha alone. All the tailed beasts had been captured one by one by Hashirama…
Now, with Naruto's appearance, could it be a sign of something?
The wrinkles on Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face seemed to deepen even more after this series of events, looking as if they were carved by a knife.
After a few minutes, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto: "Are you interested in becoming Hokage?"
"Not interested." Naruto refused without hesitation, instantly making Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart sink halfway.
He was already at this age—he should have retired long ago to enjoy a peaceful life.
But no sufficiently powerful ninja had appeared in the village yet. Now that he finally met Naruto, Naruto directly refused.
Even if Naruto had agreed, Sarutobi Hiruzen would still need nearly ten years to train him into a qualified Kage.
"Then… I'll handle this matter. That's all for now."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's back bent. In an instant, he seemed to age considerably.
The village's jinchūriki was the son of a previous Kage—yet he had just outright refused the position of Kage.
Danzō's death was also a heavy blow to Root. A mountain of troublesome matters now awaited Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Naruto finally spoke to the other person who had been present the whole time: "You're still not leaving?"
This person was none other than Toritsume Koyun.
That's right—when Naruto used Amenominaka earlier, he hadn't included Toritsume Koyun in the technique's range.
The reason was obvious.
Bringing her in wouldn't help much anyway.
Right now Toritsume Koyun's allegiance was unclear, and killing her outright wouldn't be reasonable, so Naruto hadn't pulled her into the Amenominaka world.
Toritsume Koyun was now completely confused. How did everyone suddenly disappear, and then only Naruto and the other two reappear after a while?
"What… what's going on?"
Toritsume Koyun frowned and stated her attitude bluntly: "I want to kill Danzō. Where is he?"
Naruto replied: "He's already dead. You can leave now."
"What!!" Toritsume Koyun exclaimed in shock: "He's dead? You killed him?"
"How can you prove he's dead?"
"I have to see his corpse with my own eyes."
Naruto's eyelid twitched. He waved impatiently: "Everything I told you is the truth. If you don't want to die, hurry up and leave this place."
Toritsume Koyun's face paled, and she unconsciously took two steps back.
She had personally witnessed—even the Hokage treated Naruto with… caution?
This was enough to prove that Naruto had the power to kill her.
"Naruto."
Sakyo seemed to sense something was off with Naruto. She couldn't help grabbing his hand and looking at him strangely.
"Uh…" Feeling the warmth from her palm and Sakyo's presence, Naruto's mind finally cleared up a bit.
He sighed and apologized to Toritsume Koyun: "Sorry. Maybe Root's actions made me lose my temper."
Someone was planning to kidnap Sakyo—and the purpose was likely very dark. No wonder Naruto's mood was so bad.
"If you don't mind, let her come in."
Naruto said this to Sakyo, then turned and walked into the house.
Next, Naruto was going to tell Sakyo everything about the Uchiha clan.
These things weren't wild guesses by Naruto.
In his previous life, the information he got from the original work—combined with some facts after transmigrating—was enough to confirm certain events.
…
In the Uchiha clan hall, after Naruto's explanation, Toritsume Koyun learned everything that happened in the Wood Realm.
But seeing her hesitant,欲言又止 appearance, Naruto knew she still wasn't completely reassured.
"Sigh… fine…"
Naruto looked at Toritsume Koyun and activated Amenominaka.
In the Wood Realm, Danzō's corpse remained unchanged—still tightly bound by branches.
The moment Toritsume Koyun saw Danzō's corpse, she burst into manic laughter, nonstop saying things:
"Hahahaha~ Serves you right, serves you right!!"
"This old bastard should've died long ago!"
Naruto: "…"
Naruto watched Toritsume Koyun silently, feeling slightly moved inside.
She was clearly at the age where girls in the ninja academy were fangirling over boys—yet now she was laughing and crying like a madwoman, venting all the resentment in her heart…
What… had she experienced to react like this?
Toritsume Koyun cried and laughed in the Wood Realm. Finally, she lay sideways on a branch, took a kunai from her ninja pouch, and said with a smile: "Dad… Mom… Danzō is dead. Little Cloud is coming to join you now…"
Naruto's eyebrow twitched. Knowing she intended to commit suicide, he said: "If you die in front of me, I'll carve up your face."
Toritsume Koyun: "???"
Her movement paused. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Naruto and mocked: "Do you think at this point I still care about something that stupid?"
Naruto: "Oh? If you don't care, then why not just kill yourself?"
Toritsume Koyun: "…"
Naruto: "Little girl, calm down. Think about it—if you die, your corpse will rot soon, turning into a stinking, ugly, decomposing body. Maggots will grow in it, and maybe some scavengers will come feast on your remains."
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