Chapter 68: Tsunade's Training Begins, Danzō's Trap, and Naraku's Acting
Naraku thought for a moment and said: "Teacher! I want to first perfect my combat system. Can I also learn Strength of a Hundred Fists and medical ninjutsu along the way?"
Although Strength of a Hundred Fists is theoretically a Senju clan taijutsu, with his Senju clan physique being higher level than both Tsunade's and Nawaki's, he should be able to learn it.
The power of Strength of a Hundred Fists is still very strong. Although it couldn't break Uchiha Madara's Susanoo—even during the Great Ninja War, Tsunade's full-power punch only caused slight cracks in Madara's initial-stage Susanoo.
But in the entire ninja world, it still ranks in the top tier of taijutsu.
Afterward, Tsunade personally guided Naraku hand-in-hand.
When Naraku saw the sky was already dark, he said to Tsunade: "Teacher, recently I want to go into seclusion to forge and see if I can improve my forging level. I won't come for the next 4 days!"
Tsunade didn't expect her enthusiasm to just start and Naraku to wilt already. But she didn't want to disturb his forging, so she said: "Get lost then! Remember to come back after forging. You still have to come once a week—Nawaki is still lying there!"
If Tsunade hadn't mentioned it, Naraku would have almost forgotten about Nawaki. He had been so busy chasing his sister, and actually Nawaki only needed one release every month.
Naraku didn't expect that the excuse he originally used to approach Tsunade would become a shackle. But next time he could say that since Nawaki has improved, once a month is enough.
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While walking home, in a corner someone suddenly approached Naraku and handed him a note.
Naraku opened the note and saw written: "Naraku! You don't want others to know you forged Teigu for an outsider ninja, right!"
Followed by a location marker.
Naraku immediately guessed it was probably Danzō causing trouble. He was also very curious what exactly Danzō was planning.
The current Naraku was completely unafraid of Danzō. After all, the S-rank (pseudo) "Incursio" evolved by Nawaki was still lying in his system space!
Plus with Dimension Square's escape ability, if pushed too far, the Dead God Hall still had a crowd of ninja brothers eager to try.
It could be said Naraku's trump cards had increased too much, leading him to grow more and more confident against Konoha's duo—except for the Slug Sage type.
When one should play it safe, one must play it safe.
Naraku followed the marker to the destination and discovered this was exactly the patch of grass where he had casually placed a mark before.
He never expected there was actually a Root base underneath.
At this moment several Root ninjas led Naraku inside.
As soon as Naraku entered, he saw Danzō posing dramatically with his back turned—making Naraku want to give him a Thousand Years of Death right there!
"Uchiha Naraku! You didn't really think what you did was seamless, did you!" Danzō said angrily.
"What thing?" Naraku deliberately acted panicked. Danzō turned around, his old face staring fixedly at Naraku: "It's you giving Teigu to a samurai from the Land of Iron! This is treason! Do you believe that with just this, Root can kill you as a spy!"
Naraku naturally didn't believe it, so his acting went into overdrive. Crying and shouting at Danzō: "Lord Danzō! I really didn't do it on purpose! I just didn't think that far ahead when I agreed to him! Later he kept begging me, and I felt too embarrassed to go back on my word! Lord Danzō! Save me! I still want to become the number one forger in the ninja world! I don't want to die!"
Danzō inwardly shook his head—kids really are kids. He still had many moves left unused, yet this one already broke. But perhaps it was his own wise and divine aura intimidating the brat.
At this moment Danzō forced an ugly old-man smile onto his face. Ignoring the disgust of Naraku's snot and tears, he patted Naraku's back and said: "Child! I know you're a good kid. You just don't know how to refuse. I'll definitely go get that damned Land of Iron weapon and take back the Teigu for you!"
Naraku asked back: "Lord Danzō, you knew that person took the Teigu but didn't stop him?"
Danzō's old face became a little embarrassed as he said: "It was for your sake! If I made a big commotion and Sarutobi Hiruzen found out, he wouldn't let you off! He would definitely kill you! But if you're willing to join Root—and I have always treated my subordinates kindly, with a very relaxed working environment in Root—this matter can be overlooked."
"Really? I think the Third looks pretty good!" Naraku deliberately poked at Danzō's nerves.
Danzō immediately flared up inside. He felt he was just as black-hearted as Sarutobi Hiruzen, yet most people only saw Shimura Danzō as the villain while viewing Sarutobi Hiruzen as noble and righteous.
Danzō immediately poured a heap of bad things about Sarutobi Hiruzen onto Naraku.
At that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen—who was handling official business—suddenly sneezed several times in a row. But he paid no attention and continued dealing with trivial paperwork.
Listening to the somewhat disgusting words, Naraku quickly interrupted Danzō: "I understand now. So the Third isn't a good person after all! Then from now on I'll listen to Lord Danzō! Lord Danzō's orders are the direction I pursue and my goal to strive for!"
Danzō reluctantly ended the badmouthing session. He had his subordinate bring something over.
Then he instructed Naraku to open it. Naraku opened it and saw what appeared to be a lump of flesh. Naraku already had a guess in his heart.
"This is a biological material I obtained earlier. I want you to incorporate it into my Yatsufusa—is that possible?" Danzō said slowly.
Naraku shook his head: "Lord Danzō, Yatsufusa has already been fully forged. It can't incorporate new materials anymore. If this biological material is very strong, I can forge you a new weapon—for example, an invincible set of armor or something like that."
Danzō's eyes lit up when he heard this. Previously he had only focused on strengthening his sword. He hadn't thought of this point. If Naraku could create a new armor with the power of "Incursio"…
And if it could even transform into a dragon, he might ascend to the Hokage position much faster—instead of relying on slow methods like elections and impeachment.
"Then when can you finish forging it?" Danzō seemed a little impatient; even his fake smile was gone.
Naraku said: "I'm not sure. I need to plan carefully. I've never seen this material before. I need to study it."
Danzō forcefully suppressed the urge to directly hand over the specific details of the material to Naraku. After all, as Tsunade's disciple, Naraku might cause unexpected issues.
This also left Danzō speechless—an Uchiha actually having such a good relationship with a Senju. This was absolutely unthinkable in the past.
"I will specially provide you with a Root secret forging room. You can only study this biological material there! And absolutely, absolutely do not tell anyone about today's matter—otherwise even I won't be able to save you! Understand?" Danzō threatened in a dark tone.
"Understood! Lord Danzō! I'll first go back to my own forging room to prepare the preliminary work. It might take 4 days!" After Naraku's final report, he was escorted away by Root ninjas.
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