The Age of Heroic Spirits in the Eyes of the Reincarnated.

Chapter 193: Hiruzen, I’m in a difficult situation, you have to help me!
The purple chakra dragon is extremely fast.

He quickly chased after Hanzo and bit him.

However, even with Hanzo's eyesight, he was unable to tell which one was the real Danzo.

Choose one from hundreds...

What to choose?
From this we can also see that shadow clones are really useful when used simply to escape.

The chakra dragon also has its own upper limit on its movement distance. When everyone was 5 kilometers away from the scene of the incident, the chakra dragon condensed from the mouth of the outer path demon statue, which was basically unstoppable during this period, stopped chasing.

It might be that Nagato had consumed a lot of chakra and he stopped pushing himself.

It could also be some other reason.

Seeing this, Li Xia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But he still didn't dare to stay, but ran more than ten kilometers cautiously and vigilantly. Then he took out a signal device from his arms and released a firework into the sky.

Soon, the elite troops at the root gathered again.

Li Xia felt very distressed when she saw that one-third of the roots were missing.

[Root] is the "Anbu training department" specially established by Shimura Danzo in order to realize his dreams and ambitions.

This organization is located under the shadow of Konoha Village, with its roots deeply buried in the darkness; its main function is to act in secret, eliminate all obstacles that will hinder the prosperity of the village, and eliminate all threats inside and outside the village with the attitude of rather killing the innocent than letting them go. When they perform their tasks, they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals as the first priority. They are emotionless weapons of war, which symbolizes the "darkness of ninja" of the founder Danzo.

"Fortunately, it's not like in the original book where he ended up being left alone without any troops to bring back!"

Li Xia secretly said.

In the original timeline, Danzo suffered a great loss in the Rain Country, and the elite troops he sent were almost all killed. It took the Root a long time to recover.

At this moment, the sacrifice of losing one-third of his troops to help him successfully achieve the strategic shift is undoubtedly worth it.

"Let's go back to the village...

We have a long way to go.

Sooner or later, we, the Root, will seek retaliation from Hanzo for today's incident."

The safest place in the entire ninja world for someone of his identity is the root base of Konoha Village.

And he also had to master the ninjutsu that Danzo knew as soon as possible.

His current situation is very embarrassing:
Although Danzo still has many memories about ninjutsu, they are mostly fragments of memory and do not form a system. He is very clumsy in using them! He can use the conventional ninjutsu that he already knows, such as Shadow Clone, Instant Body Technique, Rasengan, Four Symbols Seal, etc. But how can he reach the threshold of Kage level with only these ninjutsu?
The most urgent task is to stay hidden and study those memories, control this body, and restore Guoying's own strength.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

The surviving Root elites all knelt on one knee.

Just as these people crossed the border of the Rain Country and entered a desert area at the junction of the Wind Country, Rain Country, and Fire Country, Li Xia called out to more than 40 Root members whose names he could already call out:

“Next, I have a big plan that can add a lot of strength to the village, but I need your cooperation!
Are you willing to contribute to the future of the village?

Are you willing to temporarily make sacrifices for the future of the village?"

During this period, the White Zetsu Army was no longer the size that almost covered the entire ninja world when the elderly Uchiha Madara controlled it. Most of them shrunk back to a section of the sacred tree trunk that had been injected with Hashirama's cells, and re-hung on branches for a subtle secondary reinforcement!
Only a very small number of people are still outside helping Black Zetsu and Obito collect information!
The number of White Zetsu clones distributed in the Rain Country, Grass Country, Fire Country, and Water Country is definitely larger.

Even if there are some in the Kingdom of Wind, there are not many.

The harsh desert environment is not friendly at all to White Zetsu, who is good at earth and water jutsu.

So he chose to do something here.

He first used fire escape technique to burn the sand, then personally created several shadow clones to monitor the surroundings, with the assistance of perception-type ninjas.

"Please give instructions, Master Danzo..."

All the roots knelt on one knee again.

Li Xia nodded with satisfaction.

As expected of a die-hard fan of Guo Ying, he is really obedient.

He first cast the Mist Hiding Technique to cover the area, and then used the Spiritual Summoning Technique to summon a large scroll:

"Next, do as I say..."

Everyone followed orders.

The third time, a shadow clone was created.

Their real bodies entered the book page space opened up by Li Xia using the psychic scroll.

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Konoha Village.

Li Xia returned alone in a panic, covered in pot shadow.

The home of the Sarutobi clan.

"Danzo, what's wrong with you? Why did the Root suffer such heavy losses? Did all the dozens of elite soldiers you brought with you get killed?

Not a single one came back alive?

What happened to you?

How do you want the Fourth Generation to explain this to the major families in the village?"

Most of the members of the Root were trained from civilian ninjas with some talent, but some were also members of various families.

For example, the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans, the Aburame clan, the Shiranui clan, and so on.

At present, the oil women's family has made the largest investment.

Aburame Ryoma is one of Danzo's most trusted subordinates.

"Fortunately, Longma had other tasks to do this time and did not go to the Rain Country with you, otherwise..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen chattered incessantly while smoking his pipe.

It feels so good to criticize a "close friend" without any guilt.

"Huruzen, this is not my fault. Who would have thought that old man Hanzo would conceal the information about the Rinnegan? That is the eye that only the legendary Six Paths Sage, who opened up the ninja world, possesses. I am lucky to be able to come back alive..."

Li Xia cried miserably.

"Reincarnation Eye?"

Sitting on the only sofa in the room, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell into deep thought.

During this time, one was standing and the other was sitting, and the difference in status was obvious. But it was also because of this that a voice inside this body was roaring and shouting, and that voice had been looking forward to the throne of Hokage for too many years.

Even though his soul was gone, his body still instinctively wanted to take the position of Hokage. He wanted to reach the same height as the person in front of him.

[Main Mission 1: Return to Konoha Village.]

[Task status: Completed. 】

[Reward: 10 free attribute points. ]

After going through so much hardships and setbacks along the way, he ended up with only 10 free attribute points. It was impossible for Li Xia to not have some complaints in his mind.

This main plot is so lame.

[Main Mission 2: Rebuilding the Roots...]

[Main Mission 3: Becoming a Hokage...]

[If Konoha Village is destroyed, this main quest will be considered a failure and this trial will end.]

The two new main lines that emerged in succession actually lifted his spirits.

"Danzo, are you sure that's the Rinnegan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked solemn.

"It must be. He killed all my elite soldiers and all the Rain Ninjas under Hanzo in a matter of seconds! Hanzo saw that the situation was not good and sold me out without hesitation. He used the Water Body Transformation Technique to escape, so I had to use all means to escape..."

Li Xia looked like she was still frightened.

And in just a few words, the very familiar person accused the Rain Village, which had just formed an alliance, of "betraying its allies."

"Hiruzen, I have already informed you of the information about the Land of Rain... Next, I want to rebuild the Root, so I will not be involved in the affairs over there."

He was quite honest with his best friend this time.

He even chose not to conceal the information about the Rinnegan.

If my old friend is interested in the Samsara Eye, it would be best to arrange for a trusted elite from the Sarutobi family to test it. If more people die, it will also weaken the Sarutobi family.

Speaking of which, during the F4's reign, except for the Shimura family which was getting worse and worse, the Sarutobi family and the other two families were all thriving.

For example, the Sarutobi lineage: when the family's ninjas reached the Fourth War period more than ten years later, even after the screening of 100,000 White Zetsu and the Impure World Legion, there were still dozens of elite young and middle-aged people who survived with at least the level of Special Jonin!
And each of them can use the Great Flame Technique, a secret technique of fire escape!

The original attack range of this fire escape technique is not large, but if it is enhanced by the chakra of a jonin, it can cover dozens or even hundreds of meters in a straight line. The combined attack is even more powerful. Can it be used to roast the Ten Tails?
During the Fourth World War, the Sarutobi clan could produce dozens of exceptional jonin and jonin-level Sarutobi clan members. And guess how many chuunin and genin-level clan members they had at that time?
The more the Senju clan, Uchiha clan, Hyuga clan and other powerful families fought wars in recent years, the more their populations became sparse.

The Sarutobi family is just the opposite. The more they fight, the more prosperous their population becomes!

Hiruzen, don't blame me for setting a trap for you. It's because your Sarutobi clan is too powerful.

It's time to go to the front line and contribute to the village.

You were willing to send kids like Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, and Hatake Kakashi, who were only twelve or thirteen years old, to the battlefield, while most of the Sarutobi family members stayed behind every time. This is really not fair.

"I understand, Danzo. I will explain the matter to the Fourth Hokage for you..."

The third generation who retreated to the back nodded.

"Huruzen, my trip to Rain Country has suffered heavy losses. All the elite Root members that I have worked so hard to train for many years have been killed. The Root must recruit people immediately and fill in the missing manpower as soon as possible... You and Koharu have to help me!"

In fact, it is just one sentence:

I want money! I want people!
"Tell Minato about the recruitment."

"But you know he won't agree. He won't let me recruit people from the major families."

"You caused the various clans to lose dozens of elite soldiers for nothing this time. Who would dare to send their clan's talents to your Root? Go back and be on time for tomorrow's Jonin meeting. Think of your own words. It would be best if you can convince most people at the meeting. Otherwise, I can't help you."

"The Jounin Conference is going to be held tomorrow? Why is it so urgent? If so, I'm afraid Jiraiya won't be able to make it back in time, right?"

"What did you mention Jiraiya for?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little suspicious.

Li Xia responded calmly without changing her expression:
"I have something to ask him."

"Don't worry, we can contact Minato quickly. Don't forget the relationship between Minato and Myoboku Mountain..."

Namikaze Minato is Jiraiya's disciple, and they have signed a blood contract with Myoboku Mountain, one of the three holy places.

As long as Minato Namikaze is willing, he can summon a toad and tell the messenger toad that he wants to see his teacher Jiraiya.

After the summoning is lifted, the messenger toad will immediately return to Myoboku Mountain and tell the higher-ups of Myoboku Mountain what happened.

Those old toads can use reverse summoning to force Jiraiya to go to Myoboku Mountain.

Tomorrow, Minato will use spiritualism to summon Gamabunta, and bring Jiraiya, who is in Bunta's stomach, to Konoha Village.

At present, the summoning technique as a means of strategic transfer can only be used by the master and disciple pair of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.

As long as we discuss it in advance, we can achieve a tactical effect where one plus one is greater than two.

"Okay, Hiruzen, you have to persuade Minato more. The Root is very important..."

The Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze has been in power for almost a year.

Currently there is only a mediocre Shadow Guard team.

The authority of the Anbu and the main honor of the ninja school still lies with the third generation.

The root is in Danzo's hands.

The finances and village layout planning are in the hands of Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu respectively, which is why after the Root was disbanded and Sarutobi Hiruzen died in the original work, Danzo was able to quickly rebuild the Root with the help of these two.

Minato, the fourth Hokage, does have most of the authority of the Hokage, but he is also constrained to a great extent.

Well, let alone Minato Namikaze, even the future fifth Hokage, Tsunade Senju, was restrained to a certain extent by the remaining three members of F4. Danzo could even enter and exit the Hokage's office at will and killed the contact toad of Konoha Village.

But for now, Li Xia still has to look at the face of Namikaze Minato, the Fourth Hokage who has been in office for less than a year.

The authority of the Hokage is above all else.

The Hokage wouldn't let him recruit more people, and he couldn't go to the major families to ask for people, and the families didn't even have to be nice to him.

Since the Hokage doesn't give him the opportunity to expand the staff, he can only maintain the original staff size.

Controlled everywhere.

"Minato, you're a good Hokage, but... you're in my way!"

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ps: Guys, I'm going out for dinner tonight. The second chapter will be updated late, so I'd like to say hello in advance.

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