Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Strategist Alliance

This is their biggest problem: they can't find fault with Danzo under the law, which makes it impossible for the foolish Hokage who is still attached to old feelings to take direct action against him.

They even had to be careful in everything they did, lest they escalate the situation and provoke Shisui to take action against them.

"Alas, I have heard that Danzo devoted himself to Konoha in his early years, neglecting his clan, which led to the clan's decline. I was also the clan head, and I understand Danzo's desire to make amends to the clan. I simply cannot bring myself to stop him."

Zhi Shui was unaware that these people's opinions of him had changed, and sighed to himself.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Shisui's inaction had left them utterly disappointed, but as the Hokage, they dared not openly oppose him.

After persisting for a few more moments and seeing that Shisui truly had no intention of stopping Danzo, one of them stood up angrily and said, "The Hokage will definitely regret this!"

After saying that, everyone left.

He left behind a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

News of what happened in the office quickly reached Danzo's ears, which made him even more smug.

"Hmph, Shisui is indeed a weakling. Konoha has already experienced one Hiruzen; we absolutely cannot allow another Hiruzen to appear. The Hokage position will ultimately be mine!"

The arguments continued, and the battles hidden in the night became more and more frequent. After confirming that Shisui would not attack Danzo, the ninja clan could no longer hold back.

There are only two ways to deal with Danzo right now: one is to surround and kill Danzo before the Hokage can react, and then hand him over to the spy.

Another option is to storm into the Root base, expose what's going on in Root, and force the Hokage to take action personally.

They chose a two-pronged approach: if they found Danzo's trail, they would send men to surround and kill him; if they couldn't find him, they would search for the location of the Root base.

Danzo also realized the seriousness of the problem, but now that he needed to recruit ninjas through his clan, he had no choice but to step forward and be cautious, trying not to operate in the shadows.

However, the strength of the ninja clan was too great, and their attacks came one after another. Danzo began to have some difficulty dealing with them, and he himself had to go into battle several times.

They almost discovered even the root base, but fortunately, they ran into the Dark Division, who were hunting down spies, and had to hide for the time being.

However, Danzo firmly believed that these hard times were only temporary.

"Lord Danzo, seventy-three people have volunteered to join the Shimura clan, including 32 Chunin and 41 Genin."

Within just a few days, news of the Shimura clan's acceptance of outsiders spread throughout Konoha. Although most hesitated slightly, a considerable number of people made their decision first.

Danzo, not one to hold back, immediately ordered, "These people have excellent judgment; give them the best treatment!"

Ninjutsu, ninja tools, instruction from a master, and money.

Once these things actually appear, how many ninjas could refuse them?

After all, there are as many ordinary ninjas in Konoha as stray dogs on the roadside!

For them, food is extremely precious!

Large numbers of ninjas headed towards the Shimura clan's territory, eager to join the clan and become part of the ninja family.

At the same time, various negative rumors about Danzo resurfaced.

"Have you heard? It's Danzo, the Third Hokage's advisor. He deliberately recruited ninjas to stage a coup and plot against the Hokage!"

"I heard that Danzo is extremely evil. He killed the Third Hokage's son, and he even released the Nine-Tails. He also killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife, and he had my neighbor's wallet stolen. That old man is truly wicked!"

"He was the incarnation of the Nine-Tailed Fox. He deliberately killed the Fourth Hokage in order to become Hokage. Unfortunately, the Third Hokage discovered his plot, and then he extended his evil claws to the Third Hokage. The reason why the Third Hokage was seriously ill was because of that bastard Danzo."

"I see. No wonder everyone disagrees with this guy becoming Hokage."

"That's right, the Third Hokage made Uchiha Shisui the Fifth Hokage to prevent Konoha from falling into Danzo's hands!"

In a short time, all sorts of scandals and conspiracy theories emerged, such as human experimentation, persecution of Konoha villagers, murder of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, and assassination of the Third Hokage's son.

Danzo's reputation plummeted once again.

However, for those who crave ninjutsu, surnames, and power, these things are unimportant.

Danzo even extended his reach to orphanages and other orphans in the village.

However, Shisui noticed and immediately stopped him.

Soon, half a month passed, and Danzo's power increased at a visible rate, gradually allowing him to gain a foothold against the ninja's offensive.

However, Danzo was injured several times and almost dared not show his face.

But the genuine ninjutsu made those who joined the Shimura clan spontaneously defend Danzo.

Upon witnessing this scene, the ninja clan began its first internal division, creating a rather oppressive atmosphere.

"Danzo is already this old, what about his strength?"

"I had heard long ago that Danzo possessed strength comparable to the Third Hokage, but I never imagined it."

Danzo's strength shocked them time and time again; even a dozen Jonin couldn't stop him, it was terrifying.

Some people are even considering compromising.

"Danzo is doing this just to expand Root and even become Hokage. Since Shisui is unwilling to help us, why don't we promise to support Danzo, as long as he stops his actions?"

"Do you know what you're saying? We've killed so many of Danzo's people, and even burned some of the few remaining people in Shimura's territory to death. Do you think Danzo will agree to negotiate with us?"

"Someone like Danzo, if you agree to let him become Hokage, what is there that he can't agree to?"

"this"

"But if Danzo becomes Hokage, do you think they'll let us go?"

"Just because we agreed doesn't mean he'll definitely become Hokage. In any case, let's appease him and let him calm down for a while. If that doesn't work, we can support some ninjas for him. We must stop this whole thing."

Once he trusts us, we'll figure out a way to deal with him all at once.

Although he is powerful, we are not incapable of dealing with him, provided we have a legitimate reason.

"Shisui is clearly taking sides. Is he listening to the Third Hokage, or does he want to use Danzo himself?"

"Sarutobi isn't willing to reveal a single word, so it's probably still a problem with the Third Hokage."

Sarutobi holds a special position and possesses great strength. They are eager to bring Sarutobi into their camp, but Sarutobi and Shimura have always had a good relationship. Moreover, Sarutobi Nikki has been keeping his distance from them for some reason. Although he has not supported Shimura, he has also firmly stated that he is unwilling to get involved in this matter.

The crowd continued to argue. At present, more than 300 ninjas and ordinary people have moved into the Shimura clan's territory, and the once empty Shimura clan's territory has become lively. This number is still increasing, and the defense of the clan's territory is gradually being strengthened.

The cost of their actions is increasing, and if things come to light, Shisui might take action against them again.

With two pairs of kaleidoscopes and a tailed beast, how dare they touch Shisui's tiger whiskers?

"Alright, stop arguing, I have a good idea!"

"Just say what you have to say. I'm not in the mood to listen to you being mysterious right now."

"The reason Danzo was able to gather power so quickly is because he was willing to give away ninjutsu to civilians, right? Since we can't deal with Danzo in a short time and can't stop him from spreading ninjutsu, why can't we give away ninjutsu to civilians?"

"what?"

"you"

"Do you even know why we're dealing with Danzo?"

Everyone gasped, looking at the guy who had offered the suggestion with strange expressions.

In the arena, the people sent by the Nara family remained silent until this moment, when they suddenly paused and looked up at the person with a rather strange expression.

"Well, what do you guys suggest? We can't stop Danzo for the time being anyway, so why let him gain prestige?"

"That seems to make sense."

The group looked at each other, and after thinking it over, they felt that this method was quite good. Since they couldn't stop it anyway, they might as well steal the reputation for spreading ninjutsu.

"That's right. If we take the initiative, we can at least control what kind of ninjutsu is spread. As long as it doesn't involve the core, it's not unacceptable."

Some conventional ninjutsu have little effect on them, since the strength of the ninja clan lies in the various resources they control.

"Given Danzo's reputation, if we spread ninjutsu together, why would any ninja join Shimura and defect to Danzo?"

"Then let's discuss it and pick out some suitable ninjutsu."

Once the idea of ​​joining forces if they couldn't win a fight arose, everyone immediately felt much less pressure.

The ninja clan acted swiftly, and the very next day they began advertising free ninjutsu to various regions.

However, Sima Yi reacted faster, and after receiving the news from Jin Huo, he immediately reminded Zhi Shui to step forward.

Shisui decisively stopped them, then summoned Danzo and representatives of various ninja clans, and for the first time openly discussed the dissemination of ninjutsu.

Shisui rubbed his forehead, looking at everyone with a helpless expression. "I heard you've all been secretly spreading ninjutsu?"

"I'm only doing this to improve the strength of Konoha's ninjas; it's all for Konoha!"

Danzo spoke first, followed by several Root ninjas.

"We just saw that Danzo was working too hard, so we thought of helping him out and working together for the future of Konoha."

With Danzo speaking up, they didn't need to look for any other excuses and simply explained to Shisui.

"I see."

Shisui was somewhat surprised, then nodded with a look of relief, "With you all here, how can Konoha not become strong!"

Zhi Shui was genuinely amazed. He hadn't expected that these people, who had fought to such an extent in private, wouldn't have used public opinion or other methods to force him to take action.

Instead, everyone relied on their own strength, rendering many of his prepared tactics useless.

They're all honest people; everything Yan Shifan mentioned was unnecessary.

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Danzo remained silent, and everyone lowered their heads.

"Haha, it seems everyone is still quite harmonious. However, the way you're spreading ninjutsu is affecting the city's appearance. The police department has reported this to me several times. So, I called you here today to discuss this. Since everyone is spreading ninjutsu for the future of Konoha, let's just clear things up."

"What the Hokage says is true. However, Danzo, as an advisor, is familiar with the village's forbidden techniques. These techniques are extremely dangerous and must not be passed on. In my opinion, he is not suitable to spread ninjutsu any further."

"Hmph, nonsense."

Danzo was about to retort when he heard this, but Shisui raised his hand to signal both sides to be quiet and said directly, "It is a good thing to open up ninjutsu to improve the strength of the village's ninjas, but we cannot be too unrestrained. We should spread it in a planned way."

Furthermore, ninjutsu is not a shortcut to increasing strength; our dissemination of it should be moderate.

Everyone was taken aback, and someone immediately asked, "Lord Hokage, what does this mean?"

Shisui smiled and looked at Suzaku Nara. Suzaku nodded and stepped forward, saying, "The Hokage ordered me to compile some ninjutsu data and determine the requirements for receiving ninjutsu."

Next, Suzaku Nara explained the rules established by Shisui one by one.

First, there's the Ninja Academy, where all graduates can receive a free D-rank ninjutsu that matches their chakra attribute.

After successfully being promoted to Chunin, you can receive a C-rank ninjutsu for free; similarly, Jonin can receive a B-rank ninjutsu.

These ninjutsu were all carefully selected by Shisui, have high accessibility, and do not involve the core members of each clan.

There are only three ninjutsu techniques, not many, but the only useful one is the D-rank ninjutsu learned after graduating from the Ninja Academy.

Shisui did not take the opportunity to spread more ninjutsu, which surprised everyone. They had actually realized Shisui's intentions, but they dared not confront him directly because of his status as Hokage and the strength of the Uchiha clan.

Zhi Shui did have such an idea, but Sima Yi stopped him.

Learning ninjutsu is inherently difficult, and acquiring it too easily can lead to new problems.

"Is that all?"

Danzo snorted. Since Shisui wanted to interfere, he would give him more and more advanced ninjutsu!

Nara Suzaku glanced at him, and after everyone quieted down, he added.

"Considering the diversity of ninjas, those who excel in various assessments will receive additional rewards."

For example, if you rank highly in the ninja academy graduation exam, you can obtain two D-rank ninjutsu.

"In addition, by completing a certain number of missions, you can apply to your superiors to obtain ninjutsu."

For example, completing twenty A-rank missions allows you to apply for an A-rank ninjutsu, or completing thirty B-rank missions allows you to apply for a B-rank ninjutsu, and so on.

Forbidden techniques are quite special and have separate assessment standards.

"Finally, in order to regulate the distribution of ninjutsu, starting today, a Ninjutsu Research Department will be established under the Ministry of Education to be responsible for researching, compiling statistics on, and distributing ninjutsu."

Furthermore, anyone else is strictly prohibited from privately disseminating ninjutsu on a large scale. Anyone discovered doing so will be arrested on charges of disrupting Konoha's stability!

"What?"

Danzo was pleased with the meal.

The reason they couldn't touch Danzo was because it wasn't legally permissible; they couldn't openly mobilize manpower, and Shisui was unwilling to help them.

Now the police department has added another clause, giving them a reason to directly launch a crackdown if Danzo continues his actions.

Danzo's face turned ashen; this was clearly aimed at him!

"I only have these few ninjutsu. How can I improve Konoha's strength? I haven't done anything wrong; everything I've done is for Konoha!"

"Advisor Danzo, this is not something to be discussed."

Shisui sat there, calmly looking at Danzo. The office instantly fell silent, and the eyes of the police department and the ANBU all fell on Danzo.

Danzo's lips twitched slightly, and an immense pressure descended upon him.

He didn't understand why Zhishui's attitude changed so quickly.

Just a few days ago they were protecting him, but now they're scolding him like this in front of so many people.

The others also looked at Danzo with amusement. It seemed the Hokage wasn't going to protect Danzo anymore, which was good news.

After warning Danzo, Shisui looked at the others and said in a gentler tone, "Everyone, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

"The Hokage is wise!" (End of Chapter)