Naruto: Starting with a space-time bloodline limit, a top-tier ninja.

Chapter 129 Lord Danzo, Game Over! One Superstar and Four Strongest, August

"Hiruzen, you're slandering me!"

On the top floor of a building that served as a temporary Hokage headquarters, Danzo Shimura, unusually angry, shouted at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane, who were looking at him with suspicion, "I did not conduct any Wood Release experiments. If you don't believe me, you can use genjutsu to lie detector me, or use mind-reading jutsu on me."

"Danzo, it's not that we're slandering you, but you're the most suspicious person in Konoha," Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice. "According to my investigation, the sealed Hashirama cells have been stolen. Only the four of us know about that place and the Composite Seal. Since the Wood Release experiments stopped, you're the only one who has been there in all these years."

Koharu Utatane showed no respect to her childhood comrade-in-arms, saying, "Danzo, we all know your character. In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, apart from you, no one dares to go over Hiruzen's head and attack Hashirama's cells."

Mitokado Homura echoed the question, saying, "You and I both know that illusionary lie detectors and the Yamanaka clan's mind-reading techniques can both be used to evade interrogation through sealing. Admit it if you did it."

Danzo Shimura's expression shifted between light and dark, and he finally understood the feelings of those he had wronged.

But ironically—he was truly speechless.

Knowing full well that continuing the investigation would expose many of his secrets, Danzo Shimura finally gritted his teeth and said, "I admit to stealing Hashirama's cells and secretly conducting Wood Release experiments, but this technique really wasn't caused by my experiments. I don't have that ability yet."

Originally, Gojo Yoru was sitting by the window kicking her legs, ignoring Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu's orders, and just lazing around watching the show. Her sympathy was instantly replaced by speechlessness.

Good grief, you still did it!

No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected you were the one who caused the trouble in the village. It turns out he wasn't wrong to accuse you.

Lord Danzo is still the Lord Danzo I remember.

"You stole Hashirama's cells without my permission to conduct Wood Release experiments. Danzo, do you even respect me as the Hokage?" Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuked.

Danzo Shimura remained silent.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, and the latter then said to Gojo Yoru again, "Gojo Yoru, what follows is a conversation between the higher-ups of Konoha. You may leave now."

"You can say whatever you want. I'll continue to be your bodyguard. What if Lord Danzo suddenly gets angry and kills you?" Gojo Yoru still looked like he was watching a good show, not taking Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu seriously at all.

If it were anyone else, even Kushina Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane would have put on airs and scolded her, even accusing her of being out of control.

But faced with Gojo Yoru's contempt, they could only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

With the emergence of White Zetsu, Gojo Yoru's strategic position has surpassed that of everyone else.

He is the strongest in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi's most trusted ace, and the future Hokage.

Moreover, this brat has a terrible personality. Apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru, who can earn his respect, anyone who dares to offend him, even if he doesn't retaliate in secret, will most likely face retribution once he takes power.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi did not let Yoru Gojo leave, and that Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane were once again ignored, they had no choice but to give up.

"Don't you dare slander me."

Danzo Shimura was startled by Gojo Yoru's words and said in a deep voice, "Although I stole Hashirama's cells and conducted Wood Release experiments, I have never harmed the people of the village. Once the experiment is successful, it will only benefit Konoha and not harm it. Everything I have done is for Konoha."

Snap snap snap ————

Gojo Yoru immediately clapped his hands, looking on with admiration, and said, "As expected of Lord Danzo, he is not satisfied with just providing overt assistance, but also hides in the shadows to do illegal things, nourishing every piece of Konoha. He is truly great."

"snort----"

Hearing Gojo Yoru's sarcastic words, Shimura Danzo snorted coldly.

Knowing full well that Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't do anything to him, Danzo Shimura said directly, "Hiruzen, everything I just said is the truth. Whatever you want to do with me, I will accept it."

Seeing Shimura Danzo's reaction, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that this matter indeed had nothing to do with this friend.

However, Danzo Shimura's theft of Hashirama's cells and his secret experiments with Wood Release were indeed illegal acts.

If Gojo Yoru hadn't been around, they could have handled it more gently, since all three of them knew Shimura Danzo's character very well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also believed that he could suppress Danzo Shimura.

But now, with Gojo Yoru watching from the sidelines, Hiruzen Sarutobi can no longer turn a blind eye.

Moreover, this situation seems to be a good thing.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly made a decision and said, "Unauthorized theft of Hashirama's cells and the secret use of Wood Release for experiments are serious crimes that even Danzo, as the Hokage's assistant, cannot escape punishment."

"Now, in the name of the Third Hokage, I formally relieve you of your positions as Hokage's Assistant and Leader of the Root organization, but you will retain the privileges of a Konoha Elder."

"Besides, nobody knows whether your explanation is true or false."

"Until the matter is investigated thoroughly, you will need to be temporarily detained in prison. If necessary, you may even need to have the restrictions on your brain lifted and be interrogated by Yin Xuan."

"Do you have any objections to this punishment?"

With his last words, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked intently at Danzo Shimura.

Danzo Shimura's face was extremely ugly, knowing that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to take this opportunity to revoke his privileges as Hokage's assistant and Anbu member.

Once he loses these two privileges, he will not only lose the platform for training his private army, but his status will also fall from being above Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to being inferior to them.

In the future, they might be able to manage a clerical department like them, and have the privilege of recommending Hokage to the Daimyo, but they will never have the hope of becoming Hokage again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearing obstacles for Orochimaru and Yoru Gojo, while also aiming to dominate the market.

Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!

Is this why Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed Yoru Gojo to stay?

With Gojo Yoru there, even if Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu wanted to speak up for him, they were powerless to do anything.

From the moment he revealed that he had stolen Hashirama's cells and conducted Wood Release experiments, he had already completely lost.

Danzo Shimura had no choice but to accept his fate.

Otherwise, if the Wood Release experiment were leaked, the Wood Release incident that almost destroyed the central town of Konoha would have been attributed to him, even if he wasn't the one who did it.

Those ninja clans he had targeted would do everything in their power to impeach him. At that point, not only would he lose his privileges as a Konoha elder, but he might also be imprisoned for the rest of his life.

This is an unsolvable situation.

Shimura Danzo could only grit his teeth and say, "I have no objection."

Lord Danzo, Game Over!

Wood Release, before the advent of space-time bloodline limits, was the most famous bloodline limit in the ninja world, without exception.

Although legends of the three great dojutsu circulate in the ninja world, the Rinnegan has always been considered a power from mythology, regarded as a non-existent ability.

Wood Release, on the other hand, is a bloodline limit used to quell chaos in the world.

With the death of Hashirama Senju, the Senju clan has not produced a second Wood Release ninja to this day, and this bloodline limit has become a legendary bloodline limit.

However, the stories of the God of Shinobi and the records in history books from various countries have made the world aware that Wood Release is a real phenomenon.

Now, a surging sea of ​​trees has appeared in the central street of Konoha, crushing some civilians and ninjas who couldn't escape in time. If it weren't for Kushina Uzumaki's timely intervention, the entire central street of Konoha would have been destroyed.

The impact of this event is no less than that of the Nine-Tails' rampage in the original work.

Even if White Zetsu dares not infiltrate Konoha, the spies of various countries have been almost completely eliminated, making it difficult to plant spies in Konoha.

This news reached the ears of high-ranking officials in various countries at an extremely fast pace.

And this information was quickly verified.

For a time, the nations that were already extremely wary of Konoha were filled with an indescribable fear.

They all believed that Konoha was conducting Wood Release experiments in an attempt to create a Wood Release ninja, and that they had already achieved great success.

This incident was caused by the Wood Release experiment going out of control.

Even when Hiruzen Sarutobi explained a few days later that Konoha had not conducted any Wood Release experiments, but rather that a new Wood Release ninja had appeared in the ninja world, infiltrated Konoha to steal forbidden techniques, and then used Wood Release in Konoha, no country believed such a ridiculous explanation.

Now, all countries are worried that Konoha might actually create another Wood Release ninja.

They couldn't imagine what a terrifying lineup it would be if Konoha were to create another Wood Release ninja, a space-time ninja with unparalleled individual strength, a Wood Release ninja with unparalleled range, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Even if Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha joined forces after ending the Warring States period, they wouldn't be as good as them!

Every ninja village in the world wanted to stop Konoha's insane experiment.

Unfortunately, they lacked the ability, and no one dared to start the Third Shinobi World War.

Because the current Konoha is so strong it's despair-inducing.

Not counting the clan leaders and elders of the major ninja clans, as well as their elites.

Konoha has a double-digit number of ace fighters who are qualified to serve as commanders and can be elected immediately after the Hokage's death.

The list includes: Mimura Yoh, who rose to prominence in recent years and can be considered a late bloomer; Konoha's White Fang and Sarutobi's team, who were already famous in the ninja world; Kato Dan, whose Yin Release assassination was almost unbeatable; the rising star Namikaze Minato; Shimura Danzo, who was known as the Dark One of Konoha; and Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina, the strongest duo in Konoha.

Most of these people are capable of fighting the Five Kage.

A few individuals are even able to suppress a particular Kage by using elemental advantages, and may even defeat or kill one of the Kage.

Even if the Hidden Cloud Village, whose overall strength is no less than that of Konoha, were to face such a lineup, they would undoubtedly be defeated in a one-on-one fight.

When the number of high-end combat forces reaches this level, sometimes the human wave tactic is not that important.

Without external intervention, unless there are internal problems within Konoha that cause the deaths of these elite fighters...

Those who left the village left; otherwise, there wouldn't have been a so-called Third Shinobi World War for the next few decades.

Even if war breaks out, it will be Konoha expanding its territory and taking the initiative to declare war on other major powers.

The current situation in the ninja world is one superpower and four strong contenders.

The Land of Fire and Konoha have become super overlords!

The time is August 1st, Konoha Year 42.

There are 17 days left until Gojo Yoru's birthday.

During this time, Konoha has discovered that the person who used Wood Release was a ninja from the Land of Grass who came to participate in the Chunin Exams.

However, when Konoha investigated, they discovered that all the genin squads from the Land of Grass had been wiped out on the way to Konoha.

No one knows who the killer is.

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However, Konoha was certain of one thing: the ninja world had indeed produced a second Wood Release ninja, not the First Hokage resurrected through Edo Tensei.

Moreover, this Wood Release ninja was full of hostility, even malice, towards Konoha.

In addition, there is a mastermind behind the scenes who possesses the Impure World Reincarnation technique and is equally hostile towards Konoha.

These two unknown enemies might even be working together, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's mood immediately became extremely heavy.

Fortunately, no matter how strong the enemy is or how mysterious their identity is, they cannot hide from Gojo Yoru's spatial perception or Kushina Uzumaki's Kagura Mind's Eye, which is a form of perception of good and evil.

The reason they were able to infiltrate Konoha and have their plot succeed was because of the Chunin Exams.

Moreover, they didn't have time to steal all the forbidden technique scrolls, and Wood Release didn't destroy the forbidden technique scrolls; they simply buried a large number of scrolls underground.

Konoha did not suffer heavy losses!

The Chunin Exams have also come to an end.

Only three members of this new generation were promoted to Chunin: Kakashi Hatake, Shizune, and Asuma Sarutobi.

These three are all team leaders and have the best overall scores in the Chunin Exams.

Despite Might Guy's strength, he failed to be promoted to Chunin due to his personality and the fact that he was outmaneuvered by Kakashi Hatake.

Obito Uchiha, Kurenai Yuhi, and Rin Nohara, among others, were also unable to achieve the feat of becoming a genin in the first half of the year and a chunin in the second half, because their teammates took away their points.

However, given their talent and strength, becoming Chunin next year is a foregone conclusion.

As some members of the team are promoted to Chunin, the new generation of geniuses will soon be able to stand on their own.

"Ninja Art—Paper Shuriken Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

In the rocky mountain region of the Land of Rain, torrential rain poured down.

Xiao Nan floated in the sky like an angel, raised her hand to condense a huge paper-shaped wind demon shuriken, and threw it towards the mountain below.

During the flight, numerous afterimages appeared around the paper-shaped shuriken, and then these afterimages turned into physical objects, transforming into dozens of paper-shaped shuriken of the same size, which fell into the mountain.

Even if the shuriken is large, it makes no sound when it falls into the mountain.

Just then, Xiao Nan formed hand seals and softly shouted, "Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags Technique!"

In an instant, the world changed color.

Huge, dazzling flames burst forth from the rocky mountain area below.

Moreover, these flames are still growing larger.

In the blink of an eye, the mountain that the paper-shaped shuriken was aimed at was engulfed by flames and turned into dust.

The expanding and merging flames engulfed several mountains before dissipating, transforming into a mushroom cloud that blotted out the sky and rose into the air.

Once the strong winds dispersed the mushroom cloud, the original mountainside had been reduced to flat land and potholes.

"What a powerful combination technique!"

Using gravity to support himself and Yahiko, Nagato, who was also suspended in the air, looked down at the scene below and couldn't help but marvel.

Yahiko also felt a dull ache all over his body.

Compared to the combination of barrier + Impure World Reincarnation + Mutual Explosive Tags, he felt that Konan's combination of Paper Release + Multiple Shadow Clone Technique with Shuriken + Mutual Explosive Tags was more powerful.

Moreover, Yahiko knew that this was not even Konan's full strength.

She can also use the Exploding Flame Array to manipulate the flames and create even more amazing fire-style attacks, but this consumes a terrifying amount of chakra, so it's better to just bombard.

Even so, Konan now possesses the ability to threaten him.