In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

Konoha 40th year.

In this year, Sasori, the future leader of Sunagakure, graduated; Anko Mitarashi and the future two gatekeepers of Konoha were born; and Kushina Uzumaki and a group of students who regrettably failed to reach the pinnacle of Konoha Ninja Academy graduated.

That year, Isogen was eleven years old and about to graduate, no longer a ninja.

"Lord Mito, you really have to persuade him! With such good qualities, how can Yu Ge not become a ninja?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked older than he had two years ago, and he was extremely anxious.

Mito Uzumaki said calmly, "There's no rule that says you have to become a ninja after graduating from the Ninja Academy."

First of all, there is no mandatory requirement to become a ninja after graduating from the Ninja Academy. There are also tests for teams afterward, and those who fail the tests will be sent back to the Ninja Academy to repeat their studies.

You can also choose to give up. The Ninja Academy does offer general education options, and after graduation you can choose from various careers such as inheriting the family business, switching to administration, or teaching.

In this regard, unless there is a genuine lack of available personnel, ninja villages generally will not forcibly recruit graduates into the ninja ranks.

But the song with fifty strings is different!

With his strength and talent, it would be a waste if he didn't become a ninja!

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi was afraid that Tobirama-sensei would hear this and kick open his coffin lid in the middle of the night to settle scores with him!

"You know Yu Ge is special; he has mission experience even before graduating. So, does it matter whether he's in the ninja ranks or not?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless.

He wanted to say that this is really important!

Once you're in the ninja ranks, you're nominally supposed to obey the village and the Hokage's orders. Although he felt that forcibly conscripting Isogen wouldn't work given his personality, he figured he could appeal to his emotions.

If you don't even make it into the ninja ranks, then all you can do is beg.

No matter how much Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to persuade her, even until his throat was dry, Mito Uzumaki's attitude remained unwavering.

Since it's a matter for the children, let them handle it themselves.

Seeing that Mito Uzumaki's attitude remained unchanged, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only walk away helplessly.

"Kid? Ha, whose kid is blowing things up everywhere? What kind of brat is this?"

Inside the sealed space, Kurama still didn't miss the chance to bare its teeth at Mito Uzumaki.

"That brat blew that one-eyed guy's stuff up the sky. You guys keep talking about friendship and bonds, what about this?"

Kyuubi was not convinced.

You ignore this dangerous character, but you travel thousands of miles to catch me, a perfectly good fox who's just lazing around and sleeping in the mountains.

Foxes have no human rights!

"Yu Ge knows what's good for him; you don't have a Tailed Beast Ball." Mito Uzumaki's tone was indifferent.

"Who's to blame for that?!"

Mito Uzumaki knew about the explosion operation involving the 50-string.

If she wanted to, no corner of Konoha could escape the reach of her eyes.

At first, she hesitated when she saw Isogen bombing the Root base. After all, although Danzo's Root was more like his personal armed force, it was still a force to be reckoned with.

Konoha is a large and powerful family, so it's unnecessary to lose a group of strong middle-level cadres for no reason.

Until Danzo's behavior became increasingly outrageous.

Konoha was the foundation they built, but Mito Uzumaki never lacked the courage to cut off his own flesh to remove the poison.

Furthermore, most of the Root ninjas under Danzo's command lost their sense of self. Chakra is a power closely related to the mind, and ninjas who have lost their sense of self have basically no possibility of further advancement or their potential is greatly reduced.

Danzo's training allowed ninjas to lose their awareness of fear to the greatest extent possible, and coupled with a solid foundation, the Root ninjas' combat strength was still quite good.

However, it couldn't stop the pervasive intrusion of Fifty Strings' explosive tags.

The reason why Igarashi could turn a blind eye to Igarashi's actions was that Igarashi's excellent self-control meant that he did not harm innocent people but only caused trouble for Danzo.

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"Judgment? No way. How could anyone be a good person if they've been hanging out with that inherently evil old devil Danzo?"

The Hatake family.

With a string of three-colored dumplings in one hand, Isogen casually answered the question posed by Sakumo Hatake sitting opposite him.

Sakumo Hatake is not such an honest person.

His expression changed repeatedly after hearing the answer from the 50th string.

"You should also be mindful of the impact."

Sakumo Hatake felt helpless at Isogen's composure.

It's no secret that Igogaku disapproves of Danzo among the Jonin.

Yakushi Nonou's complicated relationship was something that ordinary Jonin could not know, but Isogen openly kicked Danzo out of the window of the Hokage Building, poured gasoline and threw burning matches, and caused an earthquake with a single Earth Release technique while Danzo was asleep.

If it were just an earthquake, Konoha wouldn't have taken it seriously, even though they've experienced few. But the problem is, who focuses on one person during an earthquake?

An earthquake with an accuracy down to the millimeter—a phenomenon that a group of elderly people who have lived in Konoha since its founding said they had never seen before.

In addition, there are tornadoes that can turn and beckon Danzo alone, lightning that chases and strikes Danzo... and so on. There is nothing that others cannot think of, and nothing that Gokugen Yogo cannot do.

It's no exaggeration to say that Danzo was a terrifying figure who struck fear into the hearts of the ninja clans, and Isogen was seen as a hero who resisted Danzo.

However, in Sakumo Hatake's view, Gojūgen's bullying of Danzo was the most primitive, purest, and most severe form of bullying.

There was no public interest whatsoever; it was all driven by personal feelings.

Considering the pattern that Danzo would go insane every time there was an explosion over the past two years, it can be concluded that he was the one who suffered the most.

However, there was no concrete evidence that Igarashi was responsible for this incident; even Sakumo Hatake was just guessing, and then Igarashi admitted it.

No, is that right?

A question mark appeared above his head.

Normally, wouldn't you guess it yourself and either deny it or not, but neither admit it nor deny it? Why did you just admit it like that?

He was so stunned by the direct hit from the fifth string that he fell silent.

In fact, in the past two years, the Hokage specifically sent ANBU to keep watch near Isogen's house in order to dissuade him from taking action.

And then... nothing. Wouldn't it be a waste not to bully the ANBU that came to us?

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi compromised.

If we don't compromise, no one in the Dark Division will be able to work!

As for the fifty strings, as long as they cause trouble for Danzo, and are brutally bullied by Danzo with absolute domineering will, that's good.

If Danzo doesn't run away and confronts him head-on, I'm absolutely confident I can twist him into a pretzel!

According to information from my previous life, the Konoha F4 were all Kage-level ninjas.

It may be that they crossed the threshold at a certain time, or it may be the early stage of entering the level of a movie star. They did not maintain it for long before their condition declined due to aging, and their peak was no longer there.

As time went by, only Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo maintained Kage-level combat power.

Isogen said that if Danzo, who was inherently evil, hadn't stayed in Konoha all day and gathered the elite members of Root around him, the fighting forces from all over Konoha would have quickly converged once a battle broke out, and he would have already taken the bowling ball off his neck.

"Let's get down to business," said Ishigaki.

Sakumo Hatake's expression turned serious, and he said directly, "I hope you can join my team."

"I will not be a ninja."

"I know." Hatake Sakumo nodded. He had heard about this a long time ago, and his resistance was maxed out.

"So my plan is for you to be the team doctor. With your skills, it shouldn't be a problem to talk to the Hokage and go through a special channel."

The team of Konoha's White Fang, which ordinary ninjas desperately wanted to join, was taken by a ninja academy student who didn't want to be a ninja, and he even had to go through the Hokage's special channels. If this got out, countless ninjas could only sigh.

It was still dark in Konoha.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.