Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 200 Kabuto, first revive Kato Dan.

"Kagura's ideas are too extreme."

After Akihara Kagura left, the two Hokage advisors, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, immediately began to nag about Akihara Kagura's shortcomings.

"If we follow Kagura's idea, Konoha will inevitably clash with the major ninja villages, which will give Orochimaru and Danzo an opportunity to harm Konoha."

"Although Kagura is very strong, she will inevitably plunge Konoha into a greater crisis. This little guy is not really suitable to be her successor..."

"I know."

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, glanced at the group of Jonin present, and waved his hand, saying, "The most important thing now is to ensure the smooth conduct of the Chunin Exams. Everyone must be on high alert and do their utmost to check for any unfamiliar ninjas entering Konoha!"

Koharu Utatane glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi and added, "Besides that, we also need to secretly investigate within the village to see if there are any ninjas colluding with Orochimaru..."

Orochimaru once held power and status in Konoha, and it's quite possible that some ninjas like Mizuki became spies planted by Orochimaru in Konoha.

"What about Kagura?"

Mitokado Homura raised a question and continued, "The Root ninjas around Kagura are all former subordinates of Shimura Danzo. Shouldn't we send ANBU to guard the Root base...?"

Koharu Utatane also agreed with Homura Mitokado's opinion, and continued, "When Akihara Kagura proposed to kill those people, in order to avoid indiscriminate killing of innocents and wasting this power, he had no choice but to place these people in his Root. Were these people truly loyal...?"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately felt a headache coming on.

Of course, if they bring this up with Akihara Kagura, she will most likely suggest simply killing all the Root members with dual bloodline limits.

"..."

After thinking for a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to issue an order: "All Root members with dual bloodline limits are strictly prohibited from moving without authorization and are not allowed to leave the Root base during the Chunin Exams."

"Will Kagura have any objections?"

Kakashi Hatake, sensing that the higher-ups might not have considered the Root leader's feelings, proactively reminded him, "After all, the Root ninjas are his subordinates..."

Do you think he cares about his subordinates?

Koharu, who was switching dorms, raised a question that no one could refute.

No one would think that Akihara Kagura, the Root leader who loves killing, would care about his subordinates. In fact, many people would not think that Akihara Kagura would care about anyone in particular. It was only his friends Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake who knew some of the inside story.

"Let's decide on this."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back: "Everyone, please remain vigilant. I believe you can protect the village."

"yes!"

All the Jonin immediately agreed.

Neither the Konoha leadership nor these ninjas ever considered that what Akihara Kagura said was the truth, because Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo were indeed colluding with other ninja villages.

Orochimaru met with the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, hoping to discuss the Konoha Crush plan. Taking advantage of the situation, he led his subordinates to ambush and kill the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. He then disguised himself as Rasa and went to meet with the elder of Kirigakure, Genji, and swiftly assassinated him.

Orochimaru disguised himself as Rasa.

Shimura Danzo disguised himself as a master.

Since the others from Kirigakure and Sunagakure had also seen the First Hokage resurrected by Orochimaru using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and believed that the First Hokage was capable of defeating Akihara Kagura, Konoha's strongest fighter, they also approved of Rasa and Genji's order to launch the Konoha Crush Plan.

The only person who might have noticed something was Ao, a Jonin from Kirigakure who had once been fortunate enough to obtain the Byakugan bloodline limit. Unfortunately, fearing that Konoha would harm Ao, Genji did not bring Ao with him, which is why neither Kirigakure nor Sunagakure realized that their leader had changed.

Everything went smoothly according to plan.

The Konoha ninjas are still secretly investigating those who colluded with Orochimaru, while the real accomplice is discussing their final move with Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura.

Orochimaru was dressed as the Kazekage.

Shimura Danzo was wearing the robes of a master.

Akihara Kagura, dressed in the casual clothes of a Konoha Root leader, sized them up: "How does it feel to control the power of a village?"

"Sunagakure isn't all that great..."

Orochimaru simply chuckled at this.

Because Sunagakure's strength is indeed not very good, it has always advocated elite ninja education, and now it is only the weakest village among the five great ninja villages.

Even though Orochimaru had only just begun impersonating the Kazekage Rasa, he discovered through the documents sent to him that Sunagakure was fraught with hidden dangers. The economic problems alone were insurmountable; they either had to attack Konoha to plunder its resources or become Konoha's lapdogs.

"The Hidden Mist Village's strength is also quite weak..."

Danzo Shimura, the former leader of Root, held Kirigakure in contempt, remained loyal to Konoha, and never forgot the department he had founded.

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly, dissatisfied, "As long as you get rid of that monkey, we'll support you in becoming the Fifth Hokage. You must let me resume my position as the leader of Root. Anyway, Root is just protecting Konoha from the shadows..."

"rest assured."

Kagura Akihara nodded and continued nonchalantly, "If Lord Danzo is unable to defeat the Third Hokage, I will immediately send someone to bring you back to Root, so you can calmly arrange the selection of Root members..."

"Let the roots and the wind accompany you back to your roots."

Shimura Danzo, distrustful of Akihara Kagura's words, said in a deep voice, "They are my personal guards and long-time members of Root. Let them take over Root and report to me on Root matters..."

"Can."

Kagura Akihara nodded slowly, then continued, "However, the current group of dual bloodline ninjas in Root were all subordinates of the Third Hokage. Now I can only guarantee the loyalty of some, not everyone..."

"snort…"

Shimura Danzo scoffed dismissively, believing that Akihara Kagura was truly incompetent as the leader of Root: "So many years have passed, and you still can't completely control Root. Just let Torune and Kaze stay in Root..."

Danzo Shimura's original intention was not to take over Root so quickly. He only had his two personal guards investigate and monitor Kagura Akihara to prevent her from doing anything underhanded.

but…

A thought suddenly struck Shimura Danzo.

Akihara Kagura doesn't seem to have much leadership ability.

That's fine too. Once the Konoha Crush plan succeeds, I can regain my position as the leader of Root, and I might even gain more power under Akihara Kagura's command...

"The First Hokage and the Second Hokage will also help us."

Orochimaru looked at Akihara Kagura and got down to business: "I will launch an attack immediately after you leave. I will arrange for my four subordinates from the Sound Village to form the Four Purple Flame Formation, creating an isolated battlefield, and engage in a battle within a cage with Master..."

That's fine.

Danzo Shimura narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Kagura, is there anything you'd like to add?"

"Nothing to add."

Akihara Kagura didn't intend to change the plan, but she did mention an external factor: "However, my teacher Jiraiya has returned."

"Let's find a way to get rid of him."

Orochimaru chuckled and offered his thoughts: "Although Jiraiya's strength is far inferior to ours, he still has the potential to cause trouble..."

Orochimaru looked at Akihara Kagura with a sly smile, seemingly nonchalant: "Killing him would alert Konoha. Jiraiya is an idiot; he'd be easy to fool. I'll fabricate some other news to trick him into leaving Konoha..."

"Alright."

Akihara Kagura had no objections and continued, "Then that's settled. I still have a lot of work to do in the village, and everything will proceed as planned."

Konoha Village.

The wind howls and cranes cry; even the grass and trees seem like soldiers.

When Akihara Kagura returned, she received an order from Sarutobi Hiruzen, but she did not object. Instead, she asked Yakushi Kabuto to accompany Karin in her training.

When Kabuto saw Akihara Kagura, he immediately shared the new information he had received: "Orochimaru sent a message, telling me to keep a close eye on your whereabouts..."

"Then tell him."

Akihara Kagura didn't care at all and continued, "Anyway, I won't do anything unnecessary. Everything will wait until after the Konoha Crush plan is over..."

After saying that, Akihara Kagura brought up another matter: "By the way, does Orochimaru know that you possess the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

"Um."

Kabuto nodded and chuckled, "If I can't even master this technique now, it would be too disappointing for him..."

"That's good."

Akihara Kagura nodded and began her next plan: "I'll give you a sacrificial offering; you'll use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive someone..."

"Which person should we resurrect?"

Kabuto looked at Akihara Kagura with surprise.

"A man named Kato Dan."

Akihara Kagura then summoned White Zetsu Awei and instructed, "Awei, go and keep an eye on Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo, lest they have any ulterior motives..."

"clear."

Bai Jue Awei left quickly.

After White Zetsu Awei disappeared underground, Akihara Kagura stretched out his palm, chakra gathered in his hand, and a white, fleshy object fell from his palm.

The white, fleshy object transformed into a White Zetsu the moment it landed, which Akihara Kagura cultivated using the Ten-Tails' body shell within her own body.

"This is…"

A hint of shock flickered in Kabuto's eyes.

"This was cultivated using my chakra."

Akihara Kagura patiently instructed Yakushi Kabuto: "First, transplant Hashirama cells into its body to enhance its life force, then use it as a sacrifice to revive Kato Dan..."

"it is good."

Kabuto slowly nodded, then couldn't help but ask with some curiosity, "Is there anything special about this guy named Dan Kato?"

"Nothing special about it, right?"

Kagura Akihara thought for a moment, then continued, "The village's higher-ups recently believe I'm not suitable to succeed as Hokage, and Jiraiya-sensei will definitely refuse. But there is another suitable person who might become Hokage..."

"Who is more suitable than you?"

"Tsunade, the last of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha."

Kagura Akihara uttered the name, then continued somewhat nonchalantly, "Actually, it doesn't matter if she becomes Hokage; the position can be hers. But I need to make Tsunade, the future Hokage, understand that without me, the Hokage can't do anything..."

"Lady Tsunade?"

This name was truly legendary to Yakushi Kabuto.

Any medical ninja who learns medical ninjutsu must inevitably mention Tsunade, because she truly pioneered the medical ninja system.

"Yes."

Kagura Akihara looked at Kabuto Yakushi and continued, "The Kato Dan I resurrected was once Tsunade's lover. Even though you resurrected him, I think Tsunade will most likely hold Orochimaru responsible for this, and in the future, she'll focus on causing trouble for her old friend!"

"and…"

"Perhaps we'll be able to use that senior Kato Dan soon."

Akihara Kagura chuckled and continued, "Perhaps, it might even save your and Orochimaru's lives!"

"I've got it."

Kabuto glanced at the White Zetsu offering beside him, nodded, and asked, "But what are you going to do now? Aren't you going to keep Karin company?"

Kagura Akihara shook her head and said softly, "Now I'll go to the Namen Hall, the remnant of the Uzumaki clan in Konoha Village, and retrieve something from there..."

"???"

Kabuto still didn't quite understand.

but.

Yakushi Kabuto didn't ask any further questions.

For Kabuto, it was enough to know that Akihara Kagura wouldn't sacrifice herself, since the psychological trauma she left behind when she saved him and Dean Nonou was too great.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

The tense atmosphere in Konoha did not reach the contestants participating in the third round of the Chunin Exams. They were still training hard, afraid of losing if they made the slightest mistake.

Under Jiraiya's guidance, Naruto Uzumaki finally managed to summon Gamabunta once using the Nine-Tails' chakra within him. Unfortunately, Jiraiya did not continue to guide his training and left after hearing some news about Orochimaru.

With Rock Lee and Tenten by his side, Neji Hyuga successfully mastered the Hyuga clan's Kaiten technique, though the process was somewhat dangerous, and he was almost injured by Rock Lee's kick.

Everyone else also gained something.

Karin failed to master Sage Mode, but she completely mastered the cursed seal given to her by Akihara Kagura, and activated the second form of the cursed seal mode.

"You've done a great job."

Kabuto stood beside Karin and clapped softly.

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered that no dual-bloodline ninjas of Root should leave the Root base without permission, only Kabuto Yakushi could accompany Karin during her training.

With the arrival of nobles from other countries and leaders of major ninja villages, as well as the arrival of heavyweight figures such as the Fourth Kazekage Rasa and the elder Genji of Kirigakure, the third round of the Chunin Exams selection tournament began.

"Welcome to Konoha, both of you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a smile and a pipe dangling from his lips, sincerely welcomed the two leaders of the major ninja villages to Konoha: "The gathering of ninjas from three villages is a spectacle that hasn't been seen in the ninja world for a long time..."

The last time such a grand occasion was during the first Five Kage Summit hosted by the First Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that it was not easy for his generation to meet with the two of them.

"hehe…"

Elder Yuan Shi of Kirigakure chuckled, but it was a forced smile: "Perhaps this will be the last time we meet..."

Second update!

One more chapter, I'm going to eat now!

The grand opening show is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)