Naruto: From Shikotsumyaku to Otsutsuki

Bang....

Danzo slammed the door and left, giving Kakashi a cold glance as he passed by.

Once upon a time, Kakashi and Tenzo were his capable subordinates, but now they have betrayed their former master and joined Hiruzen Sarutobi's side.

As he gets older, and spurred on by Hiruzen Sarutobi's second stint as Hokage, he is now increasingly eager to take the Hokage's seat.

"If I had been the first to step forward and cover their retreat, how could Hiruzen have become Hokage?"

Danzo resentfully thought about his past, and his thoughts were suddenly pulled back to his youth.

At that time, he and Hiruzen Sarutobi were both members of Tobirama Senju's guard. When World War II broke out, Tobirama was hunted down by Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

At that time, the best course of action was to leave one person behind to cover the rear and buy time for the others to escape.

But when Tobirama made this request, he backed down.

After only a moment's hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward.

Just a few seconds, a difference of only a few seconds.

He, Danzo Shimura, was thus forever barred from the position of Hokage.

"How hateful! How despicable!"

Danzo gritted his teeth, hating both his own incompetence and Hiruzen's sense of responsibility.

"If I were the Hokage... Hmph, how could Kumogakure have the right to cause trouble in the village?"

A dark light gleamed in Danzo's eyes as he whispered to Ryoma Aburame, "Execute the plan."

"Yes."

After Ryoma Aburame teleported away, Danzo turned back to look at the closed door of the Hokage's office and sneered, "Hiruzen, you're getting weaker and weaker. You'll regret it once the Cloud Ninja make their move."

Inside the Hokage's office, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu said with concern, "Hiruzen, Danzo's words make sense. It's hard to say whether the Cloud Ninja's visit to negotiate is truly for the sake of peace."

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his cigarette and sighed heavily: "Whatever the Cloud Ninja's purpose may be, I must bring about peace."

He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the endless stream of pedestrians on the street, and said firmly, "Konoha has experienced too much war; we need to recuperate."

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu thought of the casualties in World War II, World War III, and the Nine-Tails' Rebellion, and nodded with complicated expressions.

"We really cannot afford to continue the war."

"Then we'll strengthen our surveillance of the Cloud Ninja. Kakashi is an excellent ninja, and I believe he'll do a good job."

Meanwhile, Kaguya Kazama and Kimimaro were also busy, scouting around the Hyuga clan.

Konoha Village is built in the standard north-facing orientation, with the Hokage Rock sculpture located due north, standing tall and overlooking the southern gate.

The western part of Konoha is a civilian district, inhabited mostly by civilian ninjas.

To the east lie the territories of various powerful clans, connecting the Death Forest with the distant, undulating mountains.

The Forest of Death is vast, containing many unique areas.

The Aburame clan's insect nest, the Nara clan's deer-breeding park, the Inuzuka clan's dog farm, and the Uchiha clan's massive training ground.

As a powerful clan in Konoha, the Hyuga clan's territory is not located in the center of the village, but rather on the northeastern outskirts, perhaps because the Byakugan is considered too intrusive on others' privacy.

Far from the city center, with the Death Forest behind it, even with their eyes open during daily training, people won't see much of others' privacy.

Kaguya Kazama planned a famous route, avoiding the territories of the major clans, and entered the Forest of Death.

Upon arriving at the calculated location, Kaguya Kazama took out the glass fish tank given to her by Kisame Hoshigaki, inside which a small shark about the length of a finger was swimming.

*Pfft...*

With a forceful squeeze of his five fingers, the veins of the corpse bulged, and the little shark was crushed into bloody foam.

At the same time, Kaguya Kazama took out a watch and started timing.

Tick-tock... one second, two seconds, three seconds...

A moment later, a figure appeared as swiftly as the wind. Kisame Hoshigaki appeared instantly, his chakra surging, and he warily surveyed his surroundings.

Seeing that there were no enemies around, Kisame Hoshigaki's face darkened as he said, "Kaguya Kazama, what are you doing?"

God knows how nervous he was when he received the message.

He thought they were about to start fighting Konoha.

Kaguya Kazama glanced at the time on the clock, shrugged, and said, "45 seconds, Kisame-sensei. From the moment I crushed the shark to when you arrived, it took a total of 45 seconds."

"If I were being chased by an elite Jonin, 45 seconds would be enough for me to die several times over."

Kaguya Kazama was clearly somewhat displeased with Kisame Hoshigaki's late arrival.

Don't be fooled by the fact that 45 seconds may seem short, less than a minute, but for a ninja, that's enough to decide the life or death of a battle.

In the ninja world, due to their physique and chakra, ninjas' movement speed is beyond imagination.

The speed of a Genin is 10-15 meters per second, that of a Chunin is about 20-25 meters per second, that of a Jonin is about 50-80 meters per second, and that of an Elite Jonin is 150-200 meters per second. If they use the Body Flicker Technique, they can even break through 250 meters per second.

With a speed equivalent to a Kage, Kaguya Kazama's speed is estimated to be around 250-300 meters per second.

A ninja like the Raikage, who uses Lightning Release chakra to train his body year-round, can break the sound barrier when moving at full power. If the enemy is not of the same level, he usually dies before he can even see his face clearly.

Minato Namikaze, once known as the Yellow Flash, could use space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique so easily that he could leave a mark beforehand and conveniently go to Kirigakure to buy some vegetables while heating the oil in the pan.

However, this is about traversing space; in terms of pure speed, the strongest is still Kai.

With all eight gates open, Might Guy's speed is so fast that he can fly on air. Every punch and kick he throws is an air cannon. His extreme attack speed can rub Madara Uchiha's feet on the floor. This speed is at least five times the speed of sound, which is extremely exaggerated.

That's why Kaguya Kazama was somewhat dissatisfied with Kisame Hoshigaki's speed in arriving.

Given that elite Jonin move at a speed of 150-200 meters per second, 45 seconds is indeed far too long.

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at the time calculated on the clock, his lips twitched, and he said with a dark face, "I was hiding ten kilometers away. Getting here in 45 seconds is already the result of constantly using Body Flicker. What more do you want?"

"Ten kilometers away???" Kaguya Kazama's eyes widened. "You hid ten kilometers away? Is it really necessary?"

Kaguya Kazama thought of someone at that moment, a man who had thrown a shuriken at Senju Hashirama from ten kilometers away.

Kisame Hoshigaki sneered and mocked, "Kaguya Kazama, this is Konoha, and it's near the Hyuga clan. My size and unfamiliar chakra would be detected immediately if I got close. Don't underestimate Konoha."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Kaguya Kazama considered the situation and said, "Kisame-sensei, I will make my move within the next two days. Once I succeed, I will need your support. 45 seconds is still too long."

Kisame Hoshigaki clicked his tongue in disapproval. "You're going to make your move? Hunting down Hyuga bloodline materials? You're serious?"

He stared at Kaguya Kazama in disbelief, his face full of questions: "No, what gives you the right?"

In Kisame's eyes, it was utterly absurd and impossible for a mere sickly genin to attempt to seize the Hyuga's bloodline.

"Because I'm about to die."

Kaguya Kazama inwardly scoffed, her gaze fixed on Kisame Hoshigaki, and said quietly, "I already have a plan for gathering materials, Kisame-sensei doesn't need to worry about that. What I'm worried about is being hunted down by elite Jonin afterwards, so I hope you can provide support within 20 seconds."

"After all, I've already paid the price. Kisame-sensei, you wouldn't want the information in my head and my Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit to be obtained by Konoha, would you?"

It's so useful for hitting weaknesses!