Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Now things are really messed up. Because of this bastard, things have gotten even bigger and bigger. She can already imagine that even if this matter is resolved, the villagers will still have doubts about Hiruzen's character in the future.

And... the fact that Shinnosuke isn't Hiruzen's new son is just too hurtful!

You know, Shinnosuke has always been Hiruzen's pride...

......

Shock!

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, rose to power through despicable means, but it was revealed that his son wasn't his biological son. The Third Hokage was immediately admitted to the ICU!

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. This is especially true in Konoha, a place teeming with paparazzi and spies. Once there's any disturbance, it can spread throughout the ninja world the very next day.

The day after Hiruzen Sarutobi was admitted to the ICU with several ruptured blood vessels, the news dominated the headlines of the ninja world. People hadn't even recovered from the failure of Konoha's White Fang when the surprises came one after another, each wave higher than the last.

The news of White Fang's mission failure was instantly drowned out, barely causing a ripple.

It's common for ninja missions to fail, but White Fang's reputation is too great, and this is the first time in his decades-long career that he has failed, so it's just a relatively new situation.

But this news is different, especially since it relates to the position of Hokage.

That would be even more outrageous. The fact that Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry that he was admitted to the ICU would make everyone believe the truth of the matter even more. Otherwise, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's physique, which was still able to fight with Onoki, how could he have been admitted to the ICU if he hadn't been greatly shocked?

This further proves that the news is 180% true.

Naruto!

That was the position of head of the largest ninja village in the ninja world, the highest-ranking and most powerful position in the entire ninja world. Yet Hiruzen Sarutobi used despicable means to rise to that position. Not only that, he also stole his comrade's girlfriend. It was just... utterly shameless!

.......

"Hahahaha! That bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi has finally met his end! Excellent!...Go and fetch Shiki the Golden Lion. Tell him I have something to discuss with him..."

A boisterous laugh echoed from the Shimura clan, a laugh tinged with bitterness and stubbornness...

Danzo, who had planned to stay home for several days, was now full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

Although the Golden Lion character portrays Danzo as a bit cowardly, is he really the kind of spineless coward who would give up his dreams for a woman? Besides, before Biwako married Hiruzen Sarutobi, he didn't even know who Biwako was. Shinnosuke is so ugly, how could he resemble him? This story is a bit far-fetched.

But now that he sees he's the ultimate beneficiary, he's too lazy to bother with it anymore.

Although everyone's ultimate goals differ, at least their current goals align, and perhaps they can even work together on something big...

578. It must have been this guy who did it.

"...What do you think, Lady Chiyo?"

Kazekage-ro, Sunakawa looked at Chiyo with a helpless expression. Hiruzen Sarutobi had another stroke. It was supposed to be a good thing for them. Although they couldn't celebrate with everyone like Onoki, which would be too unbecoming, they could still secretly celebrate at a pub after get off work.

Perhaps because of the secret celebration last night, I received another message this morning: Konoha promised that anyone who kills Shinto, even if they're a complete idiot, will be promoted. This shows that their top star must have done something outrageous again. Considering the two major events that happened in Konoha recently—White Fang's mission failure and Hiruzen Sarutobi's return to the ICU—the first one has nothing to do with their top star, but the second one is hard to say. Shinto has no sense of propriety; he's capable of spreading such despicable things as spreading rumors that Hiruzen Sarutobi's son is raising someone else's son.

To be honest, he didn't really believe that Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son was actually his son...

However, the focus now isn't on that, but rather on the fact that Konoha seems to be on the verge of exploding with rage. Even honest people have tempers. It's fine to tease someone normally, but teasing their family now is truly despicable. Konoha has already issued a kill order... ugh! A warrant for their arrest. Although he's not worried about Shinto being killed, after all, countless people have wanted to kill this brat over the years. Sometimes they even want to kill him themselves, and yet he's still living a carefree life.

He was worried that this matter would escalate and eventually spiral out of control, triggering a war between the two villages. Not long ago, this bastard had just defeated the Five-Tails of Iwagakure, causing them a huge rift and offending Onoki to the core. If a war were to break out, Onoki would definitely not get involved. If they were to fight Konoha alone, the casualties would be enormous, which was the last thing he wanted to see. After all, the village had only recently reformed and adopted an elite-oriented approach, and they still needed to develop cautiously before engaging in battle.

So the most important thing now is to get this bastard back, but his and Ebizo's orders have no effect on him at all. There's no other way but to bring out Chiyo, who has been living a peaceful life for several years. That bastard definitely won't listen to him and Ebizo. Only Lady Chiyo can get this bastard to listen. The kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth. Although Lady Chiyo is not his biological mother, she raised him from childhood and is no different from his biological mother.

"...Call that brat back. If this keeps up, things will only get worse..."

Chiyo, who had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs and devoted herself to caring for her beloved grandson, looked at the intelligence report in her hand and sighed helplessly. That brat had never been easy to manage since he was little. She had thought he would mature with age, but he had only grown older and not as sharp. Perhaps this was the difference between a super genius and an ordinary person…

......

"Lord Tsuchikage, this can't go on any longer. The village's funds won't last two more days...-_-||"

In Iwagakure, Tsuchimaki, the only villager with an intelligence score over 95, looked at Onoki, who was drunk again, and said helplessly while holding a thick ledger.

Although he was afraid of the Tsuchikage's anger, he was never worried, because even when the Tsuchikage was angry, he was relatively restrained and would not randomly fire his cannons at people. The white light in his hand was more of a deterrent.

But when the Tsuchikage is happy, he gets worried because this is too expensive!

That's right, it's all about burning money!

They've started another week-long free shopping spree at Iwagakure!

Ever since the last episode, their Tsuchikage has become addicted, and he especially enjoys the scene of the villagers singing, dancing and shouting "May you live forever!" Although he was tricked by Shiki and the Raikage, he managed to make White Fang's mission fail, which somewhat made up for the loss of his spirit. In fact, when the mission failed in the hands of the Iwa ninja, he could already see the Tsuchikage showing signs of universal celebration. Fortunately, he and Huang Tu were quick-witted and stopped the Tsuchikage's damn vanity in time.

But when news came back that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been back in the ICU and was raising someone else's son, he knew he couldn't stop him...

As expected, after receiving the news, the Tsuchikage could no longer dissuade him!

Hiruzen Sarutobi is the mortal enemy of their Tsuchikage. The two are like cats and dogs, they almost always start fighting when they meet, and they even fight when they don't meet. Now that they heard about Hiruzen Sarutobi, how could they stop them? Sure enough, what he and Hiruzen were worried about still happened.

The Tsuchikage, with a lavish wave of his hand, acted like the wealthy prince of Sunagakure, celebrating once again by offering a week's free service to all. He then spent his days indulging in a decadent lifestyle at the Kazekage's Inn, muttering to himself, "Hiruzen Sarutobi got what he deserved..."

But this put Tu Mu and Huang Tu in a difficult position. As the numbers in the village's accounts dwindled day by day, they felt like crying, but they couldn't. If they couldn't hold on, the village's economy would collapse.

It's only been three days, and the village's account has already been marked with a red line. Huang Tu has already given up, but Tu Mu still has to bite the bullet and come back to persuade him again, just in case Lord Tu Ying comes to his senses in time?

"Hiccup... Don't worry! If he can't hold on, just have Huang Tu take some men to the Land of Fire again. Anyway, Hiruzen Sarutobi is still in the hospital. Those three guys, Danzo Shimura and Danzo, are all talk and no action, but they're not good at thinking. Besides, they're all too busy taking care of themselves to worry about anything else. Tomorrow, tomorrow I'll have Huang Tu take some men to the Land of Fire... That damned dwarf Hiruzen Sarutobi has finally met his match..."

Onoki, half-lying on the table with his head propped up, let out a hiccup, his face reeking of alcohol, and spoke with a heavy drunkenness.

Although he had drunk too much, he wasn't drunk. His willingness to celebrate so openly at this time was understandable. While he was happy that Hiruzen Sarutobi's blood vessels had burst, he wasn't completely insane. He dared to do this because he was aware of Konoha's current situation. With Hiruzen Sarutobi in this predicament, he might even be forced to step down. Even if he wasn't forced to step down, Konoha's current focus was entirely on quelling the villagers' rebellion and dealing with that bastard Shiki. They didn't have time to consider their situation. Although he wasn't very skilled in jungle tactics, he knew this was an excellent opportunity. If they seized it well, those who had been tricked by Shiki and the Raikage would be wiped out. When Konoha attacked Sunagakure, they could also take advantage of the situation and settle scores!

To be honest, Shiki is a real bastard, but I do admire his ability to cause trouble; he managed to get Hiruzen Sarutobi into the ICU without shedding a drop of blood.

What a damn scourge...

579. Danzo really went to get his DNA tested.

"Sog! Konoha is currently preoccupied with its own troubles, this is indeed a good opportunity, Lord Tsuchikage is wise!"

Hearing Onoki's half-drunk, half-awake words, Tsuchiki's eyes lit up, and he promptly delivered a loud fart.

Although Onoki didn't say it, with an intelligence score of 95, he immediately thought of the subsequent actions: Hiruzen Sarutobi was admitted to the ICU, and Konoha immediately issued a rape and murder order against Shiki. Knowing Shiki as he did, he would never believe it if someone said it had nothing to do with him. It was even very likely that the news that Hiruzen Sarutobi's son was not his biological son came from Shiki's mouth.

Don't forget that Shiki the Golden Lion was a notorious menace. Only Hiruzen Sarutobi was lucky enough to survive. Back then, he caused trouble for countless Kage.

So even if Konoha manages to deal with the current angry villagers, their first priority will be to cause trouble for Sunagakure, which will give them a lot more room to maneuver.

Considering his self-proclaimed status as the most intelligent person in the modern history of Iwagakure, one has to admire the Tsuchikage's reputation as a cunning old fox...

"Okay, go and inform Huang Tu and Wen Ya that they can act with confidence this time, and Konoha won't interfere with them for the time being..."

Onoki was thoroughly pleased by Tsuchiki's loud fart, and with a smug look on his face, he raised his glass to the table. "This is a toast to that bastard, Golden Lion!" ヾ(^?^)?

........

"Orochimaru, are the results in yet?"

Konoha was still in chaos. Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had several more blood vessels ruptured, the villagers, still in high spirits, showed no sign of leaving. However, this time the location had changed from the Hokage Building to Konoha Hospital. It was because their Hokage, who was a beast in human form, despicable and shameless, and who would even steal his friend's girl in order to rise to power, had now moved to Konoha Hospital!

With Hiruzen Sarutobi half-dead, the power of Konoha has fallen into the hands of the other three Konoha leaders. These three leaders are now beaming with health, showing no trace of the worry and panic they felt a few days ago when their comrade suffered a stroke. Among them, the most outstanding is Danzo Shimura. Whether in the villagers' imaginations or in the version of the story that Shinto made up, he is a pitiful person who was hurt by his comrade. This has inadvertently boosted his popularity, something he did not expect. Although he sent his subordinates to find Shiki to plot a big plan, and then his subordinates disappeared without a trace, and Shiki did not come, it was as if he had discovered a new continent.

He had always firmly believed in his purity, and that he didn't even know about Lake Biwa before Hiruzen Sarutobi's wedding. But at this moment, his heart began to waver. A story is just a story, and the truth will eventually come out. So he started thinking about how to turn the story into reality. Perhaps it was because he was thinking about it all day, he had nightmares for several nights in a row. He dreamed that when Hiruzen Sarutobi got married, he, who never drank, got completely drunk. When he woke up the next day, the first thing he saw was Lake Biwa, and he was lying in Hiruzen Sarutobi's room.

This series of nightmarish events over the past few days made him suddenly realize that Shinnosuke, whom he had always looked down upon, was becoming more and more handsome, and more and more like him in his younger days—equally upright, equally sunny, and equally dashing...

Eventually, this drove him to the brink of madness, and he began to doubt himself, wondering if he really had indeed been drunk and promiscuous back then...

So, in order to find the real answer, he actually took a few strands of Shinnosuke's hair and went to Orochimaru to have him test the DNA to see if the dream was real and valid. Only then would he have more room to maneuver.

Today is the day the results are in. After having that horrible "nightmare" again last night, Danzo rushed to Orochimaru's Root research lab early this morning without even putting on his shoes, amidst the astonished looks of his Root underlings, to await the results.

"...Advisor Danzo is really impatient. But don't do these pointless things next time; they only waste everyone's time."

Orochimaru glanced at Danzo, who was dressed in a disheveled manner and hadn't even put on his shoes, with surprise, then smiled and tossed him the appraisal results.

The rumors spread by Shiki the Golden Lion led to speculation that Shinnosuke might be Danzo's son. However, Shinnosuke has been with his Hokage since he was six, witnessing his teacher's marriage and children. Danzo had no role in the entire process. It's one thing for ignorant people to spread these rumors, but anyone with a brain wouldn't believe them. Even if Shinnosuke is tall, handsome, and doesn't have a full beard, sons often resemble their mothers. Biwako, being the Hokage's wife, must be quite beautiful. Moreover, Biwako was 1.78 meters tall in her youth, known as the most feared girl in Konoha. It's not surprising that Shinnosuke isn't as short as the Sarutobi clan. Asuma, now over five years old, is already up to his Hokage's armpit...

He was quite curious as to why Danzo would believe this rumor and even ask him to do a DNA test. It was one thing for Danzo to be willing to have his intelligence insulted, but he also had to drag him into it.

Orochimaru was initially unwilling, but seeing Danzo's eager eyes, like an old father who had been searching for his son for many years, deeply moved him. In addition, his immortality research project still needed Danzo's financial support, so he had no choice but to lower himself and reluctantly perform an appraisal for Danzo.

The results are in, and just as he expected, Shinnosuke has absolutely no relation to Danzo. Whether it's Danzo before or after the Hashirama cells transplant, the result is zero. What surprised him, however, was that after the Hashirama cells were transplanted, Danzo's genes were altered, developing in the direction of the Senju clan—not towards Tsunade, but towards Nawaki. He has finally solved the mystery of Danzo's incredible resilience...

"Just tell me, I don't understand these scribbles! ヽ(ー_ー)ノ"

Danzo stared at the appraisal Orochimaru handed over. He had seen the great scientist before. The great scientist was extraordinary. He had beautiful handwriting, almost as good as Mitokado Homura. But the final result was all messy symbols and an incomprehensible picture. He stared at it for a long time but still couldn't understand it.

"Sigh... your genes are completely incompatible. Your genes are much stronger than Shinnosuke's. Shinnosuke can't possibly be your son..."

Orochimaru sighed speechlessly. He hadn't wanted to say anything because he wanted to give Danzo a chance to show off and act like a cultured person in front of his subordinates. But Danzo had been running his research project for a while now. Even an illiterate person would understand the most basic symbols after that much time, right? Even if he couldn't understand the symbols, surely he could understand these illustrations?

He truly couldn't understand how the second-generation heir could take a liking to such an ignorant and incompetent person, and even accept him as a student. At least Mitokado Homura had learned the second-generation heir's cultural foundation, speaking eloquently and never using profanity when criticizing others...

580. My name is Silvers Rayleigh.

"Advisor Danzo, you've come to the hospital to see the Hokage again?"

"Yes, Hiruzen still hasn't woken up, I'm really worried..."

"Advisor Danzo is truly a man of great loyalty and righteousness!"

"Who says otherwise? Even the Hokage treated you like that, and you still care about him so much, checking on him every day..."

“…”

Disappointed!

After hearing Orochimaru's explanation, Danzo was quite disappointed; it really was just a dream...

However, having experienced countless failures, Danzo was no big deal from this setback. Although the story couldn't become reality, his popularity, which he had previously claimed to have lost, returned after this incident, which was a pleasant surprise.

After leaving Orochimaru's laboratory, Danzo, still playing the role of "turning over a new leaf and starting anew," headed straight for Konoha Hospital. At this time, in order to consolidate his hard-won popularity, he had to show that he was loyal and caring towards his friends. Moreover, passing by those troublemakers was the happiest time of his day. Listening to what these adorable troublemakers said really resonated with him, and he felt comfortable listening to them no matter how he listened!

As Danzo passed through this group of troublemakers, he was secretly overjoyed. However, no matter how much he wished for Hiruzen Sarutobi to die, he still wore a sorrowful expression on his face, perfectly portraying a character who chose to forgive and understand even when hurt by his best friend, demonstrating his loyalty and righteousness.

"Ah! What a pity! If Danzo had become Hokage back then, how much better things would have been! Perhaps we'd be on the moon by now! I've lived since the time of the First Hokage, and my biggest dream has been to see Konoha fight our way to the moon in my lifetime..."

Shinto, now appearing as a white-haired old man in his seventies with reading glasses and a scar on his right eye, silently applauded Danzo's acting skills. He felt Danzo deserved an Oscar. Watching Danzo's faltering figure, Shinto spoke sincerely, his voice not loud, but imbued with Observation Haki, ensuring everyone, including Danzo, could hear him.

After boasting to Minato Namikaze, he discovered that Konoha had issued a kill order against him, and that Hiruzen Sarutobi had suffered a stroke. He criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi for his poor mental fortitude and realized that things had gotten a bit out of hand. White Fang was definitely looking for him. However, he didn't want to go back just like that. If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to make things even bigger, it would be a waste of all the brain cells he had sacrificed. Since he could no longer use the identity of Hatake Usopp, he simply transformed into the appearance of an elderly Silvers Rayleigh and acted as a veteran of three Konoha dynasties.

These words clearly come from a die-hard Danzo fan!

"Wow! You're amazing, old man! You seem like someone with a story to tell! Σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

Hearing the words of this seemingly refined yet somewhat fierce old man with eight-pack abs that would put even young people to shame, the young people around couldn't help but admire him, staring wide-eyed at this old man who clearly had a story to tell.