XX-level Hokage

"Danzo said in a deep voice, touching the bandage around his right eye with his hand.

"Do you intend to use another god to turn me into your zombie, and then use me to fulfill your ambitions? How foolish, Danzo! After so many years of pampered life, it seems you've become senile. Do you think I'm not confident that I dare to appear here and say these things to you?" Shin-chan laughed, rolling his eyes.

Then a kunai was plunged into Danzo's heart, and Danzo died. But in an instant, the dead Danzo came back to life.

"Do you think you can kill me?" Danzo said coldly.

“Izanagi, I know that, so I don’t plan to kill you now. That’s why I said you’re senile. Haven’t you noticed that even though I haven’t done anything, my chakra has been decreasing?” Mashiro suddenly said with a smile.

Danzo was startled and, before he could say anything, he fainted.

Then a larger Shadow Eater soldier ran over, sticking out his tongue, seemingly trying to curry favor with Mashiro.

The Shadow Eaters are the most terrifying and also the most limited unit in Mashiro's Shadow Legion. They are powerful because of their terrifying ability to devour shadows, but limited because, under the system's processing, the Shadow Eaters' speed of devouring shadows has become extremely slow, and those being devoured can easily detect it. Furthermore, the chakra required to summon them is several times that of ordinary Shadow Ninjas.

Therefore, as soon as Danzo appeared, Mashiro used her Sharingan to cast the genjutsu "Darkness Deprivation," a clan ninjutsu of the Uchiha.

It can be used when the opponent is focused. The person affected will lose their senses. The longer it lasts, the more chakra is consumed.

Therefore, Mashiro kept talking to attract Danzo's attention, and then kept consuming chakra to maintain the genjutsu, buying time for the Shadow Eaters.

Seeing Danzo lying motionless on the ground, Mashiro pulled out her surgical blade and gouged out all of Danzo's Sharingan eyes. Then, she disappeared into the shadows with the rest of Danzo's body.

Chapter Thirty-Six: A Dream That Flew Between Awake and Awake

Kabuto was resting in his room at the time. After being captured by the Anbu, he was released before even going to prison. Then, a member of the Hyuga clan arranged a house for him near the orphanage.

Looking out the window at the hazy moon, Kabuto was wide awake. He didn't feel guilty about betraying Orochimaru; he was just pondering what Mashiro had told him.

"Kabuto, I think you still remember Yakushi Nonou, right? Do you want to avenge him? I can help you."

"Ever since you accidentally killed Nono, you've felt you've lost your reason for living, and you've tried to emulate Orochimaru's path in order to find your true self. But in reality, you're just afraid."

"You loathe yourself and hate the ninja world, but you can't change it, so you simply give up on yourself. But I understand that you just want someone to recognize you and help you."

“I have a house near the orphanage where you can live. I can make you the director of the orphanage and give you a monthly allowance.”

"You can choose to do something meaningful, and that is your meaning." "You ask who I am? I am Zero, Uchiha Zero."

For some reason, Kabuto felt a little relaxed. "Kabuto, aren't you asleep yet?" Mashiro suddenly appeared in Kabuto's room and said.

"My lord," Kabuto knelt on one knee, about to speak, when he saw Danzo at Mashiro's feet, and his pupils dilated instantly.

“Kabuto, this is what I promised you. Danzo’s consciousness has been sealed away. Tomorrow, go to the Root research institute. From now on, that place belongs to you. You will study Danzo’s right arm for me. After the study is complete, I will put Danzo’s soul back into this body. You can do whatever you want with it then,” Mashiro said softly.

Dou bowed his head very low. "Thank you, sir."

Mashiro was very satisfied with Kabuto's condition. She smiled and took out a scroll to seal Danzo's body inside. She then threw it to Kabuto and disappeared from the spot.

Dou gripped the scroll tightly in his hand, lost in thought.

When Mashiro returned to her room, it was already past midnight. Lying in bed, Mashiro couldn't fall asleep. Then, Mashiro disappeared into the shadows again.

Sakura was sleeping peacefully at home when suddenly a pair of cold hands embraced her.

"Ahhh!" Sakura woke up instantly and screamed. "It's me," Mashiro said softly, holding the struggling Sakura.

"Oh, it's you! Wait, how come you suddenly appeared in my house, and in my bed?" Sakura asked nervously. "Sweetie, go to sleep." Mashiro stroked Sakura's head and closed her eyes. Sure enough, a body pillow is more comfortable.

Sakura wanted to say something, but seeing Mashiro sleeping with her eyes closed, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Sakura, Sakura, what's wrong?" Haruno Akira, awakened by the scream, knocked on Sakura's door and asked. "Nothing, just a nightmare," Sakura replied.

"Should I have your mom come and sleep with you?" Haruno Zhao asked with concern.

"No, no, you should go back to sleep, Dad." Xiao Lou quickly refused. "Okay," Chunye Zhao left.

Sakura looked at Mashiro holding her, her expression complicated. Finally, she sighed and closed her eyes. At that moment, Mashiro was having a dream.

Various memories flashed by, including Mashiro's past life memories, present memories, and Li Mo's memories, like shattered glass scattering in mid-air.

Memories formed a glass corridor, and Mashiro was somewhat inside. She didn't know why she was walking forward, but something seemed to be calling to her.

The further you walk down the corridor, the more blurred those memories become, except for Mashiro's current memories, which still retain their color.

At the end of the corridor was a door, locked and half-open. Mashiro pushed the door open, revealing a pure white interior.

"Is this what you look like now?" a gentle male voice asked. Mashiro turned her head to look.

A pale-faced, incredibly handsome man stood there, emanating a chilling aura, yet his face was remarkably gentle. He was Mashiro's previous incarnation, Uchiha Zero.

"What are you doing here? Have I also developed inner demons? How ridiculous." He laughed self-deprecatingly.

"It's you who's hesitating. Although you're deliberately hiding it, you should have known long ago that you're no longer the simple Uchiha Zero." Uchiha Zero said, looking at him.

"You're saying I'm hesitating?" She rolled her eyes, seemingly very dissatisfied with the other person's statement.

"That might not be the most accurate way to put it. You are the one changing, otherwise, how could she have appeared?" Uchiha Zero said, pointing behind Mashiro. Mashiro turned around and saw a woman in white robes with white eyes, a beautiful face, and a gentle and sunny demeanor standing there.

Seeing Mashiro turn around, she waved gently and called out in a clear voice, "Hello." "Hyuga Mashiro, you're here too?" Mashiro asked in surprise when she saw the woman.

Hinata Mashiro walked up to Mashiro and said, "Although I hate this guy, he's right. You hesitated, and it's because of your hesitation that we're here."

"Hesitate? You don't seem as simple as the system says." Mahi said, looking at Hyuga Mahi.

“I am Li Mo, and also Hinata Mashiro. I once reached the highest level in this world, but in the end I was still forced to choose death. He and I were summoned to this body by the system at the same time, and in the end we perished together, thus giving birth to you. However, because my soul is not as strong as his, you are more like him than me,” Hinata Mashiro said.

“You are acting with my will,” Uchiha Zero said. “But you are carrying my thoughts,” Hyuga Mashiro added.

"You must get all the women you want, no matter what method you use." "You must treat them with love."

"You must remove all obstacles in your path." "You must do your utmost to protect peaceful life."

"You must kill all the enemies." "You must protect your people."

The two continued talking, while Mashiro watched quietly.

"Are you done talking, you two ghosts?" Mashiro said calmly. "You don't seem surprised at all," Uchiha Zero said.

“I just realized something was wrong with me a long time ago,” Mashiro said. “It seems we left a while ago.” Hyuga Mashiro said with a smile.

"You two are merely figments of my imagination, because I did hesitate. I am Uchiha Zero, I schemed everything, and in the end, I died alone! I am Hyuga Mashiro, I was gentle and kind, and ultimately, I lost everything because of my weakness."

"Uchiha Zero is the reality I experienced, and Hyuga Mashiro is my only remaining fantasy. Because of the failure of both approaches, I hesitated about the path forward, but now, my hesitation has disappeared." As Mashiro spoke, both Uchiha Zero and Hyuga Mashiro vanished.

Mashiro stood alone in the emptiness.

A faint system voice suddenly sounded. "World, failure, failure, loading."

Mashiro woke up, looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, and then at Sakura sleeping next to her, hugging her arm.

I slapped her on the bottom. "Slap"

Then it disappeared from the spot.

Only Sakura, who had just woken up, remained, standing there in a daze.

Chapter 37: Temari, you don't want your two younger brothers to get hurt, do you?

The next day, news of Danzo's disappearance was relayed from Root to the Third Hokage.

"You mean Danzo has disappeared? And may have met with some misfortune?" the Third Hokage asked Aburame Torune in front of him.

Aburame Torune knelt with her head bowed, her voice trembling as she said, "Last night, Lord Danzo left the Shimura family alone. That night, the curse marks on me and Kaze disappeared. Kaze and I hurriedly led people to search everywhere for Lord Danzo's usual haunts, but to no avail. Even now, there is still no news of Lord Danzo."

After hearing what Aburame Torune said, the Third Generation frowned and then said, "I already know. You may leave now." "Yes," Aburame Torune replied nervously and hurriedly left.

"What do you want to do with the roots? Leave them or..." the Third Hokage said to Mashiro, who had appeared beside him at some point.

“I will become the new leader of Root,” Mashiro said. “Yes, I will make the arrangements,” the Third Hokage nodded.

"Lord Mashiro, as you command, we will separate them and imprison them separately. That person will be locked up here," a member of the ANBU said to Mashiro, pointing to a door in front of him.

Mashiro nodded, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Shouhan was sitting in a chair with a table in front of her, on which were disposable paper and pens.

Her feet were chained with shuriken, the chains were long and connected to the wall, and her hands were drawing sealing spells to restrict the gathering of chakra.

Hearing the door open, Shouhan looked up, saw it was Zhenbai, and then silently looked away. "It's you."

Shouhan was deeply impressed by Mashiro; he had heard of her famous name, "Black and White Phantom," in the village.

"Temari, how have you been lately?" Mashiro asked, sitting across the table from Temari in another chair. "What do you think? Thanks for the treat," Temari replied with a sarcastic smile.

"Temari really has backbone, she didn't write a single word in her statement." Mashiro picked up a blank sheet of paper from the table and said with a smile. "I don't know anything, and even if you asked me to write something, I wouldn't know what to write." Temari said, feigning ignorance.

"Temari doesn't seem to know that the Sand Village rejected Konoha's request for compensation and apology," Mashiro suddenly said. Temari's expression stiffened for a moment.

"So, Tehan doesn't really still think he's the Sand Princess, does he? I bet there's some faction within the Sand Village who wants Konoha's support to become the new Kazekage. I wonder if the Sand Village will still be willing to ransom you three back then. No, Gaara will definitely be ransomed, but you two might not be." Mashiro looked at Tehan and said, seemingly mockingly.

Shouhan's expression turned grim; her hands clenched into fists, and her eyes darted around.

“Since you’re no longer as important to Konoha, we can have Yamanaka Inoichi scan your memories to get the information we want. You should have heard of this ninjutsu. Of course, your brain will be severely damaged, and it’s not impossible that you’ll become an idiot,” Mashiro continued.

"What do you want to know?" Temari asked, her face pale.

"You know you haven't been sent to have your memories extracted, and you're able to stay alone in a clean and tidy cell with three meals a day, because of whom?" Mashiro didn't respond to Shouhan's words, but instead looked into Shouhan's eyes and continued.

Looking into Mashiro's pure white eyes, Shouhan suddenly felt a nameless fear rise within her. She guessed something from Mashiro's words. "You..."

“That’s right, it’s because of me.” Mashiro suddenly pinched Han’s face and said quietly.

After finishing, ignoring Shouhan's current expression, Mashiro stood up and looked at Shouhan, saying, "The Anbu's prison is located deep underground in Konoha! It's always cold and damp, and there are often insects and rats. However, those who are usually imprisoned by the Anbu are dangerous and guilty, so they don't need very good conditions. Moreover, four or five people are often locked in one cell. As for food, it's considered good if they get one meal a day. The Sound Ninja who are captured live in such cells."

The cells where the three of you are located not only have lights, but you are also in solitary confinement. The hygiene conditions are also very good, and you eat the same meals as the Anbu guards who are watching the cells. This is a special prison for Konoha high-ranking officials who commit crimes. There are four cells in total, but because I made arrangements, three of them were assigned to you.

Hearing Mashiro's words, Tehan lowered his head and said, "Thank you."

"Temari doesn't seem to know what gratitude is. I think if I go out now and say that this Sand Ninja is useless and can be disposed of as you please, you'll probably be played with tonight. If you're even more cruel, you could be thrown into a male prison cell, and I think you'd wish you were dead." Mashiro looked at Temari and said indifferently.

After hearing Mashiro's words, Shouhan's eyes were filled with fear. She knew that Mashiro was not exaggerating. She had also been to the Sand Village prison before, and the female ninjas there lived very miserable lives, especially the beautiful ones.

He picked up the pen and quickly began writing his confession on the paper.

"Temari, it seems you still haven't figured it out. Writing this on this paper is useless to me." Mashiro looked at Temari's actions and gently shook her head.

"What should I do, Lady Mashiro?" Tehan knelt on the ground, completely surrendering. Those who are stubborn only choose to face reality after witnessing the painful consequences.

Mashiro pulled the chair back a little, then sat down. She smiled at the hand kneeling on the ground and said, "Sit on the table."

Handan was confused, but he still climbed onto the table. "Take off all your clothes," Mashiro continued.

Shouhan's body stiffened; she never imagined that Mashiro would make such a request.

"I think it's better to undress willingly in front of someone of the same sex than to be forced to undress in front of someone of the opposite sex," Mashiro said softly, noticing Shouhan's resistance. Finally, after hesitating for a moment, Shouhan began to undress.

With a rustling sound, pieces of fabric fell to the ground. "Next..."