The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

If I could meet Danzo once as a medical ninja, I would have plenty of opportunities to target him.

When he chose to become a medical ninja, Hiroji never considered Danzo, but now it seems that the identity of a medical ninja has another effect.

However, given Danzo's cautious nature, it's possible he might use Kotoamatsukami immediately upon meeting him, so it's best to be careful when encountering Danzo.

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"Hongzhi, you're in charge of the patient in treatment room number one today. That person's identity is somewhat special. If anything seems amiss, immediately terminate the surgery..."

Hiroji, who was waiting patiently in the scheduling room for Kudo Yuya's work assignment, suddenly noticed that Kudo Yuya's tone was a little strange.

As the director of Konoha Hospital, Kudo Yumi only has a few old fogies in Konoha who she can treat with utmost care.

As for the heads of various families, they had no status in front of her; at most, they were considered peers.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were at best tools for Danzo to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Although they were considered elders, their actual power was less than that of Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If it were either of them, they would at most instruct Hongzhi to pay more attention, but wouldn't be so harsh. If it were the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, they certainly wouldn't say that.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage, and nobody knows what he's really like behind the scenes. But at least on the surface, he's a pretty good Hokage. It's just that we don't know what's going on with some of his confusing behavior.

After eliminating all the incorrect options, the only one left was Shimura Danzo, whom Hiroji had been longing for.

"I understand."

Hiroji nodded without saying much. Kudo Yuya's gaze was somewhat complicated, but in the end, he said nothing.

After leaving the scheduling room, Hongzhi did not go to Treatment Room No. 1 immediately, but instead turned around and went into the restroom. This was definitely not a problem, and even the Roots members lurking in the shadows did not notice anything amiss.

'It really was Danzo!'

Noticing the gazes of the others, Hongzhi sighed inwardly.

He then went into the restroom on his own, but as soon as he entered, Hongzhi froze.

'Holy crap, there are Root members here too. Is Danzo afraid someone will steal his poop?'

Looking at Genbu, who was just about to leave the restroom, Hongzhi's lips twitched. Just as the two were about to cross paths, Hongzhi's lips curled up slightly.

Chapter 17 The old man is very wicked

A streak of emerald light flashed past the heart of the Root member at incredible speed, and in an instant, Hongzhi severed his heart meridian.

The Root ninja turned around in surprise, only to be met with Hiroji's ready left hand.

The moment the two made contact, a series of spells emerged from Hongzhi's palm, directly sealing the root's body.

Hongzhi then took out a scroll and sealed the unwilling Root ninja inside. It was impossible to seal a living person, but after the Root ninja's heart meridian was severed, he was already dead.

When the sealing technique took effect, he had already completely left this world, and there wasn't even a trace left on Hongzhi's body.

It took Hiroji about ten seconds to complete all of this; that's how fast a medical ninja kills.

After sealing the Root, Hongzhi immediately used Shadow Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu, transforming his main body into that of a Root ninja, and leisurely left the restroom.

The shadow clone calmly walked in; no one would have imagined that so much had happened in such a short time.

Hiroji, now a Root member, casually found a spot, glancing occasionally at Treatment Room Number One. The presence of a Root member here made his purpose obvious.

Moreover, the gazes from the roots not far away confirm this.

Hongzhi did not arouse suspicion among the Root members.

At the same time, the shadow clone walked out of the room and leisurely headed towards the first treatment room.

Hongzhi clearly saw that when the shadow clone appeared, the Root ninjas, who had previously shown no reaction, involuntarily looked at the shadow clone.

This basically confirms that Danzo, that old geezer, is up to something.

Danzo had many ways to control people, but as the best medical ninja, it was unlikely that he could force someone to join him if they didn't want to.

After all, Danzo was only the Hokage's assistant, not the Hokage himself... wait, it seems that because of the Uchiha incident, Danzo is no longer even the Hokage's assistant.

It's a sad story, but Danzo might become even sadder after today.

Because Hongzhi was already preparing to take action, there couldn't be a better time than now.

After the shadow clone entered the room, it indeed saw Shimura Danzo sitting in a chair. At this moment, Danzo's only remaining eye was radiating a piercing gaze.

It was like a hungry wolf spotting its prey.

"Lord Danzo, I didn't expect you to be here today. Are you feeling unwell?"

The shadow clone seemed oblivious to Danzo's gaze and continued checking the necessary items.

"With your talent, it's a waste for you to stay in Konoha Hospital all this time. Would you be interested in joining my Root organization...?"

Watching Hiroji's busy figure, Danzo unconsciously touched his right eye, which was covered by bandages, with his usable left hand.

He knew that the person in front of him would definitely not want to join Root. With his abilities, after the current director of Konoha Hospital retires, he is destined to become the director of Konoha Hospital. Naturally, he would not want to become an unknown member of Root.

In fact, Danzo did not want to hide underground forever, but he was not the Hokage of Konoha, so he could only hide in places where the light could not be seen.

"Kudo Yuuya-sensei is very kind to me, I..."

The shadow clone casually answered Danzo's question, and at that moment, a strange feeling swept through the entire treatment room number one.

"But it would be great to be able to serve Lord Danzo."

After the strange fluctuations disappeared, the shadow clone's words suddenly changed, which made Danzo's lips curl up slightly. This eye is really useful!

Over the next few minutes, Danzo watched as Hiroji thoughtfully performed a series of examinations on him before turning and leaving the treatment room.

"So what if he's a genius medical ninja? In the end, he's still just a dog in my hands!"

Watching Hiroji's retreating figure, Danzo's lips curled up slightly. In a few days, all he needed to do was have this controlled guy submit an application to Kudo Yuuya, and then he would extend an olive branch, and the whole plan would be a success.

With such a genius medical ninja, perhaps the key to balancing this body can be found.

As Danzo pondered these thoughts, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards the Hokage's office in the distance.

"Hiruzen, one day I will prove that I am the one most qualified to become Hokage!"

While Danzo was still indulging in wild fantasies, the shadow clone slowly left the treatment room. Upon seeing this, Koji's lips curled up slightly, and he then quietly followed the shadow clone.

The surrounding roots found this scene rather strange, but they did not react in any other way.

When the main body and the shadow clone entered a deserted corridor corner, the shadow clone that was walking turned into a cloud of smoke. When the experience and fatigue returned to the main body, Hongzhi instantly realized that Danzo had already used Kotoamatsukami.

Then, Hongzhi created another shadow clone, transforming it into the appearance of a Root ninja, while his main body returned to its original form and continued walking towards the distant rank room.

'That old rascal is wicked, but he'll soon show you what it means to try and steal a chicken only to lose the rice instead!'

As Hiroji walked toward the duty room, he silently complained to himself that Danzo's plan was doomed to fail.

Although Kotoamatsukami is very powerful, it is essentially an illusion, and breaking an illusion is quite simple from a certain perspective.

Ordinary genjutsu only requires disrupting the chakra within the body, but it is undoubtedly more difficult to do so with Kotoamatsukami.

However, as long as it is an illusion, it can theoretically be broken as long as the person who cast the illusion is dealt with. Moreover, even if this method cannot dispel Kotoamatsukami, Danzo would certainly not know that.

After all, Shisui only had one eye, so how could Danzo possibly conduct such an experiment?

"Are you okay?"

As soon as he entered the scheduling room, Kudo Yuya's worried voice came through. Hiroji was grateful for this, but at this moment he could only shake his head silently.

Kudo Yuya felt something was off, but after thinking about that guy's usual behavior, he couldn't help but wonder if he had said something to Hiroji.

However, since Hongzhi hadn't said anything, she felt awkward asking him directly.

With no new patients scheduled in the scheduling room and Danzo still in treatment room number one, it was impossible to assign any new patients.

At the same time, the shadow clone disguised as a Root member slowly walked towards Treatment Room Number One. The other Root members did not react when they saw this. They had just followed the medical ninja and it was only natural for them to come back to report the situation.

The door to Treatment Room Number One opened. Danzo, who was pondering how to make Hiruzen Sarutobi feel pain, looked at the Root members slowly approaching and spoke with some impatience:

“Tell them that I want to rest here for a while longer.”

Danzo clearly misunderstood something.

Chapter 18 You're lucky!

Inside Treatment Room Number One, the shadow clone, Root, did not stop advancing after hearing Danzo's words.

Of course, the speed of progress was not very fast, just at a speed that Danzo would not suspect.

Of course, to prevent Danzo from suspecting his identity, the shadow clone did not speak. Even if Danzo was stupid, he would not fail to recognize the voices of the Root members around him.

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Root did not leave immediately, Danzo's gaze locked onto Root again. He felt that something was off about this guy.

However, Danzo was only somewhat wary and did not suspect that the person in front of him wanted to do something to him.

The Root ninjas were all elites he had personally trained, and with the sealing techniques that prevented them from betraying him, it was practically impossible for Root to betray him.

Moreover, the person in front of him clearly wanted to report something, but didn't speak directly, probably because what he was about to say was something that couldn't be brought to light.

When the shadow clone was three meters away from Danzo, it knelt down on one knee. Upon seeing this, Danzo's initial wariness vanished without a trace.

He was ready to listen to the message from the roots.

Seeing Danzo's expression, the shadow clone smirked slightly, then used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Danzo.

The characteristic of the Body Flicker Technique is that it is silent. Although Danzo's gaze was still on the Shadow Clone, he was momentarily stunned because there was no sound after the Body Flicker Technique was used. This time was less than a second.

But in that short time, the shadow clones, which had been prepared in advance, used up 90% of their chakra to directly apply layer upon layer of sealing techniques to Danzo.

A black sealing technique appeared behind Danzo. Coming to his senses, Danzo wanted to do something before the sealing technique was fully formed.

At this point, even if Danzo were stupid, he would know that the person in front of him was not one of his Root members, and that this guy clearly wanted to do something to him.

Danzo, who always valued his life, did not want to die like this. He was destined to become Hokage, so how could he die in such a humiliating way!

With his right arm completely sealed, it was naturally unusable. Therefore, the only way to turn the tide was through his right eye, which had just activated Kotoamatsukami.

Although it's a bit of a regret, there's no time to worry about that right now!

Danzo hurriedly mobilized his chakra, wanting to use Izanagi to rewrite reality.

This thought process was completed almost instantly. However, just when Danzo thought he could turn the tide, the shadow clone's right hand ruthlessly pierced his right eye.

Danzo then felt his right eye, which had been absorbing his chakra, disappear without a trace.