The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

After all, this proves that his ninja career is not completely over. However, Uchiha Sasuke's current performance is really unsatisfying.

"This is a blood-tonifying medicine; you should take a few pills every day..."

Although somewhat puzzled by Uchiha Sasuke's attitude, the shadow clone remained professional, taking out some blood-replenishing medicine specially prepared by Konoha Hospital and placing it aside before preparing to leave.

Just as he was about to leave the ward, Hongzhi suddenly remembered that it was still somewhat difficult for Uchiha Sasuke to take medicine unless he just bit into it.

So the shadow clone simply greeted the nurses outside the door, and the next few days consisted of a regular routine of blood draws, reverse differentiation, embezzlement, and treatment for regeneration.

When Uchiha Sasuke fully recovers, the shadow clones will definitely be able to obtain more of Sasuke's stem cells.

The departure of the shadow clone did not elicit a reaction from Uchiha Sasuke, who was still silently pondering when he could leave Konoha Hospital.

His target was Uchiha Itachi, who had wiped out his entire clan. How could he possibly have time to stay at Konoha Hospital?

"This is the place. Sasuke might not be in a good mood. After you go in..."

Time passed without him noticing. Just as Uchiha Sasuke was lost in thought, a faint sound came from outside the door. He instinctively looked towards the doorway.

The next second, the ward door opened, and Iruka slowly entered the ward with several students.

"It's so bright!"

The midday sun shone through the window, turning Uchiha Sasuke's bald head into a giant reflector.

So what was supposed to be a touching visit turned into a series of banter about Uchiha Sasuke. The male students laughed heartily, and even the female students' gazes towards Sasuke changed somewhat.

The original Uchiha Sasuke was top of his class and had the best looks, so he naturally attracted the attention of many girls. However, the current Uchiha Sasuke has lost both arms, and even the top of his head has changed from a spiky hairstyle to a shiny top!

In this situation, although some people still have some affection for Uchiha Sasuke, they still tend to restrain themselves when most people are laughing or trying to suppress their laughter.

This would only make Sasuke Uchiha feel bad and the visit would not last too long. Only a few minutes later, Iruka left the ward with a group of people.

It's not that Konoha Hospital prohibits visits, but rather that visits that could have a negative impact on patients are prohibited.

Although the nurses wanted to laugh when they saw Sasuke Uchiha's bald head, their professionalism made them hold it in, or they would vent their frustrations where Sasuke couldn't see them.

But the guys at the Ninja Academy didn't have many ideas, and the one laughing the loudest was undoubtedly Naruto Uzumaki.

Such a visit, which would affect Sasuke's mood, was destined to be rejected, and Iruka might even be scolded for it.

There was nothing that could be done about it; everyone else was a student who hadn't graduated yet, so Iruka naturally had to bear the negative aspects of the situation.

Iruka is a good person at heart, but he really made a mistake this time. Who would have thought that Sasuke Uchiha would be like that?

Finally, Iruka left Konoha Hospital looking dejected. As for the dozen or so students who had been with him, they had already left, since it was already noon.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had spent the morning resting in the Hokage's office, was also preparing to go to the Root base.

Regardless of whether the Cloud Village spy was planted by Danzo, the fact that nearly a hundred Root members were acting at the same time made Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat concerned, after all, that was nearly a hundred people!

This power made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel somewhat frightened, clearly he was very concerned about this matter. Root was originally established as a training institution for the Anbu, but now his Anbu members are constantly being sacrificed, while Danzo's side seems to be increasing in members.

This is not good news; to be precise, it is information that makes Hiruzen Sarutobi somewhat uneasy.

Danzo has been unusually quiet lately. Could he be brewing up some big move?

That won't do; we'd better go and take a look.

Hiruzen Sarutobi embarked on his journey to the Root base, while in the laboratory at the Root base, Hiroji calmly looked at Uchiha Shisui's right eye, which had already undergone transformation.

This Mangekyou Sharingan has already fused with Uchiha Sasuke's cells, and the next step is to transplant it. This will not affect Hongzhi at all; any shadow clone could easily perform such an operation.

As for whether transplanting Uchiha Shisui's right eye will affect the Shadow Clones' actions at Konoha Hospital, there's no need to worry. Putting aside everything else, using the Transformation Technique will still be fine.

As for the consumption of the Mangekyou Sharingan, there is no need to worry about that. After the birth of the bloodline limit White Lightning, Hongzhi's Yang attribute was directly engraved in his blood, and his vitality was terrifyingly enhanced.

As for the increase in chakra, it goes without saying that the consumption of one Mangekyou Sharingan will not have any impact on Hongzhi at all.

Chapter 77 That's all you can say.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi even got close to the Root base, Hiroji already knew that if we had to talk about the speed of transmitting information, the fastest way was not through conventional means.

Instead, it's a shadow clone. Whatever the shadow clone sees will be directly reflected in the main body's mind.

The shadow clone that was acting as a lookout on the periphery immediately dispelled its illusion upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi, finding a place far away from him.

As the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi was naturally able to notice the existence of the shadow clones, but he didn't care where they went.

Although he is the Third Hokage of Konoha, this is, after all, outside the Root base, and the purpose of the sentries is to transmit intelligence.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't pay much attention to this matter. However, it was precisely because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts that Hiroji clearly obtained this information.

Upon receiving information that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived at Root, Hiroji immediately halted the transplant surgery he had originally intended to complete.

Regardless of why Hiruzen Sarutobi came here, Hiroji needs to deal with him. It would be best to gloss over it, but if he can't, then he'll have to take action.

As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi is prevented from using the Reaper Death Seal, Hiroji has a high chance of winning. As for the impact of Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, that's something to consider later.

However, this matter might not need to escalate to that point. Danzo's relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't particularly good to begin with, so perhaps Danzo could be...

wrong.

We absolutely cannot let Danzo see Hiruzen Sarutobi. When Danzo met Orochimaru before, he made some underhanded moves.

Although Danzo is currently under the control of the Tongue Calamity, he is still very loyal to Konoha in some respects.

Orochimaru was just a poisonous snake, yet he still managed to provoke Danzo's thoughts. If it were Hiruzen Sarutobi instead, perhaps Danzo would have truly been fearless in the face of death.

They immediately staged a desperate, all-or-nothing show.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi were an idiot, he would know that something was wrong here. Danzo is dead, so we can't say that there's nothing wrong with Root here, can we?

This isn't about having a problem with his brain. It's obvious that when Hiruzen Sarutobi was Hokage, although he seemed a bit absurd, he wasn't completely brainless.

"In that case, we can only send the shadow clones to try. There are about a hundred shadow clones on standby here in the entire Root base. Even if you were Hiruzen Sarutobi, let alone Hiruzen Sarutobi, you wouldn't be able to leave unscathed..."

Having made up his mind, Hongzhi immediately created a shadow clone, making it look like Danzo, and slowly walked towards the decaying throne of Root.

Outside the Root base, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't have to wait long before a shadow clone led him into Root.

Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared very calm as he walked through the dark passage, but he was actually a little flustered.

It wasn't the atmosphere of the Root base that made it so, but rather the occasional glances from all around. Before they had even gone halfway, they could already feel the watchful eyes of about twenty Root ninjas.

If he were to clash with Danzo here, Hiruzen Sarutobi might not be able to defeat him. Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had previously harbored some suspicions about Danzo, was now gradually reaffirming his own thoughts.

Before long, Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Danzo sitting on the wooden chair. Although he hadn't seen him for a long time, Hiruzen still felt sorry for Danzo when he saw him like this.

He's not young anymore, and he's lost his right arm, so his strength is even less of a concern.

"What is it?!"

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi arrive, the shadow clone asked with some dissatisfaction. Although he didn't know how Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi usually communicated, he figured it wouldn't be particularly peaceful.

"Aren't there too many people around your roots?!"

Although it was a rhetorical question, Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was still quite firm. Even though this was Root, he was still the Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was very clear about Danzo's goal: he wanted the position of Hokage, and to take it in a relatively honorable way.

They probably wouldn't do something like attacking the Hokage directly at the Root base.

"What's it to you?!"

One of the shadow clones glared fiercely at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who clearly meant: You have too many people here, give me some.

Danzo probably wouldn't have a pleasant expression upon hearing such words!

“When the Root was founded, it was to cultivate outstanding talents for the Dark Division, but now all the talents are piled up here. Tell me, is this none of my business?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected Danzo to be so angry, but he still uttered those words, even though this was Root's base...

The shadow clone remained silent, still glaring angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, the shadow clone was not Danzo, so how could it possibly know how Danzo should react at this moment?

Moreover, the fact that the Root ninjas had been staying in Root made Hiroji feel somewhat uncomfortable. Killing them directly was not out of the question, but Hiroji was also worried about the number of experimental subjects.

The experiment has now been successful. Before the next phase begins, Hiroji can't figure out what to do with these guys. It would be nice if Hiruzen Sarutobi could just take them away.

After all, the surviving Root ninjas were all marked with the Tongue Calamity Seal Technique, and if they didn't want to die, they wouldn't actively reveal Hongzhi's existence.

If they want to die, their brains will be destroyed directly, so the secret won't be revealed. If Hiruzen Sarutobi asks, they can just say that they leaked information, and it doesn't seem like there's any big problem.

The scene became awkward for a moment, because the shadow clone playing Danzo remained silent, and more and more shadow clones turned their attention to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Under such circumstances, Hiruzen Sarutobi was under a lot of pressure. Although it seemed unlikely that he would take direct action, Danzo's temper had been getting worse and worse since he lost his arm. Who knew if this guy would suddenly go crazy?

"What do you want? I'm the Hokage!"

Noticing the actions of the Root members, Hiruzen Sarutobi used his trump card, which he had always used against Danzo. This weapon had been invincible in his battles against Danzo.

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, the shadow clone snorted coldly and then stood up.

"That's all you know how to say. A Hokage like you is bound to run into problems sooner or later."

The shadow clone shook its head helplessly, then walked deeper into the root on its own.

"I need to see someone report to the Dark Division in three days..."

Upon seeing Danzo leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately realized that the guy had backed down as usual. So he left behind a few words and turned to leave the Root base.

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but when Hiruzen Sarutobi left the Root base, he felt that there were more and more malevolent gazes directed at him.

Chapter 78: There Might Be Hope

After leaving the Root base, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and gazed at the abyss that was called the Root base.

His conversation with Danzo was not pleasant; in fact, he felt that the person he was talking to was not Danzo at all.

This left Hiruzen Sarutobi completely baffled. Could it be that Danzo had secretly left Konoha again?

This wasn't something that hadn't happened before. When Danzo left Konoha, Root didn't tell him. Hiruzen Sarutobi had this feeling several times when he talked to Danzo.

But in the end, the Root didn't cause any trouble, so Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't pursue the matter. But this time, the feeling he got was different from before.

Danzo might actually be serious this time, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel somewhat incredulous. Based on his understanding of Danzo, Danzo shouldn't be plotting a rebellion in Konoha.

If Danzo takes any action, even if he succeeds in the end, those families will not recognize his status.

The most likely outcome is that Danzo will be wiped out by a joint effort.

"Danzo, I hope you won't make a mistake."