area51novel Chapter 230 Danzo: Madara is the Hokage? Izuna is my teacher?
Chapter 230 Danzo: Madara is the Hokage? Izuna is my teacher?
Chapter 230 Danzo: Madara is the Hokage? Izuna is my teacher?
The audience was deathly silent.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the others stared in disbelief at the enormous screen in front of them.
For a moment, no one spoke. The upside-down and chaotic scene made everyone feel as if their minds were reeling and their worldviews were shattered.
Was Madara Uchiha the First Hokage?
They had never even dreamed of such a possibility.
Oh, strictly speaking, I guess I'm dreaming about it now.
After a long pause, Tsunade blinked and murmured, "Uchiha Madara? The First Hokage was Uchiha Madara? What about my grandfather?"
[Ding! Tsunade's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
"Heh." After a moment of silence, a low, eerie chuckle broke the stillness. "Lord Danzo certainly has some wild ideas!"
Orochimaru narrowed his golden snake eyes and smiled meaningfully.
"Konoha in my dream looks like this? How interesting—"
He licked his lips lightly, full of admiration, and was extremely interested in the absurd and daring scene before him.
"This, this is too much—"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing to the side, was equally shocked and speechless.
After a long while, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but his expression remained extremely solemn.
As an outsider, he knew better than anyone the prejudice that Shimura Danzo held against the Uchiha clan.
His gaze was fixed on Uchiha Izuna appearing on the screen, his expression complex.
Danzo misunderstood Tobirama's will and believed that all Uchiha were evil.
In this dream world controlled by the Uchiha, he's probably not going to have an easy time!
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Danzo stood comfortably in the center of the training ground, his mind churning with turmoil, unable to calm down for a long time.
A moment later, Danzo came to his senses and abruptly turned his gaze to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing to the side.
The young Sarutobi stood blankly not far away, his chest heaving, and his face still showing signs of pain. Clearly, the kick he had just received had caused him considerable injury.
Danzo's gaze was fixed on his young nemesis, his eyes burning with uncontrollable rage, and his heart filled with indignation.
OK!
You bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Danzo's face contorted slightly with excitement.
If Hashirama Senju becomes Hokage, you will become Tobirama's disciple.
Madara Uchiha became Hokage, and you became Izuna Uchiha's disciple?!
Do you even have any principles?
What about the Will of Fire that you believe in?
Only your Will of Fire as Hokage is the Will of Fire, right?
Where do you put Tobirama-sensei?!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, you're a complete opportunist and a total scoundrel!
All these years I've believed your lies, actually thinking you inherited the teacher's will and did dirty and tiring work for you!
Danzo gritted his teeth in fury, his breathing becoming disordered due to extreme anger.
Hiruzen Sarutobi still stared at Danzo with a bewildered expression, completely unable to understand why his former comrade, with whom he had a fairly good relationship, had suddenly become such a different person.
For a moment, they stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.
Danzo's brutal beating had already made him suffer greatly.
Despite the excruciating pain, Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively reached out a hand to grab Danzo, anxiously asking, "Danzo, I don't know what I did to upset you."
"If I've done anything wrong, you can just tell me, cough!"
Danzo, enraged, laughed coldly and slapped away Hiruzen Sarutobi's outstretched hand: "Don't touch me with your filthy hands!"
His roar echoed across the empty training ground, startling several birds in the distant treetops into flight.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand froze in mid-air.
"Dan...Danzo—?"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi!" Danzo's eyes practically spitting fire. "You traitor! You lackey! I, Shimura Danzo, would never stoop to your level!"
This hysterical outburst completely enraged the young Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He stood there blankly, his mind a jumbled mess.
Let me think about it.
What did I do wrong that made Danzo hate and despise me so much?
Hiruzen Sarutobi scratched his head, thinking hard for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
On the contrary, the spot where Danzo had just kicked her was still throbbing with pain, and these words were like a knife twisting in her heart.
No matter how good Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality is, he is still just a teenager at this moment.
Feeling wronged, shocked, and slightly angry—
A mix of emotions surged within him, but he stubbornly pursed his lips, trying to hold back the tears welling in his eyes.
The audience erupted in uproar.
Orochimaru chuckled, then remarked with interest, "Lord Danzo certainly had a lot of nerve in his dreams!"
Tsunade's eyebrows furrowed in anger: "Danzo's words are going way too far!"
[Ding! Tsunade's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
Jiraiya frowned and said in a deep voice, "Exactly! How can you talk about an old man like that? No matter how wrong it is, there's no need to use such language!"
Even Jiraiya, who was usually carefree and nonchalant, lost his smile and frowned, clearly furious at Danzo's outrageous behavior.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned ashen, and he trembled slightly with rage.
As the person who knows Danzo best, he could naturally guess what Danzo was thinking: Danzo was clearly in the wrong first, but now he was turning around and venting all his resentment on him!
He has some grievances but doesn't dare to confront him in real life, so he comes to bully a child in his dream!
Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly disappointed and angry.
The thought of how he had previously worried about Danzo's situation in this dream world filled Hiruzen Sarutobi with both anger and chills, a knot of resentment clenching in his chest. "That idiot—"
He truly couldn't understand how his former comrade-in-arms could have become so extreme and stubborn.
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"Danzo! Shut up!" A deep, authoritative voice suddenly came from the side. Uchiha Izuna strode forward, his sharp gaze sweeping between the two disciples. "Danzo, apologize to Hiruzen immediately! You are both my students, my comrades-in-arms. How could you utter such vicious and hurtful words?!"
Uchiha Izuna spoke sternly, his handsome face filled with disappointment and displeasure.
He stared at Danzo with an imposing aura.
"...I am also...his disciple?!" These words exploded in Danzo's mind like a thunderclap!
No. Impossible!
Danzo's pupils suddenly contracted, his worldview shattered, and he felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.
He stared in disbelief, his mind filled with only one voice screaming wildly.
How could I—
I, Shimura Danzo, am a person who bears the true Will of Fire. How could I possibly be a disciple of the inherently evil Uchiha clan?!
That's absolutely impossible!!
In Danzo's eyes, the Uchiha clan was inherently extremely evil and a hidden danger that Konoha had to eliminate.
Should we have him recognize an Uchiha as his teacher?
This is utterly absurd!
Seeing Danzo's extremely abnormal expression, Uchiha Izuna frowned even more deeply.
He gave Danzo a deep look, then suddenly his pupils narrowed and a crimson light flashed.
Unexpectedly, Uchiha Izuna Reizen made his move and suddenly activated his three-tomoe Sharingan!
With three tomoe spinning rapidly in his crimson eyes, Uchiha Izuna stared at Danzo, carefully examining the flow of chakra around him and his mental state.
Danzo felt a chill run down his spine as he was stared intently into those terrifying eyes that seemed to see right through people. He held his breath, and large beads of sweat slowly slid down his forehead.
A moment later, the bloodshot color in Uchiha Izuna's eyes faded, but the shock in his eyes deepened.
He slowly withdrew his stance, his gaze towards Danzo now filled with confusion and worry, and he muttered to himself, "Strange—"
The chakra pathways are clear, and there are no signs of external interference on the mental level, so it's not a disguise created by someone using transformation techniques.
"Teacher—" The young Hiruzen Sarutobi called out when he saw his teacher suddenly staring at Danzo in silence, as if checking something. "Is Danzo under a genjutsu?"
He looked at his friend with concern, for Danzo's actions today were far too abnormal.
"No, not at all." Uchiha Izuna shook his head, suppressing his doubts and not pursuing the matter further.
He withdrew his gaze, his expression softening slightly, and said, "Danzo, your behavior today is very unusual. Tell me, what exactly happened to you?"
The tense atmosphere on the training ground had eased, leaving only Uchiha Izuna's calm voice echoing in the empty space.
Upon hearing Izuna's question, Danzo opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin.
On one hand, there was his real past experiences, and on the other hand, there was this inexplicable and absurd dream. The two clashed violently in his mind, disturbing his peace of mind.
Danzo knew perfectly well that all of this was nothing but an absurd dream, but the people in the dream were unaware of it.
After a long while, he pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.
Uchiha Izuna frowned and waited for a moment, but Danzo remained silent.
The young Hiruzen Sarutobi stood to the side, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. The atmosphere froze instantly, and the surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Seeing that Danzo remained stubbornly silent, Uchiha Izuna sighed and did not press the matter further.
He turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi and instructed, "Hiruzen, go find the medical team to treat your injuries. I'll talk to Danzo."
The young Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a moment, but still obediently nodded: "...Yes, teacher."
He clutched his still aching chest and turned to leave the training field as instructed.
Before leaving, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but look back at Danzo, his face full of worry and reluctance.
But his figure quickly disappeared into the distance.
On the spacious training ground, only Uchiha Izuna and Danzo, whose body was tense, remained.
The air around them seemed to freeze, with only a few fallen leaves being swept up by the breeze and drifting slowly between the two.
Danzo tensed up warily, his eyes fixed on the terrifying Uchiha powerhouse before him, extremely cautious, unsure of what the other would do next.
However, to Danzo's surprise, Izuna Uchiha did not continue to press him for answers, nor did he show any anger or disappointment.
Instead, he slowly approached Danzo, his expression softening, and then reached out to pat the messy tuft of hair on Danzo's head.
The gestures even revealed a hint of elder's love and intimacy!
Danzo was stunned, as if he had gone mad.
"Danzo, do you know?" Uchiha Izuna leaned down slightly, looking into Danzo's eyes, and said solemnly, word by word, "I actually think more highly of you than Hiruzen."
Danzo's mind went blank for a moment, and he felt a buzzing sound in his ears, almost doubting that he had heard correctly.
He stared wide-eyed in disbelief: What is this guy talking about?
Danzo involuntarily raised his head and met Uchiha Izuna's honest and sincere gaze, feeling his heart leap into his throat.
This evil Uchiha, whom he had always hated, actually said—he thought more highly of himself?
From childhood to adulthood, Hiruzen Sarutobi was always a heavy burden on Danzo's mind.
In terms of talent, reputation, and the expectations of others, Hiruzen Sarutobi was always the praised and highly anticipated genius, the best successor of the Will of Fire in his teacher's eyes.
Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, always lived in his shadow, forever being the one used as a foil for comparison, and ultimately ignored as a substitute.
It's as if I was born to wipe monkeys' butts—
Thinking of this, Danzo clenched his fists, a hint of bitterness and resentment flashing in his eyes.
Even Tobirama, the teacher he respected most in his life, ultimately chose to pass the Hokage position to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Danzo would never forget the sense of loss and resentment he felt when his teacher entrusted the Hokage position to Hiruzen at the critical moment of life and death!
This fact became a wound in his heart that could never be healed!
All the power and status he has pursued over the years is, in the end, nothing more than desperately trying to prove that he is stronger than Hiruzen Sarutobi and more worthy of inheriting the name of Hokage!
Seeing that Danzo remained silent, Uchiha Izuna assumed that he was still upset about what had just happened.
He patted Danzo on the shoulder and continued, "Hiruzen's talent is certainly outstanding, but he is too idealistic, too soft-hearted, and indecisive."
He changed the subject, staring meaningfully at Danzo: "And you, Danzo—you are ambitious, skillful, and have the decisiveness to do anything to achieve your goals. These are the qualities that are needed more in turbulent times."
Upon hearing this, Danzo shuddered and looked up at Uchiha Izuna in shock.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
The other party appeared calm and composed, their gaze open and honest, clearly stating the facts from the bottom of their heart.
Uchiha Izuna's words struck Danzo's heart with every single one!
Tobirama-sensei doesn't understand him!
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't understand him!
The one who understands him best is actually the Uchiha in front of him, whom he sees as a symbol of evil?!
How could someone who is clearly an Uchiha so profoundly understand his ambitions and beliefs?
For a moment, Danzo's gaze towards Uchiha Izuna became complicated.
The face that he used to loathe so much now seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
He stared intently at Izuna, his inner conflict and hostility gradually crumbling.
Uchiha Izuna smiled slightly and said slowly, "Healthy competition among comrades is a good thing, as it can help each other improve. However, if one becomes too obsessed and cannot see what is truly important, one will go astray, ultimately harming oneself and failing the expectations of those around one."
He gazed at his disciple and said earnestly, "Danzo, I hope you can think this through carefully."
Danzo looked up and met Izuna's concerned and attentive gaze, and his heart pounded wildly.
A bold idea suddenly popped into his mind, even making his blood boil.
In reality, Hashirama Senju was the First Hokage, and Tobirama Senju, as the younger brother of the Hokage, succeeded him as the Second Hokage. Tobirama valued Hiruzen Sarutobi the most, so Hiruzen became the Third Hokage.
And in this world—
The First Hokage was Madara Uchiha.
Uchiha Izuna, also the younger brother of the Hokage and our teacher, said—he has higher hopes for me!
Does that mean Danzo's throat was dry and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest?
He swallowed hard, his breathing became rapid, and the thought in his mind became clearer and clearer.
In Izuna-sensei's eyes, he himself is the Third Hokage in preparation?!
In an instant, he felt his blood rush to his head, and the image of himself wearing the Hokage's robes and standing at the highest point of Konoha, receiving the admiration of everyone, even appeared uncontrollably in his mind!
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
In that instant, Shimura Danzo felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind, completely hitting what he longed for most deep in his heart!
He was breathing heavily, his eyes burning as he looked at the man before him.
The confusion and hostility that had previously shrouded his face had vanished, replaced by a burning and fervent desire and conviction!
His gaze became incredibly fervent, as if he had rediscovered his direction in life at that moment.
Uchiha Izuna took in the huge change in Danzo's eyes and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, nodding slightly.
"Have you figured it out?"