Chapter 127

( Six months later)

" Every single one of them has ended in failure, I really don't see what I am missing." says Ren standing in his lab looking at the dead body on his operating table.

" Thirty-five failed chances, and I still can't tell what's causing everything to become so chaotic." says Ren.

SIGH!!!

Ren turned leaving the bloodied table and dead body there as he made his way out of the lab back into his home.

" Six months have passed, and I've accomplished many different things, the bloodlines collected from the lead have mostly been absorbed, leaving only the Senju and Hyuga."

" I've been putting them off because I don't know what will happen after I do absorb them, but I can't put it off forever.

Apart from that, the dust release has been learned, even if not fully mastered it had added another method of attack to my arsenal."

" The only thing left on the to-do list is sage mode, I've been pushing back the training with the lion sage for a while now, but I really am busy, hopefully in the coming months' things can lighten up."

As Ren was carrying out his plans smoothly in the other great villages, things were also happening, even beyond the expectations of Ren, things have really started moving away from the knowledge Ren knew, but even if he knew the chances of him being worried were small.

After all from the start Ren hadn't cared if the original story happened or not, he only did what benefited him.

( Leaf Village)

Since the Senju clan shut its door the other clans in the hidden leaf have long come to their own conclusions and found out information that they never would have in the original work.

Of course, the one behind them getting the information they got was none other than Mito, since the Senju needed allies she had started her work in weakening the relationship between the clans and the Hokage group.

And what better way than alerting the clans to something they had already suspected, that Danzo was taking children from their clans to use as test subjects and slaves.

Even though after getting this information there weren't any big moves from the clans, one could feel the air in the leaf village was very tense, more so than it should be even if things were tense with the other villages.

And things would stay like this for the time being, and that was fine, after all, it was what Mito expected.

(Senju compound)

"Grandmother, it's as expected the clans are upset but they won't do anything knowing a war is incoming." says Tsunade.

" It's fine, as long as the relationship between the clans and the little monkey isn't smooth we will have chances to bring them to our side, but it depends on your performance in the upcoming war." says Mito.

" I know, I need to perform perfectly and showcase strength worthy of the other clans willing to follow us."

" Good, go rest training continues tomorrow." says Mito.

Soon she was left alone as she watched out of the window looking at the setting sun.

" Hashirama, would you agree with what I am doing?" she whispered a question seemingly to herself.

" The village you made has become rotten, I don't believe this is what you would have wanted it to become."

( Hokage Building)

"..."

Danzo and Hiruzen sat in silence as the atmosphere in the room was gloomy and serious. They understood the seriousness of the situation they found themselves in.

The two of them had no chance fighting against the clans by themselves if it came to that, and they knew it after all they weren't Hashirama or Madara or even Tobirama.

Even if it didn't come to a fight, they would be forced to give up the positions they held, and none of the two were willing to do that.

" We have until after the war is finished to solve this problem, if we don't we are finished." says Hiruzen.

" I suggest we weaken them using the war, leaking mission information, and send them to battlefields where they would be at a disadvantage, we have to hold on to the power we have." says Danzo.

" What about after, if we weaken the clans too much we will be vulnerable to attacks from other villages and the leaf will be at its weakest point ever, most likely we will have to be willing to bow our heads a couple of times to the enemy to survive." says Hiruzen.

" You are right, but you would still be Hokage wouldn't you," Danzo questioned.

Soon the office fell back into silence as the conversation came to an end.

As Danzo left Hiruzen's eyes shined with resolution and coldness.

" Danzo, you will become a nessacary sacrifice." Hiruzen says as he sighs and walks to the windows.

Danzo had returned to the root base, smiling brightly.

" Hiruzen you fool, this is an opportunity for me to become Hokage, how could I miss it? Hiruzen you will take the blame for everything."