Chapter 60: So It Was You, Minato (1/2)

Before the mission began, Danzo was confident and composed.

That old monkey, despite his age, was still so easy to read.

Wasn't it just a matter of having me lead the charge to pressure the Uchiha clan, then he would step in to mediate, making the Uchiha grateful to him?

How many years has it been? He still hasn't made any progress.

Without me, how would you, monkey, even manage as Hokage?

Danzo was quite confident about capturing the Five-Tails.

With sufficiently powerful sealing techniques to place the Five-Tails inside a host, it wasn't a difficult task.

After the fall of the Land of Whirlpools, the last princess of the Uzumaki clan brought the sealing techniques to Konoha.

The sealing techniques used by the Uzumaki clan, starting from the First Hokage's wife, Lady Mito, had shown absolute pressure against Tailed Beasts.

It's a pity that the monkey was too weak, unwilling to let him take the Nine-Tails host as well.

Instead, he only allowed him to take the powerful sealing scrolls left behind by Lady Mito before her death.

While these scrolls might not be able to suppress the Nine-Tails, handling the mere Five-Tails was not a problem under Danzo's command.

The monkey had clearly miscalculated this time...

Even if Danzo became the host for the Five-Tails, what if he offended the Uchiha?

What if he made enemies with the Uchiha clan for generations?

Would they really dare to try and steal the Five-Tails from him?

Danzo was confident.

However, this confidence dropped by 20% when he encountered the blocking White Fang...

There he stood, with a mocking smile, unmoving with his sword in hand.

He hadn't drawn his blade, but the chilling killing intent he exuded made the Root ninjas instinctively adopt a defensive stance!

"Hatake Sakumo, why are you blocking my path?"

Danzo wasn't afraid of White Fang; he believed White Fang wasn't foolish enough to act against him, given that his son was still in the ninja academy.

As for why White Fang was in this position...

Damn Orochimaru, he will pay for this one day!

"It seems Lord Danzo is disappointed to see me still alive..." White Fang taunted.

Danzo's brows furrowed, and his gaze grew colder.

So, Orochimaru not only stole that task but also exposed the Root organization? How much exactly was revealed?

Damn Orochimaru!

"I'm not sure what you're talking about."

Although Danzo cursed Orochimaru internally, he maintained his composure.

However, this confidence dropped further when several Uchiha appeared...

"Uchiha Fugaku!?"

Danzo's gaze was sharp and cold, showing no regard for the clan's dignity as he reprimanded, "You do not have permission to leave the village. Why are you here?"

"..." Fugaku frowned.

As the head of the clan, being reprimanded like this, even though he wanted to reconcile the Uchiha with Konoha, he couldn't say anything to appease Danzo.

Moreover, if Wakaho had sent a shadow clone for urgent assistance, stating that he and his Tailed Beast partner were detained outside the village and couldn't return to Konoha!

Although Fugaku didn't know how this kid brought the Five-Tails back...

The shadow clone seemed indifferent, even asking to borrow money, saying that if enough money was given to the higher-ups of Konoha, he and his partner could safely stay in Konoha...

But to Fugaku, this seemed no different from being kidnapped and imprisoned!

What was most infuriating was that apart from Wakaho's shadow clone, no one else from Konoha had informed him!

"The Uchiha clan's members are being threatened outside, and you ask why I am here!?"

Fugaku's gaze swept over the sealing scrolls carried by several Root ninjas, his eyes growing colder. "To capture a Tailed Beast and a child..."

"Elder Danzo, do you really think the Uchiha clan can be easily bullied?"

Clang, clang, clang, clang—

The Uchiha clan members all drew their swords! The clan leader's aura was imposing!

"!!!!" Minato's heart rate surged, "Fugaku-sama, you might be misunderstanding, Wakaho-sama he..."

Wakaho-sama wasn't kidnapped! No, who would dare to kidnap him??

"Minato-san, thank you for leading the way." Fugaku interrupted Minato, "I understand this might be risky for you, but please rest assured..."

"Our Uchiha clan distinguishes between friends and foes. We will never drag our allies into our conflicts and will never let anyone who harms the Uchiha go unpunished!"

Big Tree: These words are as if spoken by Wakaho.

"It seems you won't be passing through today, Elder Danzo..."

White Fang also sneered repeatedly, silently admiring Orochimaru a bit more