Danzo’s Plan

That night, in the office of the Kazekage of Sunagakure.

The bald Second Kazekage, Shamon, was reviewing government affairs while listening to reports from the Anbu ninja.

The target of the surveillance report was, of course, Danzo.

Although his daily schedule and government affairs were fully arranged, Shamon still insisted on personally reviewing the surveillance reports on Danzo every day.

This was enough to show how cautious this man was, and it also demonstrated how much he valued Danzo.

"I went home to repair my puppet arm in the morning. Did you go to school to teach as usual in the afternoon? Was there anything unusual during class?"

"Not at all. I monitored the entire process and found nothing strange."

The masked Anbu ninja responded quickly.

"What about the ninjutsu he taught?"

"It was indeed the Wind Element Ninjutsu of the Shimura clan. Two children have mastered it, and I was fortunate enough to learn it secretly and master it myself."

As an Anbu Jonin, his foundation and experience were far richer than that of the students, so it was no surprise that he could learn and master it in a short time.

"Would you like to see a demonstration?"

Following Shamon's instructions, the Anbu ninja immediately demonstrated the Wind Element Ninjutsu.

"Excellent, indeed!"

Shamon was very satisfied after seeing it and unconsciously revealed a "ferocious" smile.

He hadn't expected Danzo to actually break the clan's rules and secretly reveal the clan's ninjutsu.

Had he truly defected from Konoha? Was he determined to leave the Shimura clan?

Uncertain, let's wait and see.

It didn't matter if Danzo had other ideas or not; what mattered was that he was willing to continue teaching Wind Element Ninjutsu and use the pride of the Shimura clan to teach.

This was definitely beneficial for Shamon and the entire Sunagakure!

This was the real reason Shamon agreed to let Danzo teach.

All the previous efforts and appearances could only be considered signs of loyalty; what truly determined Danzo's stay or departure and his status was Danzo's own value.

As a prominent politician and village leader, Shamon would not let any emotional feelings affect his judgment and decisions.

"Continue monitoring and report to me if there are any abnormalities."

"Yes, sir!"

Shamon also knew that with Danzo's strength, he must be aware that someone was secretly watching him.

So this was also Shamon's open card, warning Danzo not to do anything foolish.

Of course, Shamon wasn't afraid of any risks.

No matter what problems Danzo caused, as long as he was still here, he couldn't make any waves in Sunagakure!

Although he wasn't as good as the Nidaime of other villages, the gap between them wasn't huge. He was also a leader among the Kage and was very confident in his own abilities.

Who said Danzo was just Danzo?

If the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, really came, even Shamon would have to bow his head and admit defeat.

The previous battle at Uzushiogakure was too intense.

It almost terrified the entire ninja world.

The Third Raikage and Second Mizukage were both killed by Tobirama!

The fastest man in the ninja world was now extremely famous, and Shamon didn't dare to challenge him.

He could only pretend to focus on being an ally of Konoha, stay quiet, and grow stronger as quickly as possible.

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"How is the Sharingan experiment progressing?"

Shamon shifted his attention to the research on the Sharingan, which was the three-tomoe Sharingan Danzo had donated when he defected to Sunagakure.

"Transplant subjects No. 1 and No. 2 have gone mad. It's suspected that they couldn't withstand the mental erosion of the Sharingan."

"The latest transplant subject, No. 3, is doing much better now. Although there are still some rejection reactions, he can endure it."

Shamon frowned:

"I remember the third test subject was a Jonin from the Anbu team, right?"

"Yes."

"The stronger the ninja, the better they can adapt to the Sharingan's power?"

"It should be so, but is it specifically related to chakra? Or is it related to mental strength? Or is it another factor? It's not yet certain..."

"Can the third test subject control the Sharingan's power?"

"Now he can use some of the Sharingan's power."

"Does that include genjutsu?"

"Not yet... Controlling the Sharingan to create genjutsu seems to require extremely strong mental power. Subject No. 3 might need more time to adapt."

"While ensuring the safety of the Sharingan and the test subject, continue the research as quickly as possible. The sooner we master the Sharingan's genjutsu power, the more beneficial it will be for changing the current situation in the village!"

Shamon urged with a frown.

No one knew the critical situation of Sunagakure better than he did.

Although it seemed they had formed an alliance with Konoha and gained the support of the strongest force in the ninja world, enjoying boundless glory. In reality, they were always walking on thin ice beneath the beautiful scenery.

Currently, there were five hidden villages.

The Village of Iwagakure had long been destroyed, and the bipolar structure of Sunagakure & Konoha vs. Kirigakure & Kumogakure formed afterward.

Everything collapsed due to the fierce battle at Uzushiogakure.

After that battle, the Third Raikage and Second Mizukage were killed simultaneously. Konoha took the opportunity to lead the main force to break through Kumogakure and finally captured a large number of women and children from Kumogakure, returning to Konoha.

Although more than half of Kumogakure's main force was still alive, they were essentially incapable of counterattacking or rebuilding due to the threat to their families, and the village was considered half-destroyed.

Although the remaining Kirigakure retained most of its main force, the death of the Second Mizukage, its backbone, had now turned into chaos. They might have the strength to protect themselves, but they were completely powerless against Konoha.

Seeing this situation, most of the small countries and other villages in the ninja world also defected to Konoha.

Konoha's reputation had spread throughout the ninja world and was unmatched.

In short, the bipolar structure had collapsed, and now it had become a distorted situation where Konoha was the sole dominant force.

But based on what Shamon knew about Tobirama, that man would never stop.

Although Sunagakure was now an ally of Konoha and seemed safe for the time being.

But what would happen after Konoha defeated and swallowed Kirigakure?

Then wouldn't the only remaining enemy among the five hidden villages be Sunagakure itself?

Shamon didn't expect Tobirama to be kind enough to let them go at that time, and he didn't dare to bet the future of the entire Sunagakure on the goodwill of Konoha and Tobirama.

The former might be true, but the latter's conscience might have been eaten by dogs long ago.

Therefore, Sunagakure must prepare for danger in times of peace and immediately seek ways to become stronger, or at least have the strength to protect themselves!

According to Shamon, the only way to protect Sunagakure's safety was to use the power of the Tailed Beasts.

As long as they could perfectly master the power of the Tailed Beasts, at least Konoha would be more cautious and not dare to attack Sunagakure at will, thus buying more time.

What about methods to control the Tailed Beasts?

Currently, it seemed there were only two ways: Seals + Jinchūriki and Genjutsu.

The foundation of the "Psychic Seal" of the former was too poor, and it was difficult to upgrade to the level of the Uzumaki Sealing Technique in a short time.

Therefore, the only real hope was to rely on the three-tomoe Sharingan, which could cast genjutsu.

Shamon wasn't sure if the genjutsu power of the three-tomoe Sharingan could perfectly control the One-Tail. He wasn't sure how much power the transplant recipient of the Sharingan could unleash.

However, we can't just sit still and wait for death.

There's always a glimmer of hope, and we can only try our best.

This was the real reason he cared so much and promoted the Sharingan experiment!

"Understood, sir! I will do my best to accelerate the progress of this research..."

The researcher ninja in charge of the Sharingan experiment hurriedly accepted the order and left, and Shamon once again began reviewing and approving government affairs.

But it didn't last long; the door to his office was kicked open.

Shamon knew who had come without even needing to look up.

In all of Sunagakure, the only person with such courage but no brains was his foolish disciple, Chiyo.