Chapter 5 You Regret! I'll Be Your Shadow!
On a new day, the Third Hokage sat in his office.
He skillfully drew the curtains, then furtively took his treasure out of the cabinet on the table!
Ta-da!
Crystal ball!
This crystal ball is the key tool for the Third Generation to use the telescope technique.
With it, the Third Hokage could sit in his office and keep track of all the information in the village.
Of course, some ninja clans' strongholds have certain barriers, which the Third Hokage generally wouldn't go to check.
"Hmm, let me see how Naruto is doing."
The crystal ball emitted a mysterious light, and then Naruto, who had just gotten up and washed his face, appeared in front of the Third Hokage.
"Washing your face is good, it's good to have a clean face."
The Third Hokage watched Naruto wash his face with a smile, but because it was early in the morning, he didn't see Naruto's face clearly.
"Well, and then..."
A chrysanthemum-like smile appeared on the third generation's aged face.
The images on the crystal ball began to flicker, and gradually, a misty scene appeared on the crystal ball.
"Tsk tsk, not bad, you're here so early in the morning."
Through the mist, the figures of several women who came to the bathhouse early in the morning were vaguely visible in the picture.
In the dimly lit Hokage office, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt an indescribable pleasure.
Unfortunately, he's too old now, and that thing is no longer useful.
"Hey, have you heard about that fox demon's incarnation?"
As the third generation was enjoying the performance, a voice suddenly alerted him.
"That golden-haired fox demon with fox whiskers? I know him. I saw him on East Street yesterday."
"If you ask me, we sisters should go to the east side of the street and keep watch until he shows up, then arrest him immediately."
"But that's a nine-tailed fox! What if we can't beat it?"
"So what happened?"
"If he lays a hand on us, we'll go to the village leaders and have him sent directly to prison."
Sarutobi's good mood was gone.
"what is going on!"
"Who leaked Naruto's identity?!"
The sound of angrily slamming the table echoed in the room, and then a familiar face appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
"Someone come here!"
An undercover agent entered from outside the door and knelt on one knee.
"Lord Hokage!"
Sarutobi looked at the Anbu members in front of him and gave the order in a solemn tone.
"Immediately send people to block all information about Naruto's identity, and then summon Danzo and Sasuke to me!"
"yes!"
As the Hokage's direct ANBU began its operations, many information exchange centers frequented by older women were shut down.
"You are forbidden from discussing information about the Nine-Tailed Fox in the village!"
This scene unfolded in every corner of Konoha Village, but it was already too late.
Now everyone who was warned knows that this is indeed true, otherwise why would the secret service issue a gag order?
An hour later, the door to the Hokage's office was pushed open forcefully.
"Hiruzen, is there something you need?"
Danzo, looking impatient, slammed his cane on the floor and glanced casually at the Hokage's throne.
"Danzo...you're the one who leaked the information about Jinchuriki, aren't you?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi rested his chin on his hands, his eyes fixed on Danzo.
"How could that be? I think it was the common people who guessed it themselves."
Danzo chuckled and denied what he had done.
"Bring it up."
Sarutobi clapped his hands, and a white-haired ANBU escorted an ANBU member wearing a fox mask over.
"Tell me, are you from the Root?"
Sarutobi's questioning tone immediately chilled the atmosphere on the field.
"So what if I did it? Sarutobi, you know that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is inherently an unpredictable factor!"
"Why not teach him to Root? I will definitely train him into the perfect war tool for Konoha."
"At that time, not only will the small Hidden Cloud Village be forced to submit to Konoha, but the entire Five Great Nations will have to bow down to it!"
Danzo's tone became agitated. Yes, everything he did was for Konoha!
"Smack!"
The heavy sound of slamming the table echoed in the Hokage's office.
"Shut up! A Jinchuriki is a human being, not just a weapon!"
"I will absolutely not agree to your plan, and I will cut this year's budget by 30%."
"Sarutobi! The Nine-Tails is absolutely..."
"Shut up, Danzo!"
The Third Hokage's tone was very strong, making it almost clear that Danzo's plan was completely unworkable on his end.
"Hiruzen! You'll regret this!"
"Danzo! I am the Hokage!"
The Third Hokage's words were like a knife, piercing straight into Danzo's heart.
It's unbearable to repair!
Danzo angrily left the Hokage's office, slamming the door shut behind him.
"Bang!"
The office returned to silence.
Sarutobi rubbed his temples and let out a long sigh.
Oh, my old friend, why have you become like this?
"Kakashi, let him go."
The white-haired ANBU below is none other than the future renowned ninja, Hatake Gogoku.
From the lowly A-rank ninja Zabuza to the legendary Kaguya, they could all exchange blows.
"yes."
Kakashi released the captured Tenzo, not recognizing him as the same Tenzo he had encountered during a previous mission.
"I have a mission to go out with you. Pack your things and come with me."
Although Sarutobi stopped Danzo's activities against Naruto this time, the rumors that had already been spread could not be taken back.
"Naruto, I'm so sorry."
The Third Hokage apologized to Naruto in his heart.
Danzo, however, returned to the Root and his face became increasingly distorted.
The words "I am the Hokage" just now deeply wounded Danzo's twisted mind.
Why should I?!
Why should you be the Hokage?!
I was only a few seconds slower than you back then!
The flames of jealousy ignited in Danzo's heart, and an evil plan took shape in his mind.
"When A returns, tell him that I have a very important task for him."
"Once it is completed, one can atone for one's sins."
...
The scene shifts back to Naruto, who has just woken up in the morning.
When I woke up this morning, I found that the amount of chakra in my body had increased significantly compared to when I refined it last night.
Yeah, I think everyone is like this, right?
However, when Naruto hopped onto the bench and started washing up, a very surprising scene unfolded.
"Oh no!!! Where's my beard?"
Naruto's fox whiskers are gone!
Why is that?
The reason is that Kurama withdrew the last bit of Nine-Tails chakra that had seeped out last night.
Therefore, the fox whiskers formed from the Nine-Tails' chakra naturally disappeared.
"I'm just worried that you'll discover my chakra outside and I'll get beaten up, not that I'm worried about my chakra interfering with Naruto's chakra refining!"
This is why Hashirama asked Kurama why he withdrew all his chakra after Naruto left last night.
"Haha, I see, don't worry."
"Kumara, unless you hurt Naruto, I'm very reasonable."
"It's Kurama!!!"
End of this chapter...