"HIRUZEN!!! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME?!"
In the Hokage's office, Danzo's raspy voice reverberated, barging through the door and simmering with intense anger.
Due to this impulsive conduct, some of the Konoha ANBU sprang up and glanced to see the ongoing ruckus.
"Danzo!" Hiruzen's face hardened. "If this commotion happened again, I'll take away your position and funding!"
Hearing this, Danzo suddenly flinched. Heavily heaving air from the strange paper-suffused room and he then looked at Hiruzen with outrage written in his scrunched-up profile.
"Why the hell did you allow those Uchiha to escort that goddamn brat?!"
Danzo asked, still laced with a hint of anger in his tone.
"What about it? I am entitled to allow their best wishes to protect our geniuses outside so I supported them."
Hiruzen took a puff on his pipe then glanced at Danzo's exasperated face.
There are stringent policies within Konohagakure. One of them was the strict authorization needed when going outside the village. As a result of Kohaku's request, Hiruzen agreed to the recommendation given to him.
But why? It logically makes sense.
In fact, Hiruzen was still pleased that the Uchiha Clan Head abided by the long-standing policies instead of being a jackass and following their own set of rules.
"Why won't you simply listen to us?! We're the ones who helped you in the first place! And now, you are betraying us for that wicked and preposterous clan! Damn it!"
Clenching his fists tightly, Danzo couldn't resist seething in animosity, mocking Hiruzen right in front of him.
"ENOUGH! Get out before I lose control of my sanity! You have gone crazy, Danzo!" Hiruzen slammed the desk, exhaustively infuriated.
"Hahaha! Suit yourself, Hiruzen! This foolish mentality of yours won't last long! Sooner or later, you'll see how your stupid decision will put us in the dirt!"
Danzo violently closed off the door, departing with each step seemed to be a stomp, a clear indication of his obstinacy and unbounded hatred.
Like fire and water, both of their plans clashed once more. However, from the looks of it, Hiruzen's Hokage seat stood tall, legitimately acquired the prestigious position by the Second Hokage's last will as his successor.
Meanwhile, Danzo's just there. An influential figure within the Konoha's officials yet this position looked like a joke paling in comparison to Hiruzen.
More power! I need more influence! A leverage against these pathetic and unrealistic ideals. I'll take a step back for now, but I will have my revenge!
As for the assigned shinobi, he considered them dead the moment that he understood Uchiha's timely involvement at this present time.
Though he was very antagonistic about the Uchiha, Danzo knew that the Uchiha were one of the strongest families in the Konoha.
Individual talents, resources, and unified cohesion led Danzo to believe that this clan must be suppressed immediately, following the Second Hokage's strategic marginalization away from the village's central political power.
Danzo's eyes became calculating, scheming, and cold as his silhouette eventually vanished in such urgency.
"Danzo..." Hiruzen felt awfully weary and drooped into the seat.
I'll take a look at those kids first before handling these things. Maybe they'll be very helpful in the near future... I hope so.
For a couple of moments, he went silent and fell into an introspection until he slowly stood up, leaving the office for something very important.
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"We will take roughly 3 days to get near the border. Still, be cautious of your surroundings and don't forget to protect him when a bad event occurs."
Within the forests of Konoha, one of the leading Inspectors instructed his companions. After a 4-hour excursion, Yoichi along with his escorts took a break in a relatively safe town.
The journey within these lands was somewhat smooth and easygoing.
Yoichi saw wheat fields, occasional happy faces, and the abundant ground in the Land of Fire, indeed an envious land where the major villages were dying to have a slice of this pie.
"What is the brat doing now?" Another inspector asked inquisitively.
"I'm assuming that he's still reading that scroll. That damn Senju Clan has a lot of those nefarious techniques! Curse that Tobirama Senju!" One of the inspectors spat out with irritation.
All the time, Yoichi was glossing over the scroll with concentration while sprinting through the tree branches.
Regardless, he hadn't been neglecting to check the vicinity, still multitasking unknown to the eyes of inspectors.
"Holy moly... This jutsu is somewhat easier compared to other techniques that require Chakra control!"
Currently on a resting period, Yoichi began to refine and practice the jutsu earnestly. With closed eyes and legs crossed, he fell into contemplation.
Like Naruto, Yoichi had a lot of Chakra.
Though it wasn't an immense amount, Yoichi could practically brute-force the technique by using all of the Chakra necessary to form a clone correctly.
Shadow Clone and Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu were different than the regular illusions employed by the shinobi.
Instead of fine-tuning the control of the Chakra, these jutsu required a huge amount of Chakra reserves.
That's why Naruto came out unscathed in each usage of the clone techniques was partly thanks to his Uzumaki Lineage and mainly to the connection between him alongside the Nine-Tailed Fox.
If an ordinary shinobi recklessly utilized even a Shadow Clone Jutsu, Yoichi imagined that it would be fatal and enough to kill the individual.
*Schung!*
A puff of smoke appeared magically.
Soon enough, the identical clone materialized as the smoke dissipated, causing Yoichi to feel a little bit happy.
"What a magnificent technique! If I had this thing in my past life, being a lazy bum while letting my clones do the job works just fine!" Yoichi remarked, completely delighted.
Then, what about—
"Kid, it's time to head out!"
A brilliant thought came into his mind.
However, the inspector's voice rang, urging him to pack his belongings and set out immediately.
"I'm coming right away!"
Yoichi yelled, instantly going out without turning back and cancelling the clone's existence for now.
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Daemonic_Dragon and TwinLoongs, thank you for the power stones, Senior Brothers! I'll use them for the sake of my Writing Dao!
I should lessen Danzo and Hiruzen's appearance since it actually sidelines our MC's life. Sorry for that, I'll just try and give them a little bit of talks then go back to the MC's perspective again in the future.
Thanks, everyone! Add the fanfic to your collections and comment if you like to do it! Anyways, see ya! XDD!