At that time…
Shimura Danzo still thought it was Uchiha Obito…
Unexpectedly, it was Akihara Kagura who moved his hand at that time!
"Was that Genjutsu world comfortable?"
Akihara Kagura spread out his palm, smiling and asked, "I meticulously planned and constructed that Genjutsu world for you..."
"Bastard..."
Shimura Danzo recalled his life constantly being sabotaged in the Genjutsu world, wishing he could immediately devour Akihara Kagura alive: "How much have you hidden from me, old man who brought you into Konoha back then..."
"And the first thing you did was erase my name."
Akihara Kagura's lips curled into a sneer, caring little for Shimura Danzo's anger: "Just wanted to turn me into a tool, but from the first day you brought me into Konoha, I already figured out how to escape Root..."
"So when you taught me Wood Release, I immediately released Deep Forest Emergence to alarm the Third Hokage, catching his attention because I knew the Third Hokage would never allow a power beyond his control..."
"You!"
Shimura Danzo's eyes were filled with blood from rage!
"Everything went as I predicted, I was transferred to the Dark Department by the Third Hokage, escaping your control, but not the danger you posed..."
Akihara Kagura looked into the bloodshot eyes of Shimura Danzo and continued, "To escape your grip, I displayed my value in front of the Third Hokage while instigating conflicts between you and him..."
"Because both of you wanted to turn me into a weapon..."
"But humans are always greedy, having a weapon in your own hands is enough, can't hand it over to anyone else, so the Third Hokage naturally tried every method to rid me of your control..."
Akihara Kagura looking at Shimura Danzo, added, "If I show a glimpse of hope that you could still control me, the Third Hokage would never let you near me, to prevent this tool that belongs to him from being tainted by you..."
"For instance, when I liked to show off in front of Kakashi Hatake, wanting to hand Uchiha Itachi and Fourth Mizukage to you for disposal, but letting Kakashi Hatake report to the Hokage Tower first..."
"Yet Kakashi Hatake and the Third Hokage never understood, I always deliberately avoided routes Root might discover, allowing the Third Hokage to receive intelligence just in time and come to meet with the other Ninja Village shadows..."
"The Third Hokage never understood, I would never be tainted by you, just needed him to believe I would be corrupted by you..."
"..."
That was when Shimura Danzo finally understood why the Sarutobi Hiruzen forbade him from contacting Akihara Kagura for a period...
At that time…
Sarutobi Hiruzen indeed no longer wanted to let him control Akihara Kagura, even assigning him a mission to monitor the Uchiha, temporarily letting go of Akihara Kagura!
The origin of all these…
Surprisingly were all stirred up by that bastard Akihara Kagura!
"Then everything went smoothly afterwards."
Akihara Kagura smiled at Danzo, continuing, "To make the Third Hokage realize my power's importance to Konoha, I revealed Uchiha Obito's identity and personally captured Fourth Mizukage and Third Tsuchikage, making Hokage know one thing, my power is strong and cannot be casually sacrificed, trying to kill me would be troublesome…"
"Happened to be..."
"The Uchiha Clan's threat grew larger..."
"To have sufficient power to suppress Uchiha, the Third Hokage would continuously strengthen my power, choosing a path of perilous indulgence... of course, I appeared not like poison, always showing as dangerous yet safe."
"My dangers are for my enemies."
"My safety is for my friends."
"I let the Third Hokage understand, I am Konoha's peace and safety assurance, my presence allowed the Konoha executives to handle the Uchiha coup crisis with ease."
"But the monkey never knew, you are indeed the biggest crisis..."
Shimura Danzo squinted his eyes, glancing at the surviving Uchiha, spoke gravely, "I'm curious, how did you save them on the clan extermination night and let others believe they were dead..."
"Uchiha Itachi."
When Akihara Kagura brought up this name, all Uchihas present were evidently angered, they hated the traitor of their own clan more than the Konoha executives!
"Uchiha Itachi controlled the departing Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura."
Akihara Kagura unashamedly revealed his past schemes: "Uchiha Itachi wouldn't understand, he got the Three-tails because of the intelligence I sent out..."
"I guessed Uchiha Itachi planned to kill the clan without enough time, surely he'd use the Tailed Beast Ball to clear the Uchiha district, perfectly covering my rescue of these survivors, leaving everyone thinking they were buried under the Tailed Beast Ball…"
"Of course."
"Even if Uchiha Itachi didn't control the Three-tails to use the Tailed Beast Ball, it wouldn't matter."
Akihara Kagura, always having a backup for his plan, leisurely continued, "I'd use True Thousand Hands to destroy the Uchiha district, completely obscuring traces of their disappearance..."
"Just right."
"That night, you also lost your power."
When Akihara Kagura said this, looking at Shimura Danzo, his eyes seemed slightly regretful: "Conveniently, the message from The Hidden Mist Village showed me an opportunity, I finally had the chance to frame you, by the way, getting rid of those ninjas loyal to you in Root…"
"So you let me take those people away..."
Shimura Danzo stared fiercely at Akihara Kagura, he was deceived at that time!
He indeed gained many people, but he lost the chance to thoroughly monitor Akihara Kagura, allowing the surviving Uchihas to swap places, completely occupying Root!
"Yes..."
"They were too loyal to you."
"Just as you were short of manpower, I simply gave them all to you."
Akihara Kagura didn't deny it, continuing, "Even if you didn't want them, I'd find a way to pack them off to the Dark Department, lest they interfere with my plan."
"And you voluntarily fell into the trap."
Akihara Kagura chuckled, seemingly very pleased with Danzo's actions back then: "Even took away two spies I planted beside you..."
"Hmm?"
Shimura Danzo's eyes flashed, looking toward Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fuu: "Torune, Fuu, you two..."
"They are my Personal Guard..."
Akihara Kagura opened his hands, signaling Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fuu to come to his side: "Personal Guard means I specially reminded Lord Danzo, Lord Danzo should understand very well, right?"
"Lord Kagura."
Aburame Torune immediately stood behind Akihara Kagura.
"Lord Kagura."
Yamanaka Fuu followed beside Aburame Torune.
Akihara Kagura looked at the two returning spies, then at the solitary Shimura Danzo: "Lord Danzo becoming a traitorous ninja, you two deserve much credit."
"You… you dare betray me too!"
"They never were loyal to you."
Akihara Kagura chuckled softly, continuing, "When you were in the Land of Rain, I sent someone impersonating the Third Hokage's subordinates to clean up your people, deliberately leaving them behind, hoping they'd have an impact on you..."
"So that's how it is..."
Shimura Danzo perhaps reached the utmost despair, his eyes showing a sort of death-like quietness: "For so many years, you've truly made it hard in secretly manipulating this old man's life..."
"It hasn't been long."
Akihara Kagura didn't seem particularly proud, after briefly considering he began, "I'm only seventeen years old this year, and Lord Danzo's almost seventy, from the first time I saw you, I'd planned how to watch over your retirement…"