Chapter 186: Chapter 186 Danzo's Madness
After Natsuki left, Tsunade couldn't help but rub her temples again.
Shizune said worriedly, "Tsunade-sama, Elder Danzo is going too far. Should we join forces with Elder Homura and Elder Koharu to rein him in?"
Tsunade couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Those three are in cahoots, how can we rein him in? I didn't expect that under my direct supervision, Danzo would still dare to covet Kakuzu's corpse and secretly send people to dig up Hidan's corpse. That old man is truly insane!"
Shizune was silent, not knowing what to say.
As for Danzo, Shizune naturally had no good feelings towards him.
It was bad enough that he didn't help the Village, but he also kept causing trouble for Tsunade-sama, and this time he went even further.
But there was nothing they could do. Danzo had been favored during the Third Hokage's reign, and even though Root was publicly disbanded, Danzo's influence in the Village was deeply rooted.
Furthermore, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane's interests were basically aligned with Danzo's, and they often ignored Tsunade's ideas, choosing to support Danzo.
This made Tsunade extremely angry.
Tsunade was different from the Third Hokage; she was a decisive reformer who wanted to change many of the Village's outdated conventions and build a new Konoha.
But this would undoubtedly infringe upon the interests of a few old geezers, so the old geezers united to resist.
Tsunade really wanted to kill those old fogeys with a punch each. They were so old, yet they didn't retire properly and insisted on clinging to power and interests, just like vampires.
In fact, weren't they just vampires!
Leaving aside Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo who died later, those two old fogeys, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, lived for a very long time.
When Kakashi, Naruto, and Shikamaru successively became Hokage, the two old fogeys were still active, not only occupying positions and interests but also refusing to retire, and they also kept coming out to point fingers and meddle. It was just that Naruto and the others weren't cold-hearted enough; if someone formidable had taken the stage, they would likely not only have stripped the old fogeys of power but also forced the Mitokado Clan and Utatame Clan to spit out all the blood they had sucked over the years.
Tsunade took a deep breath and said, "Shizune, you don't need to be here for now. Go and keep watch at the intelligence department. Danzo failed to steal the corpses once, but there will be a second time. Help me keep a close eye on him!"
"Yes! Tsunade-sama!"
Shizune put Tonton down to accompany Tsunade and quickly left the office.
At the same time, at the Root base.
Hidan, who was almost a pile of rotten meat, still had his head making sounds, "Hey! You blasphemers! Lord Jashin will not spare you!"
Danzo looked at Hidan like this, his eyes filled with a strange light.
He's still alive like this, truly immortal. Is this Evil God Religion really that miraculous?
Beside him, Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune were half-kneeling on the ground, "Sorry, Lord Danzō, we couldn't get Kakuzu's corpse. It is our fault!"
Danzo waved his hand, "Tsunade is personally keeping an eye on it, so it's normal that you couldn't get it. However, there are other ways.
Take people to the Land of Rivers to investigate the Evil God Religion, and be sure to bring back all the relevant information completely.
In addition, send some people to Taki Hidden Village to check, there might be a backup of Earth Grudge Fear."
The two immediately accepted the order, "Understood!"
Danzo watched the two leave, his eyes gleaming, "Hiruzen is dead, but I will not die!
I will find the secret of immortality, and even if I have to outlive Tsunade, I will become Hokage!
And I will live on forever, always as Konoha's Hokage!
Hiruzen, you will never surpass me!"
On the other side, Natsuki arrived in the Land of Sand on a giant eagle.
He first transformed and disguised himself, then found the location where Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand were reported to have appeared. After investigating the area, he followed the clues.
Fortunately, these two appeared openly, showing no intention of concealing themselves.
Natsuki easily found them, then just hung back far behind, not getting close at all, and certainly not doing anything flashy to inquire. Instead, he took out paper and pen and began to draw portraits of the two, and selectively recorded their basic information.
For example, Deidara, a rogue ninja from Hidden Stone Village, specializes in clay bombs, can also make flying objects with clay for aerial bombing, and clay bombs are countered by Lightning Release, etc.
Sasori of the Red Sand, a rogue ninja from Hidden Sand Village, Granny Chiyo's grandson, his appearance is a puppet, and he specializes in puppet jutsu.
Regarding Sasori of the Red Sand, there wasn't much need to write that much. Tsunade and Granny Chiyo were old rivals and were extremely familiar with each other. Tsunade also had a way to deal with puppets; taking down one puppet with one punch was too easy. If it was poisoned, it was also simple; she just had to cure the poison. Tsunade was the strongest Medical Ninja in the Ninja World!
After getting this information, Natsuki was basically free...
During the day, he would just casually follow them, or simply enter the gravity training room to train, not afraid of losing track of them.
The purpose this time was investigation, so it didn't matter even if he lost track of them. Anyway, the information was already in hand, and he could still complete the mission when he returned. Instead of wasting time tracking, it was better to seize the opportunity to train more.
At this time, inside the gravity training room, Natsuki performed Ninjutsu while enduring fifteen times the gravity.
Recalling Kakuzu's hand seals, he also tried to perform them. The next second, he opened his mouth and unleashed several massive lightning spears: "Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The lightning spears tore the distant mountain peak into a thousand holes.
As for Earth Release: Earth Spear and Water Release: Water Formation Wall, they were essentially just hardening jutsu and water cannon jutsu. Natsuki already knew them, but he still learned them and found that Kakuzu's techniques were clearly more advanced. Not only was the hardening jutsu extremely hard, but the power of the water cannon was also more terrifying.
No wonder Kakuzu basically only used these few techniques; it wasn't that he didn't know other techniques, but that these few were the strongest.
Many times, Kakuzu basically only needed these few techniques to defeat enemies. If that wasn't enough, he would use combined Ninjutsu, which basically swept away all enemies.
"Unfortunately, I don't have Fire Release or Wind Release affinities. Although I can still train them, they are not compatible with me, making the training more difficult."
Natsuki said that, but he still learned the hand seals for Earth Style: Head Hunter Technique and Wind Release: Pressure Damage, and even performed them. However, compared to the power Kakuzu released, it was like an ant compared to an elephant.
Fortunately, Natsuki didn't force it and just treated it as a pastime.
Moreover, Kakuzu's Ninjutsu might be useful for trading with others later, or teaching to juniors.
Just like that, Natsuki trained outside for a month.
He wasn't in a hurry to go back. If he went back too early, he might be assigned other missions, and the later he returned, the more difficult the mission would appear, and he might gain more benefits.
Of course, he would still regularly send notes to Tsunade's office, occasionally attaching a couple of incomplete pieces of information.
This proved that he was indeed investigating, but still needed time.
Fortunately, Tsunade didn't rush him. After all, Natsuki 's current investigation performance was the normal efficiency for an investigation mission. The previous efficiency was too outrageous and unbelievable.