Reborn as Danzō’s Grandson, Must I Offend the Entire Ninja World?

Sasuke had endured a lot over the years.

The missions from the Bounty Station were bizarre and dangerous. Not only did he have to complete them, he had to do so while concealing his identity.

Unless absolutely necessary, the two most iconic Konoha shinobi techniques—Flying Thunder God and Sharingan—were strictly off-limits.

But to earn money for reviving the Uchiha clan, to sharpen himself, and to gain the strength needed to take revenge on that man, Sasuke clenched his teeth and persisted. Eventually, he made a name for himself.

The title of "Avenger" had become well-known across the Bounty Station—he was a bounty hunter with a 100% success rate.

At the same time, Sasuke used the station's resources to gather significant intel on Uchiha Itachi, and even the Akatsuki organization.

What he discovered shocked him.

Many of the station's most seasoned assassins were Akatsuki members: S-rank rogue ninja from Suna, Iwa...

Just Itachi's teammate, Hoshigaki Kisame, was already an overwhelming threat.

At this point, Sasuke instinctively saw the entire Akatsuki as his enemy. If he wanted to kill Uchiha Itachi, then he had to destroy the organization too.

And for that, he needed help.

Besides assistance from the Uchiha clan, Sasuke's first thoughts were of Naruto and Yami.

But what Sasuke didn't expect… was how decisively Naruto agreed.

Looking at his familiar face, Sasuke felt that Naruto had changed.

"Sasuke? What's wrong?"

Naruto tilted his head, confused.

Sasuke was silent for a moment. "Naruto… you seem different."

He chose to be honest. "The old you might not stop me from taking revenge, but you definitely wouldn't help me target others."

Naruto scratched his head, troubled. "I don't really know what happened either. Yami-nii removed something from my body. He said you have it too."

"I have something in my body?" Sasuke immediately became alert.

Was someone plotting against him?

"Let Yami-nii explain it. He's waiting in the office."

Naruto couldn't explain it clearly, so he pulled Sasuke along. But when they arrived at the Hokage's office, Yami was nowhere to be seen. Only Izumi was at the desk handling official business.

"Izumi-san, where's Yami-nii?" Naruto looked around. Didn't they agree he'd be here after picking up Sasuke?

Izumi smiled awkwardly. "Yami worked too hard last night, so he's sleeping in. Just wait here a bit."

Naruto gave an "oh" and didn't leave. He sat on the sofa with Sasuke and waited.

Watching Izumi calmly handling paperwork, Sasuke felt a little twitchy.

He really wanted to summon Tobirama and let him see—Izumi could make a fine Hokage too.

They waited until noon. When Naruto's stomach finally started growling, Yami appeared in the office.

"It's already this late…"

After a long and hard 'morning workout,' Yami was hungry too. He waved them along and took Naruto, Sasuke, and Izumi to Ichiraku Ramen.

"Ichiraku Ramen changed too?"

Sasuke was surprised.

It used to be a small corner shop, but now the store had expanded several times over. It could seat over a thousand.

They arrived during lunch rush, and the place was packed.

But the moment Yami showed up, several tables of customers instantly inhaled their noodles in one bite, paid up, and fled, making space for them.

Sasuke: "...."

He glanced at Yami with a strange expression.

He didn't seem like a Hokage. More like a village tyrant.

Yami, of course, felt nothing wrong with this.

After the waiter cleaned up, Yami ordered, "Four pork bone, four seafood."

The owner smiled and asked, "Hokage-sama, would you like to try Ayame's newest noodles?"

Naruto and Yami both twitched and immediately shook their heads.

"No, just regular ramen."

"Got it."

The owner left with a hint of disappointment.

Naruto leaned toward Sasuke and warned in a low voice, "Don't try Ayame's experiments. Or… you'll die!"

"That bad?"

Sasuke didn't believe it and reached out to order a bowl.

Yami narrowed his eyes at Naruto. He suspected Naruto was provoking Sasuke on purpose… but had no evidence.

Sure enough, after a single bite, Sasuke's face turned green. He immediately pushed the bowl aside.

"Izumi, eat more shrimp."

Yami scooped all the seafood from his bowl into Izumi's.

They chatted while eating.

Naruto and Sasuke bickered like usual. It felt peaceful.

After the meal, Izumi headed home. Yami took Naruto and Sasuke back to the office.

"Yami-sensei, just now Naruto said you took something out of him. And that I have something too?"

As soon as they walked in, Sasuke asked without delay.

Yami nodded and placed a hand on Sasuke's neck. While scanning for Indra's chakra, he began explaining.

"Thousands of years ago, the Sage of Six Paths founded the shinobi system and spread chakra and how to use it."

"He had two sons. One was named Ashura, the other, Indra."

"Indra…" Sasuke felt uneasy just hearing the name. Naruto had the same reaction before.

A diamond mark appeared on Yami's forehead, and his body was shrouded in green chakra. Countless chakra serpents slithered into Sasuke's body.

Though Sasuke felt awkward, he restrained his impulse to resist and let Yami examine him.

Yami continued, "Indra believed in power and self-reliance. Ashura believed in unity and cooperation. Their differences grew until even the Sage of Six Paths couldn't stop them from clashing."

"Even after death, to prevent Indra from spreading destruction, Ashura chose to reincarnate and continue the fight."

"Their feud lasted a thousand years. In the last era, Indra's reincarnation was Uchiha Madara. Ashura's was Hashirama."

"And this generation…"

Yami didn't say it directly, but Sasuke understood. His expression twisted in disgust.

"I am me. I'm not anyone's reincarnation. Yami-sensei, extract Indra's chakra!"

He might say that, but chakra mixed with spiritual will did affect one's personality.

Naruto had been proof of that.

Sasuke turned to Naruto. "So your 'saintly' attitude is because of Ashura's chakra?"

Yami had taught them the term 'saintly.' Sasuke thought it suited Naruto perfectly.

Naruto instantly exploded. "Damn it, Sasuke! I'm not a saint! I just want to solve things peacefully! If that doesn't work, I'll beat it out of you!"

"Let's hope so."

Sasuke didn't argue further and turned back to Yami, nervously watching his body.

"Found it."

Yami suddenly spoke. Sasuke immediately felt a sharp pain in his head.

A moment later, purple chakra emerged from his body. Yami's eyes flickered with an eerie light.

He rapidly formed hand seals and released a green snake to bite into the purple chakra.

It began dissipating at a visible rate. In the end, under Sasuke's confused gaze, Yami returned the purified chakra back into his body.

"I've wiped out the spiritual will. What's left is pure chakra—this is Six Paths level chakra."

"There will still be some residue, but with your temperament, it won't be a problem."

Sasuke nodded. Under Senju Tobirama's guidance, he had a clear understanding of chakra: Yin Release chakra could only grow by nurturing will.

But now he had another question.

"Yami-sensei, what exactly is the Six Paths level?"

"Hm…"

Yami thought for a moment. "It's a power beyond normal chakra. Still called chakra, but on another tier. There aren't many ways to gain it. I'll explain more when the time comes."

"Then Yami-sensei, do you have Six Paths power?" Naruto asked curiously.

Yami shook his head. "Not yet. That's why I need tailed beast chakra. The amount doesn't matter, just having it is enough."

Naruto blinked and looked at his belly. "I can give you some now if you want?"

Yami smacked him on the forehead with a frown.

His stupidity was clearly not caused by Ashura's chakra. That was all Naruto's own doing.

"Alright, Sasuke. I know you're desperate for revenge, but Mangekyō is Mangekyō. Unless Uchiha Itachi holds back, it'll still be hard for you to resist Tsukuyomi."

Ignoring Naruto, Yami turned to Sasuke. "Go rest. Tomorrow, you'll have a mission to test the results of your training."

"As for Uchiha Itachi and Akatsuki… I expect we'll hear from them very soon."

Sasuke's eyes lit up with excitement. He nodded. "Yami-sensei, I'll go now."

Naruto followed him out. "Let's go, Sasuke! I even bought a house next to yours!"

Yami wasn't lying. Akatsuki's movements had clearly increased.

After Zetsu brought back a piece of intel, Pain activated the Phantom Body Technique and summoned all Akatsuki members.

In a dark cave.

Several hazy figures appeared. Just standing there, they emitted an oppressive aura.

Once everyone was present, Pain's cold voice rang out.

"Black Zetsu has obtained information. Three chakra condensation signatures have appeared in the Land of Water. The time we've been waiting for… has come."

Silence followed his words.

"Hahaha! It's finally starting!"

A childish-sounding voice broke the quiet.

"I was sick of those boring missions. I couldn't even blow anything up! Tailed beasts? They're nothing compared to my art!"

"You call that art? That's just flashy garbage."

"Sasori! Your wooden puppets are trash!"

"What? I'll kill you!"

As the two argued, Orochimaru licked his lips, eyes fixated on Pain's Rinnegan with a sinister gleam.

Tailed beasts?

Then a clash between Akatsuki and Konoha was inevitable. And once that mysterious leader and Yami fought…

That would be Orochimaru's time to strike.

(To be continued.)

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