Chapter 78: BFTS: Chapter 78
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"Hmm... Alright." Hiruzen took a deep breath, calming the anger on his face, and asked Danzō with a composed expression, "Tell me, why didn't you listen to me and kill Kenshi?"
They had agreed that no matter what, they would kill Kenshi after a year. However, Danzō didn't listen, which was why this happened now.
But Hiruzen also understood his good friend. There must have been something interesting about Kenshi that made him disobey his orders and let him live.
What was it?
The Eternal Life Technique?
Or the special ability to be immune to genjutsu?
Although Hiruzen was angry, he was also curious about what Danzō had researched and discovered about Kenshi.
"That... cough, cough."
Danzō's eyes darted around, a little reluctant to talk about the Wood Release. But thinking about Hiruzen's devouring gaze, and the fact that Kenshi had already escaped, he might have revealed his Wood Release ability, and that he needed Hiruzen's power to capture Kenshi again, he no longer concealed it. He coughed a few times and said in a low voice, "That... I transplanted the First Hokage's Wood Release cell solution onto Kenshi."
"What!!!" Hiruzen's eyes widened instantly, staring at Danzō with a look of disbelief. Then, his expression changed, and he said, "Could it be..."
"That's right."
Facing Hiruzen's gaze, Danzō shrugged and said, "Kenshi resisted the First Hokage's Wood Release cell solution."
Hearing this, Hiruzen's brain instantly went dizzy, and his body swayed. Then, he suddenly stared at Danzō's eyes with a deadpan expression.
Danzō felt a pang of guilt, his eyes darted around, and he weakly explained, "I was planning to extract the new cells from Kenshi's body after they had fused with the Wood Release cells, and then immediately kill him."
"But the war came so quickly, I didn't pay attention to Kenshi, and he escaped."
"Shut up, you bastard." Hiruzen cursed angrily. At this point, Danzō's explanation was irrelevant.
Originally, Kenshi was already very tricky, possessing a sealing jutsu comparable to the Adamantine Binding Chains.
Now, he had also obtained the First Hokage's Wood Release from Danzō.
That was the Wood Release bestowed by the First Hokage's cell solution.
It was the Wood Release that could give Kenshi strength comparable to the First Hokage!
As a ninja who had experienced the era when the God of Shinobi, the First Hokage, dominated the entire ninja world, Hiruzen knew better than anyone the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release.
It was a terrifying jutsu that could manipulate the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball like a ball.
The Nine-Tails was like a domesticated kitten in the hands of the First Hokage, completely unable to resist.
It could even be said that even if all the Tailed Beasts were combined, they would only be easily manipulated by the First Hokage's Wood Release.
Back then, the First Hokage was able to force the daimyo of all the countries to acknowledge the system of one country, one ninja village, relying on this god-like, invincible Wood Release.
You know, the system of one country, one ninja village, essentially means that a country's defense is completely entrusted to the ninja village, while the daimyo is responsible for providing funds to maintain the ninja village's operations.
On the surface, it seems like the daimyo became the superior of the ninja village.
But in reality, it was a disguised form of protection money.
The daimyo of the Land of Fire paid protection money to Konoha, and Konoha was responsible for protecting the Land of Fire from invasion by other countries.
Essentially, it was still the employer-employee relationship of the Warring States period.
It was just that the First Hokage made this employer-employee relationship mandatory.
Whether there was a mission or not, every year, to maintain the operation of the ninja village, the daimyo of the Land of Fire had to allocate a large sum of money to Konoha.
This mandatory employer-employee relationship was initially met with resistance from the daimyo of all the countries.
After all, no daimyo wanted a large military group to appear in their country, especially one that they had to support and that they couldn't control. Who could stand for that?
But what could they do if they couldn't stand it?
Back when Konoha Village was first established, the battle between the God of Shinobi and the Asura of Shinobi scared all the daimyo.
That kind of destructive power, capable of changing the map at will, was simply beyond human resistance.
If the First Hokage wanted to, he could kill everyone in the world by himself.
This strength scared all the daimyo and nobles at the time.
Relying on this deterrent, the system of one country, one ninja village, was established and maintained.
This shows how powerful the First Hokage's Wood Release is.
But it was precisely because he knew how powerful it was that Hiruzen felt powerless.
That's simply... hmm... wait!
Hiruzen suddenly stood up straight, his eyes filled with thought. He seemed to have overlooked something.
"Could it be... that Kenshi hasn't obtained the Wood Release?"
"No, he should have not fully fused with the First Hokage's Wood Release cells."
"Yes, that's it."
"That's why Kenshi was reluctant to leave the body."
The more he thought about it, the brighter Hiruzen's eyes became. He felt that his guess must be right.
He knew about Kenshi's physical condition.
Even if he survived, his body's lifespan was on the verge of collapse. He couldn't unleash that kind of strength, let alone that terrifying amount of Chakra.
It was the First Hokage's cell solution that Danzō had implanted that extended Kenshi's lifespan, allowing him to survive and even unleash an amount of Chakra comparable to the Eight Inner Gates opening simultaneously when he fought against Mito-sama.
All of this was the benefit Kenshi gained after resisting the First Hokage's cell solution and initially fusing with the Wood Release cells.
Similarly, because Kenshi hadn't fully fused with the First Hokage's cell solution and obtained the First Hokage's powerful Wood Release and the terrifying amount of Chakra comparable to a Tailed Beast.
That's why he hadn't used the Wood Release when he escaped from Konoha. Because he didn't know how to use it yet.
But as time passed, Kenshi would eventually fully fuse with the First Hokage's cell solution, obtaining the powerful Wood Release jutsu close to the First Hokage's.
It was because he was certain that he would have the First Hokage's Wood Release in the future that Kenshi was reluctant to leave Kenshi's body.
After all, no one could resist the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release.
Otherwise, after escaping from Konoha, Kenshi's body, with all its acupoints shattered, would have no room for further development. Kenshi should have possessed someone else.
But Kenshi didn't.
And his body didn't have any major problems. It was clearly the benefit of initially fusing with the First Hokage's Wood Release cells.
This meant that for now, they didn't have to worry about Kenshi leaving Kenshi's body.
But... they couldn't delay for too long. They had to seal him before he fully adapted and fused with the First Hokage's cells and obtained the Wood Release.
"Danzō, how is the Spiritualization Technique of that child, Katō Dan?" Hiruzen suddenly asked.
Danzō, who was thinking about how to capture Kenshi, instantly understood what Hiruzen was thinking when he mentioned Katō Dan.
Danzō couldn't help but curl his lips into a slight smile. He said, "Not bad. That kid's Spiritualization Technique has reached perfection. On the battlefield in the Land of Rain and the Land of Sand, the Sand's puppet master squad had no chance of resisting his Spiritualization Technique attack. He's already a powerful ninja that Sand's puppet masters are afraid of."
Speaking of this, Danzō's tone changed. He sighed, "But the best use of the Spiritualization Technique is for gathering intelligence and assassination. The battlefield isn't his ideal stage."
"Hiruzen."
Danzō deliberately looked at Hiruzen with burning eyes and said, "Let me bring that kid to Root. He will become the strongest intelligence and assassination master in Root's hands. He will play a role more important than killing a hundred puppet masters on the battlefield."
Good... Hearing that Katō Dan's Spiritualization Technique had reached perfection, Hiruzen smiled in relief. As for Danzō's request, or rather, his purpose, how could he not know? How could he let Danzō continue to interfere with Kenshi's affairs?
Hiruzen resolutely refused, "I have a big use for Dan."
Danzō became anxious and said, "Hiruzen, you're wasting that kid's talent."
Hiruzen smiled, "I'm Hokage, I decide."
"..." Danzō was instantly speechless.
"Alright, you can forget about interfering with Kenshi."
Hiruzen gave Danzō a cold smile.
Danzō smiled awkwardly. Seeing that his purpose in wanting Katō Dan was exposed, he felt a little embarrassed.
But... Kenshi had the secret of the Wood Release. He didn't want to miss it, and he couldn't miss it.
"You!"
Hiruzen shook his head, looking at Danzō, who still didn't want to give up. "You have no idea how dangerous Kenshi is now."
Hiruzen then recounted the entire process of Kenshi's escape from Konoha, including the secret of Kenshi's Spiritualization Technique, which could make people live forever.
"Ah..." Danzō's eyes widened in shock. He wasn't shocked that Kenshi knew a sealing jutsu comparable to Mito-sama's. He was shocked that Hiruzen didn't trust him.
When he handed Kenshi over to him, Hiruzen hadn't said that. He had only said that Kenshi's body was special and that he had the ability to be immune to the genjutsu of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
If he had known that Kenshi had the Spiritualization Technique, which could make people live forever, how could he have let Kenshi escape? He would have taken appropriate measures.
So, all of this was Hiruzen's fault for not telling him the truth.
Danzō thought to himself, but he said righteously, "It's even more reason for me to personally pursue and capture Kenshi."
"I'll handle Kenshi's business."
Hiruzen refused Danzō again. Before Danzō could say anything, he continued, "It's a good thing you're back now. You don't need to go to the front lines anymore. Quickly restore the Root structure. The Uchiha Hunt Plan can continue."
The Uchiha had truly crossed the line this time. Hiruzen decided to no longer let the Uchiha continue to be arrogant.
"Why so suddenly?"
Danzō was confused. Before, when he wanted to continue, Hiruzen disagreed, using the reason that Konoha needed unity and stability during the war to refuse. Now, the war hadn't ended yet. Why was he going to continue?
There's no such thing as suddenly when it comes to dealing with the Uchiha... Hiruzen thought to himself. He didn't bother to explain the Uchiha's transgression this time. He simply said to Danzō seriously, "This is your next mission."
"Or..." Hiruzen looked at the nonchalant Danzō and suddenly threatened, "Do you want me to remove you from your position as the Root leader?"
Danzō was speechless again: "..."
He's using the Hokage to pressure me again. Danzō rolled his eyes. Between being demoted and dealing with the Uchiha, he had no choice. He nodded, "Fine, I'll stay and deal with the Uchiha. I'll leave Kenshi to you, but you can't hide the Wood Release from me."
"That's it then."
Hiruzen didn't want to say anything more. He waved his hand and turned to leave the Root base.
Soon, an order was issued, ordering Katō Dan to return to Konoha immediately upon receiving the order. No exceptions.
"Facing Kenshi, you can't kill him, you can only seal him."
Hiruzen understood this from the beginning. He had also made the necessary preparations from the beginning.
Six years ago, when he captured Kenshi, Hiruzen secretly arranged for a group of talented children to learn the Spiritualization Technique.
Katō Dan was the only child among those children who had the talent for the Spiritualization Technique.
Hiruzen knew very well that once someone who knew the Spiritualization Technique possessed someone else, it was very difficult to distinguish, especially if they possessed someone in their infancy.
But as long as Konoha also had someone who knew the Spiritualization Technique, using the unique soul sensing ability of the Spiritualization Technique, Kenshi wouldn't be able to possess anyone in Konoha again.
He would even be sensed by those who possessed the Spiritualization Technique as long as he appeared near Konoha.
The soul sensing range of the Spiritualization Technique was almost comparable to a barrier center, and it might even be larger. With a sensing range of thousands of kilometers, Kenshi would be nowhere to hide as long as he appeared.
This was the method Hiruzen had prepared for Kenshi from the beginning.
Now, this method became the last link in the fatal move.
Hiruzen had also prepared the sealing jutsu to seal Kenshi.
Now, all that was left was Katō Dan.
As long as that kid learned the Shiki Fujin, coupled with the unique soul sensing ability of the Spiritualization Technique, even if Kenshi possessed someone else, he would definitely not be able to escape. He would only have the fate of being sealed inside the Shinigami's belly.
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