Naruto : Shadow King

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By the time Shika and Tsunade reached the Hokage Office, which those elders shamelessly used to manage the village's affairs, they saw two Anbu stopping them from entering the office.

"Tsunade Sama, elders only want to meet Shika Nara." Said one of the Anbu.

Shika only by this much knew that the person in front of him was not an Anbu but a member of Root. It was evident becuase there was no way any Anby would dare to say these things to her...

Just as he was thinking about this, the gate of the office door alongside with the same Root Member was punched hard by Tsunade, breaking both and them inside the Office.

"Please don't wreck more things, the village is suffering from repairing funds as it is." Shika just sighed and muttered to Tsunade but she just snorted towards him.

"Huh, even my teacher never dared to keep me away from entering his office, what does he think of himself, The Daimiyo ?" Tsunade said, completely disregarding what Shika just said.

By now, breaking the door was almost a habit for her. She can't gamble in peace if she doesn't do it.

"Tsunade, what are you doing here." Asked one of the elders, his name was Koharu.

Out of all the elders, Tsunade particularly didn't like this old hag. Mainly because she handles the Konoha medical-nin and hospital.

Of course, Danzo is an exception, he was universally disliked by all.

In the past, there were countless suggestions that she made, only to be turned down by her.

"I should be asking the same, why you are using the Hokage office. Is there any scarcity of rooms here so that you three have to stay here." Tsunade narrowed her eyes and asked.

"Hmph... Tsunade, we are just using this place for some time, only until the next Hokage is decided. Say if you are willing to become the Hokage then we can clear this place out for you immediately." said Homura, shutting Tsunade up.

Though none of the elders here have the power to do that to Tsunade but Homura always have been good with words.

"Don't talk nonsense, I am not becoming Hokage I have told you this already. Tell me why you summon this brat here. He is still my patient. If you don't have any important thing to talk with him then I will take him back." Tsunade huffed and said with a Haughty tone.

"We have reason to summon, here but why you are here, do you have something to say." Danzo asked, not wanting Tsunade to say here while they talked with Shika.

"Reason! he is my patient, that is enough reason for me to be here. If you want to ask him something then do so. I am staying." Tsunade replied, particularly hostile towards Danzo.

If not for this man, then she wouldn't even entertain the fact that she was one of the candidates for the next Hokage.

Anyone can become a good Hokage, anyone besides one Danzo Shimura.

In this, pretty much all agree, even those two elders.

Seeing there was no way to change Tsunade's mind, they just sighed, making her go out wasn't worth the trouble.

"Shika Nara, you were the one who killed the Enemy who infiltrated Konoha. Tell us how you did it when many of the other shinobi were helpless against him." Danzo asked with his usual cold tone. Glaring at Shika he was trying to put more pressure on him.

"It's a special technique based on Chodori I developed," Shika replied with just as cold an attitude as the bastard was showing him.

"Are you trying to tell me that you a 13-year-old boy who is just a Chunin developed a technique which was able to beat an enemy who two of the Sannin weren't even able to." Koharu said with a sharp tone. Though her words had a mockery in them.

Shika already knew that these old fossils were up to no good. They especially call him here to give him trouble.

"Yes." Shika didn't plan to play their game. He just answered as nonchalantly as possible.

"Proof it." Immediately one of them asked, it was Danzo of course.

"Why ?" Shika raises one of his eyebrows in a questioning tone.

"Because we command you to." Koharu take it over.

"Command? Only Hokage have the authority to directly command one of the village Shinobi. What kind of chain of command are you talking about here." Shika narrows his eyes, glaring at Koharu.

"You... do you understand what you are talking about? We are the elders, the advisors. We have the right to ask for a clarification if the village's safety is at stake..." Koharu said with a cold tone.

"Advisors or Elders, no one, no one except the Hokage have the right to decide this. And if it's really for the village then prof that first. Usually that will need a meeting of all the clan heads in the absence of Hokage right.." Shika long had done his homework about village rules and policy.

He knew how the chain of command worked, at least officially and how the political landscape in Konoha worked. Legally, he was right.

"Insolence, you are not in any position to ask us about our decision. You will follow what is asked of you or..."

" Or what..." Just ask Koharu was getting more and more irritated and almost resorted to threatening Shika. Tsunade butt in.

"Or what... will you do, threaten a shinobi of the leave." Tsunade narrowed her eyes with a hint of danger in them.

'Sorry if I ever called you old had with big watermelons, You are the best.' Shika internally shoved thumps up towards her.

"Cough ahem, Tsunade we are just asking the child for the good of the village..." Homura quickly said, defusing the situation.

"Good of the village, why it felt like I have heard this somewhere before. Like every other time when you old fossils need to get something done. Is this the only excuse you can come up with" Tsunade snorted.

They all very conveniently didn't react to that.

"Whatever it is, whether you have the authority or not, I certainly don't have any proof for you. I only know that I did it and that's it." Shika shrugged, still taking things lightly and replied.

"Why, can't you just use that technique again." They asked with suspicion clear on their face.

"And fell unconscious like last time, completely out of chakra. No thanks."

"Shika Nara, you are a Chunin of the Village, it's your duty to serve the village."

"Like getting in a dangerous fight, putting one life in life to beat an enemy who was making short work of other shinobi. Yeah, if that can't be called serve the village then I am not sure what is ?" Shika replied with a still his calm tone, he wasn't letting them have the upper hand here, no matter what.

Now the elders were frustrated, they were planning to pressure Shika to tell about his secrets and that one last attack. But this kid seems to take him lightly.

Not to mention the presence of Tsunade means that they can't threaten him. Not like they can even if she wasn't here, he wasn't gonna take those things lightly, better just kill all three of them and go rogue.

"The village suspects that you are involved in the recent attack in the village," Danzo said, but he wasn't backing down.

Tsunade his looked like she was about to explode seeing how shameless these people were but Shika opened his mouth first.

"Oh,… do you have any proof." Shika asked with a small smile on his face.

"What…!"

"Proof, village suspect me right. So there should be a proof or a reason for that right." Shika was still nonchalant.

"Boy don't get ahead of yourself. You are in no position to ask for proof from us." Danzo said with a dangerous tone.

"Really. Strange how you were doing the same just a second ago. Strange. Well since it's just a suspicion and the 'Village' is not ready to put forward any reason or proof why it suspects me. I don't have any comment on that. After all there only could be a defence when I know what exactly the allegation is right." Shika Shrugged making others frown.

Not all though, there was one who enjoyed this. Tsunade had a smile on her face. Which was getting wider by the minute.

This was the first time she has seen someone who doesn't play this damn elders game.

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