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in the audience.
As soon as Jiraiya appeared, he looked around with great interest.
He was already curious about this magical dream-making technique, and now that he had personally experienced it, he was naturally very interested.
He casually found a seat, stretched his legs out in front of him, and looked around with great interest.
In contrast, Shimura Danzo on the other side did not have such good mental fortitude.
He had never heard of this dream before, and was completely dumbfounded upon landing. He immediately shouted, "Who are you?! How dare you attack me! Aren't you afraid of Konoha's retaliation?"
Seeing this, Kakashi could only smile wryly and approach, "Lord Danzo, don't be nervous. Let me explain the situation here to you..."
Since Danzo has already been drawn into the dream, there's no way to hide it anymore.
So Kakashi used the most concise language possible to tell Danzo all the information about the dream space and what he had experienced before.
Danzo could hardly believe his ears after hearing this: "What?!"
The veins on his forehead throbbed, and his aged face flushed red with excitement.
No wonder Jiraiya and Kakashi were so calm from the beginning, especially Kakashi, who seemed very familiar with the situation, clearly not his first time here!
Danzo was seething with rage, his beard trembling with fury: "What do you mean! You've kept such important information from me all this time?!"
Danzo slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair and angrily questioned Kakashi and Jiraiya.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
Kakashi chuckled dryly twice: "Ahem... Lord Danzo, this is the Third Hokage's order, I have no choice."
Danzo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, gradually regaining his senses. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth in a low voice, saying, "Hmph, the top-secret information Hiruzen mentioned earlier probably came from here... That old bastard Hiruzen has such an astonishing secret, yet he's been keeping it from me all this time!"
The thought that he had been kept in the dark for so long fueled Danzo's anger.
He angrily waved his sleeve and turned around to stare at the screen.
At that moment, the image on the screen froze on the scene of Shimura Danzo holding a child and smiling.
Danzo, sitting in the audience, stared at his own version of himself on the screen, his face full of benevolence, and felt extremely ashamed and indignant: "How could I possibly show such an expression?!"
Danzo was so angry that he trembled all over, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Danzo Shimura, who had devoted his entire life to power and intrigue, could hardly bear to see "himself" in a dream as a kind old man devoted to taking care of children!
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +800!]
Inside the VIP box.
Orochimaru's figure also appeared quietly.
"Oh?" As soon as he entered the unfamiliar room, a hint of surprise flashed in Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils.
However, this surprise was fleeting, replaced by a strong sense of interest.
He looked around and saw that the VIP room was fully equipped with soft chairs and a coffee table, and even the table was full of sweet and delicious tea and snacks. He couldn't help but lick his lips.
"interesting……"
Orochimaru slowly strolled to the table, unceremoniously picked up a piece of delicate pastry, and put it in his mouth to taste. "Hehe, the taste is surprisingly good."
As a master of forbidden soul techniques, Orochimaru sensed this the moment he stepped into this place.
His own body did not come along.
What arrived here was merely a wisp of consciousness!
Or rather, the soul.
This means that some powerful force forcibly pulled his soul into this mysterious space!
"It can even stir the souls of the living..."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, a look of fascination on his face. "Even the Impure World Reincarnation can only manipulate the souls of those in the Pure Land, and it has many limitations. What kind of technique could possibly possess such power?"
"If only he could master the knack..."
[Ding! Orochimaru's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
……
Hiruzen Sarutobi remained standing there, stunned, staring in shock at Danzo's benevolent expression.
Danzo seemed to notice that Hiruzen Sarutobi was staring at him, and turned his head in confusion.
"Hiruzen? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"cough!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.
He hesitated for a second, then simply pointed to the giggling child in Danzo's arms, "That, that child is..."
"Oh, you mean this?"
Danzo looked down at the child in his arms, his expression softening instantly. "My youngest son, isn't he adorable?"
He stood up, gently placed the child on the ground, patted the child's bottom, and said in a rare, kind voice, "Go on, go play with your older brothers and sisters."
The child readily agreed and scurried off on his short legs to the other end of the park.
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the child run away, only then noticing that there was a group of children of different ages on the grass not far away. Some were chasing and playing, while others were playing a game of drop the scroll, having a great time.
Looking at the children's faces, he suddenly realized...
These children all bear a striking resemblance to Danzo!
Could it be... that they are all descendants of Danzo?!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth, his voice trembling: "Those children...could they all be—"
[Ding! An emotional fluctuation from Hiruzen Sarutobi has been detected! Emotional value +500!]
"Ugh--"
Danzo sighed deeply, slumped back into his recliner, and looked unusually dejected and forlorn. "You were the one who pushed the Fourth Hokage up there. What could I do?"
He raised his head and looked up at the azure sky, a self-deprecating smile of despair filling his eyes. "I must say, Hiruzen, your judgment is indeed sharp. Minato Namikaze is quite something!"
"All I can do now is try my best to help the Shimura family grow and prosper."
Hearing Danzo's sighs and lamentations, Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily stunned.
He turned and gazed at his old friend with graying temples, as if he were meeting him for the first time.
Is the Shimura Danzo standing before me really the ambitious, sinister, and ruthless person I know?
Once upon a time, this man would stop at nothing for power, and even dared to assassinate him, the Hokage!
How could we have fallen so low?
Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with mixed emotions and didn't know how to respond.
Seeing that Sarutobi remained silent, Danzo turned his head and glanced at him sideways, saying meaningfully, "After all, back then, when our Shimura clan and the Sarutobi clan joined Konoha together, our strengths were evenly matched."
His one eye narrowed slightly.
"But look at us now. After several major battles, the Sarutobi clan's Jonin are everywhere, while our Shimura clan only has a handful of kittens left."
Danzo's voice wasn't loud, but every word pierced the heart: "Truly, life is unpredictable, Hiruzen."
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi blushed and showed a hint of embarrassment.
Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that as Hokage, he had never intentionally targeted or suppressed any clan, but it was also a fact that the number of Jonin in the Sarutobi clan was increasing.
[Ding! An emotional fluctuation from Hiruzen Sarutobi has been detected! Emotional value +500!]
……
"Hahahaha... I'm dying of laughter! I never expected that Danzo, you old bastard, would end up like this in this world!"
Jiraiya could no longer contain himself and burst into laughter, slapping his thigh.
Look at that old ghost, so distraught, clutching the baby—it's truly bizarre!
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +400!]
Danzo's face turned ashen with rage. He whirled around and glared at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, you're too presumptuous! I'm a senior of the same generation as your master Hiruzen, how dare you speak to me like that?!"
Danzo, who was proud of his seniority and status, was now being mocked by a junior. He couldn't swallow this insult, and his voice was trembling.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +600!]
Jiraiya laughed until tears almost streamed down his face, ignoring Danzo's anger and just laughing heartily.
"This one……"
Kakashi watched the two Konoha elders arguing and silently wiped his sweat.
[Ding! Kakashi Hatake's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
Danzo was furious. He slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair and stood up, wishing he could rush into the screen right now and strangle that worthless version of himself!
"Damn it!" he growled through gritted teeth, his one eye fixed on the scene on the screen, his chest heaving violently.
This guy!
How did we end up like this?!
His goal is—to become Hokage!!!
Inside the VIP box.
Orochimaru was lounging comfortably on the large, soft sofa.
He picked up another dessert and popped it into his mouth.
"Hmm...it tastes really good."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, his tongue lingeringly licking his lips.
He brushed the crumbs from his hand, slowly sipped his tea, and stared at the screen in front of him with great interest.
Although the people appearing in the picture were all his old acquaintances.
The immortal Sarutobi-sensei has a treacherous Danzo.
However, it is obvious that these people are completely different from those in reality.