Mokuton Root Agent #8
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Mokuton Root Agent
Chapter 8
Root Base
–Danzo Shimura–
Curse that Kinoe!
He had instantly recognised the culprit after seeing the huge tree growing right in front of the ANBU HQ.
He had been preparing to go there personally to collect anything that remained of Kinoe for future research only to receive a summons from Hiruzen.
He had dismissed it at first, believing Hiruzen to be too busy to deal with him only to be proven wrong minutes later as hordes of ANBU invaded his base and personally escorted him to Hokage Tower.
Normally, nobody in the ANBU had the right or the strength necessary to do so save a few. Unfortunately, Hiruzen's spawn was the one who had donned the mask of ANBU Monkey and he was one of the 2 kage-level individuals in the village. Even if he could, he would not hurt Monkey because it concerned the very survival of their village.
So, with immense loathing, he followed Monkey to the Hokage Tower.
On the way, he glanced at the tree that was the root of the problem. (get it?)
There was no way that he could sweep this under the rug now. Not with all the information out into the open.
Soon, the Hokage Tower came into view and he entered the meeting room, only to find the entire clan head council assembled there.
He got a very ominous feeling when he looked at Hiruzen's face and found him coldly staring at him like he was just waiting for something to rip him apart.
And sure enough, the feeling turned out true as he was ousted from his position for doing good for the village and given indefinite house arrest.
Oh, the words were coated in sugar but that didn't change their poisonous nature. Sending Monkey with him for his supposed house arrest further reinforced his opinion that Hiruzen truly wanted to take away all his power and throw all the work they had done together down the drain.
He could not let that happen. Not while he still drew breath.
Hiruzen, that fool, had gone soft. He could see it now, that fool might even resign at such a critical point in time.
Couldn't he see that all he did was only for the good of the village?
He had to contact his forces, to make sure that all the truly important stuff was safely stored so that the fools in the council wouldn't destroy it.
He might have to sacrifice a few of his pawns but he could always freshly populate them once he gets out of this stupid punishment Hiruzen had imposed on him.
He got the opportunity when Monkey left for something, leaving only a single ANBU squad outside his house to make sure he didn't leave.
He scoffed internally at that. As if he would disobey an express order from Hiruzen. Circumvent it, bend it? Sure but he never disobeyed Hiruzen directly.
He had just finished sending Fu all the details when the door opened and a raging chakra wave he had not felt in years came roaring inside.
Despite the immense suffocating pressure, he smiled as Hiruzen entered his house donned in his battle gear and holding his signature staff.
Even when Hiruzen came face to face with him and increased the pressure to the point that even breathing became a difficulty, he smiled.
He smiled because he had seen Hiruzen slowly losing the spark that he was once known for. If he had to guess, it started happening ever since the Second Shinobi War ended and intensified when he lost his wife, Biwako. So, seeing The Professor back in action was always a welcoming sight, even if he seemed intent on finishing him off today.
"You lied to me. You disobeyed my express orders, Danzo. I trusted you. How could you?" Hiruzen practically shouted at him.
He frowned at that. But before he could justify his actions, Hiruzen sighed and seemed to have come to a conclusion.
He had a sinking feeling regarding that.
"Doesn't matter why you did it. What matters is that you did. So, effective immediately, I arrest you here and now and order the forces under your command to be absorbed back into the ANBU for reeducation. You are to remain under house arrest for all your life. All Root bases will be searched for. Anything of value will be confiscated and used for the betterment of the Leaf and its citizens." He then waved his hand and the last thing he noticed before darkness overtook him was the complex Fuin formula that was engraved on the flooring underneath him.
When did he have time to–?
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–Shinnosuke "Monkey" Sarutobi–
He was used to dealing with Danzo by now. Once feeling incredibly slimy after accepting his tasks, he now did it like it was a particular chore he was reluctant to do. He would do it but it wouldn't feel good doing it.
In the beginning, he had tried communicating with his father regarding Danzo's activities but his complaints led him nowhere so he learned to accept the situation as it was.
He completed the mission and made sure that all his teammates returned with him in one piece. He also made sure that the civilian casualties were minimal, something he knew Danzo didn't care about.
Being a Kage-level shinobi granted him nothing but burdens. Especially, being the son of the Third Hokage meant that taking on tiresome responsibilities was taken for granted rather than being acknowledged for the incredibly burdening duties that they were.
He had found hope when Yondaime Hokage-sama had tasked him with finding Danzo's off-the-books activities but before he could actually finish the report, the Kyuubi incident happened and they lost two of the strongest fighters the village had access to.
After that, completing back-to-back missions became his mission, and the report was forgotten, kept in some deep dark corner of his mind. At that time, nearly half his time was spent in making sure that Kakashi came out of his next mission alive. He owed the Yondaime that much.
So, he was pleasantly surprised when Father ordered someone to specifically come find him and escort Danzo to the Hokage Tower. With their history, Father was aware that Danzo and him didn't get along so he was confused at first at the orders.
But after getting the full story from Rat, his mind churned furiously as he connected the dots. His pupils contracted and a sharp gasp left his mouth as he realised the enormity of what Danzo had done and what he had managed to achieve where hundreds had failed.
The very fact that Danzo had created someone with the Kekkei Genkai of Shodaime Hokage-sama was terrifying. Add in the fact that the result of that partially successful endeavour was now towering over Konoha and was visible for miles away for enemy spies to see was bone-chilling.
Just imagining the combined army that would knock on Konoha's doors should they realise the full truth raised the hair on his arms. No, the news could never come out. If it did, the army that they would have to fight would put the coalition that destroyed Uzu to shame.
That was why he welcomed his father's decision to strip Danzo of all his power.
Right now, he was wading through one of the many root bases that littered the underground network that ran underneath all of Konoha. It was used for pedestrian uses like emergency electricity lines along with telecommunication wires laid out for important offices and clan offices but also for shinobi uses like stealth travel in and out of the village along with space for transporting high-value items unseen to the civilian populace of the village.
He always wondered why Danzo kept shutting down more and more of these routes but now he had the answer to that question.
As he went through the fifth root base, he realised what had been nagging him since the first raid.
Everything had been going too well in this mission. They encountered no resistance and seemingly no retaliation in the form of shinobis or traps. The fact that raised alarm bells in his mind was the fact that he managed to recover nearly everything from every base.
That was supposed to be impossible. From the absence of traps waiting for them, he could guess that Danzo had foreseen this outcome and ordered his agents to stand down and surrender rather than fight the village forces and eventually, himself. He knew that was a futile exercise.
He might not have the might and infamy of his father, The Professor, but there was a reason he was the reigning ANBU Commander for the past decade and nepotism was not the reason.
At the last base, he realised something. There was a corner of the storage shelf that looked way too organised from the rest of the shelving. Looking closely, he seemed to find something only for something else to take away his attention. It was only during the third such occurrence he realised what was going on.
A chill ran down his spine as even after being very careful, he was still caught up in a Genjutsu. After much difficulty, he was able to dispel the genjutsu that was laid upon the Fuinjutsu that was actually fueling the main Genjutsu.
With his limited knowledge, he could tell that this type of Fuinjutsu was once the specialty of the Uzumaki village and he could not recall such type of Fuinjutsu being in the Konoha Library of Jutsus.
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Word Count - 1615
To be Continued….
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Mokuton Root Agent
Chapter 8
Root Base
–Danzo Shimura–
Curse that Kinoe!
He had instantly recognised the culprit after seeing the huge tree growing right in front of the ANBU HQ.
He had been preparing to go there personally to collect anything that remained of Kinoe for future research only to receive a summons from Hiruzen.
He had dismissed it at first, believing Hiruzen to be too busy to deal with him only to be proven wrong minutes later as hordes of ANBU invaded his base and personally escorted him to Hokage Tower.
Normally, nobody in the ANBU had the right or the strength necessary to do so save a few. Unfortunately, Hiruzen's spawn was the one who had donned the mask of ANBU Monkey and he was one of the 2 kage-level individuals in the village. Even if he could, he would not hurt Monkey because it concerned the very survival of their village.
So, with immense loathing, he followed Monkey to the Hokage Tower.
On the way, he glanced at the tree that was the root of the problem. (get it?)
There was no way that he could sweep this under the rug now. Not with all the information out into the open.
Soon, the Hokage Tower came into view and he entered the meeting room, only to find the entire clan head council assembled there.
He got a very ominous feeling when he looked at Hiruzen's face and found him coldly staring at him like he was just waiting for something to rip him apart.
And sure enough, the feeling turned out true as he was ousted from his position for doing good for the village and given indefinite house arrest.
Oh, the words were coated in sugar but that didn't change their poisonous nature. Sending Monkey with him for his supposed house arrest further reinforced his opinion that Hiruzen truly wanted to take away all his power and throw all the work they had done together down the drain.
He could not let that happen. Not while he still drew breath.
Hiruzen, that fool, had gone soft. He could see it now, that fool might even resign at such a critical point in time.
Couldn't he see that all he did was only for the good of the village?
He had to contact his forces, to make sure that all the truly important stuff was safely stored so that the fools in the council wouldn't destroy it.
He might have to sacrifice a few of his pawns but he could always freshly populate them once he gets out of this stupid punishment Hiruzen had imposed on him.
He got the opportunity when Monkey left for something, leaving only a single ANBU squad outside his house to make sure he didn't leave.
He scoffed internally at that. As if he would disobey an express order from Hiruzen. Circumvent it, bend it? Sure but he never disobeyed Hiruzen directly.
He had just finished sending Fu all the details when the door opened and a raging chakra wave he had not felt in years came roaring inside.
Despite the immense suffocating pressure, he smiled as Hiruzen entered his house donned in his battle gear and holding his signature staff.
Even when Hiruzen came face to face with him and increased the pressure to the point that even breathing became a difficulty, he smiled.
He smiled because he had seen Hiruzen slowly losing the spark that he was once known for. If he had to guess, it started happening ever since the Second Shinobi War ended and intensified when he lost his wife, Biwako. So, seeing The Professor back in action was always a welcoming sight, even if he seemed intent on finishing him off today.
"You lied to me. You disobeyed my express orders, Danzo. I trusted you. How could you?" Hiruzen practically shouted at him.
He frowned at that. But before he could justify his actions, Hiruzen sighed and seemed to have come to a conclusion.
He had a sinking feeling regarding that.
"Doesn't matter why you did it. What matters is that you did. So, effective immediately, I arrest you here and now and order the forces under your command to be absorbed back into the ANBU for reeducation. You are to remain under house arrest for all your life. All Root bases will be searched for. Anything of value will be confiscated and used for the betterment of the Leaf and its citizens." He then waved his hand and the last thing he noticed before darkness overtook him was the complex Fuin formula that was engraved on the flooring underneath him.
When did he have time to–?
________________________________________________________________
–Shinnosuke "Monkey" Sarutobi–
He was used to dealing with Danzo by now. Once feeling incredibly slimy after accepting his tasks, he now did it like it was a particular chore he was reluctant to do. He would do it but it wouldn't feel good doing it.
In the beginning, he had tried communicating with his father regarding Danzo's activities but his complaints led him nowhere so he learned to accept the situation as it was.
He completed the mission and made sure that all his teammates returned with him in one piece. He also made sure that the civilian casualties were minimal, something he knew Danzo didn't care about.
Being a Kage-level shinobi granted him nothing but burdens. Especially, being the son of the Third Hokage meant that taking on tiresome responsibilities was taken for granted rather than being acknowledged for the incredibly burdening duties that they were.
He had found hope when Yondaime Hokage-sama had tasked him with finding Danzo's off-the-books activities but before he could actually finish the report, the Kyuubi incident happened and they lost two of the strongest fighters the village had access to.
After that, completing back-to-back missions became his mission, and the report was forgotten, kept in some deep dark corner of his mind. At that time, nearly half his time was spent in making sure that Kakashi came out of his next mission alive. He owed the Yondaime that much.
So, he was pleasantly surprised when Father ordered someone to specifically come find him and escort Danzo to the Hokage Tower. With their history, Father was aware that Danzo and him didn't get along so he was confused at first at the orders.
But after getting the full story from Rat, his mind churned furiously as he connected the dots. His pupils contracted and a sharp gasp left his mouth as he realised the enormity of what Danzo had done and what he had managed to achieve where hundreds had failed.
The very fact that Danzo had created someone with the Kekkei Genkai of Shodaime Hokage-sama was terrifying. Add in the fact that the result of that partially successful endeavour was now towering over Konoha and was visible for miles away for enemy spies to see was bone-chilling.
Just imagining the combined army that would knock on Konoha's doors should they realise the full truth raised the hair on his arms. No, the news could never come out. If it did, the army that they would have to fight would put the coalition that destroyed Uzu to shame.
That was why he welcomed his father's decision to strip Danzo of all his power.
Right now, he was wading through one of the many root bases that littered the underground network that ran underneath all of Konoha. It was used for pedestrian uses like emergency electricity lines along with telecommunication wires laid out for important offices and clan offices but also for shinobi uses like stealth travel in and out of the village along with space for transporting high-value items unseen to the civilian populace of the village.
He always wondered why Danzo kept shutting down more and more of these routes but now he had the answer to that question.
As he went through the fifth root base, he realised what had been nagging him since the first raid.
Everything had been going too well in this mission. They encountered no resistance and seemingly no retaliation in the form of shinobis or traps. The fact that raised alarm bells in his mind was the fact that he managed to recover nearly everything from every base.
That was supposed to be impossible. From the absence of traps waiting for them, he could guess that Danzo had foreseen this outcome and ordered his agents to stand down and surrender rather than fight the village forces and eventually, himself. He knew that was a futile exercise.
He might not have the might and infamy of his father, The Professor, but there was a reason he was the reigning ANBU Commander for the past decade and nepotism was not the reason.
At the last base, he realised something. There was a corner of the storage shelf that looked way too organised from the rest of the shelving. Looking closely, he seemed to find something only for something else to take away his attention. It was only during the third such occurrence he realised what was going on.
A chill ran down his spine as even after being very careful, he was still caught up in a Genjutsu. After much difficulty, he was able to dispel the genjutsu that was laid upon the Fuinjutsu that was actually fueling the main Genjutsu.
With his limited knowledge, he could tell that this type of Fuinjutsu was once the specialty of the Uzumaki village and he could not recall such type of Fuinjutsu being in the Konoha Library of Jutsus.
________________________________________________________________
Word Count - 1615
To be Continued….
If you guys would like to read ahead, you can head on to my Patreon. It is the same name as my username.
You know you want to, why resist?
I already have up to 8 extra chapters uploaded there.
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