Uchiha Ryun arrived at the Konoha Academy. Since he was here for a teaching assignment, he did not make a grand entrance or notify anyone. He went directly to the S Class.
Danzo arrived right after him. He looked at Uchiha Ryun and smiled. "Does the busy man finally have time to teach his own students?"
Uchiha Ryun nodded. "I've troubled you during this time, Danzō."
"Not at all. These six little ones are all quite good. The most hardworking and talented among them has to be the one the Hokage mentioned, Namikaze Minato." Danzo was full of pride.
He was considered half a master to Namikaze Minato. The Chakra Extraction Technique and two C-rank Wind Release ninjutsu were taught by him.
Uchiha Ryun nodded. "That little Minato is indeed good. Yesterday, he fought alone against three adult bandits. He knocked one out, fought one to a standstill, and one ran away."
Upon hearing this, Danzo's face first showed worry, then turned gloomy. "Hokage-sama, I am feeling unwell. I request to take the day off today."
Uchiha Ryun glanced at him. He understood what Danzo intended to do. He did not stop him, but smiled. "Yes, alright, go ahead. Remember, don't cause any deaths!"
"Yes! Hokage-sama." Danzo's mouth curved into a smile, but no matter how you looked at it, there was a hint of cruelty in that smile. Uchiha Ryun's words clearly told Danzō, go ahead and do as you please, as long as they don't die, make sure to teach those three bandits a lesson.
After receiving the Hokage's implicit approval, Danzo vanished in a flash. Shukaku even mobilized the One-Tail's chakra to speed Danzō up.
"Danzō, we're going to have some fun soon." The small One-Tail Shukaku appeared on Danzo's shoulder, laughing with a "Heh heh heh."
"Correct. You can use them to practice and vent your anger later. But remember, don't beat them to death. They must face the punishment of Konoha's law." Danzo said with a laugh.
"Heh heh heh, leave it to me, Danzō. It's been so many days without any action, I'm really getting excited." Little Shukaku's eyes held a bloodthirsty glint, completely devoid of its previous simple-minded foolishness.
Danzo nodded. The two headed towards the police force prison cells. Hyūga Hizashi was on duty today. Seeing Danzō and the One-Tail, he was momentarily stunned, then respectfully sent the other nearby members away before leading Danzo to the cell holding the three bandits.
Danzo was surprised. He hadn't expected Hyūga Hizashi to be so clever. This saved him a lot of trouble explaining and prevented any potential bad reputation from spreading by other police members.
"Danzō-sama, I will keep watch for you." After saying this, Hyūga Hizashi stood at the entrance to the cell block and handed the keys to Danzo.
Danzo smiled. "As expected of the subordinate Ryun values most. This level of perception and your Chunin strength your future achievements will be extraordinary!"
"Thank you for your praise, Danzō-sama!" Hyūga Hizashi bowed respectfully. For someone so young, he remained composed, neither overly pleased nor displeased, which made Danzo somewhat envious. This was truly promising material.
However, official business came first. Danzo, accompanied by Shukaku, walked towards the cell holding the three bandits. The bandit leader, hearing footsteps, immediately started taunting, "Oh, the Hyūga family's loyal dog, Hyūga Hizashi, is here. Heh heh, what does your grandfather want today?"
Danzo was momentarily taken aback, not reacting at first, then his face darkened as he remembered the Hyūga clan's Main and Branch family system. He took a sharp breath. His opinion of these three bandits was already low, but now it had hit rock bottom.
They made mistakes without remorse, and now they tore open old wounds and rubbed salt in them. Good, very good. If I let you off easy today, my name isn't Shimura!
The bandit leader was stunned. Hyūga Hizashi hadn't reacted? That wasn't right! He stood at the cell door and looked outside, finding Hyūga Hizashi standing diligently at the main entrance, seemingly not having heard his words at all.
Then whose voice was that just now? He turned his head and saw that, without him noticing, a figure had entered. The cell door had only been open for 0.01 seconds before being locked again by a rope of wind and sand.
The bandit leader was first stunned, then upon turning around, he saw the handsome Danzō sitting on the stone bed, legs crossed, spinning a kunai in his hand, looking at the bandit leader with a mocking expression.
Seeing this face, the bandit leader's heart trembled. This, this is! Danzo! The One-Tail Jinchūriki! Although he spoke little, his methods were known to be ruthless and cunning. He wasn't afraid of Hyūga Hizashi because Hizashi wouldn't kill him.
He wasn't afraid of Uchiha Ryun because Ryun wouldn't dirty his hands with the likes of him.
But he was afraid of Danzo. Danzō was famously intolerant of the slightest misdeed. Not only did he possess Kage-level strength, but he was also a prominent figure within the Hokage's inner circle.
Here, if he killed him and his second and third brothers, it wouldn't even be an issue. So the bandit leader's heart was in his throat. He quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowing.
"Danzō-sama, how, how have I offended you? Please forgive me, Danzō-sama." Thump, thump, thump. Each kowtow was very loud. Danzo didn't speak, just watched his display with disgust.
Then, as the bandit leader's head came down for another kowtow, Danzō stood up, walked over to him, and stepped on the back of his head, preventing him from lifting it.
"This old man heard you gave two children a hard time yesterday." Danzo's tone was icy, a chilling intent radiating from him, causing the bandit leader under his foot to tremble all over.
"I, we were wrong, we were wrong!" The bandit leader trembled all over, his head shaking incessantly. Seeing this, the second bandit clenched his fist and threw a punch at Danzo.
"Big brother! Why waste words with him! He's just a scarred-up old man. What are you afraid of!" The second bandit didn't recognize Danzo and attacked directly.
The third bandit produced a dagger in his hand and stabbed towards Danzo's back, a flash of venom in his eyes. He thought it was better to act without speaking, to eliminate the threat directly.
However...
Danzo didn't even turn his head, nor did his body move to avoid the attacks. A wall of sand rapidly formed, blocking both the second and third bandits.
The bandit leader, whose head was being stepped on, trembled slightly, thinking, It's over, it's over! This time I'm doomed because of those two idiots!
Don't they even gather information? They don't even recognize Danzo? The commander of the battle against Sunagakure in the Second War, the one who severed Rasa's arm with one move, who annihilated nearly fifty percent of Sunagakure's shinobi.
His strength is at the Kage-level! If he wants to, he can make the three of us lose our heads in an instant!
"Da, Danzō-sama, please don't be angry. They just acted impulsively." The bandit leader's voice trembled, but the foot on the back of his head increased its pressure.
"Misunderstanding? Assassinating a Konoha public official, knowingly breaking the law, the crime is aggravated. You, as the leader of this bandit group, cannot escape blame." Danzo lowered his head, bent down to look at the bandit leader prostrate on the ground, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
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