Chapter 113: The Night of Defection, Facing Danzō Directly
Seeing this, Akiyama Makoto had a sudden realization.
No wonder he had been captured so easily. His Illusion-Breaking Seal and his Flying Thunder God Technique had been completely useless. Who would have thought that Anko would be the one to make the move? Had she poisoned him, like a sneak-attack in a game?
He wasn't angry, just filled with a sense of wonder. His imagination of what a "ninja" could be was still too barren. If you had to be wary of everyone around you, then living would be truly exhausting. Fortunately, he had the system to give him advance warning.
All that was left was the solution. He selected a guidance, then calmly began to think.
Now that Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi were dead set on dealing with him, and had even branded him with a crime, breaking the situation from within Konoha was impossible, at least in this simulation. His strength wasn't sufficient, and the countermeasures he had prepared were all outside Konoha and needed time to ferment. They couldn't solve the immediate difficulty.
But this simulation was started to answer the doubts in his mind. Since he now knew the answer, he might as well just cause a huge scene.
He didn't really have a problem with Danzō. The man was the Scapegoat King of the ninja world, the Darkness of Shinobi. As the spokesman for the ninja world's moral abyss, nothing he did would break his character. That, in itself, was a reputation.
But you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, what was your deal?
At least up to this point, he had done nothing to betray Konoha, nor had he ever been disrespectful to him. Why was this old man so ruthless? Had he been completely fooled by Danzō?
He didn't quite understand this question, nor did he really want to. For one, this was a simulation. For another, he was about to die anyway. Why bother trying to understand him?
Come on. It's time to show my full power.
Let the Konoha of today understand just what they had missed out on.
After he input his guidance, the simulation began anew.
Just as you were looking forward to exposing Anko's plot, giving a dragon-king's laugh, and making her regret it for the rest of her life, the subsequent development left you dumbfounded.
[That night, Anko comes to you. You habitually enjoy the pleasure of your union. But just as three Root ninja prepare to make a move on your poisoned self, Anko grabs you and breaks out of their encirclement. She has decided to defect with you.]
Huh?
He stared at the words in confusion. Anko had such a dramatic change of heart? Why? It certainly wasn't because she was pregnant. In the last simulation, she had also borne his child, but she had still made a move against him.
Then there seemed to be only one answer left—
[With her strength, it is naturally difficult to fight off the Root ninja's attacks. At this moment, you make your move. Relying on your powerful Chakra Enhanced Strength jutsu series, coupled with your immunity to genjutsu, you cooperate with Anko to beat back the Root encirclement.]
[You are lucky. The only Jōnin in Konoha who are on leave and can be mobilized immediately are Kurenai Yūhi and Sarutobi Asuma. Kakashi, Guy, and the other Jōnin are out on missions. Therefore, you and Anko successfully escape the village.]
[The peaceful night in Konoha is shattered. Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately mobilizes manpower to capture you. He also chews out Danzō, who, in his anger, also takes the remaining elite Root ninja and begins to act personally.]
[You and Anko are well aware of all this, but with the Flying Thunder God Technique, you are not worried at all. In comparison, you are more curious as to why she made this choice. You ask her the question in your heart.]
He also looked at the text curiously, waiting for the answer that, in his heart, was already quite clear.
[Anko hugs your arm and says happily: You treated her as family, wanted to build a big family with her, and wanted her to be the mother of your children. She naturally began to treat you as her only family.]
[You had said you could leave Konoha, so she would leave with you. As for whether you would be captured, or whether you would be executed, Anko, who is already carrying your child, can no longer care about those things.]
He looked at the simple text. Her answer was not beyond his expectations. However, even if the process was not convoluted and the emotions not bizarre, as long as the feelings were sincere, they could still move a person's heart.
He understood that he could not refuse a woman who was willing to sacrifice everything for him. Uzuki Yūgao had been like this before, and now, so was Anko Mitarashi. The difference between the two was that the real-world Yūgao had distanced herself from him, but the real-world Anko was still sticking close.
He rubbed his chin. Maybe I should be a little nicer to Anko in reality. After all, this was a woman who played with snakes. Be good to her, and she's a loving, devoted woman. Be bad to her, and she'll bite back. Compared to being bitten by her, he much preferred to bite her himself.
He did not choose to use a guidance, but continued to watch the simulation. Unlike Anko, who was outwardly happy but inwardly in despair, his simulated self was probably quite calm. He was now more curious about what kind of huge commotion his simulated self would cause.
[You two flee toward Iwagakure day and night. Although you tell her you are not an Iwa spy, just an ordinary civilian, you have nowhere else to go and feel that going to Iwa is fine.]
[You are familiar with the path to Iwagakure, so you have already reached the border of the Land of Fire by the time the Konoha ninja catch up. Danzō's Root members attack first but are beaten back by your and Anko's joint efforts.]
[Danzō, at the end of his patience, finally steps forward. He curses Anko, calling her Orochimaru's disciple and a beast from the same lair. Anko is so angry her face turns pale, but she cannot refute it. She is, after all, a rogue ninja now.]
[You tell her that if she cannot bear it, there is no need to bear it any longer. You launch an attack on Danzō.]
Seeing this, his spirits lifted. He could finally test Danzō's true abilities. Although Danzō had been a pathetic sight during his battle with Sasuke, that was against a Sasuke who could use Susanoo and with Obito waiting in the wings. What kind of record could he achieve against Danzō? He would have to fight him to find out. But as he expected, to defeat Danzō, he first had to get past his men.
[Aburame Torune stands in front of Danzō, pretending to be an ordinary Root ninja, ready to face your Chakra Enhanced Strength. Yamanaka Fū prepares in the shadows, ready to use the Mind Body Switch Technique on you at any moment.]
Well, well. Danzō's two henchmen are on the field. Yamanaka Fū needed no introduction; he had already fought him more than once in the simulations. Aburame Torune, in his opinion, was an even more troublesome ninja than Fū. Just from his name, you knew he was from the Aburame clan and could control parasitic insects. And this Torune was the son of Aburame Shibi; his poisonous insects were even more powerful than those of an ordinary Aburame, as they were nano-sized venomous insects.
Their poison was extremely potent. Anyone contaminated by it would die as their cells were destroyed. Of course, such powerful insects were not without their weaknesses. They could only exist in living cells and reproduced by destroying them. Once the host died, the insects died with them. This was why Torune was standing in front of him; he wanted Makoto to poison himself to death with his own punch.
Unfortunately, although this was the first time he had seen him, he was well-informed of his abilities. He was confident his simulated self would not fall for it.
[You unhesitatingly slam your fist into Torune's face. He is sent flying like a cannonball, and the insects take the opportunity to crawl onto your arm.]
[But you show no fear, nor do you stop. The insects seem to have no effect on you. It turns out that you had already coated the surface of your body with a layer of Chakra Armor, a shape transformation imitating the Lightning Release Armor.]
The real Makoto was slightly taken aback. He concentrated, applying chakra to the surface of his skin, and then shook his head. He could indeed do this move, but its defensive power was not much stronger than corrugated cardboard. Without the real Lightning Release Armor, this move was only good for dealing with Torune; it had no practical combat application.
The battle in the simulation continued.
[Just as Fū is about to use the Mind Body Switch on you, Anko's Dragon Fire Technique forces him to retreat. The remaining Root ninja attack one after another, but they are helpless against you, who can shatter the earth with every move.]
[Danzō finally cannot hold back. He begins to undo the restraints on his arm and orders everyone to capture Anko. Facing you, he slowly opens his mouth, beginning the first conversation between the two of you.]
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