Sai was taken aback by Uchiha Sasuke's state, and he instantly retreated, not daring to get too close to Uchiha Sasuke: "Lord Danzo's order is for Sasuke-kun to train seriously during this time, and Lord Danzo will handle Orochimaru's trouble himself!"
"I only trust orders delivered directly from Lord Danzo's mouth!"
Uchiha Sasuke raised his palm, and a Chidori Thousand Needles pierced through Sai's shoulder in an instant. His voice was icy: "You bastard... are you trying to forge Lord Danzo's order in front of me to compete with me for Lord Danzo's successor position?"
"I'm not forging any order..."
Sai's heart was racing as he felt Uchiha Sasuke's killing intent. He tightly clutched his Secret Technique Scroll, declaring he had no intention to compete for anything: "I also have no intention of vying with Sasuke-kun for the future leadership of Root..."
However...
Distance makes no difference.
The wind gradually came to a halt, and Sai felt the air around him stagnate.
The next moment!
Uchiha Sasuke's figure had already appeared beside Sai. His movement was so fast it seemed to traverse space, and his palm firmly pressed on the wound on Sai's body where the Chidori Thousand Needles struck. With a cold voice, he spoke: "You think because you're close to Lord Danzo, you can just casually slander me in front of him?"
"I...don't dare..."
Sai's heart momentarily stopped.
He had a hunch that he might be killed by Uchiha Sasuke at any moment, crushed like an insect!
Clearly...
This was just a liaison mission...
Why does it carry such a huge risk!
Shimura Danzo, after receiving Sai's report, had a peculiar feeling in his heart; part of him was amazed at the terror of the Kotoamatsukami Dojutsu, while another part lamented the trouble of this jutsu...
It's a somewhat complex joy...
The little brat named Uchiha Sasuke fell under the Kotoamatsukami Genjutsu, believing only orders delivered directly from himself, which means that brat will forever be loyal to him!
Forget it.
Then let him come over...
No...
I should go visit myself!
Shimura Danzo's mood was pleasant. He didn't want Uchiha Sasuke roaming too much around the Root Base to avoid detection by Sarutobi Hiruzen's Anbu Ninjas.
The future...
If I want to utilize Uchiha Sasuke well, I can only make Uchiha Sasuke my personal guard. After all, that brat only listens to commands from my own mouth...
After Shimura Danzo personally conveyed the command to ignore Orochimaru, Uchiha Sasuke respectfully agreed, watching Shimura Danzo's departure.
"Sasuke-kun."
Kabuto emerged from the darkness, softly speaking: "Although I don't know what's going on, you seem to have achieved your goal. Danzo seems to trust you a lot..."
"Hmph, it's still not enough for us."
Uchiha Sasuke snorted coldly, his previous respect vanishing, replaced with Uchiha arrogance: "Now the troubling issue is how to obtain his Root..."
"It should be soon, right?"
Kabuto chuckled slightly, mentioning the recent matters he's been dealing with: "Lord Orochimaru killed the Fourth Kazekage of The Hidden Sand Village, Rasa. The genuine Konoha Collapse Plan will soon commence..."
"Once the Third Hokage is killed by Lord Orochimaru..."
"Danzo will become the new Hokage..."
"At that time, he should let you succeed Root, right?"
"Although I'm not quite sure why Sasuke-kun is so obsessed with becoming Root Leader..."
Kabuto paused, a sudden spark of insight: "Sasuke-kun, are you aiming to directly ascend to the village's higher ranks through this way?"
"!!!"
Uchiha Sasuke suddenly realized this issue!
Wait a minute...
It seems I've found a significant reason why Akihara Kagura wants to become Root Leader!
In the real world, Akihara Kagura was very young when becoming Root Leader. From age alone, he couldn't truly be part of the village's decision-making core, at most qualifying as a Hokage candidate with the right to listen in!
However, once becoming Root Leader, Akihara Kagura grasped part of the power, immediately acquiring the rights of Hokage Assistant!
"Exactly."
Uchiha Sasuke immediately understood this matter.
However...
There's another issue worth focusing on.
Uchiha Sasuke slightly turned his head, mentioning another issue from Kabuto's words, seeking guidance with sincerity: "If I choose to support Danzo for Hokage and then succeed as his Root Leader, then expose his collusion with Orochimaru to murder the Third Hokage, making Shimura Danzo, the Hokage, a traitorous ninja in the village, is this plan feasible?"
"Of course it's feasible."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses, speaking with a smiling face about Konoha's Hokage appointment principles: "However, the timing is challenging. After the Daimyo of the Land of Fire appoints Danzo as Hokage, Danzo still needs to pass the village's Jonin trust vote to formally succeed as Hokage. If Danzo's collusion with Lord Orochimaru is exposed before the trust vote..."
"As a result..."
"Due to the Third Generation's prestige, the Jonin trust vote will surely not pass, and our Lord Danzo will not only fail to become Hokage but will also become a traitorous ninja condemned by the entire Konoha Village right before fulfilling his Hokage dream..."
Kabuto looked at Uchiha Sasuke with appreciation on his face: "Making an elderly almost-Hokage a traitorous ninja, this plan sounds even more interesting than Lord Orochimaru's Konoha Collapse Plan..."
"Hmph..."
"Naturally..."
Uchiha Sasuke let out a light laugh, his face unabashedly revealing his disdain for Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo: "If their plan succeeds, it can be used by us, but unfortunately, the timing is tight..."
Indeed.
The timing is tight.
I arrived in this world a bit too late.
To reset everyone's fate to its proper course, Uchiha Sasuke can only choose the most direct and brutal means to move the wheels of fate forward. He must reach the conclusion where Shimura Danzo dies after defecting, as quickly as possible!
Admittedly...
Even though Uchiha Sasuke doesn't know why Akihara Kagura is pressuring Shimura Danzo to defect, imagining that self-proclaimed 'loyal to Konoha' dreaming old guy being driven out as a traitorous ninja does give Uchiha Sasuke a thrill!
"Sasuke-kun..."
Kabuto looked at the somewhat confident Uchiha Sasuke, offering to help fill the gaps: "If we are to do this, there's another troublesome issue, someone more suitable than Danzo to become Hokage has appeared in the village..."
"One of the Sannin of Konoha, Lord Jiraiya, formerly renowned alongside Lord Orochimaru, seems to have arrived in Konoha these days and is training your teammate Naruto Uzumaki; Lord Jiraiya is far more suitable than Danzo to inherit the Hokage title..."
"Don't worry."
"Lord Jiraiya won't want to take on the Hokage role."
Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, recalling the Hokage succession in Konoha's higher ranks, calmly saying: "If nothing unexpected happens, Lord Jiraiya will recommend another more suitable person, and there will be a vacancy for the Hokage position during this period..."
"During this vacancy period..."
"Let that old guy Danzo become Hokage and then send that old guy on his way..."
"The only question is..."
"Have you mastered the Reanimation Jutsu?"
Uchiha Sasuke looked at Kabuto beside him, speaking softly: "After our plan is complete, can you help me revive some Uchiha, so that in the future we can better control the Root..."
"This is desecrating the souls of the deceased..."
Kabuto's brows slightly furrowed, apparently reluctant for Uchiha Sasuke to indulge in this: "Sasuke-kun, even if you want to..."
"Just consider it a favor for me!"
Uchiha Sasuke interrupted Kabuto, his hand slowly caressing his eye sockets, speaking softly: "I have been looked after by many people in the past, perhaps causing me to overlook some things, so I never realized how much I've gained..."
"If someone truly made a mistake..."
Uchiha Sasuke's voice turned despondent, his tone drifting as if still undecided: "Someone needs to make amends for the mistakes, I always have to find a way to make things right..."