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  Shortly after Tsunade audents left the battle area the spy of the Akatsuki anization appeared out of the ground. It was a mere ce that he was there. One of the white Zetsu es was he area and alerted bck Zetsu of the battle. He arrived at the battlefield just after Daichi successfully forced the root ninjas away from his teachers. He watched Daichi battle the two ninjas and witnessed how he healed Shizune.

  "Well that was iing." The white half said in a jolly tone.

  "Yes. I didn't think there would be someone who would try to make a move on that Senju at this moment." The bck half replied.

  "What do you think about that boy?" White Zetsu asked his terpart.

  "He's strong. Well… for a brat anyway. But we've seey like him throughout the years." Bck Zetsu already made an analysis of Daichi as he withe fight.

  "Based on his iions with Tsunade, I'd say he was her student."

  "Hmm… You're right. I didn't think she would take another apprentice."

  "Do you think he's a Senju?" The white half questioned.

  "No. His chakra indicates that he's not from the Senju or any other …" The bck half replied after giving it a few seds of thought.

  "A less kid? He's quite strong for his age. He was able to kill that one ninja and fight the other all the while healing that other apprentice."

  "Yes. But there are several things that were in his favor. Based on what we saw I'm certain those ninjas were holding back. There were several moments where they could have gone for the kill. I think they were trying to subdue him. Probably to use against Tsunade or the Leaf." The bck spoke in a gruff voice.

  "What do you think they were after? That child or the Sannin? Or something else?"

  At the white Zetsu's question the bck half fell silent for a short while. He then replied after thinking it over. "It's possible they were after the child but it's a small one. Based on what I sehe only things he had going for him was his rge chakra reserves and trol. The jutsus he used had the precise amount of chakra needed and the number of ninjutsu, genjutsu used and the shadow es used tells me he has great reserves. On par with high level Jonins. He also knows mediinjutsu. He must be taleo be learning medical teiques under her… If he was the target then that should be it."

  "Someoh perfect trol and rge reserves. That's rare." White Zetsu plimented.

  "Yes. But we've seey who were like that. Grahey were part of a but still, he's nothing special."

  "Do you think he would bee strong enough to interfere with the pn? Are you going to tell Madara?"

  "No. It would be a waste of time. oals will be pleted within the 7 or 8 years. The boy would bee strong in that time but not enough to bee a threat that would endanger our pns. He's not a Senju, Uchiha or an Uzumaki. He's not Jinchuriki either. The boy is insequential. The only thing he has going for him is the rge chakra reserves and being Tsunade's apprentice. And that's not all that special and won't matter wheime es." Bck Zetsu replied dismissing Daichi as a non threat.

  "Hmm. You're right. Still… I wonder who sent those ninjas? Only someone bold enough and has enough strength and bag would unch a direct atta one of the Sannin."

  "You're right about that. I have a few suspects in mind with Orochimaru and Danzo being at the top of the list... But it's not our . Let's head back."

  Bck Zetsu gave the verdid the strange bd white creature disappeared into the ground.

  Somewhere in the Land of Hot Water.

  Jiraiya erched atop a roof and eering through a telescope. His eyes were taking in the sights of the lovely dies who were rexing at the hot springs.

  "Ohh yeah. Seous. Take your time dies. I'm not in a hurry."

  He was writing something in his small notebook as he 'ducted his research' as he usually put it.

  "Mmm yes. So round. So firm… My book is going to be so epic." The man said to himself as he perved on the women.

  At that moment a small puff of smoke appeared near him. The mountain sage g the puff of smoke and was curious as to who came.

  "Are you still ag so shamelessly Jiraiya?" Katsuyu asked the man.

  Jiraiya was surprised when he found that it was Lady Katsuyu.

  He smiled and nontly replied. "A man needs his hobbies."

  "Make sure it doesn't get you killed. I'm sure you remember what happehe st time you attempted something like this with Lady Tsunade."

  Jiraiya grimaced as he recalled those memories. He slightly shivered in fright but also giggled as he recalled Tsunade's furious face. Even when angry, she still had her charm. At least that's what he thought.

  The slug summon sighed looking at Jiraiya's rea. "You certainly are an odd one."

  The toad sage brought his attention back to Katsuyu. "What brings you here? I assume it's something important."

  "Yes. Tsuasked me with delivering this message to you as quickly as I could."

  The toad sage was curious now. He took the scroll ahrough the tents. The smile vanished from his fad the aura of a clumsy pervert was repced with a cold hearted veteran shinobi.

  "I'll meet with Tsu the Land of Medie in a few days."

  The slug the reply and vanished.

  Jiraiya looked at the private bath and sighed. 'ime dies.'

  Hokage office.

  It was night time. Hiruzen was smoking and enjoying the calm atmosphere when suddenly a small slug appeared on his desk in a puff of smoke.

  The kage only took a sed the creature. He made a slight motion to his guards to stand down and indicated that the visitor was an ally.

  "Lady Katsuyu. This is a surprise." Hiruzeed the Summon.

  "Apologies, Lord Hokage for the sudden arrival. But Lady Tsunade asked that I deliver this scroll to you as quickly as possible." With those words the small slug spat out a scroll. It had Tsunade's signature chakra on it.

  Hiruzen's eyes immediately sharpened. He ksunade wouldn't resort to using her summon unless somethireme happened.

  "How is Tsunade and everyone else?" He asked Katsuyu as he took the scroll and uned it.

  "Lady Tsunade audents are fine. sidering everything that has happened. You will uand once you've read the scroll."

  Hiruzen had a bad feeling in his heart as he heard those words. He opehe scroll ahrough every line written on it. His face went rigid as he read through the scroll and by the end anyone could tell that he was furious.

  "Please tell Tsuhat I'll ha." He replied to the slug aiting for his response.

  "Yes." With that the small summon vanished.

  'It was the right choice. I made the right choice moving against Danzo'. Hiruzen pressed a button uhe desk which sent a special alert to selected Anbu members residing in the headquarters. He then looked at the ninjas hidden in the room and gave an order.

  "Summon Danzo Shimura here. If he refuses for any reason, sider him a traitor and bring him here by force."

  The Anbu and guards were stuhey obeyed quickly and moved out of the office. Within a short time they reached the former cilors home. They found the man's chakra signature ihe house and without waiting for an invitation they entered.

  Danzo narrowed his eyes at the sudden arrival of several Anbu ninjas. Since publicly he was no lohe head of the root he didn't have any Root ninjas as guards posted at his home. But they were hiddehe area in case of an attack.

  "What is the meaning of this intrusion?" Danzo questioned.

  "Danzo Shimura." The lead Anbu stepped forward. "You have been summoned by Lord Hokage."

  Danzo did not like the tone in which the Anbu ninja spoke to him. He didn't like the way things were going. "Why?"

  "We're not here to answer your questions."

  Danzo tensed and ched his fists. The Anbu who saw the subtle movements and tensions of their target began to prepare for a possible bat. But the sed, the man stood up and calmly spoke.

  "Take me to him."

  The Anbu surrouhe man and they all disappeared. They arrived at the Hokage's office within a short time…

  Danzo had an impassive face as he walked in. 'Hiruzen summoning me like this at this time…! This must be reted to the mission I assigned Bu. Something must have happened. But I o stay calm and find out what.'

  Hiruzen was looking out the window at the Hokage mo and was smoking from his pipe when Anbu brought his old colleague. For a while none of them spoke.

  After a minute of silehe old Kage spoke. "When Tobirama seasked me with the prote of the vilge, I knew I could do it. It wasn't because I had absolute fiden myself… No. It was because I believed I would have you to watch my back. I knew you wao be Hokage and when Tobirama sensei made the choice I k must have made you angry. But despite our rivalry, different personalities and ideals, I had faith that you would help me in times of need. I believed we would both protect the vilge hand in hand and I could sleep easily knowing that you were here if anything happeo me."

  The kage fell silent.

  Danzo was silent as he listeo the Hokage. "Hiruzen. I- "

  "Those days are long gohe Hokage cut off whatever the man was going to say. His to Danzo on edge.

  Hiruzeurned around and looked at the man. He had a calm gaze but Danzo khe man was furious.

  "Tsunade audents were attacked earlier today. It was he Valley of the end. The attackers all died. Under normal circumstances I would have focused on the enemies outside the vilge walls but there was oail in the report she sent that made me focus my gaze here. They knew about her phobia."

  Hiruze his eyes fixed on Danzo as he spoke. He wao see the man's rea. He wasn't surprised that the only rea his old friend made was the small narrowing of his one eye.

  "Hiruze's be clear. You believe I had a hand in this. That's why yht me here, isn't it?"

  "Yes."

  "I don't have the ability to do something like that. You saw to that a couple years ago."

  Hiruzen didn't speak and just looked at his old colleague.

  Danzo tinued. "And there are several people who knew about her dition, like Orochimaru. He could be the one behind the attack."

  "And what reason would he have to go after her after all these years?" Hiruzen asked the man.

  Danzo became silent for a few seds. If he said Daichi's hen that would indicate he knew private information that was not easily avaible.

  "Maybe he's after the Senju bloodline. He's had a fasation with the first Hokage's power."

  The Hokage just simply looked at the man with a steely gaze.

  Danzo was unnerved. "Hiruzen. You're making a mistake. I'm not the enemy… And roof do you have that I'm the one responsible for this attack?"

  Hiruzen smiled at that. "Nothing. The ninja who attacked them all used a suicide jutsu to make sure no identification ossible. It's why you're here in my offistead of the interrogatioment with Ibiki and Inoichi tearing through your mind."

  The old kage then took a puff from his pipe a out a smoky breath. "But the thing is I don't need proof. I'm the kage of this vilge. I have you shipped off to interrogation at this very moment and find out the answers I'm looking for."

  "Hiruzen!" The angry shout from Danzo drew bdes from the surrounding ninjas.

  The old kage looked at his former rival for several seds and made a choice. "You are hereby pced on house arrest. I will have someone gh your finances and assets. If you interfere, resist or try to escape, I will decre you a traitor to the vilge."

  Danzo's eyes widened as he heard those words. He knew if he was decred a traitor he would never be able to bee the kage of the vilge. Even if he somehow takes it by force he khere would be a rge resistance.

  "How could you? After everything I did for the vilge!"

  Just as those words were spoken by Danzo, killing i burst forth from Hiruzen. "Did you send your team to capture Daichi, injure Shizune and traumatize Tsunade for the vilge?!"

  The Root leader was quiet as he heard the accusation.

  "The only reason I'm being le like this is because I don't have any solid proof that it was yents who ambushed them. And if you utter one more word, I'll do what I should have dohat day."

  Danzo remained silent as Hiruzen took a breath and reigned in his i. Danzo was eling chakra through his body and repared to use Kotoamatsukami in the worst case sario. But he khere were risks of being found out if he used it here.

  Hiruzen spoke after several seds of silence. "I know you're aware of the boy and his talents… He would be quite the shield and sword if you were to get your hands on him. So I'm only going to say this once. If anyone goes after Daichi Hekima, I'll sider them doing so, on your orders and we will have another versation in a very different enviro. Do I make myself clear?"

  Danzo gritted his teeth and then gave a short reply. "Yes."

  "Take him. And keep him under surveilnce." Hiruzen motioo his Anbu.

  After the Anbu left Hiruzen made a signal and all his guards vanished. A few seds ter an Anbu appeared in his office.

  "Have you found that man Bear?" Hiruzeioned.

  "No sir. It seems 'that individual's' identity is a closely guarded secret that only Danzo knows." Anbu bear replied.

  Hiruzen sighed and took his seat. "I expected as much. That person is the sed in and of the Root. He knows every root ninja's identity, their operational details, the roots locations and finances. His identity would be of the utmost secrecy… Danzo is one of the most ing, merciless and shrewd men I have ever met. To bee his sed in and… No ordinary person could do it. I know how intelligent, ruthless and ing one has to be to fill in that position."

  "Sir, if you don't mind me asking. Why did you let him leave like that? You could have taken him to interrogation and we would have had the answers we needed."

  "Yes. But if that was the case then his root would have attacked and they would have tried to rescue him. They are loyal to him first and the vilge sed. A serious mistake and ht on my part… The colteral damage and life lost is not something the vilge ha the moment… I know he was the one who sent the people to ambush Tsunade. But this way, by letting him go, he would think that I have no proof and unsure of his role and thus would drop this matter after finding no evidence. So for the moment he's going to y low and his root ninjas won't make any moves as well. That's what I want too. Until we find the identity of that man and every asset under Danzo, this war must remain a cold one and in the shadows."

  At that moment a Jonin appeared in the office. He had pure white eyes without pupils indig that he was a member of the Hyuga . A Jonin who was sidered for the position of Anbu. Tsubaki.

  Hiruzen and the Anbu bear turheir attention to the new arrival. "What did you find Tsubaki?" The kage asked. Hiruzen tasked Tsubaki with examining Danzo's body with his Byakugan.

  "His chakra is much stronger and more potent than most ninja I've seen in the vilge. It was especially potent in his right arm but I couldn't see more than that. There were special seals blog the Byakugan." The Jonin replied in a serious tone.

  "It's to be expected. I believe he used the first Hokage's blood and performed some sort of experiment with the help of Orochimaru."

  Bear's eyes widened when he heard that. "Wait. So that's what he was doing that day at that hideout?"

  "Yes. I believe so." Hiruzen replied.

  "Sir there's something more…" Tsubaki spoke, gaining their attention once again.

  "His right eye had chakra running through it. The eye wasn't used but was active. I believe he has a Sharingan hidden uhat bandage. And the chakra signature of that eye. I've only seen one person with that unique chakra signature… Shisui Uchiha."

  Hiruzen's eyes widened as he heard that name.

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