Chapter 121 Standing in the Sky (45)

That evening, Muzuki did not go to the Leaf Village Main District. Instead, he stayed in his house in the South Border Forest, researching Sealing Technique.

Noticing someone moving quickly nearby, Muzuki temporarily put down his training and walked out.

“Night, Danzo-sama wants to see you,” a Root Ninja said indifferently.

“Do I need to change into my uniform?” Muzuki asked.

Although he wasn’t officially part of Root, he did have a Root uniform and mask.

“No need, just follow me directly,” the Root Ninja said, shaking his head.

Muzuki silently followed behind the Root Ninja, vaguely guessing what was happening.

Just two days ago, he was told to be careful not to expose his identity, and today he, a hidden agent, was openly going to the Root Base.

Clearly, his identity no longer needed to be hidden.

If nothing unexpected happened, there might have been a “my Hokage, your regret” type of confrontation in the Hokage Office today or yesterday.

Although he was heading to the Root stronghold, Muzuki wasn’t too flustered.

A few days ago, he had just reported to Danzo’s side, detailing all the rewards Third Hokage had given him, portraying himself as utterly loyal.

He was now registered with Third Hokage and maintained a loyal persona with Root; his main focus was stability.

“Danzo-sama,” Muzuki greeted Danzo respectfully upon arriving at the Root Base.

“Night, you are excellent,” Danzo suddenly said.

“It’s all thanks to your excellent training, Danzo-sama. Without your guidance, I would just be an ordinary orphan,” Muzuki replied respectfully.

“Do you know, Third Hokage thinks highly of you?” Danzo continued.

“Perhaps so. On the day the special training ended, he praised me many times and gave me two Ninjutsu and three hundred thousand Ryo,” Muzuki answered according to his previous report.

“Oh, and today my position at the Ninja Academy also went up; I became the first-year head teacher. That might also be Sandaime’s promotion,” Muzuki added.

Danzo nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Danzo was testing Muzuki to see if he knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi had requested Muzuki’s transfer.

After some probing, combined with the mission reports from a few days ago, and his confidence in his own brainwashing techniques, Danzo temporarily concluded that Muzuki was loyal to him.

“I discussed it with Sandaime, and we both feel that your talent, Muzuki, should be used to cultivate Ninja at the Ninja Academy, rather than continuing to stay in Root,” Danzo said after some thought.

“Tomorrow, I will go to the Hokage Building to help you remove the Root curse mark on your body. From then on, you will no longer be a Root Ninja.”

“Danzo-sama, did I do something wrong? Why are you expelling me from Root?” Muzuki asked, looking distraught.

“Danzo-sama, I want to protect Konoha with you!”

At this moment, Muzuki’s heart was extremely calm. He certainly didn’t believe Danzo’s nonsense. “Discussing with Hiruzen Sarutobi to better utilize his talent” was most likely a forced transfer.

Since Danzo wanted to put on an act, he would play along.

Danzo was a good leader who reluctantly let go to allow his subordinates to develop their talents, and Muzuki was a loyal subordinate to Root.

Watching Muzuki’s performance, Danzo nodded in satisfaction. Regardless, Muzuki was currently loyal to Root and loyal to him, Danzo Shimura.

“No, you’ve done very well. It’s just that you now have a more important mission,” Danzo said slowly.

“Although you will no longer be a member of the Root organization, if one day my command reaches your hands again, will you still fulfill it?”

“Of course I will fulfill it. Danzo-sama’s missions are all important missions to protect Konoha,” Muzuki said without hesitation.

Danzo smiled and then handed Muzuki two scrolls.

“Inside is a high-level Fire Release Ninjutsu from the Village, and a cultivation secret medicine. You should continue to work hard in the future, and I will notify you when I need you,” Danzo said.

Danzo wasn’t worried about his investment going to waste. Even if Muzuki became disloyal in the future, Danzo had ways to make him loyal.

The resources of his Root were not so easy to take.

“I will definitely not let down your painstaking efforts, Danzo-sama,” Muzuki said with a touched expression.

“If Root had more Ninja like you, Muzuki, I wouldn’t have to worry about not having anyone to protect Konoha,” Danzo said with satisfaction.

“You may go back. Cultivate well from now on and await my summons.”

Muzuki finally left with a look of reluctance, giving Danzo an appraisal before he departed.

“Name: Danzo Shimura”

“Chakra: 47000”

“Skills: Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 400/15000), Wind Release: Vacuum Wave (Mastery: 300/15000)…”

“Potential: S (Basic Talent + Sharingan)”

It was about as he expected. Danzo should have Kage-level strength, but he wasn’t strong among them.

Compared to his old classmate Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo’s stats were much worse. Not only was his Chakra tens of thousands less, but his skills couldn’t compare either. He only had one Nature Transformation at the Mastery level, and its proficiency was very low, barely qualifying as mastery. He also only had two Ninjutsu at the Mastery level: Vacuum Sphere and Vacuum Wave.

However, Muzuki did not underestimate Danzo. No matter what, Danzo was currently stronger than him.

Although he didn’t have many mastered Ninjutsu, Danzo had mastered quite a few forbidden Ninjutsu, making him quite difficult to deal with in actual combat.

After walking a certain distance out of the Root Base, the expression on Muzuki’s face gradually returned to normal.

“Sandaime wants me, and he still doesn’t want to let go? Being too persistent can be annoying,” Muzuki sighed softly.

He truly wanted to develop peacefully, and once he reached a certain level of strength, he would do what he could.

But Danzo always seemed to make things difficult for him, with Root Ninja suddenly appearing in his yard, and even when he was letting him go, he still wasn’t satisfied and called Muzuki to Root.

Muzuki was very dissatisfied with Danzo, and also with Root. He was also very dissatisfied with this dangerous world full of psychopaths.

If his strength could reach a level sufficient to suppress everything in the future, Muzuki wouldn’t mind standing above all and making this world a bit more normal.

After returning home, Muzuki took out the scroll Danzo had given him and took a look.

Discovering that the so-called high-level Fire Release Ninjutsu was the Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, which he had already mastered, Muzuki immediately lost interest. As for the cultivation secret medicine, Muzuki didn’t even bother to look at it and just tossed it into a corner.

Muzuki continued to research Sealing Technique. From the current situation, Danzo seemed to want to use him as a spy within Sandaime’s ranks.

Therefore, the research on Sealing Technique could not stop. Perhaps one day, Danzo would suddenly want to put another curse mark on him. Muzuki thought it probably wouldn’t be on the same day it was removed, as that would be a huge slap in the face if Hiruzen Sarutobi found out.

“Finally mastered it,” Muzuki thought, nodding to himself as he looked at the Five Elements Seal, which he had finally gotten started on. Then, he directly smashed a proficiency scroll onto it, and a large amount of Sealing Technique knowledge appeared in his mind.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, only one’s own strength is the most reliable.