Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

"Who killed you? Was it the leader of the Akatsuki, Nagato?"

"Nagato?"

Hearing that name, Danzo immediately thought back to the time when he teamed up with Hanzō to persecute another Akatsuki group.

Back then, he received intelligence saying that a group in the Hidden Rain Village had emerged, one that was very good at gathering people's support, and it was even growing stronger recently.

After some investigation, he learned that the group's ideology was completely opposite to his own.

So, under the pretext of safeguarding Konoha's safety, Danzo quickly sent someone to the Hidden Rain Village to contact Hanzō, wanting to eliminate this organization.

After some persuasion from Danzo, Hanzō—who had been terrified by Konoha during the Second Great Ninja War—agreed to the request to destroy the Akatsuki organization.

As long as Hanzō took action, Danzo would achieve his goal, whether or not the Akatsuki was truly eliminated afterward.

If the Akatsuki were destroyed, the Hidden Rain Village would lose a large portion of its war potential.

Those who joined the Akatsuki were all ninjas from the Land of Rain, and most of them were young.

With so many young lives lost, the Hidden Rain Village's reserves would definitely face problems.

If Hanzō didn't eliminate the Akatsuki, it would still breed hatred between the two sides, which would pull the Hidden Rain Village into the conflict, weakening them further.

No matter the outcome, it would be beneficial for Konoha.

But now, he didn't quite understand.

Wasn't the Akatsuki already destroyed by Hanzō back then?

Afterward, he even sent someone to the Hidden Rain Village to investigate, since all of his men had been killed, and he needed an explanation from Hanzō.

It was there he received the information that the Akatsuki had indeed been completely eradicated by Hanzō.

Even the light screen said that he and Hanzō had killed Akatsuki's leader Yahiko. Could that be a lie?

Could it be that Hanzō made a mistake in the past, allowing Nagato and the others to escape?

Danzo, who had seen the information, naturally knew who Nagato was. The Akatsuki organization was originally created by him, Yahiko, and Konan.

Among them, Yahiko with orange hair was the leader, Nagato was the powerhouse, and Konan was in charge of the organization's finances.

Could it be that this current Akatsuki is a new organization created by Nagato and the other surviving members?

"I don't know if I died by the hands of the Nagato you mentioned," Danzo said, "but I know I died from a black rod used by a person with Rinnegan, that rod pierced through my heart."

"Don't you have so many Sharingan? Can't you use Izanagi to revive yourself?"

Jiraiya didn't dwell on whether he died at Nagato's hands. He had already roughly guessed that this current Akatsuki was a new version founded by Nagato and Konan.

"You think I'm useless?"

At this point, Danzo's expression turned dark. "I wasn't attacked by just one Rinnegan wielder, but by five people. Among them, some can summon many summoning beasts to attack, some can absorb chakra from ninjutsu, some can use mechanical weapons, and some can fly and attack from the air. I died at the hands of the flying one. The most outrageous thing is, one of them has a secret technique that can revive other Rinnegan wielders."

There was a lot of information in these words, and everyone present listened attentively.

Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, and the Third Hokage had already confirmed that these Rinnegan wielders were puppets created by Nagato using the power of the Rinnegan.

After seeing the light screen earlier, they had some suspicions.

Now, hearing Danzo's words, their guesses were even more confirmed.

Even Danzo, who was recalling that battle, began to suspect that these Rinnegan wielders were not human.

"These Rinnegan wielders are very powerful. Thanks to their lack of understanding of Izanagi, I ambushed and killed the one who could summon the summoning beasts after my first death. But then, he was revived by another Rinnegan wielder."

During the battle, I also discovered that their vision seemed to be shared. Even though my attack was from a visual blind spot, they were able to avoid it easily, as if they had eyes on the back of their head.

Also, that one who was revived had a ridiculously fast resurrection speed, and it seemed like there were no side effects at all.

After all of this, I think the people I'm fighting against aren't really alive. They seem more like corpses controlled by something.

Danzo said all this, thinking that the Third Hokage and the others would be very surprised.

After all, everyone knows about puppets, and Sand Village is quite skilled at using them.

But the puppets in Sand Village are just lifeless objects, unlike these Rinnegan wielders, who can talk and use various secret jutsus. He's never seen something like this in all his years.

However, neither the Third Hokage nor Jiraiya showed any sign of surprise, which made Danzo feel something was wrong.

"Why? You all already knew these people were puppets, didn't you?"

"We only had some guesses from the corners of the footage on the light screen."

"Then can you tell me, what exactly are these puppets?"

{ Note: Danzo don't know they are Rinnegan Wielders}

"Of course. The Rinnegan wielders you speak of are actually one of the three great ocular jutsus of the ninja world, also known as the Sage's Eye—the Rinnegan."

"Rinnegan?"

"That's right. The puppets that attacked you most likely used the power of the Rinnegan to control them."

"Damn it, I never expected there would be Rinnegan in the Akatsuki organization."

If he had known this earlier, when Hanzo ambushed the Akatsuki, he should have gone in person instead of sending a few Root members to supervise the battle.

When he found out that all the Root ninjas he had sent were dead, he should have become suspicious and realized something was wrong.

He never imagined that Hanzo would lie about this.

He only killed one Yahiko but told the people he sent that he had killed all the members of the Akatsuki.

False information can be dangerous.

This is what got him killed, after all.

"Well, if you had known that the Akatsuki had the Rinnegan, with your personality, you would have definitely gone after it yourself to take the Rinnegan. Isn't that how Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan ended up in your hands?"

Danzo ignored Jiraiya's sarcasm and asked, expressionless, "Do you have any other questions?"

"No, nothing to ask. But I need you to draw out the five puppets that attacked you. Can you do that?"

"Are you underestimating me? When I was younger, I was also the strongest in the village. I excelled in calligraphy, painting, and chess—unlike some old man who only lurks around peeping at the bathhouse. What a pervert."

Cough cough. 

"Danzo, don't say that. I just happened to pass by."

"Stop making excuses. An excuse is just a cover-up, and a cover-up means there's truth to it."

Danzo glanced at Jiraiya, "Like master, like disciple. Look at how much you've ruined the Fifth Hokage of Konoha."

"..."

The Third Hokage and Jiraiya fell silent.

They no longer wanted to talk to Danzo. They just wanted him to draw those five puppets and then leave to go back to his "Pure Land."

At this moment, the perceptive Orochimaru took out the paper and brush he had already prepared and looked at Danzo with a strange smile.

"Thank you, Lord Danzo!"

"Hmph! You poisonous snake aren't any good either."

He grabbed the paper and pen, and Danzo continued to sketch while muttering to himself.

"Speaking of which, all three of you Sannin were taught badly by Hiruzen. One's a pervert, one's a gambler, and one has a cruel personality."

"Well, well, a complete set of the three evils: lust, poison, and gambling."

"Hiruzen, you're really a good teacher for them."

Third Hokage:

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