NOVEL NEXT Chapter 058: Is This Girl Karin Uzumaki and Sasuke’s Daughter?
Chapter 058: Is This Girl Karin Uzumaki and Sasuke's Daughter?
Danzo had kept the secret of transplanting the Uchiha clan's Sharingan into his arm hidden from everyone, except for a few within the Root division. Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was unaware of it. After Uchiha Itachi wiped out the Uchiha clan, Danzo immediately led his Root members to collect all the Sharingan, publicly claiming that they had been destroyed. In reality, he kept them for himself and had been researching the Sharingan ever since.
Sharingan transplants were notoriously difficult, especially when transplanting so many at once, as they would conflict with his own cells. Therefore, he enlisted Orochimaru to help him transplant Hashirama's cells into his body. However, unlike Yamato, Danzo's fusion with these cells was incomplete and flawed.
"It's a pity. I also wanted to fully integrate Hashirama's cells, but out of so many test subjects, only Yamato survived; the rest all died. I had no choice but to settle for this partial integration, forcibly enduring the backlash from Hashirama's cells to sustain the power of these Sharingan!" Danzo thought to himself.
For Danzo, the only purpose of these Hashirama cells was to support the eleven Sharingan, including the Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye. He had to constantly suppress the cells' backlash with chakra. Since the transplantation of these Sharingan, he had rarely engaged in combat, fearing exposure. Yet now, the Question Card had exposed him.
At this moment, many people in the livestream were shocked to see the ten Sharingan on Danzo's right arm. They had always believed that Danzo only had one Mangekyō Sharingan, which belonged to Uchiha Shisui. They never expected that he had ten more Sharingan.
[Third Hokage: Danzo, you told me you were injured during a mission and that's why you had to keep your arm and eye bandaged. But it turns out you transplanted all those Sharingan! When the Uchiha clan was massacred, you collected their Sharingan instead of destroying them, didn't you?]
[Sasuke Uchiha: Danzo, how dare you transplant so many Sharingan from my clan! I swear I'll kill you!]
[Orochimaru: Sasuke, you can see in this future scene that you do kill Danzo.]
[Killer Bee: Danzo is something else, having so many Sharingan! Even Uchiha Madara would be envious!]
[Madara Uchiha: Hmph, having more eyes is pointless if they're all ordinary Sharingan!]
[Third Tsuchikage: Sharingan are hard to transplant; otherwise, others would have done it long ago. How did Danzo manage it?]
[Orochimaru: I helped him with the transplant. He studied Hashirama's cells, and after many failed experiments, only Yamato survived. Danzo didn't dare to fully integrate the cells, so he opted for a partial integration on his right arm, embedding ten Sharingan and using Hashirama's cells to sustain their chakra. Even so, he has to endure constant backlash from the cells!]
[Hashirama Senju: What? Danzo transplanted my cells? And Yamato too? Are my cells that valuable?]
[Tobirama Senju: Big brother, your cells are indeed powerful and highly useful, but they are extremely difficult to integrate. Failure leads to death.]
[Mei Terumi: I'm curious, why didn't Orochimaru transplant Hashirama's cells and Sharingan into himself? With so many Sharingan, he could have easily gotten a few from Danzo.]
[Third Hokage: It's simple. Orochimaru's body has its own flaws, and he needs to change bodies every few years. He couldn't risk transplanting Hashirama's cells, and ordinary Sharingan didn't hold any potential worth his attention.]
[Kakashi Hatake: Why did Orochimaru help Danzo?]
[Orochimaru: Simple. Danzo promised to help me gain access to more of Konoha's forbidden techniques. As a high-ranking official in Konoha, he could assist me.]
[Third Hokage: Danzo, you blatantly violated Konoha's regulations and even aided the rogue ninja, Orochimaru.]
[Tsunade: Danzo, I am temporarily suspending all your duties as the Fifth Hokage. Do you have any objections?]
[Danzo: No objections.]
Danzo grudgingly agreed, knowing he couldn't argue back. Now that this secret was out, every Konoha ninja knew about it. Even if he tried to deny it, it would be in vain. Thus, he had to lay low for a while and wait for an opportunity to regain his authority.
Soon, the scene changed again. Danzo was at a disadvantage and was killed by Uchiha Sasuke's Susanoo, but in the blink of an eye, he returned to normal.
[Third Tsuchikage: What's going on? Danzo was clearly killed just now. Why did he suddenly recover?]
[Mei Terumi: Didn't you notice that one of the eyes on Danzo's arm closed?]
[Might Guy: This must be some kind of technique.]
[Orochimaru: This is the Uchiha clan's forbidden technique, Izanagi. It sacrifices the light of one Sharingan eye to turn the caster's death or any other unfavorable event into a mere dream. The reality of Danzo being killed was turned into a dream, and since dreams are illusory and non-existent, Sasuke's attack that killed or heavily injured Danzo never happened.]
[Fourth Raikage: What a terrifying technique! I didn't expect the Uchiha clan to have such a technique.]
[Third Hokage: I know of this technique, but even within the Uchiha clan, it is a forbidden technique. It seems Danzo acquired quite a lot during the night of the Uchiha clan's massacre.]
[Danzo: Sarutobi Hiruzen, what do you mean by this? Do you think you can say anything just because you're dead? You think you're clean when it comes to the Uchiha clan's destruction? Ha!]
[Third Hokage: Watch your words!]
[Fourth Raikage: Wasn't the Uchiha clan wiped out by Uchiha Itachi, who then defected from Konoha? Could there be more to this story?]
However, neither the Third Hokage nor Danzo revealed anything further.
"If Konoha was really involved in the Uchiha clan's destruction, I will definitely destroy Konoha!!" Uchiha Sasuke said angrily.
Of course, he knew that his brother indeed killed the Uchiha clan, and this was indisputable. But it was possible that other high-ranking members of Konoha were also involved.
[Hashirama Senju: Danzo seems incompetent. He has so many Sharingan, and he even has the forbidden technique Izanagi, yet he still seems to be losing to Sasuke.]
[Orochimaru: Danzo is indeed a bit useless. After all, he hasn't fought in years, so his combat power and experience are naturally quite lacking.]
[Fourth Raikage: Doesn't Danzo have Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan? Why doesn't he use it against Uchiha Sasuke?]
[Fourth Hokage: Danzo is obviously wary of that masked man. I'm not sure about the masked man's identity, but he was the one who unsealed the Nine-Tails and released it.]
[Kurama (Nine-Tails): Yes, it was this man. He used the power of the Sharingan to control me, just like Madara did long ago. I suspect he might be Uchiha Madara, but something feels off.]
[Fourth Hokage: I can't be sure, but it's possible that Uchiha Madara survived and lived on to this era.]
[Hashirama Senju: It's quite possible. Madara might have died sometime after that. If it is Madara, controlling the Nine-Tails would be no problem for him.]
[Kakashi: This outfit looks familiar. It's probably the Akatsuki's uniform. Could it be that Madara established the Akatsuki?]
[Hashirama Senju: Madara, does the Akatsuki have anything to do with you? What's your objective?]
[Uchiha Madara: That person is not me, stop making baseless claims.]
[Hashirama Senju: Hmph, it's you for sure!]
[Tsunade: Danzo is wary of the masked man, which is why he hasn't used Shisui's eye. Although I don't like Danzo, he is still a member of Konoha, and Sasuke is a rogue ninja. I hope Danzo wins.]
[Danzo: Tsunade, I didn't expect you to hope for my victory. I thought you'd want me to lose.]
[Tsunade: Business is business.]
The battle didn't last long and wasn't shown until the end.
But it was clear to everyone that the eyes on Danzo's arm were losing their light, and because he feared the masked man, he never used Kotoamatsukami. The final outcome didn't seem favorable for Danzo.
Of course, it was also possible that Danzo won.
Now, the real question came up!
After all, this was a scene shown by the quiz card, so it was definitely meant to set up a question.
[Question: How did Danzo ultimately die?]
[A: Killed by the masked man. B: Killed by Uchiha Sasuke. C: Killed by Karin Uzumaki. D: Died sealing a bridge.]
[Danzo: I die?]
[Orochimaru: It seems Danzo still lost!]
[Fourth Raikage: Uzumaki Karin should be a member of the Uzumaki clan, that red-haired woman we saw in the scene. She probably has a special constitution, with strong chakra and the ability to heal herself or others by letting them bite her. It's a good ability, but she doesn't seem to have strong combat power, so it's unlikely that she killed Danzo.]
[Third Hokage: I feel sorry for Danzo's death, but I also don't think it's likely that Uzumaki Karin killed him.]
[Sakura Haruno: What's the relationship between that woman and Sasuke???]
[Naruto: Sakura, maybe Karin will be Sasuke's girlfriend in the future.]
[Karin Uzumaki: Really? So I'll be Sasuke-kun's girlfriend in the future?]
[Uchiha Sasuke: I don't need a woman!]
[Danzo: Hmph, this is just one possible future. The future is unpredictable, and the outcome can still change.]
[Killer Bee: From the looks of it, how did Danzo die? Big Brother, what's your opinion?]
[Fourth Raikage: There are two possibilities: either he was killed by Uchiha Sasuke or by the masked man. However, from the final scene, it seems Sasuke was also struggling, overusing his Mangekyō Sharingan, and might not have been able to kill Danzo. The masked man, on the other hand, could control the Nine-Tails, so his power is clearly above Danzo's. Otherwise, Danzo wouldn't have reserved Kotoamatsukami to use against him.]
[Killer Bee: So you think the masked man killed Danzo?]
[Fourth Raikage: It's very likely.]
[Eight-Tails: Bee, I think the masked man killed him too!]