"That damned Uzumaki brat!"
In the hospital, Danzo was sitting on the hospital bed, and his first words after waking up were to cure the Kyubi's Jinchuriki.
"Heh heh heh..."
"Danzo-sama, the experiment was a success."
"The Hashirama's cells in your body have integrated even better than before."
"Though I wonder..."
"When will you give me what I was promised?"
Kabuto removed his gloves and stepped back beside Orochimaru, who was inexplicably dressed in a nurse's uniform.
No one would have thought that after killing Hiruzen, Orochimaru did not leave Konoha Village, but instead sneak into the hospital and completed the treatment for Danzo with the help of the Root.
Well...
The so-called treatment is just a cover for another one of Orochimaru's experiments.
"Orochimaru!"
"Know your place!"
"We are merely collaborators!"
Danzo felt Orochimaru was getting a bit too bold that he dared to speak to him in such a tone, so he issued a warning.
However, thinking that this guy's contribution was indeed very great this time, he reluctantly decided to hand over a pair of Sharingan to placate him.
After a while, Danzo spoke again.
"I only have this one pair of Sharingan left."
At his words, Yamanaka Fu heard took out a small box and walked up to Orochimaru.
After opening it, a pair of two-tomoe Sharingan were found floating in the test tube.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you... Danzo-sama."
Orochimaru looked at the box greedily, motioned for Kabuto to take the box, and then said his final farewell to Danzo.
"Ah, one more thing..."
"I heard that Konoha's Godaime Hokage has been chosen."
"It's Tsunade."
When Danzo heard the news, his face instantly darkened and he looked like he might explode at any moment.
"Well then... farewell."
Kabuto held Orochimaru and performed Reverse Summoning Technique, then disappeared from the spot with a bang.
"Bastards!!"
"The Hokage's position belongs to me!"
Danzo clenched his fists tightly and cursed through clenched teeth.
However, Orochimaru's cell fusion experiment had at least solved his previous predicament.
With the integrated Hashirama cells, he now possessed the ability to use Wood Release… Moreover, according to Orochimaru's analysis...
His Wood Release is twice as strong as Yamato's, which is good news.
If you ignored the three Hashirama's faces now embedded in his chest, he was practically a normal man again.
As for the price...
All the Sharingan that he had transplanted on his arm had been completely consumed during the procedure.
Fortunately, in the final moments, he had managed to salvage Shisui's eye, otherwise, based on his instinct for survival, he would have lost that eye too.
"Return to Root."
Danzo snorted coldly and stood up from the bed.
The most urgent task is to go back and transplant Shisui's eye.
Once that was done, it wouldn't matter if it was that Uzumaki brat or anyone else. With Kotoamatsukami, they'd all fall under his control.
'Hmph!'
'Just wait!
'The position of the Godaime Hokage must belong to me, Shimura Danzo!'
…
Konoha Village.
Itachi and Kisame strolled openly toward the village's gate.
As members of the Akatsuki, they have no intention of hiding their identities.
Of course, as the double agent, Itachi also wanted to use this opportunity to warn Konoha about the Akatsuki's threat, which meant putting on a show of force.
And to make an impact, they needed to instantly crush some famous Shinobi, enough to make the village's higher-ups take notice.
It would also serve as a warning to Danzo so that he won't have any ideas about his younger brother.
Well…
To put it in simpler terms, it means causing chaos in Konoha Village.
"Let's go."
Itachi uttered the two words and walked towards Konoha, while Kisame beside him immediately followed.
The two of them entered Konoha Village one after the other easily.
Just a few minutes after entering the village, a voice suddenly called out from behind them.
"Hey, you two at the front..."
"Hold it right there!"
Itachi and Kisame instantly became alert and turned to look at the speaker.
Kisame's hands were already on the big sword behind him, ready to attack at any time.
"Hey, you two are going the wrong way."
"The Hokage's funeral will begin soon, hurry up and follow me."
"If we're late, Jiraiya-sama will deduct our pay."
Uchiha Itachi: "???"
Kisame: "???"
'What the hell??'
The two Missing-nin both had strange expressions under their bamboo hats.
'Since when were we invited to the Hokage's funeral?'
'Didn't you see that our clothes were so strange and different from those of Konoha??'
The person in charge, Koshiro, didn't find it strange at all.
As one of the largest entertainment brokers in the Shinobi World, he'd been hired to arrange Sandaime Hokage's funeral.
While he didn't know why this funeral required dancers and singers performing on the cemetery, he really couldn't resist Jiraiya's financial persuasion.
And in order to satisfy Konoha, he also commissioned other entertainment giants to bring in a lot of handsome men and beautiful women.
As for the 'weird costumes'...
That yellow-haired kid from Konoha had prepared all kinds of costumes for everyone.
Fishnets, thigh-highs...
Compared to that, what's so strange about the two people in front of him wearing black robes with red clouds patterns?
"Hehehe..."
Kisame chuckled darkly and was about to draw his sword to chop this person in front of them.
But Itachi subtly shook his head to stop him.
They didn't have the full picture yet, so it's better to wait and see. And also, they can go to Hiruzen's funeral.
Itachi felt that will be a good opportunity to show their strength.
He might even get to see his younger brother.
"You two, follow me."
"By the way, when the funeral begins, you must take off your hats."
"I can't even see your faces..."
Itachi lowered his head and the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"Yes."
Kisame seemed to understand Itachi's thoughts and felt happy.
'If we take off our hats at that time, it would probably give the people of Konoha a big scare, right?'
'Two S-Rank Missing-nin casually attending the Hokage's funeral...'
'Now that was entertainment.'
Koshiro muttered something to himself as he led the way toward Hiruzen's gravesite.
Behind him, the two most dangerous men in the Shinobi World followed without hesitation.
…
In front of Hiruzen's gravesite…
More than twenty tables have been set up in a large open space.
Dozens of yellow-haired people were moving among the crowd, carrying trays and serving food.
Meanwhile, the eyes of every Konoha's Shinobi present were glued on the stage erected at Hiruzen's grave...
"Hehehe... Good work, kid..."
"These clothes you made are really nice..."
Jiraiya crouched near the front and looked at the performers dressed in a JK short skirt and black stockings on the stage with an obscene smile.
The thirty-odd singers and dancers on the stage were all dressed very indecently.
They looked even poorer than those women in the brothel.
If not for the solemn occasion, Jiraiya would have wanted to blend in and do some 'research'.
"It's really not bad."
Kakashi crouched beside him and expressed his professional assessment.
Konohamaru propped his chin on his hands, unable to understand what was so good about the women on the stage.
'These women are not as interesting as the door panels in my home.'
"That's a must."
"These things have been tested in the market."
Naruto said proudly while squatting on the ground.
It has to be known that those clothes were the exclusive 'combat equipments' of clickbait streamers and cosplayers in his previous life.
They'd been scientifically engineered to ensnare the male psyche, even the men in the Shinobi World.
The four of them, old, middle-aged, young, and brat, squatted in a row, periodically emitting suspicious snickers.
Nearby, the black-cloaked Sasuke kept his hat pulled low, refusing to look at the stage.
Whenever he sees the JK mini skirts, the traumatic memories appeared in his mind.
"When will this end?"
"I still need to go back to train."