Chapter 801: Women Only Slow Down a Man’s Sword-Draw Speed!
"Uchiha..."
The Sunagakure ninja only managed to scream the clan name before his consciousness plunged into an illusion.
Of course, the intruder was none other than Uchiha Kagami.
When he noticed Chiyo and several others leaving the medical room to participate in the match, he immediately disguised himself as a medical ninja and sneaked in. The two Sunagakure ninja outside the door were also ensnared by his Sharingan genjutsu.
In a situation where one side was prepared and the other negligent, an ordinary Sunagakure ninja stood no chance against Kagami’s Sharingan illusion.
After dealing with all the guards, Kagami immediately approached Danzō’s bed and checked his physical condition.
Once he confirmed that Danzō had no serious injuries and that the Sunagakure medical team had indeed healed him, Kagami felt relieved.
It seemed Danzō truly succeeded in his undercover mission in Sunagakure—he was trusted and well cared for.
But he must have suffered greatly, right?
It couldn’t have been easy!
Still, even if it wasn’t easy, he couldn’t let him sleep forever.
This was the prime age for striving and growth—how could he just keep sleeping?
There were still questions to ask—wake up!
Kagami opened Danzō’s eyelids, stared into his eyes, and activated the Sharingan illusion.
He instantly entered Danzō’s mental space.
Someone who is merely unconscious, not brain-dead, can even dream while asleep—so of course this wouldn’t stop an illusion from attacking their mental realm.
(Danzō, I’m coming in!)
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In the Hokage’s office, Konoha Village.
Fourth Hokage Danzō, exhausted after a long day of work, closed the documents in his hand.
At that moment, the Hokage’s office door slammed open.
"Danzō!"
"How many times must I say it? At work, call me by my title—can’t you remember, Hiruzen?"
"Hokage-sama, there’s a matter..."
"Exactly. Go make me some tea first."
"I didn’t come here to make tea for you!"
"What? You dare disobey the Hokage’s orders?"
With no choice, Hiruzen restrained himself and obediently prepared a hot cup of tea for Danzō with great care.
"Good, now that’s the taste! So comfortable..."
Danzō raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk on his lips, brimming with pride.
"Hokage-sama, this is the annual security budget report submitted by the Uchiha Clan. The finance department has approved it; it only awaits your signature for final approval."
"What? They dare request a hundred million? Does the Uchiha Clan want to attack the moon? No, I won’t approve it!"
"But... the budget is reasonable, since they’re responsible for securing nearly the entire world..."
"No—cut it in half immediately! Otherwise, I won’t sign!"
"That’s against regulations."
"I am the regulation!"
"But if the Uchiha Clan causes trouble..."
"Let Kagami handle it. As long as he’s around, the Uchiha can’t cause any trouble!"
"I still disagree."
"Disagree all you want—you’ll still hold back."
"Danzō, you’ll regret this!"
"Hiruzen, I am the Hokage!"
*BRAK—!*
The door slammed shut.
Watching Hiruzen’s vengeful back disappear, Danzō’s lips curled into a wide grin—he felt utterly refreshed.
He didn’t actually want to harm the Uchiha. After all, his relationship with Kagami was good, and he had little reason to target the Uchiha in this world.
He just wanted to argue with Hiruzen—to vent the fatigue from his daily work.
At that very moment, another warning cry rang out from the Anbu guard outside:
"Hokage-sama, run quickly! Lady Chiyo has arrived!"
"What?!"
Danzō was shocked. He immediately jumped up, aiming to escape through the window.
But as soon as Danzō crashed through the glass, he realized he hadn’t escaped the office at all—he reappeared inside the Hokage’s office again.
And the person entering wasn’t Chiyo—it was his friend, Uchiha Kagami.
"Kagami, it’s you! You scared me—I thought it was Chiyo..."
"Hahaha, is this your dream, Danzō? So you really do want to be Hokage! What a wonderful dream!"
Kagami smiled at Danzō, his eyes showing a hint of understanding and amusement.
He never expected Danzō would play around in his own dream—he’d already become Hokage.
But it wasn’t strange—most Konoha ninja probably dreamed of becoming Hokage at some point.
"Kagami, what are you talking about? Dream? You..."
"Oh, sorry. I forgot to awaken your primary consciousness..."
Kagami apologized, then snapped his fingers.
In an instant, all the surrounding scenery vanished, shattering like glass into crystals.
Both of them now stood in a pure black mental space symbolizing clarity.
At the same time, Danzō’s primary consciousness pierced through the dream, overriding his subconscious, recalling all memories, and realizing he was dreaming.
"..."
"So... it was all just a dream?"
Danzō murmured, confused. He seemed not fully awakened from that pleasant dream—the feeling was so real he wanted to relive it endlessly.
"Yes, it was all a dream. Sorry for interrupting your beautiful dream..."
"It’s fine."
Danzō’s rough face turned red, slightly awkward and embarrassed. After all, he’d just seen his arrogant self playing Hokage in his dream.
Damn Uchiha bastard—even privacy within dreams wasn’t spared!
"So, what now? Where’s my body? Did you enter my mental space using illusion?"
"Yes. You’re currently unconscious in the temporary medical room—no major issues."
"Good. By the way, Chiyo, she..."
"You mean the young Third Kazekage? She’s probably at the fourth match right now. I sneaked in when she left the medical room."
"I see. And Hiruzen?"
"Hiruzen’s fine too—I visited him. He just needs more rest."
"Good, good he’s okay. In the end, I rushed too much—should’ve slightly adjusted the Rasenshuriken’s trajectory..."
Danzō felt a bit guilty.
Though in that battle both he and Hiruzen fought with full strength, they both knew they held back—they didn’t truly see each other as mortal enemies.
So Danzō felt a little guilty for using the Rasenshuriken and nearly killing Hiruzen.
"Thankfully Sensei intervened. But most importantly, you’re both safe."
"And you—I never expected you to become this strong."
"Did you even have time to train while being a spy in Sunagakure?"
Kagami praised sincerely.
The fight between Hiruzen and Danzō had shocked many ninja. Even Koharu and Homura were stunned.
They thought everyone was just relaxing.
Yet these two suddenly became so powerful.
It was a huge blow to them—they even swore to train twice as hard after the tournament ended.
"The situation in Sunagakure is complicated. I’ll explain in detail after the mission ends."
"Alright."
"By the way, did you come looking for me on purpose? Not just to visit me, right?"
Danzō patted Kagami and asked again.
"Oh yes. I came to quietly warn you. These past few days, the Sunagakure delegation seems dishonest."
Danzō was shocked: "What do you mean?"
"These past few days you’ve focused on the tournament—maybe you didn’t notice."
"But Anbu and the Hyūga Clan have been monitoring them. Several members of the Sunagakure delegation secretly contacted parties they shouldn’t have met."
"Which parties?"
"Remnants from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure who infiltrated Konoha Village!"
"What?!"
Danzō was shocked. He and Chiyo had indeed focused solely on the tournament these past few days, staying up late studying tactics.
They hadn’t paid much attention to the other delegation members.
He never expected they’d be so bold as to contact remnants from other villages. What were they planning?
Were they trying to cause trouble in Konoha?
Didn’t they fear death?
"If you’ve already located these village remnants, why not arrest or kill them immediately?"
"Sensei Tobirama intends to wait until the tournament ends to capture them all, so as not to disrupt the schedule."
Kagami was also slightly puzzled.
Given their home-field advantage and absolute power,
Quietly capturing these village remnants should’ve been no problem.
Yet during the tournament, Tobirama ordered him and Anbu not to act rashly—only to monitor silently.
What could he possibly be planning?
"Oh! Maybe Sensei has his own plan."
Danzō realized and stopped overthinking.
Like Kagami and others, Tobirama’s image in his students’ eyes might not be the most noble—but he was unquestionably the most strategic and intelligent.
Trusting Tobirama was the right thing to do.
"So, what I want to warn you about is this."
"After the tournament ends, those village remnants will definitely be captured."
"And I’m not sure if they’ve made secret agreements with the Sunagakure delegation."
"But at that time, if any Sunagakure ninja help them create chaos or harm Konoha citizens, I won’t hold back!"
"Danzō, do you understand?"
Kagami stared at Danzō, warning him with utmost seriousness.
When it came to protecting the village, Kagami would never compromise or show mercy!
After all, there were cases where spies gradually changed and betrayed their village.
Though Kagami completely believed in Danzō’s loyalty to the village and his teacher, a small reminder wouldn’t hurt.
After all, heroes fall for beauty!
Just a few days ago, even fearless Hiruzen had fallen for temptation.
Kagami had been fully confident in Danzō—until that dream...
Hmm... it made Kagami slightly worried.
"I understand!"
Danzō grew serious and nodded firmly.
"Remember! Whoever it is—even that Kazekage—if she chooses the wrong path, I won’t hesitate either!"
"Don’t worry. I won’t let her do anything foolish. And I won’t let anyone destroy our village!"
Danzō replied just as firmly.
After all, he was the man destined to become Hokage—how could he allow anyone to threaten his village?
Even if it was Chiyo...
Hmm, he’d definitely find a way to deal with it!
Kagami looked at Danzō with slight doubt, yet deep trust.
Never expected!
Hiruzen had just betrayed their pure friendship, and now this proud Danzō wasn’t being honest either...
Only Tobirama remained single for life—the true idol Kagami admired most!
"Alright. I’ll go now—I won’t disturb your rest anymore."
After delivering the key points, Kagami prepared to leave.
"Wait..."
"Hmm? Need help returning to your sweet dream?" Kagami grinned mischievously, adding a touch of humor.
A small thing like that was easy to do with illusion techniques.
"No. Can you wake me up? I don’t want to sleep anymore."
"I can, but you’ll recover slower and might get dizzy."
"It’s fine. Let me wake up for a bit."
"Alright!"
Kagami used illusion to awaken Danzō, bringing him back to consciousness in the medical room.
Then he quietly left.
After Danzō woke up, he did feel slightly unwell—his mental exhaustion was too great.
But he needed to wake up briefly, to wait for Chiyo to finish her match and talk with her about the threat Kagami mentioned...
Sunagakure sought ways to protect itself, but they wouldn’t commit suicide by cooperating with remnants of other clans.
Causing trouble in Konoha territory now—that was outright suicide!
’I wonder if Chiyo won?’
Danzō sat halfway up, gazing out the window, listening to distant cheers from the arena. He couldn’t help but imagine.
A few minutes later.
Inside the room, the Sunagakure ninja who had fainted from the Sharingan slowly regained consciousness.
"Huh? What’s going on?"
The awakening ninja looked confused, having no memory of being tricked by the Sharingan.
The power of the Hypnotic Eye was unimaginable.
"Maybe you were too tired and fell asleep..."
"Tanaka, you’re awake?!"
The Sunagakure ninja was shocked and overjoyed, no longer wondering why he’d slept.
"Yes."
"How are you feeling? Anything uncomfortable?"
"I’m fine. Just a bit hungry—please bring me some food."
"Right away!"
The Sunagakure ninja quickly left the medical room and ran off to fetch food.
A few minutes later,
He returned with lunch and handed it to Danzō.
Danzō, drained of chakra and desperately needing energy, started eating immediately. Young men always had good appetites!
"Tanaka, how does it taste?"
"Not bad."
"Then eat slowly. Once you’re done, we can talk about cooperation?"
"What kind of cooperation?"
Danzō suddenly looked up—he sensed something was wrong.
"Of course, mutually beneficial cooperation, Danzō!"
The Sunagakure ninja in front of him smirked wickedly and rapidly transformed—into White Zetsu.