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Chapter 9.1- Gamer of the Desert

Added 2023-05-24 22:37:30 +0000 UTC

HIRUZEN- POV

“And once again Danzo, you come to me with nothing but failure.” I sighed at the man sitting in front of me while taking a sip of my tea. My agents at Root had reported the mission to me the moment it had been authorised, but I’d turned a blind eye, hoping to see my friend’s impetuousness finally achieve something useful for the village he was sworn to serve. Of course, it hadn’t borne any real fruit.

“I would hesitate to use that word” The man said, taking a sip of his own, or at least pretending to. Danzo was much too paranoid to drink of anything he did not prepare himself. Even watching my secretary as she made the tea in our presence was not enough to assuage his constant fear for his life. Anyone else might have been offended by the lack of trust, but not me. I found it cute. Cute that he believed that I would ever resort to poison if I wanted him dead. No. I would cruch his skull between my hands and watch his body run cold on the ground. Everyday, I fought that temptation, waiting for him to outlive his usefullness, or for his audacity to overshadow it.

“What word would you use, then?” I asked, playing this game of his.

“A success, but at a different goal. Yes. I did not secure the Ichibi for Konoha, but we do have a much better idea of the Jinchuriki’s strength than any of the other villages”

“Yes, strong enough to kill three of your operatives”

“They were hardly frontline combatants. They were nothing but skilled spies, and were Chunin level at best” He said, trying to wave off the accomplishment.

“Yes. Three Chunin at Six years old. Even Itachi can not boast such a feat.” His scowl at my mention of the infamous nuke nin almost brought a smile to my face. The yooung man’s threat still hadn’t left his mind. The fact that I knew Danzo had wanted to co-opt the boy into Root after the massacre made it all the more satisfying to me.

“And why did you terminate the mission there?” I asked the question that had been bothering me.

A/N; Sneak peek of what I hope to work on with the new chapter. It might take a bit longer than usual. It’s that time of the month.