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Could it be a competition or exchange between genin from other ninja villages?
Danzo secretly guessed.
Madara Uchiha's reckless actions last time likely provoked discontent from other major ninja villages.
Those villages sent genin to Konoha for "exchanges" in an attempt to save face, which was actually a challenge.
While assessing the situation, he secretly glanced at his companions out of the corner of his eye.
Uchiha Kagami's face was filled with embarrassment and awkwardness. He scratched his cheek and, forcing a smile, softly advised, "Izuna-sensei, how about we just let it go? It feels... a little inappropriate..."
Standing on the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi also gave a wry smile and chimed in, "Yeah, Izuna-sensei, isn't this going to hurt our relationship? Why do we have to make it like this..."
Seeing this, Danzo nodded to himself.
Judging from his guess, it seems that he is pretty much right; it is indeed the ninjas from other villages who want to have some kind of exchange.
Since Izuna-sensei and Uchiha Madara were brothers, their personalities must have been similar.
Izuna-sensei wants us to completely crush them, probably because he wants to use this opportunity to thoroughly suppress those who are dissatisfied with Konoha, right?
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami hesitated so much probably because they were afraid of going too far and affecting the harmonious relationship between their village and other ninja villages.
Danzo felt he had guessed most of the truth. He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and sneered inwardly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, you're still as cowardly and incompetent as ever.
Other villages have come to cause trouble!
This is clearly no ordinary ninja; we must strike hard!
"What do you know!"
At this moment, Uchiha Izuna also spoke up, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction with the two's retreating attitude.
He glanced coldly at Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha, and reprimanded them without any politeness: "How can you be so cowardly?!"
Having said that, he turned his gaze directly to Danzo, who had remained silent until now, his eyes filled with expectation and reliance: "Danzo! Tell me! In the past, you were always the most enthusiastic and supportive of the teacher at times like this! What do you think?!"
"I……"
Danzo was speechless for a moment when the teacher suddenly called on him.
But when Danzo met Izuna-sensei's eyes, which were full of trust and expectation, he was startled and forcibly suppressed his unease and doubt.
Given the current situation, both Kagami and Hiruzen Sarutobi are backing down, and Izuna-sensei is the only one hoping to make a statement.
If I hesitated and stammered at this moment, I'm afraid I would greatly disappoint the teacher!
Besides... his previous guess was probably correct. At most, it was just a match with a genin from another village. What was there to be afraid of?
No matter what, we must not let our teachers down!
Thinking of this, Danzo took a deep breath, straightened his chest abruptly, and answered loudly, "Yes! Izuna-sensei! I will do whatever you say! I will follow your arrangements!"
"I will definitely follow the teacher's will and crush them!"
He spoke with unwavering conviction, his words resounding throughout the training ground.
After Danzo finished speaking, he nodded emphatically, his expression one of unwavering confidence.
He has every right to say that.
After all, from childhood to adulthood, Hiruzen Sarutobi had always been the best among them.
In this world, Danzo has easily crushed Hiruzen Sarutobi on several occasions, and even earned praise from Izuna-sensei on several occasions.
He was quite adept at tormenting Hiruzen Sarutobi, handling the situation with ease!
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, a genius of Konoha, is not enough to compare, let alone those other so-called genin from other villages.
"it is good!"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Izuna's gloomy expression instantly brightened, and he broke into a hearty smile.
He patted Danzo on the shoulder forcefully, his eyes full of approval, and laughed loudly, "Danzo! I knew I hadn't misjudged you! You are truly the teacher's most capable right-hand man!"
"Truly the student with the strongest will to fight among all my students!"
As he spoke, Izuna turned around and glared at Uchiha Kagami, saying with considerable displeasure, "Did you hear that, Kagami? You should learn from Danzo! As a member of the Uchiha clan, your Will of Fire is even inferior to that of the Shimura brat!"
"Yes, yes... Teacher is right..." Uchiha Kagami was embarrassed by the scolding and lowered his head awkwardly, not daring to say another word in his defense.
The sudden praise left Danzo momentarily stunned.
His chest heaved slightly, and it took him a while to come to his senses.
Izuna-sensei values him so much that he even uttered the phrase "Will of Fire"!
Danzo was both surprised and puzzled.
Will of Fire...
In his understanding, this was the philosophy that Hashirama Senju initially promoted, representing his love and dedication to the village.
Could the "Will of Fire" spoken of by Uchiha Izuna, an Uchiha clan member, be the same as that advocated by Senju Hashirama?
Regardless, being so highly praised and trusted by his teacher gave Danzo a sense of satisfaction and pride he had never felt before.
This feeling was something he had never experienced in reality.
At least, Tobirama-sensei had never praised him like that.
Danzo was at a loss for words and could only stand there upright.
At this moment, Izuna-sensei's appreciation and trust in him may be the perfect opportunity that fate has given him to make up for his past regrets!
With the unwavering support of his beloved disciple, Uchiha Izuna was in high spirits.
He suddenly raised his arm and pointed with high spirits in a certain direction outside the training ground, announcing in a loud voice: "Very good! Since Danzo has said so too! Then let's set off!"
Uchiha Izuna's eyes suddenly blazed with fierce fighting spirit, even mixed with some inexplicable obsession.
"Today, we'll show that arrogant Tobirama Senju what's what!"
"Even as teachers, the difference between him and me is like heaven and earth!"
"More importantly, we need to let him know that all the students he taught are... rubbish compared to my students!"
"ah?!!"
Danzo was stunned and couldn't help but shout out.
His jaw nearly dropped to the ground, his mouth was agape enough to fit an egg, and he was completely petrified on the spot!
Danzo stiffly turned his gaze to the left and right, only to see Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha, their faces full of helplessness, clearly aware of Izuna Uchiha's astonishing plan.
What, what are you doing?!
So it wasn't about defending against foreign enemies after all?!
Yes... go find Tobirama-sensei and his students...
And you want... a complete annihilation?!
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Shimura Danzo have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
The huge information gap left Danzo feeling like his brain was buzzing and his thoughts were in complete chaos.
His mind was completely blank at that moment, and he even wondered if he had just hallucinated...
Chapter 248 My life has been a wandering one, and I only regret that I have never met a great teacher.
in the audience.
Madara Uchiha crossed his arms over his chest, his gaze fixed on Izuna's performance on the screen, his eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of surprise on his face.
This dream... is quite a convincing imitation.
Based on his understanding of his younger brother Izuna, he knew that Izuna's competitive nature would indeed lead him to do such a thing.
However, Madara Uchiha immediately realized a problem.
If Izuna were still alive... given his personality, there would be no way he would abandon his younger brother and leave Konoha alone.
So... in this world where Izuna is still alive, what position would he, Uchiha Madara, hold in Konoha?
This thought caused Madara Uchiha's originally contemptuous and indifferent gaze to slightly narrow, and he began to take an interest in exploring this dream world, no longer regarding it merely as a boring farce.
After all, the figure on the screen was none other than Izuna, whom he missed dearly!
Even though Madara Uchiha's heart was as firm as a rock, seeing Izuna reappear before him stirred up some indescribable emotions within him.
In stark contrast to Madara Uchiha's engagement, the three Konoha members on the other side of the audience were not paying much attention to the dream on the screen today.
Their attention was almost entirely focused on Uchiha Madara, who had appeared to the side.
At this moment, the audience seats naturally split into two sections.
On one side was the Konoha camp led by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with Jiraiya and Kakashi sitting on either side of him.
All three looked extremely solemn, with Hiruzen Sarutobi's face being particularly gloomy, indicating that he was not at peace.
They watched Madara Uchiha warily, wondering why this legendary ninja had suddenly appeared.
However, Madara Uchiha ignored these probing gazes, having long been accustomed to them.
On the other side, the entire group consisted of members of the Uchiha clan.
Ban sat alone in the front row, his posture seemingly casual and relaxed, yet naturally exuding a profound and dignified presence.
Obito sat diagonally behind Madara, feeling extremely uneasy, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
Itachi remained silent in the corner, his expression unreadable, seemingly detached from the situation and not uttering a word.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly approached Jiraiya, and whispered, "Something's not right... His age is off."
Jiraiya looked surprised upon hearing this and turned to look at Kakashi: "Kakashi, why do you say that?"
Kakashi stared at the figure in the front row, his voice even lower: "I saw Madara Uchiha in Obito's dream last time. More than ten years ago, he was already an old man, frail and wrinkled, on the verge of death! But the Madara who appears here now... is clearly in his prime!"
"According to past patterns, the external form after entering the dream world is based on the physical state in reality."
Jiraiya nodded slowly and said in a deep voice, "These are the rules we've already confirmed. But what he's showing now is clearly..."
"At the peak of their prime."