Crack! The cane suffered again.
Danzo's face was dark, and he continued his attack, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! Hiruzen, you will regret this!"
However, Homura Mitokado, who was beside him, threw out an Earth Release: Earth Wall to block for Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Danzo, you should restrain yourself. The clans have a lot of opinions about Root."
Danzo almost crushed the cards in his hand, "Homura, are you a partner?"
Koharu Utatane then used Wind Release: Shuriken Technique on Danzo, "Danzo, I'm also a partner. In this round, there are only the Shadow and partners, no rogue ninja, enemy ninja, or spies."
"Good! Very good!"
Danzo threw away his hand and flipped over his identity card, "So, you've decided I'm the usurper and are ganging up on me? All these years, I've worked tirelessly in the shadows, doing all the dirty and tiring work. Now that the Uchiha are gone, you're discarding me like a spent bow after the bird is caught, is that it?"
The three remained silent.
Based on their understanding of Danzo, calling him a usurper was not an exaggeration.
This guy even assassinated the Hokage. His mind and eyes are full of the position of Hokage. What else could he be but a usurper?
Sarutobi Hiruzen also put down his hand, took a deep drag from his pipe, and sighed, "Danzo, disband Root. The Village is facing peace now, and Root has become an obstacle to the Village's peace. You should understand."
Danzo was silent for a long time, but he couldn't refuse.
However, deep in his eyes were ruthlessness and unwillingness, "Okay, I will hand over the Root roster, but I want to keep a few people to assist me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two breathed a sigh of relief, "That's very good."
Danzo slammed the door shut and left, but his eyes showed no sign of defeat.
Isn't it just disbanding Root?
Disband it, then disband it, but with the control of the Tongue Sealing Curse, the ninja who come out of Root will still be his, Danzo's, people! As long as he is not dead, the outcome has not been decided. He will definitely become the Fifth Hokage!
It was the evening of the first of every month again.
Xia Mu flashed into the special laboratory, holding a flashbang in his hand.
As he channeled his Chakra, the components of the flashbang were absorbed into his body, and he mimicked Tien Shinhan's movements, taking a stance and pointing his fingers at his temples.
"Sun Fist!"
Buzz! A strong light burst from his body, instantly engulfing a large area.
Even though Xia Mu was the source of the light, his eyes were blurred by the strong light at this moment. If there were enemies opposite him, they would be even worse off.
Xia Mu was very satisfied with this, "I didn't expect it to be so easy to succeed, but I should bring more sunglasses in the future, otherwise with one Sun Fist, my teammates will also suffer, and there will be no one to cooperate with for a surprise attack."
The first project was finished. Next, it was time for the research of big moves.
Xia Mu used his mind to create a large mountain forest in the laboratory, then rubbed a ball in his hand and directly pressed it against a large tree.
"Rasengan!"
"Oh my Rasengan!"
"Water Release: Spiraling Torrential Blast!"
Boom! Xia Mu threw the scalding spiral water ball into the distance. The Vortex Boiling Bullet instantly exploded. The huge vortex water ball directly submerged a mountain, grinding the entire mountain into powder, and terrifying hot steam also swept around.
However, this time he threw it far away, so Xia Mu was not affected.
Obviously, after his many modifications, the Vortex Boiling Bullet had stabilized a lot and could be used for long-range attacks.
"Phew! It's finally successful. It wasn't a waste of my time researching it!"
Xia Mu showed a joyful smile. At this time, he was sure that his combat power was at least Jonin level. He only lacked practical combat experience, which he could accumulate after graduation. It didn't matter.
Next, he experimented with other moves.
He clapped his hands together, and a huge Earth Release top flew up from the ground, spinning wildly and smashing onto the ground, instantly drilling a large hole in the ground.
"Earth Release: Soaring Spin!"
Then came the next move. He raised his palm and supported a water disc the size of a millstone. The water disc spun wildly, emitting a chilling cutting sound, and the next second it was thrown out by him.
"Water Release: Water Blade!"
Swish! The Water Blade actually decapitated the mountain neck directly, showing its sharpness.
Xia Mu extended both hands again. His left hand's fingers shot out sharp Chakra threads, cutting a thick large tree into sections of firewood. The fingers of his other hand, however, shot out several sticky Chakra threads, easily sticking to the trunks of several large trees, and with a pull, he uprooted the several large trees from the ground.
"Well, basically these are the moves. I think they should be enough for now. As for later, I'll wait for the Eight Gates and the Hatake Sword Style. After Sarutobi Hiruzen dies and Tsunade takes over as the Fifth Hokage, I'll go find Tsunade and ask for the Flying Thunder God Technique. I imagine at that time, when Konoha is in a difficult transition, Tsunade won't be stingy. But everything is just speculation, it's hard to say if it will work out.
Moreover, I can't waste these few years before graduation. So, the most important research next is: Sage Mode!"
In fact, there are many examples of being able to absorb natural energy in the history of the Ninja World. Even the library might have collections, after all, Sage Mode is not unfamiliar to many ninja.
For example, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and even Hashirama Senju, all know Sage Mode.
Since Konoha was founded, there have been not a few ninja who have seen Sage Mode, but no one dared to try it because absorbing natural energy casually would turn them into stone.
Only Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze had the guidance of the Toad Sage, which is why they achieved success.
As for Hashirama Senju, he is the God of Shinobi, it is normal for him to know Sage Mode.
Therefore, the method of absorbing natural energy is not difficult to find. Even if the library doesn't have it, you can just spend money at the Exchange Shop. I don't believe I can't get it.
At that time, Xia Mu will experiment in the special laboratory state, anyway, he won't die.
Once he adjusts the ratio of natural energy, body energy, and mental energy bit by bit, he will naturally successfully learn Sage Mode.
At that time, his combat power will naturally skyrocket, and he will at least have Shadow Level strength.
Everything is planned.
The next day, the second, Shino came to Xia Mu's house.
At this time, Tenten was flipping through a pile of scrolls. Shino was not surprised by this because Tenten had the key to Xia Mu's house and had long considered herself the mistress of the house.
"Shino, you're here. Come in quickly. Tenten, you too."
Xia Mu quickly greeted the two into the house and also prepared sunglasses for himself and Tenten, "The light of the Sun Fist is very dazzling, so you have to wear sunglasses. I'll start teaching you now."
With the doors and windows closed, Xia Mu carried the flashbang with him, then struck a pose and activated the Sun Fist.
A strong light enveloped the room. Even though the three of them were wearing sunglasses, their eyes felt a little uncomfortable, and they couldn't see things clearly, but precisely because of this, the effect of the Sun Fist was good.
Tenten praised, "This move is amazing. The enemies will all become blind in an instant. Won't they be like lambs to the slaughter?"
Shino also nodded in agreement, "That's right! However, you must first prepare sunglasses for your partners and agree on a secret signal. As soon as the signal is given, everyone puts on sunglasses, otherwise, if your partners also become blind, it will be meaningless."