[You spent the entire day lost in thought.]
[At 7:25 PM, when you decided to go out for noodles, an anomaly occurred.]
[You were stopped by several people wearing dog masks. You recognized their identity at a glance… they belonged to Danzo's Root.]
[They stated their purpose: "Danzo-sama wanted to see you."]
'Holy crap, the Akatsuki didn't come, but Danzo came first?'
The pressure on Takumi instantly increased.
Previously, he deliberately aligned himself with Sandaime, partly for the freedom to move and choose missions, but also importantly, to guard against Danzo!
You need to know, Danzo is no good guy.
Ever since losing the Hokage's position against Hiruzen back then, he's been hiding in the shadows, constantly scheming against this and that, doing sneaky, underhanded things.
And this guy is very covetous of obtaining powerful abilities.
Wood Release, Sharingan, even Shisui's Kotoamatsukami...
Takumi was afraid of being brainwashed by Kotoamatsukami, which is why he pulled Hiruzen close.
Who knew Hiruzen would be so incompetent and weak.
Danzo, it seems, simply doesn't pay him any mind!
Regardless of whether Takumi is his favorite or not, he still comes to investigate.
Takumi took a few deep breaths, his mood becoming somewhat tense.
'Continue the simulation.'
[After learning their intent, although you had reservations, you felt Danzo wouldn't dare do anything to you, so you went anyway.]
[At 7:50, you arrived at the underground room, Danzo's chamber.]
[As soon as you entered, the door closed. Danzo stared at you with a gloomy face and got straight to the point.]
[He asked if you were a surviving orphan of the Uchiha Clan.]
'He really asked that, huh?'
Takumi had actually anticipated this scenario before.
Stunning Hidan with a single glance… others would easily associate his technique with Itachi's Tsukuyomi.
[You firmly denied it. You even proactively showed Danzo your eyes, indicating you didn't have the Sharingan.]
[Danzo pondered slightly. However, the next second, he suddenly lifted his eyepatch and used the Genjutsu Kotoamatsukami on you.]
[You were caught off guard and fell for it instantly.]
"???!!!"
'Holy...!?'
At this point in the simulation, Takumi almost sat up on the spot!
'Damn!'
'I fell for it just like that!?'
'I was caught unprepared, and Danzo just made his move!?'
Takumi's heart pounded, and sweat seeped into his palms.
He truly hadn't expected Danzo to be so bold!
He could be considered Konoha's rising star now, the most notable among the younger generation.
Even so…
Danzo still dared to make a move on him?
"Damn, good thing I simulated this now, otherwise it would be too late tomorrow..."
Takumi wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued the simulation.
[After Danzo used Kotoamatsukami on you, he brainwashed you.]
[The content of the brainwashing was only one thing: 'You are always loyal to Danzo, and when needed, you will do anything for him.']
'That really is Danzo's style.'
Takumi couldn't help but sigh.
'Truly the man bearing Konoha's dark side. Brainwashing me like this wouldn't make me act abnormally… I would still do what I normally did.
'But whenever Danzo needed it, I would instantly become his pawn.'
Do anything for him...
That definitely included assassinating Hiruzen and the like.
Perhaps one day in the future, when Danzo felt the time was ripe, he would order him to kill Hiruzen.
'That idiot Danzo, with such a powerful skill, just brainwash Hiruzen directly!'
'"Make him pass the Hokage's position to you, problem solved!'
While sighing with emotion, Takumi also had to admire Danzo's stupidity.
Holding the most unbeatable cheat in the entire Shinobi World, he only knew how to hide underground scheming, being the scapegoat.
What a waste of a divine gift.
Steadying his mindset, Takumi continued the simulation.
[At 9:10, you emerged from the Root's underground room.]
[Because Kotoamatsukami's ability is flawless, you were completely unaware you had been brainwashed.]
[In your subconscious, you already believed you were Danzo's subordinate. This consciousness was like an animal's instinct, like a newborn duckling that automatically follows its mother without being taught.]
[When the critical moment comes, to be used by Danzo, you would go through fire and water, even sacrifice your life, do treasonous things...]
[Your instinct believed this was so.]
'Damn, this thing really is a cheat among cheats!'
Seeing his own reaction, Takumi couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The cheats in the Shinobi World are both numerous and absurd!
The Impure World Reincarnation was already hard to counter.
But the most uncounterable is this Kotoamatsukami!
There's simply no way to counter this thing!
It directly and subtly changes a person's cognition!
Turning the brainwashed content into an instinct engraved in their genes!
Even if he was a transmigrator who knew the power of this technique in advance, once hit, he couldn't escape it.
[At 9:40, you arrived home and went to bed.]
[The next morning, you got up as if nothing happened… showered, ate, went shopping.]
[Your behavior showed no abnormality from before. You were still scheming to quickly gain power to counter possible Akatsuki's members.]
'Damn, this technique is just too absurd...'
'No abnormality was the biggest abnormality. It seemed I had truly become Danzo's tool.'
[In the morning, you walked around the village. You went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's office to see if there were any missions you could take.]
[Because you wanted to temporarily leave the village and simulate during the mission to gain new abilities.]
[After looking at three or four missions, you returned home to prepare.]
[You planned to use the afternoon and evening to simulate again and master a new ability.]
[At 12:10, you ate and hurried back to your room, but unexpectedly, Danzo was already waiting for you there.]
[He told you to follow him. You offered no resistance, asked no questions, and simply followed him out of the village.]
[At 1:05, you arrived at the place where the Akatsuki invaded Konoha the other day. Danzo wanted you to demonstrate your abilities to him.]
[You had no doubts and directly demonstrated your Demolition and Fist Emperor prowess.]
[You caused massive destruction, creating a crater seven or eight meters wide on the ground.]
[Danzo was shocked on the spot, very surprised by your ability.]
[He demanded you tell him how you acquired your abilities.]
[You answered truthfully, fully disclosing that you were a transmigrator and that you had a simulation system.]
'This!?'
Reading this, Takumi was really a bit unable to take it.
His scalp went numb!
'I even revealed something like that directly?'
'This is just too exaggerated!'
Takumi had only one thought: He must find a way to destroy that Kotoamatsukami's Sharingan!
Otherwise, how could he even play!?
His biggest secret was exposed so easily, it was simply unheard of!
[After hearing your explanation, Danzo was first dumbfounded, but he immediately demanded you continue explaining.]
[You explained in detail what the system was and what the simulated lives were.]
[You explained what a transmigrator was, that the world you came from was a modernized world, and that Naruto was just a manga and an anime over there.]
[Danzo was shocked beyond measure, completely thrown off.]
[It took him a full half hour to recover before he continued questioning, asking about his own life.]
[You told him you knew his life inside out. In the manga, Hiruzen would die in the near future, and Tsunade would succeed as Godaime Hokage.]
[Two years later, during the Five Kage Summit, he would be killed by Sasuke.]
[You even told him his nickname was Konoha's Blame Kage. In your world, many people mocked him, like 'Susano'o stabbed by a kunai', and 'Danzo risking his life just to seal half a bridge'.]
[Danzo's old face turned green with anger. After gritting his teeth for a few minutes, he continued pressing for your goals.]
[You told him your goal was to chase women… Hinata, Ino, Sakura, Tenten, Yuhi Kurenai... all the girls in the Shinobi World, you wanted to get them. Right now, you were just accumulating power to achieve that goal.]
[Danzo didn't comment on your grand goal. He probably felt young people's interests were a bit different from an old man like him.]
[He continued questioning, asking if you had any way for him to become Hokage.]
[You answered truthfully: Just use Kotoamatsukami to brainwash Hiruzen, isn't that simple?]
[Regarding this, Danzo also told you why he couldn't do that. Because many high-ranking people in Konoha knew he coveted the Hokage's position, plus he had attempted to assassinate Hiruzen before, which made Hiruzen wary of him everywhere.]
[Forget whether he could succeed in making a move, and even if he did succeed, and Hiruzen yielded his position to him, it would inevitably alert many people, like Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Kakashi, Asuma, etc. These people would suspect he was behind it.]
[Therefore, he couldn't directly target him. He had to wait for an opportunity, preferably for Hiruzen to die from other causes.]
[He asked you again, if following the manga's plot, would you prevent Hiruzen's death?]
[You told him you would, because you had been using Hiruzen, and you still needed him to bring you benefits.]
[Danzo told you that if it really came to the day Orochimaru invaded Konoha, you should not intervene, and after Hiruzen was killed, you should find a way to kill Tsunade.]
[You agreed.]
'My fucking god...'
Seeing the simulation reach this point, Takumi's thoughts were in turmoil!
'Damn...'
'Not only my identity as a transmigrator, but I even spoiled so many things!?'
'Things about his world, that Naruto is a manga, Danzo's plot, the kunai stabbing Susano'o...'
'And most crucially…'
'This Danzo was fully utilizing him!'
'Not only did he extract future intelligence, but he even used that intelligence to make arrangements for me.'
'Kill Tsunade...'
'If I really succeeded, Danzo might indeed smoothly ascend to the Hokage's seat.'
'This is too close... Good thing I simulated the next two days now.'
'Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.'
Swallowing hard, Takumi continued the simulation with a feeling of having had a narrow escape!
[Danzo asked you if your system could be transferred. You asked the system and told him it couldn't.]
[Danzo shook his head somewhat regretfully, then gave you an order.]
[He told you that all future simulations must be conducted in his presence, and the lives simulated and abilities gained must be truthfully reported to him.]
[Because your thoughts had been altered, you could only nod.]
[At 5:30 PM, Danzo told you to return home alone.]
[After returning home, you acted as usual, eating and thinking.]
[But this time was different… you began to take Danzo's warnings as one of your own guidelines for action.]
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FOR EVERY 50 POWER STONES, I'LL UPLOAD ONE CHAPTER