As Minato left the Hokage office, the four remaining people in the room were not relaxed one bit.
Danzo turned first. His one good eye locked on Hiruzen like a hawk spotting a mouse.
"You know what this means, right, Hiruzen?"
Hiruzen let out a long, tired sigh. "Yes."
He continued, "While there are many things that could change in Suna and the shinobi world with the existence of such a kekkei Genkai, the major problem for us and the other great villages would be if Suna puts him in their anbu Assassination squad or Hunter nin squad and trains him in that art."
Danzo's voice dropped low. "If he is put in Suna's Anbu Assassination squad and trains him in that art. Then there is no target he can't take down. One second of eye contact and poof no chakra. A kage, a jōnin, even you or me. We'd be normal old men with a knife in the back. And we would be caught off guard by it and a skilled assassin would be able to assassinate is easily despite our experience."
Hiruzen sighed as he nodded, "I agree, even me without any chakra and support would be useless against the kid. He just lacks experience and age. Suna would make sure that he is not lacking in experience by training him effectively."
Homura stiffened and Moharu's hand tightened on her fan as they heard that. As village elders, their names would sit at the top of any kill list.
Danzo though scoffed in his mind,'I'm not worried for myself. Minato said the kid can only erase chakra of one person at a time. I'm never alone. I have Root shinobi guarding me even when I'm sleep or on the toilet.'
Homura added,"And let's not forget that the boy managed to learn an A rank jutsu by seeing Minato perform it.
"Learn?" Danzo barked. "The boy copied Minato's Rasengan after one look. One! An A-rank jutsu with no hand signs, no practice. I still can't wrap my head around it."
Hiruzen nodded slowly. "I agree. Either the kid has a gift for shape-manipulation jutsu… or he's a once-in-a-century monster."
If Shota knew that he was being termed as a genius for a jutsu that he had learned over four years, he would have laughed and said,"Successfully fooled the oldies."
Koharu leaned forward. "What if Suna breeds more of him? A whole clan of such kekkei genkai users that can erase chakra of multiple people at once?"
Hiruzen shook his head. "We don't know if it passes down.it could be like the First Hokage's Wood Release, unique to one person. No clan, no bloodline, just a miracle. And I am counting on it. This ability is too rare and unique to be passed down through blood."
Danzo sneered. "And Suna isn't stupid enough to try to even built a clan of them. One or two users of this kekkei genkai per generation, max. If they mass-produce that ability, every great village—Konoha, Iwa, Kumo, Kiri will team up to wipe them out. It would be the same thing that happened to the Uzumaki. If they become too strong or too scary, Suna elders themselves would not let such a clan establish themselves inside Suna because that would mean giving away their power."
Danzo looked at Hiruzen. "But the boy is still a big threat to Konoha. Minato needs punishment. He let a walking weapon walk free."
Hiruzen's voice stayed calm. "No. He protected Konoha. We have a ceasefire with Suna. And if we kill another of their genius Rasa, Pakura of the Scotch release, even the Two Honoured Siblings would come out of retirement and they would declare a full out war against Konoha. Yes, We will still win, but Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri won't sit quiet after seeing the casualitities that we would have taken. They'll carve us up while we bleed."
Danzo opened his mouth then closed it. He hated when Hiruzen was right.
'Naive Hiruzen, still so naive,' Danzo thought, his mind already spinning darker plans. 'And you want this soft-hearted blond as Fourth Hokage? Imagine if the village knew Minato let a future Konoha shinobi killer skip away with a smile and a copy of Rasengan. Mothers would riot. Fathers would sharpen kunai. I could use that…'
Hiruzen watched the storm in Danzo's eye. He'd known the man since they were boys. Same class, same sensei, different hearts.
"And Danzo," Hiruzen said quietly, "no repeat of Sakumo. Konoha can't lose Minato. We lose him, we lose the war."
Danzo snorted. "If that's all, I have real work to do for Konoha's safety."
He turned and left the room.
The door shut again. Silence.
Hiruzen rubbed his temples. Homura and Koharu exchanged worried looks.
Outside, in the hallway shadows, Danzo's mind kept racing.
'Can the ability be stolen? Minato said no visible change in the eyes so it's not like Sharingan or Byagukan. So I can't just pluck it out and plug it in.That means that I could try to take his offspring and make him join Root.'
He glanced at his wrinkled hands. 'I'm old. Waiting ten years for the brat to grow up and have kids? Then hope one joins Root? Too slow.'
A cold smile crept on his face.
"No. Better to take it myself by studying his blood. While he's still small. While Suna thinks he's safe."
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