After Tsunade left with Shizune, Setsuna and Guy trained for another hour before dragging their tired bodies home.
After returning home, Setsuna stretched his body and nodded in satisfaction: 'Small wins accumulate into great victories. Every day must be a win, win, win. Today was another day full of gains.'
Although tired, he was indeed very satisfied. Today, he not only secretly learned the Gentle Fist but also obtained a way to practice the Yin Seal.
This feeling of making progress every day was far more pleasurable than certain degenerate pleasures.
After washing up, Setsuna lay on his bed and began to think: 'If the Yin Seal can be modified, then perhaps the Eight Gates can also be modified into a mode suitable for Ki, like the Kaio-ken? But the prerequisite is a sufficient understanding of the human body. So, I really need to find Orochimaru after all...'
As his thoughts drifted, Setsuna fell asleep...
He didn't know how long it had been when Setsuna suddenly opened his eyes. Two masked figures stood by the window, looking quite eerie under the moonlight.
One of the masked Ninjas said in a cold voice: "Danzo-sama wants to see you. Come with us."
Setsuna's expression was not good. Although he had studied under Master Shen, he also admired Master Roshi's training philosophy: "Be active often, study often, enjoy entertainment often, savor life often, and rest often," integrating training into life. Rest was also training.
Interrupting his sleep was interfering with his training, hindering his progress. The consequences were serious.
Setsuna said coldly: "Dan-what Z-what? Never heard of him. Get lost now!"
The two Root Ninjas showed no reaction, just mechanically repeated: "This is Danzo-sama's order. If you don't come, we can only take you by force."
From the moment they joined Root, they underwent training to 'eliminate the self'. They had no names, no emotions. Even if Danzo was disrespected, they wouldn't get angry. Completing the mission was their only belief.
Setsuna certainly wouldn't get angry at two emotionless puppets, but a lesson still had to be taught. It would be even better if he could drag out the person behind them and give him a beating.
Seeing that Setsuna still had no intention of getting up, the two simultaneously formed hand seals, intending to capture him by force. But the next moment, they felt a sharp pain in their faces.
Setsuna almost instantly appeared beside them, pressed the back of their heads, and made their faces have an intimate encounter. Their masks shattered, and some fragments lodged into their faces, blood flowing freely.
Although the two felt no pain, they couldn't help but feel fear rising in their hearts… a primal fear inherent to life itself that even their frozen hearts couldn't suppress.
Setsuna whispered in their ears: "Get lost right now! And tell the scum behind you to die far away!"
As he spoke, Setsuna hooked the door open with his foot and threw the two out like garbage, far away. Then he clapped his hands and sat back on the bed.
"Such bad luck. Didn't attract Orochimaru, but attracted that old bastard Danzo instead." Setsuna shook his head slightly and decided not to sleep anymore, sitting on the bed to meditate.
'Given that old bastard's temperament, he probably couldn't stand such an insult. Might as well wait patiently.'
Sure enough, after just ten minutes, the two Root Ninjas returned, following behind a Ninja with half his body wrapped in bandages.
The clear, quiet moonlight shone down, but the newcomer still hid in the darkness, as if he were darkness itself.
Setsuna opened his eyes and asked, pretending not to know: "Are you the Danzo they mentioned?"
Danzo's voice was hoarse, like dry wood: "You have quite the nerve, daring to make me personally 'invite' you."
"You're the one with nerve, daring to infiltrate Konoha to capture people as a Ninja from an enemy village." Setsuna first pinned a label on him.
Danzo frowned slightly. In the past, he was always the one framing others. This time, he was the one being falsely accused. He felt this brat was indeed very suitable for Root.
"Ignorant! I am Konoha's elder, Shimura Danzo."
"Never heard of you. I only know the Hokage-sama. I don't know any Shimura Danzo." Setsuna yawned. "If you're not from an enemy village, then leave my house. Don't disturb my rest."
Danzo's eyes turned cold, but he still didn't want to cause too much commotion: "Can't you understand my words? Come with me now! This is an order from Konoha's higher-ups!"
Setsuna scoffed: "Even if it were an order from Hokage-sama, I have the right to refuse missions, let alone some sewer rat that crawled out from who knows where."
Danzo glared angrily: "Who said that? Nonsense! A Ninja's duty is to obey orders!"
"This is, of course, part of the Will of Fire as explained by Hokage-sama." Setsuna said, then suddenly widened his eyes, "You don't even know the Will of Fire explained by Hokage-sama, and you still claim you're not a spy?"
"That fool Hiruzen, what is he teaching them at the academy?" Danzo was inwardly furious. He certainly couldn't go study Hiruzen's Will of Fire, wouldn't that mean his own philosophy was inferior to Hiruzen's?
"Since you're a spy from an enemy village, I don't need to hold back anymore." Setsuna grinned 'ferociously' and shot out like an arrow from a bow, fast enough to create a sonic boom.
Danzo was startled by Setsuna's movement and almost instantly formed seals to use [Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere], but his aim wasn't to attack Setsuna. Instead, he used the recoil of the Wind Release to rapidly push himself backward.
With a loud roar, the ground where he had been standing completely split open. The entire street churned, and the residual wind stirred up by the impact made his old face ache.
Although Setsuna's house was in a relatively quiet corner of the village, the loud noise still woke up many nearby residents.
Danzo, at this moment, could no longer maintain secrecy. Fine beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
Although he had heard that Setsuna's Taijutsu was very powerful, thinking about the Third arranging a spar between Asuma and Setsuna, he had subconsciously believed that Setsuna was at most at the level of an ordinary Jonin. Reaching Jonin-level with just Taijutsu was already considered a very high estimate. But when he actually faced Setsuna, he realized how wrong his previous guess had been.
The pressure Setsuna gave him was like facing the Third Raikage. A single punch had destroyed an entire street. This destructive power was almost at the level of a Forbidden Jutsu, yet it was just an ordinary punch from the other.
'That bastard Hiruzen, how dare he boast that his son only narrowly lost in a fight? It was clearly a show!' Danzo gritted his teeth but didn't have time to think too much as Setsuna's punch closed in again.
Danzo used Wind Release: Shuriken to interfere with Setsuna while dodging and retreating, entering the nearby forest.
'But this is good too. I'm increasingly confident he can become the perfect test subject.' After the initial panic subsided, Danzo also calmed down. His own strength wasn't weak, and he had encountered the Third Raikage on the battlefield, so he knew how to deal with this type of Taijutsu expert.
Setsuna was also happy to follow Danzo into the forest. In case the fight got too brutal later, it wouldn't be good to scare the neighbors.