Chapter 151: Kicking Butt
"Go on, continue telling me what has happened in the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha over these years?"
Masahiko sat in the main seat that originally belonged to Hiruzen, speaking with an expectant look. Having found one discrepancy, Masahiko soon discovered another inconsistency. Logically speaking, if he had truly been in a coma for so many years, his age on the status bar should have increased or decreased by more than a decade, but it hadn't changed at all.
The four elders exchanged glances. Hiruzen hesitated before speaking, "Elder Masahiko, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Please don't be too sad..."
Masahiko was stunned, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"It's fine. Just tell me if a lot of things have happened in Konoha over these years."
"For example, did Sakumo commit suicide?"
The expressions of the four opposite him turned strange. "Have you been hiding in the village all these years?"
Masahiko shook his head. "No, but I know prophecy."
"I also know that the Senju clan should have declined, Tsunade developed hemophobia, and the Uchiha should have intentions of rebellion..."
As Masahiko spoke one by one, the expressions on the faces of the people opposite him became more and more colorful. It seemed Masahiko knew everything about Konoha, big or small, and didn't even miss secrets known only to the four of them.
"Oh, right, and Orochimaru should have defected..."
Speaking of this, Masahiko frowned.
"Wait, which year did Orochimaru defect again?"
Opposite him, Hiruzen was shocked. "Elder Masahiko, why would Orochimaru defect?"
"Not yet?" Masahiko muttered. He felt like he had framed Orochimaru in the dream, but he didn't care much. It was just a dream anyway.
"Never mind. Tell me, besides what I mentioned, is there anything else?"
Several people looked at each other, and Danzo spoke first: "We are gathered here to discuss the handling of the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Namikaze."
Masahiko was startled. His name was actually Naruto Namikaze? That was something he hadn't expected.
However, after a little thought and looking at the strange expressions on the remaining three faces, he understood. Originally, he was probably named Naruto Uzumaki, but fearing Masahiko would interfere too much due to the Uzumaki surname, they temporarily changed it to Naruto Namikaze.
Masahiko smiled. "How should we handle it?"
Danzo continued, "The release of the Nine-Tails this time caused heavy losses to Konoha. I believe the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki should be strictly monitored to prevent such an event from happening again!"
Hiruzen hesitated. "Danzo, Naruto is Minato's child after all. Monitoring him..."
"Hiruzen, although we might not need to monitor him, we must conceal the fact that he is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The villagers cannot know!" Homura Mitokado spoke up.
"No, for the sake of the village, he should be monitored!" Koharu Utatane continued.
...
The group forgot about Masahiko and started discussing among themselves. Masahiko didn't interrupt, wanting to see what conclusion they would reach.
"Hiruzen, you are too soft!" Danzo shouted loudly, causing the group to pause slightly. Masahiko sighed.
With a flicker, he moved behind Danzo and kicked out.
"Soft, is he?"
Danzo was completely unprepared. He was kicked squarely in the butt and crashed headfirst into the wall in front of him.
"Elder Masahiko, you?" Hiruzen looked surprised and spoke hesitantly.
The other two elders also looked strange, unsure whether to demand an explanation for Danzo or watch quietly.
Masahiko ignored them. He let out a long breath in his heart, feeling very comfortable.
"I hated Danzo like this in my past life (knowledge of the series). Taking this opportunity to teach him a lesson is perfect!"
Danzo wasn't injured. He slowly shook his head to clear it and stood up. The expression on his face was a mix of anger and other indistinguishable emotions.
"Elder Masahiko, why?"
Masahiko sighed. "Nothing much. I just find you somewhat unpleasant to look at."
Danzo's expression changed several times. Finally, he snorted coldly and didn't attack.
"Not because he's afraid of me, but because it's inconvenient to attack, right?" Masahiko sighed inwardly. The Uchiha hadn't been exterminated yet, but Danzo had already transplanted Hashirama's cells and several Sharingan.
Seeing the others staring at him, Masahiko smiled and said, "Continue. I'll just watch."
Danzo hesitated. "Hiruzen, we still have to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."
Bang!
With a loud noise, Danzo flew out again.
"As expected, I still can't tolerate it." Masahiko breathed another sigh of relief.
"Elder Masahiko, you..." This time, Danzo was slightly prepared and didn't crash completely, recovering quickly. His face was flushed red; being kicked in the butt twice was already an insult.
In his heart, he must be cursing: "If I weren't unable to beat you, I would have fought you to the death long ago!"
Masahiko ignored him. Since he had already kicked twice and it felt so good, he decided to take this opportunity to kick a few more times!
Next came the "Danzo Bumper Car" segment. No matter how Danzo guarded, he would be pulled by Masahiko's gravitational force and end up getting kicked in the butt.
"Huh?" Masahiko suddenly kicked empty air and frowned slightly.
Danzo, who should have been hit by Masahiko, slowly faded away and appeared in another location.
"Izanagi? You know it even at this time?" Masahiko smiled. "However, no jutsu is invincible..."
"Sealing Jutsu..." Just as Masahiko was about to form seals, Hiruzen blocked his path.
"Lord Masahiko, don't make things difficult for Danzo anymore..." Although he had disagreed with Danzo politically over the years, Hiruzen still couldn't bear to see him bullied so miserably.
Masahiko smiled and waved his hand. "Forget it. After kicking him so many times, I feel very refreshed. I won't trouble him anymore."
"Well then, until we meet again."
Hiruzen was stunned. Masahiko closed his eyes and formed the Ram seal with his right hand. "Genjutsu: Release!"
Opening his eyes, he saw Hiruzen looking at him with a baffled expression. Danzo was still there, looking aggrieved and indignant.
"What's the situation?" Masahiko froze, somewhat at a loss.
"No, this must be fake. It's a genjutsu." Masahiko muttered. "Then my spiritual power must be insufficient."
Masahiko glanced at his Witness Points. 450 points remained. Gritting his teeth, he added 400 points to his Yin Release attribute, raising it to Level 9.
"This should do it."
"Genjutsu: Release!"
The scene before Masahiko shattered layer by layer, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
In the cave, Masahiko slowly opened his eyes. Katsuyu's voice came from beside him.
"Lord Masahiko, you're awake?"
Masahiko sat up and looked at his surroundings. The Katsuyu summon was still there, and the Four Red Yang Formation hadn't disappeared. It wasn't some damned Spider Cave either.
kanji characters flashed before his eyes: *Witnessed and significantly changed the Naruto world Main Story: Sealing Black Zetsu. Received 50 (8) Witness Points.
"Only significantly? Killing it would be completely changing it, right?" Masahiko thought to himself.
Looking around again, he smiled.
"Now this is the correct way to wake up..."