Danzo Hokage

For The Good Of The Village

Chapter 7: For The Good Of The Village

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AN: This is conversation heavy so alot less overall story development and more setting up things to come. The darker nature of this world is also shown. But nothing too bad.

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Root Base.

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It wasn't long after he had returned from the fight that he was taken to a secluded underground base and left alone. The suddenness of it all was quite jarring, to say the least, but something he could understand. He had after all just shown off what was clearly a new Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit). Such a development required the utmost security and secrecy. It was in that nearly empty grey-colored room that he waited and waited some more and waited some more after that. Soon the minutes turned into hours and before long he was feeling the effects of the prolonged social isolation.

Meanwhile just outside the room, Danzo watched as the boy walked from one side of the room to the other. It was clear to him that the boy who he viewed like a grandson was getting antsy. It was at that moment that two out of the three sages walked up. The two looking less than pleased with the news that their grandchild was being housed inside one of these cells.

"Danzo why is my grandchild in a holding cell"? Tsunade Senju Namikaze asked as her arms crisscrossed her sizeable bust. Jiraiya for his part only watched as Naruto began walking on his hands. The boy was resourceful he would give him that but even he wanted to know why he was being housed inside a holding cell, however unlike his wife he held his tongue. His answers would come in time he only needed to wait to learn what it was.

"He... Danzo pointed at Naruto who was now busy doing one-arm push-ups has displayed a new bloodline limit. This is a mere precautionary measure, nothing more". Danzo answered the visibly upset woman who upon hearing the news didn't seem all that happy.

"So what are you waiting for, sensei"? Jiraiya asked.

"I'm waiting for your wife to stop giving me the fucking stink eye and enter the damn room". Danzo shot back making the medic step back and eye him with a look of utter bewilderment.

"Why not send Orochimaru"? Tsunade asked before a powerful kick sent the woman to her knees. In seconds both Danzo and Jiraiya were at her side one holding her hand the other placing a seal to put the child to rest.

"Thank you, sensei she has been a bit kick happy the past few days. Danzo at once answered the still unanswered question.

"He is busy with other matters. Matters that couldn't be delayed for this". Danzo said before removing his hand from her swollen belly.

"Doing what"? She asked happy her child wasn't about to try to field kick her again.

"Experiments". Danzo replied before entering the code to the room and opening the door. Naruto at once stopped his training and stood at the ready. 

"Hokage-same". Naruto said with a respectful bow. The man, in turn, giving the boy a grandfatherly like smile.

"Raven the tools". Danzo ordered before a tray of medical tools were rolled inside the room and placed beside his grandmother.

"Your hand". Tsunade ordered. She wasn't his grandmother now she was a medic and her tone reflected that. There would be no softness here. No loving words. No hugs or kisses. Here they would be professionalism and nothing else. After taken a vial of his blood the four ninja waited. With an audible ding, the test results were in.

"Sensai you may want to look at this". Tsunade said as she handed him the paper. Danzo was many things but a medic wasn't one of them but even so, this was clear to even his eyes.

"By the sage and the holy log". Danzo proclaimed quite loudly. His eyes nearly bugging out at the sight before him.

"Get me Kakashi...NOW"! Danzo ordered in a tone of voice not seen or heard since the days of the Third Great Ninja World War.

Naruto open your mouth". Danzo said softly. At once Naruto did as he was ordered. A few seconds later it was closed.

Nothing you heard today is to be spoken to anybody. If you do...". The rest needn't be said it was clear enough what it meant.

"Of course Lord Hokage. But if I may ask, sir what can't I say"? Naruto asked jokingly getting a pat on the back by the man.

"Here". Danzo said as he tossed a scroll to him. Upon opening it his eyes grow wide. A brand new jutsu and an A-ranked one at that. This would be his second such jutsu to his already respectable arsenal of jutsus. With that done he exited the room and locked it. The two powerful ninja sharing a knowing look. No words needed to be spoken and yet that somehow made it all the worse.

"What will become of my Naruto-chan"? She asked. Danzo couldn't face her when he answered her.

"ROOT my dear. He will go be undergoing training in ROOT.

"What of his team, his friends surly you couldn't...". She was stopped by the cold words of her sensei.

"He is also a ninja of MY village. He is a tool to be used in the defense of this village and the land of Fire. Whatever the cost may be that is the ninja way. You know that as will your daughter. This is the way of the world, my dear. He must be trained to use this new power properly for the good of the village, for the good of the kingdom". Danzo said before walking down the hallway and out of sight. Once gone she fell to her knees and cried. Long and hard until Kakashi walked up and picked her up. She needn't say a word the sight was damning enough.