Naruto: How to Be an Undercover Shinobi

Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Volume 3 - Chapter 38: Brave Danzo, Undaunted by Hardship



Carrying Kakuzu's still-warm body, Reiji returned to Konoha.

It was deep into the night, the moon dim and stars few—perfect sleeping weather.

Standing in his courtyard, Reiji closed his eyes and focused, sensing Danzō's location.

For some reason, his Flying Thunder God formula, like his chakra, was unusually persistent and hard to dispel.

It was the same with his shadow clones. While others' would vanish over time, his didn't disappear unless they were fatally damaged or ran out of chakra.

Weird, but he wasn't the research type, so he didn't bother dwelling on it.

Soon enough, Reiji locked onto Danzō's position.

The old geezer was home.

With a simple one-handed seal, Reiji vanished.

...

Shimura clan grounds, inside Danzō's residence.

Reiji reappeared beside Danzō's bed and, without hesitation, slapped the snoring old man across the face.

"Hey, big bro! Look what I caught!"

His boisterous voice echoed in the room. Danzō, wearing turtle-print pajamas, blinked open bleary eyes, staring blankly at Reiji.

"Come on, wake up!"

Still dazed, Danzō caught another slap.

This time, he jolted upright, pupils wide, and let out a shriek.

"Holy shit! Reiji Sakuhō, what the hell's wrong with you?!

Showing up in the middle of the night, standing over my bed?! Damn it, I almost had a heart attack!"

Outside, Root shinobi burst into the room at the noise, forming a defensive circle around Reiji.

Reiji put on an exaggeratedly hurt expression, hoisting Kakuzu higher on his shoulder.

"Come on, bro—it's me, Dan! Look what I brought you!"

Danzō finally noticed the body. His eyes lit up.

Waving off the surrounding Root operatives like flies, he grinned wide.

"Scram, all of you! Can't you see my little brother's home?"

Ignoring the sting on his face, he moved up beside Reiji with a pleased expression.

"You've done me a huge favor. I've been after this guy for ages!"

"I knew it." Reiji smiled sweetly, but inside, he was already scheming.

"So…" Danzō's eyes darted back and forth between Reiji and Kakuzu.

Reiji grinned and held out his empty hand.

"No need for games. Teach me your Wind Release and sealing techniques, and Kakuzu's all yours."

Danzō's eyes narrowed.

His Wind Release and Fūinjutsu were his bread and butter.

But if he could extract Earth Grudge Fear from Kakuzu's brain, maybe—just maybe—he could fuse it with something else. Like a Sharingan. Or, better yet, Kagami's Sharingan.

At that point, who cared about Wind Release?

Decision made, Danzō put on a reluctant face.

"Which techniques? Name them."

He figured Reiji only knew what he'd seen in their one fight. He had no idea this guy had seen all of Shippuden.

Reiji could've pulled these from the library, sure. But it was a hassle, and he didn't want to waste his clearance on non-critical jutsu. Plus, he wasn't sure if some of them were clan exclusives.

After a pause, he rattled them off like ordering at a noodle stand.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave. Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves. Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere. Wind Release: Great Vacuum Sphere. Wind Release: Shuriken. Wind Release: Vacuum Blade."

Danzō's face darkened instantly.

You little bastard. You're stripping my whole arsenal bare!

Reiji took a breath, then grinned and added, "Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. Binding Curse Seal of Self. Reverse Four Symbols Seal."

Danzō stared at him, stunned.

That's right—Reiji was reciting it straight from Baidu Wiki.

If this guy had Wood Release or a Sharingan, he'd be drained dry tonight.

Veins bulged on Danzō's forehead. He gave Reiji a side-eye and grumbled, "The Binding Curse and Reverse Four Symbols—don't have 'em. If you want those, hit the library."

Dammit! Is he from the Yamanaka clan or what?! Every jutsu he asked for is one I was eyeing!

Still, his thirst for Earth Grudge Fear and mecha mode outweighed everything.

Sighing, Danzō opened his nightstand, pulled out a pile of scrolls, and shoved them into Reiji's arms.

"I'll give you the Cursed Tongue Seal tomorrow. Now take your crap and let me sleep."

Reiji smiled, nodded, and disappeared with the scrolls.

...

Staring at the now-empty spot beside his bed, Danzō suddenly froze—then exploded.

"Goddammit! Reiji Sakuhō, you bastard! You forgot to leave the body!"

Almost immediately, Reiji popped back in, hand raised.

Danzō ducked instinctively. "I'm awake, alright?! No need for another slap!"

Reiji scratched his head, laughed sheepishly, dropped Kakuzu on the floor, and vanished.

Danzō let out a long sigh and called toward the door.

"Take Kakuzu to Root. Maximum security."

"Yes!" A Root shinobi appeared instantly, slung Kakuzu over his shoulder, and disappeared.

Danzō stood still for a moment, then suddenly stripped off his turtle-print pajamas, lay down stark naked, and muttered,

"Someone, check if there's a mark on my body!"

A Root agent wearing a bird mask entered and nodded quickly.

After a thorough search, the agent said respectfully, "Danzō-sama, there's nothing visible."

"Check again. Thoroughly."

Having read the Flying Thunder God scroll, Danzō knew Reiji had to have left a marker on him somehow.

The agent nodded and resumed searching.

After a moment...

"Danzō-sama... there's something weird on your head. But I can't make it out through your hair."

Danzō slapped a hand to his face. There was only one thought in his mind: I want to die.

That damn Reiji... of all places to leave a seal, he had to choose my scalp.

Do you know how much effort I put into looking young? To avoid looking like Hiruzen and losing all my hair?

Grinding his teeth, Danzō bellowed, "Shave it off!"

The Root agent flinched. "Sir, shave the whole head or just the marked area?"

"All of it!" Danzō roared.

In a flash, the Root ninja drew his kunai and shaved Danzō clean.

As Danzō rubbed his now gleaming scalp, he turned with a grim expression.

"What does it say?"

The Root operative trembled, dropped to his knees, and stammered, unable to speak.

Danzō's fury surged.

"Say it! Or I'll kill you!"

The agent backed away, neck shrunk in, and whispered,

"Dan... was here."


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