NOVEL WEB Chapter 22: The Death of the Third Hokage: Danzo Takes Command of Konoha.
January 13th, Saturday. Cold wind.
A sad day for many and, at the same time, a happy one for others.
On this particular day, it was announced to the entire ninja world that the Third Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village had been killed by an enemy attack.
No one really knows who killed the Third Hokage, only that it was discovered later that, on the previous day, at the time of the Fire Country, around 4 a.m., while traveling with some ANBU ninjas towards Uzushiogakure, the Third Hokage was ambushed and killed.
Currently, Konoha is going through a difficult time, either due to losing their leader or because they are precisely without a leader in the midst of the Second Ninja World War.
However, before everyone could panic in the Hidden Leaf Village, Danzo Shimura stepped forward and took 'provisional' command of the village during this difficult time.
Many seemed to be against it, like Hiruzen's two disciples, Tsunade and Jiraiya. However, the third disciple, Orochimaru, supported Danzo taking the lead.
Even those who were against it still couldn't stop Danzo, who had been preparing to ascend to the position of Hokage.
Of course, everyone knew that now that he had taken the position, unless he died, he wouldn't let go of the power.
And, wanting to prove himself, as soon as he took on the role of 'interim Hokage,' Danzo sent most of the combatant Uchiha and a good portion of the main clans of the village to war, thus gaining an advantage over the other villages.
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Tanaka, who also received the news of the Third Hokage's death, was somewhat skeptical.
'Has this timeline changed how things happened in the anime?'
Tanaka doubted that his actions had been significant enough to alter the timeline and cause the Third Hokage's death.
'What if, from the beginning, what happened in the anime is not what actually happened in this world, just someone seeing flashes of this world and telling it in a book, instead of someone really creating this world?'
Tanaka began to speculate.
If it were as he thought, it changed everything.
If not everything is as he believed it to be, then is it possible that even Uzushiogakure might not be attacked and destroyed by the other villages together?
Or even the fact that Black Zetsu has been wandering around for a thousand years, plotting everything so that one day he would revive his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Just like Madara Uchiha, who survived and planned to come back to life with Nagato's help.
As doubts grew in his heart, Tanaka began to review the entire history of this world. Until then, some points were correct, but others were confusing, there were some divergences.
For example, Kushina's mother, Akane Uzumaki. She is someone powerful enough that she prevented Mito Uzumaki from making her go to the Hidden Leaf Village to be treated as a monster upon becoming the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi.
Especially in these last two days in which he had been interacting more with Akane, he did not feel a vibe that she would allow such a thing. When he subtly asked her what she thought of someone becoming the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, she replied:
"If it were my child, I would not allow it – Dattekane!"
The fact that she spoke with such force and seemed to have some thoughts in mind when saying those words made him doubt even more how Mito managed to make Kushina go to the Hidden Leaf Village with her.
After all, although Mito is respected in the Uzumaki Clan, she is more of a Senju than an Uzumaki, giving more priority to the Leaf Village than to her own original village.
So, considering all this, would she have higher status than those who chose to marry in the village and continued supporting it compared to Mito, who married the First Hokage?
It was hard to say, as many might believe she did it as a form of sacrifice to create a stronger bond between the two villages, but it can also be seen as her turning her back on the village, choosing to stay in the Hidden Leaf Village as Hashirama Senju's wife.
One more thing was certain: even if he had to send his children to the Hidden Leaf Village, Tanaka felt that some of them would choose differently from Akane. They might even think it was an honor for the children to be chosen by Mito. This was an irrefutable truth.
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After completing the two zombie dungeons of the day, Tanaka sighed.
[Marshal Zombie Greaves – Rank B] – Defense Power: 250.
Additional effect: +2,500 HP.
Additional effect: 10% damage reduction.
Set effect: [2 items of Marshal Zombie: Increase 10% of maximum HP] – [5 items of Marshal Zombie: 500 defense].
'Only the armor left now...' He murmured: 'Status.'
Name: Tanaka Uzumaki
Class: The Gamer
Title: Conqueror of the Zombie Dungeon
Level: Lv 68 [1.02%]
HP: [11,079/11,079] -> [15,750/15,750]
MP: [5,075/5,075] -> [7,031/7,031]
Attributes:
STR: 58-> 70 (+10%) <(+0)>
VIT: 134-> 158 (+97%) <(+0)>
DEX: 67-> 79 (+30%) <(+0)>
INT: 202-> 217 (+170%) <(+84)>
WIS: 53-> 59 (+15%) <(+0)>
LUK: 151-> 151 (+20 +25%) <(+50)>
Points: 150
Money: 14,350,000 ryō
'Now that I'm close to completing the zombie dungeon set, I should start thinking about doing the ghost dungeon.'
Although he could have gone before, he simply wished to complete the Marshal Zombie set before doing so.
And, although the announcement of the Third Hokage's death made his heart race a little, thinking about the things it could trigger, ever since he leveled up so much, learned various Fuuinjutsu with Akane, and improved himself, especially his Uzumaki lineage, Tanaka gained some confidence.
Compared to when he received the system and recalled his past life, now he found himself full of confidence.
Clicking confirm while on the status page, Tanaka sat on the bed, waiting for something to happen.
[The skill [Favorable Odds Medium] has been unlocked by having LUK greater than 200!]
[[Favorable Odds Medium] (Passive) Maximum Level]
It is a skill that increases the chances of beneficial events and decreases the chances of adverse events naturally.
35% increase in success chance for beneficial actions. 35% reduction in chance of adverse events. 60% increase in resistance to negative effects. Increases skill accuracy by 70%.
[The skill [Ultimate Magic] has been awakened by having INT greater than 300!]
[Ultimate Magic (Passive) Maximum Level]
[A skill possessed by those with the most powerful natural Mana source, even among those who use their Mana effectively.]
[Effect: 50% increase in MP-based attacks]
[Effect: 50% reduction in MP consumption.]
[The skill [Advanced MP Regeneration] has been awakened by having INT greater than 300!]
[Advanced MP Regeneration (Passive) Maximum Level]
[A skill given only to those with INT above 300 allowing them to have faster MP regeneration.]
[Effect: 250% increase in MP recovery rate.]
'This is...'
Out of curiosity, he clicked on MP on his status page.
[MP Regeneration: 697 MP per minute.]
As the saying goes: This is the cherry on top!
With this, he would recover all his MP in minutes.
And, not to mention, currently, he has a 60% reduction in MP consumption, which means, even without using MP conversion, he was practically already able to have infinite MP depending on the skills he used with less MP consumption.
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In the living room, Kushina waited eagerly in front of the table, a plate covered with a glass dome.
When she saw Tanaka arrive, her beautiful eyes sparkled. She said excitedly: "Oniichan, hurry – Dattebane!!"
Noticing the excitement in her voice, especially because of what was in front of her, he smiled, knowing what made her this way.
"Yes, I'm coming." Tanaka went to her, sitting in seiza on the floor next to her.
"Can we open it – Dattebane?" She asked. Even though she was eager, she still asked for his permission.
"Yes, it should be ready now." Tanaka nodded.
"Yay – Dattebane!" Clapping her hands, she reached out and removed the glass covering the plate.
Soon, the previously blurry image of colorful dough became more vivid.
Tanaka reached out and poked the dough with his finger. Then he looked at his finger and smiled: "It's all good, we can play with it now."
"Hehehe, I can't wait for this – Dattebane~!"
Even if she didn't say that, just by her smile and the eager way she acted, Tanaka could already tell.
Picking up a green dough, he began to shape it. Soon, he made a simple miniature figure.
"See, like this you can mold it the way you want, whether it's creating a figure or something more elaborate like this." Soon, he turned it into a refrigerator.
"This is so amazing – Dattebane~!" She clapped her hands again.
"Come on, no need to keep watching. Pick one and try to create something." Tanaka encouraged her.
She looked at him and nodded. Soon, hesitating, Kushina picked up the yellow dough and murmured: "Wow, it's so cool and soft... I like this – Dattebane~"
From a distance, Akane was watching this scene with a gentle smile on her face.
Tanaka, looking at her, asked: "Akane-san, how about joining us?"
Kushina, who until then seemed to have isolated herself in her own little world while making some cute expressions molding the dough, maybe because she heard what Tanaka said, turned, looking at her mother. Soon, she smiled beautifully.
"Yes, mom, play with us~"
"Fufu, I'll join you later, I'm about to start preparing our lunch."
"Okay~" Kushina sang.
Several minutes later, while doing some things with the homemade modeling dough, Tanaka saw a notification on his retina that took him by surprise.
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