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Chapter 140 140: It’s Danzo Again · Oct 25, 2026

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101 Chapter 101 101: Orochimaru’s New Target 2026-10-25
102 Chapter 102 102: Such Great “Bonds” 2026-10-25
103 Chapter 103 103: Fourth: Karin 2026-10-25
104 Chapter 104 104: Karina’s Ability 2026-10-25
105 Chapter 105 105: The Future Team Taka 2026-10-25
106 Chapter 106 106: Completely Exposed 2026-10-25
107 Chapter 107 107: The Deal 2026-10-25
108 Chapter 108 108: A Hollow Promise 2026-10-25
109 Chapter 109 109: The Uzumaki Clan 2026-10-25
110 Chapter 110 110: Right or Wrong? 2026-10-25
111 Chapter 111 111: The Demon Child, Karin 2026-10-25
112 Chapter 112 112: Master and Disciples 2026-10-25
113 Chapter 113 113: Karin and Orochimaru 2026-10-25
114 Chapter 114 114: Human Trafficker? 2026-10-25
115 Chapter 115 115: Abducted 2026-10-25
116 Chapter 116 116: Karin and Sasuke 2026-10-25
117 Chapter 117 117: Sasuke Isn’t Innocent Either 2026-10-25
118 Chapter 118 118: What a Cruel Twist of Fate 2026-10-25
119 Chapter 119 119: Sakura Is Stunned 2026-10-25
120 Chapter 120 120: Still No Answers 2026-10-25
121 Chapter 121 121: Could They Still Cross Paths? 2026-10-25
122 Chapter 122 122: A Fated Encounter 2026-10-25
123 Chapter 123 123: The Lord of Demons? 2026-10-25
124 Chapter 124 124: A Deranged Child 2026-10-25
125 Chapter 125 125: Danzō—Gone the Moment He Appeared 2026-10-25
126 Chapter 126 126: A Brat with Absolute Power(As Promised - 1 bonus chapter) 2026-10-25
127 Chapter 127 127: Orochimaru + Karin (As Promised - 1 bonus chapter) 2026-10-25
128 Chapter 128 128: Orochimaru — “Lord of Demons” 2026-10-25
129 Chapter 129 129: His Face Flushed with Shame 2026-10-25
130 Chapter 130 130: A Chill Crawled Up His Spine 2026-10-25
131 Chapter 131 131: You, Karin, Are the Only One 2026-10-25
132 Chapter 132 132: Suppressed Chakra 2026-10-25
133 Chapter 133 133: The Assault on the Land of Fire 2026-10-25
134 Chapter 134 134: Determination 2026-10-25
135 Chapter 135 135: A Tide That Devours All 2026-10-25
136 Chapter 136 136: Karin Is Very Angry 2026-10-25
137 Chapter 137 137: Who Corrupted Whom? 2026-10-25
138 Chapter 138 138: Professional at Babysitting 2026-10-25
139 Chapter 139 139: Fifth — Kabuto 2026-10-25
140 Chapter 140 140: It’s Danzo Again 2026-10-25
141 Chapter 141 141: Who Are You? 2026-10-25
142 Chapter 142 142: Orochimaru Again 2026-10-25
143 Chapter 143 143: How Many Times Have I Been Killed? 2026-10-25
144 Chapter 144 144: The Serpent Kabuto 2026-10-25
145 Chapter 145 145: Grave Robbing Across the Shinobi World 2026-10-25
146 Chapter 146 146: Impure World Reincarnation 2026-10-25
147 Chapter 147 147: You Two Get Along So Well 2026-10-25
148 Chapter 148 148: Such an Unceremonious Death 2026-10-25
149 Chapter 149 149: The Bitter Fruit of the Present 2026-10-25
150 Chapter 150 150: Capture Sasuke for Experimentation 2026-10-25

”Nono…” Tsunade murmured the name softly. She had a vague impression of it—Nono had been a well-regarded medical colleague and a known humanitarian.

”What… happened to her afterward?”

An ominous premonition settled over Tsunade.

Her gaze shifted—sharp and unrelenting—locking onto Hiruzen Sarutobi’s face. The accusation in her eyes was almost tangible.

Jiraiya didn’t stare as openly as Tsunade did, but the repeated glances he cast and the deep furrow in his brow carried the same message: suspicion, and growing unease.

The silent pressure was unmistakable.

Hiruzen… what role did you play this time?

Under their scrutiny, Hiruzen’s complexion shifted between pale and flushed. Finally, unable to endure the weight of it, he spoke in a low voice tinged with frustration and helplessness.

”This time! This time, I truly did nothing!”

At his somewhat aggrieved denial, Jiraiya subconsciously let out a quiet sigh of relief, wiping imaginary sweat from his brow.

”Thank goodness… at least there’s no direct dirt on the old man this time…”

He genuinely feared the Heavenly Screen would reveal yet another dark secret about his teacher. That would have been too much to bear.

”Hmph.”

A cold scoff cut him off.

Tsunade stood with her arms crossed, undisguised disdain and sarcasm written plainly on her face. She fixed Hiruzen with a piercing stare and spoke each word deliberately.

”The problem is precisely that—you ’truly did nothing.’”

She emphasized the phrase heavily.

”But you ’knew everything.’”

”You knew what was going to happen. You knew what Danzo was doing in the shadows—what dirty tricks he was up to. And yet you did ’nothing.’”

”Because he was your ’old comrade.’ Your ’trusted partner.’ The leader of Root.”

”For the sake of your so-called ’village stability’ and that nonsense about ’necessary darkness beneath the light,’ you chose to tolerate it. To look the other way. Didn’t you?!”

”So yes—you truly did nothing.”

Her words struck like a barrage of blows, each syllable pounding against Hiruzen’s heart.

His face grew increasingly ashen. His lips trembled as if to argue, to explain—but in the end, every word died in his throat.

He lowered his head, avoiding Tsunade’s sharp gaze—and Jiraiya’s newly complicated expression as well.

He stared at the ground, sinking into a deathly silence.

That silence itself was an answer.

Watching his teacher’s tacit resignation, Jiraiya felt as though the world dimmed. It was as if an invisible hand had clenched tightly around his heart.

Damn it…

Tsunade’s guess was probably correct.

Again.

Again, this pattern.

”I knew—but I couldn’t stop it.”

Or worse—”I allowed it.”

Old man… how many tragedies were born from that overextended sense of ”the bigger picture”?

How many seeds of resentment were planted in Konoha’s soil because of it?

The screen shifted.

The once tidy yet modest orphanage now appeared strained and impoverished.

The children’s meals were visibly lacking. Lines of exhaustion and worry marked Yakushi Nono’s gentle face.

The orphanage was severely underfunded. Director Nono was reaching the point where she could no longer support the children.

Some even believed that Kabuto’s arrival had only worsened the burden.

But Nono did not see it that way.

Instead, she gave Kabuto her own glasses.

When the child put them on, tears streamed down his face.

So someone really did care about him.

Then—

At the most heart-wrenching moment, a figure appeared like the shadow of an ill-omened crow.

Black clothing. Bandages wrapped around his right arm and right eye. A presence heavy with oppression.

Shimura Danzo.

”Of course it’s him!”

”Danzo! That old schemer again!”

”I knew this had to involve him!”

Across the shinobi world, cries of vindicated suspicion erupted.

After repeated exposures by the Heavenly Screen, Danzo’s name had become synonymous with ”tragedy manufacturer” and ”embodiment of darkness.”

On the screen, Danzo spoke plainly, his voice low and direct.

”I am aware of the orphanage’s predicament. Konoha can allocate sufficient funds. The children here will not lack food or clothing. They will even receive basic education.”

Nono froze at first—hope flickering in her eyes.

But Danzo’s next words extinguished that light, replacing it with conflict and alarm.

”However,” he said, his single visible eye fixed on her, ”in exchange, you will serve Root. Your medical ninjutsu—and your other talents—are useful to the village.”

Clear rejection and anguish crossed Nono’s face.

She loved these children. She only wanted to protect their small haven—far from killing and conspiracy.

But when she looked at their undernourished faces… when she felt the looming threat of starvation…

Struggle.

Hesitation.

In the end, maternal responsibility and fear for the children’s future overpowered her personal wishes.

She closed her eyes and drew in a deep breath.

When she opened them again, calm resolve filled her gaze.

”…I accept. But you must keep your promise.”

Danzo gave a slight nod. A faint, almost imperceptible curve touched his lips—satisfaction at a plan fulfilled.

”Very well. Root requires your loyalty.”

The deal was struck.

A kind director, in order to preserve the children’s smiles, sold herself to Konoha’s darkest department.

”Predictable as ever.”

”If you say every tragedy involves Danzo, that’s exaggerated.”

”But if you pick ten tragedies, at least nine will have his fingerprints on them!”

Across the shinobi world, discussion leaned overwhelmingly toward disgust for Danzo and sympathy for Nono.

The script was painfully classic—

Exploit someone’s kindness.

Target their weakness.

Drag them into the mud.

Under the Heavenly Screen’s relentless revelations, Danzo’s image had become permanently tied to ”ruthless,” ”sinister,” and ”ends justify the means.”

The perspective shifted to young Kabuto.

He witnessed Nono’s reluctant sacrifice—her forced induction into Root for the orphanage’s sake.

A fierce desire ignited in his heart.

He wanted to share her burden.

He wanted to protect her.

Kabuto sought out Danzo himself and firmly requested to join Root.

In truth, Kabuto had already been one of Danzo’s intended targets.

Danzo agreed without hesitation.

The day Kabuto departed, everyone from the orphanage came to see him off.

At this point, many across the shinobi world felt their eyes sting.

This ”mother and son,” unrelated by blood, were each trying—desperately, in their own way—to protect the other.

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