Konoha's Clow Magician

on the driving range.

As the battle progressed, Senju Hideki blocked Kai's attacks with increasing ease.

After all, Kai was not in the best condition at this time, and he did not use forbidden techniques such as 'Eight Gate Dunjia', which was equivalent to binding his hands to compete with him in physical skills.

However, he was already very satisfied in his heart. You must know that during the special Jonin test before, his taijutsu had no power to fight back under Kai's fast attack. Even if he formed a combined attack with the tree clone, it would only be longer. Fighting time.

During that period, he was like a punching bag, and by the end, even when Kai punched, he could feel the pain in that part of his body.

Although the intuition he developed unexpectedly suited Shield Escape very well, and his level of medical ninjutsu had also improved significantly, he didn't want to do it again.

Still, this kind of 'evenly matched' battle suited him to his liking.

A quarter of an hour later.

boom……

Senju Hideki folded his arms and blocked Kai's whip kick again. The two of them jumped back and retreated to both sides of the training ground with the help of the counter-shock.

Taijutsu combat may not seem as flashy as Ninjutsu, but the struggle for a small space is more intense. Even with the assistance of chakra, such a high-intensity attack is destined to not last long.

Kai casually wiped the sweat from his face, calmed his breathing slightly, and grinned, "Shu, you have become stronger."

Hearing this, Senju Hideki didn't bother to reply and just shook his head.

At this time, his whole body was extremely sore, and there were marks left by Kai's fists and kicks everywhere. If it hadn't been for the chakra shield as a buffer, it was hard to say whether he would still be able to stand up.

After a while, Senju Hideki regained some strength, turned his head and said, "Kakashi, why don't you come and compete?"

"Now, in your current state, it won't be able to train you." Kakashi said implicitly that he could get rid of him with few exceptions.

Senju Hideki laughed, "Of course I'm not the only one. Kai and I are teaming up this time."

The previous battles had greatly consumed his physical strength, but the closer he was to his limit, the easier it was for his body to achieve a breakthrough.

His body always slows down when attacking at close range. This actually has nothing to do with being good at thinking.

The biggest reason is that he is afraid.

When he first came to the ninja world, he was afraid of getting hurt when he dueled with ninjas from the same period; later on, he was afraid of death when he went to the battlefield.

Whether it was the time with Kumogakure or the time with Obito, he always kept a certain amount of energy and was ready to escape at any time.

But this battle was surprisingly hearty. Perhaps it was Byakugan, a blood successor who had a huge increase in taijutsu, that gave him strong confidence.

As the battle progressed, his mind continued to empty out, and the cowardice in his heart continued to fade away. Now of course he had to strike while the iron was hot.

But Kai alone can no longer satisfy him.

After hearing his suggestion, Kai smiled heartily, "Kakashi, come on, let you see our burning youth."

"There's really nothing I can do against you." Kakashi sighed helplessly, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth under the mask.

……

root base.

dong dong...

There was a knock on the door, and Danzo, who was working at his desk, frowned, "Come in."

Soon, a root ninja came in with a document, bowed and said, "Danzo-sama, this is a summary of the intelligence we have collected so far. All the battle conditions related to Senju Hideki are recorded in it."

Danzo took the document and said, "Is there any news about the two root jounin Senju Hideki who sent out the attack before?"

The root ninja shook his head, "They seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. They seemed not to have encountered Senju Hideki and Kakashi at all. We couldn't even confirm the location of the battle and didn't find a single clue."

"Huh... no clue is the biggest clue!" Danzo snorted coldly, his face becoming more gloomy, "They didn't accidentally encounter a powerful enemy, but were killed premeditatedly."

"My lord, are you saying..."

"Who else can do this besides Orochimaru? This guy Senju Hideki is indeed connected with this traitor."

Danzo's expression became even gloomier when he thought of Orochimaru.

The third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is already old, so is Danzo.

He is now 56 years old, and his peak period as a ninja has long passed, and all physical qualities are declining. During the same period, Koharu and Mito Kadeni, who were transferred to the next level, have even transformed into Hokage consultants due to their decline in strength.

But the position of Hokage Advisor is not what Danzo wants, he also wants to be Hokage!

The only chance to regain strength is to use first-generation cells to rejuvenate the body.

But after the first-generation cell fusion experiment killed and injured hundreds of children, the only survivor 'A' was actually taken away by Orochimaru.

Danzo now only has cells from 'A' when he was ten years old. The vitality of the first-generation cells has not yet been fully developed and cannot meet his requirements at all.

When he thought that Orochimaru had taken away his hope of regaining his strength and regaining the position of Hokage, the hatred in Danzo's chest burned like wildfire, and even Senju Hideki became disgusted.

Danzo glanced at the contents of the document, and his eyes narrowed, "Isn't this document exaggerated? Senju Hideki did use the Wood Release clone to resist Kumogakure's 8 Kumogakure team, and the leader was still an old guy like Dodai?"

The root ninja quickly replied, "It's absolutely true. Members of the Border tortured several Kumogakure ninjas repeatedly and got the same result."

"Hmph..." A sneer flashed in Danzo's eyes.

Apart from the first-generation Wood Release, what kind of escape technique can allow a special jounin to withstand an enemy several times his own? Senju Hideki's Wood Release has nothing to do with the first generation, he can eat this table.

It was only because Hiruzen was old and dim that he was deceived so easily.

Since 'A' was taken away by Orochimaru, it should be recovered from his disciple Senju Hideki.

A trace of thought flashed in Danzo's eyes, and after a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Call Kabuto."

Not long after, a white-haired boy entered the room, knelt down on one knee, "Sir!"

Danzo said in an unquestionable tone, "Now you immediately attack Senju Hideki and obtain his cell samples."

"In the village?"

"Yes, it's in the village!" Danzo smiled gloomily, "Don't worry, this is just a misunderstanding. There is a spy in the village, and the root ninja mistakenly regarded Hideki Senju as the enemy."

Kabuto Yakushi was silent for a moment and then said, "Sir, I'm afraid I'm no match for him."

"Hmph... Senju Hideki wouldn't dare to kill you." Danzo said coldly, "And as long as you attack with all your strength, you can definitely complete the mission!"

Danzo, who had always been taciturn, actually said so much. Kabuto Yakushi knew that the other party could not tolerate his rejection, so he could only nod in agreement.