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The Shimura Clan is a clan of finances, taxes, and money-vaults. They are burocratic, stoic, unfeeling. The clanhead, Shimura Karen, is true to her name, and minimalist too.
Tobirama discovered that her son was a sensor. The boy was wholly untrained, absolutely unequipped to deal with the intensities of the world, thus mini Danzo appeared rarely on the battlefield. He was told to do other back-up work.
After the creation of the village and academy, Tobirama scouted all mighty clans for all the best ninjas and craft (in Hashirama's words)
. "The Ultimate Perfect Team".
The plan was easy. Hashirama could be Hokage with a mediocre team, Tobirama would make an All-Star Unit with candidates who could become Hokage or would support a future (Uchiha) Hokage.
The untrained Danzo wasn't in it.
However, Tobirama couldn't ignore him.
Child!Danzo had sensor powers that made him overstimulated 24/7, so in order for Tobirama to get some (any) rest at all, he needed to at least teach this kid some basic skills to become Zen. He acknowledged that Danzo did need sensor training. The Shimura weren't going to give it, and denied anyone of lower status who offered because "my little boy danzo is perfectly fine, thank you very much."
So Tobirama pulled rank, and offered. He would only teach him one skill, no more.
Danzo latched on to Tobirama like Naruto latched onto Iruka. Finally someone understood his struggles and could teach him something! Danzo potential opened. Danzo began to learn like no child in his generation had ever learned before (save, perhaps, Kagami).
First, Danzo worked to catch up with his peers on basic skills, then, he began mimicking Tobirama in attitude, interests, facial expression. Eventually, he was aiming to make Tobirama's life easier by lightening the burden of his duties (helping the team arrive on time, packing lunches for individual memebers, reminding a slacker of what needed to be studied). He wasn't on the team, but he was 100% invested all the time. He was a child who said "I have to do my duty, mom".
Tobirama made a calculated decision, and removed the biggest slacker on his team, so Danzo could try out that spot. He put the slacker in a different team. During the trial period, Danzo made himself indespensible. Danzo never left team Tobirama.
The slacker's name was Hiruzen.
















