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Chapter 269 Shimura Danzo's Ambition (Please subscribe and vote)
Orochimaru was an extremely smart man. He only took a glance at the list of casualties on the table and he saw through the real mastermind behind the attack.

In the village, besides Shimura Danzo, who else could have such detailed information? You know, even Orochimaru only knew the locations of two medical teams.

Although the top leaders of the entire Konoha Village knew who was behind the incident, they were helpless and unable to take effective measures to restrain Danzo.

Danzo's cunningness made it difficult for them to take action even though they knew the truth.

Orochimaru shook his head gently, feeling deeply dissatisfied with his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen's weakness.

If it were the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, as long as Shimura Danzo dared to do anything to betray the village, Senju Tobirama would lead people without hesitation to eradicate this cancer. He would never be as hesitant as he is now, trying every means to create a political balance in the village.

This weakness is also one of the reasons why Sarutobi Hiruzen is criticized.

He is too gentle and lacks decisiveness.

Of course, in peacetime, Sarutobi Hiruzen's ability to balance the interests of all parties may help the development of Konoha Village.

But in times of war, what is needed is decisiveness and resolution.

Now that there is a traitor within the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen is still hesitant, which undoubtedly plants a time bomb for the village.

In times of war, such weakness and hesitation are extremely dangerous, and it is no wonder that the village is in its current predicament.

But at this time, Orochimaru didn't want anything to happen to Danzo.

Not long ago, Danzo Shimura had secretly contacted Orochimaru and the two sides had reached a cooperative relationship.

Danzo Shimura was responsible for providing the necessary resources, while Orochimaru used them for research and experiments.

Therefore, out of considerations of the cooperative relationship and his own interests, Orochimaru will not reveal Danzo's problems.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe quietly, lost in thought, no one knew what he was thinking about.

After a full minute, he slowly sat back down in his chair and turned his gaze to Orochimaru who was standing across the table.

"Orochimaru," Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly, "Go and invite Utane Koharu and Mitokado En over here, and tell them that I have something important to discuss with them."

In Konoha Village, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En have an extraordinary status.

Although they are not directly affiliated with the Hokage's faction, they have a significant influence.

The opinions and attitudes of these two senior ninjas can often influence major decisions of the village.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado En, these two were members of the elite guard team of the Hokage back then.

Speaking of this guard team, it was originally composed of six people: Uchiha Kagami, Akimichi Torikatsu, Utane Koharu, Mito Kado En, Shimura Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After the death of Tobirama Senju, the members of this elite guard team were promoted to elders of Konoha Village and played an important decision-making role.

When mentioning Uchiha Mirror, some people may feel unfamiliar.

But if we talk about his son, Uchiha Shisui, almost everyone knows him.

Uchiha Shisui possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, "Kotoamatsukami", which is known as the "most buggy" one in Naruto.

After the battle between Jin Yinjiao and Uchiha Kagami, he never appeared again.

According to the "Book of Formations", his life forever stopped at the age of 25.

There are a total of six seats of elders in Konoha Village, representing the Uchiha clan, the Akimichi clan, the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, as well as Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.

Although the families behind Utane Koharu and Mitokado En are not prominent in the village, according to the development of the plot, they are the longest-lived of the six elders.

This is partly related to their low-key and transparent status in the village. On the other hand, they hardly get involved in the political struggles of Konoha Village.

Their only wish is to see the village prosper, because they are not from a big family, but represent the interests of the majority of civilian ninjas in Konoha Village. Because of this, even a twisted mind like Shimura Danzo has never laid a hand on them.

Because taking action against Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En would mean pushing all the civilian ninjas of Konoha Village to the side of Sarutobi Hiruzen. For Danzo Shimura, such a cost would obviously not be worth it.

"is teacher."

Orochimaru knelt on one knee and then disappeared into the Hokage's office.

Looking at the direction where Orochimaru disappeared, Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned back in his chair and slowly closed his eyes.

"Danzo, did you really do such a thing for this position?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's left hand tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, veins bulging, showing his inner anger.

For Sarutobi Hiruzen, there are only a few familiar faces left in Konoha Village, so he really doesn't want to execute Danzo Shimura, his former comrade and companion, because of this incident.

Because of this, he decided to let Orochimaru invite Utane Koharu and Mitokado En.

He hoped that with the help of these two elders, Danzo would be able to restrain himself.

As long as Shimura Danzo no longer does anything excessive, Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to choose to forgive Shimura Danzo.

After all, for Sarutobi Hiruzen, maintaining the stability and harmony of the village is more important than personal grudges.

Root Organization, Shimura Danzo's office.

As a special security organization in Konoha Village, the Root Organization's headquarters is located in a solid underground fortress.

In this secret and safe environment, Danzo Shimura lit the oil lamp and carefully reviewed the information sent by the Root organization.

At this time, a ninja from the Root Organization pushed open the door and knelt on one knee to report the latest intelligence to Shimura Danzo: "Report to Master Danzo, according to the information sent back by the informant, Sarutobi Hiruzen has sent Orochimaru to invite the two elders, Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En."

Upon hearing this news, Shimura Danzo was not surprised. He snorted coldly, "Humph, Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the same, he hasn't improved at all. Sensei really shouldn't have given him the position of Hokage back then."

Having said that, he threw the documents in his hand onto the table, with disappointment and disdain showing on his face.

In Danzo Shimura's opinion, if Sarutobi Hiruzen could decisively lead a large number of troops to attack the Root organization's lair at this time, he might look at Sarutobi Hiruzen with admiration.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to continue playing political games, which undoubtedly made Shimura Danzo even more disappointed.

He believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen had lost the decisiveness and courage that a Hokage should have.

"Why doesn't the teacher let me be the Hokage? If I were the Hokage, Konoha Village wouldn't be what it is now."

When Danzo Shimura recalled Senju Tobirama's choice, a hint of indignation appeared on his face.

He firmly believed that if he had been allowed to be the Hokage, Konoha Village would never have fallen to the point of being attacked by other ninja villages.

He was disappointed with Senju Tobirama's decision, believing that Tobirama had made mistakes in his later years, and ultimately chose Sarutobi Hiruzen as Hokage.

In this case, Danzo Shimura secretly made up his mind that he would save Konoha Village at all costs, even if these means might not be understood by the world.

"Is there any other news?" asked Danzo Shimura.

He was not worried about Sarutobi Hiruzen inviting two elders, Koharu Utane and Enmi Mitokado.

He knew these two elders very well and was well aware that they were both politically unstable people who only knew how to smooth things over and lacked decisiveness.

Even if they knew what Shimura Danzo had done, the two of them would most likely just persuade Sarutobi Hiruzen to put the overall situation first and temporarily put aside the pursuit of Shimura Danzo.

(End of this chapter)