Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 70 Danzo: Now, I am the Hokage!
"Elder Danzo, long time no see."

In the Konoha Hokage's office, Danzo sat in the position he had longed for, looking at the person who had come, wanting to smile, but the gloomy expression he had maintained for so many years prevented him from showing a friendly smile, instead it looked like a sneer.

This made Kazuma, one of the twelve ninjas who protected the daimyo, frown, "Do you have a problem with me?"

Danzo put away his inappropriate smile and coughed, "Of course not. Thank you for bringing the appointment letter from the daimyo. This is the promised reward."

Taking out a sealing scroll, Danzo handed it to Kazuma.

The latter took it and looked at the word Nine-Tailed Fox on the scroll, his eyes narrowed, "When did you collect the chakra?"

"In the past, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was not very skilled in the art of sealing, and the Nine-Tails' chakra leaked several times. Among those who monitored her at that time were my subordinates."

After casually explaining, Danzo looked at Kazuma's calm expression that showed joy, and warned meaningfully, "Don't use it against Konoha."

"If we can continue to cooperate in a friendly manner, of course not."

Kazuma calmly put away the scroll, took out the appointment letter and showed it to Danzo, but did not hand it directly to Danzo.

"The Daimyo plans to invite the Fourth to the capital to discuss the losses in this war. It will take about half a month. You should need this time, right?"

Danzo narrowed his eyes, knowing that he needed to up the ante, so he whispered, "I will open up some of the Root's research results to you."

"Thank you."

Kazuma raised his lips slightly and handed the appointment letter to Danzo, "From now on, the expenditure of funds from the Land of Fire to Konoha will be coordinated by the Hokage Assistant and the Daimyo's Mansion."

Danzo caught it steadily, holding the appointment letter tightly in his hand, as if he had grasped the future.

Looking at this scene, Kazuma took a step back, "Then I will withdraw first. When the Fourth Hokage returns, I will invite him to the Daimyo's mansion."

Konoha is actually divided internally, this is truly a godsend.

If it weren't for the high-ranking people like Konoha's ninja clan and Danzo fanning the flames, it would be difficult for him and the people in the Daimyo's mansion to take action against the power of the Hokage and make the Daimyo share this power that belongs exclusively to the Hokage with Danzo.

With this appointment, and the supporters behind Danzo, Konoha will have two Jades, and the political struggle will become more brutal.

In this way, the plan to abolish the Hokage in the future and concentrate all power in the Land of Fire in the hands of the Daimyo can be carried out more smoothly.

You only need one jade from the Fire Nation!
Watching Kazuma open the door and leave, Danzo smiled coldly.

This power is in his hands now, and when he becomes Hokage, it will belong to him.

It was naive of a jonin to try to use the scattered chakra of the Nine-Tails against Konoha and concentrate power in the hands of the daimyo.

If there is no Konoha and Hokage in the Land of Fire, how can the Daimyo remain in power?
The Fire Nation does indeed only need one Jade, but he doesn't necessarily need to be the daimyo.

When I become Hokage, I will definitely help Konoha and the Land of Fire to take another step forward!
Thinking of this, Danzo put away the appointment letter with satisfaction and looked towards the corner.

"Chief Rizu gave me a good suggestion."

Hiashi stepped out from the shadows, followed by Tokuma.

"It is because Lord Danzo has sufficient information that he can use the twelve guardian ninjas to achieve his plan." Hiashi complimented softly.

"Don't be modest. Compared to most of the ninja clan leaders who are mediocre, you are really good."

Danzo's tone was full of appreciation, "With this appointment, I can make more arrangements."

The power of the Hokage Assistant comes from the Hokage. His previous power was given to him by Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he actually only controls the Root. The real power is actually not as much as imagined.

Although he now has the support of the ninja clan, if he is relieved of his position as the Hokage's assistant, it will be unfair for him to do some things.

And this appointment is equivalent to real power, and it is real power that is difficult for the Hokage to abolish!
"In the past, the person who was responsible for connecting with the daimyo in terms of funding has always been the Hokage. This is one of the lifelines of the ninja village and one of the core rights of the Hokage. But this right is actually the right of the daimyo, and the other party can connect with anyone they want."

Danzo looked at Hyuga Hiashi and said with emotion: "The situation is different now. I can get this right. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have overlooked this."

Rizu's eyelids drooped slightly.

Yeah, things are different.

He had already seen the battle report from the front line at Danzo's place.

There was only one conclusion he drew from this - Konoha was too strong!

How long did it take for the reinforcements to arrive and for Konoha to defeat Kirigakure?

In less than ten days!

No war in the past has ever ended so quickly. The strength displayed by Konoha will make neighboring countries uneasy, and it will also make the top leaders of the Fire Nation uneasy!
"Hema, the guardian 12 ninja, had long been planning for the daimyo to gain all the power of the Land of Fire. Some of his actions were too obvious. However, he was just a jonin, so I didn't pay much attention to him before. Fortunately, I kept him."

Danzo's voice was a little complicated, "Not everyone is the first Hokage, and no one believes that the Fourth Hokage is the first Hokage!"

Those who can sit in a high position in the Fire Nation will not entrust everything to trust.

Konoha is showing a strong posture that allows it to fight against the four major ninja villages alone. The foreign threats that the Fire Country had to face in the past seem to be nothing. So should the power of the Hokage be restricted?

With Konoha's current strength, if it continues to develop, will the Fire Country's Tama be the Hokage or the Daimyo?

People always like to assume the worst of others.

Those who are already dissatisfied with the almost equal relationship between the Hokage and the Daimyo will not think about the benefits of a strong Konoha, but will only want to reduce the power of the Hokage to prevent the Daimyo from becoming a puppet in name only one day.

This time, he got the right with just a gentle push from behind.

Hinata Hiashi bowed his head and congratulated, "Congratulations, Master Danzo."

"Ah."

Danzo nodded, carefully put away the appointment letter, and murmured: "The two most core rights of the Hokage, the right to manage the ninja village, and the right to hand over to the daimyo, are in my hands."

"Even in name, you can't overwhelm me who has the appointment letter from the daimyo. How can you fight me, Namikaze Minato?"

"Hiruzen, I have won. Now... I am the Hokage!"

Danzo walked to the window and looked at the Hokage Rock outside. Various emotions emerged in his heart, and a sense of joy arose spontaneously.

Over the past six months, the Shadow Rock of the Fourth Hokage has been gradually completed, and is there for people to admire together with the Shadow Rocks of the previous Hokage. And soon, a new Shadow Rock will also be carved there.

The Fifth Hokage - Danzo Shimura!
Teacher, I will prove to you that I am the best candidate for Hokage. I will lead Konoha to an unprecedented peak, stronger than Minato Namikaze, and surpass the Konoha at the beginning of its establishment!
With his eyes lowered, he looked at Danzo's back, his face calm, neither sad nor happy.

Beside him, Hinata Tokuma also lowered his head calmly and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)