From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 387 The person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are!

As a qualified politician.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew exactly when to do what.

His relationship with Danzo was complicated. Before becoming the Third Hokage, he and Danzo were simply teammates and fellow disciples, which is nothing to discuss.

After being appointed Hokage, this relationship changed.

When they returned to Konoha from Kumogakure and took over the Hokage position, they were all young. Although they were the second Hokage appointed by the Second Hokage, they lacked prestige and were not enough to subdue the various ninja clans in the village. Under such circumstances, he, Danzo, and two others had to unite and use various means, one openly and one covertly, to consolidate their positions. They weakened the status of the various ninja clans by promoting commoner ninjas and increasing their own influence. After decades of effort, they succeeded.

Absolute power brings absolute benefits.

Over the decades, the Hokage faction has amassed increasing interests in Konoha, forming a massive interest group.

Once interests emerge, they cannot be infringed upon. In order to maintain their interests, they expanded the scale of the Ninja Academy and raised the status of civilian ninjas. On the other hand, they divided and conquered the ninja clans of Konoha, winning over those they could and suppressing those they could not. In this process, he played the role of the good cop, while Danzo played the bad cop. The two had always cooperated very well.

Until the white teeth incident.

Hatake Sakumo, born into a small ninja clan, was neither a member of the Hokage's faction nor a commoner's faction. However, with his exceptional talent, he made outstanding contributions in the war. In a sense, he was qualified to challenge the Hokage. However, due to his personality, he was considered difficult to win over. Faced with such a strong person who was not in his own interest group, and unable to be absolutely controlled, the best way was naturally to suppress him.

As is customary, Danzo made his move.

But this time, Danzo messed things up.

There are many reasons why things went wrong. Excluding Asuma's fault, the most important reason is that Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that Danzo had been hiding something from him. The methods Danzo used were not only suppressing White Fang, but also infringing on his own interests and damaging Konoha's interests.

He chose the wrong person.

The former minister was far more important to Konoha than Danzo. He was Konoha's representative in the capital of the Land of Fire. It was surprising that such a person became Danzo's target.

In the original story, Danzo got what he wanted, and with the die already cast and Sakumo Hatake having committed suicide, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to endure it for the sake of the bigger picture. But now, things are different.

But things just happen so unpredictably.

During the period when Danzo was about to take action against Sakumo, Sarutobi Asuma used his talent to get in touch with Sakumo.

Through Sarutobi Asuma, Hatake Sakumo had essentially established a connection with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Although not a complete allegiance, Hiruzen was confident that, with Asuma's help, Sakumo would never oppose him and might even become Asuma's ally in the future. The situation had reversed, and under these circumstances, he changed his mind and specifically contacted Danzo. However, Danzo still intended to attack Konoha's White Fang, even using the life of the First Minister as bait, which crossed his bottom line.

So he intervened, getting Jiraiya to handle the situation and resolve the problem.

It was through this incident that he finally realized that his interests were not entirely aligned with Danzo's, and thus he took precautions.

But there was no way around it; Danzo was just too useful. As the Root forces under his control grew, he became more and more proactive in his actions. He did many things that I wanted to do but couldn't. Although sometimes I had to clean up his messes, he was an irreplaceable weapon when it came to dealing with the ninja clans within Konoha.

Now, he is going to break this knife with his own hands!

Because this time, he didn't just overstep his bounds, he usurped them.

Having done many outrageous things in the past, this time he actually set his sights on Asuma.

The reason he was needed in the past was because he knew that his potential for development had been exhausted, that becoming the strongest Hokage was the limit, and that he was starting to decline. He was not sure that he would be able to suppress the geniuses in the village in the future, so he was needed as a weapon.

But Asma was different; he was his son, his own flesh and blood.

The stronger Asuma is, the more satisfied he will be. Ideally, he should be strong enough to surpass the Second Hokage or even the First Hokage and become the undisputed Hokage in the future, then he can rest easy.

Now Danzo is treating Asuma like a newly emerging genius in the village and is trying to harm him. Has he gone mad?
Asma, do you think you can move that with just a black glove?

I really can't tell the difference between the two kings!
Most importantly, this guy looked so resentful when he left. That won't do. Hiruzen Sarutobi lightly tapped the table, and an ANBU member appeared in a flash.

"Lord Hokage..."

"Summon Orochimaru!"

"Yes!"

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Medical camp on the border between Konoha and Kumogakure
"Are they okay?"

Asuma looked at the familiar figures of Inuzuka Neji and Uchiha Shingo lying on the hospital bed and asked with concern...
"The doctor said that the captain's burns are quite severe, but his life is not in danger. Shingo's flesh wounds are more serious, but as long as he rests well, he will recover in a while." Sarutobi Shinichi looked at Asuma with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

Having been in the same team as Asuma for over two years, he had long been impressed by Asuma's strength. Last night's battle, however, showed him a combat power far beyond his imagination. Such a monster appearing in the Sarutobi clan meant that being a member of the Sarutobi clan was not only an honor, but would also bring enormous benefits to the clan in the future, just like Hiruzen Sarutobi becoming Hokage. The Sarutobi clan might even usher in greater development opportunities in the future, so he couldn't help but be enthusiastic.

"It's good that they're alright, but their injuries will require some time to heal, so the team will probably have to be reorganized," Asuma said. "Shinichi, have you thought about the future?"

"I..." Sarutobi Shinichi hesitated for a moment. He really wanted to say he wanted to be in a team with Asuma, after all, having such a powerful ally meant a promising future. But he knew his own limitations. In the past two years, under Asuma's influence, although his strength had improved rapidly, he was far from keeping up with Asuma's pace. And after demonstrating his strength, Asuma had become a renowned and capable shinobi in the ninja world. Such strongmen were rare in every village, and the missions they would be on were different from ordinary missions, so...

Seeing Sarutobi Shinichi's expression, Asuma knew his conflicted feelings and smiled, "Don't worry, things happened too suddenly, it's normal that you don't have a clear idea right now. How about this, think about it first, and come back to me when you've made up your mind."

"Thank you, thank you..."

Seeing the excited look on Sarutobi Shinichi's face, Asuma smiled and left the medical camp.

Along the way, he encountered many people. Every ninja who saw him would show admiration and bow to him. Asuma responded to each one with a smile.

"Is this how the strong in the ninja world are treated? Heh, even in a different realm, where the rules are completely different, the rule of respecting the strong still applies!"

Asma strolled out of the camp, into the woods under a sky full of stars.

In the shadow of a giant tree, a small white snake suddenly emerged and spat out a scroll.

"Tsk, no drool this time, that's an improvement." Asuma opened the scroll, looked at the instructions, and his smile grew even wider.

"Tsk tsk, so they're about to make their move?"

The Root ninja leaked the team's information, which was then relayed to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who immediately took action.

"I wonder if Danzo knows he's been framed!!"

The squad's information was leaked by Root, but it wasn't Danzo's fault; Danzo never issued such an order.

The instructions were forged by Orochimaru.

Even Danzo was unaware that the Root organization that leaked the information had received his orders. However, Danzo went too far in his actions and assumed that Root's actions were to better fulfill the tasks he had previously assigned.

The Root ninjas are dead, and there is no way to verify their identities.

He also had no way to prove his innocence.

and so……

Isn’t there a saying like that?
The person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are!

(End of this chapter)