From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 391 Uncle Danzo, do you want to be Hokage?

Hokage's Office

The atmosphere was a bit tense.

The leader of the Sunagakure delegation, and the future Fourth Kazekage Rasa, looked furious. Beside him were several other members of the Sunagakure delegation, but they all looked unwell, wrapped in bandages, just like Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked somewhat embarrassed, his embarrassment mixed with annoyance.

There's no way around it. Regardless of the relationship between the two villages, their delegation was attacked in Konoha and people died. As the host, they have to give an explanation, right?
Most importantly, this is Konoha! For the Hokage to make such a huge blunder right under his nose—the delegation being attacked—what does that mean? It means he has a problem controlling Konoha. This also raises another question: is he getting too old to handle things anymore?

This is a problem, and a very serious political problem.

In the office, no one talked about him, but Hiruzen Sarutobi had been Hokage for decades, so he was still quite politically savvy.

His disapproving gaze swept over Danzo, who sat silently to the side, before turning to Rasa and saying, "This matter is Konoha's problem, and Konoha will give you an explanation."

"Explain? How can we explain? We came to Konoha with good intentions, but on our very first day, we were attacked and people died. Konoha, you've gone too far." Rasa's anger seemed genuine; in fact, he couldn't fake it.

As the leader of the delegation, he hadn't expected such a thing to happen in Konoha, but it did. Looking at the corpses of the delegation members and the injured ones, he was filled with rage. "No matter what, Sarutobi Asuma injured the delegation members in full view of everyone. There has to be an explanation!"

"Hmm?" Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes, a hint of barely perceptible joy flashing in his gaze as he looked at Rasa.

Well, it's good that the next Kazekage is an idiot!
“Asma was certainly wrong to injure a member of the delegation, but judging from the situation at the time, it was probably your delegation members who attacked him first, and he was just retaliating.”

"More died on the spot, and Asuma was right next to him. Anyone would think he was the murderer. Besides, they were only concerned about their teammate and had no intention of attacking," Rasa said coldly. "Asuma knew they were members of the delegation, yet he still attacked, seriously injuring two of our men who are still in the hospital. Is this how Konoha treats delegations?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression froze. Just as he was about to speak, a loud voice came from outside the door.

"Yes, this is how Konoha treats delegations, this is how Konoha does things." With this voice, the office door was pushed open, and Asuma appeared in the doorway, a disdainful sneer on his face. "What, you're not satisfied? If you're not satisfied, then let's start a war, you greyhound..."

The office fell silent.

Whether it was the Sand Village delegation or the Konoha high-ranking officials, they all looked over with surprise.

"Asuma, don't talk nonsense." Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to react and immediately rebuked him.

"Tsk, old man, you've really gotten old. You've lost all the demeanor of a ninja hero. They've already ridden Konoha's head, and you don't even dare to fart. You're still here being all timid. I think you should step down quickly and let Uncle Danzo take over. Otherwise, Konoha will be ruined in your hands sooner or later."

Danzo: "…………" This happiness came too suddenly.

Everyone: "…………" Are you reinforcements sent by the monkey?
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, "Shut up!"

"What, are we not allowed to speak now?" Asuma said disdainfully. "The Kazekage is missing, so why did they come to Konoha? Did you kill the Kazekage?"

"of course not!"

"If that's not the case, why did they send an envoy to ask us, specifically Konoha? What about Kumogakure? Iwagakure? Mizugakure? Did they send envoys there too?" Asuma turned his gaze to the envoy and said coldly, "If we're talking about suspects, everyone is a suspect, but why are they only asking us, Konoha? Are they trying to pick on the weak? Is Konoha weaker than the other three villages? No, it's because you're the weakest of the four Kage. They know that asking the other villages will definitely start a war, but only Konoha, the weakest Kage, won't start a war. They clearly look down on you and want to pick on you, the weakest one. You see, if Danzo were the Hokage, would they dare to ask us..."

Danzo stroked his chin, unconsciously straightening his back, a smile gradually spreading across his face. Konoha still has people who know their stuff!
"Get out of here!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was rendered speechless by Asuma's barrage of attacks. Only after Asuma finished speaking did he angrily point at the door and roar.

"Hiruzen, Asuma is right. You can't just shut people out!" Danzo said somewhat reservedly.

"You go out too."

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"Tch, old man, doesn't appreciate kindness." As he left the office, Asma was still grumbling and looking annoyed.

"Asuma, wait a minute."

Before they had taken more than a few steps, they heard Danzo's voice from behind, who had also been driven out.

"Hey, Uncle Danzo, you got kicked out too?"

Danzo's expression froze, somewhat embarrassed.

"Sigh, Hiruzen is indeed a bit weak at times."

“He’s not weak, he’s just cowardly and afraid of trouble,” Asuma said. “The Sand Village delegation is ridiculous to begin with. Why did they come to Konoha instead of going anywhere else? If it were me, I would have driven them away long ago. But they not only treated them well, but also sent people to help them search. If the Jonin of Konoha finds the Kazekage’s body, and Sand Village then tries to pin the blame on them, it’ll be a mess!”

"Huh?" Danzo was startled, suddenly realizing something. "Yes, you're right. Konoha can't interfere in this matter." With that, he turned and walked towards the Hokage's office.

“Uncle Danzo, stop trying. He won’t listen to you. This old man is used to being weak and stubborn. You can’t wake him up by scolding him.”

Upon hearing this, Danzo stopped in his tracks. Indeed, it was not appropriate to discuss this matter in his office in front of the delegation.

"Asuma, do you really think I can become Hokage?"

"Hmm?" Asuma turned his head, looked at Danzo, and smiled. "The situation in the ninja world is tense right now, and a war could break out at any moment. I think we need a tough Hokage, not a weak one. Uncle Danzo, you may not know this in the village, but I can feel it from the border. Even though our Konoha is the strongest of the five villages, people outside always think that Konoha is easy to bully. On the other hand, Kumogakure isn't that strong, but everyone is afraid of it. Why? Isn't it because the Raikage is a tough person?"

“That’s right. As the Hokage of Konoha, he should be tough.” Asuma’s words seemed to strike a chord with Danzo. Then, he changed the subject and said, “However, as you know, Hiruzen has been the Hokage for so many years. Konoha is so powerful now, and he has contributed to that. I think his weakness is to prevent the village from suffering as much damage as possible.”

"Uncle Danzo, do you want to be Hokage?" Asuma suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Danzo looked at Asuma, a wary look in his eyes.

Saying is one thing, doing is another. What good are nice words? You, Asuma, are Hiruzen Sarutobi's son, his own flesh and blood. Do you really think you can overthrow your father and let me, your unrelated uncle, take over?

Unless you take Hiruzen Sarutobi down right now, I won't believe anything you say.

(End of this chapter)