Become the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

After sending the reply, Danzo couldn't wait to return to Konoha and conduct the next stage of the Wood Release experiment.

Only by cultivating ninjas with wood escape blood successors can he and Orochimaru win the battle for the fourth generation of Hokage and enjoy true freedom in the Konoha Ninja Village.

After spending a few days, Danzo returned to his root base, only to see the third generation of ANBU in front of the root base.

The ANBU ninja waited until Danzo returned, then immediately took a step forward and said respectfully: "Master Danzo, Master Hokage wants you to go to the Hokage Building."

Although Danzo felt quite unhappy, he still followed.

He wanted to see what Sarutobi wanted to do.

After arriving at the Hokage Building, Danzo saw the Third Hokage who was working. The Third Hokage just raised his head and looked at his subordinate and part-time friend who had been away for several months with extremely sharp eyes.

It is different from the Third Hokage who has aged more than ten years later.

At this time, the Third Hokage was only in his fifties. Although his physical fitness had declined somewhat compared to his peak, years of experience were enough to make up for the physical gap. The Third Hokage was still one of the top ninjas in the ninja world.

After pondering for a moment, the Third Hokage said to Danzo:

"Danzo, in the past few days since you have been away, the situation in the shinobi world has changed a lot. Except for the attitude of Kumogakure Village, which is still unclear, both Kirigakure and Iwagakure have expressed the idea of ​​peace talks, and the war will be over soon. "

"I plan to convene a Jonin meeting in one month to hold the election of the Fourth Hokage."

"What does the Hokage election have to do with me? The last time I nominated myself to run for Hokage, wasn't it rejected by you, Koharu and Yan?" Danzo snorted lightly, and then said:

"Besides, I don't think young people like Namikaze Minato can manage the village well."

"Danzo, it's not a joke for us old leaves to run for Hokage again. We should let the young people show their full potential."

The Third Hokage chuckled. He knew that Danzo had always wanted to become Hokage, but he could not let Danzo become Hokage, even if he was eligible to run.

On the one hand, it was because Danzo had stayed in the dark for too long and was contaminated with too much darkness.

On the other hand, Danzo is getting older, and even he has the idea of ​​​​retiring. People of the same age as Danzo should still serve as advisory elders, and those who participate in the village are enough.

It is not easy to raise another ninja who is willing to fall into darkness.

He also knew that Danzo had been supporting Orochimaru's candidacy for the Fourth Hokage, and even had the idea of ​​​​fraud, but regardless of whether he thought Orochimaru could defeat Namikaze Minato.

Minato's achievements in this ninja war were so dazzling that they even overshadowed his sharpness as Hokage.

After finishing the conversation about the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage's face gradually became serious. He took out a scroll from the drawer and said:

"Okay, okay. In addition to telling you that I am about to run for Hokage, I have called you here this time. I also have a task for you to do."

"It's the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind asking for help. They need us to fight against wandering ninjas..."

"I don't want to trouble you at this time, it's really..."

The Third Hokage hesitated to speak, but Danzo already understood what the Third Hokage meant, grabbed the scroll and glanced at it casually.

This mission is the promulgation of the name of the Kingdom of Wind to combat the wandering ninjas in the City of Wind.

On the surface, it is to fight against wandering ninjas, but in fact it is to fight against the shadows of Sunagakure Village who are monitoring the daimyo in the Wind City. It can be said that this is a mission for Konoha and the Wind Country daimyo to join forces to weaken their allies.

Normally a jounin would not be able to complete this kind of task, and those who could complete it would care about their reputation.

Only a ninja like him who was willing to live in darkness was willing to carry out the task, and he had already carried out similar tasks countless times.

However, the Third Hokage ostensibly asked him to perform this task.

In fact, he was warning him not to meddle in the Hokage election at will, and deliberately found a reason to send him away from the village. His thoughts were really vicious.

After thinking for a moment, Danzo finally accepted the task.

Glancing at the Hokage's chair, he left the Third Hokage's office.

Many years ago, he was only one step away from becoming the Hokage, and it was still the same many years later. He had been waiting for decades to get this position.

But at the critical moment when he was running for the Fourth Hokage, Sarutobi actually sent him away.

If you can't become Hokage through normal election, can you follow Byakuya's example and use those two methods to achieve your wish to become Hokage?

Thinking of this, Danzo was a little upset, but he still suppressed it.

Not to mention that he has lost most of his men now. Even in the heyday of the Roots, the power was far from comparable to that of the ANBU, and he had no other allies besides Orochimaru.

The odds of winning were too low, so I just stayed in the darkness and survived in the form of roots.

After taking care of Danzo, the Third Hokage walked to the rooftop. Looking down from here, he could see most of Konoha's scenery.

Looking at the quiet and peaceful village, the Third Hokage felt a strong sense of pride in his heart.

Although the village suffered a lot of losses due to his failed decision-making in this war and lost many young and strong jounin, many young people also got training and growth.

Among them, his favorite were the two masters and disciples, Minato and Kakashi.

The former has grown into the most powerful man in the ninja world, enough to take on the responsibilities of Hokage. The latter has also shown the ability to stand alone. If he is well cultivated, he will be another Konoha White Fang.

But while peace is coming, there are undercurrents lurking in the shadows.

Danzo who wants to become Hokage, the Uchiha clan who is eyeing the position of Hokage, and the ninja forces who cannot defeat Hinata and others must be dealt with slowly.

Weaken the Ninja clan and strengthen the power and influence of the Hokage Building.

This is the way for him to secure his position as Hokage, and it is also the only way to maintain the stability of the village. I don't know if Namikaze Minato can handle it.

If Minato can't do it...

The Third Hokage fell into deep thought and began to think about his relationship with the Fourth Hokage after retirement.

However, what even the Third Hokage didn't notice was that Obito and Black Zetsu were seeing him standing on the rooftop thinking about life.

After Black Zetsu convinced Obito to become Madara's heir, they headed to Konoha together.

On the one hand, he came to visit his former friends and get his eyes back. On the other hand, he came to investigate and see if there was any chance of weakening Konoha and getting the Kyuubi's chakra.

Before the Third Hokage glanced over, Obito and Black Zetsu used their divine power to leave.

Standing in the Kamui space, Black Zetsu said to Obito: "Don't think about it. It's impossible for Konoha to give you the Nine-Tails chakra. It's better to take Kakashi's Sharingan as soon as possible so that you can collect a pair of Mangekyo." Bar."