I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 371 We urge the Third Hokage to execute the villains in the name of the Hokage!

"Hiruzen!"

"Sandaime-sama?"

"Old man..."

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrival, the people present all greeted him in unison.

Danzo Shimura, in particular, displayed the most intense reaction, even though he had just been acting like a dead fish...

"Danzo..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi surveyed the entire situation and quickly grasped the current circumstances.

Without a doubt, Tsunade and Nara Rinka really took action, and they really "successfully" succeeded!

As for Minato Namikaze...

Hiruzen Sarutobi was still unsure why this person was at the Root base.

The most urgent task is not to investigate Minato Namikaze's issues, but to rescue Danzo Shimura from Tsunade's Wood Release!

As long as he is still standing here, Danzo Shimura will absolutely not be allowed to die!

"Tsunade, that's enough, stop."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped at the edge of the Advent of the Tree World and spoke in a deep voice to the group there.

"Leave Danzo and his Root organization to me from now on!"

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, while it was wrong for Tsunade and Nara Rin to attack Shimura Danzo and the village elders, their actions were not without reason.

Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru's previous actions were indeed... a bit too much!

Let's rescue Danzo first, then dismantle his Root organization, and finally send him home to reflect on his actions for a while...

"Is it ready?"

Tsunade crossed her arms and looked coldly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

She had previously complained that the old man hadn't revealed her and Nara's plans to Shimura Danzo beforehand...

So that's where they were waiting!

Do you want to use the Hokage's power to completely erase this incident?

Don't even think about it!

"Old man, have you forgotten what I told you before?"

Tsunade's lips curled into a sarcastic smile.

"I said I would definitely send Shimura Danzo to the underworld so he could kowtow and apologize to my great-grandfather!"

Before?

Does this mean that Hiruzen already knew about Tsunade and Nara's plan to take advantage of the situation?

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Danzo Shimura felt a surge of resentment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also had a furrowed brow.

Tsunade's rebellious spirit was somewhat beyond his expectations...

"Tsunade! Fellow ninjas killing each other is an absolute taboo in Konoha!"

After glancing at Shimura Danzo, who was still firmly bound by Wood Release, Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone became somewhat harsher.

"Release Danzo from his restraints. This is my order!"

"Old man..."

Tsunade stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi in disbelief, as if she had gained a completely new understanding of her teacher's shamelessness.

Is it taboo for ninjas from the same village to kill each other?

Tsunade Princess firmly believes this.

This was one of the fundamental rules upon which the ninja village was established.

But didn't Shimura Danzo and Orochimaru's actions violate this rule?

We can't just allow Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru to harm their fellow villagers while they don't even have the right to fight back, can we?

"Sandaime-sama."

Nara Ranka's voice suddenly rang out at this moment, intervening in the conversation.

"You just said you would handle Root and Shimura Danzo. How do you plan to do it?"

"Nara Langui..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shifted his gaze from Tsunade to Nara Rinka beside him, a fleeting look of disgust in his eyes.

"The disposal of the Danzo and the root section requires discussion at a high-level meeting..."

"It's not convenient to disclose anything to the outside world until everything is completely settled."

"Discussed at a high-level meeting?"

Nara Rinka's mocking smile was practically identical to that of Tsunade beside him.

"Aren't you and Danzo Shimura the only two high-ranking members in the village?"

"Could it be that the other two mascot elders can interfere with your decisions?"

"You plan to 'discuss' with Danzo Shimura about the handling of him and his armed group?"

"It can't be a simple matter of treating someone to drinks, apologizing, and then laughing it off, can it?"

"Nara Langui!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened completely.

He still considered the teacher-student relationship with Tsunade.

But Nara embraced the laurel...

This guy isn't from the Hokage lineage!

How dare an ordinary Konoha ninja spout such nonsense to the Hokage?!

Do you know what you're saying?

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared angrily.

"The elders are all highly respected and exceptionally capable individuals. It's one thing for you not to respect them, but you also make sarcastic remarks about them!"

"What business is it of yours to interfere in the affairs of the village's higher-ups?"

"Red bean paste, Smithy Marseille (I'm really sorry) --"

Nara Rinka deliberately dragged out his words, while gently beckoning his finger. The trees beside him tightened their binding force in response to his movement.

Shimura Danzo, who was tightly bound by the wooden strips, also let out a muffled groan as the force suddenly changed.

"Lord Third Hokage, if even Shimura Danzo can be considered a highly respected figure..."

Nara Rinka controlled the wood, lifting Shimura Danzo into the air like a display piece.

"Wouldn't Madara Uchiha be a perfect, born saint?"

Nara Rinka's biting sarcasm immediately made Tsunade feel a sense of satisfaction.

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally understood Nara Rinka's mockery.

But at this point, he no longer cared about the other person's sarcasm.

"This Wood Release ninjutsu..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Nara Rinka and the trees under his control with suspicion and uncertainty.

"Did you release it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi originally thought that the Wood Release technique that affected the entire Root base was released by Tsunade.

After all, according to his intelligence, Tsunade had already "awakened" the Senju clan's bloodline limit—or rather, Hashirama Senju's bloodline limit.

But to everyone's surprise, this Wood Release technique was released by Nara Rinka!

The Nara clan?

Wood Release Bloodline Limit?

How are these two things connected?

It couldn't possibly be Tsunade who taught Nara Rinko how to use Wood Release, could it?!

Nara Rinka glanced at Tsunade, who gave him a look, indicating that he should handle everything here.

Tsunade can rest assured that Nara is handling things properly!

"Isn't it obvious?"

Nara Rinkazu's mind stirred slightly, and he gathered the scattered [Birth of the Tree Realm] around him, uniting them all around him, while simultaneously strengthening the "protection" of Shimura Danzo.

"Nara Ranka actually knows Wood Release!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was immediately subjected to a tremendous psychological shock.

Nara Rinka, who knows the secret art of shadow manipulation.

Nara Rinka, who was attending the Wood Release event.

These are absolutely two different concepts.

Based on Konoha's understanding of Wood Release, that was the First Hokage's overwhelming power to suppress the ninja world!

Nara Rinka's own strength was already exceptional.

Now he has also gained the power of Wood Release...

This guy's current strength level is probably approaching that of the First Hokage!

Unlike other ordinary Konoha ninjas, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, was very clear about the strength level of the First Hokage.

Generally speaking, a "Kage" is the strongest ninja in a village.

However, there are also differences between "shadows".

At least in Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, there was absolutely no way he could catch up to Hashirama Senju's level of strength.

Even at the peak of his power, he might not have been able to see Hashirama Senju's back...

Nara Ranke's strength was far beyond expectations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude softened again at this moment.

"Nara Langui..."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice."

"Put Danzo aside, and don't go astray."

"I believe I'm on the right track."

Nara gazed at Hiruzen Sarutobi from behind the cassia tree and spoke clearly and logically.

"Third Hokage, you know very well what heinous things Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru did in the past."

"If you insist that ninjas from the same village should not kill each other..."

"Then, in the name of the Hokage, execute the villains!"

What do you think of this approach?

"Nai—"

At this moment, Shimura Danzo finally stopped playing the role of a puppet and was about to question Nara Rankei.

But Nara Rinka didn't give the other party a chance to speak at all.

The moment Shimura Danzo spoke, a piece of wood nearby gagged him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly glanced at Danzo Shimura.

"What do you mean by that?"

"hehe……"

Nara Rinka chuckled lightly, not caring whether Sarutobi Hiruzen was pretending to be confused.

"Since the Hokage doesn't want us to kill Shimura Danzo..."

"Then, let the Hokage himself take action!"

(End of this chapter)