Naruto: Evil is easy to commit, making Amegakure great again.

"Go."

Seeing that Jiang Ming had made the decision to adopt Xiao Nan.

Already somewhat dizzy from the charm of the person in front of her, with her heart pounding, Chishima Hanako slowly squatted down.

He gestured for Xiao Nan, whom he was holding, to take a step.

They went to the man whose entire body radiated golden light.

Grab his hand.

To usher in a new life of their own.

"Um!"

Seeing this, Xiao Nan no longer hesitated.

He immediately jumped out of Chishima Hanako's arms.

She staggered forward, quickly ran to Jiang Ming's side, and grabbed his clothes and his warm, thick hand.

A happy and blissful smile appeared on his face.

"Slap slap slap—!"

Suddenly, Tsuchino Juzo, who had been silent and observing the situation, clapped his hands, making a crisp sound.

"Alright, that concludes the heartwarming adoption process."

"Next, we will continue to the secret chamber in Amegakure to complete Lord Hanzo's instructions."

As soon as Tsuchino Juzo finished speaking, Jiang Ming, who was trying his best to maintain his persona, suddenly turned pale.

I couldn't help but complain to myself.

"Damn it!"

"These two die-hard Hanzo fans still can't forget the absurd order he gave them—to lock me up in a secret room in Amegakure and turn me into a stud!"

At this moment, Jiang Ming's heart was filled with mixed feelings.

I wish I could stomp on Hanzo's old face.

Let him experience the same frustration that Danzo Shimura felt when facing Hiruzen Sarutobi...

......

"You bastard—!"

Konoha, Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha at the time, was smoking a pipe, looking at the secret report in his hand that had been collected and delivered by the Anbu ninja.

For a moment, I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming urge to call my old friend Danzo Shimura over and give him a good dressing down.

"More than six hundred ninjas were captured by the Land of Rain..."

If only Shimura Danzo had listened to me and hadn't attacked and occupied the northern mines of the Land of Rain.

It's estimated that Konoha wouldn't have lost over six hundred ninjas in the very early stages of the war.

It became a bargaining chip and proof for Hanzo the Salamander to demonstrate his martial prowess.

"Foolish! Selfish! Bigoted! Arrogant!"

As a longtime friend of Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew his old buddy's thoughts and temperament all too well.

The more you try to stop me from doing it, the more determined I am to achieve something and show you.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, his old friend's obsession with the "Hokage" position was deeply ingrained.

It reached a level bordering on madness.

So much so that he once did something foolish—sent Root ninjas to assassinate him on his way to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire to visit the Daimyo, but he easily escaped with a little trick and caught them red-handed in the Hokage's office!

"Danzo, you've really disappointed me!"

This kind of behavior, which only cared about his own battle achievements and ambitions and completely disregarded the lives of Konoha ninjas and the overall situation, really infuriated Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"I will absolutely not let you off!"

To be fair, it would have been better if Danzo Shimura had ended up being captured by Hanzo along with the other 600-plus Konoha ninja.

At least this way, you can still earn the reputation of "not abandoning your comrades and fighting bravely".

The irony is that my old friend is a good-for-nothing.

He simply treated those six hundred-plus Konoha ninja as "discarded pawns" and fled...

Such an incredible move truly opened Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

I almost thought that the ANBU ninjas were using their intelligence gathering to settle personal scores and deliberately trying to vilify Shimura Danzo.

"Hiruzen, something terrible has happened!"

Just then, Homura Mitokado, who was also an advisor to the Hokage, and Koharu Utatane, received information about Danzo Shimura in the Land of Rain through their respective channels.

He immediately rushed to the Hokage's office.

He explained the situation to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"That Danzo guy disobeyed your orders and directly sent over six hundred Konoha ninja to Hanzo to show off his strength!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, signaling the two to remain calm.

"I already know about this."

He, along with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, were part of the elite guard unit of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in their youth.

They were old comrades-in-arms who knew each other well and had a deep bond.

"That Danzo guy actually did such a despicable thing..."

Even in his youth, Shimura Danzo was an excellent ninja who valued loyalty and never gave up on anyone.

But now he's turned into this kind of scum who's only interested in quick success and instant benefits, completely disregarding the safety of the ninjas in his village...

Such a stark contrast caused Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had known each other for many years, to frown deeply.

They believed that the other party was no longer a qualified ninja.

"It's too late to say anything now..."

As Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi was well aware of his responsibilities.

He also understood that the current situation did not allow him to hesitate, and he had to adjust his emotions and make new plans as soon as possible.

We need to clean up the mess left by Danzo Shimura and find a way to rescue the more than 600 captured Konoha ninja.

"Let's think about how to rescue those six hundred-plus Konoha ninja from Hanzo and the Rain Ninja..."

Admittedly, the mistake Shimura Danzo made this time is so serious that even losing his head might not be enough to atone for it.

No matter what, Shimura Danzo was an old friend who had spent many years with them.

It's unrealistic to expect them to disregard sentimentality and sentence Shimura Danzo to death outright.

They could only try their best to help that scoundrel Danzo Shimura make amends.

Let him atone for his crimes and perform meritorious service in the next battle to appease public anger.

"I remember Hanzo was good at using poison, right?"

When it comes to detoxification, poison prevention, and healing injuries...

No one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village can compare to Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple—Tsunade Senju!

"You want Tsunade, Hashirama-sama's granddaughter and your disciple, to go to the front lines?"

"Exactly."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a firm tone, slowly revealing his plans.

"My primary reason for sending Tsunade to the front lines was to use poison against Hanzo!"

Tsunade is a renowned medical ninjutsu master in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

He has studied countless poisons and possesses the ability to counteract Hanzo's use of poison.

"More importantly, as a descendant of the Senju clan, she inherited the monstrous strength unique to the Senju clan."

"It possesses the ability to directly restrain powerful enemies and protect the wounded during a breakout."

No ninja in the entire Hidden Leaf Village can replace him in this respect.

You think Tsunade is a nanny?

Yet she can unleash terrifying power that rivals any Jonin!

A healer who can attack, defend, and even heal her teammates right in front of you... definitely worthy of facing Hanzo the Salamander!

"Simply sending Tsuna to the front lines shouldn't be enough, right?"

Faced with Mitokado Homura's curiosity, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep drag of his cigarette and nodded seriously.

"Tsunade alone is definitely not enough; we must send Jiraiya and Orochimaru together to have any chance of defeating Hanzo!"

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

The three of them were disciples carefully trained by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Each of them possesses terrifying strength far exceeding that of ordinary Jonin.

When the three of them fight together, they can even reach a level where they are evenly matched with him, a Kage-level powerhouse.

......