Yes, the Hokage!

"That's nothing. I can charm countless girls too." Feng Lan shrugged, then added a few seconds later, "With poison."

Tsunade: "...You didn't become my disciple for this reason, did you?"

"How could that be? Let's talk about the bigger picture." Tsunade's willingness to criticize herself proves that Fenglan's actions were effective; at least she wasn't as aloof as she had been at the beginning.

"for example?"

"For example, Orochimaru's words were lies. The Third Hokage did not intend to kill your lover. Whether it was the Nawaki tree or not, they were just words to provoke you."

A sharp glint flashed in Tsunade's eyes: "How did you know!?"

“The possibility of this is not high to begin with.” Feng Lan shrugged. “First of all, the Third Hokage is the head of a village after all, and he would not do something like cutting off his own limbs. What he tends to do is to instill his Will of Fire into people and control them.”

"Secondly, I have reviewed the records from the Second Shinobi World War. Lord Dan's Spirit Transformation Technique was extremely conspicuous on the battlefield. If the Third Hokage really wanted to get rid of him, he could have simply transferred him to the most dangerous front lines or behind enemy lines so that he could die a glorious death. Assassination is too low-level; it's something only Danzo would do."

"According to the data, the Third Hokage arranged for your team to provide cover from the flank, which proves that he still wanted to protect Duan, a talented individual. However, the opponent was no ordinary opponent, which led to the tragedy."

"Furthermore, Dan was already quite popular in Konoha at the time, and he was also Tsunade's lover. If assassinating him were exposed, the Third Hokage would lose the trust of his disciples, including Tsunade and Jiraiya, and it could even trigger a backlash from his clan. Given his shrewdness, he wouldn't do something with such low returns but extremely high risks."

"Finally, he was a cautious man, and even if he were to do something like that, he wouldn't leave behind such a significant piece of evidence as a letter."

In truth, Tsunade didn't believe her mentor would do such a thing either, but her obsession with Dan was too deep. Orochimaru was taking advantage of this, and so was Fenglan. However, after using him, Fenglan immediately betrayed Orochimaru.

Hearing Feng Lan's insightful analysis, Tsunade felt a little better, but she was determined not to give up so easily. Since the two had already talked, she simply said, "Orochimaru said he would send over the evidence."

"If he has it, he will definitely send it over, because Orochimaru is now a Konoha rogue ninja. The more chaos he causes in Konoha, the less time we have to capture him. On the contrary, if he doesn't send it over... then it must be fake."

Tsunade thought the same thing. She finally needed to confirm this matter and make peace with her past self: "I will wait in the village for the next period of time and guide your training."

Feng Lan smiled slightly: "Then, teacher, would you like to rest first and calm down, or would you like to place the Yin Seal on me now?"

"Now then." Tsunade tacitly approved of Fenglan's use of the term "teacher," and also revealed a rare hint of vulnerability. "Anyway, I'm unlikely to be able to sleep tonight."

"Then you'd better be careful not to misplace the dot and turn it from a spirit pearl into a demon pill."

"Although I don't understand what you're saying, I get the feeling that you're underestimating my abilities." Tsunade cracked her neck and clenched her fists, making a snapping sound. "Here you go, I'll give you some now."

"Wait a minute." Feng Lan immediately sensed something was wrong. "Didn't you say we needed a suitable venue and equipment?"

"Oh, that's when I was in a bad mood. Now I can order whatever I want."

"May I ask, how are you feeling right now?"

"Very bad."

"Depend on!"

Feng Lan felt a twitch in his eyelids. Wasn't this just someone trying to take their anger out on him? He quickly said, "I suddenly remembered that Orochimaru still has a secret base that we haven't dealt with yet..."

"late."

Tsunade had already drawn a scroll from her waist, and a large amount of chakra was gathering between her fingers.

"No, no, I might not be able to do it today..."

"Enough talk, Elbow, come inside with me!"

"Wait, teacher, be gentle..."

"what!"

A piercing scream echoed through the Uchiha camp.

Chapter 40 Danzo, I will make sure you suffer a terrible death!

The following morning, the Konoha F4, along with Minato Furan, held a high-level meeting, with Fugaku also present, holding a notebook to take notes.

On either side of the long table, the Third Hokage, Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado took their seats in order. Minato, the current Hokage, naturally sat in the main seat, while Feng Lan sat to his right, slurping down a cup of hot tea, looking very calm and composed.

The meeting had barely begun when Danzo launched his attack, slamming his hand on the table: "Feng Lan! Isn't Orochimaru under your supervision? As the Hokage's chief advisor, you can't even keep an eye on a criminal? What is your punishment?!"

Everyone, including Minato, had their eyes on Feng Lan's face, waiting for him to give an answer.

Feng Lan calmly put down his teacup: "Lord Danzo, you are mistaken. Uchiha and I have been guarding Orochimaru with great care, but Lady Tsunade is following the rules and procedures to visit her old comrade-in-arms. I can't refuse her that much face, can I?"

"I don't know exactly what they talked about, but the result was that Lady Tsunade got angry and used her superhuman strength to break the prisoner's cage and ceiling, which allowed the prisoner to escape. As you all know, I've been injured recently and can't move that quickly. By the time I got to the scene, the snake had already run away."

"You're just a smooth talker," Danzo sneered. "The prisoner escaped from your territory, so of course you bear undeniable responsibility!"

The relationship between Feng Lan and the Uchiha clan is common knowledge. It wouldn't be surprising if Feng Lan ran away from his territory. If Feng Lan tries to distance himself from the relationship, he gives others an excuse to directly confront the Uchiha clan.

So he readily admitted, "Of course, so I have fulfilled my duty as the Hokage's advisor, severely reprimanded Lady Tsunade for committing this crime, and placed her under house arrest in the village. She is not allowed to leave until Orochimaru is brought back."

Feng Lan paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "Of course, if you all feel that this punishment is not severe enough, you are welcome to deal with her yourselves. Although I have become her disciple, I will absolutely not show any favoritism."

The Konoha F4 looked at each other in bewilderment. Feng Lan said he wouldn't cover it up, but in reality, every action he took was one of covering it up. But... what could they do?

Of these four, aside from the Third Hokage, who dares to say they can defeat Tsunade? Besides, severely punishing one's own village's Kage-level fighters is just because they're afraid Konoha doesn't have enough rogue ninjas. Only a fool would do something that would be applauded by other villages.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, remaining silent. The Third Hokage, head down, smoked as if he hadn't heard. Feng Lan's suggestion that the Third Hokage send the Anbu to capture Orochimaru was already a huge favor to him, so the Third Hokage naturally didn't want to make things difficult for him over such a trivial matter. Besides, the Third Hokage himself couldn't bear to punish his own disciple, Tsunade, could he?

Danzo's face turned ashen, but he couldn't retaliate. "I hit Tsunade? Really? Without Izanagi, I'm afraid he would have had all his bones shattered with a single punch."

"Why is everyone so quiet?" Feng Lan tilted her head and grabbed the weakest Danzo. "Danzo-sama always talks about Konoha. When Tsunade-sama made a mistake, you went and punished her righteously. Isn't that a perfect example of the spirit of fairness and justice for Konoha?"

Danzo's lips twitched uncontrollably, unable to utter a word.

In the end, the Third Hokage smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, Tsunade acted impulsively, which is understandable. Since Feng Lan has already dealt with this matter, let's leave it at that."

"Since this matter is over, let's discuss the next thing." Even though the other party had already used his magic, Feng Lan still wanted to continue the pursuit. He directly took out a document from his pocket. "Lord Danzo, your actions at the orphanage have been recorded in their entirety by my subordinate, Uchiha Itachi. Summoning large summoning beasts to damage public property, threatening civilians, attacking the Hokage's advisor... Please explain each and every one of these matters clearly, otherwise... it might not be so easy to fool you today."

Danzo's face darkened completely: "You..."

He felt incredibly frustrated, as if he wanted to vomit blood. It was a small matter that Feng Lan let an S-level wanted criminal go, but it was a big deal that I was showing off at the orphanage.

In response, Fenglan said, "Who told me to leave no evidence when I do things, while Lao Deng gets caught red-handed every day? The difference is obvious, you can't argue with that."

"Lord Danzo."

Minato also spoke in a deep voice: "Your leaving the village without reporting it, under the pretext of inspecting the Land of Fire, is already a violation of regulations. You also caused such a big incident at the orphanage and tried to kill Feng Lan. I need an explanation."

Danzo gritted his teeth: "I did this to investigate the situation in Iwagakure..."

"How did your investigation of Iwagakure lead you to an orphanage? And you even need to summon Baku?" Fenglan interrupted him rudely. "You need to threaten the orphanage to cut off its funding? You need to kidnap their children? And after I discovered all this, your first reaction was to silence them, Lord Danzo... You really are used to acting recklessly in Konoha!"

He slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang: "Is Konoha your master or the Hokage's master?!"

"You, you're spouting nonsense!" Danzo slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Don't try to deny it," Feng Lan sneered. "The orphanage staff and Lady Tsunade can testify. They are not my subordinates, but completely neutral individuals. I think their testimonies carry considerable weight."

"All right."

The Third Hokage sighed, "Feng Lan, Danzo was indeed wrong this time. Considering his past contributions, let's be lenient with him."

Although he spoke of leniency, his words were always harsh: "How about this, we'll cut the organization's manpower budget in half, and you can manage and distribute the extra portion. What do you say?"

"Hiruzen!" Danzo roared, "I was just confused for a moment, and you treat me like this?"

"A moment of confusion?" Feng Lan sneered. "You're confused in the village, and you're confused outside the village. When will you ever wake up?"

"Let's do it this way."

The Third Hokage sighed, making a definitive statement: Danzo had indeed not yet come to his senses. In the past, he could act recklessly because the Third Hokage turned a blind eye to his actions. But now that the Fourth Hokage was in charge, and although Minato was originally on his side, under the continued influence of Feng Lan... times had changed.

His confrontation with Fenglan began the moment Orochimaru was paraded through the streets. To protect his disciple, he had to back down. Now, Fenglan had given him face and allowed Orochimaru to escape. He himself had become Tsunade's disciple, gaining the protection of the Sannin. He was at the height of his power and unstoppable influence.

Therefore, we should temporarily withdraw and wait for the storm to pass before making further plans.

Yan and Xiaochun realized this and began to restrain themselves, not giving Fenglan any advantage. Only you, who couldn't see the situation clearly, kept jumping around, and you deserved to have your leg broken.

“This is probably not enough.” However, Feng Lan knew that this was the last chance to make money by taking advantage of Orochimaru and Danzo’s mistakes, so she had to suppress them as much as possible. “Third Hokage, you see, my injury is not fully healed yet. Should we have a medical ninja examine it?”

He was clearly grazed by Tsunade's fist, but now he's blaming it all on Danzo: "If Lord Danzo isn't restricted to some extent, I'm afraid I won't be able to live in the village with peace of mind."

Before F4 could speak, Feng Lan quickened his pace: "Therefore, I propose that from now on, any action Danzo takes, especially leaving the village, must be reported to the Hokage's office, and he must not act without authorization."

"Impossible!" Danzo exclaimed in fury, smashing the table with a single slap.

"Oh, so the loss of this table will also be charged to Root." Feng Lan said coldly, "Lord Danzo, all Konoha ninjas must report when entering and leaving the village. Do you think you can be an exception?"

"But……"

Danzo turned his head away, wanting to say that the Third Hokage and the others didn't need it at all, but at least he still had some sense and swallowed his words back.

Feng Lan thought to himself that it was a pity. He really wanted to see if the other three would beat this pig teammate to death for what Danzo had blurted out.

"Danzo".

Before this guy could sabotage his teammates again, the Third Hokage coldly said, "Apologize."

His words effectively sealed the fate of Danzo and Root.

"Hiruzen..." Danzo's exposed eyes were already bloodshot.

"Apologize!"

"Yes..." Danzo trembled as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "I'm sorry, Advisor Fenglan, I mishandled the orphanage matter. I'm sorry... From now on, I will report all my actions to the Hokage's office in advance."

【Niiiiiiiiice!】

Feng Lan mentally struck the signature celebratory pose of the Two Qiaos, but on his face he wore a smiling Konoha expression: "As the saying goes, it is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Since Lord Danzo has already apologized, this matter is naturally over. In the future, as a junior, I will have to learn a lot from you regarding 'for Konoha'."

He emphasized the words "for Konoha" with particular force, his sarcasm obvious.

This time, however, no one spoke up for Danzo. Only Fugaku, who was in charge of recording, wrote down his thoughts at lightning speed, his mouth practically stretched to the back of his head in a wide grin.

……

After the high-level meeting ended, Feng Lan did not rush to leave. He slowly finished the last sip of tea before standing up under the uncertain gazes of the Third Hokage and Danzo.

"Then, Third Hokage, according to your promise, am I now entitled to take over half of the Root organization's manpower and budget?"

The Third Hokage didn't look at Danzo, but simply nodded: "That's right."

“Very good, very good.” Feng Lan smiled and looked at Danzo. “Lord Danzo, please hand over the personnel list and resource list. Oh, and the corresponding venues as well. I need to check them one by one so that you don’t hide the good stuff.”

Danzo took a deep breath, struggling to swallow the resentment in his eyes: "Fine!"

……

Feng Lan wouldn't go to the meeting alone like Guan Yu. Firstly, he doesn't have Guan Yu's skills and domineering presence. Secondly... if he really dies, who will play Guan Yu's song for him?

Hijiri and Obito are currently outside the village, so in addition to protecting Shisui, he also called Dai and Teppei. Although Tsunade couldn't get them to join, a mysterious man in sunglasses also joined.

Yu Nu Zhiwei stood silently behind Feng Lan. His eyes behind his sunglasses revealed no emotion, but his clenched fists betrayed his nervousness. He knew why Feng Lan had brought him here, and he was happy to accept it.