From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Sarutobi Shinnosuke frowned slightly under his mask. In fact, he also had doubts in his heart. From the current point of view, this guy did not seem to have any hostility except for entering the country illegally.

He even deliberately exposed his whereabouts.

But Sarutobi Shinnosuke would not let his guard down easily. In fact, at this time, Konoha's Anbu had already started to operate at full capacity, and the entire Konoha was under security.

Because Sarutobi Shinnosuke could not be sure how many unidentified people had entered Konoha this time.

Maybe the guy in front of them is just someone who attracts their attention?

Anyway, it's better to be cautious. This also shows that Sarutobi Shinnosuke is very serious and responsible, and his mind is very meticulous.

"Since you have no hostility, could you please state your identity and purpose?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke asked.

Kakuzu didn't say anything because he knew that there must be other ANBU members nearby.

So Kakuzu just raised his hand and slid it from his sleeve, as if he was holding a piece of paper, and then threw it towards Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke moved very quickly and caught the piece of paper flying from Kakuzu. Although he was confused, he still took a look at it. Then, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Because there were only three words on the piece of paper, and some condensed chakra was attached to it, which seemed to be used for spiritual communication?

And those three words are weighty enough.

House of Everything!

"So you are from here." Sarutobi Shinnosuke's vigilance dissipated a little.

Because as far as Konoha is concerned, they seem to have a good relationship with the Yorozuya.

Although Orochimaru defected from Konoha...

But the leader of the Yorozuya maintains a strangely harmonious relationship with Konoha.

Konoha really had no intention of provoking the Yorozuya.

Kakuzu still didn't speak, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke continued to ask: "So what is your purpose for coming? What is your so-called good intention?" As he said this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke raised his hand and made a few gestures.

Then, all the Anbu members who were hiding around here quickly evacuated.

The fact that Kakuzu was unwilling to speak directly proved that this matter must be very important and should not be known by too many people.

So after thinking about it, Sarutobi Shinnosuke asked the surrounding Anbu to evacuate first.

Of course, this is also because he is confident enough and feels that he is very strong. Even if this guy from the Yorozuya suddenly attacks, he will not be killed instantly, right?

As long as he is given a little breathing time, he can summon the members of the Anbu and start a group fight at any time.

Kakuzu waited for a while, as if giving the Anbu members time to evacuate.

After a while, Kakuzu spoke and said, "Not long ago, our Yorozuya received a commission regarding your Konoha." Kakuzu had no intention of introducing himself, and at the same time, he really had no intention of taking action here.

Both of these are to better conceal his identity and his low-key style.

To be honest, Kakuzu is a guy who rarely does useless work.

This time he came to Konoha with so-called "good intentions", so he knew very well that there would be no conflict with Konoha this time, and it was even more impossible for him to kill anyone in Konoha.

Then once you take action, it means you leave someone alive, and leaving someone alive means you are leaking your information to a certain extent.

This was something Kakuzu didn't want to see, so he had made up his mind that unless Konoha really wanted to cause trouble for him, he would never fight with anyone.

And once he takes action, he will kill everyone without mercy.

But now it seems that Konoha's Anbu are not the reckless guys who would insist on embarrassing both sides.

As soon as Kakuzu opened his mouth, Shinnosuke felt a tightness in his heart.

Did the Yorozuya receive a commission related to Konoha?

What kind of organization is this Wanshiwu?

To be honest, their purpose is to do everything. As long as you pay them, there is no problem for them to help you with your homework. It's a jack of all trades.

But in fact, since the Yorozuya was very aggressive when it first became famous, it has always been regarded as a "violent mercenary organization."

Later, Kakuzu and Biwa Juzo were also hired in various countries to carry out some high-risk missions and assassinate a large number of targets.

So even though the Yorozuya also takes on other tasks, most people hire it just to kill.

Therefore, Sarutobi Shinnosuke understood as soon as he heard it that someone wanted to hire the Yorozuya to cause trouble in Konoha.

"Please explain in detail, sir." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

"We are not in a position to tell you who your employer is. To be honest, my coming here today has violated the code of conduct of our Yorozuya. If our boss did not have a good relationship with your Konoha, I would not be here." Kakuzu first gave Diarmuid a touch of favorability.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was also convinced in his heart that Diarmuid, whose inner thoughts were unclear, did have some goodwill towards Konoha.

For example, he was friends with Master Jiraiya, and during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he saved Kushina, who was supposed to be dead. And for another example... Kakashi said he also claimed to be good friends with Master Tsunade.

Now that this situation has occurred again, Sarutobi Shinnosuke is even more certain about this matter.

Just as Sarutobi Shinnosuke was pondering this, Kakuzu continued, "We've been commissioned to assassinate the Sandaime Hokage. Sarutobi Hiruzen. We at Yorozuya have already rejected this commission, but Diarmait believes they might not give up. Considering that the Sandaime Hokage and he are a chess friend with similar interests, he specifically asked me to come and inform you."

Are Diarmait and Sarutobi Hiruzen friends?

Obviously, no.

Is he friends with Danzo Shimura?

Obviously not.

Therefore, Diarmuid's current policy towards Konoha is entirely based on the perspective of interests.

If Danzo Shimura wants to be Hokage, Diarmait will support him to a certain extent in order to gain benefits from Danzo Shimura. Once he really wants to do something serious, Diarmait will never interfere.

The reason why Diarmait revealed the news to Sarutobi Hiruzen this time was actually driven by interests.

Because he knew very well that the old guy Sarutobi Hiruzen must have been on guard against Shimura Danzo.

Based on this situation, it is estimated that what happens next will not change much. Danzo Shimura will most likely still try to assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen. Even if no one reminds Sarutobi Hiruzen, he no longer trusts Danzo, so Danzo's actions are bound to fail.

In that case, Diarmait would of course choose to stand on the side of the 'winner'.

Therefore, after finishing the conversation with Orochimaru and Danzo, Diarmait directly arranged for Kakuzu to come and "report the news" to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

There is no profit to be gained from this wave of operations at this stage.

But there is no doubt that this will definitely bring goodwill to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After that, Sarutobi Hiruzen would continue to rule Konoha for more than ten years if he and some of Konoha's senior officials acquiesced to Diarmait and acknowledged that the Yorozuya was a pro-Konoha organization.

It is conceivable how many subsequent benefits there will be.

This was clearly a casual "icing on the cake", but in Konoha's view, this kind of behavior was definitely "helping someone in need".

If Danzo Shimura's assassination attempt on Hiruzen Sarutobi fails, Hiruzen Sarutobi will have to admit that he owes Diarmait a favor.

On the contrary, Diarmait only asked Jiaodu to pass on a message and did not pay anything extra.

So this must be an extremely cost-effective move.

The only one who feels a little uncomfortable is Danzo Shimura, right?

He was originally happy to hire the Yorozuya to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, but Diarmait directly refused.

That would have been fine, but he probably never expected Diarmait to be so unprofessional that he would sell him to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Although Kakuzu said something like "I can't say more about the employer's identity."

But at this point in time, there are not many suspects who would do such a thing.

In fact, this was indeed the case. As soon as Kakuzu finished speaking, Sarutobi Shinnosuke already had a suspect in his mind, and it was none other than Danzo Shimura.

There is a sentence that may not make sense, but it does make sense.

That is, 'If you can't find a suspect, then suspect the one who makes the most profit'.

If his father Sarutobi Hiruzen were killed now, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was sure that Danzo Shimura would find a way to sit in the position of Hokage.

Therefore, Kakuzu's "I don't want to elaborate on the identity of my employer" was, in Sarutobi Shinnosuke's opinion, equivalent to reciting Danzo Shimura's ID number.

With so many thoughts in his mind and reality fleeting, Sarutobi Shinnosuke quickly came to his senses and said, "I see. This is indeed a matter of great importance to us in Konoha. Thank you, Excellency, and the Yorozuya for this time." "Nothing." Kakuzu waved his hand and said, "Diarmait said that although friendship is friendship, compensation still needs to be given." Sarutobi Shinnosuke???

Diarmait was also very sure that he had never said such a thing.

However, although he was a little surprised, Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded and said, "Of course. Please wait a moment, our Konoha will give you a satisfactory reward." Kakuzu nodded and became happy.

If he wasn't thinking of making a killing here, would he have bothered to come to Konoha in person to help Diarmuid?

Chapter 630 Sarutobi Hiruzen is not simple.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke quickly paid Kakuzu a satisfactory reward.

Kakuzu left Konoha without any delay.

At this time in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was listening to Sarutobi Shinnosuke's report.

"Someone wants to assassinate me?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his son with a little surprise.

But I was just a little surprised, and I seemed to have the answer in my heart.

"Well, I don't think an organization like Yorozuya would joke about such things." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

"Yorushiya?" Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured.

I don't know what he was thinking, but he suddenly said, "Shinnosuke, do you think Orochimaru is involved here too... What does he mean?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said, "Sandaime-sama, are you saying that Orochimaru also influenced Diarmait's thinking to a certain extent?"

During his official duties, even though he was Sarutobi Hiruzen's son, Shinnosuke always addressed his father as 'Sandaime-sama'.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment before he said, "He is my disciple after all, isn't he?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought for a while before nodding and saying, "That's a possibility."

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of relief appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, but it quickly disappeared.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is undoubtedly a very sentimental person. Although Orochimaru has defected from Konoha, he is still his disciple after all.

It’s normal to think this way now.

He felt that perhaps Diarmait had been very considerate by not intervening in this matter originally, and now he had sent someone to remind him. Perhaps it was Orochimaru who had mediated something.

However, Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't continue to think about it. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "Sir Sandaime, I think the news that Yorozuya passed on to us is still credible, even..."

12 "You mean it was Danzo who wanted to hire Yorozuya to assassinate me, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Shinnosuke didn't hesitate and said directly, "I do think so. Judging from the current situation, although the war is over, all countries are still licking their wounds. No one is capable of, let alone going against public opinion and launching a new round of war under such circumstances. Moreover, assassinating the shadow of a village has never been a tradition of major powers. Small countries don't have the ability, motivation, or reason to do so. I have thought about it several times before, and I think that if what the Yorozuya said is true, then this assassination commission is very likely from within our ranks."