From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

The ninja world is now generally in a state of "war-weariness". The endless wars have pushed the tolerance of people in various countries to the limit.

Therefore, even if the other major powers saw that Konoha was harmed by the Nine-Tailed Fox and wanted to start a war, it would be impossible.

Moreover, this kind of war cannot be started overnight. It requires sufficient preparation time and large-scale arrangements and mobilizations before it can truly begin.

So basically, we can rule out the possibility that someone was planning to assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen for war purposes.

But apart from war... No, even including war, under normal circumstances, the five major countries and the five major ninja villages would not be able to assassinate the so-called "Kage".

Because this method is too despicable. If it is done perfectly, it will be fine, but if someone finds out something, it will definitely ruin a person's reputation.

And he will inevitably bear the wrath of Konoha.

Just like the daimyos of various countries would not assassinate other daimyos.

Under normal circumstances, the leaders of each village would not have such thoughts.

Otherwise, the rules and order will all be disrupted. If you assassinate the Hokage of our Konoha today, Ohnoki might be found dead on the street tomorrow. By then, all five Kage will be in danger.

Small countries are likely to take risks, but after much thought, Sarutobi Shinnosuke finally felt that no country should have such motives.

Therefore, he finally concluded that this kind of thing came from within.

Moreover, assassinations of the shadow of a village usually happen internally.

Because it is difficult for external forces to obtain the whereabouts of the Hokage, only an insider has this opportunity.

"And within our Konoha, Danzo Shimura is the only one who has this motive and reason. Because once he assassinates you, the Sandaime-sama, judging from the current situation of the village, no one will be able to stop him from becoming Hokage. Coincidentally, becoming Hokage is his obsession. Moreover, in my opinion, Danzo has always been a guy who does things by any means necessary, so I have reason to suspect that he is the 'employer' that Yorozuya mentioned." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a long time, then he said: "Danzo is indeed an ambitious guy, and has always been eyeing the position of Hokage. In the early years, the Second Hokage did not choose him. At that time, I was somewhat puzzled, because at that time, I thought Danzo was a guy who was no worse than me, or even better than me. If he was Hokage, there should be no problem. But as time went by, the more I found that it was me who had not seen him clearly. On the contrary, the Second Hokage may have seen through his true nature. Danzo is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals. Perhaps in other positions, doing anything to achieve one's goals is very advantageous, but as a Hokage, one must be upright and honest, and must not do anything to achieve his goals. Therefore, I think he must not be Hokage, otherwise Konoha, and even the Land of Fire and the Five Great Nations will be brought into danger by him."

Anyone who wants to be a Hokage must be upright and honest!

This is Sarutobi Hiruzen's opinion of Naruto.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Hokage can't be flexible or have conspiracies, but when facing a problem, he can't choose to use unconventional means to solve it at the first time.

But in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, Danzo Shimura is a guy who likes to take unconventional and shady approaches in everything he does.

This kind of person is really not suitable to be Hokage.

Or, in other words, none of the leaders of the five major countries are the kind of guys who like to plot and scheme, use any means necessary, and have a despicable character.

Is this a coincidence?

No, actually it is inevitable.

It is true that where there is light there is shadow, but the one standing on the stage must be the light.

It must also be light.

Look at what Danzo did after he became the acting Hokage. He used the Sharingan to control the Five Kage Summit and wanted to become the leader of the coalition forces in one fell swoop?

Is this the kind of thinking a normal Hokage would have?

It's because he is used to being despicable, used to conspiracy, and used to doing whatever it takes.

That's why he did this.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen's worries were correct. If Danzo became Hokage, he would definitely bring Konoha into danger.

If Uchiha Sasuke had not appeared at that time to attract hatred, who knows what would have happened to Konoha as a result of Danzo's actions. And Sasuke just happened to kill Danzo.

So the matter was left unresolved.

Otherwise, the coalition cannot be formed, and the five major countries may even engage in civil war.

Uchiha Madara might even sit up from his coffin laughing.

Shinnosuke remained silent while listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's evaluation of Shimura Danzo.

Sarutobi Hiruzen paused for a moment before continuing, "This is why I don't want him to be Hokage. But even so, I still believe that he and I just have different political views and philosophies. Konoha has never been a land of light. There is no such thing as a land of light in this world. Where there is light, there must be a shadow. Hokage is the light, and Danzo is the shadow. This is why I have always tolerated his existence, but..."

At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated, looked at his son and said, "Shinnosuke, do you think Danzo will really send someone to kill me?"

This is Sarutobi Hiruzen's character flaw. He attaches too much importance to feelings. This is true for Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura.

This kind of thing naturally has its pros and cons. The good thing is that because he values ​​feelings, many people who have a good relationship with him and respect him are willing to go through fire and water for him, even if it means death.

The bad thing is that his kindness often leads to worse consequences.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at his father. Of course, he knew what kind of defects his father had. No, it should not be said to be defects, but character problems.

Is it wrong to be sentimental?

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said firmly: "Yes! Please don't hesitate any longer, Sandaime-sama."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed upon hearing this, his expression slightly dejected, then waved his hand and said, "I'm going to the Daimyo's mansion in the next few days. Shinnosuke, you Anbu, please get the rules and arrange the itinerary for me."

Although he didn't say anything explicitly, Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew that his father had already made up his mind.

"Yes, Sandaime-sama." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

"Well, go ahead." Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, but after a brief pause, he added, "This matter is classified as top secret."

"I understand." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said.

After Sarutobi Shinnosuke left the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his eyes tiredly. Then, he turned his chair and looked out the window behind him.

The scenes of the past seemed to appear in his eyes one by one.

At that time, they were both still very young, and Danzo and him were close friends.

Although he was unwilling to believe that Danzo wanted to assassinate him mercilessly, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not a naive guy after all. His inquiry was just for comfort.

But Sarutobi Shinnosuke coldly broke his comfort.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well that Danzo would take action.

"But after this, how should I treat you, Danzo..." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought helplessly.

The easiest way is to just kill Danzo and be done with it.

However, considering the position of Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that it was still necessary to keep Danzo.

Just like Diarmait regarded Danzo as a person to be blamed.

To put it more darkly, the same is true for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He has indeed been consolidating the power of the Root Organization and has tentatively proposed abolishing and disbanding the Root Organization at high-level meetings.

But nothing was implemented.

Similarly, as the Hokage, how could Sarutobi Hiruzen only make the best plans?

Especially the Uchiha thing.

He and Uchiha Fugaku are working together, hoping to bring a better and more harmonious future to both sides.

But... How could he not consider what would happen if this thing failed and things turned out to be the worst possible situation?

so what should I do now?

And Danzo Shimura is actually the sword he left behind.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has never been a simple character. He always says he wants to do this and that to Danzo and disband the Root organization.

But in fact, until his death, the Root Organization was still lingering, even though he had disbanded the organization on the surface.

So doesn't he know about this lingering ghost situation?

He should know, after all, he is the Hokage, and he knows Danzo very well.

Think about Danzo Shimura, who had been fighting with Sarutobi Hiruzen from the beginning to the end, but until Sarutobi Hiruzen died unexpectedly at the hands of Orochimaru, did Danzo ever defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen even once?

Perhaps, from the beginning to the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen intended to keep Danzo alive. The only accident was that he did not expect that he would die at the hands of Orochimaru.

Otherwise, he would have completely eliminated Danzo before his death.

Chapter 631 Danzo: Kakashi, you are exactly like me when I was young.

Kakashi was standing in front of Konoha's memorial stone.

He had seemed solitary before when he stood here, and now he seemed even lonelier.

Just by taking a casual glance, it was as if one could see the darkness in his heart that was swallowing him up.

It was for this reason that Uchiha Shisui and Sarutobi Shinnosuke both said that his mental state was not right and gave him leave from the Anbu.

Kakashi stood there, looking at the names on the memorial tablet. There were some new names added on it, which were those of the ninjas who sacrificed their lives to protect the village during the night of the Nine-tailed Fox.

Among them was his teacher, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"Minato-sensei..." Kakashi murmured softly, with some pain in his eyes.

The Minato team, which once held all his emotions, has now completely disappeared.

Lost on the road of life.

This is exactly what Kakashi is like now.

He didn't know why he came to this memorial.

Maybe it’s because only by standing here can he seem less lonely?

Konoha is so big that it seems there is no need for him to exist.

Just as Kakashi was staring at the memorial in a daze, he heard footsteps behind him.

Kakashi, who heard the noise, turned around and looked a little surprised.

"Your name... is Kakashi, right?" a slightly gentle voice asked.

The owner of this voice is none other than Danzo Shimura.

Kakashi was a member of the Anbu, and because he had obtained information about Diarmait and participated in the performance meeting where Danzo had a terrible IQ, he knew Danzo.

"It's me, Lord Danzo!" Kakashi responded quickly.

The reason he was surprised was that Shimura Danzo's appearance today was a little strange.

He seems to be blind in one eye?

That’s right, the last time Orochimaru came to see Danzo, Danzo was fine, but this time, one of his eyes was tightly wrapped with a bandage.

He looked like he was seriously injured.