Chapter 92: Hiruzen Sarutobi Makes His Move, Danzo Begins to Act!

In fact, let alone this Anbu member.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi now wears a look of utter shock.

Good heavens!

What exactly does this Uchiha Jin intend to do?

Listen to these orders.

Strictly order the entire Police Force to loaf around; no one is allowed to do any real work for the villagers.

If villagers come knocking, then gently make excuses and deflect with various reasons?

And damn near try to stir up chaos in the village?

If the situation truly spirals out of control, issue a statement saying the village won't fund the department, so the Police Force has no choice.

Members of the Police Force must also make a living.

So after the Police Force can no longer pay wages, they all went out to take private jobs for extra income?

I must admit.

That excuse is so well crafted, it's flawless.

He's forcing my hand!

And, I must admit.

If the Uchiha truly did this, he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, would have no grounds to hold them accountable.

Because they were not wrong; the village indeed had not allocated funds in recent years.

One could even say.

Except for the few years right after the Police Force was established, when the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, was in office and provided relatively full funding to the Police Force.

After he, Sarutobi Hiruzen, took power, the funding for the Police Force grew increasingly scarce, and in recent years it has completely ceased.

In the past, the thinking was good!

After all, the Uchiha were stubborn; as long as they complained about difficulties, what could this group of fools do?

But, unexpectedly.

The Uchiha of today have produced someone named Uchiha Jin.

This bastard is truly despicable; instead of playing the game of blocking the door to demand money, he chose to throw the Hidden Leaf into chaos and then use the anger of the village's commoners to pressure himself.

Damn it.

Like a mute eating bitter herbs, suffering in silence with no way to express the bitterness!

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a pile of dung; his face turning iron-pale, he could only shut his mouth and stew in silent anger.

What to do?

For the moment, he truly had no solution.

Compared to this matter, the incident involving the three Anbu operatives was nothing.

Bang!

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking, the door was suddenly kicked open.

Then.

Shimura Danzo, with a cold expression, walked straight in.

"Hiruzen, Itachi are too weak."

"The reason Uchiha Jin is so arrogant is entirely because Itachi have spoiled him."

"Now they dare to detain Anbu operatives and even plot to disrupt the village."

"For such evil Uchiha, we must never let them grow; otherwise, they will sooner or later destroy the Hidden Leaf."

"Trust me once; leave this matter to me."

He, with an air of arrogance.

Regarding Uchiha Jin, Danzo had never given him a second thought.

In fact, one could say.

Let alone Uchiha Jin, even Sarutobi Hiruzen, he looked down upon.

Yes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was too weak.

A heavy responsibility like protecting the Hidden Leaf should be left to his Root to handle.

Silence!

Regarding Shimura Danzo's proposal, Sarutobi Hiruzen neither agreed nor refused.

He, was thinking!

Whether his previous actions against Uchiha Jin were indeed as Danzo said.

If he had acted directly from the start, perhaps there would not be this mess today.

What to do?

Should this matter be handed over to Danzo?

After pondering for a moment, he took a deep breath.

"Danzo, I will trust Itachi once."

"Leave this matter to Itachi to handle; make sure to handle it beautifully."

"Especially, those three Anbu operatives."

"Itachi must rescue them; we cannot afford to lose face."

"Do Itachi understand?"

Shimura Danzo, with a look of surprise.

Yes.

He had actually just spoken a few extra words off the cuff and did not truly believe Sarutobi Hiruzen would actually agree.

But, unexpectedly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was always timid and cautious, actually agreed this time.

Looking at it this way, this fellow Uchiha Jin has truly angered Sarutobi Hiruzen!

This is good news!

Danzo, his face full of delight, immediately gave a military pledge.

"Hiruzen, rest assured."

"Even if I cannot kill Uchiha Jin this time, I will absolutely teach him a good lesson."

"The village cannot be provoked; otherwise, a price must be paid."

"Especially an evil Uchiha like him; only death is the greatest contribution to the village."

"Just wait and see; Root will complete this mission."

"This time, let Root protect the Hidden Leaf."

Having said that.

Danzo Shimura, his face brimming with excitement, didn't even bother to acknowledge Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Before the Hokage could speak, he turned and hurried away.

This showed just how excited he was.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes slightly, then lit his pipe.

After puffing out clouds of smoke for a while, he let out a sigh.

He held Danzo in utter contempt.

Though they were nominally fellow disciples, Danzo was merely his blade.

A blade hidden in the darkness, doing his dirty work.

The Hokage cannot have a stain!

Just like this incident; was Uchiha Jin truly that easy to deal with?

That was a Mangekyo Sharingan!

This time.

Danzo's failure would not affect him; if he truly succeeded, the Hokage would still reap the greatest benefits.

So, to put it plainly.

Danzo might win, but he would never lose.

On the contrary.

Even if Danzo failed, it wouldn't matter; it would not affect the Hokage in the slightest.

And his choice to have Danzo act was, in fact, a test of Uchiha Jin.

To see what caliber this Uchiha truly was.

Was he worthy of fighting him?

"Enough!"

"Since the Root has taken over, this matter ends here."

"However, at the same time."

"The Anbu Black Ops cannot relax; keep a close watch on the Root members."

"If anything unexpected happens, notify me at the fastest speed."

Black Crow slowly nodded.

He then left the Hokage's office directly, returned to the Anbu to summon six hundred and eighty personnel, and began keeping a close watch on the Root.

Seeing this, Danzo didn't care.

He understood Hiruzen's concerns, but he didn't care in the slightest.

In his view, a mere Uchiha Jin, no matter how strong, how strong could he possibly be?