Chapter 1032: , what do you think?

Soon, the door of the Hokage's office was knocked; it was Hatake Sakumo.

"Please come in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a low voice, his voice somewhat hoarse.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and a thin, firm figure walked in quickly.

"Hatake Sakumo, greets Lord Hokage."

Hatake Sakumo knelt on one knee respectfully, his attitude very humble, obviously not becoming arrogant because of his achievements on the battlefield.

And ever since Hatake Sakumo entered this room, Sarutobi Hiruzen had long since changed his face.

His face wore a very kind expression; if it were anywhere else, you would surely mistake this thin-bodied middle-aged man for some harmless uncle.

"Hehe."

"Sakumo, get up quickly."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a chuckle, making it impossible for anyone to see through his true thoughts behind this kind face.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Hatake Sakumo's actions were not sloppy at all, no different from when he served as Anbu Chief before.

"Sakumo, this time you have made such achievements for the village."

"I want to reward you well on behalf of the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, giving people the feeling of a gentle elder.

"Lord Hokage overstates it; these are all things I should do."

Regarding Sarutobi Hiruzen's praise, Sakumo just shook his head gently.

"Hahaha."

"You, you."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly laughed and said, revealing a helpless look of shaking his head.

Only, from an angle Hatake Sakumo could not see, a trace of strange color flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

Immediately after, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries.

In this process, seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of talking about "business," a trace of strange thought arose in Hatake Sakumo's heart.

He sized up the unhurried Sarutobi Hiruzen before him.

He did not see any urgent or solemn expression on this Lord Hokage's face, which made Hatake Sakumo's heart somewhat confused.

Wasn't it said that there was an urgent mission, which was why he was urgently summoned back?

Then why not mention a word about it now?

Suppressing the thought of wanting to ask, Hatake Sakumo patiently tried his best to exchange pleasantries with the Sarutobi Hiruzen before him.

Finally, Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the subject.

"Sakumo, what plans do you have after returning from the battlefield this time?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a smile.

And upon hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's inquiry, ten thousand thoughts flashed through Hatake Sakumo's heart.

If possible, no one would not want to become a hero standing in the spotlight and praised by others, even Hatake Sakumo was no exception.

But as a ninja, having previously hidden in the Anbu and always accustomed to being cautious, Hatake Sakumo still gave the most secure answer.

"Everything is at Lord Hokage's arrangement!"

Hatake Sakumo's answer was watertight, making the strange color in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes fade away slightly.

"Hehe."

"Is that so."

"Sakumo, I have some things in my hand; you might as well take a look first."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen handed a document placed on the table to Hatake Sakumo.

Sakumo took this document and directly opened it to read the content inside.

Only a moment later, a trace of surprise and unexpectedness flashed in Hatake Sakumo's eyes.

Because the content of this document was exactly some intelligence inside Konoha's "Root organization," as well as the completion status of some missions.

The confidential parts even involved the deep-level mission responsibilities and intelligence of the Root organization.

Even so, the content appearing on the document was only some situations inside Danzo's Root organization on the surface; some content that was too dark and deep did not appear on this document.

After reading this document, a trace of strange thought appeared in Hatake Sakumo's heart.

Sarutobi Hiruzen swapping him and Shimura Danzo, wouldn't it be that he wanted to...

Sakumo tried his best to shake his head, throwing all the messy thoughts in his mind out of his head.

He put away this document and placed it back on Sarutobi Hiruzen's table.

"How is it?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a smile, only his eyes carried a trace of strange brilliance.

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen ask like this, Hatake Sakumo did not know how to answer for a moment.

Because no matter if he answered good or not, it seemed somewhat inappropriate.

There was a great overlap in functions between Konoha's Anbu and Root.

In name, "Root" also belonged to a part of the Anbu, but in fact, Hatake Sakumo's authority and status as Anbu Chief were both below Shimura Danzo of the Root.

Now Sarutobi Hiruzen let him see some documents of the Root and asked him like this; it was hard not to make Sakumo think more.

Hatake Sakumo felt that this was a kind of "hint" from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"This subordinate is dull."

"Please, Lord Hokage, give me a clear indication."

After thinking repeatedly, the cautious Hatake Sakumo still chose to take the initiative to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"There is no other meaning; I intend to merge 'Root' directly into the Anbu."

"In the future, it will all be governed by you."

"What do you think?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen explained and asked again.

Hearing this, Hatake Sakumo's pupils shrank violently.

His heart was first happy, then a burst of worry. ===== CHAPTER 1034 =====