Chapter 1053

Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up Kakashi, who was full of grief.

Although Kakashi was still just a child, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

The ninja "Hatake Kakashi" was like a brand-new, unsharpened blade, radiating a brilliant cold light.

In the ninja world, "bloodline theory" naturally ran rampant.

After all, with the existence of "Kekkei Genkai," the importance of bloodline for a ninja naturally goes without saying.

Although Hatake was just a small ninja clan, and had no Kekkei Genkai talent.

But as the child of the Kage-level powerhouse Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi was born with the bloodline of a "Kage-level powerhouse."

Thinking of this, a satisfied luster flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

He had just lost one blade, but he could sharpen another one.

Perhaps...

This blade would be even better to use than the last one?

Looking at the sorrowful Hatake ninja, Sarutobi Hiruzen organized his language again and spoke, giving the Hatake clan an ethereal promise as the Hokage.

"Sakumo was a hero of the village."

"Don't worry, the village will not treat the Hatake clan unfairly."

Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, the Hatake ninja looked at each other, but in the end, they could only nod in silence.

As the saying goes, when a person dies, the lamp goes out.

They were not fools.

The village could not possibly treat the Hatake clan as favorably as when Hatake Sakumo was alive.

But that was an unavoidable thing.

Hatake Sakumo was dead after all, and a promise from the Hokage was the only thing they could get.

"Sacrificing for the village, Sakumo can be considered to have died in his place."

"This is as it should be, thank you, Hokage-sama."

The leading Hatake ninja nodded and responded to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded silently, then stepped away and left the morgue.

Leaving only a desolate back to the Hatake ninja behind him.

Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's increasingly hunched figure, the Hatake ninja looked at each other, and couldn't help but have this thought in their hearts.

"As the right-hand man most valued by Hokage-sama."

"With Sakumo's death, Hokage-sama's heart must not be feeling well either..."

After leaving the morgue, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked back to the Hokage's office unhurriedly.

There, an "old friend" had been waiting for a long time.

"Creak."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pushed open the heavy, decaying door of the Hokage's office and walked in slowly.

At this moment, it was already late, and the bright lights outside pierced into the dim office.

A gloomy shadow was also stretched long by the light.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not hesitate at all, walked in, and then closed the door behind him.

In an instant, the entire office entered pitch-black darkness again.

However, with the discernment of the two, this little darkness was naturally insignificant.

"Click."

As Sarutobi Hiruzen pressed the switch on the desk, the dim light instantly illuminated the entire room.

"Has the threat of Hatake Sakumo been eliminated?"

The gloomy figure spoke directly, his voice sounding extremely hoarse.

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked toward him with a sharp gaze.

When he saw the withered, yellowed old face of the other party, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice returned to calm.

That's right, the person sitting in the Hokage's office at this moment was none other than Shimura Danzo, who had taken over Hatake Sakumo's position and was serving as the commander on the front line of the Sand ninja battlefield!

As the front-line commander, Danzo naturally could not leave the battlefield without reason.

But for an old fox like Danzo, using small tricks like a shadow clone was naturally not difficult. ===== CHAPTER 1055 =====