Chapter 344

First, let's talk about through the Hokage.

The current incumbent is Konoha's Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Mention this Hokage, what will you think of?

First, he can live; second, he can live; third, he can still live...

There is a saying that goes well: to be old and not die is to be a thief.

Sarutobi Hiruzen seems to be just a kind and amiable old man, but in reality, if you savor the original work carefully, you can discover the darkness of Sarutobi Hiruzen's methods.

Supporting forces to control Konoha's authority, shifting the blame to Danzo without getting a speck of dust on himself, forcing the Uchiha to rebel to maintain his stable position, sending Uchiha Itachi to bear the darkness and infiltrate the Akatsuki organization...

The depth of Sarutobi Hiruzen's methods is no less than that of Senju Tobirama; it is not an exaggeration to call him the person with the deepest city in Konoha.

Senju Hashirama's combat power suppressed his generation.

Senju Tobirama developed thousands of forbidden techniques and inherited the name of Senju.

These two had their reasons for being able to suppress the Uchiha clan and sit in the position of Hokage.

And what does Sarutobi Hiruzen have?

He relies on methods and scheming.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen's ruthlessness is no less than that of Shimura Danzo.

The world only knows that most of the tragedies in Konoha are related to Danzo, so they hate Danzo to the bone, but they ignore the most critical person—Sarutobi Hiruzen.

First of all, the establishment of "Root" by Danzo was completely agreed to and tacitly approved by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And the reason Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to this was just because he knew in his heart that some things were too dirty, and doing it himself would inevitably dirty his hands.

At this time, Danzo stupidly ran out to grab the dirty work for Sarutobi Hiruzen; how could he not agree?

A series of darkness in Konoha seems to be led by Danzo, but the ultimate beneficiary is Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And once Danzo bears the darkness, then it is destined that Danzo will have no fate with the Hokage in this life.

The title of "Hokage" symbolizes the face of Konoha and is the representative of light, greatness, and righteousness; how can it be inherited by a person who has done all the bad things and is extremely dirty?

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew this very clearly in his heart, and sure enough.

Even after Sarutobi Hiruzen died later, none of the high-level officials in Konoha Village supported Danzo as Hokage.

This is what Sarutobi Hiruzen had already calculated.

So much so that Shimura Danzo's value was so great that he even sent people to assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Sarutobi Hiruzen did not even hold it against him.

You know, this is a major matter concerning life; Sarutobi Hiruzen could forgive Danzo—is he a saint?

Some people say Sarutobi Hiruzen was afraid of Danzo and feared the strength of "Root."

What a joke; the vast Uchiha clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen said destroy it, and it was destroyed; no matter how strong the strength of "Root" is, can it be stronger than the entire Uchiha?

Don't tell me someone really thinks Uchiha Itachi could destroy the entire Uchiha clan alone?

There are also people who say this is because Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo were both disciples of Senju Tobirama, and Sarutobi Hiruzen cherished a "fellow apprentice" friendship.

Such a statement is simply ridiculous.

The experiences of the two people in the original work are enough to show the cold-bloodedness of Sarutobi Hiruzen, which is comparable to Shimura Danzo.

The first is Kakashi.

First is Hatake Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo.

"Konoha's White Fang," a great hero with meritorious service in the Second Ninja World War, a powerhouse with Kage-level combat power.

He was actually forced to commit suicide because of such a ridiculous thing as failing a mission due to rescuing a companion.

Let alone who the mastermind behind this was, and whose interests Hatake Sakumo touched to fall into such a situation.

As the Hokage of Konoha and Hatake Sakumo's direct leader, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stand up to say a word for Hatake Sakumo, letting Hatake Sakumo die unjustly.

This is not all; Hatake Sakumo died, so he should treat his orphan a little better, right?

As a result, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Hatake Kakashi fall into the Root organization and remained indifferent; what kind of place is "Root"? Could Sarutobi Hiruzen not know?

It was not until Kakashi was sent by Danzo to assassinate him that he knew he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet, and accepted Kakashi into the Anbu.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen were truly a person who valued feelings, he would absolutely not sit idly by and watch Kakashi's terrible situation.

This is not all; Naruto's experience completely revealed the essence of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Naruto's father, Konoha's Fourth Hokage, was willing to die for the village and even sealed the Nine-Tails into his own son's body.

Such a performance is enough to be called loving the village more than loving everything.

And the result?

After Namikaze Minato died, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Naruto suffer discrimination within the village and live a miserable life every day, yet remained indifferent, as if it should be so.

In fact, the reason for this result is very simple.

Whether it was Hatake Kakashi or Uzumaki Naruto, after their fathers died, they lost their utility value.

So cold-blooded as Sarutobi Hiruzen, he could watch tragedies happen and do nothing at all.

Even thinking deeper, perhaps the deaths of Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo might have had a certain relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So at this moment, the answer has been completely revealed; even if Shimura Danzo assassinated him, he could tolerate it, not for the so-called "fellow apprentice friendship."

But because Danzo still had huge utility value.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the depth of his city, is simply the number one in the ninja world.

"Darkness of the Ninja World," this title should not be enjoyed by Danzo alone; Sarutobi Hiruzen's actions are also worthy of this title.

Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen did nothing, this attitude of ignoring the darkness is even more terrifying than Shimura Danzo who does evil.

Mizunuki Ryosuke wanting to learn Senjutsu through such a deep-thinking and extremely deep-city Sarutobi Hiruzen is simply a daydream and seeking skin from a tiger.

And among the remaining paths, only one is left.

That is through the successors who have established contracts with the three great holy lands.

There are only three successors of the three great holy lands at this point in time.

That is the three disciples of Sarutobi Hiruzen: Senju Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya. ===== CHAPTER 346 =====