Chapter 561: , let us wait and see

"Hmph!"

"That old thing Onoki is ostensibly targeting the Land of Moon, which belongs to Kumogakure."

"In reality, I fear he has long coveted the Land of Frost and the Tian Zhiguo."

"This time, the destruction of Iwagakure's logistics troops is a good thing for us."

"In my view, we should take advantage of this heaven-sent opportunity. Let me lead a troop, set out from the Tian Zhiguo, and launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure's rear to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

A sharp glint flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes, and a trace of malice flickered across his sallow cheeks.

At the same time, his eyes glanced imperceptibly toward Sarutobi Hiruzen, probing his expression.

Yet Sarutobi Hiruzen's demeanor was like a bronze statue, showing not the slightest change, leaving Danzo unable to gauge his depth.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen merely puffed on his pipe, unmoved. When his eyes, hidden beneath the Hokage hat, looked toward Shimura Danzo, they held a trace of imperceptible indifference.

Danzo was still the same Danzo, never once abandoning a single opportunity to whitewash himself.

What Danzo craved was nothing more than military merit.

Even knowing that Konoha was currently fighting two enemies and its combat power had basically reached saturation, forcing a war against Iwagakure would damage Konoha's foundation.

But Danzo would not care about such things; he only cared whether he could seize benefits from this opportunity. As for the village?

Let him become Hokage first.

Furthermore,

even if they were to go to war, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never give such an opportunity to Danzo.

It can only be said that compared to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo was still too naive, still harboring unrealistic fantasies in his heart.

"Unwise."

Regarding Danzo's long-winded "declaration of war," Sarutobi Hiruzen only slowly shook his head and responded with two words.

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, a shadow flashed in Danzo's eyes; he could only let out a cold snort to vent his dissatisfaction.

In truth, he knew clearly in his heart that Sarutobi Hiruzen would likely not choose to declare war on Iwagakure at this time. The long-winded speech just now was actually just a probe of Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude. ===== CHAPTER 563 =====