Chapter 602

Iwagakure's investigation unit of dozens of people was almost wiped out, and Danzo even forced the Five-Tails jinchuriki into a half-taled beast state.

The most critical thing is that these Rock Ninjas came to investigate the attack on the logistics unit; what does Danzo's attack on this group of Rock Ninjas mean?

Such an act is equivalent to almost admitting that Iwagakure's logistics unit was "wiped out" by Konoha.

This grudge is now completely settled.

It is equivalent to mud falling into the crotch of one's pants; even if it's not shit, it's shit.

Under Konoha's complex situation, the authority of the "Hokage" represented by Sarutobi Hiruzen is not as powerful as imagined.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's Hokage status relies on his means of checks and balances.

So every step Sarutobi Hiruzen takes, he tries to be as careful as possible, guarding against revealing any flaws that could be attacked by the forces in the village that oppose the Hokage.

If it were at normal times, offending a mere Iwagakure would be fine; Konoha has a big family and a big business, so it can afford to offend them.

The major forces in the village wouldn't mind going to war with Iwagakure, each thinking of ways to fish for all benefits.

But what time is it now?

Right now, Konoha is unable to take care of itself, already having two enemies outside, the Rain Ninjas and the Sand Ninjas; even Konoha, with its big family and big business, cannot afford such tossing.

Under the mistake Danzo made, Konoha has established Iwagakure as an enemy; if Iwagakure cannot swallow this breath and declares war on Konoha, this matter will be completely out of control.

So if the news Danzo brought is announced, not to mention others.

The Uchiha and Hyuga will definitely explode immediately and will pursue the responsibility of him, the Hokage, without saying a word.

After all, who in Konoha doesn't know that Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu are wearing the same pair of pants?

In the eyes of people in the village, Danzo's negligence is almost equivalent to Sarutobi Hiruzen's negligence.

Sarutobi Hiruzen also didn't expect that he only sent Danzo to "clean up the mess," but it backfired and caused such a big disaster.

Since the matter has already happened, what Sarutobi Hiruzen needs to think about first now is how to deal with it.

What to do?

Even the shrewd Sarutobi Hiruzen has fallen into deep thought at this moment.

At the same time, Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze toward Danzo became increasingly cold.

He even once thought that since things have reached this point, it would be better to just push Danzo out to take the blame and bear all the responsibility.

Even if necessary, he could hand over Danzo to appease Iwagakure's anger.

But soon, Sarutobi Hiruzen dismissed this idea.

Of course, this is not because of any "benevolence and morality" or "partner friendship," but for deeper reasons.

Over the years, Danzo has done a lot of shady things for him, and some of these things were even aimed at some people in the village.

If he pushes Danzo into a corner, Danzo will make these public, and the "bright, great, and upright" image that Sarutobi Hiruzen has painstakingly managed will also be shattered.

Not only that, the closeness of the connection between Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen is like a person's shadow and body.

Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen can achieve "cutting off the wrist to save the life," the bad influence brought about is something that even Sarutobi Hiruzen can hardly bear.

The first to bear the brunt is the impact on the Hokage's prestige; if he can't even protect Danzo, who will dare to hang out with Sarutobi Hiruzen in the future? Such an act will cause Sarutobi Hiruzen's popularity in the village to drop sharply.

Most importantly, Sarutobi Hiruzen pushing Danzo out to take the blame seems to be just "dealing with internal problems," but in reality, it is slapping Konoha in the face.

When did the dignified Konoha fall to the point of actively admitting mistakes and sending out ninjas from the village to exchange for peace?

If Sarutobi Hiruzen really did this, I'm afraid it would immediately attract criticism again, and the direct impact would still be the decline of his own reputation.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally gave up the idea of pushing Danzo out to take the blame.

Sarutobi Hiruzen racked his brains, thinking about how to break the situation.

Finally, he seemed to have thought of a way.

A flash of cold light crossed Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes; this cold gaze made even Danzo, who is known for being ruthless, feel a tremor in his heart.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, this old thing, isn't he planning to..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze made Danzo feel terrified, because he seemed to have seen such a gaze somewhere before.

Because every time he had a problem himself and pushed someone out to take the blame, this seemed to be the gaze he showed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen intends to sacrifice him!

As soon as this thought appeared in Danzo's heart, Danzo panicked instantly.

Because he suddenly realized that if Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't protect him now, he is almost certain to die!!!

"Hiruzen, you..."

Danzo was just about to say something, but Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly interrupted Danzo's words.

"Don't worry about this matter."

"I have a way to deal with it."

"Listen clearly, word of this matter must absolutely not leak out!"

"Otherwise, even I won't be able to protect you, do you hear me clearly!!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a sharp tone; the sharpness in his tone made Danzo feel a bit shocked.

Danzo had never seen Sarutobi Hiruzen show such sharpness, so he could only nod repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

At the same time, Danzo felt settled in his heart.

Sarutobi Hiruzen saying this basically ruled out the possibility of pushing him out to take the blame.

"Alright, this matter ends here."

"Danzo, you need to rest."

"Go down."

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his back and said coldly, his tone as cold as if it had no emotion.

Seeing this, Danzo didn't speak and got up to leave the Hokage's office; if one observed carefully, one could see that Danzo's legs seemed to be trembling slightly.

After Danzo left, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say a word in the dim room, sitting on the Hokage's seat with a gloomy expression, his aura as terrifying as a ghost or god.

Too terrifying!

Danzo recalled the aura Sarutobi Hiruzen had just emitted, feeling a bit cold in his heart.

Only at this moment did he realize that it seemed he had never understood this "amiable" companion.

At the same time, a flash of relief crossed Danzo's heart.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally didn't choose to hold him accountable.

But this time, Danzo still lost miserably and lost everything.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen helped him clean up the mess, this doesn't mean Danzo doesn't need to bear any responsibility himself.

Whether it is the loss of the Root ninjas that Danzo painstakingly cultivated or the temporary loss of the Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's trust, these influences are not unimportant.

But soon, Danzo recovered.

Although he was temporarily shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's aura, Danzo's title of "Darkness of the Ninja World" was not made of mud.

He recalled again the god-like power he saw on the tundra of the Land of Frost!

"What on earth was that..."

Danzo recalled that massive celestial body again, his eyes still carrying a bit of heat and fear.

Even Danzo himself didn't know why he wanted to hide this matter from Sarutobi Hiruzen, but in the end, Danzo still did it.

He must figure out what this power is.

And how can this power be obtained?

Thinking of this, Danzo's eyes became somewhat deep.