Hokage: From Tsunade-san

Tsunade suspected that her ears had heard wrongly, so she came to her senses and quickly asked: "Sarutobi-sensei is injured. When will it happen? Does it matter?"

"Right now, I'm still sleeping. I don't know when I will wake up."

Danzo exhaled and looked solemn.

Without even saying hello, Tsunade turned and left, not in the mood to report on the mission now.

She was going to the hospital to visit her mentor and see if, as a medical ninja, she could be of any help.

Danzo's eyes fell on Orochimaru who was still in the room: "Why don't you go there with Tsunade?"

"I'm not a medical ninja, so there's no use in the past?"

Orochimaru is more rational than Tsunade: "Besides, reporting work doesn't take much time."

Danzo admired Orochimaru's rationality.

The things he experienced were quickly condensed into words in his mind, and Orochimaru gave a report in a cogent manner.

Danzo listened, with an imperceptible fear in his eyes.

Aoki's strength is too outstanding, which is not a good thing.

"You are really amazing for being able to defeat Hanzo at such an age." Hanzo held everyone up high and pointed out their names: "Especially Aokiji, his strength is particularly obvious."

The reason for admiring Qing Pheasant so much is not because the sun is rising, but because he wants to see if he can arouse jealousy in his opponent.

If you want to deal with Qing Zhi, dividing the people around him is a very good method.

Orochimaru had a sincere smile on his face: "That's true."

His answer gave him no chance, so Danzo shut his mouth and thought of other ways.

After reporting on his work, Orochimaru did not rush to the hospital, but continued to stay and asked relevant questions about his mentor: "Danzo-sama, Sarutobi-sensei, how could you be injured this time?"

He was very curious as to who could hurt Sarutobi-sensei like this with his strength.

Danzo fell silent, hesitant to speak.

Orochimaru said sensibly: "If this is any secret, then forget it."

Orochimaru said so, and Danzo didn't explain.

This is not because he doesn't trust Orochimaru, but when it comes to confidentiality, the fewer people know about it, the better.

Danzo apologized: "Sorry..."

"If there's nothing else, then I'll quit."

Without getting the answer he wanted, Orochimaru had no reason to stay here.

Danzo nodded, indicating that he could leave.

After Orochimaru left, Danzo was the only one left in the huge Hokage office.

He sat on the chair and touched the handle of the chair, showing an expression of enjoyment.

If I could, I would really like to sit in this chair forever.

Night, hospital.

In the ward, Danzo looked at the middle-aged man on the bed with a cold glint in his eyes.

If he died...

"Is it Danzo?"

The sudden sound sent a shiver down Danzo's spine.

The middle-aged man lying on the hospital bed slowly opened his eyes.

"Hiruzhan, you're awake." Danzo's expression froze.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen wakes up, this announces the end of his position as Deputy Hokage.

I thought it would end, but I didn't expect it to end so early.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had just woken up, and his voice was a little weak: "I really slept for a long time."

"yes……"

Danzo was thinking why he didn't just keep lying there for a while.

"It's been really hard on you during this time."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lay on his back, turning his eyes and looking around: "Did you do all the work while I was sleeping?"

Danzo said solemnly: "Not bad."

A smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face: "Well, you have really worked hard during this period."

Danzo said with some reluctance: "Now that you've woken up, quickly return to where you should have been."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head: "The injury is more serious this time. I may need to rest for a while."

Hearing this, Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughtfully.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked troubled: "I may need you to help me host this for a while."

Danzo frowned and snorted.

He was unhappy on the surface, but secretly he was feeling happy that he could be in charge of Hokage's work for a while longer.

The charm of power, once you taste it, is like eating the marrow and knowing its taste, and you can't extricate yourself.

"I really can't stand you."

Danzo was forced to continue being Hokage, pretending to be disgusted.

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this, and an imperceptible smile quickly passed through his eyes.

The matter to be dealt with next is of great importance. If it is not handled well, it can easily be stained.

For this reason, you must find someone who can take the blame.

After thinking about it, there is no one more suitable than the person in front of me.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry, I'll trouble you next."

"Hmph." Danzo said with a serious smile, mentally warning himself not to laugh just because he could continue to be Hokage: "Hiruzhan, should you give a good explanation about your injury?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes and recalled it carefully. It was a painful memory, and he really didn't want to recall it if he could.

After almost recalling it, he opened his eyes, lowered his voice, and spoke in detail, from beginning to end.

During this time, Danzo's expression went from indifferent to surprised to short of breath.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a look and lowered his voice a little: "What do you think about this matter?"

Danzo said without thinking: "For Konoha, this is the best way."

He had wanted to kill Qing Pheasant for a long time, but he had never had the chance.

Sarutobi Hiruzen pretended and sighed: "This matter is very important. I think it is necessary to discuss it with Koharu and Men Yan again."

"Can."

From Danzo's point of view, they both agreed, and those two were just going through the motions.

It didn't take long for the two of them to reach a tacit agreement on how to deal with Qing Pheasant.

"But it's not easy to deal with him."

Danzo said it more cryptically.

Based on his understanding of Qing Pheasant, it is extremely difficult to kill Qing Pheasant.

He is now in a high position and it is very easy to kill one of his subordinates.

You can send them on random secret missions, and you can kill them if you set an ambush in the middle.

But this strategy is only suitable for ordinary ninjas.

First of all, most ninjas are very responsible and sometimes will sacrifice their lives to achieve their goals.

Taking advantage of this, it's easy to kill the ninja.

But Aokiji is different. This guy has no sense of responsibility.

When encountering an enemy that cannot be beaten, he will not hesitate to prioritize his own life and directly choose to escape.

Even if the person he was protecting was a relative of a Daimyo of the Land of Fire, a heavyweight like that, he would escape without any hesitation.

If this kind of thing happened once, it would definitely happen a second time. With Aoki's character, he would definitely be able to do it.

In addition to the above, secondly, Aokiji's character still goes his own way, and disobeying orders is as common as drinking boiled water.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to separate him from Tsunade to perform other tasks alone, but this guy refused without even thinking and disobeyed the order.

Because Aokiji's strength was too outstanding, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't completely leave him alone, which resulted in the current situation.

It is unrealistic to send Aoki into a trap on a confidential mission.

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood Danzo's underlying meaning, and his sighing tone revealed deep helplessness:

"Putting aside issues of personality and personal strength, he often works in pairs with that person when performing tasks. If he wants to attack, he must first separate that person."

Putting aside the issue of identity, Sarutobi Hiruzen still had a master-student relationship with Tsunade, so he naturally did not want to involve her.

"This is indeed a headache..."

Ever since Aokiji revealed his Sharingan ability, Danzo had been plotting all the time in the past six months to kill Aokiji, a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

But even so, he still hasn't figured out how to start.

You only have one chance, if you fail.

With a character like Aoki's, it's hard to imagine that he would do anything outrageous.

In addition, the Uchiha clan has been dissatisfied with the top management for many years. If the assassination fails and Aokiji takes the initiative, he will not only have to face Aokiji's revenge, but also the Uchiha clan.

If it really comes to this point, it will be time for civil war in Konoha...

Regardless of victory or not, this will be a devastating blow to Konoha.

Thinking of this, Danzo's eyes were fierce and he made a bold decision in his heart.

If you want to kill Aokiji, you must have the consciousness to kill that person as well.

Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed the cruelty growing in Danzo's eyes, and shouted and warned: "Duanzo, don't mess around..."

Danzo is the perfect person to take the blame for the assassination of Aokiji.

But there is one bad thing. He inherited the darkness of the village and does things to extremes. Sometimes he goes too far to achieve his goals by unscrupulous means.

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen was afraid that the other party would do something outrageous.

"I am free and measured."

Danzo did not answer this question directly.

The thought of killing Tsunade just now was just a thought.

Although he is unscrupulous, he is not so desperate as to be patient.

Seeing that he was not at ease, Sarutobi Hiruzen kept a cautious eye.

Danzo was unwilling to continue the conversation on this issue, and asked instead: "Could the people ambush on the roadside be the hands of Kirigakure and Iwagakure?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen denied this: "Probably not, otherwise they wouldn't have rescued me and then deliberately let me go."

Danzo pinched his chin and fell into thinking.

Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted Danzo who was thinking and asked him to meet and negotiate with him on his behalf.

Danzo nodded in agreement.

……………………

a week later.

Taking advantage of Hiruzen Sarutobi's experience, the agreed location this time was different from last time, it was within the Land of Fire.

In this regard, the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Mizukage had no objections and went to the appointment as usual.

After the meeting, after a brief greeting, the two parties went straight to the topic.

The Third Mizukage's eyes narrowed to a slit, making it difficult to see his expression: "What do you think about the proposal last time?"

Regarding the matter of Aokiji, after Danzo discussed it with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mito Kaden, and Koharu Koharu, the four of them unanimously agreed.

"Sorry, I can't agree to this."

This is the same principle as bargaining, and Danzo did not agree directly.

He wants to sell the green pheasant at a good price as much as possible through a period of pulling and tearing, and squeeze out the value.

The Third Mizukage was slightly surprised, and opened his narrowed eyes, with a dangerous cold look in his eyes: "This is really unexpected."

"Aokiji is an important and outstanding ninja in our village. I, Danzo Shimura, cannot do such a thing as betraying my companions."

Danzo spoke righteously, waiting for the other party to raise their stakes before giving any signs of loosening their attitude.

The Third Mizukage crossed his palms and placed them against his chin, saying with admiration: "As expected of Konoha, even at this point, he still refuses to choose to betray his companions in exchange for peace."

Danzo's eyes were solemn, and the other party's calm and calm attitude made him feel uncomfortable.

"By the way, have you Konoha found the murderer who kidnapped the son of the Fire Nation's daimyo?"

Danzo was confused by the sudden and unprovoked digression, and thought for a moment: "No, there is still no progress so far."

After saying that, he stared directly with one eye, wanting to see what medicine the other party was selling in his gourd.

"Well, I do have a clue. Do you want to listen to it?" The third Mizukage smiled intriguingly.

Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly: "What clue?"

The Third Mizukage spoke leisurely: "Uchiha Aokiji..."

Danzo was stunned for a moment: "W-what?"

As if he was afraid that he would not understand, the Third Mizukage further explained: "The person who originally planned to kidnap and extort the son of the Fire Country Daimyo and beat him up was none other than Uchiha Aokiji."

After hearing this, Danzo opened his mouth slightly, his shocked expression was like pressing the pause button for a moment.

As if appreciating this rare expression, the Third Mizukage smiled with interest and studied the surprised face.

After a brief trance, Danzo calmed down and said solemnly: "Is there any evidence?"

"motivation……"

motivation?

Danzo lowered his gaze and fell into thinking.

After this reminder, there are some things that are terrifying to think about.

Motives, strength, and time all match.

Danzo's heart was filled with turmoil.

The green pheasant will definitely retaliate, far beyond imagination.

Combining this case, Danzo can be more certain that Aokiji's Sharingan was deliberately disguised in the past.

The Third Mizukage smiled and said, "Do you need me to give you more evidence?"

"No need..." Danzo said solemnly.

To be able to deliberately bring this matter to the table, the other party obviously has sufficient evidence.

If this is true, then Aokiji must die no matter what.

Otherwise, the Daimyo of the Fire Country would really be unable to give an explanation.

Unconsciously, Danzo had more reasons to assassinate Aokiji.

Mentioning this matter, the Third Mizukage brought back the topic: "Now, let's talk about the Aokiji again."

"So this is your trump card, isn't it..."

On the way here, Sarutobi Hiruzen specifically mentioned this matter to Danzo.

The Third Mizukage looked calm and asked, "It's always better to be more prepared, isn't it?"

"I see……"

Danzo looked at this man with fear: "But before that, I have two conditions."

The Third Mizukage raised his chin: "What are the conditions? Tell me."

"It is not convenient for us in Konoha to take action on this matter. I will create conditions, but you have to take action yourself."

If you want to kill a ninja of Aokiko's level, you will definitely pay a high price. Danzo will use Aokiko's counterattack before his death to weaken the power of Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

"This is acceptable."

The Third Mizukage easily accepted this suggestion, which was so smooth that Danzo couldn't believe it. He looked at Ohnoki with a questioning look in his eyes.

"I don't have a problem either." Ohnoki gave the same answer: "Originally, we would have done it ourselves to deal with the Aokiji."

Then, the Third Mizukage and Onoki remained silent and motioned for him to continue.

Danzo said solemnly: "After he dies, I want to recycle his Sharingan."

"Can."

Neither the Third Mizukage nor Onoki had any objections.

Something like the Sharingan can only exert its true power on the Uchiha clan.

Using it by people who are not of the same race will have serious side effects, such as consuming chakra all the time.

As the meeting progressed to this point, Danzo showed an imperceptible smile of satisfaction.

Just when he was thinking about how to make a plan to kill Qing Pheasant when he returned, the other party spoke.

"We have agreed to the conditions you just mentioned, so can you also agree to one thing next?"

It definitely didn't sound like a good thing. Danzo frowned and asked tentatively, "What's the matter?"

"I wish you Konoha could lend us one of our own."

"who?"

"Tsunade."

"What, what did you say..."

Danzo's pupils dilated.

ps: If you have a cold, go to bed early.