I, Uchiha Hikaru, join the chat group

"Stop!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen obviously ran all the way here. When he stopped, he was a little out of breath, but he immediately said his purpose: "Ms. Uchiha Hikaru, I... As the Third Hokage, I promise that I will properly handle the Root assassination. Please stop immediately!"

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru stood still, just tilted her head and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Although she didn't speak, and there was no extra expression, the momentum emanating from her made Sarutobi Hiruzen unconsciously clench his palms and sweat.

And next to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The two consultants and the Anbu people slightly dispersed with small steps, preparing for the battle while quickly observing the situation around them.

"Third-sama..."

An ANBU who looked like a member of the Hyuga clan opened his Byakugan, looked in the direction of Danzo, and then came to Sarutobi Hiruzen and whispered: "Danzo is over there, still alive, but seriously injured..."

"Huh?!"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils trembled: "What did you say..."

Still alive? !

As early as when he received the report from Uzuki Yugao, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already prepared himself for the worst situation, so he immediately issued an emergency call, called all the nearby ANBU over, and hurried over here with two consultants. However, from the time he arrived at the Root Base to now, the scenes he saw have shocked the heart of this veteran Hokage who has experienced hundreds of battles.

Especially when he entered this corridor and saw Uchiha Hikaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen even had an unspeakable fear.

"Defeating Danzo and destroying the entire Root base like this... She is not injured at all?!"

"No, it seems that the wind escape cut several holes on her arm, but only the sleeves are torn, and the skin and flesh inside are intact... Could it be that Danzo has no ability to fight back in front of her?"

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I can only use the Demonic Fuusujin..."

But even if he uses the Demonic Fuusujin, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not sure that he can win smoothly.

Once the worst happens, all the high-ranking officials of Konoha are buried in this dark cave, then what will happen in the village without a leader? He dare not even think about it...

Along the way, Sarutobi Hiruzen calculated all kinds of pros and cons in his mind, and just now he was ready to take the initiative.

But...

"Danzo is not dead?"

This sudden news even surprised Sarutobi Hiruzen a little.

On the other side

Uchiha Hikaru raised the corners of her lips, revealing a bright and beautiful smile like a girl next door: "Third generation, you worry too much, how could I do such a bloody and cruel thing. After all... have you ever seen an adult who would really fight with a child?!"

"?!"

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two advisors' faces changed drastically.

Since the death of the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama, it has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to them in this tone.

But...

They just couldn't refute it.

Although from the outside, Uchiha Hikaru is the "child". But if calculated from the date of birth, then her age is over a hundred years old. Not to mention their generation, even the first generation Hokage Senju Hashirama can only be regarded as a junior in front of her.

So this seemingly provocative remark is actually stating the facts.

It's just...

(Why does this tone of voice sound so much like that of Uchiha Madara back then...)

"Miss Hikari, you're joking."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled bitterly, looked at Danzo behind the smoke, and spoke slowly with a measured tone: "Before, I already knew that Shimura Danzo and the Root had secretly planned to assassinate you, and I suspended Danzo at the time, but I didn't have time to explain to you... The source of all this is actually a misunderstanding. It was the Root that took the initiative when there was insufficient information. I will give you an explanation after the matter is settled."

This is true.

When he first learned about the assassination of the Root, Sarutobi Hiruzen did want to go to Uchiha Hikari to explain - although he also secretly mobilized the Sealing Squad and the Barrier Squad, and made preparations to seal Uchiha Hikari again.

However, Uchiha Hikari disappeared after the assassination, and was suspected to be dead, so the matter was left unresolved.

If Uchiha Hikaru had appeared two months earlier, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have been more confident in resolving the matter through peaceful negotiations, or in sealing or killing the other party. But now, when all preparations had been put aside, the other party suddenly appeared again...

Fortunately, the other party did not kill Danzo on the spot, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel a little relieved.

"Hehe."

Uchiha Hikaru sneered and said casually: "There is no need to explain anything, let's talk about compensation."

"Compensation?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly.

"I heard that Konoha has a volume of "The Book of Seals", which records many powerful forbidden techniques. I am very curious about it. As compensation for that "misunderstanding", how about lending me the book? Don't worry, I will return it to you later."

Listening to Uchiha Hikaru's casual words.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi said anything, Koharu Utatane couldn't help but said, "This is impossible. The Book of Sealing was sealed by the Second Hokage Tobirama himself. Only the previous Hokage are qualified to read it. How can you, a member of the Uchiha clan,..."

"Koharu!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed heavily, interrupting Koharu Utatane's words, and then said carefully:

"Miss Guang, the Book of Sealing is an important thing in Konoha. Unless you have made outstanding contributions to Konoha, you can't borrow it easily... Can you wait until the matter here is settled and find another time to discuss it?"

The four eyes met.

"...Okay."

Uchiha Guang nodded calmly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say "no" in his words.

No matter what, he is the Hokage of Konoha after all. It's not easy to let go in front of a group of subordinates and colleagues, otherwise it will be difficult to establish prestige. In this case, Uchiha Hikaru can give him a little face.

But if afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want this face...

Then she doesn't mind exercising the authority of an "elder" to teach these juniors how to behave.

With the "seal" left by the last use of Tsukuyomi, she can pull Sarutobi Hiruzen into the illusion space at any time. If they really fight... it shouldn't be much more difficult than when she dealt with Danzo.