The aftermath of the two men's battles attracted Sandaime.
Sandaime hurriedly came here and saw Danzo, who was dying.
Sandaime was taken aback first, then sighed.
On the way here, Sandaime had already thought of this result.
With Kakashi's strength now, how long can the old Danzo last in his hands?
Sandaime know it well.
In his opinion, for Danzo to last this long, he is already very amazing.
It's just that after Sandaime took a closer look, he saw the big tree that was transformed from Danzo's right arm, and the Sharingan that had lost its light in his right eye.
Sandaime's pupils shrank and then immediately turned into an endless lament.
'Sure enough, Danzo has already gone too far.'
'Kakashi was right, he had changed. He was no longer the one who was willing to carry the darkness.'
"Sandaime-sama."
Seeing Sandaime coming here, Kakashi was not surprised.
He had already anticipated this.
They're not far from Konoha, so it is not surprising that Sandaime came here.
It is also because of this that Kakashi did not waste much time to finish Danzo.
Kakashi was also afraid that Sandaime would feel sorry for Danzo, and once again let go of Danzo.
At that time, the problem would back to the original point.
Everything he did before would be just a waste of effort.
Hearing this, Sandaime nodded, but did not speak.
Although he had already made preparations in his heart before, when he really saw his old friends for so many years lying in a pool of blood, Sandaime have a bit of resentment towards Kakashi.
Of course, it is only a little.
As the longest-serving Hokage, Sandaime have a thorough view of many things.
Sandaime walked towards Danzo. At this time, Danzo also looked back at Sandaime.
"Hiruzen...you are here."
Danzo smiled. It was an expression that hadn't appeared on Danzo's face for a long time.
Sandaime could not help but be stunned when he saw this.
'When was the last time Danzo smiled?'
'Thirty years ago? Or forty years ago?'
Sandaime shook his head secretly after thinking about it. Too long, so long that he has forgotten.
He felt that Danzo never smiled again after becoming the leader of the Root.
He seems to have only two expressions, one is anger and the other is indifference.
'When did that hot blooded teenager become like this?'
'It's been too long that I can't remember.'
Sandaime sighed again.
'My old friend for many years, why did he become like this?'
'Is it because I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as your companions and made you go astray?'
'It seems that I'm really such a failure. Not only my companion wasn't saved, even my beloved student has gone astray.'
Three sighs, it seems to express the endless sadness of Sandaime.
Danzo struggled to lean against the tree and whispered: "Hiruzen, I have survived so many battles. I didn't expect that I will die here in the end. It's really ironic, I died at the door of my home, haha."
"Danzo, you are wrong, you shouldn't have done anything to those people."
"Wrong? Really? Am I wrong?" Danzo muttered.
"The one who told me to protect Konoha together has now become a person who only cares for his own personal interests. How many innocent people did you kill for the so-called Konoha's sake?"
"Innocent people?"
The people who had been killed by himself appeared in Danzo's eye.
Those who were once Konoha's elite.
It's just that they blocked his way, so they were eradicated by him.
"Perhaps, haha, I still haven't overcome my fears, and this is still the case until now." Danzo whispered.
Sandaime taken aback and the memories about the days of following the Nidaime Hokage to escape from Kumogakure seemed to have returned in his mind.
Danzo was also a step behind Sandaime because of fear at the time.
Since then, Hiruzen has become the sunlight, and Danzo has become the darkness.
Danzo stretched out his left hand at this moment. Seeing this, Sandaime was stunned and held it.
"Hiruzen, you are always one step ahead than me since we were young, but this time, I am going ahead of you."
"Danzo..."
The corners of Sandaime's eyes became a little wet, and an emotion that hasn't been seen for a long time slowly emerged in the bottom of his heart.
The new era has already arrived, and almost all of his former close friends are dead.
And now, it was Danzo, who had always been opposing him.
Although the two people's political opinions are not in harmony, the friendship they had when they were young has always been hidden in their hearts.
It's just that when people get old, this kind of feeling will be hidden deep in their heart and it is difficult to express it.
Especially when the positions of the two sides are different.
Danzo looked at Sandaime with a smile on his face.
"Hiruzen, it seems that I still failed to become the Hokage in the end.
No matter where I go, I can't catch up with you.
You are the leaves that bathe the sunlight, and I am the roots hidden in the darkness.
What do you think of me in your heart?
Hiruzen...for you...I am..."
"Danzo, you are my best rival and also my best friend."
Hearing this, Danzo's pupils contracted slightly, and a smile of relief appeared on his face.
"So it's like that..."
After Danzo finished speaking, he seemed to have lost all his strength and his body collapsed on Sandaime.
Sandaime only felt soreness in his heart and wanted to scream. However, when the emotion reached his throat, it couldn't spread out.
In the end, he can only stay silent.
Seeing Danzo, who had lost all his breath, in front of him, Sandaime looked melancholy.
The memory of when he was young seems to have resurfaced in his mind.
Danzo and Hiruzen used to compete in the forest together, and once gave their backs to each other on the battlefield.
The two once swore an oath together to guard their beloved village.
They supported each other and have gone through the most difficult years.
In the village where the Nidaime Hokage had just gone, their road was too difficult to walk.
In addition to external pressure, there is also internal oppression in the village.
If the two hadn't depended on each other, they would have fallen.
Fortunately, they survived.
Danzo was once a dragon slaying warrior, but after defeating the dragon, the warrior became a new dragon.
How ironic.
But what a normal thing this is.
Sandaime grabbed the handle of the Millennium Sword, pulled it out, and then flung it. It immediately landed in front of Kakashi.
Ding!
With a soft sound, the Millennium Sword inserted straight into the ground.
It's just like when it pierced Danzo's heart.
Sandaime picked up Danzo's body and slowly walked back to Konoha.
Kakashi just looked at this scene without saying a word.
He doesn't know what to say.
He doesn't know what he can say.
The only thing he can do is probably to remain silent.
Watching Sandaime walked away, Kakashi sighed, pulled out the Millennium Sword, and disappeared from that place.