Reborn in Konoha as the Anbu Torturer Chapter 499 Your Eyes... Are Very Beautiful!
"Half-sleeve Hokage robe..."
There was no change on Danzo's face, but his heart was in turmoil. Of course, this heart was not Danzo's, but Aoba's.
Aoba began to think quickly. He thought of many possibilities in his head, thinking about how Hiruzen wanted to deal with Minato. However, he never thought that the final result would be the half-sleeve Hokage robe.
Good fellow!
As expected of you!
You actually thought of such a plan!
In Danzo's memory, he only saw Hiruzen give Hatake Sakumo a half-sleeve Hokage robe. As for the specific reason, Danzo did not ask, and he was too lazy to ask.
In Hatake Sakumo's memory, he only got a half-sleeve Hokage robe, and then he enjoyed the respect brought by it. This made almost every person in Konohagakure think that Hatake Sakumo would be the next Hokage.
But...
It was because of the existence of this half-sleeve Hokage robe.
Hatake Sakumo was only a breath away from the Hokage position.
There was always a distance between them.
"As long as you have a way to deal with it." Danzo coldly said. Aoba's shadow clone had controlled Danzo to come here, wanting to figure out what kind of plan Hiruzen had. However, he did not expect that this would be the result.
"Isn't this method you came up with?" Hiruzen stared at Danzo with deep meaning. His eyes narrowed slightly and deliberately restrained the light in his eyes. He created a very casual tone and said, "If you didn't help me think of this method, I wouldn't know how to deal with Hatake Sakumo. Why do you look so surprised now?"
"Hiruzen, are you getting old now?" Danzo shook his head indifferently. His expression did not change at all. Aoba's shadow clone, who was controlling Danzo, had already recovered at this moment. Before he controlled Danzo, he had deliberately looked through Danzo's memories carefully to ensure that there would not be any problems. Moreover, when Aoba had used advanced paper clones to disguise his identity, there had never been such a problem, let alone when he was using an authentic identity.
He was indeed an old fox!
Aoba had already realized that Hiruzen might have noticed something, but he did not know where the problem was.
After all, such a situation had never happened before.
However.
This could also be considered Aoba's mistake.
Aoba had neglected a crucial matter. That was the relationship between Hiruzen and Danzo. They were simply people who wore the same pants. Although the two of them competed with each other in the early stage, even as opponents, they only have each other in their eyes.
Such a deep friendship.
As long as there was a slight change to the other party.
They would immediately feel it.
This was no longer a problem of how good the acting skills were.
Because Aoba couldn't really completely control Danzo and let Hiruzen feel that special relationship between him and Danzo.
"Oh?"
The light in Hiruzen's eyes flickered, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said, "Don't you remember?"
"Don't make a fuss!"
Danzo glared at Hiruzen with a warning look in his eyes. Then, he said in a bad mood, "When did you start to suspect me? We still have a lot of things to do. First, let's talk about the Third Ninja World War. From the strength displayed by Minato, the overall situation has basically been decided. Minato and Sakumo will return together. If you give Minato a half-sleeve Hokage robe, what about Sakumo? What would you do?"
"This..."
Hiruzen was stunned for a moment. When he saw Danzo say, "Don't make a fuss.", coupled with the way he puts himself in his shoes afterward, it seems that there was no difference from before. And the feeling he had at the beginning had also disappeared.
This made Hiruzen's heart waver again.
Could it be that he was overthinking things?
This person was Danzo?
Previously, Hiruzen had deliberately kept an eye out, afraid that the descendant of the Uzumaki Clan would disguise such a thing, but now it seemed that it was also an overreaction of his own.
After all, the chakra of this person in front of him felt the same.
It must be known that the chakra of every ninja had different characteristics, just like the DNA of each person was different. This unique aura was basically difficult to imitate, and he also felt that there was nothing strange about the Danzo in front of him.
However...
It was better to take the current situation as the priority!
Hiruzen now feels more that the strange thing about Danzo is that there is something wrong with Danzo, rather than something wrong with Danzo's identity. After all, when he went to trick Danzo, he did not find anything wrong. The latter kept his usual behavior.
"I don't think about Sakumo's problem. I think that if Minato had not appeared, our Konohagakure's ninja army might have been defeated. Then the one with the greatest responsibility is Sakumo. So now, even if they returned in triumph, Sakumo should be more of a sinner, so I did not consider him..." Hiruzen put down the smoking pipe in his hand. What they were talking about now was already a secret that could not be told to others. However, he did not have any worries when talking to Danzo. After all, there were only the two of them here, and the Root ninja who was with Danzo was also guarding the door, not letting anyone in.
"You are wrong!"
Danzo decisively shook his head. He stared at Hiruzen and his exposed eyes flashed with a fierce light.
"Sakumo is the commander of Konohagakure's ninja army!"
"If the ninja army is defeated, then he will naturally not be able to escape the blame. However, they did not lose, but won!"
"This is not an ordinary victory!"
"It is a great victory that shocks the ninja world!"
"Even if the main reason for this victory is not Sakumo, but on Minato, the war has never been a matter of one person, but a whole!"
"During this period of time, Sakumo and all the ninjas of the ninja army ate and lived together. They fought a bloody battle together and survived the life-and-death crisis together. What do you think the feelings between them are?"
"In the war, life and death are unpredictable. It is inevitable to have casualties. You must not think that Sakumo has no credit or contribution just because there were casualties under his leadership. This is a huge error in judgment!"
"You have to understand..."
"Everyone who returns in triumph!"
"All of them have contributed greatly!"
Danzo said one sentence after another. His words were like bombs exploding in Hiruzen's head. It was like waking up a dreamer, making his heart feel like he was awakening from a dream and suddenly came to a realization.
Aoba did not use Danzo's identity to fool Hiruzen.
Hiruzen was an old fox.
It was not that easy to fool him.
The method he used was to tell the truth and replace Danzo to help Hiruzen. What he said was really useful to Hiruzen. It was as if Danzo was giving Hiruzen ideas.
Of course.
Even if Danzo was still alive, he might not be able to see more clearly than Aoba in these aspects.
After all, Aoba's control of the overall situation had reached a very terrifying level. In the entire ninja world, there was almost no one who could surpass Aoba in terms of intelligence.
"This... This... This..."
Cold sweat began to form on Hiruzen's forehead. After listening to Danzo's analysis, he felt that it was very reasonable. If he really carried it out in this way and gave Minato a half-sleeve Hokage robe, what about the other?
The simplest principle was...
Namikaze Minato, a reinforcement, got a half-sleeved Hokage robe as a reward for his contribution.
Then, what about Hatake Sakumo who stubbornly resisted the enemies from the very beginning, was it also worth a half-sleeve Hokage robe? After all, he could not deny this contribution. If not for Sakumo's effort, then there would be nothing after Minato's arrival, and there would be no more saving the ninja army.
If he follows his former thinking...
Then Hatake Sakumo would have two sleeves!
Thinking of this.
Hiruzen's heart began to beat wildly. He secretly thought that it was all thanks to Danzo. Otherwise, he might not even be able to protect his most beloved Hokage position.
At that time, whether it was the ninjas who participated in the war or the people of Konohagakure, they took advantage of the heat and stood on Hatake Sakumo's side, then the matter would become serious.
No!
He absolutely can not let such a thing happen!
Then...
He couldn't give Minato a half-sleeve Hokage robe!
"Danzo!"
Hiruzen took a deep breath. He could no longer care about the abnormal problems that Danzo might have. What was in front of him was even more troublesome.
He still did not know that Sunagakure and Kumogakure had come to get a share.
He only knew that with the help of Minato, Konohagakure had completely counterattacked Iwagakure. It would not be long before Konohagakure's ninja army returned.
At that time, it would be time to announce the reward to these people.
The problem now was...
He had already thought of the reward.
Now it was gone.
Then he needed a new reward.
However.
He couldn't think of anything at all.
This made Hiruzen start to ask Danzo for help. After all, Danzo could always help him settle this matter very quickly.
"How should I deal with this?"
Hiruzen stared at Danzo and asked. Now he urgently needed Danzo to give him advice, so that he could settle this matter more easily.
"This point..."
Just as Danzo was about to continue speaking, he stopped. It wasn't because he didn't want to speak anymore, but because Aoba's shadow clone had encountered a bit of a problem.
"I haven't thought it through!"
Danzo shook his head decisively. Right now, he couldn't focus his attention on this place. Even when Nagato controlled the Six Paths of Pain, it could only be done when there were no abnormalities in his main body. Right now, Aoba's advanced paper clone had already been threatened to a certain extent.
The advanced paper clone in itself was not the problem.
It can be removed at any time.
Even if it was broken, there would be no danger at all.
The point was...
If the advanced paper clone was removed.
Then, Danzo would no longer be under Rinnegan's control. He would directly fall to the ground. And there was no need to study his body. With just a touch, one could know that Danzo's body was cold. There was no breathing or heartbeat at all. He was just a walking dead body.
If you check Danzo's body a little more, you will find that many black rods have been inserted into Danzo's body and the Rinnegan in the bandaged right eye.
These were problems that Aoba did not want to be discovered.
It could be said that it was very serious.
Once it was exposed.
Then there would be irreparable consequences.
Not only would there be any slip-ups in Rinnegan's matter, but even his painstaking efforts would be in vain.
...
Outside the Hokage's office.
Aoba's advanced paper clone's eyes looked through the tiny eye holes on the mask. Everything he saw now could be transmitted into Danzo's vision, and also into Aoba's vision. These Rinnegan were like moving cameras, fully recording everything they saw.
At this moment.
In front of Aoba's advanced paper clone.
There was a familiar figure standing there.
This person had a head of long black hair that was casually scattered behind his back. There was a snake-like eye in those yellow pupils, and his long tongue was licking his lips.
This person was one of the Konoha Sannin, Orochimaru!
"You look unfamiliar!"
Orochimaru stared at Aoba's advanced paper clone with deep meaning. All he could see were masks, but even if it was a mask, he was very familiar with Root ninjas because he acted as their acting boss when Danzo was injured.
There was no such person among them!
And...
Through the eye hole of the mask, Orochimaru could not clearly see the full appearance of Aoba's advanced paper clone's eyes, but he could see the innermost circle and the faint purple color.
"Your eyes..."
"They are very beautiful!"
"I have never seen them before!"