Because Hiruzen had done a good job in keeping secrets, only a few people in the village knew about Zhang Miao and Naruto's background, and Danzo was one of them.
In fact, Danzo had seen all of Zhang Miao's performances long ago, but because of Hiruzen's protection, he had never found a chance to make a move.
But this time, he decided to hold Zhang Miao in his hands even if he had to pay a price!
"Hiruzen, your disciple has become the famous 'Legendary Sannin', so I think I also need someone to replace me. Ryunosuke is the best candidate!"
Hearing Danzo's words, Hiruzen was surprised.
"You mean you want Ryunosuke to become your disciple instead of a member of the Root?"
"Hehe..." As soon as Hiruzen finished speaking, Danzo couldn't help but laugh, "Any talented child can be cultivated into a Root Ninja, but leadership qualities are not something can be cultivated!"
At this point, Danzo suddenly remembered back then, Zhang Miao had said that whether it was in terms of ability, qualifications, or courage, he was a well-deserved leader.
Thinking of this, the smile on Danzo's face became more and more brilliant.
"If I have this child as my disciple, maybe it will be of great help to me in becoming the Hokage in the future?"
Seeing Danzo smile with a trace of expectation in his eyes, Hiruzen suddenly had a strange expression.
Hiruzen knew that because of Ying's death, Zhang Miao hated Danzo to the bone. The circulation of rumors about Danzo trying to assassinate the Hokage in the village was done by the Uchihas, but it could be said that half of the credit went to Zhang Miao.
But now, it seemed that Danzo was preparing to accept Zhang Miao as his successor. What happened?
Thinking of this, Hiruzen could not help but cough twice.
"Cough, cough... Well, Danzo, I think you should consider this matter first!"
Hiruzen didn't want Danzo to be killed by Zhang Miao, but Danzo obviously misunderstood him. As soon as his voice fell, Danzo waved his hand.
"You don't have to say it. I only want this child. As long as you agree, I will resign from the position of Konoha's consultant from today on and focus on training this child. I can see that this child has a lot of darkness in his heart!"
Danzo was very sure of the darkness in Zhang Miao's heart. After all, he just tricked him into buying some overpriced sculptures earlier. If that wasn't evil enough, what was that?
Thinking of this, Danzo suddenly smiled at Hiruzen.
"For such a child, only I am suitable to nurture him. I believe that under my guidance, he will definitely become a genius that surpasses the Legendary Sannin, or even surpass you and me!"
Looking at Danzo's excited appearance, Hiruzen couldn't help but twitch his mouth twice.
"Of course I know that little brat is a genius. I'm afraid that before you can nurture him, you will be killed by him!"
Hiruzen only said this in his heart because he knew that with Danzo's current appearance, he definitely wouldn't listen to him.
But thinking of Zhang Miao's refusal to be the Hokage, as well as the Tobirama incident, Hiruzen also felt that if he handed him over to Danzo, it might also be a good choice.
At that time, with Zhang Miao, if he was able to place this little devil in Danzo's care, his life would definitely be much better.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen suddenly nodded.
"Okay, I understand, but you have to promise me that you won't train him to be an emotionless killer. After all, he is the son of the Fourth Hokage and also the brother of the Kyubi Jinchuuriki. I think you should understand what I mean!"
"I know!"
Hearing Hiruzen's words,
Danzo immediately nodded.
"I already said that there are alreade many cold-blooded killers without feelings. What I need is someone who can take over my leadership in the future!"
Danzo was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He really hoped that after he became the Hokage, Zhang Miao would be able to take over his leadership and assist him in managing Konoha.
Hiruzen did not know what Danzo was up to. Seeing that he was speaking sincerely, he nodded.
"Well, well, since you said so, I will agree to it. And don't forget what you just said!"
"Of course, I will not!"
Hearing Hiruzen agree, Danzo immediately nodded with a smile, then took out a scroll from his bosom and put it on the ground.
"This is my resignation letter. From today on, I am no longer the Hokage's advisor. Hiruzen, you are the light of Konoha, and I am the darkness of the Root."
After saying that, Danzo directly turned and left.
Looking at his back and the scroll on the ground, Hiruzen suddenly picked up his pipe and took a puff, then exhaled a long smoke.
"This time, these two should stop for a while, right?"
Thinking of this, Hiruzen immediately took out his crystal ball again, and then infused some chakra.
Telescope Technique!
Under the effect of Hiruzen's ninjutsu, Zhang Miao's figure quickly appeared inside the crystal ball, and at the same time, he saw Fugaku sitting opposite him.
Fugaku reached his hand into the small wooden box in Zhang Miao's arms and took out a piece of paper. After seeing the contents of the paper, he immediately closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, he stuck out his tongue.
"Baa..."
Hiruzen: "...."
"Damn, this kid is evil. Danzo will have to suffer a lot!
At the thought of Danzo sticking out his tongue to learn how to bleat like a goat, Hiruzen suddenly looked forward to it.
"Ryunosuke, don't let me down!"
At the same time, Zhang Miao, who came out of Fugaku's house, suddenly sneezed several times.
"Achoo! Achoo! Motherfucker, who is talking about me? It must be Fugaku scolding me behind my back. It seems that I have to make him taste a month's worth of goat bleating..."
Zhang Miao thought as he walked, but as soon as he left the Uchiha district, he was stopped by two masked Anbus.
"You are Ryunosuke, right? Danzo-sama wants to see you. Come with us!"
"Danzo wants to see me?"
Hearing the words of the two Anbus, Zhang Miao was stunned and began to think.
"Could it be that the matter last time was exposed? It shouldn't be the case. Fugaku and Danzo are opposing each other. It is impossible for him to be so stupid as to betray me. Then what exactly is going on? Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. When the time comes, I will deal with it. At worst, I will just open the Eight Inner Gates and run away!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao nodded to the two Root members in front of him.
"Let's go!"
After saying that, Zhang Miao immediately used a Body Flicker to move away. Seeing Zhang Miao's action, the two Root member was stunned.
However, they quickly reacted, and did the same thing. Then they directly brought Zhang Miao to the headquarter of the Root.
The Root's headquarter was located under the village. With the escort of the two Root Anbus, Zhang Miao soon came to a place full of pipes with a bridge in the middle. At the front of the bridge stood a figure wearing a long robe and holding a walking stick.
Seeing this person, the two assassins immediately went forward and knelt down.
"Danzo-sama, Ryunosuke has arrived!"
"Good wok!"
Hearing their words, Danzo nodded and looked at Zhang Miao with a kind face. "Hello, kid. I hope you can be my disciple. Would you accept my proposal?"
"Ah?"
Before coming here, Zhang Miao had thought of many possibilities, but he had never thought of this. So when Danzo, said he wanted to take him as a disciple, he was immediately stunned.
"He actually wants to take me as his disciple. This old man must be crazy, right?"
Looking at Zhang Miao's shocked appearance, Danzo thought that this was a "surprise", so he smiled even more brightly.
"Then, from today on, you are my disciple!"
Hearing Danzo's words, a thought suddenly came to Zhang Miao's mind. Now that one of the most hated villain of the Naruto World was within his grasp, the success rate of killing him must be 100%.
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao's mouth twitched, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
"Hehe, master, please take care of me!"