"It's too dark, turn the light on Danzo."
Sandaime said expressionlessly to Danzo as he stepped into the darkness of the cell.
He hadn't seen him in a while, and he realized that his old comrade had become even stranger, the other man had gotten closer to the darkness, almost blending in with it, and the disturbing chakra fluctuations within him had become more and more eerie.
"Oh, you can't see clearly, Hiruzen, it seems to be that you have spent too much time in the sunlight, your night vision has deteriorated, this is not a good phenomenon, after all, ninjas acting at night is a very common thing, you'd better exercise more in normal times or you will fall off the fence when it comes to the critical moments, and that will be a fatal weakness."
Danzo didn't obey and turn on the lights immediately, instead he lectured Sandaime.
When Sandaime heard this, his eyes suddenly turned cold, how could he not hear Danzo's mocking intent.
This bastard actually taunted him that he hadn't been in battle for too long and that his combat power had regressed.
It was true that he had neglected to workout for a long time, and it was inevitable that his strength had regressed, but it couldn't be helped, as Konoha had a bunch of things to keep him busy, and he didn't even have enough time to rest, so he still had time to do workouts.
However, he had recently fought Kyubi, and learned an interesting sealing technique from a cute and powerful descendant, and knew how to manipulate natural energies, and with his current strength it was still more than enough to defeat Danzo and those Root elites hiding in the darkness.
In the next moment, a terrifying chakra fluctuation erupted from Sandaime's body, his body lit up with a fiery red chakra glow, and cracks instantly appeared on the floor underneath him.
Under the impact of this terrifying chakra fluctuation, Danzo as well as those Root elites hidden in the darkness all of a sudden each and every one of them felt breathless, the enormous pressure from Sandaime's body made their body's chills stand up straight, feeling that the Sandaime in front of them was incredibly dangerous, and inwardly they couldn't help but give birth to the idea of fleeing from this place.
As long as he was willing, they would be killed.
This was the thought in their hearts at the moment.
"Damn Hiruzen, his strength actually hasn't regressed much, and his chakra seems to be even more powerful than before, how did he do that, he obviously stays up late every day working."
Danzo felt the chakra fluctuation from Sandaime's body, his face was unsightly and he was very surprised inside.
Being in the depths of a prison, there was very little he could do during the day, so he had to spend his free time working out.
Relying on the large amount of cultivation resources that the Root Ministry had scavenged from the outside world, he, the Root Leader, naturally had no shortage of cultivation resources and all kinds of precious ninjutsu, and he had recently clearly felt his strength had increased.
Especially in order to target ninjutsu ninjas like the Uchiha clan, after he successfully learned the S-level ninjutsu Bringer of Darkness, he felt that his strength was no less than that of the Sandaime who had stayed away from fighting for many years and stayed up late all the time.
He is in the darkness, in order to lead the roots, he has been personally leading the team in the dark and fighting powerful enemies all these years.
It's just that ordinary people can't see his contribution to Konoha.
All these years of killing and fighting, so that all of his strength is still very well preserved, still in the peak state, and even continue to slowly improve.
It's just that he didn't expect Sandaime's strength to actually remain so well preserved, and he didn't have the confidence to defeat the current Sandaime right now.
"Turn the lights on."
Sandaime reminded again.
"Hmph."
Danzo didn't dare to be sarcastic to Sandaime this time and snorted coldly.
In the next moment, the darkness in the room quickly receded like a tidal wave and disappeared into Danzo's body, and the room was illuminated by lights again.
"Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, this guy actually managed to learn this S-rank jutsu. No wonder he was so arrogant to say those kind of words just now, this guy's strength is estimated to have increased quite a bit recently."
When Sandaime saw this scene, his heart was startled and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, this was a Yin Release Ninjutsu, an S-ranked Ninjutsu developed by Sensei in order to target the Dojutsu, which can create a dark environment with Yin Release Chakra, robbing all the light and completely blocking the eyesight.
Undoubtedly, this is a very powerful assassination technique, and if the person who has been hit by the technique itself lacks sufficiently strong perception, he will definitely be assassinated without a sound.
So it seemed that this old comrade of his had been insisting on practicing in his spare time in prison, allowing him to make a breakthrough in his strength in the art of ninjutsu.
"It seems I need to squeeze out a little time for training during the week to be able to do so, as Hokage, it really isn't right to neglect training for so long."
Sandaime thought darkly.
Although his strength was well preserved, he understood in his heart that if he neglected training for a longer period of time, and if he stayed up all night working like he usually did, his body would not be able to hold up even if his body was sturdy and the supplements he usually took were effective.
After a few more years, when his body had passed its peak, his strength might seriously decline.
And the only way to slow down the decline in strength was to exercise diligently on a daily basis.
He believed that as long as he increased his training time a little bit, together with his wife Biwako's supplements, it would not be a problem to prolong the peak period of his body a little bit.
It would be bad if in the future his strength was surpassed by Danzo, a guy who usually trained when he had nothing else to do nowadays.
Ever since he was a child, he had always suppressed Danzo in terms of strength.
"Hiruzen, it's rare for you to come over to me in person today, is there something important you want to talk to me about?"
Danzo lifted his Bringer-of-Darkness Technique to show off in front of Sandaime, and then noticed the surprise on Sandaime's face, and instantly revealed a hint of a smug smile, but it was quickly collected by him, and he said in a cold voice.
In fact, he knew exactly what Sandaime had come for without asking.
It couldn't be helped that the root division members he had sent were somewhat active in the Land of Rain, and it was hard to hide them from Sandaime's people.
Unsurprisingly, Hattori Masanari, this damn Ame-Nin, was the centerpiece of what Sandaime wanted to talk to him about next.
"What exactly is this person, the concealment ability is surprisingly so strong, a small Amegakure village giving birth to Hanzo of the Salamander is already a miracle, to actually give birth to another person with such a great concealment ability is just too unreasonable."
Just thinking about this person, Hattori Masanari, Danzo's heart was clouded with shadow.
He was confident that the intelligence gathering ability and tracking ability of the Root Division he led was definitely the top level in the Shinobi world, but that was not the case, he had sent out many of the Root Division's good trackers this time around, and after so many days had passed he still hadn't found any trace of Hattori Masanari, and the result was really unexpected to him.
Originally thought that it was a hand-to-hand matter, but in the end, it dragged on until now, and even let Sandaime this stupid person found out, it was really a blunder.
"Immediately end all activities of the root division in the Land of Rain."
Sandaime also intended to cut the crap with Danzo, he got right to the point and stated his purpose for coming to Danzo.
"The activities of the Root Division in the Land of Rain are normal intelligence gathering, I'm doing this all for Konoha, what's wrong with that?"
Danzo wasn't going to listen obediently, he immediately brought out this get-out-of-jail-free card for everything being Konoha.
"Danzo, this is an order, not a discussion with you."
Sandaime didn't want to argue with Danzo this time, and said incomparably forcefully.
After saying that, a terrifying chakra fluctuation erupted from his body once again, relentlessly acting directly on Danzo, causing Danzo, who was originally sitting in his chair leisurely and calmly, to instantly stand up and take a few steps back, a cold sweat pouring down his face.
Hattori Masanari's information had already been proven to be correct, so Konoha's deal with Hattori Masanari this time had to be completed perfectly, without the slightest mistake.
To that end, any obstacle that would thwart this deal, he would crush, even if there was a Danzo led Root among the obstacles this time.
For the sake of Konoha, there was nothing he couldn't give up. If Danzo dared to refuse or go against the grain today, he would personally clean up Danzo and those root division ninjas who didn't listen to his command.
These destabilizing factors were created because of his indulgence towards Danzo, so it is up to him to personally deal with them.
When Sandaime made such an aggressive move, those root division ninjas hidden in the shadows immediately showed up and joined forces to attack Sandaime.
But before they could successfully surround Sandaime, a flash of cold sword light appeared in the room without warning.
The blade light flashed in the air.
Then, ten root division elites who had gained Danzo's approval in terms of strength fell in a pool of blood, their necks were all severed, and when they fell, their heads separated from their bodies, completely losing their breath of life and becoming a cold corpse.
In the next moment, a white-haired ANBU ninja holding a White Light Blade and wearing a dog mask appeared behind Sandaime on one knee.
It was none other than Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo.
"White Fang!"
Danzo watched as his men were instantly exterminated, and instantly gritted his teeth as he looked at the white-haired ninja with the White Light Blade with hatred and jealousy in his heart.
Konoha White Fang, the sharpest and most loyal blade in Sandaime's hands.
With him around, Sandaime's safety was absolutely guaranteed, for it was a sharp blade that could devour shadows.
Once upon a time, he once tried to attract this sharpest blade in Sandaime's hands, but this is a blade with a mind, and carries the pure will of fire, even though there is darkness in his heart, but he can't find the opportunity to make this sharp blade for his use at all.
In fact, he was well aware that Konoha White Fang was not loyal to Sandaime, only to the one who sat in the seat of Hokage.
Because he wasn't Hokage, he wouldn't be qualified to hold the blade.
"Damn it, why did I hesitate back then."
Danzo once again felt remorse for the mistake he made back then.
Because he wasn't Hokage, he was forced into a desperate situation today by Hiruzen, who was a Hokage, combined with White Fang, which was a disgrace.
If he only faced Sandaime alone, with his means, even if he couldn't win against Sandaime, he could still escape with certainty, but now that there was an additional White Fang, who was also at the Kage level, he could only be defeated and die, with no possibility of surviving.
"Hiruzen, do you trust an outsider so much?"
Danzo had seen great storms, even in this life and death situation, he still maintained his composure, and without fear, he looked straight at Sandaime, who had White Fang's assistance at this time, and questioned.
"What do you mean?"
Sandaime said with a frown.
"What do I mean, aren't you clear in your heart, Hattori Masanari's identity is Ame-Nin, or a rogue ninja who is hostile to Konoha, when has such a rogue ninja been worthy of so much trust from Konoha just because he has a piece of Sunagakure information in his hands, trusting such a person would be better than trusting in the Uchiha clan's loyalty to Konoha a little bit better."
Danzo sneered, taking a shot at Hattori Masanari's identity.
Hattori Masanari, this person's biggest problem was that his identity was incorrect, not only was he an Ame-Nin, he was also a rogue ninja, but he was also hostile to Konoha, as long as he seized on these problems with Hattori Masanari, it wouldn't be hard to shake the Sandaime's confidence in making a deal with Hattori Masanari.
"What you said is somewhat reasonable, but Hattori Masanari has already shown his sincerity, that means there is a possibility that there exists a piece of information on him about the detailed strategic arrangement of the Sunagakure battlefield, as long as there is this possibility, I am willing to bet on it."
Sandaime did not waver in his resolve to deal with Hattori Masanari.
Not long ago, he had already received from Jiraiya the terms of the deal proposed by Hattori Masanari, and what he wanted wasn't much, merely asking for a copy of the Torture Ninjutsu inheritance and a batch of resources sufficient to train ten jōnin.
It could be seen that Hattori Masanari was interested in befriending their Konoha with this important information, and was not completely untrustworthy as Danzo had said.
"Hmph, you're still the same as always, trusting people too easily, what if this information is fake, what if it's a trap set by him in conjunction with Sunagakure, don't forget that our Konoha has just finished fighting with the Amegakure, not the Sunagakure and the Amegakure, and they all share a common enemy now, which is our Konoha."
Danzo continued to nitpick, deepening Sandaime's distrust of Hattori Masanari.
Sandaime's heart sank when he heard Danzo say that, although he didn't want to believe it was true, he couldn't deny that it would be a possibility.
Only, was it really possible?
Hattori Masanari now had a grudge against Sunagakure, and his information came from that old woman Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, so with that old woman Chiyo's character, how could she possibly let her own son and daughter-in-law take such a big risk.
Therefore, the chances of Hattori Masanari joining forces with Sunagakure are very low, or he will give Konoha the correct information chances are greater.
After all, the current Amegakure is already incapable of fighting against Konoha, if he dares to pit Konoha again, when the time comes, without the need for them to take action, in order to avoid Amegakure being retaliated against by Konoha, Hanzo of the Salamander, he will definitely be very happy to personally send Hattori Masanari's head over.
Hattori Masanari is very strong in the Land of Rain, but Hanzo is even stronger.
Thus, Sandaime very simply ignored Danzo's provocation once again and made an ultimatum: "I still say the same thing, tell the root division to stop all activities in the Land of Rain, if I find out that the root division has been obstructing Konoha's dealings with Hattori Masanari then there is no need for you and the root division to continue to exist in the Konoha, don't doubt what I've said, I'll do what I say this time. "
"You ..."
Danzo was threatened by Sandaime in such a way, he was instantly furious and his face turned red, the murderous aura on his body unconsciously radiating out.
However, White Fang behind Sandaime immediately drew the White Fang short sword behind his back once again and stared at Danzo, as long as he found another sign of Danzo wanting to make a move, the White Fang short sword in his hand would painfully drink the blood of this root division leader in front of him.
Danzo was stared at by White Fang, instantly his chilling hairs stood straight up, he hurriedly suppressed the murderous aura on his body, then tried to provoke again, "Hiruzen, Hattori Masanari is not a person who can be trusted, if he really has the sincerity to make a deal with Konoha, he should have directly brought Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law to make a deal with us, instead of choosing to make a deal with Iwagagakure."
"That's because he wants to befriend both Iwagakure and us, Konoha, you don't need to sow discord here anymore, I've already made my decision, I will definitely make a deal with Hattori Masanari, and have all of your people evacuated from the Land of Rain by tomorrow morning."
Sandaime didn't bother to continue talking nonsense with Danzo and retorted.
After saying that, he turned around with the intention of leaving.
He had personally come here to give Danzo an ultimatum, to make Danzo understand his resolve, not to come here to listen to Danzo's nonsense.
"Wait, take a look at this, you'll definitely be interested."
Danzo saw that Sandaime was not willing to talk to him anymore, he knew that right now was his last chance to struggle, and decisively took out the latest card he had gotten, he quickly took out a scroll from his desk drawer and said to Sandaime.
Sandaime, who had his back to Danzo, sniffed, and a small smile appeared on his face.
He knew that this old comrade of his might still possess something of value in his hands, and if he didn't push him to the brink, it would be hard to get him to bring out the good stuff.
Sure enough, this Danzo fellow would still have something of value if he squeezed it.
When he turned around, the hint of a smile that had just appeared on Sandaime's face had disappeared without a trace, and he stared coldly at Danzo before looking at the scroll he was holding in his right hand, asking somewhat impatiently, "What is this?"
"You'll know when you read it, trust me, Hiruzen, if you don't read it, you'll definitely regret it in the future."
Danzo said in a mysterious manner before throwing the scroll at Sandaime.
Sandaime's eyes were quick to pick it up, with White Fang there, he wasn't afraid that Danzo would set the above trap on top of the scroll, and immediately opened it up.
There was no trap on top of the scroll, but the content recorded on it was quite astonishing, making Sandaime's breath catch slightly.
"Is this information true?"
Sandaime questioned Danzo as he closed the scroll.
The contents on top of this scroll were Sunagakure's various strategic arrangements on the battlefield, as well as some battle plans that had yet to unfold.
If this information was true, Konoha would be able to use it to hit Sunagakure hard and give it a lot of trouble.
The only pity was that the information on the top of the scroll was a bit small, merely recording the location of five Sunagakure's secret warehouses and two unstarted battle plans.
"Of course it's true, this is the precious information that the root division that I lead has painstakingly gathered in Sunagakure."
Danzo said proudly.
This intelligence was precisely conveyed back by one of his hidden sons buried in Sunagakure, this hidden son had recently achieved a great deal of merit in Sunagakure, and had currently climbed to a higher position in Sunagakure, with access to a lot of useful information.
Therefore, the information he transmitted back was absolutely accurate.
Sandaime saw Danzo's proud appearance at this moment, the doubts in his heart dissipated, although the root division led by Danzo was not a good thing and sometimes endangered Konoha, it was really a good hand at getting information, and this Danzo guy had specialized in this before.
With Danzo's appearance and current situation, the accuracy of this information is guaranteed.
It's just that this guy Danzo clearly had such important information, but he didn't come up with it right away. It's really a big deal.
Doesn't he know that if this information is sent to him earlier, it will allow his comrades who are fighting with Sunagakure on the battlefield to suffer fewer casualties?
As soon as he thought of this, Sandaime became angry and shouted angrily at Danzo, "Then why didn't you deliver this information to me earlier."
"I only got this information recently. Besides, I am a serious criminal now. I don't have the right to ask you, the Hokage, for instructions directly."
Danzo finally remembered his current identity at this time and brought it out to make an excuse.
But he was not really making excuses. He had just obtained this information from his subordinates yesterday.
Sooner or later he was going to hand this information over to Sandaime, it's just that he didn't think of handing it over so soon, because this information was a fallback from his failed mission to capture Hattori Masanari.
As a result, he had not waited for the news of Hattori Masanari's successful capture or mission failure, but instead waited for Sandaime's ultimatum to him.
He had no choice but to bring out this precious information to deal with Sandaime.
"It seems like you still remember your identity, but if you do, then please stay here honestly."
Sandaime, of course, was well aware that this was Danzo's way of weaseling out of the situation, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to use it as a way to sarcastically say that what Danzo was doing didn't fit with his current status.
Danzo was mocked by Sandaime in such a sly manner, his face was turning blue, and he was very angry inside, but he was only able to hold back for the time being.
Only by enduring would he have a chance to save him and the root division from Sandaime, who had now become incredibly strong.
"If there is any more important information, you must tell me first."
Seeing that Danzo did not talk back, Sandaime softened his attitude slightly and said in a cold voice.
"In fact, if you want to obtain more important information, it would be the best choice for you to let me out of here, you know, there are many inconveniences for me to be here, and a lot of important information can't reach me."
Danzo stated his request.
"You know that's impossible."
Sandaime sniffed and was silent for a few seconds, rejecting Danzo's tempting request.
Indeed, locking Danzo in here was greatly weakening him personally; if he was able to get out, the root division would immediately become extremely aggressive, and many of the spies who had one-way contact with him or even required him to go over there and contact them personally could be reactivated.
By then, a great deal of Sunagakure's information would be constantly reaching him through Danzo's hands, and could give them Konoha an advantage in intelligence once again.
However, Danzo had made a big mistake after all, and was now a criminal who had been deprived of his political rights for life, and could not possibly be released again.
If he was really released and then the others knew about it, he probably wouldn't need to be Hokage anymore.
Besides, Lord Mito was still alive, so how could he be so headstrong as to release Danzo.
It wasn't that he was greedy for the position of Hokage, it was really that he was the only one who could stabilize the situation in Konoha right now.
He had worked day and night all these years, and he had every confidence to say that no one should be able to understand the current Konoha better than him now.
"Why do you cling to those rules, this is a time of war, it's time to use special means to do so, and I risked so much to get information for the good of Konoha, could it be that you would think that I wouldn't return once I'm gone?"
Danzo said in annoyance at Sandaime's refusal of his request.
He wanted to get out of here so badly, where his hands had been tied and his skills suppressed by 90%.
Moreover, after the Root Division lost his personal leadership, the Root Division's intelligence network was shrinking drastically, now pretty much only retaining Konoha and the surrounding forces were still able to be effectively controlled, and almost all of the intelligence networks that had been operated in the outside world with great difficulty before were paralyzed.
Now the situation is changing too fast, especially the Uchiha clan this evil beast was released by Sandaime, there is also that night organization that continues to target the root division, if he continues to be trapped here, in a short time, maybe the root division in the outside information network will completely cease to exist,if he want to recover in the future, it will be countless times more difficult than before.
The enemy would not sit back and watch Root rise again.
"There is no order without rules. Konoha is a place where rules are followed. As the Hokage, I naturally have to take the lead. If even I, the Hokage, break the rules, how can I convince others? You should just stay here honestly."
Sandaime wasn't going to fall for Danzo's trap and refused again.
Are you kidding me, if he ignored the rules and let Danzo out, the responsibility was entirely on him.
He has always taken Danzo's back when he does something, when did he have to take the blame for Danzo, besides Danzo this guy is not honest and doesn't listen much, if he really releases it, whether he gives the information or not is still another matter.
Just like the information just now, this guy didn't hand it over to him in the first place, how does this gain his trust.
Trust between people is very rare, a long time ago, he would trust that Danzo who has always taken the initiative to take the blame for him, But now this Danzo who likes to do bad things under his banner, he can't dare to trust 100%.
Also, if he really let Danzo out, what if he didn't come back?
When he thought of Danzo possibly becoming a rogue ninja, Sandaime couldn't help but feel a few chills in his heart.
Danzo's heart was completely unimpressed by Sandaime's words.
Take the lead and follow the rules?
Damn him!
Doesn't this guy realize how much the Sarutobi clan has changed in Konoha since he became Hokage, many important positions up and down in Konoha are held by Sarutobi clan members.
There is also the ANBU, the chief and deputy chief are his son and daughter-in-law.
What an eye-opener.
In his eyes, the only thing Sandaime deserves credit for is that he is as dedicated to Konoha as he is.
Other than that, apart from his strength, he was nothing.
Danzo's heart was very unconvinced at this time, but the situation was greater than the others, he could only continue to endure now, taking the initiative to show weakness and said:
"Hiruzen, you may not be clear, the root division is now facing a great crisis, outside, there is a mysterious organization called Night that is constantly targeting the root division, it constantly destroys the root division's intelligence network outside, if we don't go out, the root division's intelligence network outside will really be all over."
"The Night Organization?"
Sandaime was alerted when he heard that Danzo was being targeted by a mysterious organization.
Although the root division was out of control, it was an organization affiliated with Konoha, barely considered one of their own, and now that the root division was being targeted by a mysterious organization from outside, it was undoubtedly challenging Konoha's authority as well as weakening Konoha's power.
As Hokage, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
Moreover, a mysterious organization that could force Danzo to show weakness to him was undoubtedly very dangerous.
From the looks of it, this mysterious organization was in a hostile relationship with Konoha.
"That's right, this organization is very mysterious, its core members are unknown, but one thing is for sure, it knows the roots and Konoha very well and is very strong, there have already been a number of root division jōnin killed by this organization, if you and I don't pay attention to it, this organization is bound to be a great danger to Konoha in the future."
Danzo took advantage of Sandaime's ignorance of the Night Organization and deliberately exaggerated the danger of the Night Organization.
"I see."
Sandaime nodded and said, but made no indication.
Although this mysterious organization, the Night Organization, was the first time he had heard of it, he wouldn't actively provoke this mysterious organization just based on Danzo's side of the story.
At least from what he could see so far, this mysterious organization was only targeting the root division and wasn't going against Konoha in the open.
Anyway, he hadn't received any news about the Night Organization targeting Konoha for the time being.
Moreover, if this organization was really as dangerous as Danzo said, it would be better for Konoha not to actively mess with it for the time being, after all, Konoha was currently at war with Sunagakure, and it would be inappropriate to divert any other energy to deal with a powerful and mysterious organization whose whereabouts were unknown.
"Hiruzen, you don't want to make a mistake for yourself, a potential enemy like the Night Organization must be seriously monitored, it's only right to eliminate it before it grows up, otherwise Konoha will be in great danger, don't worry, this matter will be left to us, the root division, we don't need to use the village's power, you only need to let me out."
Danzo saw that Sandaime was obviously thinking about more than one thing again, and didn't want to deal with the matter of the Night Organization for the time being, so he hastened to remind him.
"Hmph, after saying so much, your purpose is just to make me let you out, just give up on this matter, as Hokage, there's no way that I can privately let a life-sentenced criminal out, the fact that you're still able to live such a good life right now is already considered preferential treatment."
Sandaime showed no mercy in breaking down Danzo's selfishness.
"Are you going to make me turn a blind eye to the evil beast that is the Uchiha clan being released by you? Have you not realized how dangerous the Uchiha clan is right now, just by experiencing a small border battle, the Uchiha clan's power has been increased by more than a dozen pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, of which it is still unknown whether or not a Mangekyo Sharingan will be born.
Hiruzen, you are playing with fire, if the teacher knows that you are doing this, he will definitely be very disappointed in you, I can't just stand by and watch Konoha being destroyed by the Uchiha clan, those guys who open the Sharingan are mentally challenged, this is something that you can't possibly not be aware of, if they were to go crazy one day, it would be a disaster for Konoha.
For this reason, Konoha must have a force to hold back the evil beast that is the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen, you must let me out of here, the root division can't live without me, as long as I'm out of here, that old man Uchiha Homura will only be afraid of the power of the root division."
Danzo said angrily, following the Night Organization, and then pressed the Uchiha clan as a very weighty bargaining chip.
When Sandaime saw Danzo bring up the Uchiha clan this time, the expression on his face finally changed, revealing a thoughtful look.
Sandaime can not pay attention to the night organization that temporarily had not even heard of before, but he can not pay no attention to the Uchiha clan that lives in Konoha.
Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation, Uchiha clan's performance is remarkable, what is even more valuable is Chizuru this Uchiha Homura's granddaughter successfully saved Kirito, for the sealing of the Nine-Tailed to make a huge contribution, which let him see the Uchiha clan's hope of integrating into Konoha in the future.
It's just that the Uchiha clan's power has indeed risen a bit fast recently.
I can only say that the Uchiha clan is worthy of being a natural born fighting clan, just through a few border skirmishes, its clan was born out of more than ten Three-Tomoe Sharingan ninja who will be better than becoming a jōnin in the future.
If you let them go to the battlefield for a long time to kill the enemy, there may be more Three-Tomoe Sharingan ninjas born.
And like Danzo said, whether or not these Three-Tomoe Sharingan ninjas will give birth to Mangekyo Sharingan ninjas is an unknown.
The Uchiha clan cannot be defended against, Konoha does need a strong force to hold the Uchiha clan in check.
"Hiruzen, how about we each take a step back, I myself can not go out, but you have to allow my shadow clone to go out, as long as you agree to this condition of mine, Sunagakure's side of the information, I will definitely be the first to pass it on to you, and the root division will once again bring a steady stream of all sorts of useful information for Konoha and to play a role in destroying it behind enemy lines."
Danzo noticed that Sandaime's attitude had loosened, and immediately struck while the iron was hot, increasing the leverage to get Sandaime to agree to his demands.
As long as he was allowed out, even if it was just a shadow clone, he would be able to do many things with it.
"Shadow clone?"
Sandaime's heart stirred when he heard this request from Danzo.
If it was only a shadow clone, then it wasn't non-negotiable.
As long as it could be ensured that Danzo himself was still serving his sentence and wasn't at risk of defecting out of Konoha, allowing a shadow clone of Danzo to go out and preside over the root division's operations for a bit, thus allowing the root division to reactivate and continue to contribute to Konoha, it was indeed a good proposal.
"Don't think about it, Hiruzen, can't you trust me, with me here, the Uchiha clan will never flaunt their power in Konoha."
Danzo continued.
When Sandaime heard this, he immediately gave Danzo a skeptical look.
You still have the nerve to let me trust you. Is it true that you, bastard, destroyed the seal barrier of the Senju clan without telling me before?
Seeing this, Danzo muttered in his heart, cursing that he shouldn't have spoken too much just now.
The aftereffects of the previous sealing barrier incident were still present, and he still needed to make some efforts to gain Sandaime's trust again.
"Don't worry, I won't make another mistake."
Danzo assured.
"What if you commit another offense?"
Sandaime said in a cold voice.
When Danzo heard this, he immediately brightened up, knowing that Sandaime was going to promise him a rhythm, he was ruthless in his heart and gritted his teeth, "If you find out that I commit another offense, just come and take my life, there is no need to be merciful to me, that's fine, right?"
"Remember what you said today."
Sandaime said after a moment of contemplation, staring Danzo in the eyes with icy cold eyes.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly teleported in front of Danzo.
Danzo reacted quickly, but just as he made a move, a short sword was placed across his neck.
The sharp blade caused Danzo's hairs to stand on end before it even touched his skin, and Danzo's movements instantly froze, not daring to make the slightest move.
Konoha White Fang's speed was too fast.
With his life already out of his hands, Danzo had no choice but to fold his hands and watch as Sandaime's hand landed on top of his heart.
In the next moment, a large number of sealing jutsu fell on Danzo's body, forming a curse mark on his chest.
Sandaime was known as The Professor, and naturally, he was involved in sealing techniques like curse marks.
At this moment, he planted Danzo with a curse mark called Vajra Curse, a curse mark created by the Sarutobi clan, which had only one effect, and that was that it could kill the person who had been struck by the curse mark from a long distance.
Right now, Danzo's life and death was at his fingertips.
"Hiruzen, you actually planted a curse mark on me."
Seeing that the curse mark had been successfully planted, Danzo gritted his teeth and said.
"This is insurance, as long as you don't make a mistake, this curse mark technique will never be activated, Danzo, this is my last mercy, you have to remember it, remember it to death, never make another mistake, I'm giving you the chance only this time, there is no next time."
Sandaime said coldly and mercilessly to Danzo.
He now had no semblance of trust to speak of with Danzo, and for a guy like Danzo who liked to go against the grain, he had to put a lethal yoke on him before he could do so, and only the threat of death would be able to make this dishonest guy obedient.
He would not make the same mistake a second time.
The root division had to be firmly grasped in his hands before he could truly feel at ease.
Now that he controlled Danzo, the brain of the root division, it would be relative to controlling the root division, something he had wanted to do a long time ago.
Today, Danzo himself had given him this opportunity.
Since Danzo himself had assured him that he could go for his life if he made another mistake, he naturally didn't need to be polite with Danzo anymore.
"For the Land of Rain side of things, you can secretly stir up the deal between Hattori Masanari and Iwagakure, but the deal between Konoha and Hattori Masanari must not go wrong at all, do you hear me clearly?"
Sandaime said to Danzo in a commanding tone.
Anger, humiliation, remorse and other emotions were intertwined in Danzo's heart at this moment, making him about to lose control of himself and want to strike out to kill Sandaime, but with the White Fang short sword on his neck and the curse mark on his chest made him suppress these emotions to death.
He hadn't become Hokage yet, he hadn't eradicated the Uchiha clan yet, Konoha still needed him, he couldn't die yet.
"Hiruzen, today's shame, I will return it a hundredfold in the future."
Danzo made a dark determination, staring dead at Sandaime's emotionless, icy gaze, and with incomparable difficulty spat out a few words from the air, "I know."
"Very well, I look forward to your performance."
Sandaime nodded.
After saying that, he didn't bother to look at Danzo and directly turned around to leave.
It was only when Sandaime officially walked out of the cell that White Fang lowered the White Fang short sword across Danzo's neck before disappearing in front of Danzo without a word.
"Pfft~" came the sound.
Danzo's entire body collapsed to the ground.
Then, a somewhat maniacal laughter emanated from Danzo's mouth, "Hahahahaha ..."
Soon after, countless darkness overflowed from his Danzo's body, quickly swallowing the light of the entire cell.
The entire cell reverted back to darkness.