Chapter 302 Attitude
"Trash! They're all trash!"

the next day.

early morning.

Inside the Root's headquarters base, Danzo looked at the information in his hands and became furious.

This is the news that just came from the East Coast Front Command, saying that the support troops were attacked and suffered heavy losses.

However, the target persons, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Aomine, both arrived at the headquarters safely.

If that's all, that's it.

The key is Qingming's strength
According to the existing intelligence, most of the Special Jonin and Jonin of the Mist Ninja who ambushed the support force were killed by the other side.

Among them, there were even two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

This kind of strength has already made Danzo feel difficult to deal with, even fearful!

"hateful!"

Danzo cursed again, then looked at the Root ninja who was kneeling on one knee below, and said, "Hasn't Ryoma team been contacted yet?"

"Your Excellency, not yet."

Just as the Root Ninja below replied, there was a knock on the door.

dong dong dong~
Hearing this voice, Danzo said directly: "Come in!"

Immediately, someone pushed the door open and walked in.

This person came to Danzo, handed over a warrant, and said, "Sir, someone from the Anbu just came and brought the Hokage's warrant, asking you to go to the Hokage's office immediately."

Danzo glanced at the warrant in the man's hand and sneered, "Humph, now you're looking for me, are you going to pretend to be a good guy again?"

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After half an hour.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat behind his desk, smoking a pipe intermittently, holding a report in his hand with a frown on his face.

bang~
The door of the office was pushed open and a figure walked in.

Without looking, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew who was coming. Apart from Danzo, no one else would break in without knocking on the door.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could ask, Danzo spoke first: "Huruzen, what do you want from me? I'm busy!"

Hearing Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, took off the pipe from his mouth, and asked in a deep voice: "Danzo, don't you have anything to tell me?"

"matter?"

However, Danzo ignored the questioning words and just pretended to be dumb and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Humph!"

Seeing Danzo's attitude, Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted coldly, threw the report in his hand onto the desk, and asked, "Then explain this to me."

Hearing this, Danzo picked up the report, glanced at it briefly, and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just that the defense line was breached? What's there to explain?"

"Danzo!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious and asked directly: "How dare you say this has nothing to do with you?"

"I"

Hearing this, Danzo opened his mouth and was about to say yes, but after seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's angry eyes, he lowered his head.

He reluctantly explained: "Don't worry, Hiruzen, I can be 100% sure that those Mist Ninjas can only break through that one gap, and there will be absolutely no trouble afterwards."

There was silence in the office.

"Hey!"

After a long while, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said, "Forget it this time. I don't want to see something like this happen again. Danzo, do you understand?"

"Humph!"

Danzo snorted coldly without saying any words of assurance.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had no way to deal with this.

The office fell into silence again, leaving only the intermittent sound of Sarutobi Hiruzen smoking.
huh~~~
He exhaled a long puff of smoke and spoke again: "Okay, this matter is over. Now let's talk about the second matter."

"The second thing?"

Danzo's heart moved, but he still pretended to be confused and asked: "What is it?"

"Hmph! What's the matter?"

Seeing that Danzo was still playing dumb with him, Sarutobi Hiruzen took out another report, threw it to Danzo, and said, "Can you explain to me what's going on with these five people?"

Hearing this, Danzo quickly took the report and read it carefully.

After a moment, he cursed inwardly: "What a waste!"

There are photos and autopsy reports of these five people.

Although his features could not be discerned due to his charred body, this was not the only factor that could be used to identify a ninja.

Compared to appearance which can be easily changed, the traces of secret medicine and curse marks left on the body can better explain a person's identity.

And coincidentally, the marks on these five people all fit in with the Root organization's method of training ninjas.

There is no doubt that they are the ninjas of the Root Organization.

This is also the reason why Anbu ninjas are required to die without leaving any corpses when performing missions, because the enemy can easily determine their origins through the marks on the corpses.

Unfortunately, Ryoma Aburame and others died too suddenly, and they had no time to initiate a backup plan, so their bodies were ultimately preserved.

That’s right, the five people mentioned in the report that Sarutobi Hiruzen took out were Ryoma Aburame and his four subordinates.

The evidence was already in front of him, so Danzo simply stopped pretending and threw the report away, saying, "Nothing, just sending a few people to deal with the dangerous elements."

"Dangerous element?"

Hearing Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table and shouted: "Uchiha is a member of Konoha, not a dangerous person!"

"No? Hehe~"

Danzo chuckled twice, pointed at the first report, and said, "Huruzen, looking at the battle records of those two guys in there, especially that Uchiha Qingming, do you dare to say that they are not a threat to the village?"

"."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless for a long time before he said, "They are Konoha's jonin and have been fighting for Konoha all the time."

"enough!"

However, before Sarutobi Hiruzen could finish his words, Danzo interrupted loudly: "Hiruzen, don't be naive. Now is a time of war. Of course they have to fight for Konoha, but what about after that?"

“Who can guarantee that they won’t rebel?”

"Don't forget, how did that person escape from the village?"

When mentioning that person, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but shudder.

Then, I recalled the horrific scene I saw in my childhood.

That tall figure that looked like a god was simply not something that mortals could resist, and only the first-generation's Wood Release could contend with it.

But now, the first generation is dead. If another "Uchiha Madara" comes, will the village still have the power to check and balance him?
Behind the hazy smoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed.

But in the end, he still said: "Danzo, you think too much, whether it is that person or the first generation, they are special, and it is impossible for anyone to reach their level."

"is it?"

Danzo asked back, without making any comment.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen softened his tone and said, "Now is a war time. Your previous proposal to concentrate the Uchiha ninjas in the Kirigakure battlefield and the Sand Village battlefield has caused dissatisfaction among many Uchiha ninjas. Don't act on your own from now on."

"Haha~"

Upon hearing this, Danzo chuckled twice, turned around and left the office without saying anything.

When he reached the door, he suddenly said, "Hiruzen, you are the light of the village, and I am the darkness of the village. I will not let go of any existence that may threaten the village."

After saying that, he left the office without looking back.

Looking at his leaving back, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the first report again. Looking at the battle record of Uchiha Aomori recorded on it, he looked puzzled.

At this moment, no one knows what he is thinking?
(End of this chapter)