Chapter 104 The scapegoat is here! He is here!
Kikyo Mountain!
This largest fortress guarding Konoha's 'western gate' is extremely busy today.

Ninjas gathered on both sides of the entrance, some holding flowers in their hands, seemingly welcoming the arrival of an important figure.

But everyone looked unhappy.

Right.

No matter who you are, if you are notified early in the morning to put down your work and welcome the new commander, you will not be in a good mood.

However, due to the masked figures who were maintaining order, everyone still kept smiling.

If you dare to show disdain, do you believe that the roots will settle the score later?

It would definitely be impossible in other departments.

However, due to the Root's morbid worship of Danzo, it is really possible that they will take action because of this, so in order to avoid trouble, everyone can only tacitly pretend to welcome him.

Fortunately, ninjas were not as fussy as nobles and quickly got to the point.

Danzo has arrived!

He did not come alone, but came with the second batch of reinforcements.

Originally, the number of people in the Kikyo Mountain Fortress had exceeded one thousand after accommodating the previously retreating southwestern ninja army and the first batch of reinforcements. Now with the addition of these hundreds of ninjas, the number is approaching two thousand.

Finally, considering the fortress’s own defense, it’s no wonder that Danzo came to take over with full confidence.

How can I lose when I have a dragon on my face?

The Sand Ninja would never dare to attack, and even if he really attacked, he would be able to make the opponent hit his head.

Danzo looked at the welcoming teams on both sides with an expressionless face, but he was muttering to himself excitedly in his heart.

"Monkey, I will prove that only I can 'Make Konoha Great Again' and that Sensei's choice was wrong!"

Soon, the meeting was held.

Still, only jonin can participate.

Dou Ping has been promoted to Jonin, so he is naturally qualified to participate.

As for his status as 'acting commander', it was cancelled long before Danzo arrived.

Yes, he, the commander-in-chief who had only been in office for less than a few days, was fired just like that.

So when he entered the meeting room, the senior ninjas who had arrived earlier all looked at him with extremely complicated expressions.

I don't mean to gloat over other people's misfortune.

After all, even if he is not the commander-in-chief, he is still a senior ninja and can be on equal footing with them, not to mention his terrifying strength, which has made them live like dogs for decades.

Under those gazes, he looked around and then came to Kobayashi Taira, who was sitting in a corner with several civilian jonin for warmth.

"Dohei Jounin!"

The other party greeted quietly.

"Kobayashi Jounin!"

Tang Ping also replied happily and sat down.

There was no way he couldn't be happy, because the person who took the blame had come, how could he not be happy.

It’s worthy of being called Guoying!
It's just instinct to take the blame.

Without a pot, one feels relieved. Anyway, now Tang Ping is just slacking off and having fun.

The benefits of having demonstrated strength before have come.

Even if Danzo disliked him, he would not easily attack him and had to respect his right to speak.

Step, step!

The sound of a cane tapping the ground came from the meeting door.

Danzo, who had changed into casual clothes, walked in with a group of Root ninjas.

Well, the other party understands the meaning of "show".

The number of jonin among the Root ninjas can be counted on one hand, which shows their strength.

You know, there are only more than 20 senior ninjas in the Kikyo Mountain Fortress, and Danzo brought five of them, which shows how powerful the Root is.

But this is not surprising.

Although the Root's extremely cruel training method will train ninjas into killing machines, it can indeed bring out their potential. In addition, he has always been targeting the ninja clan and civilian geniuses, so it is not surprising that he has this strength.

And these are only part of it, God knows how much more he has hidden.

With such strength, it's no wonder that he covets the position of Hokage.

"Now, I will take over the position of the commander of the Southwestern Ninja Army and sit in Kikyo Mountain to resist the Sand Ninja!"

Danzo announced his identity before he even had time to sit down.

No one spoke up to refute or question.

The Hokage faction would certainly not fail to give face, and several of the senior ninjas like Kobayashi Taira were as honest as quails.

The example of White Teeth is given above.

If you really offend someone, believe it or not, you will be "killed by 17 kunai" in a minute? "Uchiha Dohei, this important warehouse will be your responsibility from now on!"

Danzo kicked Dohei to the warehouse to work as a warehouse manager.

Warehouse Manager!
There is the logistics department above and the government affairs ninjas below. It's basically like being bullied from both sides and it's easy to take the blame.

"Yes!"

Tang Ping's face was full of indifference, but there was still a smile in his eyes.

This was the result of his own planning.

So let alone demoting himself to the position of warehouse manager, even if he were sent to jail, his good mood would not be affected in the slightest.

Danzo frowned at his attitude but did not get angry.

It's not that he doesn't want to get angry, but it's easy to give people the impression that he is not tolerant. He is going to be the Hokage in the future, so he has to pay attention to his image.

All I can say is that from the moment he stepped onto the ground, Danzo was doomed to fail.

Because he is better at doing things in secret, otherwise he wouldn't have earned the dreaded title of 'Ninja's Darkness'.

But once they stood out in the open, their previous advantages completely disappeared, and it would be strange if they didn't fail.

"other people…"

Danzo gave orders in an orderly manner.

Just by listening to his commands, one could tell that he was indeed no stranger to commanding the ninja army, and this boosted the morale of the Hokage faction.

Even Kobayashi and other civilian jonin, although they were still wary and terrified, their expressions looked much better.

No one likes a useless boss.

Especially ninjas!
If your superior is a waste, you may end up paying for his incompetence with your life.

The meeting went very smoothly.

Danzo got all the power over personnel, intelligence, finance, etc. Even Narada's power as an assistant was taken away. How could it not be perfect?

"Uchiha Dohei, can you explain what you did before?"

Just when everyone thought the meeting was about to end, Danzo suddenly shouted.

Here he comes.

The corners of Tang Ping's mouth are more difficult to suppress than AK.

He felt that something was wrong with Danzo today. He just kicked him to the warehouse and there was no follow-up. He originally thought that the other party had changed his temperament, but he didn't expect that he would take the power of the commander first and then make trouble.

It is a pleasant thing to confront F4 head-on.

Who made these old guys either stupid or bad, and have double standards, killing so many "honest people". It would be unreasonable not to criticize them.

He didn't dare to play like this before, because if you dared to confront him, he would "commit suicide".

Now that you have the power, if you don’t even dare to confront someone head-on, what’s the point of being a time traveler? Just be a turtle.

The behind-the-scenes flow has been retired now, okay?

"I don't know what you want me to explain. Isn't the most important thing now to strengthen the defense of Kikyo Fortress?"

Tang Ping fought back and threw dirty water on the other party.

Because doing so would give Danzo the impression that he is someone who likes internal fighting.

"Humph, where did you get the nutrient solution worth 20 million taels in the hospital?"

Danzo questioned smugly.

Genbu had been keeping an eye on him, and the fact that two bottles of nutrient solution were missing from the hospital was naturally a handle on him.

"I accidentally broke the streamer!"

Tang Ping was still sitting in his seat, not at all flustered.

I don't take you seriously, what can you do to me?

"That's two bottles of nutrient solution. They can save so many people. If it's because of you..."

Danzo took the moral high ground and made the accusation.

This is suppressing his reputation. Once his name is ruined, you can still do whatever you want to him.

Tang Ping did not argue.

He didn't want to establish an 'honest' persona to gain prestige. Having an unbridled prestige like White Fang would not only make life hard, but also make it easy for others to take advantage of him.

So he doesn't care about this kind of accusation at all, because there is no way to convict him anyway.

It is understandable that the acting captain accidentally broke two cans of nutrient solution while checking the hospital, right?

Finally, Danzo vented his anger at Dohei and adjourned the meeting.

However, before he could enjoy the feeling of being in power for long, he found that he was too proud too soon.

(End of this chapter)