Earth-yellow rocky mountain.
Carved above it were four huge heads, which were none other than the landmark of the Hidden Leaf—the Hokage Rock.
At the foot of the Hokage Rock stood a three-story circular building.
The Hokage's Office was on the very top floor, and facing the village side were nine huge glass windows.
The curved desk faced away from the window, and Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe while looking at the documents before him.
During the battle against Wang Ming, Wang Ming had intentionally driven the rust from the rusty sword into Hiruzen's body, causing his body to convulse and spasm uncontrollably. This had left Hiruzen receiving treatment at the Hidden Leaf Hospital for the past few days, and today he had finally recovered.
The life of reviewing documents and exercising the authority of the Hokage was something Hiruzen never wanted to let go of for even a day, and upon recovering, he immediately threw himself back into work.
Right at that moment, the sound of footsteps and a cane contacting the floor echoed from outside the door, causing Hiruzen to frown.
"Bang!"
The door to the Hokage's Office was rudely pushed open, and then coming into view was the deadpan face of Danzo, his head wrapped in bandages and leaning on a cane.
Hiruzen took a deep drag of his smoke, suppressing the displeasure in his heart, and then said, "Danzo!"
"Didn't I tell you to add more confinement for self-reflection?"
"Why are you running out again?"
"If Setsuna finds out and kicks up a fuss, we might not necessarily be able to suppress him."
After the battle against Wang Ming, Hiruzen's spirit had been completely broken, and he didn't dare claim to be the strongest Hokage in the slightest.
At the same time, he understood that