Naruto: Getting Stronger by Drinking - Chapter 834

Konoha, Hokage's Office.

"Phew—"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat on the sofa and exhaled a heavy breath of smoke, his gaze somewhat distant.

"Danzo made the right choice, for once."

Looking at Yuu, who sat on the sofa beside him idly handling Shusui, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

The Shimura Clan and the Sarutobi Clan had been close since the Warring States period. As the respective clan heads of the Shimura and Sarutobi Clans, he and Danzo could be said to have grown up together.

In fact, before the position of Third Hokage was decided, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had been very close.

Even after he succeeded as Hokage, Danzo retreated behind the scenes, founded Root, and became The Dark of Konoha.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had many disagreements because of the Hokage position and their political ideals, they also shared considerable mutual understanding.

Otherwise, there would never have been talk of Konoha's Light and Dark Duo.

Thus, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood Danzo extremely well.

To be honest, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still somewhat surprised by Danzo's decision.

In a sense, Danzo had completely surrendered to Yuu.

For Danzo, who had never admitted defeat and had always set his sights on the Hokage position, it was undoubtedly a difficult decision.

Because it meant Danzo had completely given up his bid for the Hokage position.

This left Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had cooperated and constantly fought with Danzo over the Hokage position for decades, feeling deeply moved.

Yet at the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not all that surprised.

After all, Danzo was fundamentally the same as him. Their goal had always been to make Konoha better, and neither man's love for Konoha needed to be questioned.

Otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never have allowed Danzo to establish Root, become Konoha's second-in-command, and stir up trouble throughout the