Naruto: Getting Stronger by Drinking Chapter 841

This was no less than a blow to the heart!

"I never thought we would end up dying at the hands of Danzo and Hiruzen."

Mitokado Homura gave a miserable smile, his hands trembling as he picked up the poison before him.

The main reason they had ended up like this was, of course, Danzo's betrayal.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi also bore no small measure of responsibility. Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's relationship with Saiki Yuu, if Hiruzen Sarutobi had desperately tried to protect them, Saiki Yuu might not necessarily have insisted on killing them.

This outcome naturally meant that Hiruzen Sarutobi had tacitly approved it.

Now, faced with death, Mitokado Homura had finally sobered up completely, his heart filled with regret.

At their core, Danzo and Hiruzen were already different from them.

Utatane Koharu and he had long since become politicians. Though they claimed to act for Konoha's good, what they truly considered most was their own interests.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and even Danzo, on the other hand, had their own considerations, but what they cared about more was Konoha's interests.

If the four of them had to die for Konoha, Mitokado Homura was certain that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo would sacrifice themselves for Konoha without hesitation, while Utatane Koharu and he would never do the same.

To Konoha now, Saiki Yuu was no longer merely a powerful man.

Like the "Konoha White Fang" of old, he may have been invincible in the Shinobi World, but even if he died, the impact on Konoha would have been limited.

But Saiki Yuu was different now. To Konoha, Saiki Yuu was countless times more important even than Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage!

Trying to make a move against Saiki Yuu could be said to have crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's bottom line.

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