The Old Man Has Always Kept You in His Heart
[Makoto Ito: Whatever! I gave them an explanation anyway. Even if they find out, so what? At worst, let Shimura Danzō gouge out my eyes. I'm not some brainwashed idiot standing there letting him do it!]
[Shisui Uchiha: Why does that sound so uncomfortable? It feels like you're insulting me...]
[Makoto Ito: Remove the word "seems," and I'm definitely insulting you!]
[Shisui Uchiha: Uh...]
[Madara Uchiha: What an idiot! You wasted that Mangekyo Sharingan!]
[Shisui Uchiha: Ancestor! I... sigh...]
[Madara Uchiha: To be honest, I just don't understand! You want the Uchiha Clan to integrate into Konoha, which is a good thing from your perspective! I won't comment too much, but you've already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and your ability is Kotoamatsukami. You could directly control the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups, or even the Hokage, and successfully integrate the Uchiha Clan into Konoha. Why do you have to complicate such a simple matter like an idiot?]
[Shisui Uchiha: I... I... I didn't think that much at the time...]
[Makoto Ito: What do you mean you didn't think that much? You've just been brainwashed into an idiot!]
[Izuna Uchiha: Absolutely an idiot!]
[Tobirama Senju: What a pity! He was clearly a genius of Konoha, yet he ended up like this. Damn it, the more I think about these things, the angrier I get!!! Hiruzen Sarutobi!]
I'd like to see how he handles things today! Will he continue to protect Danzo, or what?! That evil Sarutobi!!!
On the other hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not delve into whether what Makoto Ito said was true or false.
After all, the incident had already occurred, and Danzo had indeed sent people to attack Makoto Ito. I had told Shimura Danzō several times not to have any ideas that he shouldn't have!
But Danzo didn't seem to take my words seriously at all. That Danzo, is he slapping me in the face?
Thinking about this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt something was off. Why did he suddenly think of Shimura Danzō? Just now, Makoto Ito clearly said he was going to kick his butt...
A moment later, footsteps and the sound of a cane clicking on the floor echoed down the corridor. A somber, aged face with a chrysanthemum-like brow opened the door to the Hokage Office and walked in...
"Hiruzen! What brings you here? My Great Root is very busy..."
Ah, no, it's my Root. There are still many things to take care of; I'm very busy!
Shimura Danzō walked in, seemingly oblivious to the three Root ninja corpses on the floor...
Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly looked at Shimura Danzō, then at the corpses of the three Root ninjas on the floor.
"Danzo, don't you think you should give me a reasonable explanation?"
Shimura Danzō didn't even glance at the three corpses on the ground...
"What happened? I have no idea! Oh? How come there are corpses of Root ninjas here? Did ninjas from other villages invade? Are you here to notify me to come and take their bodies away? If there's nothing else, I'll head back now! My Great Root ninjas are very busy..."
"Shut up! Danzo!!! I remember telling you more than once, don't you dare lay a finger on Makoto Ito! He's my disciple!!!"
But look what you've done now! You actually sent Root ninjas to attack Makoto Ito! You clearly don't respect me, the Third Hokage, at all!
Danzo completely ignored what Hiruzen Sarutobi said and simply found a chair and sat down...
"What a joke! When have I ever taken you seriously? I've always kept you in my heart... cough cough... what I mean is that I've always respected you, the Hokage! It's the kind of respect that comes from the bottom of my heart..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Danzo after hearing his words!
"Danzo! Don't change the subject! What exactly happened? Explain this to me properly!"
"Hmph! I have nothing to explain! Everything I've done is for Konoha!!!"
[Tobirama Senju: What a load of rubbish, all for Konoha! I'm fucking disgusted!!!]
[Izuna Uchiha: You keep talking about doing this for Konoha, but does doing this for Konoha mean destroying Konoha's genius?]
[Madara Uchiha: Is this guy afraid of Konoha becoming too powerful? Could he be a spy sent from Konoha? ]
Hizashi Hyuga: You know what, you really can't believe it! It's actually possible!
[Tobirama Senju: I'm not an idiot! How could I possibly take a spy as my disciple? He is indeed the young head of the Shimura Clan! That's undeniable, and his background is impeccable...]
[Minato Namikaze: But I really don't understand why he would do that?]
"Everything I've done is for Konoha!!!"
All that could be heard from outside Shimura Danzō emphasizing another point...
[Minato Namikaze: Good heavens! He actually answered me! Is this what they call a dream collaboration?]
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Shimura Danzō!
"Danzo! I am the Hokage!!!"
"Hiruzen! You'll regret this!!!"
After saying this, Shimura Danzō turned to leave. After all, he didn't believe that even if it was his good friend who did this, he would be willing to punish him.
This kind of thing has happened far too often in the past. Every time I was called to the Hokage Office, all I had to do was go through the motions, say a few words, go through the whole process, and then I'd slam the door, and that was it...
Today, Shimura Danzō thought the same thing...