Tall and Hard! (Bonus Chapter for "Heart's Wound," Gift King!!!)
The Root ninja wiped the cold sweat from his brow and knelt even lower...
"Yes, Lord Hokage! What should we do next?!"
"Do I need to teach you what to do?! Go check on the progress of the Hokage Rock! That's the symbol of my becoming Hokage!!!"
"Yes! Danzo... Ah, no! It's the Lord Hokage!!!"
"Hehehehehehehehehehe!!! Go!!! My excellent subordinate!!!!"
After the Root ninja left, Danzo stood in front of the window of his office in the Hokage Office, overlooking the entire Konoha!
I've finally become Hokage!!!
I've finally become Hokage!!!
Hiruzen Sarutobi! I told you long ago that you were far too merciful!!!
Look at what our Konoha has become in your hands!
You are weak and incompetent, powerless to resist the oppression from other villages!
But I will never be like you!!!
Back when the First Hokage and the Second Hokage were in power, how glorious and illustrious Konoha was!
I will carry on my teacher's legacy!
I will definitely restore the glory of Konoha!!!
Hiruzen!!! Wait for me!!!
Please walk slowly in the Pure Land!
After I restore Konoha's glory, I will come to find you!!!
I want to say those words to you in person!!!
I am the Hokage!!!
As Danzo pondered these things, he held a pipe in his hand—the very pipe that Hiruzen Sarutobi used when he was alive...
Danzo looked at the pipe with a complicated expression, then placed it in his inner pocket...
After storing the pipe away, Danzo actually lit a cigarette...
After taking a deep breath, I choked and started coughing...
"Cough cough... cough cough... I don't know why you like smoking this stuff so much, Hiruzen. I'll burn you a lot more during holidays..."
Looking at the smoke-filled office, Shimura Danzō suddenly had the illusion that Hiruzen Sarutobi was still at the Hokage's desk...
Thus, all the major clans of Konoha remained inactive, each on high alert, fearing that Danzo Root cause trouble. Meanwhile, Danzo successfully became the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. The moment he became Hokage, Danzo sent people to inform the other four major ninja villages!
The current Fifth Hokage of Konoha is Shimura Danzō!
And the Daimyo Prefecture has already been informed!
The daimyo of the Land of Fire was completely dumbfounded.
Didn't they say before that Tsunade would become the Fifth Hokage?
Why did he suddenly become Shimura Danzō?
However, Danzo's attitude towards the daimyo was extremely firm. Although the daimyo of the Land of Fire was furious, he could only suffer in silence, unable to express his grievances...
All I can do is silently pray that Tsunade returns to Konoha as soon as possible, after all, I'm practically family with Tsunade...
Because Tsunade's father married a princess from the Land of Fire, the daimyo and Tsunade are indeed related.
Sunrise and sunset...
The common people of Konoha continued their lives, work, and rest as usual, as if nothing had happened in the entire Konoha. However, in the past few days, there have been more and more ninjas on the streets...
These commoners had also heard that Danzo, the elder of their village, had become the new Hokage!
Even construction has begun at the Hokage Rock site; half of Danzo's head has already been carved out...
It seemed as if the entire Konoha was operating smoothly, but beneath the surface, a turbulent undercurrent was brewing!
In the two days since Danzo power, he has summoned the heads of various clans several times, but all the clan heads refused to see him. They would claim to be sick and not come out when summoned. They even guarded the clan territories of each clan!
This infuriated Shimura Danzō!
"Damn it!!! They clearly don't respect me at all! They clearly don't respect me, the Hokage!!! What do they take the Hokage of Konoha for?! What do they take me for?!?"
A Root ninja behind Danzo said to Danzo...
"Lord Hokage? Should we, the Root organization, take them down?!"
"Are you an idiot?! Are you really stupid?! Why do you always want to kill someone?! Weren't you the one who killed Orochimaru before?!"
Who do you think you are?! You think you can just kill whoever you want?! If you wiped them all out, who would be left in Konoha?!
What's the point of me Hokage then?! Just a commander without an army?!
"Then Lord Hokage, what should we do?!"
"I will remain unchanged amidst all changes!!! I refuse to believe that these despicable bastards won't even step out of the gate!!! If they dare to take a single step outside, they will have to accept my summons as the Hokage! Otherwise, it will be tantamount to betraying the village!!!"
"The Lord Hokage is brilliant!!! Absolutely brilliant!!!"
"No! I'm a hardliner!!! So you should say I'm tough!!!"
"The Lord Hokage is tough!!!"
Shimura Danzō glanced at the Root ninja...
"Are you saying I'm not clever enough?!"
Upon hearing Danzo's words, the Root ninja immediately knelt on the ground! Cold sweat instantly appeared on his face!
"Danzo is both brilliant and ruthless!!! He's both brilliant and ruthless!!!"
"I've already told you, you must call me Lord Hokage!!!"
"Yes!!! The Hokage expert is tall and tough!!!"
"Jiejiejiejiejiejiejiejiejiejiejie... Well said!!! I am already tall and hard!!!!"