Different Schemes

Shimura Danzō came to open the door before long. The moment he saw Torikaze, his somewhat gloomy face immediately broke into a smile.

"Lord Hokage Torikaze, have you finished handling everything?"

Torikaze nodded. "Mm. Tsunade has mostly recovered, but she doesn't seem very inclined to return to your side."

Yet Shimura Danzō showed no reaction at all upon hearing this.

"It doesn't matter. That little girl has been spoiled rotten and is always so pretentious. This so-called hemophobia is nothing more than an excuse because she doesn't want to be a ninja anymore. She's just running away."

A hypocritical fake smile hung on his face. "As ninjas, we are most familiar with death. Whether it is the death of an enemy or the death of one's own family, it must be accepted calmly."

"She developed hemophobia because one little lover died? Ridiculous."

Shimura Danzō's words were filled with intense disdain, as though he looked down on Tsunade Senju in particular.

Torikaze had no idea what he was thinking. Even out of respect for his own Shishou, he should not have spoken about Tsunade Senju that way.

What was more, he was an elder.

"Lord Hokage Torikaze, do you agree with my view?"

Shimura Danzō tossed the question to him, but Torikaze was not afraid in the slightest.

"Not really. Although ninjas are familiar with death, few can calmly face their own deaths or the deaths of their family members."

Torikaze then cleared his throat. "And what you said is a little too absolute. Ninjas need a sense of fear in order to complete every mission well."

Otherwise, they would all be reckless fools, charging into missions only to get themselves killed. That sort of behavior was the most terrifying.

Shimura Danzō gave a low hum. "Then it seems Lord Hokage