The Duties of the Pot Kage!

The Duties of the Pot Kage!

Konoha!

Hokage's Office!

The entire office seemed to be on fire.

Oppressive, suffocating!

It was not just the smoke lingering in the air. The people sitting in the office had flames blazing in their hearts as well.

"How dare he? How dare he..."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had been muttering those words ever since.

As if under a curse!

The two advisors seated nearby, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, saw Hiruzen Sarutobi in that state and wisely kept their mouths shut.

Damn it, a familiar presence was drifting toward him.

The question was!

Mitokado Homura seemed to understand something, and a strange look appeared on his face.

Konoha would not respond to a Hiruzen like this.

It was him!

Where was Danzo?

His eyes were red with rage.

Utatane Koharu sighed. "Stop being stubborn. Such a major incident has happened to the Uchiha Clan. We should be thinking about what to do. The village is on the brink of civil war."

Here he came!

Besides.

"What do you mean, you'll admit to it?" The Third Hokage said displeasedly. "What I'm asking about are the two pairs of Mangekyo. Hand them over."

It had always been him framing others. Even when he occasionally needed to take the blame for the Third Hokage, everyone knew he was innocent.

In the original story, Itachi and Obito had launched a surprise attack from within, while the Anbu and Root worked together to wipe out the Uchiha Clan.

This was the duty Danzo, as the Pot Kage, ought to fulfill.

Come to think of it, that made sense.

Danzo was dumbfounded.

In his dreams, maybe!

Damn it, you babble all day long. I'm giving you the chance now, so go on!

The Third Hokage looked calmly at Danzo and said in a low voice, "You have practically talked about destroying the Uchiha Clan every day. Now that I agree, you and Root will carry it out. Go, Danzo. Bring Uchiha Fugaku's head before me."

It was him!

Their good friend, the Ninjutsu of Darkness!

"Fine!"

No!

I should have killed Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately and become the true Hokage!

"Danzo, there's no point in saying that!"

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had truly made up his mind, he would not have worn that expression just now.

I underestimated you!

Did I just hear things?

Hiruzen actually agreed?

Shouldn't you be lecturing me with a bunch of lofty principles right now, trying to stop me?

Meanwhile, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura sat expressionlessly to the side, their faces showing no change at all.

He had no idea that even more surprises were waiting for him.

Taking the blame!

Danzo: "..."

Danzo!

Thinking of how much the Uchiha valued their eyes made their heads ache even more.

"Where are the eyes?" The Third Hokage stared coldly at Danzo. "Two pairs of Mangekyo. Hand them over."

Only this time!

He had truly done nothing. How had he somehow become the culprit who lit the flames of civil war?

"I won't admit it!"

The aura of a 'pot'!

Everyone knew Danzo coveted the position of Hokage!

The Uchiha Clan Compound also had a barrier!

"Hiruzen, I heard the Uchiha are causing trouble again." Danzo's first words upon entering were, "I said long ago that we cannot be softhearted with the Uchiha. We should use thunderous measures to eradicate them completely."

Besides, if I had that ability, wouldn't it be better to kill Shisui and Kazuki directly?

One person silently exterminating the Uchiha Clan overnight.

After thinking about it!

He added, "If necessary, I can step forward and admit it."

Damn it, I might as well be dead!

He gritted his teeth, his face twisted ferociously. "I understand what you mean. I'll take responsibility for this."

Konoha itself had a barrier.

Danzo's expression darkened. "Hiruzen, stop joking!"

He had finally come!

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged glances and let out long sighs of relief.

That statement practically said outright that the problem could not have come from outside—it could only have come from within.

Danzo: "..."

If the Hokage Faction lost two Kage Level ninja, they would lose their minds too.

Since when was I this impressive?

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Yishū were not dead. Their eyes had been gouged out.

Go comfort your Hiruzen already.

He was the one destined to reform the ninja world!

Danzo straightened his back.

At most, I'll give you one and set it into your face.

Right!

Only Danzo!

If it had been an outsider, they would have had to pass through Konoha's barrier, evade the patrols, breach the Uchiha barrier, avoid the Uchiha patrols and the Konoha Military Police Force, then attack Shisui and Kazuki!

After removing the Sharingan, they would still have had to leave safely.

"You two!"

The loss of two pairs of Mangekyo was enough to drive the Uchiha Clan mad.

How could Root alone possibly wipe out even one Uchiha?

Hearing the familiar sound of a cane striking the floor, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura perked up.

"I even mobilized Konoha's sensory ninja for a blanket search, and only discovered one unknown jonin."

When facing enemies, he only compromised, again and again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had grown old.

The Third Hokage's expression also turned cold. "I investigated. No suspicious people have entered Konoha recently!"

"Where would I steal Mangekyo from? And two pairs at that!" Danzo could no longer hold back and roared, "Do you think I did this?"

Could Hiruzen's anger also be because Danzo had done something so major that he felt wary and jealous?

I must have heard wrong.

Mitokado Homura felt that he had discovered the truth.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

Therefore!

The three of them stared firmly at Danzo.

The reason Hiruzen Sarutobi had repeatedly tolerated Danzo was precisely because Danzo remembered his duty.

At the same time!

The Third Hokage gave him a deep look and said calmly, "In that case, let's wage war on the Uchiha. What do you say?"

At this moment, nothing the two of them said would help.

Confess your crimes!

Those were Mangekyo!

Who would not want them?

Danzo, Danzo, we've waited so long the flowers have withered.

Now that he had displayed such ability, the power-hungry Hiruzen Sarutobi would indeed feel anxious.

Why do you all think I did this?

Danzo drew a deep breath and gritted his teeth. "Believe it or not, I did not do this."

"Yes." Mitokado Homura sighed. "Usually, it is difficult even for us to send people in there, yet you actually... sigh!"

Only he could make this ninja village great, then spread that greatness across the entire ninja world.

That was no exaggeration!

Greedy, weren't you, Danzo?

Two pairs of Mangekyo, four eyes—you wanted to swallow them all? Keep dreaming!

With Uchiha Itachi alone, leaving everything else aside, the Uchiha Clan Compound was so vast and its members so scattered that even if they stood still and let him cut them down, one person might not finish in a single night.

Sneaking into the core area of the Uchiha Clan Compound, severely wounding two Uchiha geniuses, and taking their Mangekyo?

Forget me—even if my teacher went, he would get the shit beaten out of him.

Danzo was even more outstanding than you imagined!

According to Tobirama Senju's records, the Mangekyo were unpredictable and mysterious. An Uchiha with Mangekyo was absolutely no weaker than the Hokage.

Why did you go limp at the critical moment?

You bastard!

Do you know how badly I want to smash your head right now?

You dare do anything!

And you did not even tell me!

I'm the Hokage!

Unfortunately!

Just thinking about it made their scalps tingle.

It was him!

"Y-you said what? You agreed?" Danzo could not help asking again.

Civil war!

They did not believe him at all.

Even adding the Hokage's directly controlled Anbu would not be enough.

Did I admit anything?

Or do you have any evidence?

Seeing the three of them staring at him so certainly, Danzo felt a ball of fire building in his chest.

His voice was full of coldness and killing intent.

Teacher, you misjudged him too, didn't you!

"Danzo!" Utatane Koharu looked at Danzo with a strange expression as well. "How did you do it? In the core area of the Uchiha Clan Compound, you severely wounded Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Yishū and took two pairs of Mangekyo. Incredible."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly on the verge of exploding.

The Third Hokage said coldly, "A joke? You were the one who started joking."

If Kazuki could make him collapse once, then he could make him collapse a second time.

As the old saying went: at that moment, Danzo recalled the terror of being dominated by Kazuki!