When the secret meeting ended and they walked out of the conference room.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two were still somewhat dazed, their faces filled with disbelief at what had just happened!
If Danzo had not secretly warned them beforehand, they would have suspected that his ambitions, which should have long been abandoned, had flared up again!
Why else would he suggest such a terrible idea to Fleet Admiral Sengoku?
If the leader of the Land of Grass found out, wouldn't they be finished?
Seated in his wheelchair, Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew the dazed look in his eyes. After silently taking a puff from his pipe, he raised his head and looked gravely at Danzo once again. "Danzo, are you sure you didn't lie to us? Was this really the Grass Ninja Leader's decision? There really isn't some trap? You should know that those Grass ninjas breaking their word and having no morals is perfectly normal!"
He paused slightly.
"Could it be... that he deliberately dug a pit for us?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Danzo, gripping his cane tightly with both hands, shook his head and said flatly, "I understand that Grass bastard. Although he breaks his word, has no ninja morals whatsoever, and is skilled at cheating, swindling, and deception, I can say for certain..." His tone became resolute. "That Grass bastard really did not lie to us!"
"?!" x3
Having received Danzo's firm assurance, Hiruzen and the other two froze again. Then... they all fell silent, their eyes filled with complicated emotions.
No one knew how long passed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi... raised his pipe with trembling hands. After taking a deep drag, he shook his head with a sigh. "I never expected that Grass bastard to be so proud!"
Clearly, having them become spies within Navy Headquarters