At the same time.
In the cave of the original base.
"Black! Black! Give me hard black!"
"I told you to be black, but I didn't tell you to be black to all! Where is Konoha? It must reflect the superiority of Konoha!"
"If you say something like that, let everyone who sees it feel the happiness of being in Konoha~"
"Rumors? What rumors! I ask you [Are you happy?]."
"..."
Hearing the question from his immediate boss, the root ninja fell silent, then nodded complicatedly and said, "I am very happy!"
"Very good!" After seeing his subordinate's happy expression, Danzo also nodded with satisfaction, then slowly took off the crutch from his neck and shouted again, "That's not enough! And remember, Kusagakure must give me a hard time!"
The words just fell.
At this time.
Just when Gen Ninja, who had switched jobs as a reporter, took over a new task, he was about to continue working.
A slightly surprised and deep voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave, "Danzo..." Then he was stunned, and then sighed, "Are you busy?"
And when I heard a familiar voice, Danzo, although busy, seemed to know who was coming.
He also quickly turned his head and looked over, looking at Hiruzen standing at the door with a complicated look on his face, holding a pipe in his hand, "Why are you here?"
"I...Danzo... Hahaha, it's okay, come here for a walk! You seem to be very busy, how about I come back later?"
"Come for a walk? Just tell me if you have anything to do!" Danzo frowned slightly, "What are you doing here for me?"
The words fell.
"I..."
Hearing Danzo's words, Hiruzen took another hard smoke on the dry cigarette, and then glanced at the busy Gen ninja with the same complex look in his eyes, feeling a sigh of relief in his heart.
You must know that Root is a ruthless and cruel organization hiding under the shadow of Konoha, driving the roots deep into the darkness, and secretly destroying obstacles that would hinder the prosperity of the village!
However.
Nowadays...
The huge Root Organization!
It actually became a newspaper!
What happened to this Shinobi World?
What happened to the man carrying the darkness?
Hiruzen sighed melancholy, looked at Danzo again, and said cheerfully, "Is this Root Daily you founded? It does look good~"
"Hurry up and say something!" Danzo heard Hiruzen's praise, but there was no trace of joy on his face, and the frown between his brows deepened, "What's wrong? Is anyone in the village dissatisfied with my actions?"
"Danzo You..." Hiruzen smiled bitterly, shook his head, hesitated, and said, "There is indeed some dissatisfaction in the village. Of course it is not dissatisfaction with the newspaper, but... you kept blackmailing Kusagakure in the daily newspaper, which made many people worry about whether it would cause a war. You know..."
Exhaled.
"Now Konoha is still recovering, and the business cooperation with Kusagakure has deepened. But what about Kusagakure? With three ninja villages in hand, his strength has become stronger. Now is not the time to start a war."
I have to admit that this time...Sunagakure is indeed a bit beyond everyone's expectations.
Although they did not lose money, Kusagakure made a huge profit!
I directly captured a ninja village!
"So, the village hopes you can slow down a little!"
"Slow down? Huh!" Danzo looked at Hiruzen and said with dissatisfaction, "A bunch of pedantic guys, Kusagakure is so shady that we can't be shady? This is a newspaper run by me! I can write whatever I want!"
"You have to understand the difficulties in the village!"
"What's the difficulty? It must be that guy Yan who said it. He just doesn't want to lose the business with Kusagakure. This stupid guy will only let Konoha continue to decline!"
"Yan also has his own difficulties. Listen to my advice. Although the relationship with the Feudal Lord's Mansion has eased, this accident has also attracted Feudal Lord's Mansion's attention. There are many people in Land of Fire doing business with Kusagakure. If you do this, Feudal Lord's Mansion will be dissatisfied! The water is too deep, and stability is what Konoha should do now!"
"Do you want me to persuade you? Your heart is focused on Yan right now, and you don't understand my thoughts at all!"
"What you did is too extreme! Danzo!"
"You actually said I was too extreme?"
"Stop being unreasonable, okay?"
"You still think I'm being unreasonable?!"
"Forget it, let's not talk about this, the money..."
"You are still thinking about my money! Hiruzen~, let me tell you that I have given it all to Orochimaru for him to use for research, and you won't get a penny!"
"..."
Looking at Danzo who was blowing his nose and staring in anger, Hiruzen suddenly felt so tired~
He raised his pipe with his right hand again, put it on his mouth, and took a long puff.
His best friend has always been so extreme since he was a child. Fighting with him, performing tasks, taking charge of Root... he has always been like this.
But precisely because of this, I chose to let him bear the darkness of Konoha.
After all, only he could intimidate other Ninja Clan at that time.
However.
During this time...
Was his extremeness... used in the wrong place?
Hiruzen took a deep breath, softened his tone, and said, "Anbu received news that Kumogakure and Iwagakure seem to have founded their own newspapers, but I heard that they did not seem to be completely talking about... black Kusagakure! Therefore, the village is also worried about an accident."
There was a slight pause.
"The money you earned this time was not handed over to the village. Although everyone dare not say it, there are some complaints in private!"
"A bunch of pedantic guys!" Danzo glared at Hiruzen, but seemed not to panic at all and said calmly, "Hiruzen, you should know what I want to do?"
As he spoke, he turned his back to Hiruzen and leaned on a cane.
Youyou let out a long sigh.
Suddenly, the back figure in front of him looked even more bleak, as if revealing a loneliness that was not understood, which made Hiruzen's lips tremble slightly as he was about to say something.
"Listen to me!" Danzo waved his hand, raised his head at a slight 45-degree angle, and looked at the dim cave ceiling with his cloudy eyes, "I have seen the changes in the village in the past few years, and I believe you have noticed too. I realized that Grass Ninja Manufacturing is everywhere in the Ninja Village. Movies, clothes, toys, and even the Ninja Vest of ninjas all belong to Grass Ninja Manufacturing, which makes me..."
He hammered his chest hard.
"It's so sad! You want to know what Konoha is? That is the Ninja Village created by God of Shinobi. It is the first Ninja Village of Shinobi World and is known as the most prosperous Ninja Village! Why should we use things produced by other villages? This is really embarrassing, so I think we need to change! We can no longer be like Yan, thinking of buying everything from Kusagakure! We must make it ourselves!"
"Danzo, you..." It seemed that he was shocked by Danzo's words, and Hiruzen's tone also trembled.
But after a while, he still sighed and frowned, "Actually, it's not unusual to buy supplies with Kusagakure. Konoha also often buys Explosive Tags and ninja tools from other ninja villages, but it's just more frequent with Kusagakure!"
Another slight pause.
"Maybe you are right! But don't forget, you said that ninjas should do ninja things! Konoha is just a ninja village, these should not be done by Konoha, or Konoha Let's talk now!" He sighed, looked at Danzo, and shook his head, "Yan You may be right, Danzo, have you ever felt that you are not doing your job properly during this time?"
However.
The words fell.
"You, you, you..." Danzo looked at Hiruzen with dissatisfaction and said angrily, "Do you think Yan is right?"
I have said so much, do you think everything is wrong?
"I..." Hiruzen blinked, seeming a little confused.
Didn't he say [Maybe you are right too]?
Where do you think Yan is right?
Hiruzen frowned, "You are too extreme."
"You said I was extreme again!"
"I didn't mean it like that, listen to me!"
"I won't listen! Since you believe in Yan so much, just listen to what Yan says!"
"Shut up, it's too much! Everyone is here for Konoha! And I am Hokage! Danzo~"
"You will regret it! Hiruzen!"
Familiar words came out of the two people's mouths again, and they looked at each other.
Watch quietly!
However.
Just when Hiruzen thought Danzo would slam the door and leave again, Danzo pointed in front of him with an expressionless face.
Hiruzen also reacted at this time, this is Root.
His eyelids suddenly raised, then he sighed, turned around and left.
However.
After walking a few steps, he said again, "Be careful! Konoha can't withstand the war now. Other ninja villages have also founded newspapers. Kusagakure has stopped blackmailing Konoha during this period. Don't go too far! Don't let anything happen."
After that, he didn't stop for a moment, shook his head, and walked out melancholy.
And Danzo watched Hiruzen leave. After a moment of silence, he also sighed, shook his head, and said coldly, "What a bunch of pedantic guys!"
The words fell.
Turning around and looking at the busy reporter Gen, his eyes flashed slightly and he murmured, "Any other newspaper?"
And at this time.
Just as Third Hokage said, everyone noticed Root Daily.
After all, this is the second newspaper founded by a ninja.
Especially the founder of this newspaper, who was a popular figure a few days ago...Shimura Danzō!
The identity of this poor and frightened ninja is not simple~
Konoha original Hokage's Assistant!
So, what did he want to do when he suddenly founded a newspaper?
Is it really just to blackmail Kusagakure?
However.
While curious, after seeing Konoha establishing a newspaper, the major ninja villages hesitated and started their own newspapers!
Iwagakure.
Third Tsuchikage looked at [Root Daily] in his hand.
One side is black Kusagakure, and the other side depicts the beauty of Konoha...
This familiar operation was also done by Kusagakure back then, but at that time Kusagakure hacked all of them Five Great Ninja Villages.
He shook his head, "It seems that Shimura Danzō and Kusagakure have a big hatred!" After muttering to himself, he looked at Kitsuchi next to him, "I'll leave it to you,"
Then there was a slight pause.
"In the battle between Konoha and Kusagakure, Iwagakure don't get involved, let them go their own way!"
Finished.
After Kitsuchi responded and left, Ōnoki floated slightly, looked at the scenery of Iwagakure outside the window, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and murmured to himself, "Let's argue! Let's argue! It's best to fight, and both sides will be injured!"