Danzo Was Defeated Again

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

"Alright, alright! You are all pillars of Konoha. What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket!" Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed his hand on the table three times and said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, the Konoha members stopped arguing. Although they had the right to discuss and come up with a plan, the real decision-making power ultimately Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage. As long as the Hokage agreed, their objections were of no use.

Tianqi glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately guessed his decision. Given the Third Hokage's personality, he probably wouldn't launch a full-scale war. As time passed, his initial enthusiasm gradually faded, and he wasn't exactly a proponent of war. Sure enough, Sarutobi Hiruzen's next words proved Tianqi's guess.

"Danzo's words make a lot of sense, but the countries haven't really started a war yet. We must not break the peace first. So let's hold the border and wait and see!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly after thinking for a while.

"Hiruzen, are you out of your mind! If we don't strike first, it will be Konoha that suffers. I will never back down on this point!" Sarutobi Hiruzen Danzo speaking. He disagreed a hundred times with the idea of waiting and seeing.

"Hmph! Danzo, do you know how many innocent families will suffer if we start a war? It's absolutely impossible to start a war rashly, and I will not back down on that!" Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted coldly, confronting Danzo head-on.

Two high-ranking officials in Konoha disagreed and fought amongst themselves, causing everyone to stop and watch quietly as the two big shots clashed.

Holy crap! A duel between two Konoha High Command is so exciting! What if they start arguing and then Teuchi? If that happens, it'll be so much fun! It would be so cool if these two former teammates fought each other! Tianqi watched the two arguing from the sidelines, secretly excited.

However, the two did not end up fighting. Shimura Danzō was defeated by Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, "I am the Hokage," which angered Danzo so much that he slammed the door and left. It has to be said that the phrase "I am the Hokage" was really devastating to Danzo.

The final decision was to adopt a passive defensive stance, and Tianqi followed Danzo back to the Root base.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

"Damn Sarutobi Hiruzen! If it weren't for his status as Hokage, how could he deny me? Hokage, Hokage, it's all about the position of Hokage!" After returning to Root, Danzo smashed things up and cursed Sarutobi Hiruzen's entire family. His obsession with Hokage grew stronger and stronger.

"Alright, stop throwing things here. The Hokage Position was decided by your Tobirama Senju. Blame your master if you want. Besides, if you hadn't backed down back then, you wouldn't have missed out on the Hokage position!" Tianqi looked at Danzo with disdain. All he knew was to come back and vent his anger. If he had the guts, he should go and Sarutobi Hiruzen, you coward!

"My master? He..." Danzo was about to say something when he suddenly realized the second half of Tianqi's sentence. No one outside of the few involved knew about this matter. How did Tianqi know? Danzo asked with a puzzled look, "How do you know about this? Did Sarutobi Hiruzen tell you?"

"This matter? Oh, you mean the one where you backed down at the crucial moment? Because I was watching from not far away at the time, and I saw Tobirama Senju for the last time!" Tianqi said with a sly smile. Actually, he didn't see Danzo back in fear at the time, but having read the original work, he naturally knew why Danzo was not destined for the Hokage Position.

"Damn it! This guy really can say anything!" Danzo was speechless upon hearing Tianqi's words. However, he was also a little surprised when he heard that Tianqi had Danzo his teacher for the last time. This made him think back to more than ten years ago, when he and Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others returned to the camp and Tianqi was indeed not there.

"So that's how it is. You went to watch the battle back then. You probably didn't help your teacher, did you?" Danzo squinted at Tianqi, only now realizing how deep Tianqi's thoughts were.

"Heh, of course. He plundered my house, prevented me from going to school, and even indirectly caused my mother's death. Why should I help him!" Tianqi sneered. He simply couldn't stand Tobirama Senju.

"So that's how it is. You hold grudges quite a bit, but it's all in the past now, and there's no point in bringing it up. I never thought that even after winning over so many clans, I still couldn't compare to Sarutobi Hiruzen. It's truly disappointing!" Danzo sighed, feeling that all his efforts over the years had been in vain.

"That's normal. The Kage of each village is the highest decision-maker. It's not easy to use power to contend with the Kage. But don't worry, Sarutobi Hiruzen has already started to decline. You will have your chance!" Tianqi said calmly. Danzo will become a Kage sooner or later, but only half a Kage.

"Of course I know I'll have my chance sooner or later, but the waiting process is just too painful, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait!" Danzo his fists tightly; his obsession with Hokage ran too deep.

"Waiting is your only chance. If you don't even have this much patience, then you truly have no chance of Hokage Position!" With that, Tianqi stood up to leave Root. As he reached the door, Tianqi turned back to remind Danzo, "And don't blame me for not warning you, it's not wise to Sarutobi Hiruzen now. If something happens to him and Konoha falls into chaos, then we truly have no chance of winning the war!"

After saying that Tianqi left the Root.

"Hiruzen can't be hurt! Damn it, the Hokage Position will definitely be mine!" Danzo kicked over the table in front of him and shouted loudly.

I never expected the war to come so quickly. Although it hasn't fully started yet, it'll probably be in a few years. There's still no progress on my side. How can I protect my child without strong power? This damned war really caught me off guard! Tianqi walked home while thinking about various things.

He quickly returned home, and upon opening his door, he saw Sen'u and Uchiha Mikoto playing around in the yard. However, Tianqi acted as if he hadn't seen them and was still lost in thought.

"Father"

Tianqi

Tianqi completely ignored the greetings from Sen'u and Uchiha Mikoto, and soon returned to his own hall and sat down.

"What's wrong with the old man? He's like he's lost his soul." Sen'u and Uchiha Mikoto exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.

"I don't know. I heard that the Lord Hokage called a meeting today and many respected people went. Could something big have happened?" Uchiha Mikoto said casually.

"Perhaps something really has happened. Let's go ask Mikoto!" Sen'u pulled Uchiha Mikoto into the lobby of her house.