Before long, Shimura Danzō came to open the door. The moment he saw Torifu, the somewhat gloomy look on his face immediately turned into a smile.
"Hokage Torifu, have you finished taking care of everything?"
Torifu nodded. "Mm. Tsunade has mostly recovered, but she doesn't seem inclined to go back to your place."
Shimura Danzō showed no reaction at all.
"It doesn't matter. That little girl was spoiled rotten. She's always been so melodramatic. Hemophobia, of all things—she just doesn't want to be a ninja anymore and is using it to run away."
His face wore a false smile. "As ninjas, we're most familiar with death. Whether it's the death of an enemy or the death of our own family, we have to accept it calmly."
"She developed hemophobia because she lost a little lover. Ridiculous."
Shimura Danzō spoke with intense disdain, as if he thought very little of Tsunade Senju.
Torifu didn't know what he was thinking. Even if he only considered his relationship with Torifu's teacher, he shouldn't have spoken about Tsunade Senju that way.
What's more, he was her elder.
"Hokage Torifu, do you agree with my view?"
Shimura Danzō tossed the question to him, but Torifu wasn't intimidated in the least.
"I don't really agree. Ninjas may be familiar with death, but few can calmly face their own death or the death of their family."
Then Torifu cleared his throat. "Besides, you're being too absolute. A ninja needs to feel fear in order to carry out every mission properly."
Otherwise, they'd all be reckless fools, charging into missions just to get themselves killed. That was the most frightening thing of all.
Shimura Danzō gave a mocking snort. "It seems Hokage Torifu has a much deeper understanding, then. My own suggestions are rather crude. No need to