The Real Troublemakers of Konoha

This time, Danzo finally snapped. He seized Sarutobi Hiruzen by the collar and clenched his other hand into a fist, looking ready to beat him senseless.

He was not especially surprised about Uchiha Madara. His own situation proved that death was not entirely irreversible.

If he could cling to life this way, Uchiha Madara certainly could too.

Danzo could even come to terms with the destruction of his clan and his own death.

After all, it was not that Sarutobi Hiruzen had failed to try. His enemy had simply been too powerful and too cunning.

Uchiha Genya was not someone an ordinary person could handle. Sarutobi Hiruzen had only made the sort of mistake anyone might make.

What truly enraged Danzo was that Sarutobi Hiruzen had dared to profane the ideal they shared!

How dare you betray our teacher!

They had spent their whole lives opposing the Uchiha. What was Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision to side with one if not betrayal?

Danzo did not yet know that Tobirama had awakened before him and shown Sarutobi Hiruzen no mercy, nearly killing the unworthy disciple who had dared to betray the village.

For that matter, apart from the inherently evil Uchiha Genya, the people Tobirama probably hated most now were his former disciples.

If Shimura Danzō dared appear before him, Tobirama would undoubtedly tear into him without mercy.

Even his hatred for Uchiha Madara probably ranked below his hatred for them.

Danzo knew none of this, but he could not tolerate Sarutobi Hiruzen siding with an Uchiha.

Not even if that Uchiha was at odds with Uchiha Genya, or outright hostile to him.

This went far beyond having no choice. It was an utter betrayal of Danzo's beliefs and everything he had stood for over the past several decades.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen failed