I Am the Hokage!

Ito Hirofumi did not say anything more, simply repeating what he had just said to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The students in the classroom had no interest in the lesson anymore; after all, they had just witnessed such an interesting event!

Meanwhile, inside the Hokage Building.

In the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed on a pipe, the swirling smoke obscuring his expression.

Shimura Danzō sat directly across from him at this very moment.

"Hiruzen, what is your take on today's events?!"

"What do you mean, what is my take? I am looking at them with my eyes, of course!"

Shimura Danzō narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Hiruzen, you should understand what I mean!"

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised an eyebrow...

"No! I do not understand your meaning!"

Gripping his cane tightly, Shimura Danzō spoke up.

"Hiruzen... hand that Ito Hirofumi over to me! I will train him into an excellent ninja! I will make him a pillar of Konoha!"

"Danzō, your reach is getting a bit too long, isn't it?! Besides, your Root Organization doesn't seem to be lacking in ninjas. Every year, a large number of excellent ninjas enter the Root Organization; it seems you don't need Ito Hirofumi specifically, do you?!"

"Hiruzen! Everything I do is for the sake of Konoha!!!"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took another deep drag from his pipe...

Everything he does is for the sake of Konoha, is it?!

Heh...

"Hiruzen! Why aren't you saying anything?!"

"Danzō, there is no need to bring this up again. Ito Hirofumi will not be handed over to you. I have already notified Jiraiya beforehand, asking him to return to the village to mentor Ito Hirofumi!"

Hearing this, Shimura Danzō frowned deeply. It seemed Sarutobi Hiruzen was determined to snatch the boy away from him!

"Hiruzen! Don't you think you are being too greedy?! It was the same with Uchiha Sasuke, and the same with the Nine-Tails jinchūriki! Now there is an Ito Hirofumi, and the result is still the same!"

Shimura Danzō narrowed his single eye, staring at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who wore the Hokage hat before him.

"Danzō!!! Please watch your language! What do you mean I am too greedy?! I am the Hokage of Konoha! Everything I do is for the sake of Konoha!!!"

Danzō was momentarily speechless. Isn't that my line, damn it?!!!

"Hiruzen!!!!"

"Danzō! Say no more! Ito Hirofumi will not join the Root Organization, so I advise you to put those thoughts away!"

"Hiruzen!!! You will regret this!!!"

"Danzō!!! I am the Hokage!!!"

"You!!!" Shimura Danzō was left speechless for a moment!

You are amazing!

You are noble!

You are the Hokage, high above everyone else!

You are the lush, leafy tree!

And what about me...

I am merely a root hidden in the dark depths!

"Danzō, is there anything else? If not, I have work to attend to!"

"Hmph! I understand!!!"

Bang!!!!!

Shimura Danzō stood up and slammed the door as he left.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat at his desk, pondering what Ito Hirofumi had said earlier. In truth, he did not know much about the Three Great Sage Regions himself.

Compared to him, his three disciples knew far more about the Three Great Sage Regions.

However, Orochimaru had defected, Tsunade had left Konoha in despair, and Jiraiya was wandering about like a vagabond.

Sigh...

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a long sigh and picked up some documents to begin reading.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was not actually worried about Ito Hirofumi, nor did he doubt the truth of the boy's words, because the Ito Clan were die-hard supporters of the Hokage!

The previous head of the Ito Clan, Ito Taiga, had been a member of his Shadow Guard when he was young, and after retiring, Ito Taiga had spent his days in peace at home.

The current head, Ito Aoyama, was also a die-hard supporter of the Hokage!

Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, Ito Hirofumi was a good child with a clean background!

Back at the Ninja Academy.

After school, Ito Hirofumi walked toward his home alone, pondering the events that had just transpired.

He never expected that today's incident would alarm not only the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, but also Shimura Danzō!

The Third Hokage was one thing; in the original story, he was a figure of mixed reputation, hailed as a Ninja Hero in his youth.

But in his old age... sigh...

He was incredibly weak toward external threats while employing endless schemes internally.

He indulged his best friend Shimura Danzō in causing chaos throughout Konoha.

Hatake Sakumo committed suicide.

Diplomatic weakness led to the death of Hizashi Hyuga.

His three disciples either went their own ways or fled.

He even gaslit Uzumaki Naruto, letting the Nine-Tails identity of Uzumaki Naruto become common knowledge so that countless people would loathe him, only for Sarutobi Hiruzen to swoop in and farm Uzumaki Naruto's favorability.

Claiming that not revealing the identity of Uzumaki Naruto was for his own protection...

Damn it, even the average villager knew about the Nine-Tails identity of Uzumaki Naruto; what difference did it make whether it was officially announced or not?!

However, even so...

Sarutobi Hiruzen would absolutely never lay a hand on him.

He would likely even try to win him over.

Just like what happened at the Ninja Academy today, Sarutobi Hiruzen's words hinted throughout that he wanted Jiraiya to take him on as a disciple.

So, he didn't need to worry about whether this old man would use any underhanded tactics against him.

On the contrary, there was that old schemer Shimura Danzō!

This old schemer could be described as someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and judging by what happened today, it was highly likely that Shimura Danzō had already set his sights on him!

Just then, Ito Hirofumi suddenly felt a disturbance coming from his Summoning Space...

"Brat!!!"

At this very moment, Uchiha Madara's expression was incredibly foul.

Ito Hirofumi continued walking toward his family estate, but he condensed a mass of chakra within the Summoning Space inside his body, where he saw Uchiha Madara currently residing.

After obtaining the chakra of Indra, although Ito Hirofumi didn't feel a significant boost in his raw strength, he found that he was much more adept at manipulating chakra.

Furthermore, the speed at which he extracted chakra within his body was incomparable to before!

Even his body seemed to be undergoing some incomprehensible changes...

But this was a good thing.

After all, his body was continuously growing stronger!

Ito Hirofumi was very clearly aware of this.

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