Chapter 59: A Hokage's Self-Cultivation
Danzo's breathing grew slightly heavier.
He looked at the unfathomable man before him, who claimed to be a merchant.
He felt a little bitter.
He had always thought that Hiruzen Sarutobi was old, which was why he feared even a man who had appeared out of nowhere like this. Only now did he understand that he was the one who had acted recklessly.
He had not even managed to probe the man's strength before being forced back step by step.
His ambitions, secrets, weaknesses—everything about him seemed to have nowhere to hide beneath those eyes.
Through sheer willpower, Danzo calmed himself.
He had been too rash coming here today. Although the price he had paid was enormous, it was not unbearable when he thought about it carefully. However, he could not allow the cost to worsen any further.
"Since you call yourself a merchant, you presumably won't refuse a customer." Danzo's tone softened. He decided to go along with the other party for now and appease him, then think of a countermeasure after returning.
"Naturally." Shen Mo's smile remained unchanged. "Anyone who can afford the price can change their fate here. Even a failure like you has a chance."
"Shen Mo, are you really going to sell him jars?"
Tsunade's brows were already tightly knit.
She had known for a long time that Danzo wanted to purchase jars, and she could not stop him.
Even if she did not bring Danzo to meet Shen Mo today, Danzo could find him on his own.
But Tsunade truly did not want to see someone like Danzo grow stronger.
Shen Mo did not respond.
As a merchant, he would not easily pass up an opportunity to make money. Of course, as an official operating from the shadows, he