Shimura Danzō had not finished speaking before Sarutobi Hiruzen shoved him aside and cut him off. "When you decided to kill Wu, did you truly never consider what kind of existence he might be? I don't want to discuss this pointless nonsense with you anymore. You and I both know full well that this is my decision. I called you here because I have already made it!"
"I refuse!"
Shimura Danzō was determined not to admit fault, and he did not believe he was in the wrong. If he had become Hokage long ago, Konoha's current state would already have been one where every citizen was a soldier and ninja were everywhere. No matter what war they faced, countless ninja would crush their enemies with iron-blooded, ruthless methods. The true Will of Fire should have been the worship of strength and military expansion. If they lacked something, they should seize it. If they did not have it, they should take it. Everything good should belong to Konoha, and everything bad should belong to its enemies. Land, population, resources—everything in this world should belong to Konoha Hidden Ninja Village of the Land of Fire, and no second name could ever replace it!
"The moment you step through that door, your entire life as a ninja will end because of those words. I have never deliberately harmed anyone, but you brought all of this upon yourself!"
As he turned toward the door and reached for the handle to open it, Sarutobi Hiruzen's words rang out behind him. The second matter mentioned in the letter was also what truly left Shimura Danzō troubled and helpless. Records of Orochimaru recruiting rogue ninja had been discovered, and those rogue ninja beside Wu's corpse had not been disposed of by Orochimaru. That one matter alone was