Now, by kicking the ball of peace negotiations back to the Third Hokage, he wanted everyone watching—to see exactly how the Third Hokage would handle this.
If he still resorted to the same old routine, smoothing things over and refusing compensation from Hidden Stone,
then the Third Hokage's reputation would rot completely in the mud.
Once these shinobi returned to Konoha and spread the news,
the Third Hokage would become a rat crossing the street.
Everyone would want to beat him.
The lines at Danzo's mouth twisted even deeper.
When the time came, even if that old man, the Third Hokage, did not want to step down, he would have to obediently get lost.
At that thought, Danzo could not suppress the smugness in his heart.
"This situation suits me perfectly."
He sneered, calculating inwardly, But would that brat Uchiha Yan really hand me such a huge benefit for free?
Who is he trying to fool?
He probably wants to bring down the Third Hokage first, then drag me in too and make me go down with him.
Heh, does he think I'm in the same camp as the Third Hokage?
He was wrong from the very beginning!
When have I, Danzo, ever been on the same boat as Hiruzen Sarutobi?
There has only ever been my own path.
Standing by his side in the past was nothing more than using him, borrowing his influence to build up my forces while waiting for the day I could reclaim the power that should have been mine!
Danzo had already planned it out.
When the time came, he would first wash his hands clean of all responsibility and pin everything on the Third Hokage.
After all, that was exactly how the Third Hokage had treated him back then.
He wanted that