"Yet Danzo had to come up with such a rotten idea, and even specifically stressed that I should get it done quickly."
"Every single word looks like he's helping me, but actually every sentence is digging a pitfall to drag me to my death, just hoping I'll drop dead right away!"
"Only this way will he have the chance to climb up to that position."
Just as Danzo understood Danzo best, Third Hokage was likewise the one who could see through Danzo's thoughts the most.
Those petty schemes inside Danzo's belly simply could not hide from him.
"Goodness, it really is the case!"
After Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura finished listening to Third Hokage's analysis, and then glanced at the secret letter sent back by Danzo, their minds suddenly turned the corner.
"But isn't Danzo tied together with us? If you fall on bad luck, can he get away? Won't he end up finishing too?"
Mitokado Homura asked with a frown.
Third Hokage shook his head and said, "No, Danzo isn't in the same boat as us."
"Almost none of the people in the village know of a figure like Danzo."
"So when the time comes, there won't be many villagers blaming it on him."
"As for the shinobi, the three of us are always the ones who step forward for negotiations, and Danzo has never shown his face—the Jōnin are crystal clear on that point."
"So this matter similarly cannot be pinned on Danzo."
"Besides, Danzo always rushes to the very front in every battle, holding down the fort as the supreme commander, and his merits are laid right there."
"The shinobi on the front lines also acknowledge this fact."
"Coupled with the fact that those people in Root have always hidden in the shadows, even if we collapse,