Worse Than Betraying One's Own

This is what that Danzo was thinking:

The Uchiha Clan is indeed an evil and dangerous clan, and it must be eliminated no matter what.

However, the Hyuga Hyūga Clan, which is the opposite of the Uchiha Clan, seems honest and obedient, but is actually wicked at heart.

The Hyūga Clan may not need to be wiped out, but they will still face corresponding suppression and weakening.

Hmm... how should we suppress and weaken them?

Ha! What could be more effective in suppressing and weakening a clan than sending their patriarch to his death?

When it comes to plotting and scheming, almost no one in Konoha can compare to Danzo. Danzo immediately came up with a despicable and vicious plan.

The wicked plan was to secretly reveal to the Cloud Village delegation that the Kumogakure ninja was actually killed by Hyuga Hiashi Kumogakure.

Upon hearing this news, the Kumogakure delegation will undoubtedly be unwilling to accept it and will certainly demand that Hiruzen Sarutobi hand over the murderer Hyuga Hiashi. Even if they were in the wrong first, they will certainly be relentless and forceful.

This will put that weakling Hiruzen Sarutobi in a difficult and conflicted situation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi would never willingly hand over Hyuga Hiashi, but that didn't matter; Danzo had other methods.

The method used to deal with Hatake Sakumo back then, slightly modified, would also work well against Hyuga Hiashi.

When the Kumogakure delegation Hiruzen Sarutobi, demanding that he hand over Hyuga Hiashi Hiruzen Sarutobi, he will then spread rumors and reveal the inside story to the villagers of Konoha.

The rumor emphasizes that the person who killed the Kumogakure delegation was Hyuga Hiashi. Now the Kumogakure delegation demands an explanation. If Hyuga Hiashi is not handed over, Kumogakure will go to war with Konoha, and all the villagers will be doomed!

After spreading these rumors, he further fueled the flames, demanding that Hyuga Hiashi Kumogakure an explanation with his own life.

If Hyuga Hiashi does not sacrifice himself willingly, then he is disregarding the safety of the entire village of Konoha, and he is a sinner of the entire Konoha, deserving to be condemned by all the people of Konoha.

Hahaha.

If this kind of manipulation continues, and once this becomes the prevailing opinion in Konoha, Hyuga Hiashi will be doomed even if he doesn't want to die.

When Hyuga Hiashi dies, the Hyūga Clan will suffer a severe blow. Both their prestige and clan power will be seriously damaged, and their clan will be weakened.

My plan is absolutely perfect!

Yes, that plan is indeed perfect, so perfect that one would want to applaud Shimura Danzō.

This guy is such a scoundrel! I've never seen such a despicable person. How did he come up with such a vile plan?

Faced with this situation, Danzo, as an elder of Konoha, did not first think about how to deal with the Kumogakure delegation, but rather how to use the Kumogakure delegation to weaken his own village's comrades.

What's the difference between colluding with the enemy and betraying one's own people? Absolutely no difference!

Did Danzo think that dealing with the people in his own village, and those he disliked, was more important than dealing with enemies outside the village?

Okay, it seems that his core thought, his subconscious, is indeed like that. This person can no longer be described as purely evil and selfish; he truly deserves to be called the Dark One of the Shinobi World!

Secondly, he planned to use rumors to force Hyuga Hiashi his death. Wasn't he afraid that Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan would fall into the hands of the Kumogakure?

Could Danzo not have thought of this? Could Danzo not have considered this?

He must have thought of that, but Danzo's Danzo nature would only cause him to subconsciously ignore it.

Perhaps in Danzo's mind, it was just about giving Kumogakure a pair of Byakugan. These Byakugan weren't that important; it wasn't really aiding the enemy. Kumogakure wouldn't be much better off with these Byakugan.

Compared to letting those Byakugan fall into the hands of Kumogakure, weakening the Hyūga Clan is definitely more important.

Yes, everything I've done is for Konoha!

In the end, Danzo comforted and reassured himself with a single sentence.

Whenever Danzo did something bad, he would comfort himself with this thought, as if confirming this statement made it seem like everything he did was truly for Konoha's sake.

Huh? For Konoha?

For the sake of Konoha, they'd risk leaking information to the enemy? Giving away their Byakugan? Indirectly aiding the enemy and making them stronger? All for the sake of weakening their own village?

Well, what a fine Danzo "for Konoha"! This is exactly what Danzo did for Konoha. It's truly astonishing.

Konoha is truly fortunate to have Danzo!

Regardless of what anyone says or how much they criticize him, Danzo has already decided to do it.

As planned, Danzo indeed sent his subordinates to inform the Kumogakure delegation that the missing ninja was Hyuga Hiashi by Kumogakure.

This was a piece of cake for Root, and the delegation from Kumogakure quickly learned of it.

Upon learning of this news, the man immediately returned to the mission and urgently reported this important information to the mission staff and the Dodai).

The others in the mission were naturally indignant upon hearing this.

They didn't care why Morui was killed, or whether Morui was at fault first. Arrogant and unreasonable, they immediately demanded that Konoha pay the price, intending to use the murderer to threaten Konoha.

Dodai, of course, had many more thoughts on this.

Upon hearing this information, Dodai immediately asked the person who had obtained it how he knew it.

After thinking for a moment, the man honestly recounted the events, explaining that he had discovered it unintentionally.

Did you discover this by accident? Interesting, really interesting. The more Dodai thinks about this matter, the more interesting it becomes.

Dodai didn't believe that this matter could have been discovered by accident. He knew that Konoha had to keep such things completely secret, since it involved such an important person as the head of the Hyūga Clan.

But to find out about something so important, and even then, it was revealed unintentionally—is Konoha really that riddled with holes?

Konoha is obviously not that riddled with holes; if they wanted to keep it a secret, they could still deceive their own delegation.

But now that we know about it, and it was revealed unintentionally, it means... it wasn't unintentional; someone deliberately revealed it, someone intentionally let the Kumogakure delegation know about this.

Isn't this interesting? It's absolutely fascinating! The more Dodai thought about it, the more interesting and excited he became.

Even though Dodai knew that Konoha wasn't a monolithic entity, he didn't expect the internal conflicts within Konoha to be so significant. For the sake of their internal strife, someone within Konoha would actually reveal such an important matter to him.

This is clearly a case of using someone else to do the dirty work; using the Kumogakure as a tool to kill the head of the Hyūga Clan.

At first glance, it doesn't sound good; their Kumogakure delegation is going to be the sword.

But upon closer reflection, not just anyone can be this sword. I am willing to be this sword, as long as it weakens Konoha, as long as I can witness the fierce infighting within Konoha, no matter what, Dodai will be happy.

If Konoha continues like this, it's doomed.

When Konoha is destroyed, the one that will rise to power and even dominate will undoubtedly be the stronger Kumogakure.

Therefore, this time, Dodai doesn't mind being the one to use someone else to do his dirty work, as long as it weakens Konoha, he doesn't care.

Moreover, this sword is a good one; once it's been made, it's aimed directly at Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyūga Clan.

What was their initial goal? Wasn't it the Byakugan of the Hyūga Clan? This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If I can use this sword well, maybe I can gouge out Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan. That way, Kumogakure will obtain the Byakugan, and our initial goal will be achieved!

Haha, what a stroke of luck! I never thought I'd come full circle. I still have a chance to get Byakugan after all. Luck is really on my side!

No, no, it wasn't luck, it was gratitude for the Konoha person who gave me the information. If it weren't for him, how could I have seized such a great opportunity?

Yes, thank you to this person, I'm grateful to this person, and I hope this person will continue to work hard, weaken Konoha more, and help me more.

I also hope that there will be more and more people like this in Konoha. Only when there are more people like this can Konoha be destroyed faster, and our Kumogakure can become stronger and stronger.

With this in mind and in a very good mood, Dodai decided to take action and formally Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At the same time, he did not forget the war of words. Before Hiruzen Sarutobi, Dodai ordered the delegation to continue spreading rumors so that the people of Konoha would know that the person who killed their delegation from Kumogakure was Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga Hyūga Clan.

This would create panic in Konoha, allowing me to take advantage of the chaos and threaten the entire Konoha with an overbearing and domineering attitude.