The Perfect Tool

Shimura Danzō leaned on his wooden cane and strode out through the main entrance of the Hokage Building.

The sunlight outside fell across his face, making him feel that the weather was exceptionally pleasant today.

Whenever he had walked out of here in the past, he had always been suppressing his anger, only to go back and smash a few teacups.

Today, however, was entirely different. He felt refreshed all over, and even his steps had become much lighter.

He turned back to glance at the towering Hokage Building, unable to stop a cold smile from appearing at the corner of his lips.

That old man Hiruzen Sarutobi had finally lowered his head before him this time.

Danzo touched the documents tucked inside his robes, feeling a burst of heartfelt satisfaction.

Thinking back on the old days, whenever he argued with Hiruzen, he would come out worse eight times out of ten.

Every time Hiruzen used the bigger picture to suppress him, he could only grit his teeth and endure it, then go home to stew in silence.

Now, things had changed. With Qian Ye as his trump card, the situation had been completely reversed.

Qian Ye had rendered such great service on the front lines, yet Hiruzen actually wanted to use Minato Namikaze to replace him.

It was practically handing a fatal weakness directly into the hands of Shimura Danzō.

If he did not seize this chance to take a huge bite out of them, then he had no business remaining in Hidden Leaf.

As Danzo headed toward the Root Base, he calculated the benefits he had obtained.

One million ryō in funding, a central district shop exempt from taxes for three years, and the right to select from the Book of Seals.

Put together, those things were undoubtedly