Although Qingyun had known how Hiruzen Sarutobi would handle the matter, he was still disappointed. Anyone else would have been sentenced to life in prison at the very least. But Danzo?
He had lost nothing. He was still the leader of Root, and at most, he had lost a few subordinates. Afterward, he could still use his authority to demand recruits from the Shinobi Clans while taking in talented orphans. After a few years of training, his forces would grow rather than shrink.
Still, this was not the time to fall out with him. Qingyun knew that dealing with Danzo required patience. Since Danzo's ambitions were already growing, Qingyun only needed to keep collecting evidence of his crimes and eventually expose it to the entire shinobi world. At that point, even Hiruzen Sarutobi would be unable to protect him.
With what he remembered from watching Naruto in his previous life and his Soul-Transferring Technique, Qingyun had no need to confront Danzo head-on.
When Danzo heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision, he felt no gratitude. Instead, his anger burned even hotter.
Hmph, Hiruzen has truly gone senile. If this Qingyun dared draw his sword against me today, he'll dare draw it against you, the Hokage, tomorrow. And Teacher was no better. If he'd chosen me as Hokage back then, the Uchiha Clan would have been wiped out long ago. None of this would have happened.
Danzo cursed incessantly inwardly, though his face remained expressionless. After watching Qingyun behead several of his subordinates with a single stroke, he snorted and left with the remaining Root shinobi.
But when he tried to take Yamanaka Ru, who had accused him, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped him.
Qingyun had already shattered Yamanaka Ru's mental form once. Before Ru could recover, Danzo had violently destroyed it a second time. Moreover,