Azure Sea Tide Song, Sharingan

Danzo said, "Hiruzen, he belongs in Root. Give him to me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "No. Qingyun is someone I value, and he has already become Tsunade's disciple. He isn't suited to your Root. Stop dreaming."

Danzo said, "Hiruzen, Qingyun is extremely talented. Only by entrusting him to me can we forge him into a powerful weapon that will serve Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Enough, Danzo. Don't forget, I am the Hokage."

Danzo said, "Hiruzen, you'll regret this."

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's last remark, Danzo trembled with anger and turned to storm out, slamming the door behind him. Then his face darkened. "Damn it, I got so worked up I forgot. This is my territory, not the Hokage's office..."

Walking through the dark passage, Qingyun heard the faint voices drifting out from inside. A peculiar look crossed his face, and he hurriedly used his Movement Technique to dash outside.

A good while later, Qingyun reached a quiet street. Seeing no one around, he finally gave in and burst into laughter!

The exchange between Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi had been simply too funny, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi's classic "I am the Hokage" and Danzo's furious "Hiruzen, you'll regret this." Those two lines had nearly broken him.

Back in the passage, Qingyun had almost pinched his thigh black and blue just to keep himself from laughing aloud.

Otherwise, if he had laughed in that long passage, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely have heard him. Hiruzen Sarutobi might not have done anything, but Danzo would certainly have held a grudge.

After laughing for a long time, Qingyun stopped and regained his calm expression, thinking, *Has that old bastard Danzo noticed me too? From what Hiruzen Sarutobi said earlier, Danzo had been gathering intelligence outside the village and rarely returned to Konoha, which gave me