Click!
The Anbu member before him left.
Now Hiruzen Sarutobi was the only one left in the room.
The Hokage Office, which had been filled with noise and playful banter moments ago, fell quiet again.
Normally, people grew attached to lively company as they aged, but Hiruzen Sarutobi felt neither regret nor sadness.
There was even a smile on his face, a smile on his face.
Rustle!
He raised his hand and opened the letter the Anbu member had just delivered.
Why had he reacted so strongly after seeing the letter, why had he reacted so strongly after seeing it?
Of course, it was because this letter, because this letter had come from someone he knew quite well.
The letter bore a very unmistakable form of address.
(To Monkey)
Aside from the two trusty sidekicks closest to him, only Shimura Danzō knew that name!
"Danzo, what exactly are you thinking?"
A letter from Shimura Danzō!
As for why he was so happy, he had already skimmed a few lines of its contents.
"Can I still bring him back?"
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was muttering, the hope in his voice was clear. He still wanted to bring Shimura Danzō back. After all, the man was his good friend.
He had waited all this time.
As he pondered, Hiruzen Sarutobi tossed the envelope onto the desk, exposing its contents.
The writing was so densely packed that someone who didn't know better might have mistaken it for a love letter.
(To Monkey)
(Monkey, after thinking things over during this time, I realize I was truly wrong. I'm sorry. I never should have believed Orochimaru's lies and agreed to carry out his plan. I had no other choice, either. I only wanted to reclaim the authority over Root that originally belonged to me.)
(...)
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