No!
Why am I panicking?
Haven't I led Konoha onto the right track?
I have nothing to feel guilty about!
When Danzo learned that the Laboratory intended to use Impure World Reincarnation on the Second Hokage, his hand trembled involuntarily.
My achievements now surpass yours!
I'm a more competent Hokage than anyone!
My teacher...
Danzo stood and waved at the children whose attention his reaction had drawn.
"Carry on. I'm going out for a bit."
Together with Yamanaka Arashi, he left the Hokage's office under Minato and Yahiko's worried gazes.
"Arashi..."
"Do you think Teacher Tobirama will approve of me?"
At that moment, Danzo looked nothing like a Hokage. Instead, he resembled an anxious student who had handed in his homework and was waiting for his teacher to check it.
"Don't worry, Lord Danzo."
"No one could have done better than you!"
Yamanaka Arashi, who had followed Danzo for years, narrowed his eyes as though he had made some decision.
"Lord Danzo, I suggest bringing Konoha's elite along, so Lord Tobirama can see just how powerful Konoha is."
Danzo gave it little thought and nodded.
"Go make the arrangements, Arashi."
"Yes!"
Yamanaka Arashi sprang into motion, leaping out a corridor window in the Hokage Building.
He could see Lord Danzo's anxiety and knew what he was thinking. After all, that spineless Sarutobi had been personally appointed by Tobirama Senju before his death.
Lord Danzo had always felt that he was going against Tobirama's last wishes. That was also why Danzo insisted on seeking office through legitimate means.
Besides, it wasn't as though he didn't want to prove himself before Tobirama.
He, Danzo, was better than Sarutobi!
Better suited to being Hokage!
Right now, he was merely a little lost at the prospect of facing his teacher.
He, Yamanaka Arashi, Lord