Oh ho, Kagami Uchiha hadn't awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan at this point... This just got interesting. Is that... a young Danzo? He really was pretty good-looking.
Floating behind Kagami Uchiha's head, Uchiha Gen surveyed the seven people before him.
Without a doubt, the scene before him was the day Konoha's Third Hokage was decided.
"Bait? That would mean certain death, wouldn't it?"
Torifu Akimichi spoke quietly.
"Then... who's going?"
As Torifu Akimichi's words fell, the atmosphere among them instantly grew somewhat quiet.
Will I die... Will I die... I'm a ninja... a ninja Father placed great hopes in. I should end my life as a ninja, by dying on the battlefield.
But... why am I afraid? Am I afraid of dying? No... it shouldn't be like this... I've always carried the First's Will of Fire within me. Danzo... you... what are you thinking right now... Do you... have that resolve?
I... open your mouth. Open your mouth!! Say it... The First placed great hopes in me... Isn't this precisely the moment to put that will into practice... Why... why can't I say it?
Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his head, his lips trembling slightly. He wanted to open his mouth and say something, but no matter what, he simply couldn't. For a moment, time seemed to stand still, and he couldn't help thinking about all sorts of random things, trying to stop his body from trembling.
But just as his wandering thoughts turned to what his closest friend might think, a familiar voice exploded in his ears like a thunderclap.
"I'll do it!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi whipped his head around and saw Shimura Danzō speaking earnestly, a faint smile on his face.
"Danzo!"
"Danzo..."
The others also stared at Shimura Danzō in shock as he spoke, surprise in their eyes.
In everyone's eyes,