At Konoha Hospital, Danzo lay in bed in a hospital gown.
Life had been hard for Danzo lately.
First, back in the Land of Water, a tough Kaguya had broken his leg.
Then he had taken the blame for Daddy Shinobi, dragging his broken leg around as he dealt with pursuers from every side, nearly getting beaten to death.
He had finally escaped back to Konoha, but before he could rest or get treatment,
he had insisted he was under Genjutsu and spent over a day standing there trying to dispel it.
And several idiots had watched the whole thing!
Danzo's body had given out.
Lying in his hospital bed, Danzo reached toward Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was smoking.
Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly reached out to take his hand.
But Danzo slapped away Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand, so full of affection.
Danzo strained forward and grabbed Hiruzen Sarutobi by the collar, craning his neck to stare straight at him.
"Monkey, so it was you. You ruined my reputation.
You had someone impersonate me and dance with those morons!
And you made me think I was under Genjutsu?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent for a moment, then patted Danzo's hand.
"Danzo, everything I did was for Konoha.
The trouble you caused out there was simply too great.
I couldn't let the other villages know you weren't in Konoha.
Otherwise, our village might have come under attack from all sides again.
It was all for the village."
Danzo's face darkened further at that.
"Yes, yes, yes, all for the village. I understand why you had someone impersonate me.
But Monkey, why did you make the fake me dance?
Do you have any idea how humiliating it is to perform with something like Bieshu Feifan?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said nothing. If it weren't humiliating, he wouldn't have made