Chapter 07: Seven-Danzo

On July 20, Konoha 43, the moon and stars were sparse. Konoha Village Hokage's office building.

"Sarutobi, how's the ANBU investigation going?" Mito Kadenen asked in a deep voice.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen replied: "It's all here, you can take a look." Then the other senior Konoha officials took a copy of the information and started browsing.

A few days after Qingshui fought to the death with the Sand Ninja in the Land of Fire, the top management of Konohagakure had already dispatched three ANBU brigades, and hundreds of ninjas investigated the whole matter. Now looking at this heavy burden According to the report, the five top leaders of Konoha Village urgently need to determine a solution to this serious situation as soon as possible.

"So I think the target country for Sunagakure Village's war this time is our Country of Fire! I really can't understand that such a stronghold was established just to deal with the Country of Rain, which is still in civil strife, and what does the Country of Rain have?! They The target can only be us..." Mito Kadoyan looked at the report in his hand, feeling only shocked in his heart.

"Not only that, but they also blatantly invaded our territory of the Fire Country and caused two deaths and two serious injuries among our Konoha Anbu. This account must be settled! How many years has Konoha not suffered such a loss?!" Koharu's tone changed to sleep. He seemed a little excited. Since the Second Ninja War, all countries have been recuperating and recuperating. Although there are some small moves, most of them will not go too far. Now Sunagakure's actions this time are really too exaggerated. He actually dares to openly build a war outpost on the border of another country!

"Speaking of which, Sunagakure is still our ally. Such an ally..." Akimichi Tofeng frowned slightly, and then continued, "Is there another hidden meaning in this matter?"

"The Third Kazekage is a powerful man, who is revered as the strongest Kazekage in history. How could he be willing to live in a corner of the southwest? What's more, the country of wind, earth, thunder, and even water The Country of Fire, they have always regarded our Country of Fire as a piece of fat. As long as there is a chance, everyone wants to take a bite." Mito Kaden felt that this was simply an act of war in Sunagakure Village, "Sarutobi, what do you think? ?”

"According to the information we have received so far, that stronghold has existed for at least a year, which means they started planning all this a year ago... The Third Kazekage claimed to value economic development after the Second Ninja War, so he The demand for iron ore is very high... At the same time, in order to reform, a major change was made to the teaching materials and teachers of the Ninja School... The rights of the wealthy families of Sunagakure Village were taken back and centralized power was implemented..."

The Sandaime Hokage took a deep breath and concluded: "Iron ore is for forging weapons; reforming the ninja school is to better cultivate outstanding ninjas; rights are withdrawn, and the fighting sect becomes the dominant family, so that they can wage wars as they please... …He has been preparing for war for a long time, and he is an ambitious man with the dream of becoming a great country.”

The Sandaime Hokage's heart was heavy: "What do you think, Danzo?" He turned to look at Shimura Danzo, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, and now simply closed his eyes to rest.

"Wait!" Danzo whispered the word 'wait'.

"etc? ? Isn't it a fight? The other four people were stunned for a while, and even thought they heard Danzo's words wrongly. Shimura Danzo, the always bellicose representative of the martial arts faction, actually changed his temper?

"Waiting for the other party to give us an explanation and compensation!" Danzo explained.

"Isn't it too passive to just wait like this?" Mito Kadoyan asked in confusion.

"If we rush to announce Sunagakure Village's war intentions to the world now, we are very likely to be bitten back. Sunagakure Village can completely deny it, because we only discovered their stronghold, and then based on comprehensive evidence from all aspects, it was shown that Their target can only be us." Danzo slowly explained, "But we have no direct evidence to prove that the other party wants to launch a war against the Country of Fire. We haven't even found a single weapon or any supplies. You must know that the entire cave is empty."

"But will this be mistaken by the other party as a sign of cowardice in Konoha? After all, 2 of our ANBU are dead and 2 injured.

They also invaded our Fire Nation territory. "Xiao Chun, who turned to bed, emphasized, "This is obviously an act of war! If they choose to ignore this, we can't just let it go! "

"Of course it won't be settled like this. Not only will it not be settled like this, we will also strive for more benefits. Just 2 deaths, 2 injuries and territorial invasion, I don't think we can get much benefits... Some compensation? ? Then what is the significance of the sacrifice of our Konoha ninjas? Besides, the cave was found in the territory of the Kingdom of Rain, not the Kingdom of Fire. Therefore, diplomatically, relying only on us cannot actually gain more benefits."

"So what do you mean?" Qiudao Qifeng asked.

"On the one hand, we can wait for Sunagakure Village to explain to us, and we can first see Sunagakure's reaction before making any plans; on the other hand, establishing a certain degree of friendship with Rain Ninja Village may even give Konoha Village one more person. Strategic allies, although everyone here knows that the target of Sunagakure Village is very likely to be us, but the people of Yu Ninja Village do not necessarily think so. Because this stronghold is within their country... As long as we are a little bit Just do some manipulation with some evidence and give it to them... We don't need to say much, they will make the connection on their own. At that time, the Country of Wind will bear the pressure from the Country of Rain, haha..." Danzo's The laughter was a little hoarse.

"It still sounds reasonable. What do you think?" Qiu Daofeng looked at the other three people.

"Yu Ninja Village..." Xiaochun seemed to have thought of something when he went to bed and was no longer so excited.

"Although Ame Ninja Village is just a small ninja village, if we can gain the friendship of Sanshouyu Hanzo..." Mito Monobu also began to analyze the gains and losses involved.

In the Second Ninja World War, the small ninja village of Rain Ninja Village was on a par with Konoha Village. Maybe the victory of the war will eventually come to Konoha, but Konoha will definitely not like this kind of victory. Yes, because it was a tragic victory.

All of this is the existence of that man - Sansho Hanzo! The leader of Amegakure Village, during that war, he single-handedly defeated more than ten Konoha ninja legions, that was nearly 5,000 ninjas! And forced the three people who joined forces, Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade into a desperate situation.

It was also during that war that Hanzo gave the three of them the title "Sannin".

Such a glorious and terrifying record has pushed him to the top of the world today, and is regarded as the pinnacle of the ninja world. He is also known as a "demigod" and the only god in the ninja world today. Therefore, anyone who is regarded as an enemy by the "demigod" Hanzo will definitely consider whether it is necessary for him to do so, even if the opponent is the shadow of Sunagakure Village in the Kingdom of Wind.

"Danzo, this is not something you would normally say." Sarutobi said sharply.

"The cloud of war always hangs over us. We need to unite all the forces we can get..." Danzo said extremely sincerely.

"In this case, we immediately need to sort out the evidence and fabricate false evidence, and then send someone to take him to communicate with Yu Ninja Village."

"Let me take charge of this matter." Danzo took the initiative to take over the task, "This kind of dirty work is not the meaning of the existence of 'roots'."

The Sandaime Hokage looked directly into Danzo's eyes. He seemed to want to see through Danzo's innermost thoughts and said seriously, "Duanzo, this matter is not trivial and there is no room for error!" After all, such an abnormal Danzo is not surprising. Think that is impossible. Therefore, the Sandaime Hokage solemnly reminded.

"Sarutobi, you are too sensitive. After all, I am also a member of Fire Konoha. Everything I give is for the village...even if it is a root, it is the root of Konoha."

After Danzo finished speaking, he left the Hokage's office. The dim light in the corridor illuminated the white bandage on his side, making him look extremely ferocious. After gradually leaving the Hokage's office, he suddenly asked: "How are the preparations?"

At some point, a Konoha ANBU stood behind Danzo. He replied: "Everything is ready and you can leave for the Rain Ninja Village at any time."

"Then leave early tomorrow morning. Bring Group 3 and Group 4!" Danzo ordered.

"Yes, obey!" the ANBU ninja said respectfully.

"By the way, how is the investigation of April Shimizu?" Danzo asked Shimizu at this time.

"It's a pity that Tsunade-sama accompanied Yue Shimizu during the entire treatment... We didn't have the chance to get his fresh blood..."

"Should we let Orochimaru do it?" Danzo was a little hesitant at this time. If Orochimaru was asked to participate in this matter, it would naturally give Orochimaru enough benefits. Because facing the patients treated by Tsunade herself, he really didn't have the ability to compete with Tsunade.

Moreover, he had some impressions of this Jounin named Yue Yiqingshui. He was precocious, hard-working, but extremely ordinary in talent. I remember that he has always been a chuunin. How come he suddenly became a jounin last year and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds? ? Although Kosuke Maruboshi is very powerful and needs the guidance of the second generation Hokage, how can He De teach such a powerful jounin...

So what happened to this man? There must be some secrets hidden in Qingshui that he doesn't know about. At first Danzo thought he was just an ordinary chuunin who had endured for many years and was promoted to jounin. Then this year's S-level mission in the Land of Grass was just opportunistic and relied on tactical and geographical advantages to defeat those two. More than a dozen hired ninjas... Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

"Then what are the results of the current analysis?"

"Because there are no bodies of Suna Ninja, we can only infer from the battle traces and blood stains at the scene that Suna Ninja has a total of 36 ninjas in a brigade, including 8 Jonin and 28 Chuunin. This happened twice. A large-scale battle. The first time was when April Qingshui was besieged by a full ninja brigade. The fighting environment was still sand, but April Qingshui escaped. The second time was when April Qingshui ambushed the Suna ninja in the Land of Fire, and Finally defeated them..." When the ANBU ninja stated these facts, he was still a little unbelievable, "This should be beyond the level of an elite jounin."

"Stronger than you?"

"Yes! I'm ashamed of myself! At least I couldn't escape or even fight back under the full force of ninjas led by 8 jounin." Anbu ninja lowered his head and said.

"In just over a year, is it possible for a chunin to become stronger than you?" Danzo's tone was full of sarcasm.

"If you are a genius..."

"But he's not." Danzo interrupted the ANBU's speculation, and he continued, "April Qingshui, Konoha's top brass once agreed that he was a genius, but unfortunately, his talent was too ordinary. I originally thought that he was a genius. Shinobi is his end... I didn't expect that he could become a jounin. This is beyond my expectation. As a result, he has even surpassed the elite jounin..."

"Something must have happened to him, there must be some secret in him!" Danzo was certain, "Let's discuss it with Orochimaru, get what we want from Tsunade, and let him make a price."

"Yes!" The ANBU ninja disappeared behind Danzo with a teleportation technique.

"What a pity. An orphan would have been a perfect candidate for 'Gen'." Danzo murmured to himself, "Did he really make a mistake?"