Konoha’s Thief Hand

The Anbu ninja moved swiftly through the forest and came to a seemingly ordinary place in the outskirts.

Before that, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who took off his royal robe and revealed a battle suit, had already arrived here in advance.

An Anbu ninja appeared on the tree and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure stop. Tsunade appeared directly, leaping and falling beside Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"What happened in the village?" Sarutobi Hiruzen squinted his eyes, obviously he had guessed, and at this moment, he asked questions only for confirmation.

"A group of guys who claim to be survivors of Yanyang Ninja Village came to take revenge and wrecked a lot. They probably lost three streets, dozens of civilians, three ninjas, and nothing else." Tsunade said casually and walked to Sarutobi. Hiruzen looked side by side to the open space in front of him. Of course, the hidden entrance there could not be hidden from her eyes.

"Yanyang Ninja Village?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said, and immediately shook his head. The face that had already revealed the color of oldness floated with a touch of helplessness, but immediately healed his emotions, raised his hand to indicate, and then said to him. Flick the front.

After receiving the command gesture, Anbu ninja immediately rushed out, broke the illusion at the entrance of the root base, and quickly swarmed in.

On the cold bridge, several root ninjas were scattered everywhere, and Danzo stood alone in the middle of the bridge, with an indifferent expression.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ~

The cold wind was messed up by the break of the Body Flicker Technique, and half of the bridge was immediately occupied by Anbu Ninja.

A rattling atmosphere quickly condensed in the air, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade walked out from the bridge.

"It's over, Danzo." Facing his former partner, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in a complicated mood: "Don't do anything you regret."

"Huh! If you lose, you lose. The old man can afford to lose and let it go." Danzo snorted, although he was unwilling, he still straightened his waist.

"That's the best." Sarutobi Hiruzen took a long sigh of relief, raised his hand to the Anbu ninjas and issued a gesture command for ‘restraint’ and ‘stop the soldiers’, and then walked slowly to Danzo.

"What are you going to do with me, Sarutobi?" Danzo asked coldly, not at all what a loser should have.

Tsunade curled her lips in dissatisfaction. She used to think this old guy was insidious, but this time she first sent ten days to intercept Third Hokage, and then drove an unknown guy to calculate her, but it really refreshed her view of Danzo. So thinking of how to deal with him, I felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Release all positions, especially to surrender control of the roots, and then... retreat for the time being." After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen cares about the old friendship, whether it is to reassure Danzo or to allow Danzo to accept the treatment, his words still give Danzo left a hint of hope.

"Hand over the roots?" Danzo frowned.

"Yes." Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a strong tone, "Considering the things you have done, the power like the roots can no longer be your Master. There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"

Danzo took a deep breath, looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen coldly with one eye, and said solemnly: "Yes! But I have a request."

"You are not qualified to make a request now!" Tsunade couldn't help but uttered.

Danzo glanced at her, as if not paying attention at all, then looked at the slightly hesitant Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a serious expression: "The new root manager must be a person born in the root. Keep the separation from Anbu. Independence, hiding and acting in a darker place, that is the root of Konoha!"

"Uh...good." Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade looked at each other, then nodded calmly, "Yes, I promise you, but I must choose the candidate."

Danzo glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen suspiciously. He didn't expect it to be so easy. As for the candidate to be chosen by the other party, he had no opinion. The result was the same anyway.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly became serious, and walked in a little bit, staring into Danzo's eyes, and said in a low voice, "There is one more thing."

Danzo raised his eyelids slightly, and a touch of sarcasm floated under his eyes, and said, "A?"

"What's the matter with that kid?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was taken aback when he heard the serial number of'A', the number one in ten days. He glanced at Danzo, who was indifferent, and obviously also guessed Danzo's expectations of the Wood Style boy. At this moment, the tone was slightly calmer.

"An accident." Danzo said briefly, his chin raised slightly, his mouth curled up with a sneer, and he looked into Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes and said: "You can't ask me this question. As for who to ask... Sarutobi, you should I know it clearly."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but frown, his eyes changed a few times and thought of something, as if a heavy burden was suddenly pressed on his body, his thin body was lowered a bit, and he turned and walked towards the bridge.

"Take Elder Danzo out of here." When Tsunade heard Danzo's words, he thought of something, and stared coldly at Danzo before turning to chase Sarutobi Hiruzen's lonely back.

"Yes!" Several Anbu ninjas leaped onto the bridge, and the leading ninja said to Danzo: "Elder Danzo, please come with me."

"Humph!" Danzo snorted coldly, but didn't resist.

Since he is here waiting for the arrival of Sarutobi Hiruzen and others, the things that should be ordered have naturally been ordered.

He expected that Sarutobi Hiruzen would deprive him of control over the roots, so even if Sarutobi Hiruzen disagreed with his request, the arrangements he made would be enough to re-master a team of elite ninjas at some point in the future. Now it is the best situation for him.

...

Hokage House.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took off his uniform and changed into a normal suit. Then, looking at the pile of pending documents on his desk, his ugly expression suddenly darkened.

Tsunade smiled embarrassedly beside her. After all, she had booked the position of Fifth Hokage. As a result, there are so many documents in Hokage's office that have not been processed. I am a little ashamed to see how many, but... that's all.

"Tsunade." Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Tsunade speechlessly. After sighing, he rolled his eyes and said in a deep tone: "Next, the burden of Hokage will be on your shoulders. This is not easy to carry. I got up, so before that, I will teach you more, um, let’s start with these documents now."

"Huh?!" Tsunade's shame was gone.

"This is helpful for you to take over the burden of Hokage, so you should adapt in advance." Sarutobi Hiruzen lit a tobacco pipe, lit it up and took a deep breath, then spit it out. He looked lonely in the light blue smoke. Said: "What Danzo said just now, did you hear it?"

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