Chapter 82: Uncle Hiruzen, you are eating the tribute from Lord Danzo… (Ch 82)

Konoha Gate.
Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been away from the village for nearly a week, returned to the village today.
Not long after Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Orochimaru was preparing to go to the Root.
I noticed that the way people on the street looked at me seemed to have changed and was no longer the same as before I left the village.
But less than a week after leaving, what exactly happened in the village?
Orochimaru had such doubts in his mind, and immediately hid in the darkness, speeding up his pace towards the Root.
“Ryoma, what happened during the time I was away from the village?” Orochimaru asked with displeasure in his tone.
What is the root used for?
In just less than a week, something like this happened?
He could clearly feel that the villagers’ trust and respect for him had seriously declined.
Unexpectedly, Aburame Ryoma was also angry and felt betrayed. He did not give in and took a step forward to confront Orochimaru.
“Don’t you know what happened?”
“Orochimaru, you are really good at this. You want to get rid of my Root before you even become the Fourth Hokage, right?”
There was a rustling sound under Ryoma Aburame’s uniform, and the parasitic insects in his body became agitated by the host’s angry chakra, ready to burst out.
“I get rid of the root?” Orochimaru was stunned.
How could he have such an idea?
“What on earth happened? Tell me clearly.” Orochimaru suppressed his inner turmoil and asked calmly.
It was not until Aburame Ryoma roughly recounted the rumors that had arisen in the village since Orochimaru left that the two finally realized the same thing.
There are bad people among the roots, and someone has betrayed the roots!
“The Root is heavily guarded, all information is sealed, and communication is prohibited. Even if there is a traitor, how could he know this information so quickly?” Aburame Ryoma said depressedly.
“I’m afraid it was before dawn when I met you before I left the village.”
“And this person must have been hiding for a long time and holds a high position of power in the Root, otherwise he wouldn’t even know where the archive room is.” After calming down, Orochimaru quickly deduced the conclusion.
“I want to get rid of you along with the root,” said Aburame Ryoma.
At this point, the answer to who would be so hostile to Orochimaru and the Root is already obvious.
“Uchiha Haruki and Tsunade, it can only be these two people.”
“That guy’s heart is not dark enough. Without Danzo-sama to control him, it’s not surprising that he would have such thoughts.”
The Harumitsu in Ryoma Aburame’s mind is such a person. Given the relationship between Tsunade and Harumitsu, there is also a high suspicion that Tsunade helped Harumitsu become Hokage.
“What should the Root do now?” asked Aburame Ryoma.
“How?”
“Sarutobi-sensei is back, what else do you want to do?”
“Just deal with it calmly.” Orochimaru said coldly and turned away.
Without Danzo, the Root is like a colony of bees without its queen. It is leaderless and only a group of empty shells remain.
It seems that we can no longer rely on the roots.
After Orochimaru left, he immediately used a summoning beast to secretly summon a few of Bokume Koto’s diehard followers to his presence again.
Let them go to the village and spread the new news.
Try to distance yourself from the Root as much as possible. For example, when he joined the Root, it was just the order of the Hokage, with a little magical element.
He inherited Sarutobi Hiruzen’s legacy as a monitor at the Root.
At this point, the root was in big trouble and he had no choice but to cut ties with it quickly.
After being away from the village for a few days, he finally demonstrated his value to the daimyo, causing him to hesitate.
As a result, the house was robbed.
The jungler was 13-0 and started a dragon, but his teammates were wiped out. How can he continue to fight?
It was a good game with a favorable trend, but teammates made a stupid mistake and gave Qingguang an opportunity. Now the two teams are evenly matched and the situation is deadlocked.
“really.”
“Harumitsu-kun, in the entire Konoha, you are the only one worthy enough to be my opponent.” Orochimaru murmured.
Next, we have to see what Sarutobi Hiruzen does and then come up with a countermeasure.
…
In the Hokage’s office, as soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen pushed open the door, he saw Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.
“How come you two have the time to come see me today?” Sarutobi Hiruzen walked forward slowly and sat in his seat.
Light the pipe and inhale it violently.
I felt refreshed all over.
He originally thought that the daimyo would be affected by Orochimaru’s remarks, but fortunately Hanzo and the daimyo of the Rain Country, Yu Lian, provided timely assists.
Unexpectedly, the message that Qingguang had inadvertently reported to him before, which even he himself had almost forgotten, could be of such a wonderful use at this time.
From the first generation to the second generation, until he became the third generation, all the Hokage were direct successors. There was no doubt that the daimyo only needed to nod and go through the process.
I didn’t expect that there would be two candidates for the election of the Fourth Hokage.
But in a sense, this is also a good thing, which means that in the more than ten years that he has been in charge of the village, more outstanding ninjas have been born in Konoha.
I haven’t let down Tobirama-sensei’s will.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was feeling very relaxed right now.
He didn’t notice at all the embarrassed look on Utane Koharu’s face.
“Huruzen! You are so calculating. How long has it been since Danzo was killed, and you want to eradicate the Root?”
“Are you doing this to Danzo?” Utane Koharu was merciless and started to attack him.
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s storm inhalation was interrupted directly, and clouds of smoke came out of his nose.
“Cough! Cough! Cough!”
Suddenly I felt a burning pain in my nasal cavity.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Even if the roots need to be eradicated, it will never be done by me!”
“Huruzen, so you have indeed had such an idea?” Mitomon Yan added softly.
He originally thought that after Danzo’s death, he would be the one with the best chance to take over the Root, but he didn’t expect that Sarutobi Hiruzen would have such an idea.
No wonder they ignored his previous hints and never assigned a new leader to the Root.
As the two men talked about what happened in the village during the week, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s expression became increasingly ugly.
“Now, the whole village knows about the existence of the Root organization, and even knows that the previous news about the Mountain Country was spread by Orochimaru and the Root?” Sarutobi Hiruzen’s hand holding the pipe kept shaking.
This is not panic, it’s anger.
“Anbu, no action at all?”
“You two, don’t you know to let the Anbu handle it!?”
He wanted to pinch his philtrum, for fear that he would pass out from anger.
The Root is Konoha’s top-secret department. Even among the Jonin, a large number of people don’t know about it.
It even implicated Orochimaru, the successor to Hokage, and he was also Orochimaru’s teacher.
How would the villagers of Konoha Village view him?
It wouldn’t be long before he could retire and enjoy his old age in peace, but before he retired, he caused such a mess, and the reputation he had maintained for many years was completely ruined!
Utane Koharu and Mitokado En were silent.
How dare they touch upon each other? Whoever does will get into trouble and lose his reputation in later life.
Why not just be an assistant to the Hokage, nod your head, and pretend to do something?
After all, Hokage is not just them.
“Huruzen, this is about the successor to the Hokage. The two of us are just assistants to the Hokage and have no right to interfere.” Mito Kado En said calmly.
“You…you’re right.” This was all Sarutobi Hiruzen could muster out at this moment.
After all, in name, the status of Hokage candidate is second only to Hokage, and is on the same level as Hokage’s assistant.
“What about the Police Department? Have they taken any action?” Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, unwilling to give up.
“Fugaku said that this kind of thing does not threaten the stability of the village, and there has not been a single fight so far. Within a reasonable range, the villagers have the right to freedom of speech. Who they want to become the Fourth Hokage is the villagers’ own idea. Their police department is not an unreasonable and violent department. They will never do anything small just because Harumitsu is also a candidate for Hokage and a competitor of Orochimaru. They will abide by the rules and regulations of the police department, respect the ideas of others, and strictly defend the rights and interests of the villagers.” Mizuto Menen said.
On the afternoon of the first day when the public opinion broke out, he went to the police department, but returned empty-handed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was now completely unable to hold back, and the forced smile on his face was uglier than crying.
Do you want to look at what you are talking about?
That’s the Police Department, the department under the Uchiha clan!
Uchiha actually sat down and reasoned with people, and kept talking about the villagers’ right to freedom of speech.
At this moment, he missed the police department that used to draw batons, lock throats with one hand, and handcuff unruly people at any time.
In the past, all conflicts could be blamed on the Police Department, but what about now?
The Police Department and Uchiha became the good guys, and he became the bad guy!
Blanch!
With trembling hands, he lifted the pipe and put it to his lips. Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and said, “Xiang, Hu, and Bao, the three of you will lead your respective teams to spread the new news in the village.”
“Put the blame on Danzo for everything and say that he had planned this all.”
Utane Koharu and Mitokado En wanted to say something, but in the end they didn’t open their mouths.
It seems that this is the only way at the moment.
I’m sorry, Danzo.
I have no choice but to sacrifice you!
Just think of it as being for Konoha and for Hiruzen!
You are the root of Konoha, so just fulfill the will of your root!
A few days later, although the public opinion in the village was somewhat complicated, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also dragged into it.
But fortunately, the Anbu ninjas are far better at handling these matters than Orochimaru’s cronies.
When Orochimaru saw the new news in the village, he realized that it must be the work of Sarutobi Sensei himself.
He decisively asked Mu Mu Gong Dao and others to stop the promotion.
This made Sarutobi Hiruzen breathe a sigh of relief, and he came to the cemetery alone to pay tribute to his best friend.
But to his surprise, as soon as he entered the cemetery, he saw Haruhiko sitting on the ground next to Danzo’s tombstone, drinking alone.
Harumi took a sip and then sprinkled some from the bottle in front of Danzo’s tombstone.
“Hokage-sama.” Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen, Harumi stood up hurriedly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward and held Harumi with both hands: “No need to get up, I am here to visit Danzo as well.”
The two of them sat in front of the tomb. Qingguang looked frustrated and lonely, with traces of dried tears on his face.
“Master Danzo, I didn’t expect that after your death, Senior Orochimaru would not let you go and make you bear the blame.”
“The world is so unfair, so unfair!”
Qingguang was crying and extremely sad. He picked up the bottle of wine with both hands and poured it into his mouth.
The wine poured into his throat, and Qingguang, who was not good at drinking, started coughing.
Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Harumitsu’s back lightly, feeling even more miserable inside.
His eyes were full of apology.
No matter what, Danzo is still Harumitsu’s uncle, and he taught Harumitsu the wind-style ninjutsu and trained him for many years.
Danzo was finally blamed for all the recent events in the village. Ordinary people couldn’t see it, but how could Haruki not see it?
My child, Uncle Hiruzen is sorry for you. I don’t want to be like this, but…
well……
Fortunately, Haruki thought it was Orochimaru who did it. It seems that this kid still trusts himself.
Is a good boy.
“Haruki, things are unpredictable. Don’t blame Orochimaru. When you become Hokage in the future, you may have to face many such things.”
“Don’t let Danzo and I down.”
As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the wine jug from Harumiu, poured himself a glass, and drank it all.
He sprinkled some more on Danzo.
Although he used Danzo’s wine glass, he believed that Danzo would not blame him.
He just drank a cup on behalf of Danzo and Harumi.
That is, the spicy taste in his mouth after drinking made him subconsciously want to get something to eat.
It seems that Haruki brought some good wine, and Danzo’s love for him over the years was not in vain.
He subconsciously reached out to the tempura vegetables placed in front of Harumitsu and put them into his mouth.
He started chewing.
Qingguang was stunned
(°ー°〃)
“Uncle Hiruzen, you are eating the tribute from Lord Danzo…”
o((⊙, ⊙))o?
The two men looked at each other. Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the stern black and white photo of Danzo on the tombstone, as if he was glaring at him.
He looked at Qingguang’s helpless expression again.
this……
“It’s okay. Danzo won’t care about these things. I am his best friend, and you are his favorite junior.”
“Come on, eat something too. Drinking on an empty stomach is not good for your health.”
Harumitsu wanted to refuse, but Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t seem to allow him to refuse. He watched Harumitsu take a bite before he stopped staring at him.
Afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen used Danzo’s name and his own rhetoric to constantly deceive Harumitsu.
It’s a pity that Qingguang has long been immune to this.
Even when he came to take a look at the tombstone today, it was actually because he was bored. He had been reading scrolls and studying Flying Thunder God, which had damaged his brain.
I needed to find some fun to relax my brain, so I came here to visit Danzo’s grave.
Let’s pay tribute to this legendary ninja who is still working hard after his death – Lord Danzo.
It was not until it grew dark and Sarutobi Hiruzen left that Haruki looked at Danzo’s tombstone under the moonlight and shook his head and sighed.
Danzo, ah Danzo, you and I are enemies, but I have left you a good reputation and let you die as a hero of Konoha.
But you would never have expected that the person who backstabbed you, slandered you, and used you even after his death, and made you take the blame, was actually Sarutobi Hiruzen, the person you once regarded as your best friend and rival.
And Orochimaru who quickly cuts into your roots.
This world is really fucked up…
Looking at the slightly empty space in front of the tombstone with only a few tempura vegetables left as tribute, Qingguang left silently.