Chapter 527 The sharp teeth that tear apart the darkness (End)

After the forced interruption of the public meeting, a depressing atmosphere of tension, uneasiness, and suspicion was raging everywhere in Konoha Village.

Some even more extreme people began to publicly denounce the Third Hokage's faults.

Although in that interrupted public meeting, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen only admitted two of his faults, the rumors involved far more than two faults.

Therefore, even the unmentioned wooden escape experiments, such as desecrating the remains of the previous Hokage and causing the innocent and tragic death of a large number of experimental subjects, are directly placed on the Hokage himself, and no argument is allowed.

Amidst this, rational people will inevitably have random thoughts. Only a few people maintain an objective and neutral attitude, but in this firm voice against the Third Hokage's rule, they seem insignificant.

In fact, if this kind of thing happened twenty years ago, although it might shake the Hokage's reputation, it would not necessarily affect the Hokage's rule and management of the village.

But the problem is that as Hokage, Hiruzen not only committed major mistakes, such as not doing his best, which caused the dangerous S-class rebel Orochimaru to defect from the village, which resulted in many Konoha ninjas being sacrificed in the pursuit of Orochimaru.

, and those villagers whose relatives were kidnapped by Orochimaru and used as experimental subjects were even more agitated and held a grudge against Hiruzen. The incident with the son of the Fourth Hokage was also the last straw for him.

More importantly, Hiruzen himself has already reached the age of retirement, and various accidental or inevitable reasons have made it impossible to preserve his position as Hokage.

Therefore, the election of the fifth Hokage announced after the Jonin meeting was supported by the majority of people in the village.

Hiruzen's actions disappointed them. Now Konoha must replace a Hokage with outstanding abilities to turn the tide.

Therefore, although the unknown elder Shimura Danzo was rarely mentioned in the rumors, after a long period of fermentation, he also gained the support of a considerable number of people in the village, many of whom were new blood.

For the unknown Danzo elder, this was an expected surprise.

He is already in the darkness. If he wants to truly become Hokage, he must stand under the sun. The prerequisite for standing under the sun is to gain the right to speak for most people in the village. The position of Hokage is considered to be the right to speak.

The name is justifiable and you can sit back and relax.

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"I didn't expect that Hokage-sama would be defeated to such an extent. It's completely unimaginable..."

In a certain conference room in the Nara Clan's territory, Yamanaka Haiichi, who was invited to come, rubbed his brows and seemed to feel a headache and helplessness over the public opinion storm outside.

This is no longer something they can change.

Moreover, the current situation in Konoha is not suitable for any further struggle. Restoring order in the village as soon as possible and allowing a new Hokage to take power are the most important things at the moment.

All other matters can be put on hold.

"The most important thing is Kakashi's betrayal. I didn't expect him to be Danzo's elder. He has been hiding it perfectly so far."

After being released, Shikaku sighed deeply, with a look of tiredness in his eyes.

Kakashi's betrayal was something he didn't expect.

If this hadn't happened, he and the Third Hokage wouldn't have been caught so easily that day. They wanted to leave, and even their roots couldn't stop them.

But with Kakashi's help, the situation is completely different.

It also made the situation one-sided, causing the Hokage's defense to collapse instantly.

But he really couldn't figure out when Kakashi and Danzo hooked up.

After the third generation was reset, or before the fourth generation came to power, was he already a member of Danzo?

Haiyi and Dingzao also had complicated expressions on their faces. They had learned from Shikaku the general situation that happened that day, and their first thought was that they didn't believe it.

How could Kakashi, who is the head of ANBU, be Danzo's man?

But everything that happened now made them have no choice but to believe it.

Kakashi is not from the same group as them.

He used the trust of his companions and successfully deceived everyone, so that none of them discovered Kakashi's true identity over the years.

This ability to hide one's nature can even be said to be disguise, which makes them feel terrified.

They couldn't imagine that a partner they had worked with for many years would stab them in the back at the most critical moment.

Such betrayal was even more painful than Danzo's unabashed malice.

"Now that the matter has come to this, what should we do next?"

Zuo Ding asked.

The downfall of the Third Hokage and Kakashi's betrayal have resulted in the ANBU now being fully controlled by the roots.

The two consultants also focused on Danzo at this time.

After the fermentation of external rumors, the reputation of the third generation dropped to the lowest ever, but Danzo unknowingly cultivated his own 'fans', gained the support of a certain voice, coupled with the support of high-level consultants, and

As the leader of the martial arts faction, he is vaguely able to compete with another candidate, Tsunade.

If Tsunade arrives at the election meeting in a few days as promised, it is still unclear who will win.

But the worst thing now is that they can't contact Tsunade, and they don't know where Tsunade is now... It can be said that the probability of Tsunade arriving as promised is very slim.

The current situation is very clear.

Even if Tsunade relied on her previous accumulation, no matter how high her reputation was, it would be meaningless if she could not run for the Fifth Hokage.

Konoha urgently needs a Hokage, rather than waiting for an uncertain future.

"According to the original plan, although after Elder Danzo came to power, it was not a good thing for the ninja clan who held too much power, especially the Sarutobi clan... But for the village, it might be a problem.

Good thing. Moreover, Elder Danzo will not be so impatient to kill the donkey. At least during his lifetime, he must rely on various ninja clans to maintain the rule of the village."

Shikaku can see through families, villages, individuals, the connections among them, and the complicated interests.

No matter which Hokage takes power, the first thing to be afraid of is the ninja clan with a large amount of land and population.

Even the Third Hokage trained the Sarutobi clan and supported the Ino, Deer, and Butterfly clans to check and balance the other ninja clans and achieve the balance in his mind.

The person who sat in that position knew very well that the Kage was afraid of the Ninja Clan, so they needed the power of the people to check the Ninja Clan. And because the Ninja Clan would affect the Kage's power, they had to suppress the civilians to weaken the Kage's control over the village.

The Ninja clan has carved out a space where they can live.

The three complement each other and restrain each other, forming a circular ring. This is the balance achieved by the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And whether Danzo can do this, while weakening the ninja clan, find a new balance and stabilize the village... Regarding this, Shikaku has to put a question mark.

But in the current situation, we can only believe in Danzo... no, we must believe that he can do it.

"Do you support Danzo..."

Both Hai Yi and Ding Zuo showed complicated expressions.

Although he had expected it, he still felt repulsed when he heard what Shikaku said.

From the bottom of their hearts, they resented ninjas like Danzo who would do whatever it took to win.

Such a leader is really unconvincing.

If Danzo continues to go deep into the darkness of Konoha, Haiichi and Dingza will naturally have nothing to say, because this is the root's own job, and it is also the obligation and responsibility of its existence. Using unscrupulous means will only be an advantage, not a disadvantage... But let

With such a person standing under the sun and ruling the village, anyone will feel a sense of disobedience.

They do not object to Danzo taking charge of the throne, but they exclude people like Danzo from succeeding as Hokage.

Darkness is the opposite of light.

"I know what you want to say. Elder Danzo has always been very scheming... Such people will inevitably have darkness in their hearts, causing the village to lose its positive meaning. But now that the situation is clear, don't think so much

There are negative results. The tone has been set, and everyone just needs to work hard in this direction. I will still serve as the Jonin squad leader and try my best to prevent Elder Danzo from being exposed to those darkness..."

Shikaku said he wanted to train Danzo into a bright and uplifting Hokage, but he still felt a mountain of pressure in his heart.

When I think of Danzo, who usually has a gloomy face, wearing a pure white imperial robe and making a gentle and friendly smile to the children in the village, this will definitely scare the children to tears and give them nightmares for a week.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiu's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

No matter what, the other person's temperament is strangely inconsistent with Naruto's.

I wonder if Elder Danzo was so gloomy when he was young. Shikaku shook his head and smiled bitterly.

If you really want to assist Danzo, the first important thing may be to let Danzo change his ghastly face and become as friendly and contagious as possible.

"That's all we can do, let's go back and make arrangements first."

"Well, please, I hope Konoha will usher in a new atmosphere in the future."

Shikaku sighed in his heart.

Be it a village or a family, there is no way to have the best of both worlds in this world.

As the Jonin squad leader of Konoha, he naturally has to consider the overall interests of Konoha, but as a ninja, he often has to take care of the family behind him and cannot act recklessly...

position.

When he thought about such a thing, Shikaku felt that this would give him a bigger headache than Danzo being the Hokage.

After Haiichi and Choza left, Shikaku also stood up and headed to the Hokage Building.

There was one thing, he had to stop Danzo.

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Hokage Building, rooftop.

Danzo stood here, holding a cane in his hand, looking up at the shadow rock at the top of the cliff with his exposed left eye, his eyes flashing with a flicker.
To be continued...