"...It's done!" Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, raised his head slightly and looked at his best friend Danzo standing by the window, leaning on a cane, with his back to him.
The back figure wearing the cloak of justice... there was a trace of indifference in the wind and light clouds.
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but flash a trace of hesitation and intolerance for years of friendship in his eyes, but in the end he said calmly, "Jiraiya and Tsunade promised not to interfere with your decision.
They just come to the navy to hang out, occupy the establishment, and receive wages, so we don’t have to worry about them!"
As soon as these words fell.
After hearing his best friend's words, the corners of Danzo's mouth suddenly raised slightly, his back turned to Hiruzen, and without hesitation he let out a sound of satisfaction, "Okay~"
only.
Looking at Danzo who was still full of confidence in front of him, in the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen still couldn't bear it.
Anyway...
He and Danzo have been close friends for many years!
From childhood to now...it has been so many years, training together, apprenticeship, managing Konoha...from the ninja world to the sea.
We have been through wind and rain, and have experienced all kinds of difficulties together.
Although he had an agreement with Yan and Xiaochun, and he knew that his best friend would not give up easily, the friendship between them made him unable to bear to just watch from the sidelines!
So, after sighing, Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent again and said, "Do you think... we can win?"
His tone changed slightly, with melancholy, "To be honest, with the current situation of the Navy Headquarters... Although Jiraiya and Tsunade said they would not intervene, the current strength of the Navy Headquarters cannot compete with the Land of Grass.
And within the Navy Headquarters..."
There was a slight pause, and his face seemed a little weird and a little uncomfortable, "I don't know how many grass thieves are lurking. Maybe the people we are familiar with have already joined the Kingdom of Grass, so, otherwise... we still
Vote! Danzo~"
However.
The words just fell.
No surprise.
"snort!"
Danzo, his best friend who had his back turned to him, let out a cold snort, then slowly turned his head, looked at him with some disappointment, and said, "Have you forgotten our agreement? Hiruzen~"
"I……"
"Okay, no need to say more!"
Before Hiruzen could say anything with emotion, Shimura Danzo interrupted him directly, and then said with emotion, "Okay, I know what you want to say, Hiruzen, you have always been like this,
I always start to be indecisive at critical moments!”
He shook his head and turned his back to Hiruzen again, continuing to look out the window at the calm sea and the passing seagulls.
"Do you still remember our time? When we first took over Konoha from the teacher... the whole Konoha was troubled internally and externally. There were four major ninja villages looking at us externally, and there was distrust from the major ninja clans internally, but you were always thinking about everyone.
We are all ninjas from the same village, and we all protect Konoha together, so we can't bear to take action."
"Until that day..."
"It was raining a little, and you couldn't bear it any longer, so you found me and asked me to help you. At that time... I agreed to your request without hesitation!"
"In the end, with our joint efforts, your strength, and my decision-making, the various ninja clans in the village began to convince us, and under our leadership, Konoha moved towards glory, and finally became
The largest ninja village in the ninja world."
As Danzo finished speaking, Hiruzen couldn't help but reveal a trace of memories on his face.
Although over the years...since the end of the Third Ninja War, Danzo would always bring this matter up whenever he asked him to do something, but I have to say...it was really nostalgic for those days!
That was their time!
A high-spirited era!
Only they knew that when their teacher died unexpectedly, the four of them were the only ones who were in danger...how difficult the situation was at that time!
And I don’t know when it started, Konoha also quietly declined.
Was it the end of the Third Ninja War and the first time Danzo was captured?
Or was it because the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki was lost and Danzo was captured?
Uchiha rebellion, Danzo captured?
Encirclement and suppression of Sand Hidden Ninja Village, Danzo captured?
Danzo started his own business for the first time...
…
Thinking, thinking, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.
He felt that he couldn't think about it any more. If he continued to think about it, he felt that he would be sorry for the years of friendship he had with Danzo.
He raised his head and looked at Danzo, shook off the random thoughts in his mind, took another puff of the pipe, and said in a melancholy tone, "Actually, it doesn't matter much now... winning or losing doesn't matter to me either.
Now that I'm getting older, there's no point worrying about these anymore. I heard that Konoha is developing quite well now.
Because its own background suddenly surpassed other ninja villages, even Sunagakure ninja village, Konoha Ninja School has now become the favorite school for many children to enroll in besides Kusanagi Ninja School!"
Sighed.
"I have to say that the leader of the Grass Ninja Village is quite capable!"
However.
The words just fell.
"You don't understand~"
Danzo, who had his back turned to him, let out a melancholy and complicated voice.
He tapped the crutch on his hand again and shook his head, "This is a shame! You don't understand what I have gone through at all, nor do you understand the hatred between me and that thieves!"
I still remember what the leader of the Grass Ninja Village said to him when he was arrested for the first time, [Heroes in the world, Wei Zang and Mang Er!].
The results of it?
How many years has it been?
But he never won even once!
Even this time, the leader of the Grass Ninja Village let them go. He even lost the phone bug and didn't care about them at all.
What does it mean?
This is simply looking down on him!
It's an insult to him!
So, as a dignified Shinobi, can he endure it?
"This time is my only chance!" Danzo raised his head slightly, looked at the sea with waves splashing in front of him, sighed melancholy, and then said firmly, "So, I want to
You want me to surrender without a fight? Stop dreaming~"
Decisive!
Keep your head high and your chest high!
Look ahead!
And justice in you!
"I, the Dark One, will never surrender!"
at this moment.
Hiruzen behind him seemed to feel that his best friend, who was already as old as him, was a bit younger at this moment.
Even his originally stooped back became a bit straighter.
With his back turned to him, he once again felt the aura exuding from his body.
Tolerate the darkness!
I have never been old~!
Before he could say anything, his best friend Danzo turned his head slightly, looked at him, and said, "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, we won't necessarily lose this time! Of course, I didn't think so.
I have no intention of betraying the ninja world. As long as I prove that I can win, at the last moment, I will turn around to help the ninja world and help the ninja world turn the tide!"
Hiruzen:……
Silently looking at Danzo with the corner of his mouth raised.
Speaking of which, isn’t my best friend always so confident~
"As for the admirals of the Navy Headquarters... Although we have lost two admirals, it doesn't matter!" Danzo said with a smile on his face and his eyes flashed slightly, "During this period, I got a huge secret. The Navy Headquarters is just the world.
It is just an agency on the surface of the government. In addition to the mysterious weapons that the World Government Intelligence Organization and the Navy Headquarters have said are unknown for the time being, there is actually a terrifying combat power hidden within the World Government, and that is..."