Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, and suddenly exhaled a smoke ring, with a hint of coldness on his face.
Even if the Uchiha clan cannot afford to lose face, can the opinions of the Hokage be easily resisted?!
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, a ninja at the door knocked on the door and respectfully reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Lord Hokage! Naito is here."
"Let him in."
Hearing Naito's name, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression softened slightly and he put the pipe aside.
Entering the Hokage's office, Naito just glanced briefly without looking around. He walked directly to Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk and bowed lightly.
"Hokage-sama!"
"No need to be polite, just get up."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled kindly and asked, "How have you been living in Konoha these years?"
"fine."
In fact, Yu Ye really wanted to add, luckily he didn't die.
But I still endured it.
However, Yu Ye finally said: "Actually, Lord Hokage should have a complete understanding of how I live."
"Um."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
He had also summoned Minato Namikaze before.
From these two simple sentences with Naito, it can be seen that Naito's mind is the same as Namikaze Minato.
Even though he is only eight or nine years old, he is able to think like an adult.
In this case, he wouldn't need to talk to Yu Ye in the same way as talking to children.
"I understand, after all, you come from a foreign village, and conflicts often arise between villages...especially in the past few years, when everything is in war."
"Your village was directly attacked and destroyed by Sunagakure Village in the Country of Wind, one of the five major ninja countries."
Having said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Yu Ye and found that Yu Ye's expression was extremely calm from beginning to end, with no mood swings. After nodding secretly, he continued.
"It happened that our ninjas from Konoha Village were nearby. After a battle with Sunagakure Village, we rescued the only survivor from the flames of the war and brought you back to Konoha."
"Children from other villages will encounter difficulties and oppression in all aspects in our Konoha. I know all the injustices you suffered in Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Yu Ye with a kind look on his face.
"In the future, nothing like that will ever happen."
Listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Yu Ye understood in his heart that this was Sarutobi Hiruzen's simple win over him.
What this sentence actually means is that you don't need to care about the past, from now on, you are a member of Konoha.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Hokage-sama."
Yu Ye responded softly, with a hint of gratitude on his face at the right moment.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled happily, stood up from his chair, and walked to Naito's side.
"Although I have suffered a lot of grievances in Konoha, at least... we in Konoha will not be subject to any war, right?"
"Um."
Yu Ye nodded gently.
Indeed, compared to those small ninja villages in the ninja world, where everyone is in fear and precarious situation every day, no matter how bad the treatment is in the big ninja village, at least they don't have to worry about being affected by the war, becoming homeless or displaced.
"Yesterday you performed very well and allowed me to see a very exciting battle."
"Your talent is very good, and your mentality is not inferior to those of the adults. Now you are actually an outstanding ninja."
Having said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen paused slightly, changed his tone slightly, and continued: "But..."
"You are very talented, but you also need time to grow up. You are still a little immature in all aspects now."
"I hope that you can settle down in the next time, continue to practice, accumulate and accumulate, and you will be able to shine with your own light in the future."
What Sarutobi Hiruzen said was a bit strange, as if he meant something.
To Yu Ye, there was no doubt that it was like telling him directly that you are too young now and should practice more honestly.
But the problem is...where can we find an environment for honest practice?!
In less than three months, the life and death duel between him and Uchiha Han will begin.
After thinking for a moment, Naito Yu guessed Sarutobi Hiruzen's intention and asked: "Does the Hokage mean that I give up the life-and-death duel with Uchiha Han?"
A hint of appreciation flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes. What he said was already a bit roundabout, but Naito still reacted so quickly.
"Yes, that's what I mean. Although you are very good and outstanding, there is still a big gap between you and Uchiha Han if you want to fight against him now."
"So this life and death duel..."
Just as he said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen was suddenly interrupted by another voice.
"Sarutobi, the life and death duel cannot be terminated!"
This voice was calm, with a hint of calmness, but also a hint of indifference.
At the door, I saw the Hokage assisting Danzo, with an inexplicable light shining in his eyes, and he walked in calmly step by step.
"Danzo."
Seeing Danzo approaching, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart suddenly sank and his brows furrowed.
"Yu Ye is just a child, how can such a life-and-death duel count?!"
"Sarutobi, all I know is that no matter who the two parties are, as long as they apply for a life-or-death duel, they cannot veto it unilaterally. Even if you are the Hokage, you cannot break the rules."
Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a calm expression, but his eyes were shining with an inexplicable light.
Since Sarutobi Hiruzen is unwilling to let go and leave Naito to be trained by him, then he will not simply watch Naito become Sarutobi Hiruzen's right-hand man.
Unless Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to hand Yu Ye over to him.
"Rules are also established by humans. What if I want to abolish them?" Sarutobi Hiruzen snorted coldly.
As the Hokage, he can always suppress Danzo in the original work, how could he not guess Danzo's intentions?
It became clear almost instantly that Danzo wanted to force him to make concessions in order to get Naito.
"Then, I won't agree."
Danzo stood there with an indifferent expression and said: "If you want to change the rules, you must get the unanimous consent of the Council of Elders. I don't think it's just me, even Men Yan and Koharu will not support you changing it so easily.
Well behaved."
"you……"
Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly became ugly.
The life-and-death duel continued from the Warring States Period. It was abolished by the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, and then was used again by the second Hokage Senju Tobirama.
Within a village, there will always be intricate power entanglements, such as major families.
If there is entanglement, conflicts will arise.
In the end, some irreconcilable contradictions will always develop.
As for such an irreconcilable conflict, the two sides cannot directly start a war within Konoha, but they cannot be forcibly suppressed either.
Forced suppression will eventually turn into turmoil sooner or later!
Senju Tobirama's philosophy is completely different from Senju Hashirama's. He believes that rules must be used to limit people's hearts and all conflicts must be handled in an orderly manner.
So after Senju Tobirama succeeded the Second Hokage, he continued the ancient tradition of the Warring States Period and once again used the rule of life and death duel to resolve some irreconcilable internal conflicts.