"Duanzo, the village will reward you for these achievements."
Sarutobi Hiruzen made the final summary of his previous "public praise" to Danzo.
However, all this was too bland in Danzo's eyes.
Danzo is clear about the foundation of today's Konoha.
Money? Danzo is now one of the major "gentry" in Konoha, and almost 80% of Konoha's capital flow is in the hands of these people.
The Shimura family of Tianmei Store,
The Nara family of the antler forest,
The Akimichi family at the BBQ restaurant,
The shuriken-making family Fuma Clan,
The Ninja Cat Clan behind the Ninja Tool Mantendo,
And the Senju clan, the big boss behind Konoha Casino.
As for rewarding ninjutsu? The secret laboratory Tobirama left for Danzo contains almost 90% of Tobirama's high-level ninjutsu and black-tech ninjutsu scrolls, and Danzo doesn't care about the remaining ones.
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As for power... Danzo no longer cares about the Hokage's position. Tobirama's suicide note has opened up a whole new horizon for Danzo, including unimaginable enemies.
There were many things Tobirama didn't understand, but Danzo had already foresighted them because he had read the original work. Coupled with Tobirama's information, Danzo already had a completely new understanding of the current situation in the ninja world.
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"Danzo." Koharu, who had been acting as an "audience" at the side, spoke up: "Hiruzen has just become Hokage and needs our assistance. Your manpower... can establish an organization independent of ANBU. The name is
According to your previous name, it is called root."
Sarutobi Hiruzen had been observing Danzo's expression, and found that Danzo did not look "pleased" at all, so he immediately added: "You are still the leader of the root, completely independent of the Hokage system. I will be the one to show off.
Shadow, you are the root of darkness, let us join hands to strengthen Konoha."
"Hiruzen!" Mito Kado and Koharu were shocked by Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
It was just a gesture from Sarutobi Hiruzen. The two of them did not continue to say anything, but looked puzzled.
"Third Hokage-sama, sensei, he is dead..." Danzo did not want to wait for Sarutobi Hiruzen to continue to raise the price.
"Teacher, he is dead. Do ninjas always die in battle? I am completely disappointed with the ninja profession, which has no future..."
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other three had different expressions.
"I decided to give up the high-risk job of a ninja, go back and inherit the position of family patriarch, and become an idle rich man."
The three of them didn't know why they felt the urge to hit someone, but they all endured it.
The reason why Danzo put forward this statement is actually because in the world of Naruto, the "resignation" of ninjas is managed very abnormally.
It is very difficult for ordinary ninjas to "resign" or "retire". Even if you don't want to do the task, the Hokage can force you to complete a certain task. Even if it is a task that involves death, you have to go.
The only way for ordinary ninjas to "resign" on their own initiative is to "rebel".
It's different for ninjas who have strength and status. It's really not easy to "retire".
Among the Sannin in the original work, except for Orochimaru who defected, Jiraiya and Tsunade were directly resigned from their jobs. There were thousands of external reasons, which were essentially "resignation" and "retirement".
The fundamental difference is strength.
But now Danzo is actually the strongest among Tobirama's six disciples.
Facing the four Kages, Danzo was the only one with a "victory" record on the frontal battlefield.
Although Uchiha Mirror was defeated by Raikage, he used Raikage's men to drag Raikage down and suppressed Raikage in Hell Valley.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Akimichi Kaifeng's performance is much worse. They often adopt roundabout tactics to avoid the opponent's main force, and then attack the opponent's weakness and force the opponent to return to defense. This goes back and forth.
The Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind are also the places where Konoha ninjas suffered the heaviest losses.
Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't suppress him in the name of Hokage in front of Danzo. If Danzo wanted to retire, Hiruzen Sarutobi really couldn't stop him.
In today's Konoha, there are very few people who can suppress Danzo.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of Uzumaki Mito.
It’s just that water from afar cannot quench the thirst for nearness, so now we can only agree to Danzo’s “retirement” application.
Danzo retired, and all his original rights in Konoha were also taken back. Except for his own ninjas who were not registered in Konoha, even the three disciples were no longer under Danzo's jurisdiction.
Danzo has finally emerged from the hierarchy of power in Konoha.
And Sarutobi Hiruzen was still thinking about when to go to Uzumaki Mito to see if she could suppress Danzo's idea of retiring.
After all, Danzo has reached the rank of the strongest in Konoha.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not know that after Danzo left the Hokage Tower, he went directly to Uzumaki Mito.
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"Hiruzen, why did you promise Danzo such generous terms?"
After Danzo left, the three of them started a small meeting.
"This is different from what we discussed before."
"Menyan, Koharu, don't be anxious. The reason why I did this is to avoid unnecessary trouble. Danzo is the person with the highest reputation as the Third Hokage. Whether it is popularity or strength, he is the most suitable person for the position of Hokage.
. If it hadn’t been for the teacher’s will, I wouldn’t have been able to become the Third Hokage.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the newly bought pipe. Ever since he became Hokage, he had unknowingly started to like the taste.
"If Danzo hadn't come back, it would be okay. Now that Danzo is back, we must establish the next level of superior-subordinate relationship as soon as possible. Giving him the position only requires him to recognize my identity as Hokage. We previously planned his batch of roots.
Compared with the stability of the position of Hokage, ninja is not very important."
"But now it's all in vain."
"Hiruzen, do you think Danzo will incite ninjas to rebel against you?"
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The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.
After Danzo left the Hokage Tower, he came here directly, but the journey was completely different from the last time Danzo came here.
There were almost no ANBU people on duty on the streets. Even when they arrived at Uzumaki Mito's residence, there was no one guarding the door.
Danzo was a little embarrassed when he stopped in front of the gate. Danzo, who always needed to pass a message and get Mito Uzumaki's permission before he could enter, didn't know whether he should break through the door this time.
"Danzo-sama?"
A man happened to pass by and saw Danzo standing at the door.
Danzo has a little impression of this person. He has seen him on the road when he came to the Senju clan before. He should be a member of the Senju clan, right?
"Who are you?"
"Haha, it's normal that Lord Danzo doesn't recognize me. I'm not a ninja. I'm a member of the Senju clan."
"Anyone whose name uses this word is generally destined to be extraordinary."
Danzo also gave a polite compliment, but it was just a compliment. Danzo did not sense how much chakra this person had in his body.
"Haha, Danzo-sama is joking. I was tested when I was a child, and it is not suitable for cultivating chakra. Today's chakra is not as good as that of genin who have not graduated from the ninja school. Danzo-sama is standing here, do you want to see Mito-sama?
"
Danzo didn't know how to respond to this person's self-denial, so he could only smile awkwardly: "Well, no one informed me, I'm afraid it would be impolite to go in directly."
"Haha, Danzo-sama pays too much attention to politeness. Mito-sama doesn't like the way he has to inform people every time he comes. Forget it, I'll go ask for you." With that, Senju Fan
He just opened the door and entered, and soon he brought Danzo the expected reply.
After saying goodbye politely to Senju Han, Danzo walked into the house he often visited before.
Three months ago, Danzo would find time to come once every half month at most, and even if there was no reason, he would make up a reason of his own.
Initially, he wanted to strengthen his relationship with the Senju clan and increase his leverage in competing for the position of the Third Hokage.
However, as time went by, Uzumaki Mito helped Danzo more and more.
First it was the sealing technique, and then he was given guidance from time to time. A few months ago, he noticed that Uzumaki Mito once taught him one of the sealing techniques, which is a seal that can store chakra, plus the production of the basic detonating talisman from Tenmei shop.
It can be said that Danzo's current strength is due to the increase in strength he obtained from Tobirama, and most importantly from the favor of Uzumaki Mito.