Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 127 Meeting and Rage

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This time, the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja joined forces to plan the collapse of Konoha.

The core organizer is naturally Orochimaru.

But Danzo Shimura also played a very important role in this. Without the help of Danzo Shimura, it would be impossible for thousands of Sand Ninjas and hundreds of Sound Ninjas to hide from the huge border garrison of Konohagakure and sneak all the way to the suburbs of Konohagakure.

To put it bluntly, Danzo is the 'third-party ally' in Konoha's collapse plan, assisting with intelligence, covering and erasing traces, and finally keeping his troops inactive. Although the Root does not have many people, each of them is an elite Chunin-level existence.

Such a force was not put into the battlefield to resist foreign enemies.

This is enough to explain Danzo's thoughts.

He just hoped that Sarutobi Hiruzen would die in this war, even if Konoha had to pay a certain price for it, it didn't matter. In Danzo's view, their Konoha family was big and powerful, with decades of foundation. Even if there was a little loss, they could still sit firmly on the throne of the number one in the ninja world. The decline over the years was not the weakening of the village's strength, but was simply caused by Sarutobi Hiruzen's weakness.

Danzo felt that as long as he successfully ascended the throne of Hokage, he would be able to wipe out all enemies in Konoha. This was Danzo's "confidence"!
Therefore, Danzo felt that the death and injury of some Konoha ninjas and civilians and the destruction of some buildings were not a big deal, as they were sacrifices that had to be made for the sake of "righteousness".

But this definitely does not include the defection of Menma, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!
This is a strategic weapon that even Danzo thinks is extremely important.

Therefore, after hearing that Menma was actually bewitched by Orochimaru, this Dark Lord of Konoha really could no longer maintain the calm expression on his face.

"Damn it, send someone to contact Orochimaru immediately and tell him to send the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki back immediately. Otherwise, he will bear all the consequences. I will never let him go!"

Danzo looked coldly at the Root man below and spoke in an extremely chilling voice.

Danzo, whose self-confidence was extremely inflated, could not bear to see Orochimaru playing tricks on him like this.

"Yes!"

"Master Danzo, there is news from the Mitomon elders that a high-level meeting is to be held immediately. Please come over immediately!"

After the root man in front responded, a figure flashed in from the left.

He knelt on one knee and reported to Danzo above him.

After hearing this, Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he nodded and said, "Well, I understand. You must deal with what I just told you to do immediately. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

After finishing the explanation.

Danzo also leaned on his wooden staff and walked lightly away from the Root Base. He walked straight all the way and soon arrived at the building under the Hokage Rock. Looking at the four Hokage statues on it, a very obscure fiery color flashed in the depths of Danzo's pupils.

"Soon, it will be my turn soon!"

Danzo murmured in his heart.

Immediately, he took a step forward and strode towards the top floor of the building.

By the time Danzo arrived at the Hokage's private office, there were already four figures sitting inside.

Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, Jiraiya, and Nara Shikaku who serves as the Hokage's think tank.

While seeing these people.

Danzo's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

Just then he slowly walked to the sofa on the left and sat down.

Mitomon En, who was sitting opposite, spoke up. "Danzo, you came at the right time. We just happened to discuss a key issue. With Hiruzen dead, although the village has many problems to deal with, the top priority is to decide on the candidate for Hokage. Koharu and I both think Jiraiya is the most suitable candidate. We plan to report this directly to the Daimyo. You should also sign your name."

Of course, the succession of the Kage of the five major ninja villages requires the approval of the daimyo of their respective countries, and then has to go through a formal appointment procedure, but in fact, everyone knows that this is just a process. Among the Kages of the five major ninja villages over the decades, which one was really selected by the daimyo?

The so-called leader and monarch of the entire country is really just a nominal symbol for the ninja village.

It is impossible for the daimyo to really interfere in the affairs of the ninja village.

Especially regarding the selection of Kage, as long as a consensus is reached here in the Ninja Village, there will absolutely be no reversal at the national level headed by the Daimyo.

They just have to agree.

In the original work, there is only one scene where the Hokage's choice is obstructed and changed. That is when Tsunade fell into a coma and Kakashi was to succeed as the Sixth Hokage. However, the key point was not the Fire Country Daimyo, but Danzo's interference and conspiracy manipulation.

Otherwise, with the approval of the vast majority of people, Kakashi could definitely succeed as the Sixth Hokage.

Whether in the original work or in this time and space, when Sarutobi Hiruzen died in battle, Danzo had obviously already set his sights on the position of the Fifth Hokage.

But the moment when Mitomon Yan, his old friend, said this.

Danzo's heart sank.

"Well, Yan and I have the same opinion. Jiraiya is the right candidate at the moment. Danzo, you should have the same opinion, right?"

Utane Koharu opened her eyes slightly, looked directly at Danzo who was sitting opposite her, and said in a deep voice.

As close friends of Danzo Shimura for many years, both Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu knew Danzo's personality too well. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen did not directly say everything that he did in his early years, as advisors to the Hokage, both of them were very clear about it.

But they had the same opinion as Sarutobi Hiruzen, that the Hidden Leaf Village needed Danzo to do something special, but they also had to suppress Danzo at all times.

Danzo cannot be allowed to interfere in the important affairs of the village.

For example, for the current position of the Fifth Hokage, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu both think that Jiraiya is the most suitable candidate for their Konohagakure Village right now.

Whether it is strength, prestige, or status!

These are the most correct choices to restore stability to Konohagakure Village. Konoha now needs a powerful Hokage to lead it.

This is to be expected though.

But when I heard that my two best friends had the same opinion.

Danzo's expression also became very gloomy.

The temperature all around seemed to drop suddenly.

Also one second later.

Danzo seemed to have gathered his composure again. He glanced at Jiraiya calmly, and then snorted and said nonchalantly, "If you think it's okay, then it's fine."

These words were spoken in a plain and calm manner.

Only Danzo himself knew the anger in his heart.

Lu Jiu, who was standing on the other side, looked expressionless, but in fact he was secretly relieved.

(End of this chapter)