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Chapter 552 Unless You Can't Help It

"presumptuous!"

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Danzo slammed his cane down hard, making a loud thud on the floor of the Hokage's office.

"Lord Danzo, please calm down."

Minato Namikaze leaned against the table with his hands folded, and said helplessly, "I suppose you don't want to bear part of the cost of damaging public property?"

"Since Lady Tsunade left, Konoha has reduced its expenditure on damage to public property considerably."

"Humph!"

Danzo angrily put away his cane, suppressing his temper, and said to Minato, "Fourth Hokage, you'd better think carefully about just how much damage the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan could do to Konoha if they join forces!"

"By then, it's hard to say whether Konoha will still be the same Konoha it is now, or whether it will still be the Konoha of the Hokage!"

"Lord Danzo, I think you've misunderstood something."

Minato smiled and withdrew his hand, leaning back in his chair. He said calmly, "Konoha has never been the Hokage's Konoha; Konoha is Konoha's Konoha."

"It belongs to every Konoha resident, it belongs to the Senju, it belongs to the Uchiha, it belongs to all the ninjas and people who exist in Konoha!"

"Shimura, Minato is right, you have some issues with this."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting to the side, tapped his pipe on the coffee table, and wisps of white smoke rose from the pipe, obscuring his face.

During this time, Minato has grown so much that Hiruzen Sarutobi can play a smaller and smaller role.

Minato's ability to deal with the elders had also improved considerably; at least he was now able to confront Danzo head-on without needing his assistance.

"I was wrong about that."

Danzo was a ruthless and ambitious man, and he quickly understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's warning.

As a high-ranking official in Konoha, he must win the hearts and minds of the people; he cannot treat Konoha as his own personal Konoha.

Even if that's what he actually thinks, it's still not acceptable.

"However, we must thoroughly investigate Itachi Uchiha's frequent appearances at the Senju mansion!"

Danzo took a deep breath, suppressing his slight agitation, and solemnly addressed Minato.

"I was against the Uchiha kid going to the Senju mansion back then... I remember his name was Sasuke, right?"

"Sasuke staying at the Senju mansion is having a really bad influence!"

"If it weren't for you, Fourth Generation..."

Hearing Danzo's complaint, Minato smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Chiaki is my junior sister. Is there a problem with me entrusting my son to her care?"

“Sasuke isn’t related to Chiaki; he just has a good relationship with Naruto.”

"Lord Danzo, there's no need to discuss matters between the two children."

"...Alright, let's leave this matter aside for now."

Faced with Minato's straightforward rebuttal, Danzo hesitated, suppressing his own words.

Minato is indeed becoming more and more difficult to deal with. If he keeps pressing the topic of Sasuke, Minato might mock him for being wary of a child. But if he lets the topic go, Sasuke can openly and legitimately come and go from the Senju mansion.

Damn it, this guy is starting to resemble Hiruzen Sarutobi more and more; he's practically a little fox!

However, at present, Itachi Uchiha's problems are much bigger than Sasuke Uchiha's problems.

In terms of talent, Itachi Uchiha was the greatest threat to the Uchiha clan.

While Sasuke Uchiha displayed genius, his comprehension was not beyond his ability to handle the situation, and he could have been easily dealt with by other ninjas or geniuses from Konoha.

As I said before, Konoha lacks everything, but it doesn't lack geniuses!

Itachi is indeed terrifying; his genius is no less than Kakashi's, and perhaps even surpasses it.

Kakashi is indeed very strong, with excellent talent, and his battle mind and talent are also top-notch.

But Itachi was different. His talent in strength was almost at the level of Madara Uchiha back then, and his talent in the mind was even more terrifying. According to Danzo's information, Itachi had already shown the potential of a Kage at such a young age.

This is an extremely terrifying thing, and coupled with the Sharingan that the Uchiha clan would inevitably develop, it raised Itachi's potential several times over.

“Uchiha Itachi ignored all advice and frequently appeared at the Senju old house. I suspect that he and Senju Chiaki have a secret.”

Danzo, having sorted out his thoughts, said solemnly to Minato, "The Uchiha clan harbors wolfish ambitions. I believe that you, Fourth Hokage, have also received a considerable amount of intelligence and evidence regarding the Uchiha clan's plot to rebel."

"Although Senju Chiaki is at odds with the Uchiha clan, she has an excellent relationship with Uchiha Itachi. If Senju Chiaki were to refrain from attacking the Uchiha clan during their rebellion due to their relationship, it would be a huge blow to Konoha!"

"Even worse, if Itachi Uchiha were to bewitch Chiaki Senju and turn her into an enemy of Konoha, the losses would be even greater!"

"……puff."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly laughed as he listened, and Danzo immediately turned around and glared at him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped his pipe, a smile he couldn't hide playing on his lips. "I'm professionally trained; I don't usually laugh out loud unless I can't help it..."

"Lord Danzo, I think you are overthinking it."

Minato smiled helplessly and said, "Chiaki likes girls; she's not interested in men."

"Moreover, the Uchiha clan and Miss Future are mortal enemies. Chiaki will never lend a helping hand to the Uchiha clan under any circumstances, so you can rest assured about that."

"Shimura, what methods do you think Itachi will use to seduce... oh, sorry... attract Chiaki?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe, looking at Danzo with a smile in his eyes, and asked.

Male beauty? Wealth? Power?

"Qianqiu possesses everything you can imagine, a goddess-like being with almost no desires. How can an ordinary person attract her attention?"

Danzo's face darkened. He thought about it carefully and realized that Hiruzen Sarutobi's words made sense.

How could someone like Chiaki appear in this ninja world?

It's really baffling!

"In short, I have given all the necessary reminders!"

"If you don't believe me, then just wait and see how things develop! Humph!"

Danzo snorted angrily, turned around, and walked out of the Hokage's office.

He gritted his teeth as he listened to the laughter and chatter coming from the office, when suddenly a voice reached his ears.

"Lord Danzo, I think...we can have a talk?"

"Regarding the Uchiha clan..."

Chapter 553 You've Changed

"The night is so beautiful tonight."

In the quiet night, the starry sky adorns the courtyard. Future leans on Qianqiu's shoulder, quietly watching the twinkling stars in the sky.

A full moon hung high in the sky, casting its cool yet beautiful light, which made the eyes of the two girls shine just as brightly.

"Yes, but you are more beautiful."

Qianqiu couldn't resist the temptation and lowered his head to kiss Mirai's lips. Mirai let out a soft moan and went limp in Qianqiu's arms, letting him collect her saliva.

Even though the two had played many games that were just between the two of them, and developed a lot of content that couldn't be written in the main text, otherwise it would be easily banned, Qianqiu's desire for the future had never been satisfied.

She remains exactly the same as she was at the beginning, still harboring unrealistic hopes for the future.

"elder sister."

Swoosh

A flash of white light appeared, and a white-haired boy appeared behind Chiaki and Mirai, bowing his head to wait for their intimacy to end.

Seemingly noticing the commotion behind her, Mirai blushed and shrank into Chiaki's arms, refusing to look up despite Chiaki's teasing.

She is quite shy about these things, especially in front of others, and feels very embarrassed.

"Stop messing around, we need to get down to business!"

Seeing that Qianqiu still had no intention of stopping, he quickly poked her soft flesh and said in a sweet voice.

"All right……"

Chiaki stopped with regret. With a gentle lift of her hand, the long sleeves of her purple kimono covered most of the future's body. Then she turned her head and looked at the boy behind her with an unfriendly expression.

"……explain."

Her tone was full of dissatisfaction; she was clearly very angry.

The white-haired boy, Kakashi, awkwardly tugged at his mask, unaware that he had just stumbled upon the intimate scene between the two.

However, it's very likely not Kakashi's fault, but rather that Chiaki seems to have become more clingy lately.

"Itachi Uchiha has already made his move. Should we go check it out?"

Kakashi said to Chiaki in a deep voice, "I haven't informed the Anbu yet, but I imagine the Fourth Hokage already knows."

"No need to notify the Dark Division."

Qianqiu shook her head, her beautiful eyes blinked gently, and she looked up at the outer edge of the courtyard. "He's here."

Swoosh

As expected, just as Qianqiu finished speaking, a golden light pierced the beautiful night and appeared in the courtyard of the Qianshou Old House with a frosty expression.

"Qianqiu, give me an explanation."

Minato walked towards Chiaki in a very angry manner. He had just been tenderly cuddling with Kushina when he suddenly sensed a strange chakra fluctuation, which almost made the irritable Kushina break his hand.

After Kushina hurriedly and unsatisfiedly explained herself, Minato rushed out of the room.

Instead of moving towards the strange chakra fluctuation, he immediately came to Chiaki's side.

“I knew from the beginning that Itachi Uchiha had been in contact with you, but out of trust in you, I decided not to ask anything.”

Minato walked up to Chiaki with a grim expression and said, word by word, "But now I have to ask you a question."

"Qianqiu, what exactly do you want?"