Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

"Who knows?"

Looking at the dishonest Kagura, Tsuchishiro curled his lip.

Kagura looked at him, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Seeing that Tsuchishiro's expression was becoming increasingly confused, he stopped laughing and said:

"Instead of wasting time on me, you should worry more about the Jonin in your village."

The moment those people appeared, I knew you'd all become pawns in someone else's game.

"I'm afraid that in the end, none of you Jonin will survive."

Hearing Kagura's analysis, Tsuchishiro's expression grew increasingly grim.

The exceptionally intelligent Kagura instantly understood his meaning. He looked gloomily towards the original location of the waterfall and said resentfully:

"Danzo!"

Chapter 45 I said I could find anyone

On the other side of the battlefield, in front of the great waterfall.

No, under Hiruzen Sarutobi's powerful Five Elements Great Combo Technique, the huge waterfall had already disappeared.

The massive waterfall was shattered in the middle, leaving the scene in complete disarray.

The Cloud Village Jonin, stunned by the attack, stood frozen in place, exchanging glances but none daring to advance.

You should know that that terrifying attack just now wiped out nearly ten of their Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi used this move to make them clearly understand the difference between a Jonin and a Kage.

However, the members of the "Root" organization who followed Danzo in his rebellion were unharmed.

Unlike those ignorant Jonin from Kumogakure, as members of Konoha, they were acutely aware of Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength.

So as soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi made his move, they immediately moved away from the battlefield and hid at a safe distance.

At this moment, they stood behind Danzo, their expressions hidden behind their masks.

A strange silence fell over the room for a moment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi made no further moves, simply standing there coldly watching the group opposite him.

In fact, only he himself knew that although that attack looked easy, it had almost completely drained the chakra in his body.

Therefore, he was happy to see this standoff, so that he could take the opportunity to recover and regulate his chakra.

However, this silent standoff did not last long. After a short while, it was the same Jonin from Kumogakure who had previously mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi who spoke up.

However, this time he addressed Danzo.

Looking at Danzo, who had been standing still since the start of the event, showing no intention of making a move, he said in a deep, gloomy voice:

Is this what you call sincerity?

We have lost so many comrades because of the ambush you mentioned.

If you don't have any other trump cards, I'm afraid none of us can beat him.

Or are you still unwilling to take action?

Danzo remained calm despite being questioned by his collaborators.

He completely ignored the Jonin and instead addressed Hiruzen Sarutobi below:

"Over the years as Hokage, those complicated affairs don't seem to have hindered your training."

You're stronger than before.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his golden cudgel and replied with pride:

"As the Hokage, isn't strength the most important thing?"

In response to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Danzo nodded noncommittally, but then slowly shook his head and sighed:

"But compared to that person, you're still far, far behind..."

"That person?... "

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of doubt. Just as he was about to ask a question, he was interrupted.

The one who interrupted them was the Jonin from Kumogakure.

Seeing that Danzo ignored his questions, his anger almost reached its limit.

It's worth noting that if Danzo hadn't been in contact with them early in the war, and if I hadn't seen his severed right arm a few days ago...

How could the high-ranking officials of Kumogakure easily trust this old fox and send out their elite team of Jonin without hesitation?

The Hokage who accompanied Danzo here to ambush Konoha?

But look at it now.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki and Tsuchishiro, who should have been the leaders of the team, were taken to other battlefields by that young man named Kagura.

And these Jonin lost most of their comrades right at the start of the battle.

In contrast, the Hokage of Konoha, Danzo, and his subordinates were almost completely unharmed.

For a moment, he even doubted whether he and his group had fallen into Konoha's trap.

Danzo and that Hokage were putting on a show to eliminate them.

So when he saw Danzo ignoring him and chatting with Hiruzen Sarutobi, he could no longer suppress his anger and loudly questioned:

"I said, Danzo!"

What exactly do you mean now?

Shouldn't you give us an explanation?

This time, Danzo finally responded to him.

He coldly looked at the Jonin and said:

"Explain?"

What explanation do you pawns need from me?

Seeing Danzo's gaze, which was as if he were looking at a dead man, he should have been even more furious, but for some reason, he felt a chill in his heart and couldn't speak for a moment.

The next second, several dark figures suddenly appeared from the sky.

Countless black blood vessels appeared out of thin air at the scene, and five of them precisely pierced the hearts of the last five remaining Jonin from Kumogakure from behind.

Looking at the black veins that were constantly pulsating around his heart, the Jonin glanced at Danzo in despair.

However, he didn't even have a chance to say his last words before the black blood vessel, along with his heart, was pulled out of his body.

As copious amounts of blood gushed from the massive wounds on their backs, the five remaining Jonin of Kumogakure collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Danzo seemed completely oblivious to what was happening, and continued speaking to Hiruzen Sarutobi:

"Compared to someone like Uchiha Madara, you and I are still too insignificant."

You should remember that I said at the start of the war that I could find anyone to cooperate with.

At least compared to the other countries, Madara Uchiha was clearly a better collaborator.

As soon as he finished speaking, the five blood vessels reunited and merged into one person.

It was Kakuzu from the Akatsuki organization.

He frowned, looking at the four hearts in his hand with disdain, and said with dissatisfaction:

"Out of five people, only one had a qualified heart."

Are the so-called Jonin of today all this weak?

They then threw them out like trash.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned but did not blindly start a battle.

He had already learned about Kakuzu's abilities through Kagura.

Without a doubt, this Kakuzu possesses at least Kage-level strength.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's solemn expression, Danzo smiled for the first time.

With a wave of his remaining left hand, he donned the black robe adorned with fiery clouds.

Instead of looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi, he turned and walked towards Kakuzu.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi clearly understood his choice.

He hurriedly shouted loudly:

"Are you really going to join Madara Uchiha's side?"

What about Konoha?

Are you going to abandon all the dreams we once fought for?

Faced with the questioning of his former best friend, Danzo did not pause in his tracks.

He waved his only arm and said in a deep voice:

No, that's not my dream.

This is my last gift before I leave Konoha.

Anyway, we got what we wanted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the next time we meet, we'll be enemies!

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept over him, and he and his subordinates disappeared without a trace.

Kakuzu, who was left last, looked down at Hiruzen Sarutobi below, pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice:

"Tell Kagura that I will challenge him to another duel."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot along with Danzo's figure.

In just a few minutes, only Hiruzen Sarutobi remained on the entire battlefield.