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Chapter 348 Danzo's Limited-Time Return

When Pain attacked Konoha, Naruto was still training at Mount Myōboku.

The burden of Konoha now rests on Tsunade and Kakashi's shoulders. Their task is to buy as much time as possible and wait for Naruto's return.

Tsunade's trust in Naruto was like a gamble; she placed all her bets on him, believing, like Jiraiya, that Naruto was the future of the village.

Fortunately, she won what could be called the biggest gamble of her life.

[With the rampant destruction caused by Pain's various monstrous summons, technological weapons, and the power of the Six Paths, Konoha suffered even greater losses than during Orochimaru's invasion.]

Looking at the desolate scene before her, Tsunade felt an overwhelming pang of heartache.

She remembered that her younger brother and lover both dreamed of protecting Konoha, and the Will of Fire within her was rekindled; protecting the next generation of the village was the most important thing.

Instead of using her superhuman strength to attack enemies, Tsunade summoned a giant slug and began healing the entire village of ninja single-handedly.

She will protect these flames for Konoha.

[A home can be rebuilt, as long as everyone is safe, that's all that matters, as long as we can hold out until Naruto returns.]

"Look, old man, look! My Tsunade's understanding is what you call the Will of Fire. Yours isn't even the Will of Fire."

The Third Hokage covered his face.

He was just feeling relieved, thinking that after waiting for so many years, Jiraiya had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

But then he turned around and started belittling himself as his teacher, frantically praising Tsunade.

The Third Hokage couldn't help but think: What sins did he commit back then to have taken in Orochimaru and Jiraiya, these two rebellious disciples?

"Yes, old man. My grandfather's Will of Fire was meant to sacrifice the older generation to protect the younger generation, but you've completely reversed it. Tell me yourself, what did you, Danzo, and those two advisors do during World War III?"

The Third Hokage: I was too hasty; it turns out all three of them were traitors.

"There was really no other way at the time."

During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha could be described as fighting four opponents at once.

The four great ninja villages of Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure are all enemies of Konoha.

It is understandable that a village would be short-handed in terms of manpower when facing four major ninja villages, but this is not a reason to send children to the battlefield.

"Why didn't you, Danzo, and those two advisors go to the battlefield when there weren't enough people? And those old fogies in the clans, they're all cowards who wouldn't go to the front lines, watching helplessly as children from the village die on the battlefield in droves. How can you live with yourselves?"

Frustrated by Tsunade's sharp questioning, the Third Hokage took out his pipe and took a deep drag.

"It's not that I don't want to go to the battlefield, but I want to stay in the village to coordinate all the logistical work. These tasks are just as important."

What the Third Hokage said does make sense.

During World War I, he was merely a disciple and bodyguard serving the Second Hokage; he wasn't even a battlefield commander.

During World War II, however, he was the Hokage, and although he did not go to the front lines, he participated in all the logistical work.

By the time of World War III, no one in the entire village had the logistical capabilities to match his.

In order to ensure that the ninjas on the front lines received sufficient resources with limited resources, he had no choice but to give up going to the front lines and become the chief logistics officer.

"Okay, your argument makes sense, but what about Danzo? What about Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado? The three of them hold high positions in Konoha, but they're not as important as you, are they?"

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If Danzo can still be defended by saying that his presence in the village allowed him to better manage Root and gather intelligence on the enemy, then Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado truly cannot be defended.

To put it bluntly, the advisor is just someone who offers suggestions; the one who makes the decisions is still the Hokage.

During wartime, advisors are not really that important.

If we really want to hear advice on war, wouldn't it be better to go to Shikaku of the Nara family?

"Therefore, I have stepped down from the position of Hokage, and the two of them are no longer advisors to Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade was at a loss for words.

Do you really want Koharu Utatane and Eroka Mito to pay with their lives?

That's unrealistic.

Take away their power and let them be ordinary old people; that would be just fine.

For Tsunade at this time, besides the external threat of Pain, Konoha also had internal troubles that were nauseating her.

Danzo, who always claimed he would do anything for the village, has surprisingly chosen to remain inactive.

This move even surprised the Root ninja themselves: If we don't join the war, won't Konoha be finished?

Danzo's subordinates were all more enlightened than him.

Upon hearing his subordinate's question, his answer was: as long as that woman uses the slug, she will be perfectly fine.

Danzo wanted to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but this incident is one he can't clear his name of.

"Tsk, this Danzo guy is disgusting. Tobirama brat, you really have a good disciple. He's just like you."

Tobima's office.

Madara was clearly disgusted by Danzo's choice.

He never imagined that Konoha in later generations would produce such a thing.

It's utterly disgusting that they're still thinking about power and profit when the village is facing a life-or-death crisis.

"Danzo, Madara Gegeei mentioned you. Do you want to say something?"

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To be honest, at this moment Danzo just wanted to be a nobody and didn't want to respond to what Madara said at all.

After all, he knew how annoying he was on his original trajectory.

Even he himself hated the version of himself that was greedy for life, cowardly, and fond of vying for power and profit, let alone others.

In order to avoid attracting Madara's attention, he had tried his best to keep a low profile, but he never expected to be betrayed by his own teacher.

He could only say helplessly, "Teacher, you know I've already reformed."

After saying that, Danzo suddenly remembered something.

Didn't he want to introduce a potential partner to Tobirama-sensei a few months ago?

To that end, he did a lot of good deeds in the village to make his presence known.

And you know what? He actually got to know quite a few older folks this way.

Through the elderly men and women, he met many women of suitable age.

And so, last month he arranged for these women to meet with Tobirama-sensei.

As for the outcome, well, it's obviously hopeless.

Tobirama Senju did not want to get married.

In his own words, women were too troublesome and would delay his research time.

He didn't care about offspring; at worst, he could clone one using his own genes combined with other people's genes.

This way, you don't have to worry about your child being born with birth defects.

Thinking about this, Danzo felt that Tobirama-sensei was most likely taking revenge on him for the arranged marriage.

It's really hard to keep up.

Isn't he just trying to end Tobirama-sensei's single status?

All he wants is a master's wife, isn't it?

Isn't his goal to become the Third Hokage?

What did he do wrong?

"Alright, alright, so your name is Danzo, right? Feel honored, because I'll be keeping a close eye on you from now on."

You're so honored!

Danzo cursed inwardly but dared not reply, and could only look at Tobirama Senju with resentment.

(End of this chapter)