This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took another puff of the pipe in his hand, and then spoke slowly.

"Hanzo of the Salamander just sent someone to deliver the news that the Rain Ninja has chosen to declare war on Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice reached the ears of the four people present, and they all showed expressions of surprise.

"what?"

"Has this old poisonous creature from the Rain Village gone mad?"

Shimura Danzo sneered disdainfully, without any respect for Hanzo in his words, but instead there was a hint of joy in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu frowned after hearing this.

It can be seen that the three people have completely different attitudes towards war.

"By the way, before word reaches us that the Rain Ninja has declared war on us."

"Border ninjas have detected that a large number of Rain Ninjas are beginning to move towards the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind."

"It's very likely that Hanzo of the Salamander didn't simply declare war on Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened up another piece of information, which made Mito Kado En on the opposite side show a hint of understanding in his eyes.

"No wonder"

"Hanzo, I'm playing a big game."

Mizuto Menyan exclaimed in amazement, a hint of deep understanding flashed in his eyes.

They are all old foxes who have been famous in the ninja world for many years, so Hanzo's thoughts naturally cannot be hidden from their eyes.

"Then following this line of thought, it is very likely that the Rain Ninja has also declared war on the Iwagakure."

"Otherwise, there's no reason for him to declare war only on us and Sunagakure."

On the other side, Utane Koharu analyzed rationally, with a hint of solemnity in her eyes.

"Danzo, send your people hiding in Iwagakure to bring back the information as soon as possible."

"We must immediately confirm this hypothesis."

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen's guess was consistent with that of Utatane Koharu, in order to be safe, he still ordered Danzo to use the information of the Root.

"understood."

Danzo also realized the seriousness of the problem and directly agreed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's request.

"Even though Hanzo of the Salamander is a rare genius in the ninja world."

"But after all, being born into a Rain Ninja family, it's still difficult for me to achieve anything great. It's not worth mentioning."

Mitomon En spoke slowly, and the glass eyes he wore also shone with a gleam of brilliance under the reflection of the sunlight.

His confidence comes from his arrogance in Konoha's powerful strength.

"With the Rain Ninja's strength, it's impossible for them to attack the three major nations at the same time."

"The reason why he dared to defeat them one by one."

"It's simply because they predict that the major powers will be wary of each other and will not take the initiative to deal with the Rain Ninja."

"And Hanzo of the Salamander took this opportunity to try to expel the Great Power's hand from the Land of Rain."

"Based on Rain Ninja's movements, it's not hard to see that he wants to squeeze the "soft persimmon" first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly expressed Hanzo's thoughts. After all, the other party had no intention of hiding it. This was a real "open conspiracy".

"If nothing unexpected happens, Sunagakure has already deployed a large number of forces on the border of River Country."

(The small country between the Fire Country and the Wind Country is the River Country.)

Mitomon En smiled and spoke slowly without any concern.

It seems that in the hearts of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mito Kado En, not only do they not take the Rain Shinobi seriously, they also look down on the Sand Village, which is also one of the five major ninja villages.

Even among the five major countries, their strength varies.

At the moment, Konoha is undoubtedly the strongest, followed by Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

For many years, Sand Village has basically been in the "weakest" position. Kirigakure is slightly stronger than Sand Village, but also limited.

Originally, Kirigakure was once as powerful as Iwagakure and Kumogakure, but the internal friction in recent years has further weakened Kirigakure's strength.

It has always been ranked second from the bottom.

After all, Ryosuke has only been on the throne for a short time, so there is nothing that can be done about it.

"The Rain Ninja's surprise attack on Sunagakure was also because they knew that Sunagakure was the weakest among the three."

"According to this order, the Rain Ninja should choose to attack us last."

Utane Koharu echoed Mitomon En and said that these two were not only second-generation disciples and fellow apprentices of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but they were also now married, and the way they spoke had a bit of a "husband singing and wife following" tone.

"I just don't know if that time will ever come again."

Utane Koharu added (chcc), with a hint of indifference in her eyes, and her attitude was similar to that of her husband Mitokado En.

What he meant was that with the strength of the Rain Ninja, they were probably no match for the Sand Ninja and the Rock Ninja, and it was not their turn to fight against Konoha at all.

"Humph!"

"But we can't let the Rain Ninja lose face for Konoha in vain."

"I am willing to take the lead and teach the Rain Ninja a lesson."

Danzo Shimura on the side snorted coldly, then challenged for a fight with a burning gaze.

Hearing this, a strange look flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, but he still said nothing.

"No!" X2

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say anything, but Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu stopped Danzo's idea in unison.

"Why?!"

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Danzo's eyes, and one of his hands clenched into a fist.

"Going to war now is not in Konoha's interest."

"We just have to wait and see what happens."

Mitomon En explained that the sunlight was reflected on the glass eyes, making it impossible to see his eyes clearly.

"Hahaha!!!"

"Danzo, you are always so impulsive even at your age."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly laughed, a friendly smile on his face, as if he was just joking with an old friend.

However, the implication was that he directly rejected Danzo's idea of ​​going into battle.

The three people's unanimous rejection made Danzo's face look particularly ugly.

His face turned dark and he threw his hand away.

"Humph!"

"I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step."

Seeing this, Danzo forced himself to suppress the anger in his eyes, then stood up, pushed open the door and left the office.

Seeing Danzo leave, the three did not stop him.

The conversation between the four people just now has almost determined the direction of this matter.

Although Danzo seemed unhappy, he also chose to acquiesce to the treatment of the three people.

He also knew clearly that the chance of leading the army into battle was not great, but he still wanted to give it a try.

As expected, before Sarutobi Hiruzen even opened his mouth, Utane Koharu and Mizutsumon En had already rejected his request.

Therefore, Danzo stopped asking for trouble and turned around to leave, because he knew that what happened next had nothing to do with him, and staying would only bring him unhappiness.

As for why Danzo was determined to become a commander and fight on the front lines?

Could it be that Danzo Shimura was so ambitious that he was willing to shed blood and sacrifice for Konoha?

of course not.

He did this simply because he still had ambitions for the position of Hokage.

If you want to succeed the throne of Hokage, you must have great reputation to support you. Back then, Sarutobi Hiruzen relied on the last will of the second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

If Danzo wants to challenge Sarutobi Hiruzen's position, he must gain great reputation, and military exploits are undoubtedly the best means.

Danzo Shimura knew in his heart that Sarutobi Hiruzen was currently at the peak of his career, and if he wanted to become Hokage, he still needed to be patient and wait, so he did not insist any further.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you old man, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will become Hokage!"

At this moment, the famous Dark Ninja secretly swore in his heart and made the unrealistic wish to "whitewash".

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two were naturally well aware of his little thoughts, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was even more dismissive of it.

He didn't even need to take action himself, as Mito Kado En and the other man had already completely defeated Shimura Danzo.

Danzo, who just took the blame and did the dirty work, wants to be whitewashed and stand in the light?

Sarutobi Hiruzen could only laugh at Danzo's naiveté.

Chapter 185, The Struggle for Power

After Danzo left, the three of them looked accustomed to it and didn't care at all.

In fact, the three of them were all aware of Danzo's ambition, but they all chose to "turn a blind eye" to it.

The reason is actually very simple.

Sarutobi Hiruzen needs to take advantage of Danzo's ambition to help him take the blame and do the dirty work.

Mitomon En and Utane Koharu chose to turn a blind eye to Danzo's ambition, not for the so-called "brotherhood", but for their own interests.

After all, at this moment, the interests of the four of them have been tied together, and they occupy a dominant position within the numerous factions of Konoha.

Because of this, in order to maintain the existing interests, the two must ensure the stability of this four-person group.

Danzo has always dreamed of subversion, so the two naturally disagree.

Once Sarutobi Hiruzen falls, they will inevitably suffer.

In addition, compared with Danzo who looks sinister, Sarutobi Hiruzen's image is much gentler and more positive, so the two of them naturally prefer Sarutobi Hiruzen more.

After all, no one wants to work under someone who looks bad at first glance.

And in the eyes of the two, the reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to "turn a blind eye" to Danzo's ambition was really because of "nostalgia".

This also creates a more positive image of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Taking all factors into consideration, when it comes to the position of Hokage, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado En will always stand on the side of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"This battle will have to be fought sooner or later."

"Danzo is right. Whether or not the Rain Ninja can overcome the Sand Village and the Rock Village."

"Konoha's reputation cannot be lost."

"Huruzen, who do you want to lead the army?"

Mitomon En asked Sarutobi Hiruzen with a burning gaze.

As soon as Danzo left, the three of them began to discuss who should lead the army.

As expected, the three of them just deliberately rejected Danzo's request to go into battle.

"call"

"vomit"

Sarutobi Hiruzen took another puff of the pipe in his hand, with a deep look in his eyes.

"It's just a mere Rain Ninja, there's no need for me to personally take action."

"I think Jiraiya and the other three are more than capable of shouldering this burden."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone remained calm, and there was no change in the kindness on his expression, but as soon as he said this, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

"Can they?"

Mitomon En asked with some concern.