This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Because there was no hope, Mizunoe Ryosuke's proposal had no appeal in the eyes of Hanzo.

Chapter 484: The Opening of the Giant Net

This also indirectly shows that perhaps Hanzo Salamander has already prepared himself for defeat.

It is precisely because of this that he remained indifferent to Mizunoe Ryosuke's persuasion and temptation.

As I said, sometimes, having no attitude is the best attitude.

Using reverse thinking, Mizunoe Ryosuke vaguely perceived Hanzo's thoughts.

This also made him feel completely at ease.

There are two reasons for this.

First.

Before, Mizunoe Ryosuke had always wanted to use Konoha to smooth over Hanzo of the Salamander, and now it seems that this plan has been successfully realized.

The unruly Hanzo has already begun to realize the gap between him and the five major ninja villages. He should also have deeply realized that without a strong enough foundation behind him, it would be difficult to achieve anything even if he is the strongest in the ninja world.

After Hanzo of the Salamander's fighting spirit was dampened and hit a wall, it provided Mizunoe Ryosuke with an opportunity to fulfill his plan.

The second point is also very important.

That is, Tsunade, as one of the three ninjas, will inevitably fight with Hanzo of the Salamander. According to Mizunoe Ryosuke's estimation, with the three ninjas at the quasi-kage level, they are still not strong enough to fight against Hanzo of the Salamander who is at the super-kage level.

Therefore, even with the impact of his butterfly flapping its wings, the three ninjas will most likely still be defeated.

The battlefield is not a place for child's play, and fighting with a super-shadow-level strongman is an extremely dangerous thing, so Mizunoe Ryosuke must ensure Tsunade's safety.

However, openly intervening in the matter is not conducive to Ryosuke Mizunoe's plan, so it is most beneficial for Ryosuke Mizunoe to let the battle between the Sannin and Hanzo of the Salamander maintain the result in the original work.

The key here is Hanzo's mentality at the moment.

If Mizunoe Ryosuke came today and Hanzo's attitude was still as arrogant and determined as before, Mizunoe Ryosuke would have to reconsider his backup plan to ensure Tsunade's safety.

Fortunately, everything went as Ryosuke Mizunoe had expected.

Hanzo of the Salamander had lost his spirit and was no longer able to fight.

Then it is very likely that Hanzo of the Salamander will repeat the trajectory in the original work.

Now that the situation in the Rain Country has been basically settled, with only the finishing touches needed, it is time for him to launch his plan.

And this plan, Mizunoe Ryosuke intends to name it - Collapse of Konoha!

Thinking of this, a happy arc appeared on the corner of Mizunoe Ryosuke's mouth. The reason he gave this name was not because he really wanted Konoha to collapse completely, but just to satisfy his own bad taste.

After all, Konoha should be well kept for his Tsuna.

After gathering his thoughts, Mizunoe Ryosuke did not hesitate and started to act directly.

With the help of the White Shark Force's intelligence network, he delivered three letters to the Sand Village, Cloud Village and the Three Ships Samurai Group in the Land of Iron.

For a moment, a card that was invisible and intangible, but enough to cover the entire ninja world, began to slowly open.

In the Land of Wind, today is the third day since Chiyo expressed her intention to seek peace with Hatake Sakumo.

For three days, neither side took any action, as if waiting for something.

For such a major matter, Hatake Sakumo did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he immediately chose to consult the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen who was far away in Konoha.

After receiving the news, Sarutobi Hiruzen first comforted Hatake Sakumo, and then ordered him not to be anxious and temporarily stop the attack.

Next, Konoha will send a special envoy of the Hokage to exercise some control over the negotiation process.

After all, everyone knows that on the surface this is called "peace talks", but in fact it can be regarded as a surrender from the Sunagakure side.

Since Sunagakure has surrendered, it is inevitable that it will "cede territory and pay compensation."

Otherwise, why would Konoha stop?

As for how much Sunagakure should pay and how to pay it, these political games are obviously not what Hatake Sakumo is good at.

Therefore, Hatake Sakumo actually had no objection to the Hokage sending someone special to negotiate.

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一!

Just today, a high-ranking Konoha official led several negotiation experts from Konoha Village. However, the moment he saw this person, Hatake Sakumo not only raised his eyebrows, but also looked a little surprised.

The person who came was a "familiar face" to Hatake Sakumo, and it was none other than the leader of the Root organization among the four Hokages - Danzo Shimura!

Looking at Danzo's sallow old face, a trace of solemnity flashed in Hatake Sakumo's eyes.

As high-ranking officials of Konoha, and the functions of the Anbu and the Root partially overlap, Hatake Sakumo, as the head of the Anbu, naturally had many dealings with Danzo Shimura.

Hatake Sakumo naturally knew what role Danzo played in Konoha, and what kind of person this person named Danzo Shimura was.

"Why was he sent here?"

Although Hatake Sakumo was very apprehensive, he still went forward calmly.

"Minister Shimura, long time no see..."

Hatake Sakumo took the initiative to greet him, and his attitude was just right, neither too distant nor making people feel that the relationship between them was very close.

In terms of status, Hatake Sakumo, as the head of the Anbu, is no less inferior to Shimura Danzo, and there is nothing inappropriate about his title.

"Minister Hatake, I want to congratulate you first."

Danzo Shimura squinted his eyes and complimented Hatake Sakumo, with a hypocritical smile on his sallow face.

This forced smile makes people feel a sense of rejection.

"Thank you for your kindness, Minister Shimura."

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo simply nodded indifferently, his expression remaining indifferent.

Hatake Sakumo naturally knew why Danzo was congratulating him, and he responded very appropriately.

After all, this time, he defeated the Sand Village and made great contributions to Konoha. It can be expected that he will have a bright future after returning to the village.

Seeing this, Shimura Danzo remained calm on the surface, but a hint of extremely strong jealousy flashed deep in his eyes.

"You little brat! You're just relying on that old Sarutobi's blindness!"

"I should be the one enjoying all this glory!!"

Shimura Danzo kept speaking darkly in his heart, and his feelings towards Hatake Sakumo became even more malicious.

But thinking of his purpose, Danzo forced himself to suppress the resentment in his heart.

"Boy, I'll let you be proud for a while, but soon you won't be proud anymore!"

Danzo said viciously in his heart.

Thinking of his purpose, a hint of depth flashed in Danzo's sinister triangular eyes.

Three days ago, the news of Hatake Sakumo's victory over Sunagakure reached Konoha, causing the entire Konoha to boil with excitement.

This also brings up another problem - who should be sent to "negotiate" with Sunagakure.

Of course, such a thing could not be done by Sarutobi Hiruzen himself. The best candidates would have been the two Hokage advisors, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.

Unfortunately, Utane Koharu's due date is approaching, and Mitomon En is unable to leave as he has to shoulder the work of two people.

So Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to look for another suitable candidate.

At this moment, Danzo suddenly found Sarutobi Hiruzen and volunteered to go to the Wind Kingdom for negotiations.

Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally disagreed with this and immediately refused. Even if others didn't know, how could he not know what Danzo was planning?

Chapter 485, You Will Regret It

But the embarrassing thing is that Danzo is indeed the most suitable person in this matter.

Because at this moment in Konoha Village, no one is more suitable than Danzo in terms of seniority, ability, or political influence.

There was also a most important point in this matter, which was that the fact that Danzo volunteered to do so had somehow spread to the entire village, becoming known to everyone.

Needless to say, the spread of the news was undoubtedly Danzo's conspiracy.

Because Danzo Shimura making a request to Sarutobi Hiruzen alone and making the matter known to everyone are two completely different things.

Once the news spreads, Danzo can use the influence of public opinion and political factors to force Sarutobi Hiruzen to send him to the Land of Wind.

After all, it is not that the political positions of Hiruzen and Danzo Shimura are too close. In the eyes of the village leaders, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo are both members of the "Hokage Quartet", and they have a relationship of mutual success and mutual loss.

The people in the village didn't know about the dirty things between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, so Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't refuse Danzo at all on this matter.

What's more, Danzo is the most suitable candidate at the moment24, so Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot refuse Danzo's seemingly "reasonable" reasons.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Danzo, it would probably cause some people to over-interpret it.

It is inevitable that some people will think that there is a disagreement between the Hokage and the Root Minister, and even a rift has appeared within the four-member group.

Coincidentally, the Uchiha and Hyuga are about to return. If a public opinion storm were to arise at this moment, it would probably be extremely disadvantageous to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

As a result, under political pressure, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to agree.

I have to say that Danzo handled this matter very skillfully, and Sarutobi Hiruzen could only swallow this loss in the end.

Using political and public pressure to force the Hokage to agree to his proposal, although it seems that Danzo Shimura has the upper hand, doing so is not without cost.

After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not pretend that this incident had never happened. Although Danzo's goal was achieved, he also offended the Hokage.

This price still has a certain impact on Danzo.

What exactly happened that made Danzo come to the Land of Wind even at the cost of offending the Hokage?

Danzo's eyes flickered slightly, and he gathered his thoughts and fixed his gaze on Hatake Sakumo on the opposite side.

"Minister Hatake, may I have a moment with you?"

Danzo still had that fake smile on his face.

Upon seeing this, a trace of solemnity flashed in Hatake Sakumo's eyes. He knew that he and Danzo had no feelings for each other in the past. Given their relationship, was there anything that had to be said alone?

Could it be that the Hokage gave him a secret order through Danzo Shimura?

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo thought that Danzo Shimura had brought some secret order from the Hokage and wanted to read it to him alone, and he didn't sense the approaching danger at all.

So, Hatake Sakumo drove away the other Konoha ninjas around him, and only Danzo and Hatake Sakumo were left here.

Seeing this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes, but it soon disappeared, replaced by an unfathomable depth.

"Minister Shimura, did the Hokage send a secret order?"

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo still hadn't reacted and was still asking Danzo about the so-called "Hokage's order".

"Hey!"

In response, Danzo just sneered, then shook his head lightly, and there was a hint of imperceptible contempt in his eyes when he looked at Hatake Sakumo.

"What do you mean, Minister Shimura?"

Seeing this, Hatake Sakumo's face gradually turned cold, and the look he gave Shimura Danzo became unfriendly.

"It's nothing, Sakumo."

"I just want to tell you something."

"I want to support you in becoming the Fourth Hokage."

But who knew that Danzo's next words would explode like a bolt from the blue in Hatake Sakumo's ears, shocking Hatake Sakumo so much that he stood there in a daze for a moment.

Hatake Sakumo's heart beat violently twice, his blood and energy kept surging up, and he didn't react for a long time.

"You, Shimura Danzo!"

Hatake Sakumo was speechless for a moment and didn't react for a long time. Finally, he could only call out Danzo's name in a harsh voice.

Seeing Hatake Sakumo's expression, the smile on Shimura Danzo's face became even more intense, and the malice in his eyes was almost undisguised.

"That's it, Hatake Sakumo!"

"Become my tool!"

Danzo kept screaming in his heart, as if a devil from hell was living in his twisted heart.

"What nonsense are you talking about!!!"

Finally, Hatake Sakumo reacted and yelled at Shimura Danzo with an angry expression.

"hehe"