Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

Time passes slowly.

There were gradually more and more students in the classroom.

"Morning, Minato."

"Morning, Shouta."

"morning……"

Minato smiled and responded to the students who came into the classroom and greeted him, while looking at the back door and the front door, hoping to see that familiar figure.

However, until the bell rang and the teacher entered the classroom, my friend still didn't come.

"Well, is that boy late or didn't come?"

The ninja teacher glanced at the seat next to Minato and noticed that Kimura Yao, who came to class yesterday, was not there. He frowned slightly, wondering what was going on with that boy.

"You guys..." Just when the Ninja teacher wanted to ask the students who lived near Kimura Yao if any of them had seen Kimura Yao.

Clang!

Minato stood up suddenly, his anxious look evident on his face, and before he could turn around and leave his seat, the teacher's words came over.

"Minato, what do you want?"

"Teacher, I..." Minato hesitated to speak, and after thinking it over, he decided not to tell anyone about his friend because he didn't know what was going on with the Hokage, so he didn't dare to say anything.

"Then do it. Go to class first. We can talk about Yao's matter after class."

The ninja teacher calmed down and asked Minato to sit down first. He thought Minato was worried about Kimura Yao's absence.

Actually...that's right.

"understood."

After the Ninja teacher's interruption, Minato calmed down and sat down obediently.

If anything had changed about his friend, there was no point in him going to the Hokage now.

If you are not careful, you may easily cause some accidents because of yourself.

He might as well go and ask the Hokage after school like he did yesterday to find out how Yao is doing now.

Deep down, Minato didn't want to and didn't want to think about the possibility that his best friend might be gone.

Hokage Building.

in the office.

The third generation had just sat down and had not had time to light the pipe in his mouth when the door was pushed open.

"Huruzen, I've heard about what happened last night. The Uchiha clan was too arrogant."

Before he saw the person, Shimura Danzo's voice had already reached the ears of the Third Hokage, and he didn't care at all about the unfriendly words towards the Uchiha clan being spread.

Looking at Danzo who walked in with a gloomy face, the Third Generation frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.

Is it necessary for this guy to hold such a grudge?

He has inherited the position of Hokage for so many years, but he is still unwilling to call himself Hokage-sama.

If that doesn't work, Lord Hiruzen can do it!

Sandai complained internally, then said, "What are you doing here?"

As he was speaking, two more people walked in behind Danzo.

"Yes, Hiruzen, the Uchiha are too arrogant. They even dared to attack the Anbu directly under the Hokage. It is really lawless."

Mitomon En came to stand beside Danzo, with an equally unhappy expression on his face.

Last night, two brats from the Uchiha clan confronted the Anbu, and if Hiruzen hadn't stepped in, they would have even fought.

Even though Hiruzen came forward, the two brats from the Uchiha clan still dared to say anything. They were too arrogant.

After one night, almost all the top leaders of Konoha's major families knew about this incident this morning.

It's obvious who spread the news.

There couldn't be anyone else except the Uchiha.

The purpose is nothing more than to use this to undermine Hiruzen's prestige as Hokage.

Once the prestige of the Hokage drops to a certain level, Uchiha can launch an impeachment and drive Hiruzen out of office.

Such blatant and despicable behavior. As the Hokage advisors who share the same fate with Hiruzen, they cannot continue to tolerate the Uchiha clan's unscrupulous behavior.

"Yes, Hiruzen." After closing the door, Utane Koharu came over. Although she was a woman, she looked ruthless at this moment. She said, "We can't go on like this. The arrogance of the Uchiha clan must be suppressed at all costs."

"That's right, Hiruzen." Danzo suggested, "If it's not convenient for you to take action, let me set up a root to eradicate the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha clan must not be left alone any longer."

state!

As soon as Danzo finished speaking, the Third Hokage slammed the table, glared at the guy, and said righteously: "Watch your words, Danzo, the Uchiha clan is also a member of Konoha, do you use words like eradication to describe your own people?"

"Come on, Hiruzen, there's no one else here, so you don't have to maintain your Hokage persona anymore."

Danzo secretly curled his lips. All the people here inherited the will of the Second Generation Tobirama. They all knew clearly about the Second Generation's plan to destroy the Uchiha.

Similarly, Danzo was also well aware of how much Hiruzen wanted the Uchiha clan to disappear.

If we were to ask who among the four of them most wanted the Uchiha clan to disappear, it would not be him, nor Menyan and Koharu, but Hiruzen himself.

He was clearly the one who most wished the Uchiha clan to disappear, but he always acted as if he was looking at things from Konoha's perspective.

If they hadn't been together for so many years, Danzo would have really believed that Hiruzen was a selfless Hokage.

Unfortunately, attitude can be acted, but what you do cannot be acted.

"Anyway, I don't want to hear anything like this anymore except from Uchiha. Do you understand, Danzo?"

There are some things that can be done but not said, because he is the Hokage, and he cannot tolerate others saying them in front of him. Those are words that challenge his position as Hokage, and Hiruzen will not let them go easily no matter who they are.

"Huruzen, you..." Danzo wanted to refute and complain a few more times, but finally gave in under Hiruzen's serious gaze and replied: "I understand."

The Sandai nodded, and then finally had time to light his own cigarette.

Chapter 17: Step by step to the highest Danzo

Bah, bah, bah!

The Third Hokage puffed out smoke, and soon the office was filled with smoke, like a fairyland. Danzo and the two Hokage advisors all felt a little ethereal and were intoxicated by the smoke.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The three of them coughed, and Danzo waved his sleeves, and a gust of wind rushed out and hit the window, with just enough force to open two sections of the window.

The Dark Ninja Realm is also very powerful.

"Hiruzen, can't you smoke less?"

Danzo couldn't help but complain, and Menyan and Koharu nodded in agreement. They both couldn't stand Hiruzen's terrible smoking addiction.

Sandai glanced at his three friends and ignored them. He continued to smoke and said calmly, "Anything else?"

"What do you mean, Hiruzen?"

Danzo's face changed, and he asked anxiously: "Are you still indulging the Uchiha clan like before?"

Men Yan and Xiaochun were also anxious, and they kept asking what the Third Generation meant. Wasn't what they just said clear enough? If they continued like this, your position as Hokage would be in danger.

The Sandaime had a calm expression, smiled faintly, and said, "You only saw that my position was precarious, but you didn't see that the civilian ninjas and the ninjas from the small clans were approaching me."

Crisis, crisis.

Where there is danger, there is also opportunity for him.

The Uchiha clan's publicity about last night's events could certainly undermine his prestige as Hokage, but at the same time, the Uchiha clan's arrogance and domineering behavior would also be deeply imprinted in the hearts of Konoha's many civilian ninjas.

No one would like a Hokage who has terrible power but also has a heart that does not take the rules of Konoha seriously and even tramples on them at will.

Today, they, the Uchiha, who are not even Hokage yet, dare to challenge the Hokage and trample on the rights that belong to the Hokage.

If they, the Uchiha clan, become Hokage tomorrow, who can guarantee that they, the Uchiha clan, will not encroach on more of the interests of the ninja clan?

The more arrogant the Uchiha are, the more it highlights how reassuring the Third Generation's policy of winning over civilian ninjas is.

As more civilian ninjas and small clan ninjas approached the Third Hokage, his position as Hokage became more secure.

The Uchiha's arrogance is only temporary.

As long as they don't rebel, they will destroy themselves sooner or later.

The three generations are very clear about this.

As long as he obtains the technique of immortality, he has the confidence to ensure that the second generation's plan will not fail and that the Uchiha clan will eventually perish.

So he is not in a hurry now. At least he doesn't want to make too much noise before the secret of immortality is found.

Faced with the third generation who didn't want to do anything, Menyan and Xiaochun were helpless. After all, they were just consultants. As long as Hiruzen was still healthy, they were really just consultants. They only had the right to make suggestions, and they had no other rights.

Since the Third Generation didn't want to deal with the Uchiha clan's decision, they could only sigh helplessly and said nothing more.

At this time, Danzo was so anxious that he wanted to curse.

"Hiruzen, listen to me. The Uchiha clan has become a serious threat. Even if you let them go now, they will not be grateful to you. They will only think that you are weak and incompetent and will bully you even more."

"They will not give up in order to control Konoha."

"Even if you don't want to deal with the Uchiha clan now, you should still be prepared."

"I think..." At this point, Danzo cleared his throat and suggested: "At least we should set up an organization specifically aimed at weakening the Uchiha clan..."

"Cough cough!"

The Sanda's eyes hardened, and the pressure in the air increased. Danzo coughed and quickly changed his explanation: "I'm talking about an organization that specializes in dealing with things that even the Anbu can't handle. I've even thought of a name for it, it's called the Root."

"The roots that supply nutrients to the towering tree of Konoha to ensure its healthy growth in the sun, and the roots that only move forward in the dark to protect Konoha."

"Not for fame or fortune, everything is based on the interests of Konoha. This is the philosophy of the Root of Konoha, and it is also the Root's determination to give everything for Konoha."

The root has a good meaning. When Danzo spoke passionately, there seemed to be a holy light surrounding his body. Danzo felt that the Third Hokage must have been moved by his willingness to sink into darkness to protect Konoha.

The three generations were indeed moved.

He was so moved that he wanted to stab his good friend with a knife, you are determined to covet my position as Hokage!

The Sandaime glared at Danzo unhappily and said sarcastically, "Even the name has been chosen. It seems that the purpose of dealing with the Uchiha is fake, and the real purpose is to establish the Root."

"Ahem..." Danzo was a little embarrassed. His little thoughts were seen through, but he was thick-skinned and said righteously: "It's all for Konoha."

Men Yan and Xiaochun also reacted at this time. Their eyes lit up at the same time. They looked at Danzo, the old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and immediately cast their fiery gazes towards the Third Generation.

"Huruzen, we also agree to establish the Root." Mitomon En said.

"Don't worry, the three of us will take good care of the roots for you." Utane Koharu said as a matter of course.

"What do you mean?" Danzo raised his eyebrows and turned his head to glare at Menyan and Xiaochun, his two good friends who wanted to pick his peaches and reap the benefits.

"Men Yan, Xiaochun, you are the advisors of the Hokage. Don't forget your responsibilities. It is your duty to assist the Hokage."

Danzo said: "Leave the Root to me. I am the one who is most suitable to lead the Root to silently protect Konoha."

Mito Kado En retorted, "Commanding the Root for Hiruzen is the best embodiment of our Hokage advisors assisting Hiruzen. On the contrary, you are not working in the high-level department of the Hokage. You are just an ordinary jonin registered at home. The Root, a ninja department with the same attributes as the Anbu, should be directly under the Hokage. You are not qualified. Only the two of us Hokage advisors are qualified to command Hiruzen."

Men Yan and Xiaochun argued with reason, and they had no intention of giving in even to their old friend Danzo.

The command of the root must be obtained.

Didn't they think they could hold power in this way before?

What are rights?

Is it power to command others to do things?

The one who gives advice is just an advisor.

They had always wanted to be in charge of a ninja team of their own.

Unfortunately, the Anbu is the exclusive force of the Hokage and is firmly controlled by Hiruzen, so no one can interfere.

As for the ninjas from other departments, they were just consultants and had no right to be transferred.

The Root organization proposed by Danzo perfectly fits their quest for power.

They all knew very well that whoever owned such an organization hidden in the dark and comparable to the Anbu would be able to gain more benefits for himself and his family in the interest group of Konoha.