From Hokage to Visionary

Danzo didn't walk very fast, every step was steady, his crutches tapped the ground with a crisp clicking sound, and his figure gradually disappeared.

Hokage building, office.

Danzo pushed the door open, but did not rush in. Instead, he stood at the door, staring inside with deep eyes.

That table, that chair, and the piles of documents, the photo frames of successive Hokage hanging on the wall next to it, and the huge Konoha Village outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

She greedily stared at every corner, as if she wanted to imprint this scene deeply in her eyes, and stood there in silence for a long time.

Then, she walked over slowly, walked around the table half a circle, ran her fingers across the tabletop, and finally stopped in front of the chair. With some emotion suppressed on her face, she slowly helped herself to sit down.

The pure wooden chair was not very soft to sit on, but it made Danzo feel an unprecedented comfort.

At this moment, the thoughts and ambitions accumulated deep in my heart popped up like mushrooms after rain.

"Lord Danzo."

At this moment, Aburame Ryoma walked in and suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

"It's Ryoma."

Danzo stretched out on the chair, struck a majestic posture, and said calmly: "You came at the right time. There is something I need you to do."

"Please give your orders, Master Danzo."

Aburame Ryoma was, as always, short on words.

But it was this cold attitude that made Danzo admire him even more: "Go and help me keep an eye on Utane Koharu and Mitokado En. Report everything to me."

Aburame Ryoma's eyes flickered slightly, "I understand, Master Danzo, I will keep a close eye on the two advisors."

"Go."

Danzo waved his hand and said, "I want to be alone. Don't let anyone else in."

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

Aburame Ryoma retreated out, closing the door behind him.

Danzo was the only one left in the empty Hokage's office. She slowly stood up and paced to the wall where photo frames of past Hokage were hung.

His eyes swept through them one by one, and finally landed on the photo frame of Sarutobi Hiruzen. After staring at it for a long time, the corners of his lips curled up in a cold arc: "Hiruzen, Hiruzen, please don't blame me. You can only blame yourself for not being able to resist the temptation. I didn't intend to act so quickly."

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to the photo frame of the Second Hokage and murmured, "Teacher, I will let you see who is more suitable to be the Hokage between me and Hiruzen!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 150 Responsibilities

Danzo, who was given the task in an emergency, took over the responsibility without hesitation and directly summoned the Konoha high-level officials and leaders of major families in the Hokage Building.

Soon, the family leaders representing the power of all parties in Konoha, as well as high-level elite decision makers, all arrived at the Hokage Building one after another.

The four major families, the Ino, Shika, and Chou families, the Sarutobi clan, the Uchiha clan, and the Hyuga clan, are at the forefront, followed by some small families, and the rest are elite jonin, such as Orochimaru and others.

All of Konoha's most powerful forces now gathered together. Each of them had a different expression on their faces, but they all maintained a tacit understanding and stared at Danzo in silence.

The leader who was in charge of the Root has now transformed himself into the interim Hokage.

I have to say, it really makes people feel uneasy, especially the Uchiha clan. Fugaku's eyes are even more unfriendly. After all, the feud between them and Danzo has not been going on for just one or two days.

Soon, pieces of information were sent to the Hokage Building.

Danzo sat in the Hokage's seat, flipping through the bloody scrolls, his eyes scanning them, his expression growing increasingly gloomy.

The situation was countless times worse than she had expected!

In the southwest direction, the Sand Ninja, whose original camp was biased towards Konoha, openly turned against the treaty and tore up the treaty. They sent hundreds of Sand Ninja to directly cross the border of the River Country and head towards Konoha's mainland.

In the northwest direction, the Iwagakure, who always had an ambiguous attitude and liked to play fence-sitter, waiting for the best opportunity to strike, now suddenly changed their behavior and directly sent a large number of troops to attack, with even the Tsuchikage leading the team himself, as if they were determined to destroy Konoha!

In the northeast direction, although the Hidden Cloud Village was gathering its forces, it also sent out a small group of elite troops to advance towards the Land of Hot Springs, which was adjacent to Konoha.

As for the last Mist Village, it is located on an island across the sea in the southeast. Since the two countries are separated only by the ocean, there are already thousands of Mist ninjas fighting with the Konoha ninjas on the border.

From the intelligence alone, we can know that Konoha is now in the biggest crisis since the village was founded.

If you are not careful, the village may be destroyed and people may die!

Danzo pinched his frowning brows, feeling his temples throbbing wildly. He felt a little regretful in his heart. He should have done it later.

If he fails to handle it properly and Konoha Village is destroyed, he will probably be nailed to the pillar of shame.

Putting away the messy thoughts in his mind, Danzo remained calm, tapping his index finger on the table, sweeping a cold gaze over everyone, and slowly said: "Everyone, Konoha Village is now facing the greatest crisis in its history. I hope you can put forward your own suggestions instead of sitting here in silence."

"My opinion is that we can negotiate peace."

Nara Shikaku spoke first, "The four major ninja villages declared war at the same time, which puts too much pressure on us. We must find a way to win over at least one ally!"

"Who do you think is worth pursuing?"

Danzo nodded, thinking this was a good idea, and asked.

"Sand Village." Nara Shikaku expressed his considerations: "First, the Sand Village is quite strong, only weaker than the two villages of Yunyan. Secondly, there is no deep hatred between us and the Sand Village. I think we can promise some benefits to make the Sand Village turn against us and reduce the pressure in the southwest."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

Danzo quickly approved his proposal, and then said: "But negotiations are negotiations, we must show our deterrence. The three families of Ino, Shika and Chou, you take 500 ninjas with you."

Nara Shikaku nodded and immediately stood up: "This is an emergency, let's go now!"

Then, Danzo turned his gaze to the remaining people: "The problem in the southwest has been solved for the time being. Now it's the problem of the Cloud Ninja, Rock Ninja, and Mist Ninja. What do you think?"

The leader of the Hyuga family spoke slowly: "I suggest that we send someone to recall Jiraiya and Tsunade immediately. Konoha is in short supply of high-end combat power now, and they must come back."

"I have already sent someone to do this."

Danzo said in a deep voice: "But Jiraiya and Tsunade's whereabouts are uncertain. Even if we recall them, it will take time. We can't put all our hopes on them."

Orochimaru, who was watching coldly from the side, felt very bored.

He suddenly realized that his previous idea of ​​becoming Hokage as his ideal was simply a waste of his life.

Hokage?

Haha...after all, it's just a tool of power.

Suddenly, Danzo turned his gaze to Orochimaru. He convened this meeting on the one hand to formulate a strategy, and on the other hand to suppress those who were dissatisfied with him.

Orochimaru and Uchiha Fugaku are the targets.

"Orochimaru, I plan to send you to the Iwagakure front."

As soon as Danzo opened his mouth, he handed over the most difficult Iwagakure Village to Orochimaru, and his reason was very sufficient: "You are the only person in the village who can take on the important task. As one of the three ninjas, I believe in you!"

As soon as he came up, he was given a big hat. Orochimaru half-closed his eyes, and there was a hint of cold light in his snake pupils.

Everyone knows that Orochimaru is competing for the position of Hokage.

But this time when Sarutobi Hiruzen got into trouble, he did not give the power to Orochimaru, but gave it to Danzo instead. This was unusual.

Just when everyone thought Orochimaru was going to get angry, he suddenly smiled, grinned and licked his lips: "Okay, no problem."

Danzo was stunned, obviously not expecting that Orochimaru would "surrender" so easily.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

Orochimaru crossed his arms and said with a lack of interest: "I still have experiments to do. I will set off once the ninjas are assembled."

After saying that, he pushed the door open and left, leaving a bunch of stunned people behind.

After a brief pause, Danzo came back to his senses, but now was not the time to be entangled. There were more important things waiting for him to solve.

"Next, it's a proposal."

Danzo crossed his arms and swept a cold gaze over everyone: "It's about... how to deal with Uchiha Sogetsu."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku slammed the table and stood up, veins on his forehead throbbing, and glared at Danzo: "Danzo, what do you mean?!"

"It's nothing, just discussing the matter."

Danzo had a blank expression on his face, as if ignoring Fugaku's anger. He tapped the table with his fingertips and said calmly, "Uchiha Munetsuki, you assassinated the Mizukage and killed the Raikage, which indirectly triggered this Ninja World War. Don't you need to take responsibility?"

"You fart!"

Uchiha Fugaku glared at Danzo, his spit almost spraying on his face: "It was obviously the Kirigakure and Kumogakure who offended us first, and Munetsuki was just following the Hokage's orders. Besides... Munetsuki killed the two Kages alone, isn't he a hero? Danzo, I know you have a grudge against him, but this is not a reason for you to retaliate against him!"

"Uchiha Fugaku, please watch your words."

Danzo sneered and said, "No matter what the reason, he killed two Kages. Because of this, the four major ninja villages declared war at the same time. He must pay the price for this. Otherwise, how can we quell the war?"

"Then fight!"

As a hawk, Fugaku said directly and firmly: "It's just the four major ninja villages. We have fought against them before!"

"Okay~"

Danzo was waiting for him to say this, with a smile on his face: "Since Patriarch Fugaku is so confident, then the Kumogakure Village will be handed over to you. The trouble caused by Uchiha Munetsuki will be left to your own people to solve."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 151: For Konoha, we must give up Uchiha Munetsuki

When Danzo said this, Uchiha Fugaku's face turned ugly and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

This cunning and sly old fox really didn't hold back and focused all his attention on scheming against Uchiha.

Fortunately, he was not an easy person to deal with. He thought for a moment and then spoke back: "Danzo, are you suppressing the heroes of Konoha, or are you seeking revenge and planning to turn Sogetsu into another White Fang?"

The two words "White Fang" were like a bomb, instantly focusing everyone's attention on Danzo.

Others may not be aware of this matter, but those present here are all patriarchs of major families or high-level political elites. They all have some brains. Who isn't an old fox?

Everyone knows exactly how and why he died.

Uchiha Fugaku's words directly put a hat on Danzo's head. No matter what the facts are, a person with a criminal record can't explain it even if he has ten mouths.

The situation that was originally unfavorable to Uchiha seemed to be reversed in an instant.

Now, it has become disadvantageous to Danzo. If she cannot give a reasonable explanation, the leaders of the major families present may not react accordingly.

"Patriarch Fugaku, I don't deny that he has made great contributions."

Danzo glanced at everyone, stopped tapping the table, looked at him with a sneer on his face, and said slowly: "But the fact is, from the perspective of the village, Uchiha Munetsuki killed the Mizukage and the Raikage, which accelerated the Ninja World War. Obviously, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages."

"you"

Uchiha Fugaku was about to open his mouth to refute.

But Danzo was one step ahead and interrupted Fugaku's defense, and continued: "Of course, overall, Uchiha Munetsuki still has merits, and we can't ignore it. That's why I suggest temporarily shelving the punishment and letting you, the Uchiha clan, solve the problem. In this way, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"What if I don't agree?"

Uchiha Fugaku's face was gloomy, but he was not a fool!

Among the five major ninja villages, the Cloud Village is second only to Konoha in strength. Now it comes with a rage for revenge and is at its peak of momentum.

Let the Uchiha clan stop the attack of the Cloud Ninja, not to mention whether they can do it. Even if they can really stop it, after the war, the entire Uchiha clan, the power accumulated over the years, and the second and third generation elites of young and middle-aged people, will probably be consumed by at least 80%!

I ask, what is the difference between this and genocide?

Danzo's move is simply extremely insidious!

"Chief Fugaku, don't forget that the Uchiha are also members of Konoha."

Danzo said calmly: "Now that Konoha is in crisis, everyone must contribute their own strength."

"Don't think you're the only one under pressure. The pressure on other battlefields is also great."

"The Ino, Shika and Chou families have to stop the Sand Ninjas, Hyuga Sarutobi and Orochimaru have to stop the Rock Ninjas, and the rest have to stop the Mist Ninjas. It's difficult for everyone, so don't think I'm targeting you."

"Of course, you can refuse."

He said meaningfully: "But don't blame me then. Maybe I will choose to negotiate peace with the Cloud Ninja and temporarily suspend their attack on the condition of handing over Uchiha Munetsuki."

"Danzo, you are abusing your authority as Hokage!"

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were filled with anger, his fists were clenched, and he almost couldn't help but punch the bastard.

"If you feel I am abusing my authority, you can report it to Hiruzen afterwards."

Danzo's eyes were filled with oppression, and the corners of his lips curled up with a hint of coldness: "But now, since I am temporarily taking over the power of Hokage, I must consider the safety of the village!"

How to choose?