Does Danzo have personal charisma?
Neither Hiruzen nor Koharu knew how to even begin to comment.
If Danzo truly had personal charisma, he wouldn't need to control his subordinates with cursed seals.
Danzo doesn't have any personal charisma at all, okay?
He's just a troublemaker in the Ninja World.
Could it be that some people genuinely believe Danzo is truly for Konoha?
Thinking about it, it's not impossible. Danzo seems to have always believed that everything he did was for Konoha, and only by him becoming Hokage could Konoha be led to its peak.
Even though Kazuki led Konoha to a great victory, and Konoha was on the verge of dominating the entire Ninja World under Kazuki's leadership, Danzo still insisted that only he could save Konoha. As for others, especially the inherently evil Kazuki, he could absolutely not truly save Konoha.
"But why didn't the other party steal those documents during Danzo's trial and use them to negotiate with Konoha?" Minato asked timidly at this moment.
He hadn't been attending Konoha's high-level meetings for long, but he was still very excited.
He was on the path to realizing his ideals, provided, of course, that Kazuki wanted to step down.
After becoming an Anbu captain, Minato was also learning many things. He discovered that becoming Hokage didn't require just powerful strength and a fervent heart to protect Konoha. It also required various political knowledge, and he, Minato, happened to need such things. For some reason, Minato felt that such things seemed genuinely difficult to learn.
But isn't this also an opportunity?
"A very good idea." Kazuki looked at Hiruzen, signaling him to explain to Minato.
In this regard, Hiruzen was very excellent.
Hiruzen looked at Minato, who had a humble look of seeking knowledge, and silently sighed. Minato was also quite excellent. If you really considered it, the current Minato was not only Jiraiya's disciple, but also the disciple of his own teacher, Tobirama. Minato could be considered his junior brother.
Minato's Will of Fire had no problems, and his strength was unquestionable. If Kazuki hadn't existed, Orochimaru would have been the best candidate for Fourth Hokage, while Minato would have been suitable to become the Fifth Hokage.
If he were greedy for power, he could choose Minato to become the Fourth Hokage early. While the other party lacked political ability, he could rule from behind the scenes, secretly controlling Konoha's power. Young people were too impetuous. He could wait until Minato was forty or fifty years old before handing over power to Minato.
Cough, cough, how could he have such thoughts?
He was clearly not a person greedy for power. Otherwise, why would he have distributed power in the first place?
The current Hokage is Kazuki. If he really did that, Kazuki would absolutely let him know what 'try it and die' means. Kazuki would not allow others to point fingers at him.
Moreover, ever since Kazuki became Hokage, he had made Konoha bigger and stronger. The resources now controlled by the Sarutobi clan are greater, not lesser, than when Hiruzen was Hokage.
What more could he ask for?
However, since Minato had asked at this moment, Hiruzen patiently explained, "At that time, the Fourth Hokage was in the village. If they really threatened Konoha, the Fourth Hokage could easily find them. The Fourth Hokage could control them with genjutsu the moment they revealed themselves. No one with a guilty conscience would dare to look into the Fourth Hokage's eyes."
Hiruzen once thought Kagami's genjutsu was invincible, but Kazuki's genjutsu was even more potent than Kagami's.
It seemed that among all the Uchiha, Kazuki's genjutsu talent was among the top tier. This was evident even in Kazuki's childhood.
Minato nodded thoughtfully. "So they will only act when the Fourth Hokage is not present, or when he temporarily cannot manage things here? They aren't trying to save Danzo, but rather retaliate against Konoha?"
It was a pity he wasn't in the village at that time, otherwise, with his Flying Thunder God Technique, he should have been able to resolve this matter.
"The other party has a very good grasp of my whereabouts. Of course, this is also related to me not hiding my tracks. Normally, I focus most of my attention on the moon." Kazuki waved his hand.
"The other party is an Anbu member after all. If they observe sincerely, they can discover a thing or two. Moreover, I did indeed give up some of my power."
"Fourth Hokage, you are protecting the Ninja World." At this moment, even Tobirama had to speak up.
Speaking well of Uchiha and shrugging off responsibility felt a bit tiresome to him. However, Kazuki was truly doing this for the Ninja World. He wanted to protect the Ninja World through this.
The moon is the front line against the Ōtsutsuki. If an Ōtsutsuki descends upon the Ninja World, it's difficult to avoid the moon. So Kazuki chose to stay on the moon long-term for the entire Ninja World. Once an Ōtsutsuki descends, Kazuki can react immediately.
Unfortunately, the strength of others was still a bit weak, and they worried that they wouldn't even have the chance or time to react when an Ōtsutsuki descended.
"Alright, let's expose this matter."
Kazuki then turned to Sakumo and said, "Sakumo, you temporarily step down from your position as Anbu Captain. You will perform missions as an ordinary Anbu member. Also, in the future, if we go to war with Sunagakure, I'll trouble you to go to Sunagakure."
"Yes, Hokage-sama." Sakumo immediately bowed in response.
He also felt that this matter must have been done by Sunagakure.
As for going to war with Sunagakure, he didn't care. If you really thought about it, Sakumo was very good at fighting Sunagakure. His Kenjutsu almost perfectly countered those puppeteers. This could also be considered atoning for his sins.
Just then, an Anbu burst into the Hokage Office. He quickly came before Kazuki and handed him a confidential scroll.
"Hm?" Kazuki took the letter and opened it, then he chuckled.
He handed the letter to Hiruzen, who was not far away, and said with a laugh, "You guys take a look."
Hiruzen took the letter, half-believing, half-doubting. When he saw the contents, his expression suddenly changed. He then handed the letter to Koharu and the others, while Tsunade and the rest leaned over to look. Then their expressions also became subtle.
"Hiss, the Third Kazekage has actually disappeared." Nawaki exclaimed in surprise after seeing the contents.
"And along with the Third Kazekage, the descendant of the Second Kazekage and Chiyo, Sunagakure's genius puppeteer, Sasori of the Red Sand, also disappeared?"
"Chiyo is the Second Kazekage's wife?" Kazuki couldn't help but become curious at the mention of this.
He had never actually heard of that. However, thinking about it carefully, he could understand. After all, both Chiyo and her younger brother Ebizo were powerful figures in Sunagakure. Their status in Sunagakure was no less than that of the former Koharu.
In terms of age, Chiyo seemed to be older than Koharu and the others.
"Yes, you could say it was an old man and a young wife." Hiruzen nodded slightly.
Come to think of it, wasn't the young Chiyo considered a top beauty?
She was the flower of Sunagakure.
"That's really interesting," Kazuki said with a subtle sigh of emotion.
As if remembering something, Kazuki turned to Sakumo and asked, "I remember Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were killed by you, weren't they?"
Sakumo sighed softly, full of emotion, "Yes, they were a pair of very great ninjas. Actually, I gave them a chance to live. But they chose to commit suicide so as not to become bargaining chips and not to leave trouble for the village."
Kazuki then looked at Sakumo and said, "In that case, I'm afraid this incident also has something to do with Sunagakure. Because of Danzo, that Anbu member lost trust in Konoha and wanted to betray Konoha and take revenge on Konoha, and Sunagakure was the target he chose. Actually, the opponent's target is very likely not Konoha, but you, Sakumo."
"Me?" Sakumo looked at Kazuki with some hesitation.
Kazuki narrowed his eyes and said, "If this matter is exposed, as the Anbu Captain, and having made this choice, you will become the target of public criticism. If someone adds fuel to the fire, your situation will not be good."
He thought that Sasori, and even Chiyo, might have been involved.
"This..."
Sakumo was a little dumbfounded, not expecting that this was actually aimed at him. And it seemed that everything about him had been calculated by them.
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