"Sarutobi Hiruzen! Give me a reasonable explanation!"
Danzo Shimura's face was gloomy, his anger blazing, and his eyes, fixed on Sarutobi Hiruzen, were bloodshot.
He had waited for this moment for who knows how long! And paid who knows how much!
Just when he finally saw hope, why!!
Orochimaru and Jiraiya gave up. Was there really a more suitable Hokage candidate in Konoha than him?!
The result was actually a temporary Acting Hokage?!
And it was still Sarutobi Hiruzen holding the position!
What was the difference between being dismissed and not being dismissed?!
Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly took a puff from his pipe, exhaling a cloud of smoke.
He said indifferently, "I didn't want to, but you know, Konoha has no suitable candidate. I can only reluctantly dedicate the last of my brilliance to Konoha!"
Danzo Shimura stared at his face and listened to his words, feeling sick to his stomach.
He questioned him, "What do you mean there's no suitable candidate? Am I, the darkness of konoha, the leader of Root, Danzo Shimura, who has made so many contributions to Konoha, still not qualified?!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered and said, "Danzō, ask yourself honestly, have you really made any contributions to Konoha? When Konoha was in trouble, when did your Root ever appear?!"
Danzo Shimura insisted stubbornly, "I did that for Konoha!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry he laughed.
He didn't waste any words and told him directly:
"Fine, fine, you are the darkness of konoha, but you should also understand that you have never appeared in the sight of the Konoha villagers. How can someone with no public recognition become the Hokage!"
Danzo Shimura's heart felt like it had been struck heavily, and he fell silent.
Only now did he understand why Sarutobi Hiruzen had agreed to let him establish Root in the first place.
Because a rat in the gutter is not fit to stand in the sunlight!
Fine, fine! So this is how you treat an old friend!
A hidden flash of malice crossed Danzo Shimura's eyes, then he gave a cold snort and stormed away!
One day, he would take back everything that belonged to him!
Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly tapped the ash from his pipe. He was somewhat surprised to be back in this position.
But since the opportunity was given, he certainly wouldn't let it go!
He stood up and looked out the window.
Centered around the Hokage Building, Konoha's reconstruction was gradually radiating outwards in circles.
Using Shinobis for infrastructure, Konoha's reconstruction speed was quite fast.
Next, it was time to send people to the Uzushigakure with compensation, and incidentally, inquire about the situation of the Uzushigakure and Tsunade.
He looked through the list of reserve personnel.
He found a familiar name: Minato Namikaze.
"Jiraiya's Disciple has graduated too..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it and decided to let Minato Namikaze go on this trip.
To gain experience and pad his resume.
He would cultivate him early, as he was, after all, a Grand-Disciple of his lineage.
Moreover, Minato had good talent, was a civilian, and would be easy to control.
On the other side.
Minato Namikaze, who had received the mission, was filled with pleasant surprise.
He tightly gripped the mission scroll, staring intently at the three characters 'Uzushigakure' written on it!
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