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Anbu ninjas gathered in increasing numbers.
Soon.
Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with his men.
He arrived on the front foot, and Danzo followed on the back foot.
Seeing this, Rokuro wanted to run over to Danzo and have a good talk with him.
However!
He had barely taken two steps.
Danzo waved his hand at him, signaling him to stay where he was.
He had no choice!
He could only stop.
Hiruzen was an old veteran. The moment he arrived at the scene, he issued orders:
"Team 2 and Team 4, guard the perimeter. Do not let anyone else approach. The rest of you, go back to your duties!"
The Anbu ninjas dispersed one after another.
Next, Hiruzen looked at Danzo and said,
"Have Root keep an eye on the people from the Cloud Village!"
Danzo glanced at Hiruzen and snorted coldly.
"You don't need to tell me that. My people are already there!"
Hiruzen nodded, looked at the group from the Hyūga clan, and finally said to Hiashi,
"Have your clansmen take your daughter and leave here first!"
Hiashi nodded and arranged for his clan members to depart.
Taking advantage of this lull.
Hiruzen smiled and waved at Rokuro.
"Rokuro, come here. I want to ask you something!"
Rokuro immediately puffed out his chest, walked up to Hiruzen, and asked,
"Is Lord Hokage going to promote me to Chūnin?"
Hiruzen chuckled,
"Hehe, we'll talk about that later. I heard you were the first person to discover this incident. Tell me carefully, what exactly happened here?"
Hearing this, Rokuro pouted.
"How would I know? I was tired from wandering around yesterday, so I rested by the roadside. Suddenly, that guy ran over. I saw something was wrong, so I blocked him to ask a question. I didn't expect that the moment he heard I was Master Kuro's disciple, he would try to kill me!"
"Cough, cough! Cough, cough!"
As soon as Rokuro finished speaking, the sound of Danzo coughing rang out.
"Kanda Rokuro, show some respect to Lord Hokage, do you understand?!"
Old geezer!
You're probably quite satisfied deep down!
Rokuro roasted Danzo in his heart, then settled down and said to Hiruzen,
"Lord Hokage, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask!"
Hiruzen glanced at Danzo, but continued to smile at Rokuro.
"There are no major questions left. Go rest to the side for now. We will handle the matters here!"
Hearing this, Rokuro hesitated. He glanced back and forth between Hiruzen and Danzo before whispering,
"So, Lord Hokage, Lord Danzo... can I be promoted to Chūnin now?"
Hiruzen smiled helplessly.
"Didn't I say we'll talk about it after we finish handling this matter? It's inappropriate for you to be here this late. Go back and rest first. Didn't you say you haven't rested all night? Go home and sleep early!"
Rokuro didn't really want to leave.
He kept looking at Hiruzen and Danzo.
Seeing this, Danzo coughed once more and spoke to the Root ninja who had been protecting Rokuro the whole time.
"Hanata, take Rokuro back to rest first!"
Hanata accepted the order.
He dragged the reluctant Rokuro away.
Watching Rokuro walk into the distance, Hiruzen looked at Danzo and asked,
"Is there anything suspicious?"
Danzo naturally knew what Hiruzen meant. He shook his head.
"Nothing to suspect. His appearance here was an accident. He has wandered to this area before. Last night, he staked out the Cloud Village envoys' residence until 2:00 AM. He probably couldn't find a Cloud ninja to challenge, so he was in a bad mood and didn't want to go back!"
Hearing this, Hiruzen nodded.
"It's good that there are no issues. A little genius like him is worth nurturing properly. His Substitution and Transformation Jutsu have reached a level of perfection. Coupled with his Taijutsu, I'd say he'll have Jōnin-level strength within two years at most!"
Danzo smiled faintly and glanced at Hiruzen.
"I will arrange his affairs myself; I don't need you to worry about it. You should hurry up and solve the problem of the dead man!"
Hiruzen's brow furrowed slightly. Looking at the dead Cloud ninja on the ground, he said with a headache,
"I think we should treat this matter as if it never happened. It is not the time to court trouble."
Hearing this, Danzo became furious.
He glared at Hiruzen.
"Hiruzen, the Cloud ninja bullied us like this, and you actually want us to endure it? Are you out of your mind? Is our Konoha that easy to bully?!"
Hiruzen waved his hand.
"Don't be so hot-tempered. Konoha needs to rest and recover right now. If we can avoid trouble, we should. I think this matter should not be mentioned again!"
Danzo's face was gloomy. He looked at Hiruzen and sneered.
"You don't want to look for trouble with them, but maybe they want to look for trouble with you? Hiruzen, don't you understand the logic that the weaker you act, the easier you are to bully? I suggest we immediately go to the Cloud ninja and demand accountability!"
Hiruzen fell silent, then looked at Danzo.
"I am the Hokage. I will decide this matter!"
Danzo was furious!
He slammed his cane directly onto the ground.
He said angrily,
"Hiruzen, you will definitely regret this!"
Hiruzen remained calm.
"I won't regret it. This is the decision a Hokage must make."
Danzo was speechless!
He huffed, glared at Hiruzen, and turned to leave.
"Then just wait and see!"
As Danzo walked away, Hiruzen didn't say much, only faintly adding a sentence:
"I can give you a portion of the Senju clan's cells. Let Rokuro go to the Ninja Academy. Konoha is at peace now; we don't need children participating in combat. Let him start learning how to be a ninja from the beginning!"
Danzo, who had walked some distance away, looked back at Hiruzen, then turned around and walked further and further away.