Chapter 241: I Need to Find Some Time to Have a Talk with Danzo
Konoha was about to be turned upside down by arguments.
The leader who adhered to love and peace was, naturally, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Likewise, his good friend and arch-nemesis would inevitably jump out in opposition. Danzo Shimura still advocated for achieving world unity through means of war.
However, Danzo wasn't just opposing for the sake of opposition. On one hand, he wanted to expand Konoha's influence; on the other, he wanted to use Iwagakure's power to weaken the Uchiha…
The Root ninja sent out by this "Darkness of Konoha" had not only attacked the outposts in the Land of Earth, but they hadn't spared the Konoha ninja squads stationed at the northern border of the Land of Fire either…
Fugaku Uchiha, with that bitter face of his—a clan head who didn't even dare to breathe loudly in front of him back in the day—on what grounds did he dare to be so arrogant in Konoha now?
Wasn't it just because he had a good son?!
And the eldest son of Clan Head Fugaku Uchiha was in the Hidden Rain Village, on the front lines against Iwagakure. Once a war broke out, if anything were to happen to Itachi Uchiha on the front lines…
That would also be a good thing for Lord Danzo.
Unfortunately, this time, due to the asymmetry of information, Lord Danzo Shimura was destined to take the fall for a huge crime… and it was one determined by his deceased teacher.
Tobirama Senju, who was handling official business in the Hidden Rain Village, received two pieces of intelligence. The first was brought by his elder brother and that crow:
The S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha, Zetsu, and the Root ninja under Danzo Shimura's command were attacking the Iwa-nin outposts on the border of the Land of Earth.
"You two didn't make a move?"
Tobirama Senju glanced at his foolish-looking elder brother, then at the even more foolish-looking crow on his brother's shoulder, and said softly, "That's for the best. At least you didn't reveal your identities…"
"Caw!"
Kitahara spread its wings and flapped them a couple of times, shaking its head vigorously. That Zetsu's strength was greater than most of the ninjas it had seen, and his skill with the Flying Thunder God Technique was more proficient than its own…
As Tobirama listened, he suddenly stopped what he was doing, it was unknown what this man with the off-the-charts IQ was contemplating.
A moment later, the great strategist Tobirama picked up his pen again with great interest and said, looking down, "Oh? So you're saying his strength is even greater than yours? I never thought that little brat Danzo would actually have a ninja of such strength under his command!"
Kitahara hurriedly nodded its little head. "…"
If not now to slander him, then when!
Tobirama didn't seem to pay much attention to it, just saying to himself, "Since someone has already done the work for us, then we'll just wait for the Iwagakure envoy to proactively seek out that little brat Itachi for negotiations…"
"Lord Tobirama, we have some other trouble…"
Itachi Uchiha suddenly walked into the office, beckoned to Kitahara, and after taking the crow onto his shoulder, continued, "I have a piece of intelligence here…"
In his hand was the second piece of intelligence, discovered by ANBU Captain Kakashi Hatake on his way to the Hidden Rain Village: several border outposts in the northern part of the Land of Fire had been attacked.
"This intelligence, was it brought by Kakashi Hatake?"
Tobirama's brow furrowed tightly. He looked down at the young Jonin by his desk and said, "The intelligence I have here was brought by them. Someone has attacked several Iwa-nin outposts on the border of the Land of Earth on our behalf… Do you know what these two incidents mean?"
"Are some people with ulterior motives trying to provoke a war between Konoha and Iwagakure?" the young Konoha Jonin asked tentatively in return.
"Not bad, you've got some brains now."
Tobirama Senju gave a reluctant nod, then grabbed a scroll and tossed it to the young Jonin. "That ANBU kid named Kakashi Hatake, can he be trusted?"
"Kakashi-senpai can be trusted."
Itachi Uchiha nodded and casually explained on behalf of his senior, "Although he was once lured by Lord Danzo Shimura of the village into attempting to assassinate the Hokage, Lord Third promoted Kakashi to ANBU Captain the year before last…"
"…"
Tobirama Senju was stunned for a moment, momentarily at a loss for words. How had he received so much information today… Danzo Shimura had always been a very well-behaved child!
Looking at the two pieces of intelligence together, Danzo sending Root ninja to try and provoke a war between Konoha and Iwa was still forgivable. Someone had to help the Hokage do these dark deeds… Wasn't the reason he had founded the ANBU in the first place so that someone would do the dirty work?!
However, assassinating the Hokage—that was a bit inappropriate…
The position of Hokage was a sacred one for Tobirama Senju. He would not allow any ninja he did not approve of to become Hokage… To have to grit his teeth and train Itachi Uchiha in the Hidden Rain Village was already pushing it.
A high-ranking official within Konoha actually intended to assassinate the Hokage to seize the position. This matter was even more serious than that little brat Itachi becoming Hokage!
"Did Danzo really send people to assassinate Saru?" Tobirama glared at the little brat below him and said sternly, "Tell me directly! Is this a fact?"
The young Konoha Jonin glanced at the displeased Lord Strategist, his brain working at high speed. He looked at the crow on his shoulder and explained, "This matter, Shisui and Kakashi-senpai saw it with their own eyes, and Yamato should also know…"
Half a moment later.
The sordid details of Danzo Shimura sending people to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi back then were more or less revealed. He had dispatched two successful human experiment ninjas from Root, the Wood Style user Yamato and the Flying Thunder God user Zetsu, to assassinate Hiruzen together…
Yamato was negligible, but that rogue ninja named Zetsu's strength far surpassed that of an ordinary ninja… Danzo wanted his fellow student and direct superior dead!
This matter was very easy to verify…
Currently, in the Hidden Rain Village, there were two witnesses present: Kakashi Hatake and Yamato…
As long as Tobirama wanted to ask, he could surely find a way to get the answers from those two.
But it seemed there was no need to ask about this sort of thing…
After a long period of contemplation, Tobirama Senju suddenly looked at the crow on Itachi's shoulder and asked, "That ninja named Zetsu, is he really that strong?"
Kitahara deliberated and nodded. "…"
This old geezer isn't suspecting it, is he?
"Not only are his strength and ninjutsu formidable, but he is also extremely skilled at concealment!"
Itachi Uchiha spoke with a lingering fear in his voice, "He has made very few appearances, and has rarely revealed his true strength in front of others. I remember three or four years ago, Father and Orochimaru were easily defeated by his taijutsu…"
"Kitahara, Lady Tsunade, and I have encountered Zetsu before. At that time, it didn't make a move at all, letting us attack freely. Even when Kitahara used its strongest Tailed Beast Bomb, it failed to keep him there…"
"…"
The crow was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously.
"Is that so?" Tobirama composed himself and squeezed his fingers. "It seems that rogue ninja named Zetsu has some rather unusual secret arts and Kekkei Genkai!"
Itachi Uchiha slammed a palm on the table and looked up at Tobirama. "Lord Second Hokage, is he one of Danzo Shimura's men?"
"You don't need to worry about this matter."
Tobirama grabbed his small hand and tossed it aside, saying in a deep voice, "I will find some time to have a good talk with Danzo…"
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