Chapter 18 - Family First
Not to mention Danzo's efforts to become Hokage.
In the office, Men Yan and Xiaochun did not leave immediately.
Unlike Danzo who could just ignore Hiruzen and leave, they were the Hokage's advisors and would have to assist Hiruzen in handling things in the future. It would not be good for them if they had too much trouble with Hiruzen.
After all, their power over other ninjas depends on Hiruzen's title of Hokage.
"I'm sorry, Hiruzen..."
The two sincerely apologized to the Third Hokage, saying that they had spoken hastily before and had no intention of disrespecting the Third Hokage's status.
The third generation waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you guys go out first, I want to be alone."
"Okay, call us if you need anything."
Men Yan and Xiaochun retreated, and only the Third Hokage was left in the huge Hokage office.
"Do you want to establish a root?"
The third generation was thinking in his heart. He did not completely reject Danzo's proposal. The threat of the Uchiha clan has always existed. Even if Danzo did not mention it, he would be prepared.
But... it was obvious that Danzo had always wanted to replace him, and he knew it very well in his heart.
The reason why Danzo didn't get a high-level position after he became Hokage was all because of his idea.
Why didn't Danzo get involved in the Hokage leadership?
It's because this guy, like the Uchiha clan, is determined to get him out of power so that he can become Hokage, so he doesn't give him the opportunity to climb up.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have given his good friend, who had shared life and death with him, a high-level position so that he could enjoy the benefits of his becoming Hokage.
However, after so many years, his position as Hokage has become increasingly stable, and the Third Hokage feels that perhaps he can give Danzo some rights.
And...what Gen was about to do was destined not to bring Danzo any good reputation.
Without everyone's recognition, it would be impossible for Danzo to replace him and become Hokage.
Compared to Danzo, the Third Hokage felt that the current and future Uchiha were more of a threat to his position as Hokage.
Thinking of this, Sandai made a decision in his heart.
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"Master Patriarch, you are looking for me."
The Shimura clan's headquarters was located on the east side of the village, close to the Sarutobi clan. At this moment, in the clan's hall, an Anbu ninja named Danqi, wearing a mask with white wavy stripes on his face, knelt in front of Danzo.
Danzo is now the head of the Shimura clan.
Although the Third Hokage prohibited Danzo from serving in the upper echelons of Hokage, many ninjas from the Shimura clan served in various departments of Konoha, and these ninjas were promoted by the Third Hokage himself.
Among them, there are three ninjas from the Shimura clan in the Anbu alone.
Due to the special nature of the Anbu, a ninja clan will generally only choose one person to enter. If there are more, the Hokage's control over the Anbu will be weakened.
The current Konoha is essentially still an alliance of ninja clans.
In addition to the Konoha label, Konoha ninjas also have the label of the ninja clan, and when it comes to interests, the ninja label is more important.
Therefore, in order to reduce the influence of other ninja clans in Konoha on the Anbu, there will not be more than two ninjas from the same clan in the Anbu.
However, three people from the Shimura clan entered the Anbu.
This shows the third generation's trust in the Shimura clan's ninjas.
However, it is understandable that the Shimura clan and the Sarutobi clan have been allies since the Warring States Period. They have supported each other all the way to this day, and their friendship is deep.
The clan leaders of this generation, Danzo and the Third Hokage, are good friends who grew up together. Their relationship is much better than that of Mitomonen, Utane Koharu and the Third Hokage.
Therefore, Danzo, who is not the Hokage's advisor, can enter and exit the Hokage's office at will without anyone stopping him. Now he even calls in the family ninjas working in the Anbu to question them.
"Who was that person that the Anbu brought back last night?"
It was the same idea as the two Uchiha brats last night, or rather, many people had the same idea. Everyone wanted to know the reason why someone had to be escorted back to the Anbu base by the Hokage himself.
Danzo is naturally no exception.
"I don't know. Last night was a very short mission by the Bomb Squad, probably less than thirty minutes. When the prisoner came back, he was sent to interrogation room number three. The Bomb Squad is responsible for guarding him. No one else is allowed to interfere or pass on any information. Anyone who violates this will be treated as a traitor."
The Anbu ninja of the Shimura clan told everything he knew, without caring about the Anbu's regulations on leaking secrets.
In other words, compared to being treated as a traitor by the Hokage, he was more afraid of the terrible consequences of disobeying the clan leader's orders.
After all, he was the only one who was punished as a traitor.
If he did not obey the clan leader's words, his entire family of five would be treated as traitors.
Moreover, he has long accepted the concept that family comes first.
So he didn't think there was anything wrong with leaking the secrets of the Anbu to the clan leader.
This is the relationship between the ninja clan in Konoha Village and the Konoha family during this period, and family is still the priority.
"It seems this person is very important!"
After hearing what the family ninja said, Danzo's eyes flashed, and he thought in his heart that the capture and custody were done by the same team in order to prevent others from knowing the relevant information as much as possible.
Such a level of secrecy clearly showed that the man in interrogation room number three had a big secret, a secret that Hiruzen longed for.
Thinking of this, Danzo subconsciously wanted to ask the family ninja to spy on the prisoner in interrogation room No. 3.
But in the end he held back.
Now is not the time to anger the Third Hokage. No matter what secrets the man in interrogation room No. 3 has, once he forms the Root, all the secrets of the Anbu will be in his hands.
"Go back. Don't bother to find out about Interrogation Room 3. If you hear any useful information, report back to me."
Danzo waved his hand to send away the family's Anbu ninja, then turned and went to his study to continue to improve his Root organizational structure.
He had a feeling that Hiruzen would definitely let him form the Command Root.
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Hokage's office.
The third generation, who was processing official documents, looked up at the clock on the wall. There were only a few minutes left before the first class of the Ninja School would be over.
"Emi, go to the Ninja School..."
The third generation spoke and asked his secretary Chiba Emi to call the ninja teacher of Minato's class in the ninja school over.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Secretary Chiba Emi walked out with her ripe peach buttocks twisted under her black and purple slit skirt, attracting the third generation's eyes to follow the rhythmic swaying semicircle.
This is Naruto!
How can I give up!
The Third Hokage sighed in his heart, only those who sit on the position of Hokage know the joy of it, he is already deeply involved in it, no one can take his happiness away.
After a while.
Chiba Emi, the beautiful and well-proportioned secretary of the Hokage, came in with the ninja teacher of Minato's class.
"Hokage-sama."
The ninja teacher looked excited, his voice even trembling a little. He looked at the Third Hokage with burning eyes, then quickly lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly at the Hokage.
After all, this is Lord Hokage!
Seeing this scene, the third generation smiled and felt secretly proud in his heart.
This is the reason why he is confident that no matter how arrogant the Uchiha clan is, they will not be able to do anything to him as the Hokage.
He has the greatest prestige among Konoha's largest group of Genin and Chunin, and no one can approach him.
As long as this group is there, plus the support of the major ninja clans, the Uchiha clan, huh, no matter how arrogant they are, will not dare to attack him easily.
The thought in his mind was only for a moment. The third generation's eyes were gentle and seemed to be able to warm people's hearts. He said: "Mumu, I called you here because I have something to inform you."
Oh my god, Hokage-sama actually knows my name!
Murasakibara was so excited that he didn't pay any attention to what the Third Hokage said. For an ordinary Chunin like him, the Third Hokage was an unreachable dream for them.
Now that the dream is about to come true, how can one not be excited?
"Kurogure." The third generation called out, instantly waking up Kikugure. When he reacted, his face turned red instantly. Oh my God, he was distracted when the Hokage was asking questions.
Ashamed and nervous, Murasakibara quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, I lost my composure just now."
"It's okay, don't be nervous." The Sandai smiled and continued, "Kimura Yō from your class may have been upset last night because of his parents' situation. He had some health problems and fell into a vegetative state. The Anbu emergency team is now trying to find a solution. He may not be able to appear in school for a long time in the future."
Kimura Yao... he is not... Ninja teacher frowned slightly when he heard this, thinking that the child was fine yesterday.
The third generation continued: "I want you to talk to Kimura Yao's classmates and tell them not to worry too much. As the Hokage of Konoha, I will not give up any of Konoha's sons."
"Yes, Lord Hokage, I will explain it clearly to everyone." Although the ninja teacher still had some doubts in his heart, he chose to believe what the Hokage said personally.
The reason why the third generation said this is that Kimura Yo's disappearance requires a reasonable explanation, otherwise it would be bad to cause some unnecessary public opinion later.
This way.
Ninja School.
During the second theory class, the Ninja teacher explained Kimura Yao's situation according to the Third Generation's instructions.
The class was suddenly filled with voices expressing concern for Kimura Yao.
Only Minato felt a darkening in his heart, and some bad guesses kept flashing in his mind.
He was very anxious, but he did not immediately go to the Third Hokage to find out the situation.
Minato waited until school was over in the afternoon before heading straight to the Hokage Building.
The Sandaime met Minato in the Hokage's office.
"Hokage-sama, what happened to Yao?"
Minato got straight to the point and asked about his friend's situation.
The Sandai's expression darkened for a moment, and he chose to speak the truth: "I'm sorry, Minato, that kid Kimura Yao died a week ago. The Kimura Yao you saw yesterday is no longer the same Kimura Yao."
Sacrificed... Minato was stunned for a moment, and scenes from the past flashed through his mind, up to yesterday's scene.
"Hokage-sama, may I know who killed Yao?"
After a long silence, Minato finally spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was filled with murderous intent. This was the first time he had such a strong murderous intent towards someone.
"The enemy has been captured."
The third generation said: "I will make the enemy pay the price of death, so you don't have to focus on it. Studying hard is what you should think about now."
The third generation had high expectations for Minato. He hoped that he would become an excellent and powerful ninja in the future and did not want him to live with the heart of revenge at such a young age.
"I…I understand, Hokage-sama."
Minato took a deep breath. After all, he was not an ordinary person. He quickly realized that the enemy's affairs were confidential and not something he could access at the moment.
"Then I'll go home, Hokage-sama."
Minato didn't continue what he was saying. He said goodbye to the Third Hokage and left to go home. He had realized that his strength was not strong enough and he couldn't even protect his friends. He didn't want to be so powerless anymore.