Chapter 40
"Greedy for power? Us? Haha, Tsunade, you really underestimated me, Danzo. Do you think I really want to sit in this position? No, you are wrong. It was Hiruzen and his men who forced me to this point step by step. The one who really loves power is Hiruzen, who betrayed the will of fire and let the younger generation take the knife. He is the third Hokage who was restored to the throne! Do you understand? Tsunade-sama~"
After many self-beautifications, Danzo's words became more and more proficient.
"What do you mean by this? Did you force the old man to leave and take the position yourself, or were you forced to do so? Danzo, what are you planning?"What's wrong with Danzo's tone? Is he still trying to clear himself? Come on, after so many years, who in Konoha has a little reputation doesn't know what Danzo is like? Does this guy think that I, Tsunade, am easy to fool?
"Forced? You can say that. After all, if I didn't do this, Konoha might have been destroyed by that idiot Hiruzen. If I had acted according to that guy's plan, Tsunade, you probably wouldn't be able to see a complete Konoha now. Maybe the leaders of the four-nation coalition would have been sitting in this office to discuss how to divide the benefits. So, for Konoha, for the teacher and the first generation, I have to do this. Do you understand, Tsunade!"
"Oh? You sounded so righteous. Could the old man create a situation more dangerous than the Third Shinobi World War? The Four Nations Allied Forces attack Konoha? You really dare to say that."
Old man, you are so alarmist. Konoha has never had such a situation since the village was founded, okay? What the four nations couldn't do during the Third World War, who else in the Ninja World can do? Are all the countries in the Ninja World united?
I don't look down on the old man, but he can't create such a big situation, right?
"Humph, don't believe it? No wonder you don't believe it. After all, who could have guessed what Sarutobi's brain was like? He didn't know how to cherish the peace, but had to pull the Root and the Anbu to join forces with outsiders to destroy the Uchiha clan. You should know that the Uchiha clan has two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan. As a descendant of the Senju clan, you should know the strength represented by the Mangekyō Sharingan better than me."
Looking at Tsunade who couldn't deny it, Danzo began to throw out heavy bombs to enrich the credibility of his words.
"Huh? Two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan? Uchiha? The old man wants to wipe out the Uchiha clan? Is he crazy? No, according to past experience, you should be more prejudiced against the Uchiha clan. Hasn't the old man always been the peacemaker between you and the Uchiha clan? Don't think I don't know these things when I'm not in Konoha."
Good fellow, wipe out the Uchiha clan? Even when my second grandfather was alive, he didn't dare to do this. Is the old man confused?
"What you see is just the appearance.
I am just a scapegoat pushed by Hiruzen.
If we fail, it is naturally my responsibility as Danzo, and it has nothing to do with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He is still the kind-hearted and strongest Hokage.
If he succeeds, he only needs to pretend to condemn and detain me, the evil Konoha elder, and then he can turn around and take over the Uchiha clan's inheritance.
No matter what he does, he will not suffer.
You should have some impression of Hiruzen's operation, right? For example, the time when White Fang……"
While he was narrating, Danzo's thoughts became clearer and clearer. Things that he couldn't see through before, he now slowly began to understand through his own memories.
"Uh, so you forced the old man to become a rebel in order to prevent him from destroying the Uchiha clan? In fact, the Mangekyō also depends on the person. After all, not every Uchiha is as powerful as that Uchiha Madara.
Tsunade, who is familiar with the history of the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan, was not frightened by the Mangekyō.
"Haha, Tsunade, you are too naive.
Is the point about the Mangekyō Sharingan? The point is that before Sarutobi took action, the Uchiha clan knew the news in advance and planned a coup.
What do you think will happen next? The top brass will lead the Anbu to fight the Uchiha clan to a bloody battle? And then let the other four countries reap the benefits? Hiruzen is simply playing with the lives of all Konoha compatriots.
Do you think he is worthy of this position? When that time comes, how can I face Mr.
Tobirama?"
At this point, Danzo began to get emotional, as if the previous things against the Uchiha clan had nothing to do with him.
"Well, so you attacked the old man? No, based on my understanding of the old man, he would never let the power in your hands threaten him as the Hokage. There must be something wrong!"
If it is really as Danzo said, then it doesn't matter if I don't fight for the position of Hokage. How bad can a person who cares so much about Konoha be? I have always been too one-sided. No wonder my second grandfather would accept a guy like Danzo as his disciple.
"Haha, it seems that as a disciple, Tsunade, you know your teacher quite well. With the power in my hands, I am no match for Hiruzen. However, isn't there an Uchiha clan in Konoha that is being targeted by Hiruzen?"
Danzo put his hands behind his back and looked out the window, thinking about how to get Tsunade to stand on his side completely.
"Uchiha clan...hiss~ so the Uchiha clan is on your side now?" Good fellow, I still wanted to rely on the name of the daimyo to fight for the position of Hokage. Now the Uchiha clan is on the side of this old guy. I am afraid that the name of the daimyo is not very useful. Forget it, forget it. Let it be. It is not impossible to let Danzo be the Hokage. It is better than fighting to the point of bloodshed.
"What? Can't I cooperate with the Uchiha clan? It seems that my acting skills in the past were pretty good.
I guess Hiruzen didn't expect that the vanguard who had been targeting the Uchiha clan would turn around and mix with the Uchiha clan.
There's no way.
Everything is for Konoha.
No matter how bad the Uchiha clan is, it can't change the fact that they are also part of Konoha.
Although these guys have a bad temper, they will fight for their lives when something happens.
During the First World War, the Second World War, and the Third World War, weren't there many deaths in the Uchiha clan? No matter what, they shouldn't have ended up being exterminated, right? How do outsiders view our Konoha? How should the major families in Konoha view the top leaders? Hiruzen is too narrow-minded.
Even though Mr.
Tobirama had such a big prejudice and hatred against the Uchiha clan, he never thought of destroying the Uchiha clan.
This is the true will of fire.
"
At this point, Danzo looked at Tsunade with five parts of memories, three parts of sighs, and two parts of grief in his eyes.
"The Will of Fire? Who would have thought that the one who would practice the Will of Fire was not the old man who had been shouting this slogan, but you, the Dark of the Ninja World? Second Grandfather might have made a mistake in choosing the old man to be the Hokage."
It was not until now that Tsunade had truly given up the idea of competing for the position of Hokage.