Chapter 33 Eldest Nephew
Although he saw through Hiruzen's intention, Danzo thought about it carefully.
It doesn't seem like I'm at a disadvantage.
Although the village lost its financial allocation.
But even if I hadn't lost it, no one had ever called me.
Anyway, the root has been spending its own money since its establishment.
What, you said that is the property of the Shimura family?
As the head of the Shimura clan, isn't everything in the clan mine?!
Come to think of it, I haven't seen that guy Kakuzu for a while.
I have to find time to go and see if that guy has made any money.
If not...
I don't mind giving him a big spiral wheel.
Seeing that Danzo was lost in thought, Hiruzen did not urge him.
Instead, he quietly took out his pipe.
Get ready for a couple of bites.
"Something's wrong, Monkey. You must be hiding something from me."
Danzo, who was sure that there was no trap in Hiruzen's proposal, had a look of disbelief on his face.
He didn't believe that Hiruzen was suddenly so kind and just wanted to cheat him out of his money.
If it were a kid, not only would I lose money, I would also lose people!
"Look at you, we have been friends for many years, and you don't even have this little bit of trust."
Hiruzen shook his head, looking deeply distressed.
It was as if the man in front of him had said something too harsh to him.
"It is because we have been friends for many years that I know your virtues."
Danzo wasn't going to fall for it at all and wouldn't give up until he found out Hiruzen's purpose.
Seeing that he couldn't fool people anymore, Hiruzen sighed and prepared to tell the truth.
After all, Danzo is one of us, and this matter cannot be hidden from him.
"I'm going to let Shinnosuke run this new ANBU training department."
Who is Shinnosuke?
Hiruzen's eldest son and Konohamaru's biological father.
In terms of seniority, he is Danzo's eldest nephew.
Hearing this, Danzo immediately understood.
Hiruzen is paving the way for his son.
Shinnosuke had come into contact with that kid himself. In his previous life, he and his wife had been working in the Anbu.
Finally, they died together in an S-level mission.
Only the young Konohamaru was left.
This kid Shinnosuke is quite capable.
Although he did not inherit his father's full-attribute chakra.
However, they inherited the Sarutobi clan's expertise in fire escape techniques.
He became a jonin at a young age.
Now he is even a captain of the Anbu team.
It's not too much of a stretch to let him manage the training department.
And it's safe.
"Well, now that we've come to this point, if I don't agree, I'd be a little sorry for Shinnosuke."
After learning of Hiruzen's true purpose, Danzo nodded and agreed.
"Let me make it clear first, I'm doing this for my eldest nephew, not for you."
Hiruzen was overjoyed upon hearing this and reached out to hold Danzo's hand.
"Hey, hey, stop touching me!"
Danzo saw this and quickly slapped it away.
He is already so old, but why is he still like a kid, pulling my hand all the time?
"Hahaha, aren't I happy?"
Although his hand was slapped away, Hiruzen was not embarrassed.
Still looking at Danzo with a smile.
"How about coming to my house for a few drinks later? Biwako isn't home."
Faced with Hiruzen's invitation, Danzo refused reluctantly.
Next, I have to think carefully about how to negotiate with the Sand Village.
I don't have time to drink with an old man like you.
Therefore, Danzo decisively rejected Hiruzen.
"Forget it, I'll definitely do it next time."
After discussing some more details with Hiruzen, Danzo got up and left.
Hiruzen smiled as he watched Danzo leave, and his smile gradually faded after he closed the door and walked away.
Instead, his face was filled with seriousness.
Standing up and making sure that Danzo had left through the gate, Hiruzen called out in a deep voice.
"Come out, ape."
As the words fell, a masked Anbu appeared instantly.
"Take off the mask."
Sensing the presence behind him, Hiruzen turned around and gave the order.
The Anbu obediently took off the mask, revealing a young face.
Looking at the face in front of him that was almost identical to his own when he was young, Hiruzen's eyes showed a little more doting.
That’s right, this is his eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Said in a somewhat gentle tone.
"I have already made an agreement with Danzo that you will be the head instructor of the ANBU training department from now on."
The ANBU is a military force directly under the Hokage and only requires authorization from Hiruzen alone.
Therefore, he did not need to report to his two advisors, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu.
As for the funds, it was a sum of money that was paid to the Hokage regularly every year regardless of the purpose.
This was originally set up by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, for his own convenience.
The Finance Department only needs to make payments regularly.
Back then, Tobirama set up a lot of special funds.
For example, to facilitate his scientific research expenses.
In order to give everyone more motivation to monitor the Uchiha, surveillance subsidies were provided.
However, these funds were abolished when Hiruzen came to power.
In the end, the only thing that remained was this Hokage-specific fund, regardless of its use.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Shinnosuke lowered his head and responded in a deep voice.
"The war is about to end. The village has lost many ninjas and gained many orphans."
"You must choose a child with the will of fire from among them. Only in this way can Konoha live forever."
"From today on, you and Midori will officially be removed from the Anbu's combat sequence."
"As for the other instructors and personnel, you don't have to worry about them."
"I'll arrange it for you."
He explained the precautions to his son in detail.
Finally, Hiruzen walked up to Shinnosuke and offered his hand to help him up.
He patted his shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"The future of the village depends on you."
Hearing this, Shinnosuke knelt on one knee again with a determined look on his face.
"Yes, Lord Hokage, I will definitely live up to your trust."
"Go!"
Waving his hand, signaling the other party to leave, Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his seat.
"In this way, the purity of the Anbu will be more guaranteed..."
Muttering under his breath, he pulled out his pipe and Hiruzen held it in front of him, examining it closely.
Yan and Xiaochun became more and more presumptuous, while Danzo seemed to have changed his temperament.
Not only has he become a lot gentler, but he also no longer thinks about the position of Hokage all day long.
Just concentrate on doing your own thing.
And they are all for the good of Konoha.
This made the way the two of them get along inevitably move closer to the way they did when they were children.
But it’s not bad.