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With Qingshui's gentle personality and sincere will of fire, he would never treat his own family like this. Sarutobi Hiruzen has never seen Qingshui have any ill will towards any Konoha ninja.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen himself had never thought of asking the entire Konoha Guard to stay on duty and not participate in Mito's funeral...
This must be the result of the teacher’s efforts!
This extreme taste was very familiar to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he suddenly realized it.
Is Qingshui Qingshui?
Sarutobi Hiruzen's answer was: That's right.
Qingshui may be Qingshui today and may still be Qingshui tomorrow.
But next year, the year after, or some other day, Sarutobi Hiruzen has already prepared himself mentally to see Qingshui look at him with his extremely familiar sharp eyes, and then slowly call him -
"monkey."
With this idea in mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards Aomizu is also changing.
Not to mention carrying the coffin for Uzumaki Mito, now he rarely uses the telescope technique to observe Qingshui...
Sarutobi Hiruzen had complicated feelings, he really liked Qingshui.
But since his own teacher had done such a thing, and for the sake of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only shake his head and say there was nothing he could do.
Danzo Shimura stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen's profile, and his anger grew even stronger.
What a hypocritical monkey!
You can look at the teacher's photo without changing your expression. Don't you have the will of fire in your heart?
"Huruzen, you've gone too far by allowing an Uchiha to enter the village's master-disciple inheritance sequence!"
Danzo Shimura slammed the table, furious.
If Sarutobi Hiruzen had not arrived at that time, Qingshui would have already been his student. The despicable Hiruzen took the opportunity to imprison him for three months, and made special arrangements to accept Qingshui as his own disciple.
Shimura Danzo recalled the past about Qingshui, and his emotions became more and more agitated, and he said in a stern voice:
"Do you really think I don't know what you did?"
"I rushed over on the day the training ground was sealed off. Uchiha Qingshui must have the teacher's chakra on him, right?"
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly changed.
Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression, smiled smugly, and continued to speak: "On the one hand, you don't allow me to do human experiments, but on the other hand, you are working very hard on your research?"
"Monkey, you are killing yourself. You injected Tobirama's cells into Uchiha Qingshui's body in order to train your own fighters. This is simply crazy."
"I have already guessed that you did this to extend your power, to forcibly elevate Uchiha Qingshui's status at Mizuto-sama's funeral, and to make all the ninjas in the village think that he is one of the candidates for Hokage..."
"Let me ask you, how many curse seals did you cast on Uchiha Qingshui? Are you so sure you can control him?"
Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's increasingly dark face and shook his head:
"You used the teacher's cells to strengthen Uchiha, and then used the curse seal to control him to support the puppet Hokage. You are really amazing..."
"Hum, Koharu dare not disobey you. Your disciples indulge you, but Konoha still has me, the Hokage, to assist you!"
"No one can be the Hokage for a lifetime, Hiruzen."
"It's still too late to turn back now!"
At this moment, Danzo Shimura seemed to be possessed by the light of righteousness, and his entire body was free of all the gloomy aura and exuded a majestic aura!
But deep down, he admired Sarutobi Hiruzen's way of thinking.
Don't mention it, it's pretty awesome...
As expected of Hiruzen, he was able to do such a cruel thing so easily that even the Dark Ninja himself was stunned.
Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly stood up and his eyes turned cold.
Shimura Danzo's extremely dark train of thought had already become a little unbearable for him.
What is this and what?
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't hold back after hearing this.
What Sarutobi Hiruzen fears the most is what Shimura Danzo will do with this kind of thinking...
Uzumaki Mito emphasized many times during his lifetime that the true situation of Qingshui could only be known by him, the Hokage, and Tsunade!
If the fact that Qingshui was the product of Senju Tobirama's forbidden technique were to be exposed, it would deal a devastating blow to the reputation of the Hokage line, and might even shake the foundation of the Will of Fire, causing consequences even more horrific than a war.
Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed with this.
Although Shimura Danzo put all the blame on him, he didn't mention the matter of Senju Tobirama...
But that doesn’t work either?
His reputation as the Hokage has always been good in Konoha, but he could not withstand the smearing by Danzo Shimura.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was exceptionally cold, and in his mind he recalled what Tsunade had said to him -
"Grandma Mito told me to tell you, old man, if anyone asks about Qingshui, eliminate him, no matter who he is!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly left his desk, walked to Shimura Danzo, and said to him face to face, "Danzo, your guess is nothing but bullshit..."
"I tell you, Uchiha Qingshui's affairs involve the top secrets of Mr. Tobirama and Lord Mito. No one except me, the Hokage, has the right to ask about it, including you, the Hokage's assistant..."
"Danzo, if you keep asking about Qingshui, don't blame me for not caring about our past friendship. I'm going to clear the house!!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke a final warning, "This is what Mito-sama meant. Do you understand?"
Under the momentum of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo Shimura unconsciously took a step back.
But after he reacted, Shimura Danzo became even more annoyed.
What does Mito-sama mean?
How can it be!
Lord Mito will allow you to do such a thing to deceive your superiors and subordinates in order to control the power of Hokage?
Shimura Danzo was very skilled at bullying others under the banner of seemingly correctness. He often used this method when he was luring geniuses from the village to the roots...
Shimura Danzo sneered silently: "Monkey, you really have gone crazy!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes: "Danzo, don't give me the chance to clean up the mess, be a good assistant to the Hokage."
Danzo Shimura took a deep breath and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen intently.
He has already decided that once he has evidence against Aoki and Sarutobi Hiruzen, he will make sure that they will never be able to stand up again and will be completely nailed to Konoha's pillar of shame!
"Hiruzen, you're too extreme!"
Shimura Danzo roared, "Konoha is not a place where you have the final say! For the sake of your own power, you did not hesitate to use your apprentice and even let your son get close to Uchiha Qingshui. As the Hokage, you should reflect on yourself and step down!"
"Danzo, you're too conservative!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen yelled back: "You don't understand Lord Mito's considerations or Tobirama's thoughts at all. The Uchiha clan can be a sharp blade if used well. You, the assistant Hokage, have too narrow a mindset!"
At this moment, the situation seemed to have reversed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the dove, thinks Shimura Danzo is too conservative...
Shimura Danzo, a hawk, thinks Sarutobi Hiruzen is too radical...
With a flash of thought, Danzo Shimura stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen who refused to give in, and suddenly thought of something. A huge joy slowly surged in his heart, enveloping him completely.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan seemed to have caused him to lose his position as Hokage, he actually buried a huge bomb for himself!
The weight of this thunder is enough to blow away Sarutobi Hiruzen, as well as his helpers Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, Jiraiya, Tsunade and any other ninja who gets close to him, the Third Hokage!
Originally, Shimura Danzo was still thinking about how to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciples one by one...
But now, the situation suddenly became clear.
As long as we collect evidence about Qingshui, all members of Sarutobi Hiruzen's clan will be eliminated!
The only one left is Hatake Sakumo.
Thinking of this, Danzo Shimura looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was about to say something, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Hiruzen, if you insist on doing this, then I can only support you..."
Shimura Danzo put on a stiff and helpless smile: "Since this is what Lord Mito wants, then I understand. I will just do my job well."
"But you still have to think carefully, Hiruzen."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo suspiciously.
Why are you so obedient today?
He had been thinking that if Shimura Danzo continued to be stubborn, he would just follow his temper and take down his Hokage assistant for a few months, locking him up in a small dark room to reflect on his actions, to prevent him from causing any major trouble.
But Danzo Shimura bowed his head for the first time in decades, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen a little embarrassed.
"Come on, Danzo, just do your job..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a moment and decided to let Shimura Danzo go without punishing him.
After all, after the death of Uzumaki Mito, the situation in the ninja world has begun to become turbulent, and the Root still needs to do something.
And Kushina's performance wasn't satisfactory either. If Aomizu hadn't been there, there would have been a big mess on the day of the funeral.
If the Ninja World War really breaks out, although Sarutobi Hiruzen keeps saying that he will fight, he is not sure in his heart...
After Shimura Danzo left, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and muttered to himself:
"Teacher, I took the blame for you, you are so..."
But soon, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette and started laughing again.
He thought of what Danzo Shimura had said just now - in order to get close to Qingshui, even Asuma was sent.
Before, Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little worried about Asuma's future.
When choosing Aosui at the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted Aosui to stimulate Asuma's potential and get this rebellious youngest son back on the right track. As the Hokage father, he could then make some efforts to arrange a good position for Asuma.
Unexpectedly, Asuma seemed to have obeyed Qingshui's every word, to the extent that even he, the Hokage who had high hopes for Qingshui, felt that it was a bit excessive.
But since he knew the secret of Qingshui, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt relieved.
It is a blessing for my little son to be able to hang out with Tobirama-sama!
As long as Asuma can keep up with Qingshui's pace and don't fall too far behind, his life will be safe!