Swing the knife from the leaves

"Yondaime, have you heard from Danzo's advisor recently?"

The voice came from Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of the table, and opposite him was the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

"Not yet, Lord Third, the Anbu sent out have not found any news about Danzo's advisor in the ninja world."

Minato looked troubled and looked at the retired Hokage in front of him, but he felt helpless in his heart.

"How could this happen, Minato? How come there is no news at all about Danzo's advisor? He has been missing for a month." Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked his pipe and said with a puzzled look on his face.

Listening to the Sandai's words, Minato was a little angry. If the Sandai had told him the details of Danzo's advisor's last mission, then there wouldn't have been no news for so long.

According to the available information, Advisor Danzo's last mission report was to the Kingdom of Winds to collect information, but the personnel sent by Minato found no information at all in the Kingdom of Winds.

Where Danzo went and what he did, the third generation in front of him must know, but the third generation would not say anything and would not reveal any information.

Judging from the situation during the war, Minato can conclude that Danzo's advisor must have carried out a secret mission after disappearing in the Land of Rain, and this matter must be very confidential. It is not even recorded in the mission archives directly under the Hokage. It should be It was a verbal information transmission with the Third Hokage, and the confidentiality effect was very good.

But now Danzo's advisor is missing, and the third generation is still coming every day to ask for information about the search, without even explaining the real mission information. Minato can't even confirm whether Danzo's advisor is missing.

What's more, Minato hasn't found out how many ANBU still obey the Third Generation, so there is no need for Minato to tell the Third Generation in front of him about the results of the search, but Hiruzen Sarutobi comes every once in a while, and every time he tells the results, he Minato felt disgusted.

"Sandaime-sama, I want to know whether Advisor Danzo went on any secret mission after disappearing in the Land of Rain, and under the circumstances at that time, it cannot be recorded in the mission archives. Otherwise, according to the current situation, I am afraid that Danzo will It's hard to find Advisor Zang." Minato looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said seriously.

I have been depressed for a long time, so I asked Minato to speak openly to Sarutobi Hiruzen and say directly that you, old boy, must be hiding something from me, tell me quickly, otherwise, if this continues, I will have no choice but to send Danzo away. It will be placed among the missing persons forever.

Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes, put down the pipe in his hand, and looked at the Hokage in front of him. The two looked at each other, and Minato did not shy away. The look between the two made the atmosphere in the room freeze.

The head-on confrontation between the two Hokages made the ANBU hidden in the darkness of the office a little uncomfortable. There was no way anyone could make this ANBU neutral. The Kage-level aura coming out of the battlefield was so terrifying. The strength of this Jonin was The ANBU already wanted to escape the office.The two of them had no scruples about him at all.

Ten seconds later, Minato regained his momentum and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Sandaime-sama, you and I both understand that non-communication of information will lead to the failure of the mission, so please tell me what Danzo Advisor is going to do. It’s a secret mission.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen also regained his momentum. He had lost his composure just now, but the ANBU next to him was breathing heavily, with cold sweat breaking out on his body. The Yondaime-sama's voice was really a sound of nature to him.

Minato's direct words made the third generation feel helpless. He put the pipe in his mouth again, and the third generation began to re-recognize the fourth generation Hokage in front of him, who he had brought up with the newspaper, his good disciple.

Danzo was really missing, and the Third Generation did not deceive Minato on this point, but the Third Generation did not want to expose the secret negotiation mission with Ohnoki, let alone the conditions of the mission.

This kind of thing can be regarded as collaboration with the enemy, but Danzo really does not know whether he is alive or dead. His old friend is missing, and the third generation's idea of ​​delaying for a few years before giving power to Minato is completely ruined.

The Sarutobi clan's inability to get rid of its big tail has always been a headache for Sarutobi Hiruzen. During the decades he has been in power, even though he has issued many rules, the clan's depletion of village resources has reached a terrifying level. Number, if the traces are not eliminated, then at least half of the current size of the Sarutobi clan will disappear, and it will gain a notoriety in Konoha that everyone calls for beatings.

But for Hiruzen Sarutobi, he had no choice. To become the third generation Hokage was the second generation who was ordered to do so in danger. Of course, the ninja clan in the village obeyed the second generation, but this was not necessarily the case for the young third generation.

The Senju clan was very decisive. After the death of the second generation, all the Tsunade who came out as direct descendants hid their surnames outside the rope trees. Some of them went to the daimyo of the Fire Country. After all, the daimyo of the Fire Country married a direct descendant of the Senju clan, and the Senju clan There are also people who have married daimyo's daughters, and the two parties are related by blood.The other part still continues to be ninja in Konoha Village, but without the Senju surname, they have completely integrated into the civilian population.

Without the support of the Senju clan, the third generation would have to face the power of various ninja clans in the village with his friends, so strengthening the power of his own ninja clan became what the third generation must do.

"Oh, this was originally a disgraceful thing, but if you want to know, Minato, I will tell you." The third generation sighed, but still chose to tell Minato about this matter, which also meant that he had lost power in his power. concession.

When Minato heard this, he looked towards the hiding place of the ANBU. The ANBU saw Minato's eyes and understood what the Yondaime meant. He immediately felt grateful and left the office.

After the ANBU left, only Minato and Sandai were left in the office. After taking down the pipe, Sandai said: "At the end of the Third War, when the village was very short of supplies, Danzo brought me a piece of news. , saying it can change the current plight of the village."

The third generation began to tell Minato about the mission at that time, but he still hid the conditions and turned Onoki's supply of materials into another good condition that would not affect the third generation's reputation.

A few minutes passed, and the third generation finally said to Minato: "But what Danzo and I didn't expect was that this war would end like this. The agreement at that time ended before it even started. So far, I have lost Danzo." news."

With a long sigh, Sandai put the pipe in his mouth and started smoking. The smoke kept rising, just like the depression inside him.

Minato was expressionless after hearing this. The story of the matter should be similar to what the third generation said, but the conditions of the negotiation with Ohnoki should not be like this, otherwise the third generation would not have to tell him this matter now.

Therefore, Advisor Danzo disappeared in the Kingdom of Earth, rather than stealing information in the Kingdom of Wind. However, this also made Minato uncomfortable, because in the early detection bell of the Third Generation, Konoha sent people to investigate the entire ninja world. , there is no news from the Kingdom of Earth.Then there is actually only one place left, and that is the Kingdom of Rain.

The two of them had already judged the direction of the reconnaissance, but both sides wanted the other to open the door, but Minato was not in a hurry at all. He wanted to slow down on this matter. After knowing what the Third Generation and Danzo did at that time, , Minato also got what he wanted.

"Sandai-sama's information is very important. I will send additional manpower to the Land of Earth now." Minato said to the Third Generation with a righteous expression.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widen. Good guy, I have been fooled by this kid. I will give you a small and medium-sized clue, but you still don't do anything.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned a little green, but he had nothing to do. Now he could not only know ANBU. If he sent out his own family ninja, it would expose the strength of the Sarutobi clan. This was really a good opportunity for Minato.

Finally, under Minato's official tone, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to walk out. Now he understood that his disciple was not only an excellent ninja in terms of quality, but also had a unique talent in politics.

So now it's Sarutobi Hiruzen's turn to make a decision. Should he continue to let this boy Minato use the Hokage's power to consume his own power bit by bit, and finally expose the fact that the Sarutobi clan is devouring the village's resources? Or should he go straight and do it? With one strike, he handed over all the things that the family had swallowed, and handed over all his power, so that both parties could get off the ground.

Sandai was destined to have a sleepless night today. He kept thinking in his mind: "Duanzo, why did you disappear?"

Without Danzo, the wall that most directly blocked Minato was gone. The third generation had to mend the hole while also having a political fight with Minato. Thinking about it this way, the current Minato is very similar to the third generation at that time, except that the ninja clan was The Third Generation suppressed them, and now they are united by Minato.