The legend of the clone behind the scenes of Naruto

This was done to build momentum for Namikaze Minato and win over the villagers so that he could successfully run for the Fourth Hokage.

In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen had wanted to do this for a long time, but Danzo Shimura kept stopping him, so he delayed it until now.

Seeing that they were about to go to see the daimyo, before leaving, he no longer took into account Shimura Danzo's objections and held the meeting forcefully.

"Hokage-sama, you don't have to be like this, this is what I should do."

As a political novice, Namikaze Minato felt that there was no need to hold a general meeting.

"No need to refuse, let's go, everyone is almost here now."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had already guessed that he would be late today, so he called him an hour in advance, and now the time was just right.

"Ah?" Hearing that everyone was already outside, Namikaze Minato could only follow Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The two walked out of the Hokage Building and stood on the high platform, looking at the sea of ​​people below.

"Ahem!" Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand to silence everyone and began to talk about the Will of Fire.

"Wherever the leaves are dancing, the fire is endless..."

"The fire will continue to illuminate the village and make new leaves sprout..."

The will of fire passed down from Senju Hashirama was good, but when it came to Sarutobi Hiruzen, it was inevitably mixed with some selfish motives.

Because Will of Fire has no other substantive ideas other than making people sacrifice for the village, it seems a bit fake and empty, and is often called 'brainwashing'!

After Hiruzen Sarutobi brainwashed him passionately on the stage, he looked at the mesmerized people in the audience and seemed very satisfied.

Then he began to praise Namikaze Minato, describing how he turned the tide when Kyuubi appeared and helped the building to collapse.

Only by not allowing the village to suffer heavy losses, and not allowing Kyuubi to destroy Konoha Village, can everyone live a safe and happy life.

Everyone in the audience was amazed when they heard about Namikaze Minato's great achievements.

"As expected of our Konoha Village's 'yellow flash'."

"Yes, he is indeed a hero who can make the entire Iwa Ninja Village fearful by himself."

The top management of Iwagakure Village once issued an order to "abandon the mission directly when encountering Namikaze Minato".

Other villages soon followed suit.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi commended Namikaze Shumon, the conference began to end and everyone left one after another.

The conference was successfully completed and everyone was very happy, except for one person who looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato on the stage and tightened his hand on crutches.

'Nabe Shadow' Danzo is about to start recuperating again.

"You lead a few people to spread rumors in the village, saying that Uzumaki Kushina is the nine-tailed fox demon and the culprit who almost destroyed the village." Shimura Danzo said to a root ninja behind him.

"Yes." After the root ninja saluted, he took the order and left.

"Hiruzen, didn't you praise Namikaze Minato? Then I will discredit his wife, Uzumaki Kushina!"

In fact, he wanted to discredit Namikaze Minato, but Namikaze Minato was too perfect and had never done anything wrong, so there was no reason to discredit him.

But the same goes for smearing Uzumaki Kushina. He believes that Namikaze Minato will never sit idly by.

As long as Namikaze Minato starts to take care of this matter, it will be easy to pour dirty water on him again.

Soon, the rumor spread, and as the rumor spread wider and wider, more and more people believed it.

What makes people feel ironic is that in the morning, the villagers of Konoha Village were still praising Namikaze Minato, and in the afternoon they started to point fingers at Uzumaki Kushina.

By the time Sarutobi Hiruzen discovered it, it was already too late and he had no time to stop it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was smoking a cigarette in the Hokage's office, frowning.

He didn't expect that his old buddy Shimura Danzo would be so courageous and make such a big move behind his back to prevent Namikaze Minato from running for Hokage.

"Hiruzen, are you looking for me?" Shimura Danzo walked in with a cane.

After he received the ANBU's order, he knew why Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to see him.

"Danzo, you are too courageous!" Sarutobi Hiruzen skipped the questioning stage.

The two knew each other well.

"Hmph! Did you come to me just to accuse me?"

"Have you ever thought about it? What if Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina find out?"

"What are you afraid of?" Shimura Danzo said lightly.

The reason why he dared to do this was because he knew Sarutobi Hiruzen, and knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely help him hide it for the sake of the village.

"Haha!" Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed angrily at him.

He also put the pipe in his hand on the table, stood up and asked, "Why do you do this?"

"That's because you did it first. If you didn't praise Namikaze Minato, I wouldn't do it either. You forced me to do this!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have 1 grass and mud horses whizzing past in his heart. What kind of logic is this?

"I commend Namikaze Minato because he has indeed meritorious service." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with dignity and awe, "And why you did that, you know it yourself."

"Hmph! Do you dare to say that you have no selfish motives in commending Namikaze Minato?" Danzo Shimura sneered.

He continued: "Since you speak so high-sounding about yourself, why don't you clarify it to Uzumaki Kushina? As long as you speak in person, I believe the rumors will be self-defeating."

"You..." Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry with him that Shimura Danzo specifically stabbed him in the heart.

Every Jinchuriki is at risk of going berserk. Once he clarifies it in person, what if Kushina Uzumaki goes berserk in the future?Then wouldn’t his prestige be ruined?How will you explain it to the villagers then?

"Danzo, you are stirring up trouble for no reason and destroying the unity of the village. I now declare that you will be relieved of your position as assistant to the Hokage and you will be confined to your roots. You are not allowed to come out without my order!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Shimura Danzo and continued: "...I will send two ANBU to monitor you."

Danzo Shimura's pupils shrank when he heard this, "Hiruzhan, I am doing this for Konoha. Only Orochimaru can be the Hokage!"

Danzo Shimura continued righteously: "My heart and my journey are like a clear mirror, and everything I do is for Konoha!"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, he secretly scolded him for being even more shameless, and he didn't know where he had the face to say such a thing.

"That's enough! Go back to your roots, Danzo, I won't let you do whatever you want again."

Shimura Danzo tightened his grip on his crutches and said after a moment of silence: "...Okay, I will do as you are told, but I must go to the daimyo's place."

After saying that, he turned and left. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen say: "Danzo, you have to remember, I am the Hokage!"

Shimura Danzo responded habitually: "Hiruzen, you will regret it!"

The originally peaceful Konoha Village was disturbed by Danzo Shimura, causing ripples again.

Uzumaki Kushina was walking on the streets of Konoha Village and began to see people pointing at her. As she got closer, she could hear others discussing her.

"How could she be a fox demon?"

"Really? Was she the one who summoned the fox demon?"

"Don't you know? Last time I saw it, it destroyed the entire Hokage building as soon as it came out."

"Hey, what are you talking about? Count me in." Uzumaki Kushina walked to the door and heard someone talking about her in the tavern, so she walked in directly and stepped on the table.

"What are you doing? Please go away."

"We are just talking about the fox demon, are you?"

"Stop being so arrogant to me." When Uzumaki Kushina heard this, she became furious on the spot.

He overturned the table, kicked him to the ground, grabbed another person, and punched him flying to the counter.

"What are you doing? No fighting is allowed here." The boss also came over at this time.

He wanted to drive her away without saying a word, and his attitude was very bad. Obviously, he was one of those people who believed the rumors.

Uzumaki Kushina was furious. When she saw this, she grabbed his neck, pushed him to the ground, lifted the table next to him, and smashed him down.

Feeling still upset, she kicked him across the table a few more times.