Naruto: Crossing the Still Water, Starting from the Blind

Kakashi followed Hiruzen away, and Yugao was keenly aware: They were going...in the direction of the prison!

Her palms were clenched tightly, and the uneasy speculation in her heart drove her to find out what was going on, and then chased after him.

Fellow ANBU: "Xi Yan, Hokage-sama, please let us stay where we are!"

Xiyan didn't look back: "I remembered something important and I must report it to Lord Hokage immediately!"

Outside the Konoha Prison Tower, which is surrounded by dense forests, the sunset falls on the crown of a coniferous pine tree with lush branches and leaves. He is half-crouched, holding his hands on the branches, and looking at the scene in front of the prison tower with his left eye through the gaps between the branches and leaves.

Hiruzen and Kakashi were standing in the open space outside the tower, waiting.

Click!

The door of the prison tower opened, and two prison guards escorted the man with a sinister aura to Hiruzen.

Recognizing the man's identity from a distance, Xi Yan's hand unconsciously clutched the tree trunk tightly. The beautiful face under the mask was almost ferocious: "Danzo...!!!"

Danzo raised his drooped head, and his wrinkled old face showed a teasing look: "Oh~, isn't this Hiruzen, ready to execute me on the spot?"

He obviously guessed what he meant, but he said it deliberately and provocatively.

Hiruzen said in a low voice: "Duanzo, it seems that being on death row in Konoha did not allow you to reflect on it!"

Danzo said disdainfully: "Reflect? Everything I did was for Konoha! Those who really should reflect are those who are swayed by superfluous emotions and cannot kill decisively!"

Hiruzen Hokage clenched his palms under his sleeves and winked at the two guards.

Click!Click!

The shackles and shackles that bound Danzo were removed.

Hiruzen whispered: "Danzo, from now on, you will resume your original position..."

Danzo moved his wrist and said with a smile: "Humph, I said that sooner or later you would be willing to re-activate me. I didn't expect this day to come so quickly..."

Hiruzen warned: "Don't be too complacent. The sins you have committed will not disappear because of this. You must make up for it!"

"Hmph." Danzo chuckled and said, "Tell me, what troublesome thing did you encounter?"

Hiruzen took a deep breath from his pipe and said: "The Uchiha attacked Takigakure, and Iwagakure took the opportunity to attack. Then Tenzo, who was your 'A' at the time, killed the ninja who entered Iwagakure and was captured by Iwagakure." Shut up... Tenzo must be handed over, otherwise the situation will get out of control."

Danzo sneered: "Huh... Iwagakure and Kumogakure had just ended their confrontation four years ago. I wanted to intervene at that time to cause them to fight again and let Konoha benefit from it, but you are afraid that the matter will be exposed and they will Both sides were staring at each other and stopped me. Now that they have calmed down, can they deal with us?"

"And Uchiha, after what happened with Zilang, we could have taken the opportunity to hunt them down, but you moved your heart of sympathy because of Itachi's sweet words, and now the situation is in danger of raising tigers. They did not seek refuge in the Great Country Ninja Village. , but captured the small country's ninja village, which shows his ambition. Just watch, those people, especially Uchiha Shisui, will become Konoha's biggest problem sooner or later!"

"As for 'A', I'm surprised. It was obviously the person you came to my headquarters to mention in person, but now he's cheating on you. You can't let me wipe your ass for you, Hiruzen?"

As he said that, Danzo glanced to the side: "You think so... Kakashi."

Under the ANBU mask of Hatake Kakashi, his expression was filled with mixed emotions.

During the Gen period, Yamato was ordered to assassinate Kakashi and seize the latter's Sharingan. However, during the mission, he was influenced by Kakashi and decided to betray Gen and join the ANBU. When Danzo was about to execute Yamato, it was Kakashi who Nishi asked Hiruzen to rescue Yamato from Danzo's men. Because of the above relationship, Danzo got angry and scolded him.

Hiruzen: "Now is not the time to settle old scores, Tenzo must be found!"

Danzo: "Who was Iwagakure killed by Kai?"

Hiruzen: "Higashira, Omo, and the Explosive Escape Hunter, their whereabouts are unknown."

Danzo was surprised: "Oh? That A...has become capable? If I had known that he had this potential, I would not have let him go so easily. Iwagakure, do you want 'A' by name?"

Hiruzen: "Not really... I only mentioned the Wood Release Ninja."

Danzo: "Wooden ninja, you are so loud. If the first Hokage were still alive, would Onoki still dare to boast about this seaport?"

Hiruzen: "Back then, Hizashi had the substitute Hizashi, but Tenzou was the only Wooden ninja in the village. Only by finding him and delivering his body to Iwagakure can Konoha survive this crisis safely. !”

Danzo vetoed it flatly: "We must not hand over A and Hashirama's cells, and we must not fall into the hands of other villages!"

Hiruzen: "But, how to explain to Iwagakure?"

Danzo: "This is a simple matter. Just pour dirty water on Uchiha. Wasn't the Hashirama Cell Laboratory stolen before? It was Uchiha Shisui who did it. As a result, he got Hashirama Cells and Wood Release, trying to provoke Our relationship with Iwagakure Village!”

Hiruzen: "But the original intention of Iwagakure's visit this time was to condemn him under the banner of 'We allowed Uchiha to escape', which caused the fall of Takigakure Village, and then possibly jeopardized other small countries and villages!"

Danzo smiled sinisterly: "That's not good. Tell Iwagakure that we are also suffering from the cancer of Uchiha. We might as well promote a common front and discuss how to defeat Uchiha together. This will resolve the crisis brought by Iwagakure and also help Catch all the Uchiha in one fell swoop, killing two birds with one stone, why not..."

Hiruzen: "But, this is inevitable..."

Danzo: "Stop clinging to the so-called gentleman's agreement between you and Itachi! Maybe... Itachi has already become a puppet under the control of Shisui Betsutenjin! He asked Itachi to come to see you specifically to delay Konoha's attack. If Uchiha is to delay the war, and if Uchiha is left unchecked, the Nine-Tails Rebellion six years ago will happen again sooner or later!!!"

This sharp shout completely eliminated Hiruzen's inner concern!

Hiruzen looked up and sighed: "Is this all we can do?"

click!

Xiyan's palm broke the branches with force, she turned around and dived into the dark and oppressive night!

The three people in front of the tower glanced toward the woods together.

Taking off the blindfold and using his brand new 'left eye', he saw the purple shadow on the other side. Kakashi was surprised: "Xiyan!?"

Danzo's eyes were deep: "It seems that her heart is no longer in Konoha..."

Hiruzen's eyes were downcast: "Kakashi, go ahead...try to appease her emotions!"

Kakashi's eyes flickered: "What if...it can't be comforted?"

Hiruzen gently pulled down the Hokage hat and said sadly: "Kakashi, you have experienced firsthand how painful it is to be tortured by hatred and regret. What's more, unlike you, her regret comes from her lover. Hatred is directed at fellow citizens..."

Kakashi's eyes trembled suddenly and he clenched his hands hard.

——"I, I...understand!"