Naruto: Thousand Hands of Glory

"Hokage-sama! Elders! These are the details of the battle between Uchiha En and Yanagishita!"

In the Hokage's office, an ANBU member wearing an animal mask was kneeling on one knee respectfully, reporting the ins and outs of the incident to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and several elders of the Council of Elders.

I saw this future highly respected old Hokage, who is now the Third Hokage in his prime - the ninja hero Sarutobi Hiruzen, holding a pipe in his mouth and puffing smoke leisurely.

After the Anbu member finished his report, he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then nodded to the Anbu member to show his approval, and waved his hand for him to leave.

After the ANBU member left, Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxed in his chair, and glanced at the other three people present - Shimura Danzo, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, and then asked: "What do you think about the conflict between Uchiha En and Yanagishita? Why not speak up!"

"Sarutobi! The Uchiha clan has always been an extremely dangerous clan. Just as Tobirama-sensei said, they are still the evil Uchiha clan! So I think we must strengthen the supervision of the Uchiha clan again! These things can be completely handed over to our Root to handle, but the Root now needs to infiltrate other ninja villages, and the pressure is very high! We also need more manpower, and the current Root is still not enough!"

After hearing what the Third Hokage said, Danzo immediately put forward what he had always advocated - to closely monitor the Uchiha clan and request to increase the number of "Root" members again.

After all, only the "Root" is the power that he truly holds, and it is also the solid backing that guarantees that he will be able to ascend to the throne of Hokage in the future!

He has always believed that Shimura Danzo will definitely become the first generation of Hokage of Konoha Village! It was the teacher's mistake to choose Monkey as Hokage!

When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Danzo's old argument, he suddenly felt a headache coming over him.

As soon as Danzo finished speaking, he quickly picked up his pipe and took a long drag, then slowly said: "Danzo! The Uchiha are the Uchiha in our village! They are our partners who fight alongside us, not our enemies. The Uchiha clan also has the will of burning fire!"

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen had not yet experienced the stage of physical aging and decline in strength caused by the erosion of time; nor was he in the difficult time when the village's fighting power was lost and the Fourth Hokage unfortunately passed away.

He is now in the golden period of his life, full of energy and at the peak of his strength.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is full of confidence in his own abilities, firmly believes that no matter what kind of crisis and challenge the village encounters, he can rely on his own strong strength to protect this land. Moreover, the village is currently full of talents and many new stars are shining.

The three disciples he taught carefully - Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade - have gradually risen, and their strength can no longer be ignored.

In addition, elites from major ninja families such as Hatake Sakumo are also beginning to emerge, and several members of the Elders Council now possess powerful strength at the Kage level!

All of these made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel at ease. It was precisely because of such a solid force as a backing that he had enough confidence to tolerate and even forgive some small actions of the Uchiha clan and other families.

Even if the Uchiha clan wants to rebel, it can be easily suppressed without damaging the foundation of the village!

"Hiruzen! We must not relax our surveillance and control over the Uchiha clan! As for the kid named Yanagishita, he performed very well this time. In this battle, I felt the will of the Root from him. I hope you can hand over the child to me for instruction. I will definitely train him into an excellent worker..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted Shimura Danzo's words without hesitation, stood up from his seat, and scolded Shimura Danzo with a solemn face and a stern voice.

"Danzo! Enough! Have you forgotten the Will of Fire? Yanagishita is a descendant of the Senju clan! He is not only a clan member of our teacher, but also a genius of our Konoha Village, a seedling under the light of fire! He is definitely not a tool to be manipulated by others! If he is handed over to you, how can we explain to Lord Mito! And I say it again, the Uchiha clan is our companions! They are the Uchiha of the village, not the enemy!!"

"but……"

Before Danzo Shimura could continue his argument, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly turned around, stood quietly in front of the window, took another deep puff of his pipe, his deep eyes staring intently at the Konoha Village in the night before him, and slowly exhaled wisps of smoke.

"Danzo, is it because Jing has been away for too long that even you have forgotten the Will of Fire that the Uchiha clan possesses?!"

This sentence exploded in the room like thunder in broad daylight. Not only Shimura Danzo, but even Mitomon En and Utane Koharu, who had remained silent just now, could not help but fall into the distant memories that seemed like yesterday.

The man named Uchiha Kagami was once the personal bodyguard of his teacher, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. He fought side by side with them, shared life and death with them, and solved many tasks and crises in the village.

As an Uchiha, he always cared about the village. In the end, even the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama highly recognized Uchiha Kagami's talent and will of fire! He was included in the guard group and taught by his side!

It’s a pity that God was jealous of his talent, which led to Uchiha Jing’s untimely death.

Otherwise, under his leadership, the Uchiha clan will definitely be able to truly integrate into the Konoha Village, or at least greatly ease the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan, instead of the embarrassing situation where the Uchiha clan can only become a village within a village as it is now!

After a long silence, Danzo finally broke the silence. He said in a heavy tone: "Kagami is Kagami. No matter what, he is just a small minority among many people. You should know very well in your heart that the village can never afford the risk of the Uchiha clan's rebellion! One day, you will regret this, Hiruzen!"

"I am the Hokage! Don't forget your identity! Danzo!"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes became even colder. He stared closely at his close friend whom he had known for many years. The tense atmosphere between the two seemed to be on the verge of breaking out, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder!

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En, who were standing by, noticed the argument between the two. After looking at each other, they decided to speak up to ease the tense atmosphere.

Utatane Koharu said softly, "Huruzen, what Danzo said is not entirely unreasonable. The Uchiha clan is indeed full of too many variables. They are too dangerous. This is also what the teacher once emphasized."

Mitomon En also agreed: "But having said that, the young man named Yanagishita is indeed a rare talent."

Sarutobi nodded in agreement and said, "What's even more valuable is that he looks at problems from a very unique perspective. 'A lord should not raise an army in anger, and a general should not fight in anger.' It is rare to see such profound insights coming from a child. This child is undoubtedly a person with the talent to look at problems from the perspective of a shadow!"