Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

At this time, the internal situation of Konoha Village was also quietly changing due to the actions of the Sand Village.

Danzo Shimura has been forced to stay at home ever since he was removed from his position as leader of the Root and was confined to his house for framing Hatake Sakumo.

Despite this, Danzo was not completely isolated from the center of power. He still secretly obtained intelligence and maintained the influence of the Root in his own way.

When Danzo learned the news that the Sand Village had invaded and successfully occupied the River Country, he was greatly excited.

As a die-hard hawk in Konoha Village, Danzo's thinking is completely different from the conservative and stable thinking of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He believes that as the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, Konoha Village should expand its territory through war in the current situation to obtain more resources and benefits.

"With Konoha's strength, we should have been the biggest winner of this war," Danzo sneered, "The pattern of the five major ninja villages should be broken. Other ninja villages are not worthy of being compared with Konoha."

Danzo scoffed at Sarutobi Hiruzen's peace policy. He believed that now was a good opportunity for Konoha Village to show its strength. Only by launching a war as soon as possible could other ninja villages be completely suppressed by force and Konoha's dominant position be ensured.

Despite being removed from his position as leader of the Root, Danzo still retains a great deal of influence over the Root.

Many of the Root ninjas who had been brainwashed by him remained loyal to him, and even during his confinement, they still secretly contacted him and passed on intelligence from the outside world to him.

Through these loyal Root ninjas, Danzo was able to grasp the latest developments in the ninja world and make secret plans.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's house arrest order on Danzo was actually meaningless, and many powers of the Root were still under Danzo's control.

For Danzo, house arrest is more like "three glasses of wine as punishment, and it will not happen again", and the Root is still operating behind him.

Danzo was also secretly plotting, waiting for the right moment to seize control of Konoha's power and lead the village toward the path of power and expansion that he envisioned.

Danzo Shimura secretly instigated the remaining forces of the Root. He knew that if Konoha Village continued to maintain peace and conservatism under the leadership of Sarutobi Hiruzen, it would sooner or later be surpassed by other major powers.

Danzo hopes to push Konoha into a state of war, rely on war to reshape the landscape of the ninja world, and plans to regain power through the power of the root at the right time, and even replace Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Danzo Shimura, who has been under house arrest for nearly half a year, has been planning how to convey his pro-war ideas to the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, hoping that Konoha will take a tougher stance to deal with the current situation.

With the Sand Village successfully invading and occupying the River Country, Danzo saw his opportunity.

He decided to request a meeting with Sarutobi Hiruzen as the Hokage's assistant, explain the pros and cons, and try to persuade Sarutobi to support his pro-war policy.

Danzo Shimura conveyed the request to Sarutobi Hiruzen through a messenger, expressing that he had important matters to discuss.

Although the two had differences in strategic direction, Sarutobi Hiruzen still agreed to Danzo's request. After all, as the Hokage's assistant, although Danzo was removed from his position in the Root, he still had a certain say.

Danzo Shimura finally walked out of his long-confined home and headed for the Hokage Building.

Arriving at the Hokage's office, he got straight to the point:

"Huruzen, you already know that the Sand Village of Wind Country invaded and occupied River Country. This is not only an invasion of River Country, but also a direct threat to Fire Country and Konoha Village. River Country is an important buffer zone between us and Wind Country. If we don't take action, it will be River Country today and Konoha tomorrow."

Danzo Shimura put forward his pro-war policy. He believed that Konoha Village must take immediate action and declare war on Sand Village through military force.

He emphasized that the Third Kazekage's actions meant that he was ready to start a war and Konoha could no longer sit idly by.

"We cannot wait for the Wind Country to approach our border. We must strike first. I suggest that we immediately send the Konoha ninja forces to the River Country to prevent the further expansion of the Sand Village."

Danzo's suggestion was not only to deal with the threat from the Sand Village, he also secretly hoped to expand the territory of the Fire Country and occupy more resources from small countries through this action, although he did not explicitly propose this part of the plan.

Danzo Shimura cleverly packaged this as "maintaining the buffer zone between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind", trying to use protective measures to cover up the aggressive intentions behind it.

"We cannot allow the Sand Village to expand recklessly. We must nip their aggressive behavior in the bud."

Faced with Shimura Danzo's tough pro-war attitude, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was full of doubts.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has always advocated peace and conservatism. He believes that maintaining the current balance in the ninja world is most beneficial to Konoha.

Today, although Konoha is still powerful, it cannot afford the cost of an all-out war, especially after the Second Shinobi World War, the village's resources and strength are slowly recovering.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that if Konoha took overly tough military measures against the Sand Village, it might trigger a larger-scale conflict that would affect the entire ninja world.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Danzo firmly: "I disagree with your idea. Konoha cannot afford a full-scale war right now. What the Sand Village's Third Kazekage did was wrong. I will send someone to condemn him, but I will not declare war directly. Perhaps through diplomatic means, the Sand Village will stop further actions. We should negotiate instead of sending troops hastily."

He hopes to resolve the issue through diplomacy and negotiation to avoid an irreversible war between the two sides.

Hiruzen believed that this method could not only protect Konoha's interests, but also prevent the situation from further deteriorating.

Hiruzen's conservative attitude stems from his sense of responsibility to Konoha Village. He is unwilling to let the villagers and ninjas suffer the hardships brought by war.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen's compromising attitude deeply disappointed and annoyed Danzo.

Danzo had a deep understanding of the Sand Village's intentions and believed that the Third Kazekage's actions showed his ambitions of aggression and expansion.

Danzo retorted fiercely: "Huruzen, you don't understand the Third Kazekage's evil ambitions at all! He has occupied the River Country this time, and the next step is Konoha. You are too weak and naive! If we don't send troops now, the consequences in the future will be disastrous!"

Danzo's words were full of anger and dissatisfaction. He felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen was not tough enough and only thought about maintaining peace without seeing the real threats.

Shimura Danzo then said, "Huruzen, you will regret this!"

Danzo Shimura believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen's weakness would bring disaster to Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was also angry at Danzo's accusations.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had tolerated Danzo's radical attitude for too long. He could no longer bear it and slammed the table, saying in a more serious tone: "Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen emphasized his authority as the Hokage of Konoha, and the final decision-making power was in his hands, not something that Danzo could question at will.

This fierce conflict made Danzo even angrier.

Danzo felt that not only had he failed to convince Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he had also been humiliated by him.

I only heard a bang.

Danzo Shimura slammed the door angrily and left the Hokage's office, his heart filled with anger and unwillingness.