Naruto: My Progress in Konoha - Chapter 667

Konoha.

Hokage Building.

In the Hokage’s office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at a stack of mission records he had found at the Root headquarters, and his face was extremely ugly.

Some of the contents recorded in it made even a veteran in politics like him feel cold in his heart.

He really didn’t expect that Danzo would do so many things behind his back.

Originally, he thought that he and this old friend were two sides of the same coin, and that what the other party did was, if not all for Konoha, at least half of it.

But now it seems that he still underestimated the ambition of this old friend.

There is no such thing as half, and it would be good if one third of it was for the village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is now somewhat glad that he sent his Anbu to take over the Root headquarters as soon as he found out that there was a problem with the Root.

Otherwise, if these mission records were leaked, who knows how much trouble would be caused in the village.

Not to mention the human experiments, the fact that he secretly captured members of various families and studied their family secrets was enough to stir up the nerves of those families.

After a rough look, Sarutobi Hiruzen put most of the mission records aside and took out two records.

One was about Yamato.

When he knew that the other party really inherited the ability of the first generation Hokage, Senju Hashirama, he was overjoyed.

No one knew the power of Wood Release better than him. Having seen Senju Hashirama’s attack, he knew very well that this was an ability that could defeat a thousand or even ten thousand people with one.

The most important thing is that Wood Release is also effective in dealing with tailed beasts.

And the tailed beasts are the “nuclear bombs” controlled by the major villages. Originally, everyone could live in peace because they all had this power.

But now, they have the means to restrain themselves.

Then, when making decisions in the future, they can have more initiative.

Similarly, it was because this power was too strong that the village tried to copy this power for a period of time.

Unfortunately, after sacrificing a large number of excellent ninjas, they still failed.

So, the village had given up long ago.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru and Danzo actually persisted and succeeded.

However, when thinking of Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s face was overcast.

If he still felt guilty about giving up Orochimaru and strongly recommending Namikaze Minato to be the fourth generation Hokage before getting this mission record.

Then now, he really has no such idea at all.

There is no way, Orochimaru is too cold-blooded.

Just from this mission record, you can see how many ninjas from the same village he used to experiment in order to replicate the first generation’s wood escape.

This does not count other experimental consumption.

To be honest, based on these alone, he can order the arrest of Orochimaru.

But when he thought that the other party was his apprentice, he couldn’t bear to give this order.

“Forget it, after I abdicate, I’ll keep a closer eye on him!”

Thinking this way, Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the mission record in his hand, and picked up another mission record with a serious face.

It recorded the actions of the Root against Qingming in the past, and also made a detailed analysis of the intelligence on Qingming.

The deadline for the record was yesterday, the day before Danzo launched the action.

Sarutobi Hiruzen read the content carefully.

It can be seen that Danzo sent people to target Qingming after he participated in the Chunin Exam.

From the beginning of sending people to intercept and kill, to later Danzo sent people to pass intelligence to Kirigakure, so that they crossed the eastern defense line and entered the territory of the Land of Fire to ambush and kill Qingming and other support troops.

And then when Qingming was ordered to reinforce the Black Stone Stronghold, he was surrounded and killed by the internal traitors.

Everything was recorded clearly.

If it were just these, it would be fine.

Although he didn’t agree with what Danzo did, he was trying to eliminate the hidden dangers for the village.

But later, when he guessed that Qingming might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, things changed.

Danzo’s actions were no longer for the village, but to get his eyes.

“Mangekyo Sharingan?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured.

As a Hokage, and as the patriarch of the Sarutobi clan that has been passed down since the Warring States Period, he naturally knew the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Not to mention the distant ones, the recent Uchiha Madara alone has the Mangekyō Sharingan.

And who is Uchiha Madara?

This is a person who can become the opponent of the God of Ninja World, Hashirama Senju.

Back then, if Hashirama Senju hadn’t stopped him, he could have flattened the entire Hidden Leaf Village alone.

Qingming may not be able to do this now, but if Danzo’s guess is true, then it is not an easy task to capture him.

That’s right, Sarutobi Hiruzen has already determined that Danzo’s death is related to him, even though the Anbu ninja he sent to investigate the cause of Danzo’s death has not returned yet.

After all, Danzo’s last mission was to lead people to surround and kill Qingming.

Now that he is dead, the biggest possibility is that he was killed by Qingming.

And this also greatly improves the accuracy of Danzo’s guess.

After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen is very clear about the strength of Danzo and his Root ninjas. If there is no overwhelming advantage, it is impossible that none of them escaped.

This also confirms Qingming’s strength from the side.

And to deal with such a ninja, the price the village needs to pay will definitely not be small.

The most important thing is that there is an entire Uchiha clan behind Qingming. If the news that he has awakened the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan leaks out, I am afraid that the Uchiha clan will choose to protect him to the death.

In this way, the matter will evolve into a civil strife in the village.

The battles of more than two years and nearly three years have already caused the overall strength of the village to decline by a level. If a civil strife breaks out now, it is possible that the enemy will take advantage of the situation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has not forgotten that so far, the Hidden Cloud Village has not signed a ceasefire agreement with them. Now the two sides are still fighting small-scale conflicts on the front line, and they will fight every now and then.

In this case, it is not a good choice to make a big deal.

But on the other hand, he can’t just ignore this matter.

Let alone the death of such an important person in the village, even if his reputation is not good, he needs to give an explanation to everyone.

The pressure from Utatane Koharu and Mitomon En alone makes it very difficult for him to deal with.

Speak of the devil, the devil appears.

Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking about these two old friends, the door of the office was pushed open.

Then, two figures walked straight in.

The people who came were none other than Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En.

Please…collect 6…books…!

Compared to more than ten years later, they don’t look too old now, and their aura is quite fierce.

As soon as the two entered the door, they began to ask for punishment.

Utatane Koharu said straight to the point: “Huruzen, tell me, is it that Uchiha clan kid who killed Danzo?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t think it was strange that the two knew about Qingming’s existence in this matter.

Others may not know the abilities of his two old friends, but he knows it clearly.

Although Danzo’s root claims to be loyal to him alone, there are actually pawns planted by the two.

Therefore, it is normal for the two to follow the clues and find Qingming.

Behind the desk, Sarutobi Hiruzen pinched his brows and said in a slightly tired voice: “There is no evidence yet.”

“No evidence? Does that mean that the other party is very likely to take action?”

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Mito Kado En interrupted.

Then, Utatane Koharu said again: “In this case, notify the Uchiha clan and ask them to hand over the people. We will know the truth after the first trial.”

Hearing her words, Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said: “Things are not that simple. Here, take a look at these.”

While speaking, he handed several mission records to the two.

These include the records of the Root’s actions against Qingming, as well as the records of Danzo secretly capturing ninjas from various families in the village for experiments and research.

It can be said that from the beginning, what Danzo did was not allowed to be seen in the light.

So, they had no way to use the situation to coerce the Uchiha clan.

What?

You said that you just don’t leak these records?

I’m sorry, it’s impossible.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world.

Even among the Anbu ninjas who are known to be the most loyal, there are still some family ninjas in them. Who can guarantee that they will not leak the news?

It is better not to open this lid. Once it is opened, it will be a big trouble.

As for solving Qingming privately.

According to Danzo’s analysis report and the results of the last wave of actions, Sarutobi Hiruzen estimated that there are really few people in the village who can beat him now, let alone kill him.

In addition, Qingming is a passive counterattack, and Danzo is inherently not right.

Therefore, there is no way to use this reason to attack Qingming.

It can be said that Danzo’s death has left them with a big problem.

Utatane Koharu and Mitomon En are not stupid people. At first, they were very angry when they learned that Danzo might have been killed by a kid from the Uchiha clan.

But now, after reading the intelligence in their hands, they gradually calmed down.

Compared with revenge for their old friend, the two of them valued the stability of the village more.

Sarutobi Hiruzen could think of the consequences of rash actions, and the two of them could naturally think of it too.

But it was precisely because of this that they felt angry and aggrieved.

After a long time, Utatane Koharu gritted her teeth and said, “Are we going to let that kid get away with it?”

Unfortunately, no one answered her question.

The office was silent.

After a long while, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke up, “Now we should first consider solving the troubles left by Danzo. Those chess pieces arranged outside need to be connected with people, and the evidence of his participation in the experiment must be eliminated as soon as possible.”

“What about Orochimaru?”

Mito Kado En suddenly spoke up.

In the mission record just now, he saw the content of the cooperation between Orochimaru and Danzo. If he really wanted to deal with it impartially, he should also be arrested.

Sarutobi Hiruzen paused slightly after hearing this, and then said, “I will keep an eye on him.”

The meaning of this is very clear, that is, the previous one does not count, and he will keep a close eye on the other party in the future.

Mito Kado En and Utatane Koharu looked at each other, and it seemed that they were not surprised by Sarutobi Hiruzen’s choice.

As old friends who have known each other for decades, the two of them are quite familiar with Sarutobi Hiruzen’s personality.

Therefore, it is normal to guess the other party’s choice.

However, Mitomon En finally said: “Orochimaru should not participate in this Hokage election.”

Obviously, he also felt threatened by what Orochimaru did.

It was not a threat to him personally, but a threat to the village.

So, he told him not to participate in the election of the Fourth Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded upon hearing this, which was considered as tacit agreement with this proposal.

Anyway, he had thought so originally, and now he just took it a step further.