thefictionvixens Chapter 124 The future of Konoha rests on his shoulders
Chapter 124 The future of Konoha rests on his shoulders
Danzo paid no heed to the three generations' satire.
Danzo knew the Third Hokage's personality, and the fact that Root belonged to him, Danzo, was an open secret to the Konoha leadership.
Moreover, the Root was established with the tacit approval of the three generations.
So Danzo simply said coldly, "Hiruzen, what brings you here?"
The Third Hokage walked up to the Root ninjas and merely glanced at them indifferently.
The ninja who had originally intended to protect Danzo to the death suddenly trembled all over.
They even took several steps back.
Danzo frowned. "Hiruzen, what exactly do you want to do?"
The Third Hokage did not answer Danzo, but simply said to the few ninjas in front of him, "I have something to say to Elder Danzo. You may all step aside."
The tone left no room for argument.
Several Root ninjas were trembling uncontrollably, a far cry from their earlier fearless demeanor.
Although the Third Hokage didn't explicitly reveal it, the power of a Kage-level ninja was something that a few Root ninjas couldn't withstand.
Moreover, the Third Hokage was the first Hokage of Konoha.
In theory, they should all be subject to the jurisdiction of three generations.
If they show the slightest disobedience to the Third Generation, no one will say anything if the Third Generation takes action to kill them.
So the Root ninjas disappeared immediately without questioning Danzo the first time.
Upon seeing this, Danzo's face darkened. "Did you come here just to show off your Hokage status?"
Danzo was furious, but he couldn't show it too bluntly in front of the Third Hokage.
He could tell that the third generation was different from usual.
After the Root ninjas disappeared, the Third Hokage walked up to Danzo and said calmly, "Don't keep sending people to keep an eye on that kid, or don't blame me for disbanding your Root."
"I was serious."
The third generation stated this without question.
Danzo was naturally unwilling.
They were even quite annoyed.
"Hiruzen, why should I listen to you?"
"Don't forget, I am the leader of Root. What can you do if I don't disband?"
In an instant, both of them exploded with anger.
The Third Hokage was furious at Danzo's words.
He said in a very cold tone, "It seems I was too lenient with you before, giving you the illusion that you could bargain with me."
Danzo also said, "Are you really going to force me like this for the sake of a little brat?"
"Everything I did was for Konoha. That kid is a huge threat to Konoha."
“I have to keep an eye on him; you should support me.”
Danzo had barely finished speaking when the Third Hokage unleashed a powerful burst of chakra.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Danzo was forced back several steps by the Third Hokage's burst of chakra.
The Third Hokage was surrounded by blue chakra, which had already solidified into a tangible form.
Although the Third Hokage is old, he still has a lot of chakra.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to unleash so many ninjutsu when fighting Orochimaru.
Danzo also wanted to unleash his chakra.
But just as he was about to unleash his chakra, the chakra in his body became extremely heavy.
"Hiruzen, are you really going to go to this extent for that kid?"
Danzo discovered that the Third Hokage had suppressed his chakra.
Although he is also a Kage-level powerhouse, he is not as strong as the Third Hokage.
Most importantly, the Third Hokage was the Hokage, and although Danzo was also a high-ranking official in Konoha, he had no way or position to oppose the Third Hokage.
He won't have many supporters.
Unless he wanted to defect from Konoha, he would not have taken action against the Third Hokage himself.
Even when he wanted to assassinate the Third Hokage, he couldn't do it himself and had to trick Kakashi and Yamato into doing it.
The Third Hokage remained serious throughout, saying, "He is different from others. Konoha needs him to grow. Don't ruin him because of your selfishness."
“I will absolutely not allow it.”
Danzo gritted his teeth. The Third Hokage's actions reminded him of how he had abandoned both Danzo and Orochimaru in order to promote Minato Namikaze to power.
When he learned that the Third Hokage did not want him to become Hokage, he strongly recommended Orochimaru to be the Fourth Hokage, originally thinking that Orochimaru was the Third Hokage's favorite disciple.
Who would have thought that the third generation would ultimately defy all opposition and choose Minato Namikaze, the youngest of all the candidates.
It almost made him furious.
Now that the Third Generation is treating Yoru like this, painful memories are resurfacing in his mind.
"Hiruzen, he's only 12 years old, are you crazy?"
"Who knows what will happen to him in the future? You're already so biased towards him now. If he's not as good as you think in the future, can you take responsibility for your mistake?"
Hearing this, the Third Generation found it very funny.
He had some doubts before.
But ever since he learned that Ye Yu had mastered the Four Symbols Seal and the Eight Trigrams Seal, he had no hesitation.
Both the Four Symbols Seal and the Eight Trigrams Seal require a massive amount of chakra to support them, and those who can master these two sealing techniques have extremely high ninjutsu talent. In addition, Yoru killed Raiga Kurosuki and suppressed the rampaging Naruto.
Ye Yu's current strength is undoubtedly at the Kage level.
The only difference is whether it's a top-tier Kage-level expert or an ordinary Kage-level expert.
Regardless of which one, Yoru is only 12 years old.
As long as he doesn't die young, his future achievements will definitely not be inferior to those of the Fourth Hokage.
He was very confident about this.
The Third Hokage sneered, "It is precisely because he is only 12 years old that I have decided to stake the future of Konoha on him."
The third generation said this.
Danzo was shocked and took several steps back.
"You, you, do you even know what you're saying?!"
"You're going to gamble the future of Konoha on a mere 12-year-old brat, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Konoha isn't your toy. It was a mistake for me to choose you as Hokage back then. The future of Konoha will be ruined because of your wrong decision."
Danzo found it unbelievable; even the third generation had stopped hiding it.
This is such a blatant statement that the future is being placed on Ye Yu's shoulders.
This statement directly and explicitly states that he considers Ye Yu to be his successor.
Yoru is only 12 years old. How could the Third Generation be so reckless?
Most importantly, the three generations would rather choose a 12-year-old child than him.
The Third Hokage looked at Danzo and said solemnly, "It is precisely because I value my teacher's instructions that I chose him."
"Danzo, we are all old, the future does not belong to us."
This was the last thing Danzo wanted to hear.
"Hiruzen, you're getting old, you're getting senile."
“I can choose not to have anyone keep an eye on him, but if he wants to become Hokage, it’s absolutely impossible for him as long as I’m around.”
"I am the Hokage, and I know who is the best candidate to become Hokage."
Danzo was most furious because the Third Hokage always used his status as Hokage to pressure him.
He was furious and said angrily, "No matter what you say, I don't believe that a 12-year-old kid has the potential to become Hokage."
The Third Hokage knew that Danzo had already retreated.
Having achieved his goal, the third generation naturally no longer needed to stay here.
He simply said, "That's not something you should be thinking about."
“Remember this, I want to see him grow up. If I find out what you did to him, the root will be dismantled. I’m not kidding you.”
After saying that, the Third Hokage didn't waste any more words with Danzo and turned to leave.
Danzo was furious as he watched the Third Hokage's retreating figure.
The veins on his hands, gripping the cane, bulged.
"Hiruzen, you'll regret this."