Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Hiruzen."

Danzo's voice became increasingly gloomy, and his appearance also became more and more gloomy. Having been in darkness for many years, he, the leader of the Root, even felt a little uncomfortable when he came to a building like the Hokage Building with quite good lighting.

"What did you ask me to do?"

"Shinzo is dead."

"If I die...who!?"

Danzo rushed to the desk and looked at the corpse on it, and fell silent.

"madness!!!"

After a brief silence, Danzo immediately exploded.

"Don't insult a dead hero like that, Danzo!"

Hiruzen frowned and immediately scolded.

"I'm talking about you! Sarutobi! Hiruzen! You! Stupid!!!"

Danzo raised his hand, pointed at Hiruzen's nose and cursed him word by word, which made Hiruzen stunned.

No, it wasn't me who killed Xinzang, so why are you scolding me? Besides, when did you two become so close? You've never met Xinzang in person, and you've never had a direct conversation, okay?

"I told you from the beginning that Xinzang is perfect for the Roots, and perfect for working here with me! He and I get along really well, absolutely perfectly. Leave Xinzang to me, and I'll be able to fully demonstrate his value!!!"

"Did I say that! Sarutobi Hiruzen! Did I say that?!"

Danzo scolded him, and Hiruzen accepted it with a pinch of his nose, because Shinzo was dead, really dead.

"You fucking insisted on sending him to the front lines, exposing him to war, and wanting him to grow up. What did he grow up with? Huh?"

"It's so hard to find a ninja with a clean background and brains, and you squander it like this, Hiruzen."

Danzo's face was twisted tightly together, and the X scar on his chin was trembling, showing that he was extremely uneasy inside.

"You're going to regret this! Now!!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and did not argue with Danzo as usual. It was still the same reason, Shinzo was dead.

but.

Hiruzen looked towards the table.

"Danzo, don't be so loud. You're disturbing the child's sleep."

"He still has the heart to look after his child? Which child can compare to Xinzang!!!"

"This is what Xinzang brought back."

"Ok?"

Danzo's emotions seemed to be under control. He immediately put away his disappointed expression and looked at Kawazo at the table with suspicion.

It's so noisy, yet he sleeps so soundly, is this kid a loser?

"Xin Zang once asserted that this child has excellent talent and a clean background, without any foundation."

Hiruzen quickly explained what Minato and White Fang had said.

Danzo listened silently as Hiruzen introduced Kawazo as if he was reciting a book and spilling the beans. He didn't speak until Hiruzen finished speaking.

"Huruzen, I want to take Shinzo's body to the Root."

Hiruzen frowned instantly, but he didn't say the words of refusal. He just sighed again.

Xinzang...no family, no place to go.

"Leave Sichuan and Tibet to me as well."

"no!"

Hiruzen immediately started singing in a high-pitched voice, stretching it out.

In Hiruzen's opinion, even if Kawanzo was the continuation of Shinzo's spirit, Shinzo was born in an orphanage. He didn't want Kawanzo to be like Shinzo. A Kawanzo trained in that way would easily go to extremes even if he had good talent.

Just like Shinzo, although no one can say no to his Will of Fire, it is too extreme. It is the kind of Will of Fire that leaves no room for maneuver and is stubborn to the end. Hiruzen doesn't want Kawakizo to become like that.

Danzo glanced at Hiruzen, but this time he didn't continue to argue with Hiruzen.

He needed to bring Xinzang's body to the root as soon as possible for investigation and analysis.

"Humph."

Leaving a cold snort, Danzo took away Shinzo's body.

With Hiruzen alone in the office, silence fell once again.

Hiruzen picked up Kawazo and paced around the office, looking at Konoha outside through the window of the Hokage Building.

"Ugh......"

Hiruzen was extremely distressed and didn't want Kawanzo to live in an orphanage, but Kawanzo was an orphan and he didn't feel comfortable leaving him to anyone.

He had to raise the family on his own and didn't have much free time. After becoming Hokage, he even had less time to return to the Sarutobi household.

The old ones are busy, and the younger ones probably don't understand how to take care of them. In fact, it would be a good idea to let White Fang raise both children together, but Hiruzen didn't know how to ask. Even though he was the Hokage, he didn't have the nerve to ask about such matters that would interfere in other people's families.

Jiraiya?

No, no, you're an unreliable guy.

Orochimaru?

What's the difference between that and giving it to Danzo?

Tsunade?

She’s just a little girl, she may not even be able to...wait.

Hiruzen suddenly thought of something.

Tsunade isn't the only one left in the Senju family. The Senju family also has a professional child-care professional!

Whether it is strength, political inclination, or experience in raising children, he is the most outstanding guy, Gu Zang!

But Hiruzen immediately sat back down in the Hokage's seat, frowning.

According to Tsunade, Gu Zang's health is very poor. It seems that he returned to the Wet Bone Forest to retire some time ago?

Hiruzen shook his head and gently picked up the Kawazo that was on the table.

He felt that no matter what, it was reasonable for him to visit Gu Zang. This old man of Konoha seemed to be about to be forgotten, which was really wrong.

Even if Gu Zang is not here, it doesn't mean that Gu Zang won't come back, right?

Hiruzen held Kawatsugu in his arms and did not use his body-flickering ability. Instead, he walked down the Hokage Building step by step and headed towards the Senju family's old house.

On the other hand, after Danzo brought Shinzo's body back to the Root, he immediately organized experimental ninjas to analyze Shinzo's body.

The authenticity of a lot of information does not come from the investigation of Anbu or Root ninjas, but from the help of the Yamanaka clan in the Root.

The abilities of the Yamanaka clan are very limited in combat, and it is difficult for them to be fully utilized, but in terms of interrogation and investigation, they are at the expert level.

The secret technique passed down from his ancestors, the art of mind-transfer, can also be called mind control. It can spy on other people's memories, even the corpses of those who have just died.

However, Danzo sent a ninja from the Yamanaka clan who belonged to the Root (Yamada Kaze was not born at this time) to investigate and found that there was no memory in Shinzo's body.

"Has it been too long..."

Danzo frowned. Although three days had passed, Shinzo was sealed in the scroll, so the time of his death should be calculated as one day.

However, Danzo did not dwell on this matter. After all, there was no necessary information in Shinzo's mind. He just wanted to make a confirmation. Moreover, prying into the memories of the dead would not always be successful.

He immediately called the autopsy team to conduct a comprehensive examination of Xinzang's body.

Ability, cell activity, and...the reason why Shinzo was able to withstand nearly a hundred Sand Ninja techniques at the same time with the strength that was barely enough to be promoted to Jonin!

This is what Konoha, or Danzo, needs most!

The fact is that he had nothing. In the end, Danzo could only attribute it to Shinzo's great belief in doing everything for his students, which drove him to burst out with that power.

"New Tibet..."

Now, even Danzo had to look at this person with whom he had never communicated with in a new light.

He had to admit that when it came to preserving Konoha's heritage, Shinzo was someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.