From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

In fact, Danzo had transplanted a three-magatama Sharingan not long ago.

As to why he did this, no one knows yet.

Even no one in Konoha knew that he had transplanted the Sharingan. The Root Organization medical ninja who performed the operation on him had been killed.

"Are you also here to pay tribute to the hero of Konoha?" Danzo Shimura asked softly.

At this moment, he seemed like just a kind elder. Kakashi glanced at Danzo's hand, and sure enough, Danzo was holding a bouquet of flowers.

It is to mourn the dead.

This surprised Kakashi a little. He had been to the Memorial Monument more times than anyone else in Konoha, but he had never seen Danzo appear here.

This was the first time he met Danzo.

But the bouquet of flowers in Danzo's hand...does look familiar.

A long time ago, he noticed that the same bouquet of flowers often appeared at the memorial, the same one in Danzo's hand.

Could it be that, without my knowledge, Lord Danzo often comes to the memorial to pay respects to the grave?

To be honest, this was a bit beyond Kakashi's expectations, because in his impression, Danzo was not such a person.

But when I think about it carefully, it seems that I don’t know this Lord Danzo at all. My only impression of him is his somewhat strange behavior at that meeting.

That's right, although Kakashi is a Jonin, his status in the village, at least for now, is not very important.

There are many things that are beyond his reach, and even knowing that there is such a person as Danzo is considered good enough.

If you ask him whether he understands what kind of person Danzo is, the answer is no.

After going through all these thoughts in his mind, Kakashi reacted quickly and said, "Yes."

"Minato is a very good Hokage and a hero of our Konoha, just like my teacher." Danzo Shimura responded to Kakashi as if he was chatting, then squatted down and gently placed the bouquet next to the memorial tablet.

"Danzo-sama's teacher?" Kakashi looked at Danzo Shimura with some confusion.

He also didn't know who Shimura Danzo's teacher was. No one had ever told him about these things, and given his age and qualifications, he had no access to them.

"Well, my teacher, like yours, sacrificed their lives to protect the village," said Shimura Danzo. After a brief pause, he continued, "And, they are both Hokage." Kakashi was startled and looked at Shimura Danzo in surprise, then asked, "Hokage?"

"Well, that was a long time ago. Not many people in the village know me now. Haha, to be honest, my teacher was the Second Hokage. Lord Senju Tobirama." Danzo Shimura smiled and said, his eyes seemed to be reminiscing about the past.

Kakashi was really shocked at this time. He never expected that Danzo Shimura was the disciple of the Second Hokage?

Due to his lack of understanding of Danzo, and his own experiences, which seemed to overlap with Danzo's, and this was exactly the moment when Kakashi felt the most empty and confused, Danzo's appearance at the memorial, coupled with his identity as the disciple of the Second Hokage, reversed Kakashi's previous bad impression of Danzo in just a moment.

Well...it's not quite right to call it a twist, after all, Kakashi really doesn't know him that well.

It should be said that it has been refreshed.

"I'm sorry, Lord Danzo, I didn't know that you were the disciple of the Second Hokage." Kakashi said with some shame.

"It doesn't matter. Not many people know about this kind of thing. My position and what I have to do cannot bear this halo. I am from Konoha, a person walking in the darkness." Danzo Shimura said with emotion.

"People walking in the dark...?" Kakashi felt inexplicably emotional after hearing this.

"Well, for those who walk in the darkness, while the firelight illuminates the village, their shadows and roots naturally grow underground." said Shimura Danzo.

In fact, this was an encounter carefully arranged by Danzo.

The target is Kakashi.

Of course, Danzo did often come to mourn his teacher, Tobirama Senju, when no one knew about it.

He is a rather complicated person. On the one hand, he is dissatisfied with Senju Tobirama for choosing Sarutobi Hiruzen to succeed the position of Hokage, but on the other hand, he has inherited many of Senju Tobirama's ideas, such as targeting Uchiha.

So he had complicated emotions towards his teacher in his heart, but in the final analysis, he still respected him very much.

The bouquet of flowers that Kakashi often saw in the past was indeed what Danzo Shimura had been doing for many years.

"You are exactly the same as me when I was young." Danzo Shimura looked at Kakashi and suddenly spoke.

Kakashi was stunned for a moment and said, "Lord Danzo, our hair colors are different, okay?"

But before Kakashi could speak, Danzo continued, "Confusion, loss of faith and goals, loneliness and darkness are swallowing you up, right?"

Kakashi was stunned for a moment and looked at Danzo Shimura in surprise.

Many people noticed that he had mental problems, but Danzo's summary was the most accurate.

"Don't be so surprised, because I have been in the same situation as you, so I can empathize with you." said Shimura Danzo.

Kakashi fell silent. Was he the same as me?

Thinking of this, Kakashi suddenly looked up at Shimura Danzo and asked, "What happened next?"

"Later..." Shimura Danzo murmured, and then his tone was really a little emotional. He looked at the name of Senju Tobirama on the memorial tablet with an inexplicable look in his eyes, and whispered: "Darkness wanted to devour me, so I devoured darkness in return."

Kakashi looked puzzled, as if a little confused.

Danzo Shimura withdrew his gaze from the name of Senju Tobirama, looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, do you want to come work for me?"

Kakashi hesitated, then said, "But, I'm Minato's..."

"The Fourth Hokage who invited you to join the Anbu is no longer here, so you have nowhere to belong, Kakashi." Danzo Shimura said softly.

No longer belongs...

Yes, that's the feeling that makes Kakashi lonely.

Just when Kakashi was feeling uneasy, Danzo attacked again.

"You should also feel that many things are wrong, right?" said Danzo Shimura.

As if on purpose, when he said this, he did not look at Kakashi, but reached out and touched the name of Senju Tobirama.

Kakashi was confused, what was wrong?

what are you talking about?

"Kushina's delivery is Konoha's top secret. Even I don't know the date, but that guy who calls himself Uchiha Madara knows it."

"You are also a Jonin and have experienced the test of war. Why were you not allowed to go to support Minato on the night of the Nine-Tails? Was it really because they arranged for you to maintain order in Konoha? Was it to keep an eye on the Uchiha?" "The Fourth Hokage once dominated the ninja world. I think no one knows how powerful he is better than you, his disciple. Why did such a person die so easily?" Kakashi's originally confused eyes became more and more solemn, and there was even a look of doubt in his eyes.

The last two points do have some justification.

But Kakashi did feel confused about the date of Kushina's sister's delivery. How did the masked man know this date?

As Danzo said, not many people knew this date, not even Danzo Shimura himself.

So who leaked it?

What's the purpose?

Kakashi was the first to eliminate the 'correct answer' (Qian Zhao's), which was himself.

Because he had no recollection of ever having told this to any 'living person'.

Kakashi didn't think much about it at first, but after being guided by Danzo Shimura, the doubts in his heart were infinitely magnified.

"Perhaps it's because I've been walking in the dark for too long. I always tend to see things from the worst possible perspective." Danzo said with a hint of emotion. He then looked at Kakashi and said softly, "I also hope that this isn't a scheme for him to regain the Hokage throne, but... the future of Konoha really can't be handed over to this kind of person, right?"

After saying this, Danzo Shimura didn't say anything more to Kakashi, turned around and slowly walked away from the memorial.

Kakashi looked at Shimura Danzo's back with a deep look in his eyes.

Shimura Danzo's last words did not mention anyone by name, but Kakashi was no fool, so he naturally understood who he was talking about.

"Hokage...throne..." There was hesitation, doubt, and helplessness in Kakashi's eyes.

This was something he had never considered before, because in his impression, the relationship between the Sandaime-sama and Minato-sensei was very good.

How could it be possible...how could it be like this?

However, Danzo's words made him waver.

The human heart is the thing that cannot be tested.

"Minato-sensei... Sandaime-sama..." Kakashi murmured softly, and then left the memorial in a somewhat lost state.

Chapter 632: Sarutobi Hiruzen's skill, Shimura Danzo was defeated.

The Hokage's office in Konoha.

At this time, Danzo Shimura was sitting on the Hokage throne, which symbolized the authority of Konoha.

He was in a very excited and happy mood.

This chair has been the object of his long-cherished wish, and now it seems that he is about to take it.

Half a month ago, he met Kakashi in front of the memorial stone.

Then he successfully guided Kakashi to become his chess piece.

Then Danzo got the secret information about Sarutobi Hiruzen's trip to the Daimyo Mansion from the Anbu through Kakashi.

This morning, Sarutobi Hiruzen and several members of the Anbu left Konoha and headed for the Daimyo's mansion.

This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen went to go through the process. Once he comes back, he will become the current Hokage of Konoha.

However, in Danzo Shimura's opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not be able to come back this time, because he had already sent some ninjas from the Root organization to ambush and assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen according to his route.

At the same time, there is a hidden spy like Kakashi next to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Once the ninjas of the Root organization start to take action, Kakashi will find the right opportunity to attack from Sarutobi Hiruzen's side and kill him.

Once Sarutobi Hiruzen dies, there will be no one in the entire Konoha who can rival Shimura Danzo.

The position he is sitting on now will be taken by him in a fair and just manner.

"Hehehe... hehe... my era..." Danzo Shimura sat on the Hokage throne and laughed a little neurotically.

It's not his fault that he's too proud. After all, it's a long-cherished wish he's been looking forward to for so many years, and now it's finally coming true. It's normal for him to be so happy that he forgets himself.

But just as Danzo Shimura was smiling triumphantly, the door of the office suddenly opened.

Then a voice that caught him off guard came from the door.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, but I can't give you this seat yet." Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing a Hokage robe and a hat, walked in from outside.

870 There was a hint of surprise and disbelief in Shimura Danzo's eyes, and cold sweat instantly flowed down his forehead.

"Huruzen..." Shimura Danzo swallowed and said.

"It seems that I'm still alive, which surprises you?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly smiled.

At this moment, Shimura Danzo had of course realized that his plan had failed!?

"No, I'm just surprised that you didn't leave this morning? How come you came back so soon?" Shimura Danzo made an excuse.