From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

It’s not far from here to Daming City, but it’s not a long way to go back and forth in one morning!

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, seeming to be very patient. He explained to Shimura Danzo, "I just noticed something was wrong in the village, so I went out to deal with it. In fact, I had already secretly visited the daimyo's mansion a week ago."

Danzo Shimura's face changed. Is this true?

So what am I doing?

At this moment, Danzo Shimura looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen's smiling face, and felt a strong shock and a little fear in his heart.

He suddenly realized that he had been played around by this guy from the beginning to the end.

"Really?" Danzo Shimura stood up from the Hokage's chair, walked to the desk and said, "Have you noticed something wrong in the village?" "Someone wants to assassinate me, the Third Hokage." Sarutobi Hiruzen said directly.

Danzo Shimura's expression remained unchanged. At this moment, he had regained his composure.

"Really? Then it seems that they didn't succeed." said Danzo Shimura.

"It's because one of them betrayed me. No, betrayal isn't quite the right word. It should be said that he woke up from being bewitched." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Hatake Kakashi!

Danzo Shimura understood the situation in an instant.

Danzo was confident that his Root organization members would never betray him. After all, he had brainwashed them into being his loyal subordinates. What's more, they were cursed with the "extinction of tongues".

Just as Danzo was thinking about this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe and started smoking.

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and then said: "Assassinating the Hokage is a very serious crime, but... I don't intend to pursue it this time, Danzo." Danzo Shimura was silent, but to be honest, he was indeed relieved.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen really wants to be serious this time, he will definitely be able to find him by following Kakashi's clues.

And even if he didn't look for him, Danzo Shimura knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen had already figured out who was planning this operation.

Or maybe he already knew it and was just waiting for me to take action.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen said he would not pursue the matter, Danzo felt relieved, but he still said: "Your naivety will ruin you sooner or later, Hiruzen." "Naive?" Sarutobi Hiruzen took another puff of his pipe and then murmured: "Maybe." Danzo... How can I be naive?

Naive, it's obviously you.

"Where there is light, there is shadow. This is the truth that teacher Tobirama taught us. You haven't forgotten it, and neither have I. But Danzo, this is just one time. I will hold a high-level meeting tomorrow, and you should take the initiative to withdraw from the advisory group." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Danzo Shimura was a little annoyed, but he did not refute anything. Instead, he sneered: "I thought you would want me to take the initiative to propose the disbanding of the Root." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not look back or respond. He walked to the window, looked at the Hokage Rock and said: "Okay, I won't see you off." Danzo Shimura snorted coldly, then flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the Hokage's office angrily.

He wanted to take revenge on Kakashi, the traitor, but Sarutobi Hiruzen's words just now made it very clear that Kakashi was now under his protection.

Moreover, in fact, after Sarutobi Hiruzen said that he would not pursue the incident of assassinating the Hokage, Shimura Danzo had actually fallen into a complete disadvantage and was even completely controlled by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He said he would not pursue the matter, but he definitely had enough evidence.

Danzo was also aware of this. From the beginning to the end, he had been fooled by Sarutobi Hiruzen. Everything he had done had probably been investigated by that guy long ago.

Therefore, he is now truly under the control of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

From now on, you have to be more honest.

Otherwise, Sarutobi Hiruzen might strike back at any time and kill him.

And there's no need to find a reason, just say that Danzo wanted to assassinate the Hokage, which is a capital crime.

At that time, others might ask, it happened so long ago, why are you (bccj) dealing with Danzo only now?

Sarutobi Hiruzen could also say openly that he had been secretly investigating, collecting evidence, and looking for the mastermind ever since he was assassinated, and he had just found him now. Isn't that possible?

Anyway, this is a handle, and Sarutobi Hiruzen has Danzo Shimura firmly in his hand by using this handle.

This made Danzo Shimura feel very depressed, but for a moment, he could not think of any good way to escape.

In fact, since the failure of this carefully planned assassination, Danzo Shimura has indeed never been able to threaten Sarutobi Hiruzen again. In the following ten years, he has been held firmly in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands, treated as a "shadow" to take the blame and do dirty work.

Of course, if you think about it carefully, this cannot be considered as Sarutobi Hiruzen being despicable, because the Root organization that Danzo Shimura belongs to has had this mission since its inception.

They were meant to do the dirty work for the Hokage and bear the brunt of those dark beings.

It's just that before that, Danzo Shimura distorted this will.

Now, Sarutobi Hiruzen used a more sophisticated method to push them back to the area they were supposed to be responsible for, that's all.

Later, it was not until Sarutobi Hiruzen died unexpectedly at the hands of Orochimaru that Danzo Shimura was able to make a comeback.

So, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, is actually very capable and not as naive as he appears.

However, the difference between him and Danzo Shimura is that he is willing to work hard on a path that seems futile but may lead to better choices. He will not resort to dishonorable means to safeguard the fundamental interests of Konoha until things become truly irreversible.

Perhaps, this is what Sarutobi Hiruzen sees: to be Hokage, one must behave uprightly.

I can use dark and despicable means, but I cannot rely on these means when doing things. They only exist to provide a 'safety net' so that things don't become irreversible.

Before that, Hokage, you must be upright!

On the other side, in the Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain.

Pharmacist Kabuto looked at a small scroll in his hand and smacked his lips, "It really is a failure."

After saying this, he lit the small scroll on a candle beside him, threw it into a brazier, and watched the scroll burn completely to ashes.

Then he stood up and left the dark room.

Soon, Kabuto Yakushi arrived at the Yorozuya building in the Hidden Rain Village. Soon, he took the hydraulic elevator to the top floor, which was Diarmait's office.

At this time, several ninjas wearing forehead protectors from the Hidden Rain Village were standing in front of the door, seemingly like gate guards.

Seeing Kabuto coming towards them, the ninjas quickly said, "Lord Kabuto, please stop." Kabuto was stunned for a moment, then said, "Is Lord Diarmait busy?"

"Yes, Lord Diarmait is meeting with a guest and we are not allowed to disturb him," the ninja said solemnly. "Is that so?" Yakushi Kabuto nodded and said, "Then I will go to Lord Orochimaru to report."

After saying that, he didn't dwell on anything here, nor did he dare to dwell on anything, so he quickly turned around and left.

Taking the elevator downstairs, Kabuto Yakushi touched his chin and said to himself curiously: "Lord Diarmait's guest? Who is it?" It was Black Zetsu.

This guy came here today.

According to him, he had not seen his good friend Diarmait since the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox, and he missed him a little. At the same time, he had promised to give Diarmait some compensation last time, so this time he came to the Hidden Rain Village with a lot of good things.

Of course, the supplies had already been handed over, and Diarmait was having a pleasant conversation with Black Zetsu at this moment.

"Actually, I have been thinking about this during this period. Maybe Madara's strength is not bad, but he has too little experience. I think he needs to gain more experience. This time, I also want to discuss this matter with you, Diarmait." Black Zetsu said with a smile.

Diarmait took a sip of the teacup in his hand, then asked curiously, "What are you discussing with me? You are not planning to let me train him, are you? If you have such thoughts, then break it off as soon as possible. I get angry just looking at him now." "Of course not." Black Zetsu quickly waved his hand.

There is also Rin Nohara here. No matter how hard he tries, there is no way he would send Obito here to be trained.

"It's like this, I was thinking about whether I could let Kakuzu and Biwa Juuzou take him with them when they are doing those missions." said Black Zetsu.

Before Diarmait could speak, Black Zetsu continued, "Even if nothing else, you've praised his space-time abilities. Diarmait, having someone with this ability to help would be a good thing for Kakuzu and Biwa Juuzou, wouldn't it?"

"Let me think about it." Diarmait said after thinking for a while.

Seeing that Diarmait didn't refuse outright, Black Zetsu smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

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Chapter 633: Five years later, the Ninja World has undergone a major downsizing.

Diarmuid also knew about Sarutobi Hiruzen's assassination.

This was something he had expected. Now it seemed that putting the chips on Sarutobi Hiruzen was the right choice.

In the end, Diarmuid rejected Black Zetsu's proposal.

Originally, he didn't think much about it. It was indeed much more convenient to let Kakuzu and Biwa Juuzou take care of Uchiha Obito.

Just from the perspective of efficiency, it will definitely be improved a lot. After all, traveling is the most time-consuming.

I think Kakuzu would be very happy about this. He doesn't have to spend a lot of time on the road. He can quickly accept tasks, do tasks, hand in tasks, and then accept more tasks.

Earning a lot of money gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.

However, after discussing this matter with Orochimaru, Diarmuid realized that there was something he had not expected.

That is once Uchiha Obito joins forces with Kakuzu and Biwa Juuzou.

So when Konoha discovers this, how will they explain the Night of the Nine-Tails?

I'm sorry, Hiruzen, I'm actually an undercover agent?

I'm afraid he doesn't believe this either.

Then wouldn't all the goodwill I gained earlier be wasted?

So Diarmait finally rejected Black Zetsu's proposal.

After all, he himself doesn't like Uchiha Obito, the scoundrel.

It's really a pity for Black Zetsu. He had wanted to use this method to deepen his connection with Diarmait, or even implicitly achieve integration with the Yorozuya, and by the way, train Uchiha Obito or something like that.

The result was unsuccessful.

However, Black Zetsu only felt regretful, because he felt that the relationship between Diarmait and him "870" had become better.

Diarmait obtained some important information about Tobirama Senju, which contained many secrets that even Tobirama Senju was not very clear about. Diarmait could ask Black Zetsu directly.

Black Zetsu is also very generous. As long as it has nothing to do with his Moon Eye Project, he is willing to answer whatever Diarmait asks.

After all these interactions, Diarmait began to like Black Zetsu very much.

The relationship between the two naturally became closer, and it would not be wrong to say that they were good friends.

In fact, Diarmait didn’t hate Black Zetsu. Although he was a villain, what did he have to do with him, Diarmait?

After this, the Yorozuya entered a long period of peace.

Five years passed quickly. Except for Kakuzu and Juuzou Biwa who were still wandering in the ninja world, Orochimaru, Diarmuid and Sasori had completely fallen into silence.

Occasionally, I heard that Kakuzu and Biwa Juzo would find some teammates in the ninja world, and then cooperate with them to carry out missions as an inspection.

Diarmait could hear such news from time to time.

However, no one has ever been able to truly pass the test, become a partner recognized by Kakuzu and Biwa Juzo, and join the Yorozuya.

Most people died in the various dangerous missions they were commissioned to carry out.

A small number of people felt that they were incompatible with the two of them, so after completing a few missions, they parted ways.

In the end, there was no new blood added to the Yorozuya.

On the contrary, Kabuto Yakushi's performance was very outstanding. He first revitalized the intelligence department of the Hidden Rain Village, and then led the ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village to formally bring the Rain Country under its rule.

He formed Akatsuki and Rain Ninjas many times to attack enemies within the Rain Country and clean up the internal environment of the Rain Country.