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Chapter 133: Plans Don't Change as Fast!

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"Yes!"

The Root members scattered throughout the underground responded in unison.

These voices sounded like they came from a single person.

Their expressions were hidden behind their masks.

But their determination and loyalty could be felt in their voices.

These Root members were nominally Anbu of Konoha, but in reality, they were Danzo's private army.

Each of them had several seals on their bodies.

From the moment they entered Root, their lives belonged to Danzo.

As the saying goes, an army is maintained for a thousand days to be used for one hour.

Now is the time to use them!

Danzo's exposed eye gleamed with a brilliant light; he was ready to take over the position of Hokage.

He had been preparing for this for many years!

This scroll containing the secret letter from the Land of Fire's Daimyo had become the east wind that Danzo needed, allowing him to mobilize his armed forces logically and smoothly!

"Let's go!"

Danzo waved his hand and took the lead.

*Swoosh!*

All the Root members stood up in unison and turned into shadows, disappearing into the darkness. In everyone's eyes, there was only Danzo. Their mission was to protect Danzo and clear all obstacles for him.

……

Both the scroll Danzo gave to the Land of Fire's Daimyo and the scroll the Daimyo gave to Danzo were written by Sasuke.

Sasuke's original intention in writing these two scrolls was to make Danzo take the blame.

After all, everyone on the front lines knew that the order for the surprise attack came from Sasuke.

No matter what the outcome, the truth would inevitably be revealed after they returned.

This was something Sasuke didn't want to see!

Sasuke couldn't just sit and wait for death; he had to use his Kirin hand to stir things up.

First, he would use Danzo's name to explain the situation to the Land of Fire's Daimyo and make him pay attention.

Sasuke firmly believed that as long as the Daimyo saw that secret letter, he would believe it.

Monarchs are naturally suspicious, especially when it comes to territorial issues. They would rather believe it to be true than not.

This way, the problem was well supplemented, and the initiative to attack became easier to explain.

Then, he would use the Daimyo's handwriting to make Danzo comply.

This was the power of information asymmetry!

Sasuke knew everything about this world.

The Daimyo was afraid of his position being threatened, even if it was just a rumor, he would still catch it.

Danzo wanted to become Hokage the most. As long as he was slightly exploited, Danzo would immediately take action.

The meaning of the Daimyo's secret order was clear.

Danzo.

You go be the Fifth Hokage, and you take the blame for the order that the Daimyo issued in the name of the Third Hokage!

This was not a problem for Danzo at all!

As long as he could become Hokage, would he care about taking the blame?

In this way.

Regardless of whether the position of Hokage would change, Sasuke, a small figure, would be able to extract himself from it, and no one would blame him.

But…

Plans don't change as fast as reality!

Even Sasuke didn't expect the current changes to happen so suddenly.

Information spread throughout the ninja world.

Iwagakure launched a surprise attack first!

The Land of Earth was plotting against the Land of Fire!

These were still things Sasuke knew. What Sasuke didn't know was that this news coincided with his secret letter, and it almost completed the replacement of the Hokage.

If Sasuke was the spark that ignited the ninja world, then Black Zetsu was the gust of wind that fanned the flames!

Neither Sasuke nor Black Zetsu expected that they would cooperate so tacitly!

There was also an instigator who was currently smoking.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

While praying that Sasuke would divert the trouble westward, he was waiting for the latest information, completely unaware that the beginning of this series of butterfly effects was his sending Sasuke to escort the information.

If he hadn't let Sasuke go.

Then Sasuke would be happily increasing his system points with Ebisu during this time.

Gai would take Team Gai to negotiate the terms of the concession.

The Land of Earth and the Land of Fire would continue to maintain that fragile peace.

Kakashi, Asuma and the others would return to Konoha to lead their teams.

All of this had changed, and it couldn't be changed back!
……

Konoha Village.

Hokage's office.

A clear footstep appeared undisguisedly outside the office door.

There was no knock.

The door was pushed open directly.

An old man in a light green robe walked in.

It was Danzo Shimura.

"Danzo, why are you here so late?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head slightly and glanced at Danzo.

He was no longer surprised by anything this old friend did, no matter how outrageous.

"Hiruzen, how many years have you been sitting in the Hokage's position? Do you still remember?" Danzo asked indifferently.

"That's a good question!" The Third Hokage picked up his pipe, took a hard puff, and exhaled a smoke ring. "It's been so long that I can't remember!"

"You can't remember, but I remember clearly!"

Danzo's eyes widened suddenly, revealing a hint of obsession in them.

"In the 12th year of Konoha, Lord Second Hokage died in battle and entrusted the position of Hokage to you."

"In the 16th year of Konoha, you officially became the Third Hokage of Konoha."

"During those four years, you acted as Hokage but didn't have the title. I won't count that for you!"

"In the 47th year of Konoha, the Third Shinobi World War ended with Konoha making concessions!"

"Konoha signed a peace treaty with Iwagakure!"

"To be responsible for the Konoha ninjas who died in the war, you voluntarily resigned from the position of Hokage!"

"I said at the time!"

"If we fought for a while longer, Iwagakure wouldn't be able to hold on!"

"You didn't listen. You said to avoid more sacrifices!"

"Fine!"

"Up to that point, you had already been in office for a full 31 years!"

"But..."

"The Fourth Hokage only stayed in office for a year before he died!"

"You, Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, are shameless!"

"You actually took advantage of the village's grief, forgot the previous sacrifices, and sat back in the Hokage's position again!"

"You really have a good plan!"

"In the 48th year of Konoha, you became Hokage again!"

"It's already the 60th year of Konoha now!"

"You said you can't remember how many years you've been in office, so let me tell you clearly now!"

"The first time you were Hokage, you were in office for 31 years!"

"The second time you were Hokage, you were in office for 12 years!"

"That's a total of 43 years in office!"

"But!"

"Your pedantry has shrouded Konoha for 48 years, starting from the 12th year of Konoha!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you are so outstanding!"

Danzo recounted the Third Hokage's resume as if he were counting treasures.

Year after year.

The Third Hokage kept getting re-elected.

What was consumed was Danzo's youth and passion.

There was even a time when Danzo doubted himself.

If the Third Hokage didn't step down again.

He himself would die of old age!

"Danzo, did you come here late at night just to tell me this?"

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes slightly. He had already sensed a hint of determination in Danzo's words.

(End of chapter)

Chapter 134: The Five-Tails Jinchuriki!

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“Of course, I'm not just here to tell you this!”

Danzo sneered, and with a flick of his wrist, a scroll appeared in his palm.

“This is a secret order from the Land of Fire's Daimyo, appointing me, Shimura Danzo, to succeed you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, as Hokage, and become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha!”

Danzo held up the scroll, treating it like a sacred decree.

“Impossible.”

The Third Hokage shook his head calmly, not taking the scroll in Danzo's hand seriously at all.

“What's impossible?” Danzo frowned, a little displeased.

“The Daimyo wouldn't appoint you as the Fifth Hokage.” The Third Hokage said firmly.

“The Daimyo's secret order is right here, you think it's fake?” Danzo sneered and continued, “Hiruzen, you've been in power long enough, it's time to rest!”

“I don't mind stepping down, but the person who succeeds me absolutely cannot be you!” The Third Hokage said with great certainty, “If this is really the Daimyo's idea, I will tell the Daimyo my opinion.”

“Why? Why can't it be me?” Danzo's eyes widened, looking a bit frantic. He had waited for this moment for too long, and now that it had arrived, it was being blocked by the Third Hokage again, making him feel somewhat twisted inside.

“No one knows you better than I do, I know your personality and character, you are not suitable to be Hokage!” The Third Hokage shook his head.

“You're just selfish!” Danzo felt like he was about to lose his temper.

“And you're not?” The Third Hokage calmly accepted the label Danzo gave him.

“You... you're not even going to listen to the Daimyo's order?” Danzo clenched his left fist tightly, the anger in his heart had been suppressed to the extreme.

“I will definitely listen to the Daimyo's order, but I will not listen to the Daimyo's order relayed by you!” The Third Hokage shook his head.

“Good, good, good...”

After saying three “goods” in a row, Danzo calmed down instead. He immediately began to reflect on how he had become too impulsive because of the Hokage position.

“Third Hokage, in your opinion, as long as the Daimyo personally issues the order to you, you will step down?”

Danzo was a meticulous person, calm in his actions, and never panicked in the face of trouble.

This time, it completely hit his weak spot.

Hokage.

The Hokage position he had longed for!

It directly messed up his composure!

Now he immediately calmed down and began to make new plans.

“That's right, as long as the Daimyo personally convenes a Konoha meeting and appoints you as Hokage under the formal procedures of informing the Daimyo's advisors and Konoha's advisors, I will acknowledge it!”

The Third Hokage nodded and then stared at Danzo.

“However!”

“Danzo!”

“Don't worry!”

“I won't let you become Hokage!”

After the Third Hokage finished speaking, he took off his pipe, put it on the table, and sat back in his chair in a very natural manner.

“Danzo, you can take your people away now, do you want to kill the Third Hokage of Konoha in the form of rebellion?”

The Third Hokage had Danzo completely under control.

These two had been rivals their whole lives.

What the Third Hokage said was not wrong.

No one knew Danzo better than him!

“Hmph!”

Danzo snorted coldly and turned to walk out of the Hokage's office.

When he reached the door.

Danzo stopped, turned his head and looked at the Third Hokage.

“Hiruzen, tomorrow I will apply to convene a Konoha meeting, we'll see!”

Danzo said coldly.

He couldn't kill the Third Hokage, if he did, he wouldn't be the Fifth Hokage.

Things were different now!

The previous assassination attempt was because the Third Hokage returned to the Hokage position, which itself was opposed by many people.

Now the Third Hokage's foundation was solid, and he already had the Daimyo's secret order of support, there was no need to use such a clumsy method as assassination again.

After Danzo left.

The Anbu ambushing around the Land of Fire office also left.

The Third Hokage came to the window again, pushed it open, and looked at the statue of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

“Something big is going to happen in Konoha!”

The Third Hokage had already smelled a hint of instability from various signs.

……

Sasuke followed Kakashi to assassinate for a whole night.

The number of Iwagakure ninjas who died at his hands this night had already exceeded ten.

“Dawn has broken!”

Kakashi looked up at the sky, his whole body looked a little tired.

He had been saving his chakra throughout the night, but this continuous consumption had already put a lot of pressure on him.

But Sasuke beside him was lively and didn't show any signs of fatigue.

Is this the difference in physique?
Kakashi was truly envious now, he had understood that short-term battles might not show much.

But the longer the battle, the fiercer Sasuke would become, this was truly a natural talent!
Whoosh!
Sasuke jumped onto the branch where Kakashi was, staring at Kakashi with both eyes.

“Kakashi-sensei, I see you're a little tired, why don't we rest for a while!”

+10
The numbers in front of Sasuke's eyes jumped. His numbers had been jumping all night, every time he killed an Iwagakure ninja, he would not forget to bring out the Yellow Flash to show off.

“Hmm.”

Kakashi nodded, he couldn't force himself now, he was really feeling weak.

Sitting on the branch.

Taking out military rations pills and water.

Kakashi needed to rest on the spot for a while.

“Kakashi-sensei, don't worry, I'll protect you here!”

Sasuke grinned, and began to show off again.

+10
The numbers in front of Sasuke's eyes jumped again.

Opening the system panel.

Current system points: 598 points.

Unknowingly, he had already accumulated a lot of points.

Let's add some attributes!

Immediately after.

Sasuke opened the [Attributes] list.

Spirit Attribute: Rating B: (92/500)

Body Attribute: Rating B: (244/500)

Illusion Attribute: Rating E: (2/100)

Ninja Attribute: Rating A: (0/1000)

Strength Attribute: Rating B: (298/500)

Speed Attribute: Rating D: (197/200)

After Sasuke looked through everything, he immediately added 3 points to the Speed Attribute.

After taking off the weights, the upgrade of the Speed Attribute became slow.

Now add some points to increase the level and increase his own speed, after all, he couldn't complete the upgrade without adding points.

Buzz!
After Sasuke added the points, the Speed Attribute changed.

Speed Attribute: Rating C: (0/300)

Let's slowly cultivate the rest!

As he used the system more and more, Sasuke increasingly found that he didn't have enough points. He would save some for the attributes that could be cultivated independently.

“So there are two Konoha ninjas here!”

Suddenly.

An extremely cold voice sounded, this voice was a bit strange, as if it was blocked by something.

Someone is coming!

Sasuke immediately perked up, his dark eyeballs suddenly turned into three-tomoe Sharingan!
Not far away.

On the branch.

A man whose face could not be seen stood there.

This man was tall, wearing red armor, a mask on his face, a bamboo hat on his head, and an Iwagakure forehead protector on his forehead. Almost nothing was exposed except his eyes.

Sasuke recognized this person!
The Five-Tails Jinchuriki!
Han!
He didn't expect Han to appear on the battlefield!
“Die!”

Han's eyes were filled with indifference as he looked at Sasuke and Kakashi, his pupils devoid of any emotional fluctuations, as if he was looking at two dead people.

Whoosh!
Suddenly.

Han's figure flashed out, rushing to Sasuke with extremely fast speed, raising his hand to deliver a powerful punch. The instant air compression made Sasuke feel an extremely dangerous feeling in his heart.

(End of chapter)