Chapter 99
Danzo not only opposed the alliance, but also proposed to kill Gaara and the other four directly, and then took the initiative to attack the Sand Village on the grounds that "the Sand Village violated the alliance first".
Tsunade naturally rejected Danzo's opinion.
Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu are two fence-sitters, responsible for maintaining the balance between the Hokage and Danzo forces.
Because only when the power of the Hokage and Danzo is balanced, the two Hokage advisors can be extremely important.
Although Tsunade finally suppressed Danzo with the authority of "Hokage", the two of them parted unhappily, and even the two Hokage advisors were embarrassed.
Tsunade knew that Danzo was an extremely dangerous person with the power of the Root in his hands.
The reason why she was so angry yesterday was actually because of Danzo.
Tsunade and Jiraiya still have many old subordinates in Konoha. When the two returned to the village, they won over many people with the friendship they had forged during the Second and Third World Wars.
Since Sasuke defected, Tsunade has been secretly investigating the traitors in Konoha who are secretly in contact with Orochimaru.
Danzo, the leader of the Root, naturally came into Tsunade's sight.
But Tsunade has not yet obtained strong evidence to incriminate Danzo.
Moreover, Danzo's power in Konoha is deeply rooted, and Danzo has his own explanations for many things.
Tsunade really didn't have a good way to deal with Danzo for a while.
Coming back to her senses, Tsunade chuckled and said lightly: "Believe them!"
Shizune nodded heavily: "Yes!"
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In the underground base of the Konoha Root, Danzo sat on a chair with a cane in his hand, and his eyes were quite proud.
Since Tsunade returned to the village, Danzo and Tsunade have fought twice in secret.
And both times, Danzo had the upper hand.
Sasuke's defection counts as one.
This incident easily reminds people of the feud between Senju and Uchiha, which is used to undermine Tsunade's prestige in Konoha.
Although Tsunade did not declare Sasuke a traitor on the spot, she suppressed the matter.
But what about this time?
The Sand Village violated the alliance and joined forces with Orochimaru to attack Konoha. The Fifth Hokage did not want to avenge the dead Konoha ninjas, but continued to ally with the Sand Village...
What would those Konoha ninjas who lost their family members and companions think?
The reason why Danzo waited until Tsunade returned to the village before launching an attack was to undermine Tsunade's prestige in the village.
In this way, those ninjas in Konoha who were hostile to the Sand Village would inevitably turn to Danzo and would not support Tsunade.
As for Gaara...
Whether Gaara dies or not, Danzo has already won.
It's best if he dies.
If he can't die, then wait for the next opportunity.
"But..."
Danzo suddenly frowned.
The person who is giving Danzo the most headache in Konoha now is not Tsunade, but the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family - Hyuga Hinata.
Hinata's strength is secondary. The key is that Hinata can borrow the power of the Nine-Tails, and even let Naruto directly transform into a tailed beast without being taken away by the Nine-Tails.
Danzo also knew some information about the battle in Otogakure.
According to the information leaked by Orochimaru, Hinata can even command the Nine-Tails to fight, and the Nine-Tails is also consciously protecting Hinata.
This is simply against Danzo's three views.
Is the Nine-Tails really just a stupid fox with a "looks association"?
Danzo actually wants to win Hinata over to the root.
But Hinata's current strength has become a climate, and she is also the heir of the Hyuga clan. She has a very good relationship with Tsunade and Jiraiya. It is not easy for Danzo to win her over.
Thinking of the first meeting with Hinata in the Hokage's office last time...
Danzo felt that if he went to find Hinata in person, Hinata would definitely make him sick.
"It seems that I have to find time to visit the Hyuga family. I hope that guy Hiashi can be more tactful!"
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The main gate of Konoha.
When Hinata and the other two arrived, Kai and Gaara had been waiting for a while.
Kai seemed very excited. He looked at Kakashi with fiery eyes and said passionately: "Kakashi! I didn't expect that the two of us would have the opportunity to carry out missions with our respective disciples."
"Don't worry, Kakashi! As long as my lovely disciples are here, I will never let your disciples get hurt!"
"This is youth!"
"As a senior, it is your responsibility to protect the juniors.
Before Kakashi spoke, Hinata said with gratitude: "Teacher Kai, you are so kind! Next, please risk your life to protect me!"
Kakashi covered his face and said speechlessly: "Who is the one who needs protection? Hinata, you'd better figure it out for me!"
Hinata's little eyes kept glancing at Naruto, hinting wildly: "Isn't it me who should be protected the most? "
Kanjiurang was dissatisfied when he heard this: "Hey! If they protect you, what should we do?"
As soon as Kanjiurang finished speaking, Gaara, Temari, and Maki couldn't help but take a step back.
It really brought shame to the Sand Village!
Hinata walked up to Kanjiurang, patted Kanjiurang on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Kanjiurang, you are already a ninja, you should learn to protect yourself and strive to be independent as soon as possible. "
"Instead of pinning all your hopes on us like now. "
"You're already so old, it's really worrying!"
Kanjiurang: "..."
In fact, Kanjiurang regretted what he said just now.
It's just that Kanjiurang and Hinata really have a 'blood feud'.
He had encountered Hinata several times, and was severely injured by Hinata.
Now that the two sides don't have to fight, Kanjiurang's confidence is naturally full, and he always wants to refute Hinata's words to prove his presence.
Hinata sighed and said with some disappointment: "Kanjiurang, I hope you can mature as soon as possible, instead of being like a child..."
Speaking of this, Hinata shook her head with disappointment.
Walking to the front of the team, Hinata shouted with full momentum: "We have to send the four people from Sand Village back to their village safely!"
"Let's go!"
Chapter 148 I, Danzo, never do business at a loss
Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage Office.
Tsuchikage Ohnoki looked at the information in his hand and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This information was sent back to the Iwagakure Village by a spy from the Iwagakure Village lurking in the Land of Fire through a ninja hawk.
The content of the information was naturally about Konoha escorting the One-Tail Jinchuriki of the Sand Village back to the Sand Village.
The information was not very detailed. It only contained the departure time of Konoha and the Sand Village, the number of people in the team, the relevant routes, and that they would send the One-Tail Jinchuriki to the border of the Wind Country through the River Country.
Although there was only this little information, Ohnoki figured out the key to the whole thing almost instantly.
Huang Tu asked in a deep voice: "Father, are we going to send someone to assassinate the One-Tail of the Sand Village?"
"Alas!"
Ohnoki sighed and said in a helpless tone: "The person who sent this information back is dead!"
Huang Tu frowned and said: "Dead?"
Ohnoki nodded slightly.
Shimura Danzo, that is also Ohnoki's old rival.
Although Danzo is a few years younger than Ohnoki, the two are also ninjas of the same period.
Such confidential information is definitely not something a spy can easily obtain.
The matter of escorting the One-tail Jinchuriki back to Sand Village should only be known by the few people involved in the escort, except for the top leaders of Konoha and Sand Village.
So when Ohnoki saw the information for the first time, he knew that it was sent to him by Danzo.
As for Danzo's purpose, Ohnoki was also very clear in his mind.
Kill the One-tail Jinchuriki of Sand Village.
Regardless of whether the war can be provoked, as long as the power of Sand Village can be weakened, it is beneficial to Konoha in Danzo's view.
After Ohnoki finished his speculation, Huang Tu said hatefully: "Danzo, that old fox, is really malicious!"
"Father, what should we do?"
At this point, Huang Tu said unwillingly: "This is a good opportunity!"
Ohnoki was also considering this matter in his heart.
Although he had to be a knife for Danzo, this matter was also extremely beneficial to Iwagakure Village.
However, once the action was launched, the power of Iwagakure Village would inevitably suffer losses, which made Ohnoki a little unhappy.
"Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy...these two are Konoha's elite jonin, they are not so easy to deal with!"
"And there is Maki from the Hidden Sand Village, who has also been in the limelight in recent years."
Yellow Earth said unconvinced: "Father, let me go!"
Onoki was very wary of Danzo in his heart, he always felt that Danzo had some bad intentions this time!
But if he could kill the one-tailed Jinchuriki of the Hidden Sand Village, he could not only destroy the alliance between Konoha and the Hidden Sand Village, but also take the opportunity to weaken the power of the Hidden Sand Village.
Huang Tu continued to persuade: "Father, the opportunity cannot be missed. If there is any danger, I will lead people to retreat immediately!"
Onoki pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Then you take Akagi and Wen Ya, and take four teams of Anbu."
"Well... it should be enough to deal with it."
Huang Tu said happily: "Yes!"
Onoki reminded: "Remember! If there is an accident in the mission, take people back immediately. I always feel that Danzo's purpose this time is not simple, and he is likely to turn against us."
Huang Tu nodded and said: "I know! Don't worry!"
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The information in Ohnoki's hands was of course sent out by Danzo.
Danzo is now in the underground base of the root, listening to his ninja reporting this time.
No one knows the power of Hinata and Naruto tied together better than Danzo.
Even Orochimaru's Sound Village was destroyed in an instant.
So Danzo would never send his men to die.
What's the point of Konoha's own people fighting against each other?
So Danzo immediately sent the information to Ohnoki.
Ohnoki is also an old fox, so Danzo has no intention of deceiving Ohnoki.
But will Ohnoki let go of this opportunity?
Based on Danzo's understanding of Ohnoki, Ohnoki will at least send someone to test it out. If it works, it will work. If not, he will withdraw.
But who is Hinata?