ryethenovel Chapter 447 The Death of Danzo
Chapter 447 The Death of Danzo
"No, you're only thinking of yourself. And you're just jealous because you didn't become Hokage thirty years ago."
Do you know that even without that incident, you wouldn't have become Hokage? Because your master had already decided on the Hokage position beforehand.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed this shocking secret, Danzo's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Impossible!"
"Why is it impossible? My teacher once told me that the position of Hokage could never be yours. Your personality is too arrogant and too dark! What Konoha needs in the future is not a tyrant, but a ruler who can maintain the status quo."
"How could this happen? What about all my previous efforts? Teacher, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"It's all over, Danzo!" Hiruzen Sarutobi swung his staff.
"No, not yet." How could Shimura Danzo be willing to die here like this? He still had lofty ambitions, and the world was facing being shrouded in darkness. "We are killing each other."
"It's just cutting away the rotten flesh."
"I won't let you kill me." Danzo still had a kaleidoscope, ready to create an opportunity to escape.
"I know this is..." The black thing on the ground actually climbed onto his body, firmly controlling him and his hand, digging out his only kaleidoscope.
Danzo went completely blind; one eye was grayish-white, and the other was just a bloody, dark hole, oozing blood.
Surrounded by enemies, he was in a terrible state, like a clown stripped naked, stumbling and fleeing in all directions.
"How...how could this happen? I have to live, I have to live, I have to live!"
He tripped over a stone, but still managed to escape, crawling out on his hands and feet.
This darkest figure in the ninja world, this old man, lost his last shred of dignity and respect before his death.
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't bear to do it and decided to deliver the final blow.
Danzo seemed to sense something; he stopped and turned around, the dark hole staring back. "Monkey... I... I just..."
"Stop using protecting Konoha as an excuse, Danzo."
Danzo remained silent for a moment, then said, "Hiruzen Sarutobi, did I really do something wrong?"
Hiruzen looked at him, his eyes reddening, "You're terribly wrong."
The golden cudgel fell, splattering blood and brains all over the ground.
Danzo Shimura, who led a remarkable life, met his end here!
Hiruzen Sarutobi completely annihilated Danzo Shimura, ending the war. Those Uchiha who were controlled were only under temporary control, lasting only one day, due to interference.
The Uchiha clan members were unaware of this, and the Konoha ninja were even less aware, so only a few were subdued, while the rest were all killed.
After all the Konoha ninjas mobilized and worked together to control the situation, they regained their senses the next day.
However, many could not accept the fact that they had killed their loved ones and chose to end their own lives. The once powerful clans of Konoha were reduced to fewer than ten survivors overnight.
The Root ninjas fared even worse, almost all of them were wiped out. Many others escaped the organization or were recruited shortly after joining.
Yakushi Nono, who is on the run, is accompanied by her adopted son, Yakushi Kabuto.
She knew she possessed too many secrets, and despite Hiruzen Sarutobi's verbal promise not to settle scores, she absolutely did not trust him.
Because of their rejection of goodwill and lack of communication, they were labeled as diehards by Hiruzen Sarutobi and were hunted down by the Dark Guard.
On the other side, more than a dozen young ninjas were recruited, including a boy named Sai who was good at drawing and was assigned to the ninja academy.
The darkness of Konoha has collapsed, and the Konoha ninjas are celebrating. The clan leaders who had once been demanded of their genius ninjas are moved to tears.
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally hardened his stance and began to implement sweeping reforms in Konoha.
First, he dismissed the redundant elders, and two other elders also withdrew from the front lines, keeping to themselves and not causing any more trouble.
The Hyuga clan also began to keep a low profile. Any Hyuga main family member with improper thoughts or ostentatious intentions was branded with the Caged Bird Seal by Hyuga Hiashi and demoted to a branch family.
For a time, Konoha became Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal fiefdom.
Inside the Hokage's office building, Hiashi Hyuga knelt on the ground, prostrating himself and saying, "Third Hokage, we, Hiashi Hyuga, are truly unworthy of the title of a noble family. Please retract your statement."
"Rizu, these so-called powerful clans are all recognized by the people, so how can you talk about withdrawing? Get up now."
Hiashi Hyuga still didn't get up, but knelt on the ground and continued, "Lord Sarutobi, I have already engraved the clan elders on the Caged Bird Seal. Now, the Hyuga main family consists of only our lineage."
"What are you doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi, adopting a humble and courteous manner, personally came over to help him up. "When did I ever say I wanted to reduce the Hyuga main family's rhetoric? The Hyuga are, after all, the Hyuga of Konoha."
"I know, I understand, Lord Sarutobi," Hiashi Hyuga continued. "The Hyuga main clan was indeed too arrogant a while ago, and had forgotten their duty as Konoha ninja."
"Oh! That's not what I meant."
"I understand. From now on, our Hyuga branch family will actively participate in any Konoha operations."
"Hiashi is very thoughtful and insightful, I'm glad. However, you're busy right now, so you should go back first."
"Alright, then I'll take the elders of the Hyuga clan to pay a visit to the Sarutobi clan in a while."
After saying that, Hiashi Hyuga turned and left. This time, he planned to sell the extra shops to raise funds, and also to contribute to the power of the Hyuga clan.
Simply put, they're too conspicuous right now.
Just as he left, the heads of the three clans of Ino, Shika, and Cho, together with Aburame Shiki, the new head of the Aburame clan, approached.
At this time, the four clan leaders were considered the backbone of Konoha.
They are Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Jiro, and Aburame Shiki.
The first two of them were considered elite ninjas, while Yamanaka Jiro could barely be considered a Jonin. This was mainly because the Shandong faction died too suddenly, and there were no suitable candidates left in the clan.
As for Shiki Aburame, he is the strongest among them. In addition, due to the insect outbreak in recent years, his strength has approached the Kage level, or even already is the Kage level. He is just keeping a low profile for the time being.
Before the Ino-Shika-Cho trio could speak, Aburame Shiki was the first to kneel down and say, "Thank you, Lord Sarutobi, for restoring our Aburame clan's freedom."
"It's alright, protecting Konoha is my responsibility."
"Do you have something important to do?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked in a nonchalant tone. "If not, I'm about to get to work."
The implication was that they did not want to meet with him.
The four clan heads came with sincerity because they were afraid, after all, the Uchiha clan was a cautionary tale.
Although it's unclear what happened in between, it certainly has nothing to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi escaping.
Especially now, this place is no longer suitable to be called Konoha Village.