Chapter 220 Mrs. Hatake, you don’t want anything to happen to Kakashi, right? (65K)

Chapter 220 Mrs. Hatake, you don’t want anything to happen to Kakashi, right? (65K)

Chapter 220 Mrs. Hatake, you don’t want anything to happen to Kakashi, right? (6.5K)

boom!

"Is this what you say is foolproof? Is this what you say?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the information in his hand on the table, looked at Shimura Danzo in front of him angrily, and kept accusing him.

"What did I say at the beginning? Suppress it, suppress it. You just need to suppress his reputation a little bit. Just make sure that he retires from the position of candidate for Hokage's successor. I'm not asking you to put him down. Crushed to death!"

"How did you promise me back then? Danzo, don't tell me that you don't know what Hatake Sakumo's combat power means to us now."

"The majestic hero of Konoha, the 'Konoha White Fang' who made other countries' ninja villages fearful, was not killed by the enemy, nor did he die on the battlefield serving Konoha. The cause of his death was actually suicide under the accusation of his own villagers. When word gets out about this, I can imagine how those people would laugh at us behind our backs!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen became angrier as he talked. Maybe he was angry that such a useful tool like Hatake Sakumo died like this. Maybe he was angry that Konoha's international reputation plummeted after the news spread, or maybe he was angry in his heart. That trace of guilt and confusion disturbed my mind.

All in all, since the end of the Second Ninja War, he had a rare quarrel with Shimura Danzo again.

"You are also a veteran at doing this. Didn't you make corresponding assumptions before the plan was implemented? Didn't you think that something like this would happen? Now how do you ask us to explain to the villagers and how to deal with those who endure How can I explain to Hatake Nao and Hatake Kakashi if I have to explain to my clan members?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel upset when he thought that he might have lost the support of the jounin and ninja clan in the village because of this.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo kept this plan secret, as the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall in the world.

The news of Hatake Sakumo's failure in his mission spread throughout Konoha overnight, and this incident itself revealed something strange. Combined with the topic of Hokage candidate caused by Jiraiya's return to the village and Sarutobi Hiruzen being attacked, anyone who thinks faster and has more information behind it can guess the answer.

After all, everyone is not a fool. Everyone knows the reason why you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, don't want to step down.

As for the Sarutobi clan's ever-expanding clan territory, the clan members who are constantly being added to various key departments, and the ANBU ministers and deputy ministers who are clearly there, as your son and daughter-in-law, Sarutobi Hiruzen, everyone is watching. In eyes.

They are all foxes of thousands of years. Naturally, they have watched this story no less than a thousand times. Some of them have even used the tricks used by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Naturally, I am very clear about all the details.

In this case, they can accept Sarutobi Hiruzen's use of methods to suppress Hatake Sakumo and suppress his reputation. After all, this is a "reasonable" political method.

But using this method to suppress Hatake Sakumo to death was beyond their ability to bear.

After all, Hatake Sakumo can threaten Sarutobi Hiruzen's status, and so can these ninja clan leaders and outstanding young people in the ninja clan!

You, Sarutobi Hiruzen, can suppress Hatake Sakumo to death today, but who knows if you will take action against them tomorrow?

This was what Hiruzen Sarutobi was most worried about at this time.

Shimura Danzo was naturally well aware of Sarutobi Hiruzen's inner worries.

Rather, he went for this purpose.

Rome wasn't built in a day, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's reputation didn't collapse in a day either.

In Shimura Danzo's plan, this was just an appetizer he brought to his old teammates, and it was just the first step on his way to becoming Hokage.

Shimura Danzo knew very well that although Hatake Sakumo's death would bring a crisis of confidence to Sarutobi Hiruzen, it was only a minor trouble.

Because Hatake Sakumo is dead after all, and among the remaining Hokage candidates, needless to say, Uchiha Fugaku.

Although the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village had improved a lot before, due to the emergence of Mangekyo during the Second Ninja War, their clan's image has declined again, and no one will support them now.

The rest of Tsunade and Orochimaru are still young, and Hatake Sakumo has no outstanding achievements.

Including Danzo Shimura, there is not much hope now. Although he has won a lot of reputation with the Maitreya Cult and half-price supplies, the position of leader of the root still allows him to win a lot of points among the ninja clans. Unless Sarutobi Hiruzen made some unforgivable mistake, he would have no chance to ascend to power now.

So for now, if nothing else happens, Hiruzen Sarutobi's position as Hokage is temporarily stable.

Well, if nothing happens, there will be an accident next.

Shimura Danzo's follow-up move, the move that truly ruined Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation, was about to be launched.

In the detailed plan given to him before Kiden Shingetsu, Hatake Sakumo's character was described in detail.

In particular, the matter of Hatake Sakumo's emphasis on his companions and his approval of Senju Hashirama's original version of "The Will of Fire" was introduced in detail.

His analysis of Hatake Sakumo was so detailed that it even made Danzo Shimura panic.

However, it was precisely thanks to this detailed character analysis of Hatake Sakumo that Shimura Danzo targeted his family as a threat to make the companions who were saved by Hatake Sakumo rebel.

Unknowingly, he revealed many clues to Hatake Sakumo, making him realize that the person behind this was Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Just like many people died when Big Brother disintegrated, under the conspiracy of the contemporary Hokage and the betrayal of his companions, and under the double attack of Konoha and Kirigakure, Hatake Sakumo's faith in his heart really collapsed, and then he chose to die to clarify his ambition. , using death to pursue the dissipated Konoha in his memory.

Now that Hatake Sakumo is dead, the plan can move to the next step.

The trap set up by Ghost Deng Xinyue six years ago has finally come to close.

Now Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation for being lecherous has already spread throughout the ninja world. People in the ninja world have the impression that Sarutobi Hiruzen is capable and powerful but a lustful ghost.

Coincidentally, Hatake Sakumo's wife, Hatake Nao, happens to be a rare beauty.

Here was a widow whose husband had just died and had to raise a young son, and over there was a lustful and hungry ghost who was famous in the ninja world.

If the widow confessed her will by dying at Hatake Sakumo's funeral and said that Sarutobi Hiruzen used Kakashi as a threat to taint her, who do you think everyone in the ninja world would believe? !

At that time, wouldn't it be the time for Sarutobi to betray his family and lose his reputation?

Isn't it also a good time for Shimura Danzo to reach the top and become the fourth Hokage?

At this thought, Shimura Danzo seemed to have seen the scene where he was wearing the Hokage's robe, standing on the roof of the Hokage Building and speaking to the people of Konoha. He almost couldn't help the excitement in his heart and laughed out loud.

Fortunately, it was his years of forbearance and his years of working as a root that allowed him to develop the ability to keep his emotions and anger hidden, so he did not reveal his flaws in front of the angry Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Otherwise, Sarutobi Hiruzen was pointing at his nose and yelling curses, but he was laughing uncharacteristically, which would be inappropriate no matter what he thought.

So with the idea of ​​diverting attention, he quickly gave advice to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Hiruzen, things have happened..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was furious.

"...How many times have I told you, call your duties when you work!"

Shimura Danzo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. When he noticed his tough gaze, he instantly understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant. He was beating him!

Immediately, Danzo Shimura's heart became angry.

Although I have my own thoughts on this matter, don’t you know? Don’t you agree with all this?

Now everything that happens is blamed on me. As Hokage, are you really a non-stick pan?

And this kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice. As the root of Konoha, Danzo has long been used to this kind of thing, taking the blame for helping Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But today, perhaps it was because the plan was about to succeed, or perhaps because he was tired of taking the blame too many times. Anyway, he felt inexplicably unhappy with Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.

Damn it, you're going to step down soon, and you're still acting like a Hokage here, right?

Okay, let me give you one last taste of Naruto!

So he suppressed his anger and said in a calm tone, "...Hokage-sama, what happened has happened. Instead of discussing how to deal with me now, it is better to think about how to explain this matter to the outside world and how to appease Hatake Nao and Hatake. Kakashi."

"No matter what the reason is, no matter what our previous purpose was, what outsiders see now is our hero of Konoha. 'Konoha White Fang' could not bear the words of his own people and eventually committed suicide."

"Whether this incident is internal or external, it will have a profound impact on our image of Konoha."

"So I suggest that we start from the following three aspects to try our best to downplay the impact of this incident on the village."

"The first is to hold a grand funeral for Hatake Sakumo. The size of the funeral must be large, and it can even be buried according to the etiquette of the Hokage. In short, it is to show our recognition of Hatake Sakumo's achievements during his lifetime and our respect for him. A compliment for what you have done.”

The funeral must definitely be held. If not, how will everyone in the village be summoned, how can they arouse everyone's emotions, and how can they ruin Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation in front of everyone?

"The second thing is to appease Hatake Nao and Hatake Kakashi. Hatake Nao is now out of the ninja life. Her comfort is mainly based on pensions and honors, and the focus is on Kakashi. .”

"I suggest that Kakashi be included in the ANBU and serve as the Hokage's bodyguard to appease the outside world. This method of father-to-son succession will show that the village will not forget any hero."

If Kakashi doesn't join the ANBU, how will I train this genius after I become Hokage?

"The last thing is to secretly guide public opinion and divert people's discussion away from the village. In any case, the village can't be wrong. The wrong people must be the people in the middle. We are just busy for a while, and we are not right about the village. Poor supervision of public opinion and failure to intervene in time ultimately led to this disaster."

"So throw out the ninja who was saved by Hatake Sakumo and let him attract the firepower of the people and extract the village from this incident! Anyway, the village must not bear the main responsibility at this time!"

After all, he will be the Hokage in the future. Saving the positive image of the village at this time is equivalent to helping himself, so Danzo Shimura will naturally take notice.

"As long as the above three aspects can be fully implemented, although this incident will have a certain impact on the village, the impact can be said to be negligible."

Danzo Shimura was talking eloquently, and this series of plans with clear logic and high feasibility instantly attracted Sarutobi Hiruzen's attention.

The reason why he had turned away from Shimura Danzo before was because he disliked him for not clearing up his mess. This, coupled with Jiraiya's practice, had caused Sarutobi Hiruzen to encounter a crisis of trust.

But now that Shimura Danzo has a solution, naturally this anger has dissipated a lot.

"...Okay, Danzo, I'll give you another chance. Don't let me down this time."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe, took a long breath of smoke, and issued an order to expel Shimura Danzo.

"Of course, I promise I won't let you down this time."

Danzo Shimura nodded in agreement, looking absolutely sure.

Can the above three measures solve the impact of this incident?

Yes, but not enough!

What is the best way to resolve a major public opinion crisis?

Naturally, a more important and explosive public opinion was thrown out to suppress this public opinion!

so……

"Hiruzen... no, Hokage-sama, I will sacrifice you for the sake of the village!"

"Presumably as Hokage, you must be willing to contribute to the village!"

Shimura Danzo raised his head and glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen, suppressed the covetousness in his heart for the Hokage's office chair, and turned around to leave.

——

"Kakashi, where have you been?"

In the evening, Hatake House.

Nao Hatake looked at Kakashi Hatake who came back with scars, and a trace of worry appeared on his pale face.

The news that her husband committed suicide in the study a few days ago was like a bolt from the blue to her, a housewife who had long since left her ninja identity.

In the years since she became a housewife, she has lost not only her strength as a chuunin, but also her determination as a ninja.

But just when she was confused and confused, she suddenly discovered that her son's behavior in the past few days was extremely abnormal.

After Hatake Sakumo died, Kakashi first locked himself in his room without eating or drinking for two days, and then after he finally went out, he stayed in the back mountain training ground all day long like crazy. Early to late.

This made Nao Hatake, who was already uneasy, even more worried, fearing that something would happen to her son soon after her husband left.

But as a woman and a housewife, what can she do at a time like this?

Hatake Kakashi raised his head and glanced at his mother without showing any expression. After bypassing his mother, he went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

"Kakashi, I cooked for you. The food is on the table..."

Kakashi ignored his mother's voice and did not glance at the steaming rice on the table. He took out a few cold rice balls from the kitchen and headed out the door. Come on, it looks like I still need to train.

"...Kakashi, don't be like this. I know your father's death has hit you hard, but you can't train without caring about your body like this!"

Nao Hatake stood at the door, blocking Kakashi's path with her hands open, and persuaded him earnestly.

She only has one son, and she must take good care of him no matter what.

She was once a ninja, and although she no longer had the decisiveness and strength she once had, her experience was still there, and she knew that what Kakashi was doing now was just to vent his anger, and would not be of any benefit to improving her strength.

Kakashi raised his head and looked at his mother for a moment before a hoarse voice came from his mouth.

"...He is not my father, he is just a coward."

Regardless of his mother's obstruction, Kakashi passed by her with a teleportation technique and came to the door.

"Also, his incident taught me a lesson."

Kakashi put his hand on the doorknob and looked at the portrait hanging opposite the dining table. Hatake Sakumo was looking at him with a gentle smile.

"Ninjas, after all, have to rely on themselves. Ninjas... are just tools to complete tasks. What kind of companions... are simply ridiculous."

Kakashi Hatake's lowered eyes revealed endless anger, but it was unknown whether the target of this anger was directed at Hatake Sakumo, the group of villagers at the time, or others.

boom!

Kakashi opened the door, but as soon as he rushed out, he seemed to hit a wall, and his whole body was shocked back.

"Be careful, Kakashi...where are you going at this time?"

He looked up and saw a middle-aged man with half his body bandaged and holding a cane standing in front of his house.

He naturally recognized that this was Konoha's Hokage assistant and root leader Shimura Danzo.

However, Kakashi, who was filled with hatred at this time, naturally would not respond to the purpose of Shimura Danzo's visit. After spitting out a blunt apology, he passed by Shimura Danzo and ran towards the darkness without looking back. deep in the mountains.

The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on Kakashi's running body.

The young body was heaving on the ground. In front of him was endless darkness, and behind him was the warm afterglow of the setting sun.

"Kakashi!"

Hatake Nao leaned against the door, watching her son's figure running towards the darkness, his shouts filled with endless worry.

But Kakashi turned a deaf ear and continued to run hard. The boundary between light and darkness kept moving back on his body, gradually moving from the front to the back.

The sun seemed to be using its last bit of strength to chase him, but it still couldn't catch up with the speed at which he fell into darkness.

Finally, with Kakashi's vigorous leap, he finally got rid of the sunlight and fell into the endless darkness.

"It seems that Sakumo's death has been a big blow to him!"

Shimura Danzo looked at Kakashi's retreating figure, with an inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes.

A genius who falls into darkness is also a genius, isn't he?

For him, this kind of genius is more to his taste.

"...Danzo-sama, is there something wrong here?"

Hatake Nao withdrew her gaze from Kakashi, and immediately looked at Shimura Danzo with vigilant eyes.

Although the loss of her husband left her in a helpless state, it did not deprive her of her wisdom.

Although she did not know the specific details of the whirlpool of public opinion against Hatake Sakumo this time, she could tell from the beginning to the end that the village certainly did not play a glorious role in this matter.

Therefore, Hatake Nao was still very wary of Shimura Danzo visiting her at this time.

She was not worried about what Danzo Shimura would do to her, she was mainly worried about Kakashi and what the village would do to Kakashi.

"Mrs. Hatake, don't you invite me in to talk? You can't just let me stand here talking to you!"

Shimura Danzo did not directly answer Hatake Nao's question. He said something vague and entered the room at Hatake Nao's invitation.

The door slowly closed, and the last warmth of the setting sun was completely isolated from the room.

——

After Danzo Shimura entered the house, he first placed a stick of incense in front of the portrait of Hatake Sakumo, and after a simple worship, he talked about business with Hatake Nao.

That is to say, he was entrusted by Sarutobi Hiruzen to tell Hatake Nao that the village would hold a grand funeral for Hatake Sakumo, give her a generous pension and let Kakashi join the ANBU, and promised that he would Catch the murderer who slandered Hatake Sakumo from behind.

Except for Kakashi joining the ANBU, Nao Hatake was not interested in anything else.

In her opinion, it was a good thing that Kakashi joined the ANBU. At least he didn't have to worry about what he would do to her under the eyes of the Hokage.

Danzo Shimura looked up and down at the absent-minded Nao Hatake, from her mature face to her plump body, and couldn't help but feel satisfied with his choice.

Because Hatake Sakumo is in charge, Hatake Nao is wearing a long black dress today. The loose dress cannot cover up her exquisite body. With the pale look and haggard look, no one can tell what this is. One sentence:

What a widow I feel pity for!

In this outfit, if Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the color and wanted to threaten Kakashi's life, then outsiders would simply believe it.

At this moment, perhaps Shimura Danzo's gaze was too naked, so that even the absent-minded Hatake Nao was vaguely aware of it, and immediately came back to his senses and looked at Shimura Danzo with disgust with his arms around his chest.

"By the way, Mrs. Hatake, there is one more little thing that I hope you can help me with."

Shimura Danzo didn't care about Hatake Nao's angry gaze. Under the gaze of Hatake Sakumo's portrait, he slowly said what he asked her to do.

The extremely shocked Nao Hatake thought she had heard wrongly at first, and was still looking at Danzo Shimura in surprise, but then she thought of his look just now, and she immediately came to her senses.

Snapped!

"you are dreaming!"

Hatake Nao stood up suddenly and slapped Shimura Danzo on the face. Her plump body was rising and falling under the extreme anger.

Although she knew about some bad rumors about Shimura Danzo, Hatake Nao never imagined that the person in front of her could be so shameless!

Now that her husband had just died in the village, under the gaze of her husband's portrait, she dared to make such a request to the widow of a hero!

Danzo Shimura slowly turned his face, ignoring the bright red palm prints with five distinct fingers on his face, looking at Nao Hatake who was blushing with calm eyes, and said:

"Mrs. Hatake, you don't want anything to happen to Kakashi, right?"

boom!

It was like a thunderbolt struck Hatake Nao on the head. The moment she heard these words, her bones seemed to be pulled out of her body, and her plump body fell limply on the seat.

But soon, she came back to her senses and looked at Shimura Danzo with gritted teeth.

"I will tell Sarutobi Hiruzen all this...he will definitely be able to protect Kakashi."

Hearing this, Shimura Danzo raised a disdainful smile on his lips, seeming to be mocking Hatake Nao's naivety, and also seeming to be mocking Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Do you think Hiruzen can protect Kakashi under my hand?"

Shimura Danzo looked at Hatake Nao with a complicated expression on his face, and softly uttered a sentence that seemed to be murmuring and venting: "He is a leaf bathed in the sun, and I am a root buried deep in the darkness. What he can’t do, I can do, and what I can do, he can’t do.”

After understanding this meaning, Hatake Nao's pretty face lost all color in an instant, and she slumped on the seat.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was limited by his status as Hokage and could not be as unscrupulous as Shimura Danzo.

And since Shimura Danzo has been planning for so long, he will naturally not give up this great opportunity to become Hokage. For this time, he will definitely try his best.

etc!

In this case... A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Hatake Nao's mind.

"Were you behind Sakumo's death?!"

Hatake Nao deduced this conclusion from Shimura Danzo's determined request. Looking at the indifferent eyes of the man in front of her, she instantly wanted to stand up and fight with Shimura Danzo, just to publicize this matter to the village.

But she gave up the idea in a flash.

As Shimura Danzo said just now, he has roots buried deep in the ground and has too many ways to attack Kakashi.

At this thought, Hatake Nao couldn't help but laugh twice in her heart. She looked past Shimura Danzo and looked at the portrait of Hatake Sakumo on the wall behind him.

"Sakumo, is this the Konoha you miss so much..."

After a long time, a lifeless voice sounded:

"I promise you."

And Hatake Sakumo, who was hanging on the wall, was still looking at everything in front of him with his trademark gentle smile.

Silently looking at the Konoha he had fought for all his life and died in order to fulfill his ideals.