Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
Seeing Danzō's provocative gaze, he knew in his heart that this guy must want to hear him say that sentence.
"I'll go send the letter."
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not satisfy his perverse tastes and went straight to prepare to send the letter.
Furthermore, he instructed someone to inform all the villagers of Konoha that Danzō Shimura had succeeded as the Fifth Hokage.
"Who is Danzō? I've never heard of him before?"
"Shut up! How dare you address Lord Danzō by his name? You should call him Fifth Hokage!"
"The Fifth Hokage was the Second Hokage's prized disciple; even the Third Hokage paled in comparison."
"Indeed, the Fifth Hokage has never been one to compete or fight, nor has he ever coveted fame or fortune. Now that he has stepped forward, something big must be about to happen. Just watch, the Fifth Hokage's name will soon be known throughout the ninja world."
When the people of Konoha learned that Danzō Shimura had taken over as the Fifth Hokage, many of them were completely bewildered.
Because they had no idea who Danzō was. Fortunately, Danzō was farsighted and had arranged for a group of people to blend in with the crowd and become one of them.
He constantly promoted his good name, so whenever there were villagers who didn't know who Danzō was, a group of people would quickly come over to educate them.
...
The fifth day since Danzō Shimura became Hokage.
An extremely explosive piece of news spread like wildfire throughout the entire ninja world.
The daimyō of the Land of Waves, Inukai Denkō, was killed by Konoha ninja!
The newly appointed daimyō of the Land of Waves, Inukai, fled, not only presenting a letter of credence to the daimyō of the Land of Fire, but also publicly condemning the bullying behavior of the Konoha ninja towards smaller countries.
Furthermore, the new daimyō was ignorant and did not know which generation of Hokage had been in power in Konoha.
Therefore, the words only said that the Hokage of Konoha was incompetent and tyrannical, treated human life as worthless, bullied the weak, was cruel and inhumane, and allowed his subordinate ninja to wantonly slaughter civilians...
Although the Land of Waves was a small country, it also expressed its strong protest and dissatisfaction with this behavior, hoping that the Daimyō of the Land of Fire could give them an explanation.
The daimyō of the Land of Fire, who received the official letter, originally didn't want to bother with such an unknown small country.
However, his public criticism of the Hokage prompted several daimyō and Kage from various major countries to speak out.
They began to criticize Konoha in various ways and publicly stated their support for the Land of Waves to seek justice.
If the Daimyō of the Land of Fire continued to protect Konoha and the Hokage, they would never allow it for the sake of justice in the ninja world.
Subsequently, the daimyō of the four countries of wind, water, lightning, and earth, along with the Kage of the four major ninja villages, joined forces with a group of smaller countries and ninja villages to present a letter of credence to the daimyō of the Land of Fire.
Faced with such pressure, the Fire Country Daimyō, who was originally indifferent, had no choice but to take the matter seriously and personally went to Konoha.
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Konoha Village, Hokage's office.
Danzō Shimura sat in the seat he had always dreamed of, but there was no sign of happiness on his face.
He already knew about it.
The letter of rebuke from the Daimyō of the Land of Fire had already arrived in Konoha, giving Danzō Shimura a thorough dressing-down.
As a result, the daimyō was informed of the change of Hokage in Konoha as quickly as possible.
Therefore, "Daimyō" referred to Danzō, who was being verbally abused by name.
They even cited the example of the Third Hokage's reign, asking why there weren't so many problems then.
You, the fifth generation leader, have caused me so much trouble right from the start!
"Ahem, Danzō, don't be too angry. He is, after all, a daimyō. You should try to be more understanding," Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed lightly and offered his advice.
"Hiruzen, I knew nothing about the events in the Land of Waves. These things happened while you were in office."
"The responsibility cannot fall on me; you must explain this clearly to the Daimyō," Danzō Shimura said.
Danzō Shimura was initially quite happy after becoming Hokage.
But this incident ruined all his good mood.
"Of course, as the root of Konoha, I should take on this responsibility."
Upon hearing Danzō's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in deep agreement.
"Also, you are responsible for explaining things clearly to the villagers, so that they don't misunderstand me."
"I have not yet had the chance to demonstrate my talents and ambitions. I must not leave such a bad impression on the villagers and the nations of the ninja world because of this matter."
Danzō Shimura felt a surge of hatred. He finally understood why Hiruzen Sarutobi had relinquished the Hokage position to him overnight—it was so that he could take the blame for Hiruzen's actions.
"I will definitely explain everything to everyone," Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared very submissive. "However, have you thought about how to deal with the daimyō?"
"Go and explain to him that this was originally your problem," Danzō Shimura said, furious at the mere mention of the Daimyō's name.
If I were to go see the daimyō, there's no guarantee I wouldn't kill him.
"Danzo, you are the true Hokage!"
"I am merely a root buried deep underground. You have no acquaintance with the lord, so it is inappropriate for me to go to see the lord alone, is it?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words made Danzō's face turn ashen, as if he had swallowed a fly.
When there's something good happening, why don't you say I'm the Hokage?
Now that I'm in this mess, you keep saying I'm the Hokage, but what did I, the Hokage, do to deserve this?
I haven't even cleared my name about the Scroll of Seals yet, and you're already pinning the death of the Daimyō of the Land of Waves on me.
"Alright, I will go see the daimyō." With no other choice, Danzō Shimura could only grit his teeth and say.
"One more thing, you must protect Naruto, because the Daimyō of the Land of Waves died at his hands."
"If the Daimyō seizes on this point and insists on it, you must argue with him rationally. You must not harm the interests of the village, nor the Hokage's authority, and you must not hand Naruto over. You must also give the Daimyō a satisfactory answer."
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Danzō a few more instructions.
Danzō Shimura: "..."
That sounds nice!
You can't do this, and you can't do that. When you were Hokage, why didn't you see so many problems?
"How about I send someone to kill him?" A cold glint flashed in Danzō Shimura's eyes. "As long as he doesn't get to Konoha, we won't have to rack our brains to deal with him."
These words really startled Hiruzen Sarutobi.
I thought to myself, "As expected of you!"
"No way." After the initial shock, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately rejected the idea: "The entire ninja world is focused on this matter. If something happens to the Daimyō in the Land of Fire, neither of us will be able to escape responsibility."
Despite his anger, Danzō knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was telling the truth.
"Should I have someone use genjutsu on him to send him straight back?"
After a moment of contemplation, Danzō Shimura spoke again.
"No, the daimyō is also protected by ninja. Genjutsu is easy to spot, and we'll be in an even more awkward situation then," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, shaking his head.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"You've decided, Danzō, that you are the Hokage!"
"Should I bribe him with a few female ninja?"
"No way! Even if the Daimyō is bribed and the news gets out, what will become of Konoha's reputation?"
"Then I'll return the Hokage position to you, and you can explain it to him yourself."
"I've already abdicated twice, how can I become Hokage again? Wouldn't that make Konoha look like it has no one to rely on?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"You've decided, Danzō, that you are the Hokage!"
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