Danzo was indifferent to this.
Just kidding!
Every faction has countless small factions. The Uchiha have the Moderate, Neutral, and Radical factions. Of course, the same is true in their Konoha.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura have one idea, Sarutobi Hiruzen has another, and he, Danzo, has his own ideas as well.
Even among the major ninja clans below, the ideas of the large and small ninja clans are different, and the ideas of the civilian faction and the ninja clans are not the same.
The same is true now!
For Danzo, was killing the Uchiha important, but making Sarutobi Hiruzen's name dirty unimportant?
You have to know.
For him, who wanted to become Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was a great mountain in his way.
Now that he had the opportunity to sling mud at Sarutobi Hiruzen, it was already friendly enough that Danzo didn't add fuel to the fire. Did he really expect him to think of a solution for Sarutobi Hiruzen?
Nonsense!
As for slinging mud at himself in the process?
Hehe!
He, Danzo, was already a cesspool himself. Did he care about this little bit of dirty water?
Pure overthinking!
As for whether Sarutobi Hiruzen could withstand these 'rumors', Danzo was full of infinite confidence. This little matter might make Sarutobi Hiruzen flustered and even damage some of Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation...
But to nail Sarutobi Hiruzen? The possibility was minimal!
The reason was even simpler!
The current Konoha was too weak. If Sarutobi Hiruzen was really ousted, who would succeed as the Fifth Hokage?
So.
Even though many ninja clans hated Sarutobi Hiruzen to the core, at this time, they had to grit their teeth and support Sarutobi Hiruzen. Otherwise, should they really let the Uchiha take the position of Fifth Hokage?
It was precisely because he understood this point that Danzo was not in a hurry at all.
"Sorry, Hiruzen!"
"Public opinion is something that cannot be stopped. In fact, the more you try to stop it, the greater the rebound."
"Leave everything to time; we must believe in the villagers!"
After speaking.
Danzo stood up directly, preparing to leave.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was dumbfounded.
However, he still understood Danzo's thoughts in an instant. His face ashen, he said through gritted teeth: "Each ninja clan, I authorize you to draw five quotas."
"Now, can you speak?"
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen still chose to take a step back.
There was no helping it!
Danzo was a master of public opinion warfare, and he really couldn't play this game.
Of course, to be more precise, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to touch this stuff. He was the perfect, glorious, and correct Hokage. How could he touch these filthy methods?
If he personally handled these messy affairs, what was the use of having Danzo, this black glove!
On the other side.
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's conditions, Danzo's eyes instantly lit up.
"Each ninja clan, ten quotas!"
"You're full of shit, absolutely impossible!"
"I'll take a step back, nine!"
"No, just five!"
"I'll take another step back, eight. Otherwise, I'm leaving now!"
"Seven, if you don't agree, get out!"
"Deal!"
Danzo sat back in his seat, his face filled with an unconcealable smile.
Seven was enough!
You have to know that Konoha's Kekkei Genkai families, although perhaps not as good as the Uchiha, were each very powerful.
And among these ninja clans, Danzo liked the Yamanaka and Aburame clans the most.
On the other side.
Compared to the satisfied Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was ashen, and his heart was bleeding.
Damn it.
His reputation was already very bad. If this Hokage order was issued, he could imagine to what extent the ninja clans would hate him.
But, there was no choice!
Compared to the ninja clans' resentment towards him, it was more important to solve the matter at hand.
After all, his reputation among the civilians was also something Sarutobi Hiruzen cared about the most.
"Alright, speak."
"I've given you what you want. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible."
"Otherwise..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke coldly.
In order to solve the matter at hand, he had really paid a lot. If Danzo couldn't solve it, he would let Danzo know...
Why he was called the "Professor"!
In response to this.
Danzo couldn't help but shiver. Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze was too terrifying.
After coughing, he spoke slowly.
"To solve this matter, there is only one way."
"Spread more, and more outrageous rumors. Don't care if these rumors are true or false, just spread them all out in one go."
"Don't look at me with that kind of gaze; I'm not kidding."
"The villagers are ignorant. The channels they are exposed to are very narrow, and they have no way to determine the truth of the rumors. As long as it can barely make sense logically, it's fine."
"Only this kind of large-scale rumor spreading can possibly divert the attention of those ignorant villagers."
"I'm familiar with this; just trust me!"
Danzo spoke slowly, expressing his thoughts.
Of course.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were skeptical, if Uchiha Jin were here, he would definitely give Danzo a thumbs up.
Truly awesome!
This was the same as the capital's trick to suppress hot topics in his previous life. It had to be said that Danzo, this "Darkness of the Ninja World," had really figured out some tricks from doing dirty work in the dark all these years.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you!"
"But this matter must be done as soon as possible, and don't forget about Uchiha Jin."
"I don't want to see that guy again. Find a way to make him disappear completely within a month!"
"How to do it? I don't care!"
"I just want results!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and issued a final ultimatum.
Clearly.
His hatred for Uchiha Jin had exceeded his tolerance limit. He just wanted to see Uchiha Jin die now.
He didn't care about the process or methods at all!
"One month?"
Danzo pondered for a moment before nodding: "Okay, no problem!"
After speaking.
He left directly with his cane. This time, he didn't slam the door; on the contrary, he closed the door very politely.
In the Hokage's office.
With Danzo's departure, Mitokado Homura was a little worried: "Hiruzen, Danzo's power is getting bigger and bigger."
"Yes, Hiruzen!" Utatane Koharu frowned: "If Root continues to develop like this, aren't you afraid that the tail will be too big to wag?"
There was no helping it.
They were all companions, so they knew Danzo's temperament very well.
With Root being so powerful, would they really let him become Hokage?
No, absolutely not!
Because that would be a disaster for the entire Konoha. This guy Danzo's character was even worse than the Uchiha's.
In response to this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, and then said helplessly.
"You think I don't know what you're saying?"
"I didn't see you refuting just now. Now you remember that Root is difficult to manage?"
"But, forget it!"
"We have no choice now. We can only trust Danzo with the public opinion."
"And he has to face Uchiha Jin. Do you think dealing with a powerhouse of this level is that simple?"
"Even if he really kills Uchiha Jin, how many people will be left in Root..."
"It's hard to say!"
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