Chapter 521 The Cycle of Light and Shadow (2)

"I didn't expect that guy Danzo to really make a move..."

In the office of the Hokage Building, Hirizhan put down all the work at hand, and was reading a piece of information from Anbu.

Rumors unfavorable to him, Hokage, began to spread in a small area in the village.

Wood escape experiment.

At least twenty or thirty years have passed since the original wooden escape experiment.

Although the executor of this experiment is the root led by Danzo, but the person who gave the order is him, Hokage.

So, strictly speaking, this rumor is not wrong.

But the wood escape experiment he initially led was not mandatory.

After signing the consent form, the first-generation Hokage cells were injected.

These materials and the original consent form have all been preserved intact. Therefore, it is not too flustered for Danzo to use this kind of thing as an example.

As long as the information of the year is disclosed, although there is no way to eliminate all the influence, at least it can make Danzo's plan go to waste.

The only tricky part is that it involves Orochimaru who has defected from the village.

Rebellion will be very hostile in the village.

If Orochimaru is also involved in public opinion, then the persuasiveness of the testimony he provided will obviously decrease.

Because Orochimaru is also one of the participants, and he, Hokage, personally appointed an important researcher to assist Gen.

This is the place where Ri Zhan finds himself most embarrassed.

Although Danzo's moves had a headache, Hirazan was still able to maintain his composure.

Danzo will make a move, he has already expected it.

It is impossible for Danzo to watch Hokage's position fall into the hands of others. He will definitely use this gap to compete with him, Hokage.

"Kakashi, immediately lead Anbu to stop these rumors, and don't let the scale of these rumors expand."

Hizan ordered Kakashi, who was standing in front of the table, to give him instructions.

He is not afraid of these slightly whitewashed rumors, but letting these rumors develop is not what Ri Zhan wants to see.

As long as Tsunade returns quickly and her position as the fifth Hokage is determined as early as possible, then these rumors will be a secondary issue instead.

"yes."

Kakashi nodded, and left from the office using the blink technique, with the priority of fulfilling Hizan's order.

Not long after Kakashi left, the office door was hastily pushed open.

"Master Hokage, something is wrong!"

"Don't panic, Shikahisa, this is Danzo's move."

Seeing Lu Jiu, the Jonin squad leader rushing in, he even gave up the usual etiquette of knocking on the door, which shows his current state of anxiety.

Compared to Lujiu's panic, Ri Zhan was much calmer and comforted him.

"Has Kakashi stopped the rumors?"

Shikahisa also knew that he seemed to be too eager, but the opponent was that Danzo, the man known as the dark of the ninja, so he couldn't tolerate him not being nervous.

Different from the small fights in the past, Danzo is serious this time.

Therefore, after hearing the rumors in the village for the first time, Lu Jiu ran over directly.

Compared to Anbu's well-informed news, the Nara clan's news channel is a step behind.

"I have sent Kakashi there, the influence of those rumors can be controlled soon."

Hizan said while smoking a cigarette.

Lu Jiu felt a little relieved, and then said: "Since this is the case, the follow-up defense must be arranged in advance, and Elder Danzo must have a backup."

"you mean"

"Let people from the security force join in and assist Anbu's operations. I'm worried that the level of rumors will intensify, and Anbu's manpower alone may not be able to handle it."

Lu Jiu said with a serious face.

Danzo possesses more than just root power.

He is the leader of the Konoha Fighting Sect.

The root is only the most representative organization of the Konoha Fighting Sect, but not all the Fighting Sect.

If Danzo has mobilized all the forces of the martial arts faction, then Anbu alone cannot stop it.

Even, even with the addition of the garrison, Lu Jiu felt that it was not very safe.

Hizan pondered for a moment, and after thinking about it, he ordered to the surrounding air: "Tell Kakashi, let the guards join the action."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

The Anbu ninja lurking in the dark left in an instant, chasing after Kakashi with Hizan's order.

After seeing Anbu leave, Shikajiu then asked: "Master Hokage, I want to ask, when will Master Tsunade come back?"

Relying on rumors to influence the direction of public opinion in the village is, after all, only part of Danzo's plan, the so-called appetizer.

The real killing move is yet to come.

In this case, only by bringing Tsunade back to Konoha as soon as possible can people's hearts be stabilized.

The root of the contradiction lies in the selection of the Five Generations of Hokage.

As long as Tsunade's identity is established as soon as possible, no matter how many plans Danzo has, he can only die.

"It's not clear yet, Zilai has already gone to look for it, I believe news will come back soon."

Hi Zhan said to Lu Jiu after being silent for a while.

"After so long, is there still no news?"

Lu Jiu said in surprise.

He remembered that Ji Lai also went out, half a month had passed, and there were even two groups of Anbu following and assisting, how could there be no news at all?

"I am also surprised by this matter, but now I can only believe that Jiraiya can handle the matter well. At this time, our opponent is mainly Danzo, so we can prevent his next actions."

"Having said that..."

Lu Jiu faintly felt uneasy.

"What do you think Danzo will do next?"

Hizan looked at the Jonin squad leader whom he trusted, and asked his opinion.

Danzo has already started to make a move, so this 'battle' will not end so easily.

Rumors are only the first step, and there will definitely be a second, third, and even more means to make them feel exhausted.

The continuous consumption of both parties in this way will completely disrupt the internal management of Konoha.

But it is not so easy to bring down Danzo, at least in terms of force, it is impossible.

The force of the Fighting Faction is not as strong as before. After so many years of development, it has begun to occupy a certain voice in the village, not to mention that there is root, the leader, and it will not be easy to defeat them.

And once force is used, it will inevitably lead to very serious consequences, and even civil war may occur, allowing other countries to take advantage of it.

This is not what Ri Zan wants to see.

Therefore, Sun Zhan hopes to solve this problem in a peaceful way.

Even if an armed conflict occurs at that time, try to avoid escalating the incident.

"To be honest, I don't know what Elder Danzo's next move will be, and I don't know what he relied on to do so..."

Just as Lu Jiu opened his mouth to speak, the door of the office was pushed open again.

And the action of pushing the door is quite rough.

The two people who had just arrived entered the office almost at the same time.

Mito door inflammation, transfer to Koharu.

Obviously, those rumors in the village, they also know who is secretly planning, Danzo's actions make them restless.

"Hizan, what's going on with you and Danzo?"

Facing the questioning from the two of them, Hirizawa frowned, and then let go of his answer: "You should ask Danzo, not me, for this kind of question. I also want to know what Danzo is trying to do by spreading these rumors."

"Is it because of the Fifth Hokage position?"

Mito Menyan said in a deep voice.

Ri Zhan sighed, took a sip of the cigarette stick, and acquiesced.

"Danzo that guy..."

After going to bed, Xiaochun also gritted his teeth secretly, dissatisfied with Danzo's behavior.

Ri Zhan felt bored seeing this scene.

He didn't believe that these two old friends couldn't see that this was a dispute provoked by Danzo on his own initiative.

But these two people came to him first to ask for an explanation. Obviously, they knew that they could not find a breakthrough from Danzang, so they could only come to him to chatter, hoping to let him calm things down, take the initiative to negotiate with Danzang, and dispel the rumors in the village.

Because the rumors are allowed to ferment, no one knows if more characters will be pulled out and more people will be angered.

"Hi Zhan, what are you going to do about this?"

Mito Kadoyan looked directly at Hirizhan and asked.

"I have let the Anbu and the security team control the direction of the rumors. As for when it will end, it is not up to me."

"But you are Hokage!"

"I won't be anymore soon, and now I am powerless to suppress Danzo's ambitions."

Hizun's words surprised Mitomonyan, but he calmed down quickly.

"No matter what, you are the only ones in the village, and you can't let people in other villages see jokes. I hope this farce will end as soon as possible, and we will also provide help to control the rumors in the village."

As consultants, the two of them also have many cronies under their command, who can assist the Anbu and the security forces in their operations.

No matter how long this struggle for the position of Hokage will last, the issue of rumors must be controlled and cannot be left to play.

"If you had stood by my side like this before, things wouldn't have gotten to this point."

Looking at the figures of the two leaving in a hurry, Ri Zhan lightly exhaled smoke rings, showing complicated expressions in his eyes.

"As a consultant, I also have my own difficulties."

Lu Jiu said from the side.

After all, there are many people staring at such a high position, and it is human nature to want to firmly grasp the authority of a consultant.

"But the current situation does not allow them to be a fool. The balance that Konoha has maintained for many years has almost been broken."

Ri Zhan coughed, although he was still holding on stubbornly, but his aura was no longer as good as that of a mature man, full of depression.

Suffering from the political struggle inside the village, coupled with the pressure exerted by the kingdom of ghosts outside, his body has already been exhausted after these years of suffering.

"So, to continue the previous topic, how do you think Danzo can stop this incident? Or, how can we buy enough time before Tsunade returns?"

Hizhan looked up at Lu Jiu.

"It is impossible to completely control the rumors. The only way is to negotiate with the elder Danzo."

"I'm afraid this is also the situation Danzo hopes to see."

Hirizhan naturally knew that if he wanted to solve the rumor problem once and for all, he could only negotiate face-to-face with Danzo.

But this means that he has given up the initiative and will gradually increase Danzo's bargaining chip.

Before the situation becomes clear, Hirizhan does not intend to do this.

"Besides this, I can't think of any other way."

Lu Jiu shook his head.

As things stand now, exploring the rumor itself is not the key to turning the situation around.

Lu Jiu would not consider the veracity of those rumors.

If this source is not cut off, public opinion in the village will continue.

Rumors are not terrible. What is terrible is that Danzo wants to use this rumor to accomplish some unknown purpose.

Lu Jiu was worried about this.

The process of controlling rumors has not been smooth.

Because of the lack of manpower, Kakashi only controlled the rumors in the downtown area. As for the rumors in some remote corners, they should still be spreading secretly, and the content of the rumors became more outrageous and divorced from reality.

For example, at the beginning, it was still talking about the Mutun experiment, saying that the third Hokage desecrated the remains of the ancestors. After that, he pointed the finger at the third generation of Hokage to use the power of Hokage to secretly steal the children in the village, conspire with Orochimaru, conduct taboo research, and gain stronger power to control Konoha.

Afterwards, it was investigated by an unknown elder named Danzo, who exposed Orochimaru's ugly behavior, but because there are three generations of Hokage as the asylum, even if the matter was revealed, Orochimaru calmly escaped from Konoha.

Even after leaving the village, he still has an inseparable relationship with his mentor, the Third Hokage.

This is also the reason why Orochimaru has been at large for so many years.

An unknown elder reprimanded him many times to no avail.

In short, there is no way to determine the authenticity of many things, but they are passed on in a decent way.

Even an insider like Kakashi heard it, and he had to sigh that Genji really has a hand in spreading rumors.

Although these voices are still very weak, the influence of such content will continue to accumulate.

etc. have accumulated to a certain extent, it doesn't matter if the content is true or false, the important thing is that this is a fact recognized by people.

At that point, it's all over.

Therefore, such voices must be suppressed, and their momentum cannot be allowed to grow.

"They are talking nonsense, Grandpa Hokage is not that kind of person!"

Hearing those gossips on the street, Naruto couldn't restrain his inner anger, clenched his fists, and wanted to go up and reason with those people.

"Don't mess around, Naruto. Those are just ordinary people. If you hit them, you will be arrested by the police immediately."

Different from Naruto, although Sasuke is also very angry about these rumors, he also knows that these common people who spread the rumors are just a group of followers, and the ones who are really hateful are the people behind the scenes.

He has always had a good impression of the Third Hokage, and he doesn't believe that the other party will collude with a dangerous figure like Orochimaru.

"However, what they said was too..."

Naruto was too angry to speak.

"Sasuke is right, it's just a waste of time for us to post this kind of thing. Let the Anbu and the security team handle it."

Sakura also came to stop Naruto, telling him not to act rashly at this time.

Although the rumors continue, not everyone is blindly following.

People who have benefited at least three generations of Hokage are fighting for their reasons, and they are starting to fight against those who spread rumors.

Jinnin who has a good impression of the third generation of Hokage like the seventh class is naturally on the side of Hokage, and is at odds with the rumormongers.

"The most important thing now is to do your job well. If you beat them now, it will only put Master Hokage in a more disadvantageous situation."

Sasuke was very calm.

As Zhongren and Xiaren, they can only wait and see.

In such a struggle, they are, frankly speaking, dispensable pawns, unable to play any key role.

"Speaking of which, where is Mr. Pervert?"

Naruto didn't see Ebisu, so he asked this question.

"Such a big thing happened, Mr. Yebisu can't sit still, it is estimated that the jonin is mobilized now."

Sakura said helplessly.

"Damn! Don't let me know who did it!"

Naruto could only retract his fist unwillingly, and endured the harsh words against Hokage from the people around him.

"Go back, it seems that all the tasks for the past few days will be stopped. When you encounter something, don't be violent."

Sasuke shook his head, and after reminding Naruto and Sakura, he was not in the mood to stay outside and left straight away.

When something like this happened, the seventh class lost the mood to practice.

"It seems that the situation is not going well."

The father who left in a hurry, but now he came back in a hurry, Shikamaru who was sitting in the corridor of the house turned his head and said.

Lu Jiu nodded with a heavy heart.

"I didn't expect that even you knew about it."

"I've been walking around outside for this kind of thing, and it's hard not to know. So, how is the situation with Hokage-sama?"

The village has already been full of all kinds of rumors that are not good for Hokage. Even if it is suppressed by the Anbu and the security forces, it will take time to have an effect.

If Hokage does nothing during this period, it will definitely make this matter worse, and make people in Konoha panic.

"With the current level of rumors, it is impossible to shake Hokage-sama's position. But the worst part is this."

"It's almost like a warm-up exercise before the official game. That's what you want to say."

Shikamaru spoke with a very vivid metaphor.

He doesn't know Danzo and Genbu, but it doesn't prevent him from making such speculations about the people behind the scenes.

In fact, in the chess and card games he is good at, this is also a very classic and commonly used tactic by both players.

The people behind the scenes wanted to take advantage of this to test out the cards in Hokage's hand.

And Hokage has to respond to that.

Shikahisa glanced at Shikamaru.

"What's the matter, Dad, you won't let me intervene?"

When Shikamaru saw Shikaku looking at him with strange eyes, his heart tightened suddenly.

Although his brain is good, he doesn't think that with his current ability, he can enter this level of political struggle.

"How is it possible. Although I am very optimistic about your future, this kind of thing is not something that you can get involved in now."

"Then you are..."

"Don't go out for a walk recently. Even if you go out, you must bring the guards of the family."

Lu Jiu looked serious.

"so serious?"

Shikamaru was startled.

"You don't know how dangerous this person is. When I first met Elder Danzo, I thought he was a very dangerous ninja. In order to achieve his goal, he can do whatever he can. I don't think his next actions are limited to rumors, maybe at that time..."

Shikajiu didn't go on, but Shikamaru's mind quickly understood what it meant.

Using force to force Hokage into submission.

If things evolve to that extent, it is likely to cause a civil war in Konoha.

"is it so serious?"

Shikamaru felt that this kind of consideration was too unrealistic.

"When you sit in my position, you will understand how terrible this person is. As a strategist, you must take all the circumstances into account to ensure that nothing will go wrong. Moreover, force is also a way to demonstrate political influence."

But once force is deployed, it means that things have reached an irreconcilable point.

From the standpoint of Konoha Ninja, Shikahisa hopes that Danzo will not go to that step.

However, he couldn't place his hopes on Danzo's kindness.

"Next, I will be stationed at Hokage, and I will bring some members of the clan to help. Remember to tell your mother later that I will not eat at home these days. In addition, no matter what happens at that time, there is no need to send anyone to find me."

After Lu Jiu finished speaking, he walked towards the end of the corridor and disappeared.

"Is there a choice for self-protection here?"

Shikamaru looked at Shikahisa's disappearing back, and thought of the last sentence 'no matter what happens, don't send someone to find me'... Essentially, he was already considering the worst possibility.

For example, Hokage lost this political struggle, and the elder named Danzo took over Hokage.

The Nara clan's support for the Third Hokage is limited to those who will be brought by Shikaku next.

However, once an accident happens to Hokage, the Nara family must rely on Danzo to ensure that the family will not be liquidated by the new Hokage afterwards.

The contract with the Sarutobi clan has existed since the Warring States Period, I am afraid...

"It's really a troublesome game for adults. Is it okay to just pick it up and say no? You have to make things so complicated..."

Shikamaru scratched his head and stood up. After Shikajiu mentioned it, he was not in the mood to spend time leisurely here.

"how is the progress?"

In the base at the root, Danzo looked at his subordinate standing in front of him and asked.

"It's proceeding according to the plan, and both the Anbu and the security forces are active. Not only that, the consultant side also seems to be leaning towards the Hokage side."

The root ninja replied.

"Don't bother with those two old things. Our main opponent is the Third Hokage."

Although Danzo's face was very cold when he spoke, when he heard the word 'consultant', he could vaguely feel the strong disdain in his tone.

To him, the position of the advisers at this time is no longer important. No matter who they support, they can't change the current situation.

In fact, he even hoped that these two old advisers would be more ignorant, so that he would have an excuse to get rid of the advisers as well.

Unfortunately, those two people are very good at protecting their lives wisely. It is a bit unrealistic to use this opportunity to kill them.

Moreover, the two of them will need to appear later to help the root stabilize the situation.

Therefore, Danzo decided to let the two go.

The premise is that the two consultants know how to advance and retreat, and don't touch his bottom line.

With a colleague, he didn't want to do everything.

For the future of Konoha, even the offspring of Kagami can be ruthless killers and seize the opponent's Kaleidoscope Sharingan, and now it is not bad to sacrifice these few people.

On the contrary, if sacrificing these people can make Konoha better, he will never be stingy with the butcher knife in his hand.

"The pig, deer and butterfly clan..."

"The issue of trade-offs, they will arrange it themselves, and the rest of the ninjas are the same. Their family has a big business, and they often don't put their eggs in one basket. The ninjas who don't understand this principle have disappeared from the history of Konoha."

A smile appeared on Danzo's gloomy face, giving people an unusually terrifying feeling.

"Danzo-sama sees clearly."

The root ninja lowered his head and said.

"Now, on to the next move. It's time to end this nonsense."

"yes!"

The root ninja backed down.

Only Danzo was left standing in place, and then he turned around and walked towards the huge iron gate that was originally open behind him.

"Next, it belongs to the era of the old man..."

Only an old man can lead Konoha to the strongest! Danzo's face was firm and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

After crossing the huge black iron gate, the figure quickly disappeared.

(end of this chapter)