Chapter 522 The Cycle of Light and Shadow (End)

The sweltering heat left over from the summer has gradually disappeared from the air.

The autumn wind was bleak. When Kakashi woke up in the morning, he noticed that today's weather was colder than the previous few days.

The rumors have been fermenting for three full days.

After vigorous suppression by the Anbu and the security forces, the situation has gradually improved.

If based on this rumor, if he doesn't release his ultimate move, it won't take long for this matter to be exposed.

In any case, Hokage is still in charge of Konoha.

If you want to use this kind of low-level rumors to shake the righteousness of Hokage, it is too contemptuous of the painstaking efforts of the third generation of Hokage for so many years.

What's more, behind the three generations of Hokage, there is the behemoth Sarutobi clan.

Before him, the Anbu, an important department, was run by ninjas from the Sarutobi clan. No one knew what kind of terrifying power this ninja clan, who usually does not show their talents, would erupt at critical moments.

Even today, some important positions in Anbu are still occupied by ninjas from the Sarutobi clan.

Not to mention, the **** supporters of the Sarutobi clan, the Zhuludie clan.

Before the downfall of the third Hokage, the status of these four ninja clans was more stable than that of the Hyuga clan who had the blood succession limit.

Konoha is the world of ninja.

As long as the high-level decision-makers are from ninja.

With the so-called rumors, it is extremely difficult to leverage the rule of the ninja clan.

"The matter has fermented to this point, it should be almost the same..."

Kakashi looked out the window at the autumn windy street, much cooler than before.

Get out of bed and get dressed, and put on a forehead protector.

Kakashi pushed open the door, intending to go out.

But when he walked to the door of a room, he stopped suddenly.

The door panel was locked, the door handle and the iron lock were covered with dust.

A thick layer of dust also accumulated at the crack of the door.

Obviously, this room has been placed here for a long time and has not been opened.

Kakashi turned around, and after a brief hesitation, he put his hand on the iron lock and twisted it lightly.

The carabiner deformed directly and broke from the middle.

Kakashi unscrewed the door handle, pushed the door and entered inside.

Dust was everywhere, the windows were closed tightly, and the curtains covered the view outside the window, making the light in the room very dark. Many corners, beds, and cabinets were covered with cobwebs, like a haunted house.

Not only that, in the center of the room, there was a puddle of blackened and dried blood clots that had not been cleaned up.

Judging from the traces, no one has cleaned this place for a long time.

Every step Kakashi took, would raise a lot of dust in the room.

He didn't pay attention to these, the goal was very clear, and he stopped in front of the cabinet on the wall.

Open the drawer of the cabinet, there is very little dust inside, a short knife with the same blade style as the one you hold is quietly placed in the drawer.

Kakashi picked up the dagger, raised it a little higher than his eyes, and pulled the dagger out of the sheath with a clang.

The cold sword light reflected on Kakashi's black and white pupils. Because the sword light was too dazzling, he subconsciously squinted his eyes.

At the edge of the blade, it was faintly felt that there seemed to be a scarlet color flowing past.

"It's time for you to come out..."

"Master Hokage, there is news from Master Tsunade!"

The sound of Anbe's sudden intrusion resounded in the room.

In Hokage's office, Hizaki and Shikaku, who hadn't slept almost all night, immediately lifted their spirits after hearing the news, as if the tiredness had been swept away from their bodies, and sat upright in their own positions.

"Show it to me!"

Hizan quickly got up, walked quickly to the front of this Anbu ninja, and took the scroll from Anbu ninja's hand.

Lu Jiu also stood up, walked to Hizan's side, and looked at the content on the scroll.

There are only a few lines of words on the scroll, which means that Jiraiya and Anbu have discovered the traces of Tsunade in the Iron Country, and they can contact Tsunade himself within the next two days.

Seeing this, whether it was Hirizhan or Lu Jiu, the tense muscles on their faces relaxed.

Jiraiya, who was out, and the news from Anbe, like timely rain, extinguished the fire of disaster that was burning wildly in the hearts of the two.

No matter what, I finally saw the key to breaking the game.

"Continue to keep in touch with that side, and ask Jiraiya to tell Tsunade the difficult situation that the village is facing now. Also tell Tsunade that the daimyo has agreed that she will succeed the Fifth Hokage!"

Rolling up the scroll, Hizan said solemnly to the Anbu ninja in front of him.

Things this time are different from the past. Tsunade can't tolerate pushbacks and rejection of Hokage's position.

"yes!"

Anbe Ninja responded and left quickly.

"Hokage-sama, since Tsunade-sama has news, we only need to stabilize Elder Danzo and not provoke him."

Lu Jiu calmly analyzed.

For them who have already grasped the trump card, at this time, it is not appropriate to have too much conflict with Danzo, and unnecessary changes will occur.

Ri Zhan nodded in agreement.

Lu Jiu's thoughts coincided with his.

Danzo has already planned to put all his eggs in one basket. Although he is not afraid of a frontal conflict as Hokage, but that will definitely arouse a strong rebound from the militant faction.

For him who wants to buy time wholeheartedly, it is not suitable for him to escalate the conflict with Danzo at this time.

At least Dayi is on his side. Facing Danzo, who has always lacked this foundation, he has a huge advantage in name to operate.

As long as Hokage himself does not make mistakes, Danzo has nothing to do about it.

"Just follow what you said. Next, we will focus on stabilizing the public opinion in the village. We will discuss the rest when Tsunade returns."

When Ri Zhan said this, he had sufficient confidence.

It seems that I have returned to the glorious years of my youth, and my mind is settled.

No matter what, I am always Hokage. As long as he occupies this name and has a huge ruling base in the village, it will be difficult for Danzo to launch a coup by force.

If Danzo really wants to imitate the fourth generation of Mizukage Goju Yakura of Kirigakure who succeeded in the coup, or the Uchiha clan who were losers, Hirizhan would not mind letting Danzo taste the bitterness of a fiasco.

At that time, I might be able to solve the root, the biggest curse inside Konoha, once and for all.

Just then, the door of the office was pushed open again.

Still an Anbu ninja wearing a mask.

As soon as he came in, he shouted eagerly: "The big thing is bad, Hokage-sama, there are... rumors outside..."

"The rumors outside? What happened to those rumors?"

Seeing the Anbu ninja rushing in so hurriedly, Hirizan immediately asked.

Although learning about Tsunade's news gave him a little more confidence, he still didn't dare to be careless in the face of Danzo.

As a close friend since childhood, he is very aware of the difficulty of his old friend.

"The rumors outside have begun to change, involving... involving..."

The Anbe ninja also seemed to be very flustered and didn't dare to continue talking.

"What's involved? Come on!"

Seeing Anbu's hesitation, both Hizhan and Lujiu's expressions sank.

Ordinary rumors would not have panicked the Anbe ninja so much.

And now that Anbu Ninja is acting in such a mess, it is obvious that the rumors outside involve more sensitive matters.

"It involves...the four generations of Naruto-sama..."

When Anbe Ninja said these words, it was as if all the strength had been pulled out of his body, and the clothes behind him were soaked in cold sweat.

"Watergate?"

Ri Zhan and Lu Jiuju took a breath of cold air, their bodies trembled, and a deep uneasiness emerged in their hearts.

Although they knew that Danzo was bold, they didn't expect that Danzo would bring up the Fourth Hokage who had died twelve years ago.

"How did those rumors spread..."

Ri Zhan suppressed the panic in his heart, managed to calm down and asked.

"Those rumors claim that Master Hokage deliberately delayed the rescue time when Kyuubi attacked Konoha twelve years ago, and deliberately caused the death of four generations of Master Hokage..."

After hearing this, Ri Zhan took a step back as if his body had been hit hard, and coughed violently.

The cloudy eyes showed a cold murderous look, which made the temperature in the room drop several degrees.

The Anbe ninja swallowed his saliva and shuddered. Feeling the terrifying murderous aura continuously released from Hirzen's body, he felt uneasy.

"TuanTibet"

Ri Zhan almost gritted his teeth and said this name, his eyes were red, and killing intent burst out.

Lu Jiu smiled wryly, gaining a new understanding of the boldness of this ninja's darkness.

Not only the Third Hokage, but even Minato, the deceased Fourth Hokage, dared to speak out.

You know, there are many diehards in the village who once followed the fourth generation of goals. Did Danzo think that the incident was not big enough, so he came here to add fuel to the fire?

It seems that this is not just a battle between the roots and the Naruto faction, I am afraid that even the Konoha ninja who was once loyal to Minato is willing to stand up.

If the scale is not well grasped, Lu Jiuguang will feel shudder just thinking about it.

"Are there any other remarks besides this?"

Sensing that this Anbu ninja seemed to have something to say, Lu Jiu had already made the best preparations.

"...The rumors also claim that in order to cover up the fact that the Fourth Master was plotting against the Fourth Master, Hokage has been covering up the identity of the Fourth Master's child for twelve years, treating him as a demon fox, completely suppressing the Fourth Master's reputation, and erasing everything about the Fourth Master..."

The office fell into a deathly silence.

Lu Jiu was stunned.

I thought I had underestimated Danzo's boldness, but now it seems that the estimation just now greatly underestimated Danzo's courage.

Not only the fourth Hokage, but now even the sons of the fourth Hokage are involved, making this secret public.

Naruto, because he is Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, his identity in the village is very sensitive, and now he has announced his identity as the son of Hokage...

The corners of Lu Jiu's mouth twitched, his eyelids twitched.

As Konoha's think tank, he didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing for the first time.

Even if he is facing the behemoth of the Kingdom of Ghosts, no matter what, he can come up with some countermeasures.

But he really didn't know how to deal with such a complicated matter.

How to stop such rumors?

Especially this rumor itself has a certain factual basis, but some important details have been modified.

But in any case, Naruto's identity is beyond doubt.

He is the son of Hokage, and he should have enjoyed the treatment of the son of a hero, instead of being criticized and disgusted by the villagers.

Lu Jiu only feels that he is one head and two big now.

Not to mention the third generation of Hokage, Riza, the murderous intent in his eyes has turned into substance, making the Hokage office sink into a quagmire-like oppressive atmosphere, which makes people breathless.

"...how dare he... how dare he..."

boom.

The door of the office was pushed open again.

The ones who entered were Shikahisa's including Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Kaiichi.

Looking at their eyes, they obviously got the rumors from outside, and they rushed in anxiously.

When they were about to speak, Lu Jiu smiled wryly: "There is no need to report, this side already knows."

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi were slightly taken aback, looked at Hizhan who had lost his mind, had no choice but to look at Lu Jiu for help, and asked, "Lu Jiu, what should we do next?"

"You ask me? Who should I ask?"

Lu Jiu could only smile wryly again.

It can only be said that Danzo made too much noise this time.

He also wanted to ask, how will Danzo end up?

Or, has Danzo considered how to end it?

Even, Lu Jiu began to suspect that if things were allowed to go on, would even the Uchiha clan that disappeared for no apparent reason have to be announced...

A high-ranking elder dared to be so bold, it was beyond Lu Jiu's imagination.

What's even more ridiculous is that this fierce tiger grew up under the eyes of the third Hokage.

The power of the martial arts faction, or the power of the roots...Has it gotten out of control to this point?

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi looked at each other, and they both saw the sigh in each other's eyes.

The pig, deer, and butterfly clans all prosper, and all suffer. This is a covenant that has been kept since the Warring States Period.

The three clans have long been like one clan.

Compared with the Sarutobi clan, the relationship between the three clans is obviously closer.

This time they were invited to come here, on the one hand, to fulfill the contract with the Sarutobi clan. As the patriarch, they must do their part and must set an example and not break their promises.

But on the one hand, it is also for the family's retreat.

Could it be that you really have to consider the worst plan?

Ding Zuo and Hai considered this question at first.

The biggest question is, will Konoha, who is ruled by the darkness of the ninja, really tolerate the growth of the ninja clan?

"Go, go and negotiate with Danzo..."

In the office, Hizhan's bitter voice suddenly sounded.

The joy of finding Tsunade disappeared instantly.

Hearing Ri Zhan's arrangement, Lu Jiu and the three fell silent.

They could tell from Ri Zhan's difficult tone that this meant a compromise.

"Tell Kakashi to return immediately."

Shikahisa ordered to the Anbe ninja beside him.

Anbe Ninja was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Hizan, who closed his eyes and nodded.

"yes."

Anbu Ninja left directly to find Kakashi.

"When Kakashi comes back, I'll go with you, Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu whispered.

Now their only chance of winning is Tsunade who has not yet returned.

No matter what happens in this negotiation, Danzo, the hungry wolf, must be fed, in exchange for enough time for Tsunade to return.

"You arrange it."

Three Hokage took a deep breath, turned and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside, silent.

"Then let's go down too, Hokage-sama."

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi bowed slightly and exited the office.

In the corridor outside, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi looked solemn.

"I didn't expect the situation to be so serious."

"Yeah, with Lu Jiu's arrangement, I'm afraid I've already prepared for the worst. When the time comes, we..."

hai's eyes darkened.

"If Hokage-sama fails, the contract with the Sarutobi clan will end with the three of us."

Ding Zuo also sighed.

Like Haiyi and Lu Jiu, he is ready to sacrifice to save his family.

But even if it is death, you must not break your promise, fulfill the contract with the Sarutobi clan, and fight for it until the blood is shed.

"Fuyue... was faced with this kind of dilemma at the beginning."

Haiyi suddenly said an unexpected name.

Ding Zuo was slightly surprised.

hai smiled and said: "Even if it is as strong as the kingdom of ghosts, it has no ability to silently destroy a huge ninja in Konoha. Don't tell me, Ding Zuo, do you think a Uchiha Itachi can do all this?"

A huge family was wiped out right under the nose, but Anbu didn't discover the fact that the Uchiha clan was wiped out until the next day.

If Anbu's actions were really slow to this extent, then Hokage would have been successfully assassinated countless times.

"Yeah, the Uchiha made his choice, now it's our turn to choose..."

Ding Zuo nodded, but his mood calmed down.

When they made the decision to bring part of the family to assist Ri Zhan, they had the consciousness of sacrifice.

Since we have this awareness, then why should we be afraid of the so-called death?

At least in this way, the family can still be preserved.

"The will of fire... the elders of the family, what they regret the most is letting us young people enter the ninja school to learn..."

While talking and joking, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi walked farther and farther, and disappeared from the end of the corridor.

The next road, the worst is nothing more than death.

So, the two walked very calmly.

In the wide and huge space, countless corridors are suspended in the air, criss-crossing, seemingly chaotic, but they are arranged in a certain order.

Below the criss-crossing corridors, there is a bottomless darkness, like a giant beast with its **** mouth open, which makes people shudder.

Feeling the humidity and coldness in the environment, Ri Zhan couldn't remember the last time he came to Root's headquarters.

Maybe it was ten years ago, maybe twenty years ago... Every time he came here, Ri Zhan had a complicated and painful mood.

This time is no exception.

Because the rumors circulating outside are more than just rumors.

What he is involved in is not just the battle between the two factions, but also the marginalized supporters of the Fourth Hokage, and the neutral Nine-Tails Jinchuriki-Naruto.

Among them, Naruto is the weakest, but he is also the one that Hirazan is most worried about.

Danzo dragged it in, no matter how angry Hirizhan was, it would not help.

I can only come to Genbu headquarters in person to negotiate with Danzo to prevent further rumors in the village from erupting.

At least the influence should be suppressed to a minimum, and enough time should be bought for Tsunade's return.

Therefore, on the way here, Hirizan was ready to compromise with Danzo again.

As long as Danzo's request is not excessive, he can try to accept it.

If Danzo's persecution is too harsh...Hi Zhan's eyes flashed a cold and stern look.

He is still Hokage!

Under the protection of Kakashi, Shikahisa, and a group of four Anbe Jnin, Hizan personally led the team to one of the corridors and walked towards the huge iron gate at the end of the corridor.

Just as he reached the middle of the corridor, Hirizhan stopped in his tracks.

Countless figures shuttled in the dimly lit space, and a large number of Genbu ninjas wearing painted masks appeared on the rest of the corridors, staring at Hirazan and his group with sharp eyes, as if they were machines without emotional fluctuations.

The breath of each of these people is very good, which proves that every ninja has extraordinary skills, at least the beginning of the ninja.

Even among the Chunin, I am afraid that they are outstanding.

Among them, there is an unknown number of jonin.

From their eyes, it can be seen that the root ninjas have no respect for the Hokage Hizam.

Just treat this high-ranking Hokage among Konoha as the prey that was about to be hunted by the roots in the past.

One... Thirteen... Twenty-one... Forty-seven... Lu Jiu silently counted the number of ninjas at the root.

Even so, there are more root ninjas, hidden in the dark, not revealed.

Therefore, the more the count goes down, the heavier Lu Jiu's heart becomes.

Although I knew that the roots were very powerful, I didn't expect the roots to grow to this extent.

This scale is not the same as that of Anbu, and may even be stronger.

It can be said that as long as Danzo becomes Hokage, Genbu can immediately take over all the work of Anbu, manage Konoha Village in an orderly manner, and there will be no shortage of manpower and the dilemma of unable to implement orders.

This also means that when Danzo comes to power, his dependence on ninja will be greatly reduced.

At this time, the huge iron door at the end of the corridor slowly opened.

A one-eyed old man who was about the same age as Hirazan walked slowly with a limp, surrounded by four root ninjas, on crutches.

Although the walking posture is a bit limp, when the steps land on the ground, they are very calm, without any vainness.

The exposed left eye is as sharp as a blade, piercing people's hearts.

Just by taking a look, Lu Jiu felt his eyes sting, and looked away, not daring to look at Danzo.

After walking for half a minute, Danzo, surrounded by four root ninjas, stopped three meters in front of Hirazan.

"Day cut."

"Danzo."

The two called out each other's name, staring at each other tightly, never relaxing.

Afterwards, Danzo's gaze lingered on Shikaku's body for a while, until the opponent lowered his head, and then turned his gaze to Hiruzen's right side, which was where Anbu was.

Standard Anbu clothing, wearing an animal mask, silver-white hair and a white-toothed dagger, revealing his identityKakashi Hatake.

As for the other four Anbe Jnin, they were actively ignored by Danzo.

"You should know why I'm here. You can't let go of the rumors outside."

Rizan and Danzo got straight to the point, and there is no time to waste time with Danzo here.

"I need a position."

Danzo also spoke without hesitation.

"Location?"

"That's right, another position of advisor elder will be added, and the patriarch of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hinata, will take up the post."

Danzo said.

Hizan's face sank, he didn't expect the collusion between the Hyuga clan and Danzo to reach this level.

Or is this just Danzo's own side of the story?

In fact, the Hyuga clan didn't think about this at all.

If this is the case, Danzo must have other arrangements.

"Yes. However, the rumors outside must stop!"

Hi Zhan said in a deep voice.

No matter what, the rumors should be resolved first. As for the extra consultant position, it will not be implemented in a short while.

"Give me three hours."

"Yes, three hours later, I will hold a high-level meeting to add an advisor."

The two of them clashed like swords and swords, very crisply.

They are very clear that the time right now is very precious, and all that can be shelved should be shelved, and those that cannot be shelved must be dealt with after pressing, and they cannot be dragged along.

Seeing that Danzo agreed, Hirizan breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was about to leave, Danzo suddenly said:

"Well, let's get started."

start? What started?

Both Hizhan and Lujiu are at a loss.

Suddenly, Kakashi, who was on the right side of Hirazan, suddenly exploded.

The icy sword light tore through the air, and slashed at Ri Zhan's back mercilessly.

Blood spurted out.

The action is done in one go.

Even when the pain came, Ri Zhan had a look of astonishment, shock, disbelief, and confusion flashed through his eyes.

Before he could react, Danzo quickly stepped forward, taking advantage of Hirizhan's weakness, stretched out his hand, and firmly grabbed Hirizhan's throat.

The black binding spell walked from Danzo's wrist like a snake, entwined around Hizan's body, and controlled it.

The four Anbe jounin on the side reacted and stepped forward to stop Kakashi.

Suddenly, one of the Anbe Jnin suddenly took a step behind, swiped the ninja sword quickly, and the sharp wind blade turned from the blade rapidly, covering the surroundings.

Pfft!

Three Anbu jounin were stabbed in the back one after another, lost the power to resist, and fell to the ground.

Lu Jiu's expression changed drastically. This scene happened so suddenly that his mind went blank.

When he came back to his senses, the four Genbu ninjas who followed Danzo drew out ninja swords and put them on his neck, making him dare not make any rash moves.

"For...why..."

Compared with the knife wound on the back, what makes Hizan heartbroken is Kakashi's betrayal.

Why

Why Kakashi betrayed himself...

As for Hirizhan's question, Kakashi didn't say a word, holding the blood-stained White Fang short knife, he jumped down towards the dark abyss next to him, and his figure disappeared into the vast darkness without a trace.

"I won, Hiriza."

Danzo's cold voice sounded.

"Danzo, you..."

"Up to now, you don't think that it was your Anbe who sent back Tsunade's news?"

Danzo's strength increased again.

Hizhan's pupils shrank, his old face distorted in pain.

"If you don't do this, you don't leave a hope for you, and you, who have no way to retreat, will never come to negotiate with me...Let me tell you, the hope in your heart has never existed from the beginning!"

The strength of Danzo's arm increased again, and Hirizan's entire face began to flush red.

Because the body is controlled by Danzo's spell, he can't even do basic struggle.

"It's time to infuse you with a new 'hope'..."

Danzo raised his other hand and untied the bandage covering his right eye.

The ferocious Sharingan, three of the Gouyu began to connect and became a more complicated pattern.

"Writing, Sharingan!?"

Lu Jiu lost his voice in shock.

He never imagined that Danzo's hidden right eye turned out to be Sharingan, and that style...

Kaleidoscopic Sharingan!

Forced to raise his head, Hizan, who was staring at Danzo, stared at Danzo for a minute, the struggling expression in his eyes slowly regained his composure, exuding a strange and peaceful atmosphere.

Seeing Hirizan who had been controlled by the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, Danzo let go of the palm that was strangling his neck.

Ri Zhan fell powerlessly on the corridor, his frail appearance, like a helpless old man, coughing non-stop, slumped.

"You are the beloved Hokage in the sun, but I am the root buried deep in the ground..."

The light that breaks through the darkness will dominate everything.

"Now all the sins are yours."

Only in this way can I become the new light of the village, Hirizhan!

The ambition in Danzo's eyes is no longer concealed, showing the sharpest fangs to the position of Hokage.

He is invincible in front of him!

Chapter tail skin.

Hiichi: Danzo, you

Danzo: Hirizhan, I am Hokage!

Hiichi: Danzo, you will regret it!

(PS: The way to save Konoha, let Danzo become light!)

(end of this chapter)