Escape From Konoha - Chapter 527
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Chapter 527

Chapter 527 The sharp teeth that tear the darkness (end)

After the forced interruption of the public meeting, there was a depressing atmosphere of tension, anxiety, doubt, etc. everywhere in Konoha Village.

The more extreme ones began to publicly denounce the faults of the Third Hokage.

Although in the interrupted public meeting, Hiruza Sarutobi of the Third Hokage only admitted two of his faults, but the faults involved in the rumors are far more than two.

Therefore, even the Mutun experiment that was not mentioned, such as the negligence of desecrating the remains of the ancestors of Hokage and causing a large number of innocent and tragic deaths of experimental subjects, is directly pressed on the head of Hokage himself, and no refutation is allowed.

Among them, the intellectuals will inevitably be thinking wildly. There are only a few people who maintain an objective and neutral attitude, but they are insignificant in the voice of this firm opposition to the ruling of the Three Hokages.

In fact, if this kind of thing happened twenty years ago, although it may shake Hokage's reputation, it may not affect Hokage's rule and management of the village.

But the problem is, as Naruto, Hirazan not only committed major mistakes, such as failing to do his best, causing the dangerous S-class rebel ninja Orochimaru to defect from the village, causing many Konoha ninjas to die on the way to pursue Orochimaru, and those villagers who were kidnapped by Orochimaru to use their relatives as experimental subjects were even more emotional and harbored a grudge against Hirazan. The matter of the son of the fourth generation of Hokage was also the last straw that overwhelmed him.

What's more, Nichizane himself has already reached the age of retirement, and various accidental or inevitable reasons make it impossible to preserve his position as Hokage.

Therefore, the election of the Fifth Hokage, which was announced after the Jonin Conference, was supported by most voices in the village.

Hizhan's approach made them feel disappointed. The current Konoha must be replaced by a Hokage with outstanding abilities to turn the tide.

Therefore, in the rumors, although a certain unknown elder Shimura Danzo is rarely mentioned, after a long period of fermentation, he is also supported by a considerable number of people in the village, and many of them are new blood.

For the unknown elder Danzo, this was an expected surprise.

He is already in the dark, if he wants to truly become Hokage, he must stand under the sun, and the prerequisite for standing under the sun is to gain the voice of most people in the village. The position of Naruto is justifiable, and he can sit safely.

"I didn't expect Hokage-sama to be defeated to such an extent, it's completely unimaginable..."

In a certain conference room in the Nara clan area, Yamanaka Kai, who was invited to come, rubbed his brows, and seemed to feel a headache and helplessness about the public opinion turmoil outside.

This is no longer something they can change.

Moreover, the current situation in Konoha is not suitable for any further struggles. Restoring order in the village as soon as possible and letting the new Hokage take power is the most important thing right now.

The rest of the things can be shelved.

"The most important thing is Kakashi's betrayal. I didn't expect him to be the elder Danzo. He has been hiding so perfectly so far."

Lu Jiu, who was released and returned, sighed deeply, with a look of tiredness in his eyes.

Kakashi's betrayal was beyond his expectation.

If this kind of thing hadn't happened, he and the Third Hokage wouldn't have been caught so easily that day, and even the roots couldn't stop them if they wanted to leave.

But with Kakashi's assistance at the root, the situation is completely different.

It also made the situation one-sided, causing Hokage's defense to collapse instantly.

It's just that he really can't figure out when Kakashi hooked up with Danzo.

After the restoration of the third generation, or before the fourth generation came to power, was he already a member of Danzo?

Haiyi and Ding Zuo also showed complicated faces. When they got the general situation that happened that day from Lu Jiu, their first thought was not to believe it.

As the Minister of Anbu, Kakashi, how could he be a member of Danzo.

But everything that happened now made them have to believe it.

Kakashi is not the same as them.

He used the trust of his companions to successfully deceive everyone, so that none of them discovered Kakashi's true face over the years.

This ability to hide their nature and even pretend to be a disguise made them feel terrified.

They can't imagine that their partners who have worked together for many years will stab them in the back at the most critical time.

Such a betrayal is more stinging than Danzo's undisguised malice.

"This is the end, what do we do next?"

Ding Zuo asked.

The downfall of the Third Hokage and Kakashi's betrayal have led to the fact that Anbu is now fully under the control of the roots.

The two consultants are also focusing on Danzang at this time.

After the ferment of rumors outside, the prestige of the third generation has dropped to the lowest level in history, but Danzo has unknowingly cultivated his own "fans" and won the support of a certain voice. With the support of high-level consultants and his identity as the leader of the martial arts faction, he is faintly able to start a rivalry with another candidate Tsunade.

If Tsunade arrives as promised at the election meeting a few days later, it is still unclear who will win.

But the worst thing about it now is that they can't contact Tsunade, and they don't know where Tsunade is now... It can be said that the probability of Tsunade coming as scheduled is very slim.

The current situation is very clear.

Even if Tsunade relies on previous accumulation, but in the case of not being able to participate in the Fifth Hokage, no matter how high the reputation is, it is meaningless.

Konoha urgently needs a Hokage, rather than waiting for an uncertain future.

"Let's go according to the original plan. Although the elder Danzo will not be a good thing for the ninjas who hold too much power, especially the Sarutobi clan... but it may be a good thing for the village. Moreover, the elder Danzo will not be so impatient. At least in his lifetime, he must rely on various ninjas to maintain the rule of the village."

Families, villages, individuals, their connections, and complex interest relationships, Lu Jiu can see through them at a glance.

No matter which Hokage comes to power, the first thing to be afraid of is the ninja with a large amount of land and population.

Even the third Hokage cultivated the Sarutobi clan and supported the Inokacho clan to check and balance the rest of the ninja clan and achieve the balance in his mind.

The person sitting in that position knows very well that shadows are afraid of ninjas, so the power of the people is needed to check and balance ninjas. Because the ninja will affect the power of the shadow, it is necessary to suppress the civilians to weaken the shadow's control over the village and open up a living space for the ninja.

The three generate and restrain each other, forming a circular ring. This is the balance achieved by the three generations of Naruto Sarutobi Hiruza.

Whether Danzo can do this, find a new balance while weakening the ninja, and stabilize the village... Regarding this, Lu Jiu has to put a question mark.

But in the current situation, we can only trust Danzo... No, we must believe that he can do it.

"Do you support Danzo..."

Both Hai Yi and Ding Zuo showed complex expressions.

Although he had expected it long ago, he still felt repulsed when he heard Lu Jiu say this.

They hate ninjas like Danzo from the bottom of their hearts who do everything possible to win.

Such a leader is really unconvincing.

If Danzo continues to go deep into the darkness of Konoha, Haiyi and Dingza will naturally have nothing to say, because this is the job of the root, and it is also the obligation and responsibility of its existence. Unscrupulous means will only be an advantage, not a disadvantage... But for such a person to stand in the sun and rule the village, anyone will feel a sense of disobedience.

They don't object to Danzo being in charge of the root, but they reject people like Danzo to succeed Hokage.

Darkness is the opposite of light.

"I know what you want to say. Elder Danzo has always been very scheming... Such a person will inevitably feel dark in his heart, causing the village to lose its positive meaning. But now that the situation is clear, don't think about so many negative results. The tone has been set, and everyone can work hard in this direction. I will continue to be the position of Jonin Squad Leader in the future, and try my best to keep Elder Danzo from contacting those darkness..."

Cultivate Danzo into a bright and uplifting Hokage, Lu Jiu said so, but he still felt as much pressure as a mountain in his heart.

When I think of Danzo, who usually has a gloomy face, wearing a white imperial robe, and making a gentle and amiable smiling face to the children in the village, this will definitely scare the children to tears and have nightmares for a week.

Thinking of this, the corner of Lu Jiu's mouth twitched involuntarily.

No matter what, the other party's temperament has a strange sense of discord with Hokage.

I wonder if Elder Danzo was so gloomy when he was young. Lu Jiu shook his head and smiled wryly.

If you really want to assist Danzo, the first major thing may be to let Danzo change his eerie face and try to be friendly and contagious.

"That's the only way to go, then let's go back and make arrangements."

"Well, please, I hope Konoha will usher in a new atmosphere in the future."

Lu Jiu sighed in his heart.

Whether it is the village or the family, in this world, there is no way to have the best of both worlds.

As Konoha's johnin squad leader, he naturally has to consider Konoha's overall interests, but as a ninja, he often has to take care of the family behind him, so he can't act recklessly...

stand.

Thinking of such a thing, Lu Jiu felt that this was more of a headache for him than Danzo being Hokage.

After Haiyi and Ding Zuo left, Lu Jiu stood up and went to the Hokage Building.

One thing, he has to stop Danzo.

Hokage Building, rooftop.

Danzo standing here, holding a cane in his hand, with his exposed left eye, looked up at the shadow rock at the top of the cliff, and his gaze flickered.

The first Hokage Senju Hashirama.

Second Generation Hokage Senju Togama.

Three generations of Naruto Sarutobi Hiruza.

Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

The time of these men is past, and behind these four great shadow rocks a fifth will be carved shortly thereafter.

Five Generations of Hokage...Shimura Danzo.

Although there is still no fluctuation on his face, Danzo's heart is full of joy and joy.

The next Konoha is the era dominated by Danzo Shimura.

Even after death, he will be famous forever, and become a shadow rock on this cliff that will never fall, together with the former Hokage...

"Ri Zhan, this time I won..."

Danzo looked at these shadow rocks in a daze, and murmured.

It seems that I have returned to the era of war-torn fire, following the teacher's second-generation Hokage across the battlefield, everyone was born and died together, and forged an indelible comrade-in-arms.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Uchiha Kagami, Akimichi Tokaze, Zanju Koharu, Mitomon Yan... and his Shimura Danzo.

Now, Uchiha mirror died early and died in the infighting of the Uchiha clan.

Akimichi retired after taking the wind, and hid in the Akimichi clan. He didn't care about world affairs, and probably didn't want to get involved in power struggles. He would only stand up when Konoha was in crisis.

Returning to bed Koharu and Mito Menyan are consultants, and the road has come to an end. Danzo has already made plans for them.

Danzo had many thoughts in his mind about what fate would happen to Hirizhan, who was a close friend and rival.

But due to various reasons, no actual action has been taken for the time being.

Is it soft-hearted? Danzo became vigilant for his hesitation.

But on the one hand, he is about to become Hokage, is it really necessary to kill the Hiraku who has lost his influence?

As long as he is imprisoned for the rest of his life and unable to contact the outside world, many accidents can naturally be avoided.

In other words, what is Hokage's policy in dealing with things.

Hesitant, hesitant, dazed, occupied Danzo's pupils for the first time.

As Shinobi, he is almost at the end.

The next policy of doing things can no longer be applied to the template of Naruto with the basic principles of doing things.

The confusion in his heart right now is just like the decision he made back then. Now, he also has to face a new choice.

Slash against the sun, kill... or stay...

Just as he was thinking this way, footsteps came from behind.

"Elder Danzo."

The voice came from behind.

"Is it Lujiu?"

Danzo didn't look back, but he knew who was looking for him at this time.

"it's me."

Lujiu, who appeared not far behind Danzo, answered.

"What's the matter?"

"I want to know Elder Danzo, how to deal with the three generations of adults next."

"What do you think?"

"Although the three generations of adults have made many mistakes, they are not guilty of death."

"Is this the attitude of the Nara clan?"

Danzo turned his head, and glanced sharply at Lu Jiu.

As if being stared at by a vicious poisonous snake, Lu Jiu tensed his body, then slowly relaxed, shook his head and said: "No, this is my suggestion as the squad leader of the ninja. With all due respect, there are still many people in the village who oppose Elder Danzo's appointment as Hokage..."

Speaking of this, he believes Danzo can understand the pros and cons.

Not to mention that Danzo is not Hokage now, even if he becomes Hokage, it is not something that can be done in the short term if he wants to monopolize power.

The coldness in Danzo's eyes slowly faded away.

"The old man will consider your suggestion."

Lu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Danzo would go his own way, stick to his own opinion, and ignore other people's suggestions... Looking at it now, this Shinobi An is also beginning to adjust some of his methods and style.

Light and darkness are two completely different fields.

"Then, I will take my leave first..."

"etc."

Danzo called to stop Lujiu.

"What else can I do?"

Lu Jiu looked at Danzo in puzzlement.

"Minister Anbu... Do you have any recommendations?"

Minister Anbu?

Lu Jiu was taken aback.

Isn't it okay to just hand over this kind of matter to Kakashi?

Although Kakashi betrayed the third generation of Hokage, he is still a part of Konoha after all. With Kakashi's strength and ability, he is qualified for the job of Anbu Minister.

"Kakashi is dead."

Danzo's words made Lu Jiu's eyes widen and his heart sank.

Kakashi...is dead?

"Kakashi...how did he die? Why..."

"I killed it, this news is temporarily blocked by me."

Hearing Danzo's answer, Lu Jiu couldn't help feeling a little angry and dissatisfied with Danzo in his heart.

"Why?"

He tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, and wanted Danzo to give him a suitable reason to deal with Kakashi.

He is indeed dissatisfied with Kakashi, because of Kakashi's betrayal, which led to the resignation of the third Hokage, allowing the Wudou faction to seize power.

But from the perspective of Konoha's overall interests, Kakashi is an indispensable part.

His personal strength, command and management ability are all top-notch, and he has rich experience beyond the novice johnin. Even if such a ninja is trained as the next generation of Hokage, it is more than enough...

However, died.

This had to make Lu Jiu feel angry.

"Oshemaru has a spy I planted there. During the Chunin exam, Kakashi secretly met with Orochimaru many times in an attempt to harm Konoha. The evidence is solid."

This amazing reversal caught Lu Jiu off guard.

Kakashi began to follow the Fourth Hokage, and after the Fourth Hokage died, he immediately got the attention of the Third Hokage. Until now, he has betrayed the third Hokage, and he is the hero who Danzo came to power... In the end, he is the spy planted by Orochimaru in Konoha?

Lu Jiu felt that his mind was a little confused, and he needed to sort out what happened.

"So, Kakashi is from Orochimaru?"

"yes."

Danzo definitely nodded.

Kajiu didn't believe it all, but he was sure of one fact, that is the fact that Kakashi was dead.

Lu Jiu wanted to yell, but seeing Danzo's gloomy and terrifying face, he still held back.

What a mess.

November 10, morning.

Konoha officially held an election meeting about the Fifth Hokage.

The general process is that the former Hokage nominates, goes to the Daimyo Prefecture, and submits it to the fire country daimyo for review. After the fire country daimyo is confirmed, he returns to Konoha to hold an election meeting.

This includes civil elections and JN votes.

Because of this matter, a large number of Konoha Jominin who stayed in the field rushed back to Konoha Village before the meeting. Except for certain powers that cannot be mobilized, most of the jonin have begun to concentrate in the headquarters of Konoha Village.

Representing most of Konoha's high-end combat power, more than 200 Jnin and Jnin are all gathered at this time.

Although there are still some senior ninjas who cannot return due to position problems, they also asked someone to bring back their precious votes and choose the people they want to support.

It should be.

This election, however, is a little different.

In the conference room, in the candidate area, there are two seats, and only one seat is occupied at this time.

The second seat is empty.

Since Danzo himself is a candidate at this time, he, who should have been the arbiter, lost the power of referee at this time and sat in the candidate area.

The arbitrators are Hokage, the two elders of the advisory group, and Shikahisa, the head of the ninja class.

Lu Jiu looked at the counted ballot results, then looked at the candidate area, where there was no one seat, and sighed slightly in his heart.

Sure enough, it still didn't arrive in time.

Therefore, the result of the ballot is not important, and the winner is clear at a glance.

Even so, Lu Jiu coughed, stood up from his seat, and read out:

"According to the votes of the jonin, candidate one, Shimura Danzo received a total of 41 votes."

There were more than 200 Jnin, but only 41 Jnin supported it. To be honest, this number of votes was even less than half of the number of votes received by Orochimaru compared with the previous selection of the Fourth Hokage.

It looks very shabby.

Shikajiu knows that Danzo is in the minds of Jonin, and the approval rate is extremely low, but this result... can only be said to be expected.

Lu Jiu even suspected that even the suppressed Third Hokage, if he participated in this selection, he would get a lot more votes than Danzo.

Sure enough, it was because his face was too gloomy, which would scare the children?

Lu Jiu took a peek at Danzo, and found that the other party was expressionless, as if he didn't know what kind of embarrassing situation he was in at this time.

The ability to nourish Qi is really not weak.

"The second candidate, Tsunade, received a total of 138 votes."

Honestly speaking, the difference in the number of votes the two received is simply a world of difference.

After all, it is the root buried in the darkness. It is too difficult to gain a firm foothold in the sun.

To reach the level of johnin, you have more or less heard of the root organization and its reputation.

It is not difficult to see how unpopular Danzo is among the upper ninjas in Konoha Village.

According to the normal election mechanism, it is absolutely impossible for such a person to become Hokage.

"According to the results of the ballot, Tsunade Tsunade was appointed as the fifth Hokage. However, since Tsunade was unable to participate in the election meeting, it was considered as an abstention. Therefore, Shimura Danzo won the final election and succeeded the Fifth Hokage."

Facing the jonin who supported Tsunade, Shikahisa announced with difficulty.

Although Shikahisa had expected it long ago, it was only when this scene actually happened that he realized how difficult it is to cultivate Danzo into a beloved Hokage.

This topic is really too difficult to do.

"In addition, at 1:30 p.m., the Fifth Hokage Succession Ceremony will be officially held. At that time, the allies from afar, the Shayin Village Mission, will also witness...the meeting will be adjourned."

After finishing speaking, Lu Jiu collapsed, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

Looking at the Jonin who left the stage one after another, Shikajiu sat back on the seat, raised his head, and looked at the ceiling above his head, his eyes dull.

"forgive me"

The future is really ill-fated.

Afternoon, one thirty.

The weather is sunny and sunny, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Elections will be held in the morning, and the succession ceremony of the Fifth Hokage will be held immediately in the afternoon. This speed of handling things will undoubtedly give people a very weird feeling of rushing.

Even the missionary delegation from Sand Hidden Village, who was invited to come a day ago, could sense the weird atmosphere in Muye Village.

It seems that everyone is not very enthusiastic about the succession ceremony of the new Hokage.

Although Danzo first used rumors to accumulate a certain amount of popularity for himself, but...he lived reclusively and rarely met in public places. Basically, people who knew him started with the above ninja.

As a result, even if a certain amount of popularity has been accumulated, compared with the population of the entire Muye Village, it is only a drop in the bucket.

Many villagers were even puzzled, where did the Hokage come from? Is there such a person in the village? Why did he suddenly become Hokage... and so on.

It's just that Danzo had expected these things, but he didn't take them to heart.

What he has to do now is to use the strength of the martial arts faction to consolidate his position in the ninja class step by step, and to attract more Junin to join him in the future. Possessing the righteousness of Hokage, he has this confidence and ability.

The darkness once disappeared, and now the light shines on me.

Standing on the roof of the Hokage Building, Danzo enjoyed the radiance of the sun.

Bright, warm.

He tried his best to relax the muscles of his face at this time, so as to give people a kind of gentle appeal.

At this time, Shikahisa, who was standing beside Danzo, noticed the scene where Danzo was fine-tuning his facial expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously.

Give up, Elder Danzo, don't force yourself so much. Although I really want to say this, but this kind of words obviously cannot be said directly.

He was afraid of being killed by Danzang, and then the corpse would be destroyed.

But this also shows that Danzo wants to work hard to change himself, which is a blessing in misfortune.

At least he has the consciousness to become Hokageto bid farewell to the darkness that used to depend on each other for life.

"The weather is nice today..."

Such words came from Danzang's mouth.

"yes."

Lu Jiu tried not to sound perfunctory in his tone.

He looked at Danzo, who was wearing a royal robe and a bamboo hat with the word "fire" on his head. If he didn't look at it from the front, but only from the back, he should be a good Hokage.

"Next, it's time for the announcement, Elder Danzono, Fifth Hokage-sama."

Shikajiu looked at the time and told Danzo that the time had come.

After the announcement, Danzo is the justifiable Fifth Hokage.

Even if Tsunade returns, as long as Danzo doesn't make a major mistake and gets caught, no one can shake his position as Hokage.

Up to now, Lu Jiu doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for Danzo to succeed the Fifth Hokage, but Danzo is the only choice at this moment.

"Um."

Hearing Shikahisa's name, Danzo's mouth curled up, feeling unexpectedly refreshed.

This feeling that all the cells in my body are cheering for my victory, I haven't had such an impulse for decades.

Over the years, he has suppressed his own nature, and has been with the darkness, as a friend, as a companion...but now is the moment for him to abandon the darkness.

Only by facing the darkness of the past, can he go further on the path of light.

From now on, he is Konoha's Fifth Hokage.

The long-cherished wish of decades will be fulfilled at this time.

Only the last step.

With such a relaxed and happy mood, Danzo stepped forward steadily.

His footsteps are firm, and every step he takes means that he is getting further and further away from the darkness.

Darkness will always linger behind him.

Standing on the edge of the roof, with the soft warm wind blowing, looking at the dense crowd below, Danzo felt energetic.

In an instant, it seemed that I was thirty years younger, returning to the time when the blood had not yet cooled down.

The young faces of Ri Zhan, Jing, Qu Feng and others emerged from the mind one by one and passed by.

He saw the faces of ninjas and civilians below, mostly full of doubts, nervousness, and confusion. Even so, he was not angry. Instead, he felt that the faces of these people were very cute and interesting, full of youthful vigor.

Because of looking at the mistrust on these people's faces, it aroused Danzo's inner blood.

Sooner or later, he will clear away the doubts, confusion and anxiety on the faces of these people, and open up a new era for Konoha.

Unprecedented sense of mission and responsibility prompted Danzo's throat to roll, calmly facing the crowd below, and began to succeed Hokage, the sacred declaration once in a lifetime:

"Gashimura Danzo"

An unexpected mutation interrupted Danzo's words.

With the sky as the background board, colors and graphics appeared without warning, projected in front of everyone.

In the huge dark space, on the suspended corridor, an Anbu quickly slashed the back of an old man with a knife.

The identity of the old man is the Third Hokage.

Let everyone be dumbfounded, not knowing what happened.

Why does such a picture, like a projected movie, appear at this time?

No one answered, and no one knew the answer.

But the matter was not over yet. After the Third Hokage was wounded, an old man with a gloomy face strangled him by the throat, tore off the bandage on his right eye, and opened a pair of scarlet eyes to stare at the Third Hokage, performing some kind of technique.

This gloomy-faced old man is known to everyone... There is no doubt that he is the upcoming leader of the Five Hokages, Shimura Danzo.

He attacked the third Hokage and controlled the third Hokage with the technique.

Such facts are presented.

Below, Sasuke is staring at Danzo in the sudden picture, the scarlet eyes bursting out, and he squeezed out his voice word by word:

"Kaleidoscopic... Sharingan!"

The soft breeze played with the silvery white hair.

The man sitting on the roof is here to enjoy the breeze blowing on his cheeks.

He paid no attention to the picture presented in mid-air.

Just lightly holding the handle in his hand, he has already drawn half of the short knife, and slowly put it back into the scabbard.

staring intently.

"Hatake Kakashi, according to your request, it has been prepared."

A deep voice came from the side.

Wrapped in a strange black-and-white face similar to a pitcher plant, and wearing a coat of red clouds with a black background, the upper body of the body is exposed from the stone slab.

"As expected of Xiao Hei, if you don't have the ability to 'record', you won't be able to see such a wonderful glance."

Bai Jue laughed happily, gloating at the scene before him.

"Idiot, my pupil technique is not for this kind of thing."

Hei Jue scolded Bai Jue.

His pupil technique has the ability to record the screen and save it for playback.

Because of this ability, he can more accurately present the enemy's intelligence for processing and analysis.

So far, he doesn't know how much garbage is stored in his mind.

And now, there is another garbage in the memory box in his mind.

"Next, we will go back and reply to Orochimaru, are you okay by yourself?"

Heijue asked in a hoarse voice.

"I am enough alone."

Kakashi responded.

"In that case, let's go."

"Hey, I want to watch here a little longer."

Bai Jue was somewhat reluctant.

"Anyway, the ending is already like this, there is nothing to see. Hurry up, don't make me say it a second time!"

Hei Jue's voice was so cold that Bai Jue had to succumb. Cooperating with Hei Jue, he sank his body and disappeared mysteriously.

Kakashi didn't care about the departure of Hei Ze and Bai Ze.

He stood up from the roof, holding his hair tousled by the breeze with one hand.

"Next, it's time to put a real end to this matter, Third Generation..."

His eyes were fixed on the shadow rock, the shadow rock carved with the face of the third generation of Hokage.

(end of this chapter)