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Chapter 173: The Anbu must be firmly in the hands of the Hokage

Why didn't Konoha's Anbu join in the campaign to wipe out Akatsuki?

In fact, Danzo had already arranged the people. After all, he had promised Hanzo, and he would need to use Hanzo to control the situation on the battlefield of Rain Village in the future, so Danzo did not want to play tricks on Hanzo.

It was only when he led the Root Anbu ninjas out of Konoha that he met Hiruzen.

Hiruzen stood there waiting for him.

"Danzo, where are you going?"

"Huruzen! I don't need to report all my itineraries to you personally."

Danzo frowned.

But he didn't expect that Hiruzen would not give him any face at all in front of so many people.

"Ragninja Village, huh? You've been connected with Hanzo for a long time, and I haven't pointed it out to you, but this time, I can't."

The pupil of Danzo's only remaining eye shrank slightly. He wondered how Hiruzen knew that he was going to Rain Village.

"Huruzen, get out of the way. Time is running out. This is a chance for Konoha to completely escape the three-way pincer attack!"

"Go back, Danzo. I'll only say this once. Go back to your roots. We shouldn't interfere in the affairs of the Rain Ninja."

Hiruzen smoked his old pipe calmly, and his old and determined eyes were revealed under the Hokage hat.

"Excessive interference in the affairs of the neighboring villages will only lead to more and more misunderstandings and wars, Danzo. You are going too far."

This is what Gu Zang had just said to Hiruzen, but Gu Zang was not present.

Coming to the scene and watching Hiruzen and Danzo arguing with each other? Wouldn't that give yourself away? A Mingren must speak in veiled terms, otherwise how can he behave openly?

"As a belligerent nation, the Land of Rain must always remain neutral. Danzo, do you really think that your actions can be hidden from me, or from other ninja villages? Or do you think Hanzo is some kind of hero who is easy to deal with and will completely trust and control you?"

All the Anbu present lowered their heads, whether they were behind Danzo or behind Hiruzen.

Damn it! How could they possibly listen to what the Hokage and the Root leader were saying?! They wished they had no ears, or that there was something that could completely plug their ears!

"Once the Rain Ninja's tendency changes, Konoha will become the target of public criticism, and without the Rain Ninja as a battle zone, Konoha will be forever plunged into war."

Although Konoha is often attacked from both sides, there is a premise that the exchange zone is basically controlled on the periphery of the Fire Country or even outside. Once the Rain Ninja turns to the Fire Country, it will be like the Whirlpool Country in the past, and it can be regarded as a part of the Fire Country, and there will be no strategic buffer zone.

The value of a strategic buffer zone is to reduce the losses of all warring parties. If the Rain Ninja turn to Konoha, it means that no matter how hard they fight in the Rain Country, Konoha will only lose combat power. Even supplies can be obtained nearby. Is this possible? The Sand Ninja and the Rock Ninja will never agree to this.

Danzo narrowed his single eye and looked at Hiruzen.

This was the first time that this old friend openly stopped me.

Who the hell said what to Hiruzen to cause this result?

Danzo didn't believe that with the important task entrusted to him by Hiruzen, he would do such a thing as cutting off his own arms. Someone must have said something to Hiruzen, causing Hiruzen's attitude to change drastically!

Directly start a war?

Don't joke. Although Danzo has many people with him, there are only a few people in the Root, and most of them are Anbu of Konoha, who nominally obey the orders of the Hokage. Once the war breaks out now, these people will turn against him in an instant, tie him up and convict him for the Hokage.

Besides, Danzo has no intention of replacing Hiruzen yet. He always understands that only by ensuring the authority of the Hokage can Konoha be stable. Only when Konoha is stable can he ensure his own authority. These are complementary things.

Danzo retreated.

He gave Hiruzen this face.

It's just that I feel sorry for Hanzo. There is no need to explain later. As long as the money is given to Hanzo, the matter can be passed over. The Rain Village is poor, and money is Hanzo's father.

And if Hanzo fails to defeat Akatsuki and is defeated by Akatsuki, then it will be easier to deal with. He can just contact Akatsuki directly and don't even have to pay compensation. The leader of Akatsuki is said to be a young idealist, so he might be able to control them more easily.

The only possibility is that the Akatsuki organization is not strong enough and its support is not high. Even if the old Hanzo is defeated, it cannot support the Rain Village. Danzo also thought of this situation. Since you can't do it, I will send a few people to help you. We are all friends, don't be polite.

In an instant, many things flashed through Tuanza's mind, but they all pointed to one thing, that is, it was impossible for him to go to war with Hiruzen in person, and it was even more impossible for him to disobey the current Hokage.

"Hiruzen, you will regret this."

Danzo said something sinister and turned away.

Hiruzen nodded and took a drag on his cigarette.

"Huh—but I'm the Hokage, Danzo..."

Back in the Hokage's office, Gu Zang showed up on time.

"Mr. Kozang, I have stopped Danzo. This should help reduce the impact of Konoha on the Rain Village."

"not only."

Gu Zang slowly leaned over the desk.

"In fact, the most important thing is the authority of the Hokage, Hiruzen. Those Anbu who follow Danzo will clearly understand who is in charge of Konoha now and who has more power.

Danzo is your indispensable right-hand man. His strong abilities are a good thing, but not restricting them is a bad thing."

"I understand, Mr. Kozo. Next, I will slowly withdraw the Root's control over the Anbu. The Anbu must be firmly in the hands of the Hokage, otherwise there will be endless troubles..."

It was not until today that Hiruzen deeply understood the meaning of the statement that the Anbu must be controlled by the Hokage.

When he was confronting Danzo, he had clearly shown up in person, but the Anbu behind Danzo did not turn their guns around immediately, but were hesitant.

This shows that the authority of the Hokage and the dissemination of the Will of Fire have not yet been fully realized. Those Anbu not only obey the orders of the Hokage, but also fear the power of Danzo.

This is not okay.

What Hiruzen wants is steadfastness and a clear stance.

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In the 48th year of Konoha, the Third Raikage was invited by the Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Iwagakure to visit Iwagakure for negotiations.

Due to the powerful strength of the Third Raikage Ai, who was known as the strongest spear and the strongest shield, Ai went to the Iwagakure with only a few people.

The result was that this man who could fight the Eight-Tails alone, in order to protect the evacuation of his fellow Cloud Ninjas, fought with tens of thousands of ninjas from the Iwagakure for three days and three nights, and eventually died of exhaustion.

When the news came, the Iwagakure ninja army had already crossed the Grass Kingdom and the Frost Kingdom and reached the border between the Fire Kingdom and the Lightning Kingdom.

Overnight, the Third Shinobi World War began.

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