Chapter 41 Is it difficult to handle? Then don't do it!
"You have a point, Danzo, but my Anbu is really useless and we haven't been able to catch the thief yet...
Let your subordinates move, and find that Monkey D Garp first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed unprecedentedly to let the Root join the Anbu's actions.
You have to know that this kind of thing has never happened before. Sarutobi Hiruzen has always been very opposed to the Root Ninjas interfering in the daily work of the village.
It can be seen how much pressure the exposure of these dark histories put on him.
However, what responded to him was Naruto, who was wearing Shimura Danzo's old face, shaking his head slightly from side to side.
"You are wrong, Hiruzen.
The most urgent task is not to catch the person who spread this information, but to find a way to maintain your reputation first.
You and I both know how great the negative impact will be if this information is disseminated.
Although the information has been collected by your Anbu and handed over to you, it is hard to say how many people have seen it before.
Once they spread the contents written here and you fail to take timely countermeasures...
Your term as Hokage is over."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very pleased.
In fact, the real purpose of his asking the Root to participate in the capture mission was to test Danzo Shimura's ambition.
Unexpectedly, Danzo Shimura not only did not agree to let the Root join, but also pointed out to him the biggest problem he was facing.
[It seems that my conciliatory policy is still very useful. Danzo has completely given up his ambition to become Hokage and has begun to assist me wholeheartedly... Not bad.]
What Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know was that the Danzo Shimura standing in front of him was actually Naruto in disguise.
The reason why he did not agree to let the Root join was because those ninjas of the Root were not his people, otherwise he would have to squeeze a few people in to "help out" Sarutobi Hiruzen.
As for why Naruto pointed out the issue of maintaining reputation for Sarutobi Hiruzen...
All we can say is that this is related to whether his next plan can proceed smoothly.
Naruto wants to give Sarutobi Hiruzen a big show!
……
Although Naruto's answer made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel extremely relieved,
But the problem itself gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a headache.
There were too many people in the square, and quite a few of them had read the materials.
By the time the Anbu ninja noticed something was wrong and rushed to the square to collect the information, it had already been circulated among countless people.
As the number of people increases, the most direct problem exposed is:
The Anbu ninjas were unable to accurately determine who had seen the information, so they could only block the entire square and not allow anyone to enter or leave.
This method can indeed prevent the things recorded above from spreading, but it cannot stop people inside the square from spreading the news by word of mouth.
Once the blockade is lifted, it will still cause an uproar in Konoha Village, making Sarutobi Hiruzen's position as Hokage shaky.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the most direct and effective way to solve this problem was to silence the witnesses!
Kill all the villagers in the square tonight...
But does Sarutobi Hiruzen dare to do this?
The group of old people in the square were not just civilians. There were also nearly a hundred elders with extremely high seniority in various ninja families and their guards. They were all ninjas who had made outstanding contributions to Konoha.
Even if we ignore the differences between civilians and ninjas...
That’s nearly a thousand villagers from Konoha!
If he really had the heart to order them all to be executed...how would people evaluate Konoha's Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen a hundred years after he died?
Wouldn't the good image he had painstakingly maintained in the hearts of the Konoha villagers for decades suddenly collapse and turn into rubble? !
"Tell me your thoughts, Danzo."
Sarutobi Hiruzen decided that since he couldn't find a solution to the problem, he would just throw it to the person who raised the question first.
“First, you need to order the lifting of the blockade of the Central Square now and allow everyone to return home safely;
Second, hold a village meeting and personally deny in front of all the villagers of Konoha that he had done anything recorded in these materials;
Third, when holding a meeting, send someone to carefully observe everyone below, to find out those who are suspicious of you or have shown hostility, and secretly detain them all in one place for unified treatment.
This is the best solution I can think of...
Hiruzen, don't blame me for not reminding you...
The sooner the villagers' meeting is held, the better, to avoid any unnecessary trouble."
[Danzo, you are indeed moved by my sincerity~]
Sarutobi Hiruzen calmed down and thought about it carefully, and found that this method was indeed feasible, and he was immediately moved.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not stupid. After a little thought, he realized that
If this method is really used to handle it, not only can the adverse effects of this incident be effectively eliminated, but it can also strengthen his control over Konoha to a certain extent.
Of course, this is without any surprises;
Little did people know that the person who proposed this plan was the biggest surprise.
Naruto had already dug a big hole, waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen to foolishly fall into it...
"The method you proposed, Danzo, is very good, but using this incident to hastily deal with all the ninjas in the village who have a grudge against me... isn't it a bit too radical?"
After standing there for a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke in a pretentious manner as usual.
"If there are too many ninjas who have a problem with me, you can lock them all up at once...
Danzo, you will make it very difficult for me~"
Naruto: (?￣ ? ￣?)~
At this moment, Naruto seemed to have received some kind of signal.
I saw him raise his head slightly, walk to the desk with an extremely arrogant step, and gently press his left palm on the desk.
"Difficult?! Then don't do it!"
(╯°Д°)╯︵ ┻━┻!!!
Naruto flipped the desk upside down with a backhand. (Thanks to Brother Crow for the action guidance~)
Sarutobi Hiruzen: (???)? ! !
Snapped! ! !
Sarutobi Hiruzen was slapped again on the face. He could say for sure that this slap was much heavier than the last one, because he could clearly feel two teeth in his mouth shaking slightly...
"Shimura Danzo, you..."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Remember, you are the Hokage!
Is it time for you, as the Hokage, to be hesitant and indecisive? !
"If you can do it, then do it. If you can't, then get off the ground and let me do it!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴……
Sarutobi Hiruzen always felt that Danzo Shimura was weird today.
As for what was strange... Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't tell.
Maybe it's because I'm too angry and always want to slap him?
Naruto: [Ah! ?(???????)?! ! !]
