Chapter 136 Konoha's Response

"Danzo, hand over your root! I will let Shinnosuke take over with you!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Danzo calmly, "Also, from now on, your position as Hokage's assistant is also suspended!"

"Huruzen!!! You can't do this to me!!!" Danzo was dumbfounded when he heard this. He thought that, with the gay relationship between him and Sarutobi Hiruzen, at most he would scold him and simply punish him. After all, although what he did was not a big deal and he even let two of the Uzumaki clan members get away, he was sure that Sarutobi Hiruzen must have hoped that he would do so in his heart. He knew too well his good friend who seemed very "great and glorious".

But now! With just one simple sentence, Sarutobi Hiruzen was going to take away the roots he had carefully cultivated, and deprive him of his power and status in Konoha! This was something he could not tolerate.

"This......!" Utatane Koharu spoke up at this time, "Huruzen! Isn't the punishment for Danzo a bit too harsh? Although he did it privately without discussing it with you, you also know that his starting point is indeed good!"

"No! Danzo has caused too much trouble this time! He must be suspended and reflect on himself!!!" The current Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is in his prime. Judging from his various measures and ideas during the Ninja World War, he can be said to be a great ninja hero, rather than the "Ninja Bear" who later became old and confused, extremely conservative, and was known as a dove leader.

So, now he is extremely powerful, especially this time he has caught Danzo's weakness, which involves such major events as diplomacy, especially the fact that the entire country of Whirlpool has been removed from the list. If this gets out, how will Konoha save face? How will the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen deal with it?

The Konoha family certainly knew Danzo's character and knew that he could do such a thing, but other people in the ninja world didn't know. Danzo was just an assistant to the Hokage. Without the Hokage's authorization, how could he dare to bypass the Hokage and do such a thing?

"Then..." Mito Kado Yan's eyes rolled and he suggested, "Then let's leave one or two teams of Roots for Danzo. After all, he is also a high-ranking member of our Konoha, so we still have to give him some face!"

"Hmm...!" Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it. He certainly didn't want to push his good friend too hard. What if Danzo didn't take the blame for him in the future? After all, what Danzo had done really touched upon his inner thoughts. So after a little hesitation, he agreed to Mito Kado En's suggestion.

Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, and two Anbu appeared instantly, ready to take Danzo to find Sarutobi Shinnosuke to hand over the Root-related work.

"Hmph! I don't need you to take me there, I can go by myself!" Danzo snorted coldly. At this moment, he was extremely eager for the position of Hokage. If he had the same power as the Hokage, how could Sarutobi Hiruzen dare to treat him like this!

Danzo slammed the door and left, leaving behind one final sentence, "Hiruzen, you will regret this!!!"

When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard these familiar words, he instantly became angry again, and he growled unconsciously, "Danzo! I am the Hokage!!!"

When the troublemakers Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu saw that Sarutobi Hiruzen was getting angry again, they hurriedly tried to comfort him and diverted his attention with the arrangement of the war. The two, a sleeping dragon and a young phoenix, rushed to help Sarutobi Hiruzen with various strategies in an attempt to win this great war in the ninja world.

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After some discussion, the three finally decided that they should pick the weak ones first. Compared with Sand Village and Iwagakure, the ninja strength of Amegakure is much worse. Although they have the top combat power of Hanzo, the Salamander, who is known as the "demigod", Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two believe that this cannot make up for the gap between Amegakure and the serious Konoha. Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen has enough confidence in the three disciples he personally taught. He believes that Tsunade, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who already have the strength of Kage, can match Hanzo when they join forces.

At the suggestion of Wolong Mizutomon En, they also prepared to launch a blitzkrieg against the Hidden Rain Village. Tsunade, Orochimaru and Jiraiya would lead the elite ninja troops, bypass the direction of River Country, and then head straight for the heart of Rain Country to give Hanzo a direct attack.

So, the three of them sat in the Hokage's office and began to deploy troops. They reorganized the Konoha ninja troops that had retreated from the Rain Country and were currently stationed at the border and in the Hidden Rain Village, and transferred all the ninjas below the level of Chunin to the other two battlefields. At the same time, they sent a number of elite ninjas to provide support.

As for the other two battlefields, Sarutobi Hiruzen's current requirement for them is to maintain the balance and hold the defense line, and not let the war spread to the territory of the Fire Country. They should wait until the Hidden Rain Village is defeated before making plans.

The war with Sunagakure was still led by Hatake Sakumo, who was known as the "White Fang of Konoha", while the Iwagakure front was led by the chiefs of the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans, who were loyal supporters of the Sarutobi clan. However, for the three clans, it was actually equivalent to letting Nara Shikashin, the chief of the Nara clan, who was known as the "brain of Konoha", serve as the commander-in-chief.

However, the strategy proposed by Mitomon En is actually quite good. If they can really break into the Hidden Rain Village directly, then it can be said that the war with the Hidden Rain Village is basically over. Without the Hidden Rain Village as a backing, no matter how powerful Hanzo is, it will be useless.

However, the bad thing was that after Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Hatchling finished discussing with Sarutobi Hiruzen, they went to Danzo's house to comfort Danzo, and then casually told him everything they had discussed.

At this time, Danzo's desire for the position of Hokage overwhelmed everything and he fell into a trance. How could he sit idly by and watch Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples gain such military exploits and thus have great reputation in the village and then become candidates for the Fourth Hokage? Therefore, he leaked the battle plan designated by Konoha without hesitation. The object of the leak was exactly the opponent he faced when he was the commander of the Rain Village Front not long ago, the "demigod" Salamander Hanzo!