Chapter 208: Roots Under the Mud, Konoha's Betrayal
"Asshole! What did I do by myself? You stupid guy, you said someone was deliberately framing me..."
"enough!!!"
Shimura Danzo just yelled angrily, but the next moment Sarutobi Hiruzen was even angrier than him...
He stood up and shouted, interrupting Shimura Danzo's words, and slapped the desk in front of him, breaking it into pieces.
"From now on, you are relieved of your duties as the leader of the Root!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen used the authority of Hokage with a gloomy face.
"Someone, notify all the Anbu members to investigate and interrogate the Root ninjas one by one. Be sure to get information about Asuka from them!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen issued a task with a huge workload, and at this moment he was obviously driven crazy.
"Hiruzhan..."
The two Hokage advisors looked at this scene and didn't know what to say. In fact, they also thought that it was Danzo who sent people to capture Asuka...
Using Asuka to restrict Uchiha Ryuun was very much in line with the Root's style. Although this method was a bit dirty, they could understand Danzo's intention in doing so. After all, everyone was doing it for Konoha...
If Uchiha Ryuun is not sacrificed, there will be a war with the Hidden Cloud Village. No one wants to face such a situation. It is better for one person to die than for thousands of people to die. This is the common idea of the two Hokage advisors!
They understood Danzo, but they also understood why Sarutobi Hiruzen was so furious.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's bottom line is to make sure he finds Asuka for Liuyun. He made promises to Liuyun one after another, but in the end, he still couldn't find Asuka's whereabouts...
He has always firmly believed that Liuyun is the successor of the "Will of Fire". Even if the time comes when he must be sacrificed, this child will make the right choice. In his opinion, Danzo kidnapping Asuka will only cause Liuyun to get out of control.
Moreover, the other party was the mother of the hero of Konoha. In Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, attacking women and children was simply unforgivable!
"Hehe... Sarutobi Hiruzen, we have lived together for decades since we were young. Not only do you not believe me, but you even help the bad guys to throw dirty water on me..."
Danzo Shimura laughed in anger, and the look he gave Sarutobi Hiruzen was filled with deep disappointment and icy murderous intent.
"And you, I guess you must think I did it, right?"
Danzo Shimura said as he looked towards the two Hokage advisors.
"That's right. You are the leaves bathing in the sun, while I am the root buried deep in the darkness. I am the only one doing all the dirty work. You guys who think you are noble will think that it is understandable that I am despicable and unscrupulous...
The leaves that have been soaked in the rain can be renewed, but the roots can only remain in the mud and be forever hated. "
Danzo Shimura suppressed his rage and instead said some intriguing remarks with a calm expression.
"I don't care what you think, or what decision you, the Third Hokage, make. I didn't do this, and I didn't do it...
You will eventually regret your decision today, especially you... Sarutobi Hiruzen!"
Danzo Shimura pointed the end of his cane at Sarutobi Hiruzen, which was very impolite and disrespectful to the current Hokage.
After saying this, he walked straight out of the Hokage's office. This time he didn't even slam the door. His calmness was somewhat unexpected to everyone.
night.
Ten senior ninjas suddenly appeared in the dim and quiet detention center. These elite ninjas all had the same mission, which was to monitor Uchiha Liuyun in the confinement room!
Late at night that day, the two Hokage advisors walked into the confinement room together and had a long conversation with Liuyun.
Their purpose is very clear, which is to explain the tension of the current situation and point out the enormous pressure faced by the Third Hokage. What they mean by their words is: Konoha cannot protect you!
They wanted Liuyun to die willingly and promised him that they would find Asuka. They only hoped that Liuyun could consider the overall situation and avoid letting Konoha fall into the desperate situation of a three-sided war.
For the Konoha ninjas who have been brainwashed since childhood, these remarks from the two Hokage advisors can actually convince more than 90% of the Konoha ninjas.
The spirit of sacrifice is not lacking among Konoha ninjas.
If we add the heart-touching words of the Third Hokage, the success rate of making a Konoha ninja die unconditionally can reach at least 98%.
It's a pity that Liuyun is not a pure Konoha ninja. Konoha's brainwashing education has an impact on him, but it is limited to influence. He always firmly believes that he is the real "big picture"!
"I know you want me to be a sacrifice, and you all want me to die... If you want my life, I'll give it to you, but before that I want to see my mother... If I can't see her, I won't give my life to you."
After listening to the two Hokage advisors' long speeches in silence, Liuyun finally couldn't help but speak.
His words actually seemed reasonable to the two consultants, but they really couldn't find him... The so-called guarantee just now was just empty words...
Not only were these two talking nonsense, even what Sarutobi Hiruzen said before was all bullshit, because if he really wanted to protect Liuyun, these two old guys would not have shown up tonight. Liuyun feels sick just thinking about this kind of "both in power and in authority" attitude!
Of course, what Liuyun said now was just empty talk. As long as he could see Asuka again, Liuyun would not hesitate to take her out of the siege of Konoha and fly away.
It would be great if the Land of Lightning wanted to go to war. He would no longer care about the life and death of Konoha. This cold-blooded and disgusting place was no longer worth his stay!
A gentleman is judged by deeds, not by intention. He has made many contributions to Konoha and has paid enough, but in the end, not only did he not gain any benefits, he was even betrayed by these people.
"Don't worry, kid, we will definitely find your mother!"
Mito Kado En and Utatane Koharu once again made assurances. Now that the matter had been "settled" and Ryuun had "agreed" to make sacrifices, they planned to find Shimura Danzo in private and force him to release the people.
"I hope you can do what you say instead of just saying empty words to fool me again and again!"
Liuyun stared at them coldly with his pair of scarlet three-magatama Sharingan.
"Will not……"
The two of them quickly spoke up again to make assurances, and for a moment they felt tremendous pressure.
The entire ninja village has started to look for people. Sarutobi not only sent people to investigate the Root members, but now the search scope is even expanded to outside the village!
The two men didn't believe that Asuka could disappear out of thin air. Since someone had tried to capture her, there must have been clues left behind. With the strength of the entire village, they would be able to find her as long as there was enough time.
The reason why Liuyun didn't go out was, firstly, because of the threat, and secondly, he knew that with so many people from Konoha searching together, it would definitely be better than him searching alone.
And as time went on, he believed that even if Danzo captured someone, he would eventually release him under pressure.
