Naruto: Releasing Chakra Limits at the Start

Chapter 268 Danzo's Furious Outburst

Naruto shook his head. "Of course I wouldn't be that stupid. It's just that it's so frustrating that we're the same age as him, yet we can't even see his back."

Sasuke also stopped discussing the matter with Naruto.

Turning to look at the distant forest, he said, "Since Ye Yu is in the village, there won't be any problems. We just need to find Kong."

Naruto nodded.

Thinking about how he had spent the past few days with Sora, he had come to regard Sora as his friend. He was determined to find Sora and explain things to him.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Konoha...

After the golden lightning dragon disappeared from the sky, the two Hokage advisors turned their gaze away from the window.

The awe-inspiring golden lightning dragon left even Danzo, who was used to grand spectacle, in awe. The two Hokage advisors, however, remained calm, as if they had expected it.

Danzo, who was sitting opposite the two, was very unhappy.

He knew those two definitely knew something.

They certainly wouldn't tell me.

Danzo looked at the two Hokage advisors with a grim face. "You two seem to know what happened."

The two Hokage advisors did not deny it, but they also did not answer Danzo's question.

Danzo, who had originally hoped to glean some information from the two Hokage advisors, grew increasingly angry.

His expression grew increasingly grim. "We were both subordinates of the Second Hokage and colleagues for many years. Such a talent has emerged in the village, yet you kept it from me. Don't you think that shows a lack of trust in me?"

"I am also an advisor to the Hokage of Konoha."

But before Danzo could finish speaking, the two Hokage advisors looked up at him and said calmly, "You're no longer one. When you ordered the massacre of the Uchiha clan without authorization, the Third Hokage removed you from your advisor position. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Danzo opened his mouth, but did not refute.

It's true.

However, he originally thought that after the Third Hokage died, the two Hokage advisors would not care about such a thing.

I never expected the two of them to take this matter so seriously.

Danzo didn't even consider that, regardless of who was the Hokage, both of them stood on the same side as the Hokage.

Although they were indeed somewhat dissatisfied with Tsunade, when it came to the struggle for power, they would not hesitate to side with Tsunade.

Moreover, thanks to Yoru's presence, both Sasuke and Naruto have made good progress.

They are showing signs of forming the "Three Musketeers of Konoha." As long as these three don't encounter any problems, Konoha has essentially returned to its peak strength.

They were quite satisfied with Tsunade in this respect; their only dissatisfaction with her was her attitude when she was Hokage.

But that was a minor matter. It's just that the older generation and Tsunade, being a younger generation, had different ideas and didn't think it was a big deal.

Danzo even dared to mention his status as Hokage's advisor.

Three generations of benevolence, but they will never be benevolent.

Danzo was removed from his position as Hokage advisor, and now Tsunade has disbanded Root.

Although he still has some loyal Root ninjas by his side, his influence in Konoha has waned, and he is no longer considered a high-ranking member of Konoha.

If Tsunade hadn't been unwilling to exterminate Danzo, he wouldn't even have those few loyal Root ninjas by his side.

After a long pause, Danzo finally said, "Akatsuki is currently capturing tailed beasts, and the tailed beast from Sunagakure has already been captured."

"Next, it will probably be the Two-Tails' turn, and finally the Nine-Tails' turn."

"I hope you can persuade Tsunade not to let the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki leave the village to carry out missions again, so as to prevent the Nine-Tails of Konoha from being captured by the Akatsuki."

Danzo originally thought that the two Hokage advisors would be worried after hearing these words and would restrict Naruto's freedom.

He even wanted to control Naruto, make him work for him, and use him as a henchman in his quest for the Hokage position.

Everything Danzo did had nothing to do with protecting Konoha; it was all for his own sake to become Hokage.

If he truly cared for Konoha, even if he did many dirty things, he would never do so many things that harmed Konoha's interests.

He thought he was carrying out the Second Hokage's will, but if the Second Hokage knew what he had done, he would probably beat him to a pulp with his belt.

Then I'm glad I didn't designate him as the Third Hokage.

Otherwise, given Danzo's methods, Konoha would have been torn to pieces long ago.

The three generations were indeed benevolent, so benevolent that they often made mistakes.

This is especially true for those with whom he has a close relationship, such as Orochimaru and Danzo.

One of these two secretly conducted human experiments, causing Konoha to lose a large number of ninjas. The other not only conducted human experiments but also actually attempted to assassinate him, wanting to kill him and then take the position of Hokage.

He let both of them go.

However, the Third Hokage's benevolence came with conditions. In his youth, he was known as a ninja hero, and Konoha was incredibly powerful under his leadership during the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars.

It was only in his later years that he lost his ambition and became too weak, which led to the decline of Konoha.

Of course, the decline of Konoha was inevitable after the death of the Fourth Hokage, because no one was able to overwhelmingly suppress the other ninja villages.

But no matter what, he's still much better than Danzo.

The two Hokage advisors actually knew Danzo's character best, even better than the Third Hokage.

Since becoming Hokage, the Third Hokage had much less contact with Danzo than before.

However, the two Hokage advisors frequently came into contact with Danzo, who did everything for his own ambition, and he had only one ambition: to find a way to become Hokage.

They all knew very well that Danzo had been resentful ever since the Second Hokage appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Third Hokage, and even now he had not gotten over it.

The two Hokage advisors looked at Danzo with complicated expressions.

They didn't know what to say. They were classmates, and then colleagues for so long. Seeing him, at his age, still jumping around like this, they were surprised.

It's really frustrating.

Mitokado Homura remained silent for a while before slowly speaking, "Danzo, you know perfectly well what your purpose is. You shouldn't interfere in this matter; Tsunade will handle it."

Koharu Utatane also agreed with Homura Mitokado's words, "We are all old now and should not interfere too much in the affairs of the young people. Besides, you are no longer the Hokage's advisor. You don't know more about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki than Tsunade does."

"Besides, Sasuke is by the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's side, so there won't be any problems."

Danzo hadn't expected the two to be so blunt.

It made him feel a bit dizzy and angry.

That makes sense, though. In the past, the three generations at least showed him some consideration for his feelings and the camaraderie they shared as colleagues.

But neither of them ever gave him a friendly look.

When three generations of their family were alive, these two were more restrained. Now that the three generations are gone, they don't care much about village affairs anymore; they have more free time.

There's no need to hold back when you're going to criticize him.

In the past, he could have resisted, since although they were both advisors to the Hokage, he controlled the crucial Root department.

But now that Root has disbanded, he is no longer the Hokage advisor and has been removed from the ranks of Konoha's high-ranking officials, so hardly anyone listens to him anymore.

These two men are now in higher positions and have greater prestige than him, so even if he were to rebel, it would seem foolish.

Thinking of this, Danzo felt hatred for the long-dead Third Hokage again.

If it weren't for him, how could I have lost my position as Hokage advisor? If it weren't for him, how could Tsunade have become Hokage? If he hadn't died, even though I wouldn't be Hokage advisor, Root would never have been disbanded.

Danzo was thinking, "It's all the Third Hokage's fault."