Chapter 24: Chapter 024 I Am The Key To This War!
The two were talking halfway when Aburame Ryoma suddenly appeared beside Danzo and reported something in a low voice.
"I know."
Danzo nodded, waved his hand calmly, and signaled Ryoma to leave.
"I only asked you to talk today because you are still rational." Danzo tapped the table lightly, still keeping a gentle smile on his face, but his tone was obviously cold.
"In this war, I hope Uchiha can obey my orders, instead of being arrogant like in the past."
Danzo stated the purpose of this time. This war is related to his reputation and moving value, and there is absolutely no room for error.
Although his current status is not low, it is only in the eyes of the senior officials of each village. Even some younger senior officials do not know his name Danzo.
This makes it difficult for him to spread his reputation.
There are not many opportunities to collect moving values like now.
If Uchiha's people do not make trouble on the battlefield and listen to his command obediently, Danzo does not mind letting them go.
After all, the Uchiha extermination also cost the strength of Konoha Village.
But if he still maintains that arrogant attitude and refuses to obey orders.
A hint of coldness flashed in Danzo's eyes.
"Danzo-sama, you are here too."
A somewhat surprised voice sounded, making Danzo frown.
Hyuga Hizashi sat down next to Danzo familiarly and said with a smile: "I have been looking for a suitable restaurant in this town for a long time and didn't find a suitable restaurant. I originally planned to find a pub to have a drink, but I didn't expect you to be here too."
His tone was full of surprise.
If Ryoma hadn't told him about Hyuga Hizashi's movements in advance, Danzo almost couldn't tell that this guy was deliberately looking for the two of them.
"What a coincidence."
Although he knew it in his heart, Danzo still smiled and ordered some more side dishes.
"It's quite a coincidence." Hyuga Hizashi smiled and asked curiously, "We're going to fight tomorrow. Are you two discussing strategic matters?"
As soon as he said this, Danzo probably understood why he came here, and couldn't help but smile Kaidō: "No, I'm talking about some personal matters with Fugaku."
"Personal matters?"
Hyuga Hizashi looked at the two of them strangely. Although he was from the Hyuga branch house, he still had a lot of connections in the village.
He knew the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Danzo very well.
But it was also for this reason that he stayed up late at night and came to this tavern to look for the two of them.
He suspected that Danzo was actually acting. Since Uchiha was the second to support Danzo, there were actually such voices in the major families.
Although Danzo openly inherited the ideas of the Second Generation, he was very repulsive to Uchiha.
But in fact, behind the scenes, Danzo had already hooked up with the Uchiha people. After all, although the two have always been repulsive and hateful to each other, there is actually no conflict of interest at the root.
But this was only the speculation of a very few people, and it didn't even reach the ears of the Hokage.
"Danzo-sama, I still have to prepare for tomorrow's affairs, so I'll take my leave first." Fugaku seemed to be unable to bear the pressure brought by Danzo, and took advantage of Hizashi's arrival, gritted his teeth and stood up and said.
"You go, prepare well, after all, you Uchiha people have to trouble you for a lot of things." Danzo smiled and stood up and said, with a hint of meaning.
Fugaku's heart was cold again, and he waved his hand to signal Danzo not to see him off, and left quickly.
Hizashi looked at Fugaku's back as he left, and felt more and more that the two of them had something else behind their backs.
"Hizashi, you eat slowly, I'm leaving first." Looking at Fugaku's back as he left, Danzo nodded with satisfaction and said to Hizashi next to him.
As he said that, he also stood up and left.
Leaving Hyuga Hizashi sitting there alone with a confused look on his face.
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The forest covered by dense trees is the main theme of the environment in the Land of Fire. For this reason, the Land of Fire is richer than the other four countries.
Black shadows leaped between the trees.
Early in the morning, Danzo and others were ready to sneak towards Siming Mountain.
Seeing the Uchiha family members obediently guarding the surroundings, Danzo nodded with satisfaction.
Although his face was still arrogant and full of disdain for the people around him, it was enough to be obedient.
The warning given to Fugaku last night still had some meaning.
At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi next to him suddenly said: "Traces of ninjas were found ahead, they should be from Cloud Shinobi Village."
Through the Byakugan, he had noticed the signal from the Uchiha who was exploring in front of the team.
"Confirm the specific location of the other party." Danzo said. It was not strange to see Cloud Shinobi people near Siming Mountain.
Hizashi nodded, and there were already several figures around him moving quickly towards the front of the team.
The whole team stopped and waited for a while, and several Hyuga people who had just left came back.
"The enemy is not far ahead. According to the team's speed, it will take about three minutes to catch up with them. The enemy has not discovered us, and the number is less than one-tenth of our number." One of the Hyuga ninjas reported.
Danzo nodded and looked at the others around him calmly.
Familiar faces were waiting for orders.
A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and Danzo said directly: "Everyone, catch up with them, surround and annihilate them directly, no need to leave them alive."
"There is no need to hide, just let go."
"But there are a lot of people on the other side, this will expose our whereabouts, right?" Hyuga Hizashi asked doubtfully.
Danzo shook his head Kaidō: "It's okay. We are close to Siming Mountain now. There are so many of us. Even if we don't kill them, our tracks won't be hidden for too long."
"We should take advantage of this opportunity to weaken the enemy's manpower."
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh——
The sound of breaking through the air continued. At Danzo's signal, the people around continued to rush towards the enemy's location.
The battle has begun. Danzo looked at Might Guy who was eager to rush out and said: "Guy, you stay beside me and be my guard."
It is still a bit difficult for him to protect himself in this war with his current strength.
In addition to the moving value, another aspect of recruiting Might Guy is to let him protect his own safety.
Might Guy of Grandmaster Eight Inner Gates Technique is like his father. As long as he regards Danzo as a partner, he will naturally risk his life to protect Danzo.
"But..." Might Guy looked at the fire in front of him and felt unwilling.
He is now thinking about getting military merits, becoming famous, and letting the whole ninja world know about Konoha's proud blue beast.
Looking at Might Guy's appearance, Danzo also knew that he was unwilling in his heart, and explained: "The commander-in-chief is the core of the entire team. Protecting me is the key to this war."
"What's more, these people are just the vanguard of Cloud Shinobi, and they are just some minions."
"When we face the large army of Cloud Shinobi, even if you want to stay with me as a guard, I will order you to go into battle and kill the enemy."
After these words, Might Guy suppressed his somewhat impatient heart and replied: "Yes, I will definitely protect the safety of Lord Danzo!"
Hizashi next to him looked at Might Guy strangely. He didn't understand why Danzo was so concerned about a civilian.
Might Guy is a ninja who specializes in physical skills, and he is also a special Jōnin. As a physical skill family, the Hyuga clan naturally pays attention to him.
But civilians are just civilians after all. No matter how hard they try, they can't keep up with these children of families with white eyes and bloodlines and a thousand-year heritage.
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