Chapter 5: Chapter 005 Konoha's Dilemma
Neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor anyone else stopped Danzo from continuing to speak, nor did they interrupt.
They looked at Danzo and did not refute.
They were indeed old, but they were also more experienced.
When they were young, they could not see as far as they do now, but now it is different, whether it is Sarutobi Hiruzen or other representatives of various tribes.
Behind them is a mountain called family responsibility.
They can't continue to maintain that tough and passionate attitude like Danzo, they have too many things to consider.
"This time I ask to lead the team to fight. If I lose, I will end my life on the battlefield!" Danzo looked at everyone indifferently and made his own declaration.
He stood straight, and his handsome and young face was indifferent.
But standing by the window, the sunlight shone on Danzo, giving people an extremely friendly illusion.
Is this still Danzo?
The leader of the root, Danzo who is full of calculations in the dark?
Everyone looked at him in disbelief, even the root ninjas present were also a little stunned.
"Do you think this is so easy? You lead the team, who do you want to take?" Koharu reacted and shouted without giving Danzo any face.
"Konoha doesn't have many troops to accompany you to die. Other villages around are eyeing it covetously. It is a mistake to go to war with Cloud Shinobi Village at this time!"
Danzo didn't look at Utatane Koharu, but looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "It's not the same as before. The friction between their villages is not small."
"After the Second Generation died, what was our situation at that time? The village's combat power was seriously insufficient, but so what?"
"If anyone dared to humiliate Konoha at that time, which time did we not fight for it with our flesh and blood?"
Danzo's words were inexplicably infectious.
The few people present were already old, and they all had at least one life-and-death experience.
Every word of Danzo seemed to take them back to the past, back to the era of passion.
"
Hiruzen, you are old, but I am not!"
Danzo looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and a blazing fire ignited in his black pupils. "
Konoha's White Fang, Konoha Sannin, Yellow Flash, or other heroes, which one is not cultivated by us with great effort!" "Each of them, which one can't become a strong man who can stand alone!" "
Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, Genma, Asuma, which one of them is not talented? As long as they are given enough opportunities and pressure, they can make their own names like White Fang and Orochimaru, and add sunshine to the big tree of Konoha!" "And don't you think the same as I do? If I do what you want, you will support me, right?"
In the high-spirited speech, Danzo completely replaced the passion that a militant should have, and infected everyone present with passion and blood.
Perfect.
Danzo silently gave himself a full score for this wave of performance in his heart.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were a little complicated, and he didn't answer.
He just looked at Danzo with a confused look on his face. Aren't the deaths of those people related to you? How can you have the face to say such a thing.
But to be honest, Danzo spoke to his heart.
If these words were what Danzo said to him last night, he would definitely not have held this meeting with a compromising and evasive attitude today.
Although he agreed in his heart, Sarutobi Hiruzen also understood that this matter should not be led by Danzo.
Danzo's methods were too extreme, whether it was before or this time when he sent people to attack the Lightning Country delegation, he completely ignored the overall situation.
Danzo wanted to come out from behind the scenes, but Sarutobi Hiruzen would not give him this opportunity.
"Danzo, this matter is not as simple as you think." Shikaku's eyes flashed with wisdom. Although he didn't know why Danzo had changed so much, now was not the time to act on impulse.
"The village doesn't have enough soldiers, food, or weapons to support a war."
"And the daimyo is also opposed to this matter. Without the financial support of the daimyo, we have no chance at all."
"I will deal with the daimyo." Danzo glanced at Shikaku and Kaidō, and then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, "The question now is whether you are willing to support me, or whether you are willing to swallow this anger."
Danzo looked at Sarutobi.
Others also looked at him.
Although the decision must be made through a meeting vote, as a Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision can often represent at least half of the voices in the village.
And Sarutobi is now unable to speak out.
Danzo set a trap for him, provoking the inner fighting spirit of these people while throwing the problem to him.
If he considers the overall situation and endures this time, he will undoubtedly leave a cowardly impression in the hearts of these people, and it will be difficult to manage in the future.
But if you agree with Danzo's decision...
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