socalfunplaces Chapter 123 Danzo has gone mad.
Chapter 123 Danzo has gone mad.
"Danzo! The Uchiha belong to Konoha, and I will not grant you any requests that target the Uchiha!"
Tsunade's eyes turned cold. If the other party dared to cause trouble, she would deal with them without hesitation, just as Hiruzen Sarutobi had instructed.
However, what Shimura Danzo said next caught her off guard.
"That's what I think too!"
"Since you think so too, then... um? You think so too?!"
Danzo Shimura uttered the most unexpected words to Tsunade in the most nonchalant tone.
Tsunade's eyes were wide open as she stared blankly at Shimura Danzo.
"Say it again?"
"Hmph! Now that you've become Hokage, can't you even listen attentively to what others have to say?" Shimura Danzo couldn't help but sneer.
"In this operation, the Uchiha sacrificed dozens of elite soldiers to resist the attack. They are true heroes of Konoha, and we must commend them. We must not let Konoha's heroes feel disheartened!"
At this moment, Tsunade's mouth was agape, looking as if she had seen a ghost.
Is this Danzo? The Danzo who saw the Uchiha clan as the greatest threat to Konoha?
"Then how do you think the Uchiha should be rewarded?"
Tsunade asked the question almost involuntarily.
"Hmph! As the Hokage, don't you even know how to reward the heroes of Konoha?" Shimura Danzo snorted again, raising his cane and slamming it heavily on the ground.
"I propose that the Uchiha clan move back to their original clan territory!"
Tsunade felt that she was either seeing a ghost or that the Shimura Danzo in front of her was a human in disguise.
"Wouldn't this threaten the interests of other ninja clans?"
Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo walked to the window and looked at the bustling scene outside. "I just feel that we should return what the Uchiha originally owned."
Tsunade fell silent; she was beginning to suspect that the Danzo in front of her was actually an Uchiha in disguise.
Such a sophisticated disguise was so convincing that even she couldn't see through it.
Seeing that Tsunade remained silent, Shimura Danzo assumed that she had tacitly agreed with his opinion and continued speaking.
"The Uchiha clan is currently severely weakened, and the security department may be unable to continue operating. If the Uchiha clan is short of manpower, my Root organization is willing to provide manpower to the Uchiha clan unconditionally to help them maintain the security of Konoha..."
Just as Shimura Danzo was pointing out the flaws in the situation and was completely unprepared, Tsunade had already silently appeared behind him.
He was knocked unconscious with a single punch.
For the entire morning, Tsunade did not deal with anything else, but instead focused on resolving the issue of Shimura Danzo.
The fact that the village's advisor was replaced without anyone noticing is no small matter.
However, after various checks and verifications, the interrogation department finally gave a conclusion that shocked her.
This guy is the real Danzo Shimura, both mentally and physically!
What a joke!
This guy who's so devoted to the Uchiha clan is actually Danzo Shimura?
Is she crazy, or is the world crazy?
Inside the interrogation room.
Looking at the unconscious Shimura Danzo, Tsunade asked Yamanaka Inoichi, "Were you under some kind of genjutsu?"
The secret arts of the mountain clan can see into a person's heart and tell if the other person is under an illusion.
But Kotoamatsukami is not an ordinary illusion; it may have been used in the form of an illusion when it invaded the brain.
But once the will is altered, the illusion ends, leaving behind the consequences of the altered will.
Illusion is merely a means; the alteration of will is the result. However, other illusions require the caster to continuously use the illusion to maintain the effect for a long time.
But once Kotoamatsukami is used, the result is permanent.
This is also what makes Kotoamatsukami so powerful.
Therefore, even the Yamanaka clan could only see Shimura Danzo's altered will and did not discover any traces of being under a genjutsu.
"I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade, I couldn't detect any signs that Danzo was under a genjutsu."
Yamanaka Inoichi's face was also filled with surprise.
When he heard Shimura Danzo shouting "The Uchiha clan are heroes," his first thought was that this guy was a fake.
But this result...
Their expressions both became strange.
"Could it be that Danzo was so devastated by the old man's death that he went mad as well?"
Tsunade hesitated before voicing her guess.
Yamanaka Inoichi connected the dots to the relationship between the two, and his expression turned as if he had swallowed a fly. It seemed that he was also partly responsible for spreading this rumor...
However, he quickly banished these distracting thoughts.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out, but it could also be an extremely sophisticated illusion that I cannot discern with my abilities."
"But I have never seen such a sophisticated illusion before."
"A sophisticated illusion technique?" Tsunade immediately thought of Kotoamatsukami, which Hiruzen Sarutobi had mentioned.
It can silently and directly modify a person's will...
"Let's lock him in the interrogation room and observe him for a while."
"understand!"
Tsunade returned to the Hokage Building, where a white-haired ANBU member walked in.
"Has the investigation been completed?"
"Danzo has been staying at the Root base these past few days, but he met with Itachi Uchiha last night," Kakashi reported truthfully.
"Uchiha Itachi? What's he doing meeting Uchiha Itachi so late at night?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.
"It is said that he went there with a secret letter from three generations of officials."
"Old man?!"
A flash of insight struck Tsunade, instantly connecting all the dots.
"I see!"
Did the old man know he was going to die, so he took double precautions?
He really valued Danzo Shimura.
However, Itachi Uchiha seems to have some personal motives of his own.
"I know, you go down first."
"Yes!"
After Kakashi left.
Tsunade hadn't had a moment of peace before another troublesome person came knocking on her door.
"Tsunade! I heard you arrested Danzo?!"
As soon as Koharu entered the room, she angrily questioned Tsunade.
Mitokado Yan, who was following behind her, also looked rather grim. The man hadn't even officially taken office yet, and he was already arresting high-ranking officials.
If he officially takes office, he'll surely oust all of these old bones.
"Tsunade, you've gone too far. Danzo has rendered meritorious service to Konoha over the years and shed blood for the village. It's against the rules to arrest him without a second thought!"
"That's against the rules!"
Tsunade's eyebrows furrowed.
Although these two old people didn't know the truth of the matter, they were already being arrogant and questioning her from the moment she came in.
She couldn't help but feel angry.
She was criticized by Hiruzen Sarutobi for the same reason before she became Hokage, and now that she's Hokage, she's still being questioned by these two old geezers who are just occupying positions without doing their jobs.
Then wasn't she just a waste of her time as Hokage?