Seeing the appearance of this root leader, whether Shikamaru was sitting or lying on the hospital bed, or Shikaku standing on one side, his body suddenly stiffened, he felt a sense of astonishment.

They were not mentally prepared for Danzo's arrival, nor did they expect that he would walk out of Konoha's torture chamber.

Although he was imprisoned in the torture chamber, everyone knew that it was just a formality and it was impossible to truly restrain Danzo's movements in this way. However, during his imprisonment, the other party left the torture chamber in person only a handful of times.

Number. Even when Uchiha Sasuke attacked Konoha and caused huge losses to the village, most of the opponent's base was indifferent. It can be seen that it did not affect his deployment arrangements. So, what is the reason for appearing here this time?

?

Shikaku didn't feel at all that he, or his son Shikamaru, had such a big reputation to make the other party personally take action. The experience of visiting Danzo in the torture room a few days ago was still vivid in Shikaku's mind, but with

The other party barely exchanged a few words. He just followed Tsunade's instructions and asked about Uchiha Sasuke. Apart from that, he did not involve Shikamaru and the secret communication between Nebe in order to avoid more incidents.

The trouble. But now that the other party came to the door in person, Lu Jiu suddenly couldn't calm down.

After a moment of shock and nervousness, Shikaku did not hesitate to stand in front of the bed where Shikamaru was, blocking Danzo's way forward.

The two Anbu who followed Shikaku also emerged from the shadows.

He appeared and stood beside Shikaku, watching Danzo's every move with vigilant eyes.

It seems that the other person is just an old man who is getting older, but everyone who has dealt with him knows how scary and difficult this person is.

If he was targeted, it would be an extremely difficult matter. Regarding Shikaku's interception, Danzo didn't take it seriously. He just met the opponent's gaze with a calm gaze, and his breath was calm and long.

Just like this, Shikaku and the two accompanying Anbu couldn't help but sweat dripping from both sides of their foreheads, and their palms were slightly clenched, so that they could be in combat mode at any time in the event of a conflict.

"Elder Danzo, now that you have abdicated from the top, you should go back and forth from where you are. The matters between our father and son will not bother you to personally come forward."

This is a polite refusal.

As the Jonin squad leader, Shikaku does not want chaos within Konoha.

When facing a powerful leader like Danzo, he also adopts the attitude of being tolerant and not wanting to be his enemy.

Otherwise, if faced with a huge fighting organization that has no limits on its methods, even the Inar, Deer, and Butterfly Tribes would really not be able to withstand Danzo's torment.

Danzo didn't speak. Except for the words he said before, he never opened his mouth again. He just maintained a calm and calm posture, standing in the ward, putting unparalleled pressure on Shikaku.

Until there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside

At the sound, Danzo, Shikaku and others turned their heads and looked at the door of the ward.

boom!

The door there was kicked open by someone.

"Danzo, you old bastard, if you want to fight, I, the Hokage, will fight with you myself!"

Tsunade, who was already in an extremely bad mood, immediately became angry when the ANBU conveyed the situation here. She immediately put down all the work in her hands and angrily intervened, preventing Danzo from further actions.

"Danzo-sama!"

Seeing Tsunade storming in with a detachment of ANBU menacingly, Aburame Tori and Yamafaze, two close confidants, immediately ducked into the house from the window, struggling to resist the powerful chakra burst out by Tsunade.

"Feng, take root, you guys retreat." Danzo said softly.

Yamafaze and Aburame Tori looked at each other, immediately put down their resistance posture, and stood behind Danzo, but their eyes did not relax their vigilance towards Tsunade.

With Danzo's body at this time, if he was touched by the opponent's fist... no, even if it was brushed, it would have unimaginable consequences.

Seeing Tsunade coming over, Shikaku felt relieved as if he had found his backbone.

"Danzo, this is my chassis, don't let me mess around here! Give it to me

Go back to your prison!"

Although she knew that the martial arts faction led by Danzo in Konoha was powerful at this time, Tsunade was not willing to be outdone.

After several years of secret manipulation, the power she has gained is not weak. It may be difficult to compete directly with the Kingdom of Demons, but after competing with the roots, Tsunade still has this confidence.

Moreover, she, the Hokage, was originally very angry when dealing with the Demon Country, and she had no place to vent her worries. The appearance of Danzo just allowed her to find this vent.

Danzo was not surprised by Tsunade's arrival. In other words, attracting Tsunade was probably his original intention.

Therefore, he said calmly: "It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you. Let's go to another quiet place to talk."

Danzo looked neither happy nor sad, with a feeling of powerlessness that made Tsunade punch the cotton. He clicked his tongue in displeasure and said: "You and I have nothing to talk about. You should be honest and responsible.

This is the greatest help to the village."

After all, after becoming Hokage, Tsunade didn't dare to say that she knew everything Danzo had done before, but she knew about 70% to 80% of it.

Even so, Danzo's level of bastard was far beyond Tsunade's imagination.

Without this old guy standing in the way, Konoha and the Uchiha clan would not have reached this level of trouble.

It can be said that the reason why the Kingdom of Demons rose and the reason why Uchiha Sasuke attacked Konoha were because the two sides were incompatible with each other, and Danzo played an indispensable role in it, and he can be called the number one hero.

And these are also the bitter fruits of her teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi's indulgence.

When she thought of this, Tsunade felt an unknown fire coming out of her heart again, and she glared at Danzo angrily.

However, Danzo seemed not to have heard Tsunade's words. He directly missed Tsunade's body and left the ward with Yamafaze and Aburame Tune. However, he did not walk very fast. He was obviously inviting Tsunade.

past.

Tsunade smacked her lips in displeasure again. "Shikaku, follow me. The others will stay where they are."

Although he said he didn't want to interact with Danzo, he was still very curious about Danzo's purpose of attracting him.

It's not that she hasn't thought about easing the relationship with Danzo.

Although what Danzo did was a bastard, it was too late to regret and make amends at this time, and Konoha could only bear the responsibility. Moreover, in the face of huge pressure from the external environment, Konoha could only unite all the forces in the village.

May get through the hard times.

Continuing internal friction will only give others the opportunity to take advantage of it again.

In a secluded lounge in the hospital, Tsunade and Danzo were sitting on the sofa, looking at each other.

Shikaku, Yamafaze and Aburame Tiegen followed their corresponding superiors respectively, their expressions dull.

Tsunade crossed her legs and picked up the cup from the coffee table with her right hand.

After a cup of tea, he went straight to the point and said: "You old guy doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. If you have anything to say, just say it. Let me hear what good things you have done secretly behind the village's back."

When it came to the word 'good thing', Tsunade's tone suddenly became more serious, as if she was gritting her teeth.

Danzo seemed not to care about Tsunade's cynicism, his face remained calm and showed no trace of anger. "I am seventy-three this year, it's time to find an heir..."

puff!

The tea that she had just drank before she could swallow it suddenly spurted out of Tsunade's mouth and splashed onto Danzo's body, causing Tsunade to cough violently. She looked at Danzo in shock with her eyes wide open, as if to inquire whether the other party was.

It's been stolen.

Danzo still didn't seem to care, he just calmly picked up a tissue and wiped the tea off his clothes.

"The roots...when did you need a so-called heir?"

Tsunade felt strange about this, with a bit of sarcasm in her tone.

The root is a twisted organization born under the political balance of Konoha. It is the right path for such an organization to die in the dust of history.

No matter who is the top Hokage, they don't want to see the Anbu's banner. There is such a team that is not controlled by the Hokage or even the village. It only serves

A powerful armed organization based on individuals.

Danzo ignored these and continued: "So far, the members of the martial arts faction who have merged under the command of the root, the forty-three jounin,

There are more than 2,000 chuunin... This is all the product of the compromise of Hiruzen's appeasement policy in the past. His strength is not enough to support the "shadow" responsibilities, so I was born as a "dark".

"The more she listened, the more frightened she became. Although Tsunade knew that the martial arts faction under Danzo's command was extremely powerful, she did not expect it to be so huge.

With more than 40 jounin, more than 2,000 chunin, and the uncounted genin, the force of the fighting sect is already strong enough to shake the foundation of Hokage.

Moreover, the roots have not been incorporated yet.

A conservative estimate would be to take out twenty nameless dark jounin who only have code names.

The corners of Tsunade's eyes began to jump.

"Danzo, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening me?"

Tsunade sighed and sat up, her eyes suddenly became sharp and she looked directly at Danzo.

Danzo thought to himself and said: "No, I just want to explain that when I was alive, I could still suppress this group of people. But once I die, will you be able to subdue them all based on your ability?"

After listening to Danzo's question, both Tsunade and Shikaku gave a silent response.

Although Danzo's words were very unpleasant, what he said was also an extremely cruel fact.

This group of fighting sects were originally radical elements born after the Third Ninja War due to the appeasement policy implemented by the Third Hokage for a long time.

From a fundamental point of view, Tsunade is also labeled as the Third Hokage, and to a certain extent, will be regarded by this group of fighters as the successor of the Third Hokage's appeasement policy.

With her ability, regardless of whether she can suppress this group of people, it will be an extremely terrible disaster for Konoha.

"you mean···"

"I need a successor to avoid future chaos. In addition, my body is already riddled with holes. Even if there is no battle, I can only live for another year at most."

Danzo gave a very bad news. Danzo will die within a year at most.
To be continued...