The sweltering heat that had been left over from the summer days had gradually disappeared from the air.

The autumn wind was bleak, and when he woke up in the morning, Kakashi noticed that the weather was a little colder today than the previous days.

The rumors have been fermenting for three days.

After vigorous suppression by the shadows and the garrison, the situation has gradually improved.

If you don't release a killer move on the basis of this rumor, it won't be long before this matter can be revealed.

Anyway, it's still the Hokage who is in charge of Konoha on the surface.

If you want to use this kind of unpopular rumors to shake the righteousness of the Hokage, you can't help but look down on the three generations of Hokage for so many years of hard work.

What's more, behind the three generations of Hokage, there is also the behemoth of the Sarutobi family.

Before him, the important department of the dark department was all in charge of the ninjas of the Ape Fei clan, and no one knew what terrifying power this ninja clan, who usually did not show the dew, would burst out at a critical moment.

Even now, some important positions in the shadows are still occupied by the ninjas of the Sarufei clan.

Not to mention, the die-hard supporters of the Ape Fly Clan, the Pigs, Deer and Butterflies Three Clans.

Before the fall of the three generations of Hokage, the status of these four ninja clans was more stable than that of the Hyuga clan, which had the blood inheritance limit.

Konoha is the world of the ninja clan.

But all high-level decision-makers are from the ninja clan.

With the rumors that I don't know what to say, it is extremely difficult to pry into the rule of the ninja clan.

"Things have fermented to this point, it should be almost the same......

Kakashi looked out the window at the windswept streets, which were much colder than ever.

Get out of bed and get dressed and wear a forehead guard.

Kakashi pushed the door open, intending to go out.

But when I got to the door of a room, I suddenly stopped.

The door panels were locked, and the doorknobs and iron locks were covered in dust.

The crack of the door also accumulates thick dust.

It is clear that this room has been sitting here for a long time and has not been opened.

Kakashi turned, and after a brief hesitation, put his hand on the iron lock and twisted it slightly.

The iron lock is directly deformed, breaking from the middle.

Kakashi unscrewed the doorknob and pushed the door inside.

The dust was everywhere, the windows were closed, and the curtains hid the scenery outside the window, making the light in the room very dim, and many corners, as well as on the beds and cupboards, were covered with cobwebs, like a haunted house.

Not only that, but in the center of the room, there was a pool of blackened and dried blood clots that had not been cleaned up.

Judging by the traces, it has not been cleaned for a long time.

With every step Kakashi took, he kicked up a lot of dust in the room.

He didn't care about that, his goal was clear, and he walked to the cabinet on the wall and stopped.

When I opened the drawer of the cupboard, there was very little dust inside, and a short knife with the same blade as the one I was holding was quietly placed in the drawer.

Kakashi picked up the dagger and raised it a little higher than his eyes, and with a thud, pulled it out of its scabbard.

The cold sword light reflected on Kakashi's black and white eyes, and because the sword light was too dazzling, he subconsciously squinted his eyes.

At the edge of the blade, there was a faint feeling that a scarlet color seemed to flow by.

"It's time for you to come out......"

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"Hokage-sama, there's news from Tsunade-sama!"

The sound of the shadows suddenly breaking into the room rang out in the room.

In the Hokage's office, Hizashi and Shikaku, who had barely slept all night, suddenly perked up when they heard the news, as if the color of tiredness had been swept away from their bodies, and they sat up straight in their own places.

"Hurry up and show it to me!"

Hizaki quickly got up and walked quickly in front of the dark ninja, taking the scroll in the dark ninja's hand.

Lu Jiu also got up and walked over to Hizari's side, looking at the contents of the scroll.

There are only a few lines on the scroll, indicating that Jiraiya and Shadowbe have found traces of Tsunade in the Land of Iron, and that they will be able to contact Tsunade himself within the next two days.

Seeing this, whether it was Hizai or Lu Jiu, the tense muscles on his face were loosened.

The news from Jiraiya, who was out, and the shadows was like rain in time, extinguishing the fire of calamity that was burning wildly in the hearts of the two.

Anyway, I finally saw the key to breaking the game.

"Continue to keep in touch with the other side, and let Jiraiya tell Tsunade about the difficult situation the village is facing right now. In addition, tell Tsunade that the daimyo has agreed to her succeeding to the position of the fifth Hokage! ”

Rolling up the scroll, Hizai said solemnly to the dark ninja in front of him.

This time things were different from the past, and Tsunade couldn't be allowed to push back and refuse the Hokage's position.

"Yes!"

The Shadow Ninja responds and leaves quickly.

"Hokage-sama, since Tsunade-sama has news from his side, we just need to stabilize Elder Tuanzang on our side, and we can't stimulate him."

Lu Jiu calmly analyzed.

For them, who have already mastered the trump card, at this time, it is not appropriate to have too much conflict with Tuan Zang and cause unnecessary changes.

Hizai nodded in agreement.

Lu Jiu's thoughts coincided with his.

Danzou was already planning to take a desperate gamble, and although he was not afraid of a head-on conflict, as the Hokage, it would definitely provoke a strong backlash from the martial arts faction.

For him, who wants to buy time with all his heart, it is not suitable for the conflict with Tuanzang to escalate at this time.

At least Dayi is on his side, and in the face of Tuanzang, who has always lacked a foundation in this area, he has a huge advantage in name to operate.

As long as he doesn't make mistakes as Hokage, Danzou is helpless about it.

"Let's just do what you say, and then focus on stabilizing the speech within the village, and wait for Tsunade to come back."

When Hizai said this, he had plenty of confidence.

It was as if he had returned to the eventful years of his youth, and his mind was settled.

No matter what, he is always the Hokage. As long as he occupies this name and has a large ruling base in the village, it will be difficult for Danzou to carry out a coup d'état by force.

If Danzo really wants to follow the example of the four generations of Mizukage Goji in the village of Wuyin who succeeded in the coup d'état, or if the Uchiha clan is the loser, Hichizai doesn't mind letting Danzo taste the pain of the fiasco at that time.

At that time, he may be able to solve the root once and for all, the biggest bane inside Konoha.

Just then, the office door was pushed open again.

Still a masked ninja of the shadows.

As soon as he entered, he shouted eagerly, "It's a big deal, Hokage-sama, ...... outside." Rumors out there......"

"Rumors out there? What's wrong with those rumors? ”

Seeing this shadow ninja rushing in so quickly, Hinata immediately asked.

Although after learning the news of Tsunade, he felt a little more confident in his heart, but in the face of Tuanzang, he still didn't dare to be careless.

As a close friend since childhood, he knows all too well the difficulties of his old friend.

"The wind of rumors outside is starting to change, and the ...... ...... involved"

The Shadow Ninja also seemed to be very flustered, and did not dare to continue.

"What's involved? Hurry up! ”

Seeing the darkness, Hizai and Lu Jiu's faces sank.

Ordinary rumors don't panic the Shadow Ninja like that.

And now that the Shadow Ninja is behaving in such a mess, it's obvious that the rumors outside involve more sensitive matters.

"It's about ...... Four generations of Hokage-sama ......"

When the dark ninja said this, it was as if he had drained all his strength, and the clothes behind him were soaked with cold sweat.

"Watergate?"

Hizashi and Lu Jiuju took a breath of cold air, their bodies trembled, and a thick uneasiness came over them.

Although they knew that Danzang was bold, they didn't expect that Danzang would bring out the four generations of Hokage who had died twelve years ago to talk about it.

"How did those rumors spread......

Hizai pressed the panic in his heart, barely calmed down and asked.

"Those rumors say that Lord Hokage deliberately delayed the rescue time when the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha twelve years ago, deliberately causing the death of the fourth generation of Hokage-sama......"

As if he had been hit hard, he took a step back and coughed violently.

There was a cold murderous aura in the cloudy eyes, which caused the temperature in the room to drop by several degrees.

The Shadow Ninja swallowed his saliva and shivered, feeling the terrifying murderous aura that continued to be released from Hizao's body, and his mood was uneasy.

"Tuan-zang-"

Hizag almost gritted his teeth to say the name, his eyes were red, and killing intent burst out.

Lu Jiu smiled bitterly, and had a new understanding of the boldness of this ninja's darkness.

Not only the third generation, but even the fourth generation Hokage, who has died, dares to come out and talk about it.

You know, there are many die-hard factions in the village who have followed the four generations, is Tuan Zang disgusted that the matter is not big enough, and deliberately came over to add fuel to the fire?

It seems that this is not just a battle between the root and the Hokage faction, I am afraid that even the Konoha ninja who was once loyal to the water gate is not willing to be lonely and wants to stand up.

If the scale of it is not grasped well, Lu Jiu shuddered just thinking about it.

"Is there anything else you can say?"

Sensing that the shadow ninja seemed to have something to say, Shikaku was prepared for his best.

“…… The rumor also said that in order to cover up the fact that the Hokage-sama was plotting against the four generations of adults, he had been covering up the identities of the children of the four generations of adults for twelve years, treating them as demon foxes, completely suppressing the prestige of the four generations of adults, and erasing everything about the four generations of adults......"

“……”

There was a deathly silence in the office.

The deer was stunned for a long time.

I thought I had underestimated Tuanzang's boldness, but now it seems that the estimate just now still greatly underestimated Tuanzang's guts.

It's not just the four generations of Hokage, but even the sons of the four generations of Hokage are involved and make this secret public.

Naruto, because he is the Nine-Tails Pillar Force, was originally very sensitive in the village, and now his identity as the son of the Hokage has been revealed......

The corners of Lujiu's mouth twitched, and his eyelids jumped.

As a Konoha think tank, he didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing for the first time.

Even in the face of the behemoth of the Ghost Country, no matter how he is, he can come up with some ways to deal with it, and no matter how bad he is, it will be a way out.

But he really didn't know how to deal with such a complicated matter.

How to stop such rumors?

In particular, the rumor itself has a certain factual basis, but some important details have been revised.

But in any case, Naruto's identity is unquestionable.

He is the son of the Hokage, and he should have been treated as a hero's son, rather than being harshly criticized and disgusted by the villagers.

Lu Jiu only felt that he was now one head and two big.

And not to mention the three generations of Hokage, the killing intent in his eyes has turned into substance, making the Hokage's office fall into a depressing atmosphere like a swamp, which makes people breathless.

“…… How dare he...... How dare he ......"

Bang.

The office door was pushed open again.

What came in was Lujiu's, including Autumn Road Dingza and Yamanaka Kaichi.

Looking at their eyes, it was obvious that they had also gotten the rumors outside, and they broke in anxiously.

When they were about to speak, Lu Jiu smiled bitterly: "No need to report, you already know here." ”

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi were slightly stunned, looked at the Japanese slash who had lost his mind, and had to look at Lu Jiu for help, and asked, "Lu Jiu, what should I do next?" ”

"You ask me? Who goes, I ask? ”

Lu Jiu could only smile bitterly again.

It can only be said that this time the group is too big.

He also wanted to ask, how will Tuan Zang end?

Or, has the group thought about how to end?

Even, Lu Jiu began to wonder if if things were allowed to develop, would even the Uchiha clan, who had disappeared for nowhere, have to be taken out and announced......

A high-level elder dared to be so bold that Lu Jiu could never have imagined.

What's even more ridiculous is that this Menghu grew up under the noses of three generations of Hokage.

The power of the martial arts faction, or the power of the roots...... Has it gotten out of control to this point?

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi glanced at each other, and they both saw the sigh in each other's eyes.

The three clans of pigs, deer and butterflies are both prosperous and lossy, which is a covenant that has been adhered to since the Warring States Period.

The three clans have long been like one family.

Compared with the Ape Fei family, the relationship between the three families is obviously closer.

This time they were invited to come, on the one hand, to fulfill the contract with the Ape Fei clan, as the patriarch, they must set an example, and they must not lose their trust.

But on the one hand, it is also for the sake of the family's retreat.

Do you really have to think about the worst-case scenario?

Ding Za and Hai thought about this question at first.

The biggest question is, will Konoha, who is ruled by the darkness of the ninja, really tolerate the growth of the ninja clan?

"Go, go negotiate with Tuanzang......"

In the office, the bitter voice of the sun suddenly sounded.

The joy of finding Tsunade disappeared in an instant.

Hearing the arrangement of the Japanese slash, the three of Lu Jiu were silent.

They could tell from the tone of the day that it meant compromise.

"Tell Kakashi to return immediately."

Shikaku commanded to the dark ninja on the side.

The shadow ninja was stunned for a moment, then looked at Hizaki, who closed his eyes and nodded.

"Yes."

The Shadow Ninja left straight away to find Kakashi.

"When Kakashi returns, I'll come with you, Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu whispered.

Now their only chance of winning is Tsunade who has not yet returned.

Regardless of this negotiation, it is necessary to feed the hungry wolf Danzo in exchange for enough time for Tsunade to return.

"You can arrange it."

The three Hokages took a deep breath, turned around and walked to the window, looking out at the scenery and being silent.

"Then we'll go down too, Hokage-sama."

Ding Za and Haiyi bent down slightly and exited the office.

In the corridor outside, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi's expressions were very solemn.

"I didn't expect the situation to be so serious."

"Yes, Lu Jiu has arranged it like this, I'm afraid he has prepared for the worst. We'll ...... then."

Hai's eyes darkened.

"If Hokage-sama fails, the contract with the Sarutobi clan will end with the three of us."

Dingza also sighed.

Like Hai Yi and Shikaku, he is ready to sacrifice to save the family.

But even if you die, you must not lose your trust in others, fulfill the contract with the Sarufei clan, and fight for them until the blood is exhausted.

"Fugaku...... I was faced with this dilemma. ”

Hai Yi suddenly said an unexpected name.

Ding Zuo was slightly surprised.

Hai Yi smiled and said, "Even if it is as strong as the country of ghosts, it does not have the ability to silently destroy a huge ninja clan in Konoha." Do you think one Uchiha Itachi can do all this? ”

A huge family was wiped out under their noses, but the Dark Department didn't realize the fact that the Uchiha clan had been wiped out until the next day.

If the action of the dark department was really slow to this extent, then the Hokage would have been successfully assassinated countless times.

"Yes, the Uchiha made his choice, and now it's our turn to choose ......"

Ding Za nodded, and his mood calmed down.

When they made the decision to bring part of their family to assist the Sun, they had a sense of sacrifice.

Since we have this awareness, then what is there to fear from the so-called death?

At least that way, the family can survive.

"Will of Fire...... Those elders of the family, what they regret the most is to let us young people enter the ninja school to learn about this......"

In between the jokes, Ding Za and Hai Yi walked farther and farther away, disappearing from the end of the corridor.

The road ahead is nothing more than death.

Therefore, the two of them walked very calmly.

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In the vast and huge space, countless corridors hang in the air, crisscrossing and arraising, seemingly chaotic but with a certain pattern.

Underneath the criss-crossing corridors, there is a bottomless darkness, like a giant beast with a bloody mouth, which makes people shudder.

Feeling the humidity and coldness of the environment, Hizashi couldn't remember the last time he came to Roots' headquarters.

Maybe it was ten years ago, maybe it was twenty years ago...... Every time I come over, I have a complicated and sad feeling.

This time was no exception.

Because the rumors circulating outside are no longer just rumors.

What he is involved in is not only the fight between the two factions, but also the marginalized four generations of Hokage supporters, as well as the neutral Nine-Tails pillar force - Naruto.

Among them, Naruto is the weakest, but he is also the one who worries Hinata the most.

Danzang pulled it in, and no matter how angry he was, it didn't help.

He could only come to the root headquarters in person and negotiate with Danzang to prevent the rumors in the village from breaking out further.

At the very least, the influence should be kept to a minimum, and enough time should be given to Tsunade's return.

Therefore, on the way here, Hizai was ready to compromise with Danzo again.

As long as Danzang's request is not excessive, he can try to accept it.

If the persecution of Tuan Zang is too harsh...... A cold look flashed in Sunslash's eyes.

He's still the Hokage!

Under the protection of Kakashi and Shikaku, as well as a group of four dark shinobi, Hizashi personally led the team to one of the corridors and walked towards the huge iron gate at the end of the corridor.

As soon as he reached the middle of the corridor, Hizai stopped.

Countless figures shuttled through the dimly lit space, and a large number of root ninjas wearing painted masks appeared on the rest of the corridors, their eyes staring at Hizagi and his party, their eyes sharp, as if there were no machines with emotional fluctuations.

The aura of each of them is very good, which proves that every ninja is quite extraordinary, at least starting from the middle ninja.

Even among the middle ninjas, I'm afraid it's the kind that stands out.

Among them, there is an unknown number of upper ninjas.

From the look in their eyes, it can be seen that the ninja of the root has no respect for the Hokage.

It's just that this Hokage, who is in a high position in Konoha and has a high position, is like the prey that was about to be hunted by the roots in the past.

One...... A baker's dozen...... Twenty-one...... Forty-seven...... Shikaku silently counted the number of ninjas at the root.

Even so, there are many more root ninjas, hidden in the shadows, unrevealed.

Therefore, the more he counted, the heavier Lujiu became.

Although I knew that the power of the roots was very strong, I didn't expect the roots to grow to this extent.

This scale is almost the same as that of the dark part, and may even be stronger.

It can be said that as long as Danzou becomes the Hokage, the root can immediately take over all the work of the dark department and manage Konoha Village in an orderly manner, and there will be no shortage of manpower and the dilemma of not being able to implement orders.

This also means that when Tuan Zang comes to power, his dependence on the ninja will be greatly reduced.

At this time, the huge iron door at the end of the corridor slowly opened.

A one-eyed old man about the same age as Hisachi, on crutches, limped slowly and slowly surrounded by four root ninjas.

Although his walking posture is a little lame, when his steps fall to the ground, he is very calm and does not have the slightest vanity.

The exposed left eye is as sharp as a knife blade, piercing people's hearts.

Just by looking at it, Lu Jiu felt his eyes tingle, and he looked away, not daring to look at Tuan Zang.

After half a minute of walking, the group was surrounded by four root ninjas and stopped three meters in front of Hizari.

"Sunlash."

"Tuanzang."

The two called each other's names, their eyes fixed on each other, never relaxing.

Then, Danzo's gaze lingered on Shikaku's body for a moment, until the other party lowered his head, and then turned his gaze to the right side of the Hizai, which was where the shadow was located.

The standard dark costume, wearing an animal mask, silver-white hair and white fangs, reveals his identity - Kakashi Hachiki.

As for the other four dark shinobi, they were actively ignored by Tuan Zang.

"You should know what I mean. The rumors outside cannot be left unchecked. ”

The Japanese slash and the group are straight to the point, and there is no time to waste time here with the group.

"I need a position."

Danzang didn't hesitate to speak.

"Location?"

"That's right, add another advisor elder position, and the patriarch of the Hyuga clan, Hinata Hyuzo, will take office."

Danzang said.

Hizaki's face sank, he didn't expect that the collusion between the Hyuga clan and Tuanzang had reached this level.

Or is this just a side of the group's own words?

In fact, the Hyuga clan has no such considerations at all.

If so, there must be another arrangement.

"Yes. However, the rumors outside must stop! ”

Hizai said in a deep voice.

In any case, the rumors should be resolved first, and as for the extra position of adviser, it will not be implemented in a while.

"Give me three hours."

"Yes, in three hours, I'll have a high-level meeting and add an advisor."

The two of them said a word, like a sword, and they clashed each other, very crisp and neat.

They all know very well that the time at present is very precious, and everything that can be put on hold must be put on hold, and what cannot be put on hold, must be post-pressed, and cannot be dragged with mud and water.

Seeing that Tuan Zang agreed, Hizai secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was about to leave when Tuan Zang suddenly spoke:

"So, let's get started."

Begin? What starts?

Whether it's Hizai or Lujiu, they're all confused.

Mengdi, Kakashi, who was on the right side of the Japanese slash, suddenly burst out.

The cold blade tore through the air and slashed at the back of the sun slash mercilessly.

Blood splattered out.

The action is done in one go.

So much so that when the pain came, Hizai was stunned, shocked, incredulous, and confusion flashed through his eyes.

Before he could react, Danzo quickly stepped forward, taking advantage of Hizai's weakness, poked his hand out, and grabbed Hizari's throat fiercely.

The black binding spell bent from Danzo's wrist like a snake, wrapping around Hizari's body and controlling it.

The four shadow shinobi on the side reacted and stepped forward to stop Kakashi.

Mengdi, one of the dark shinobi suddenly took a step behind, and the ninja knife quickly swung, and the sharp wind blade turned sharply from the blade, covering the surroundings.

Poof!

The three dark shinobi were stabbed in the back one after another, lost the strength to resist, and fell to the ground.

Shikaku's expression changed drastically, and this scene happened so suddenly that his mind was blank.

When he came back to his senses, the four root ninjas who had followed Danzang drew their ninja knives and put them on his neck, so that he did not dare to make any rash moves.

"For ...... Why ......"

More heart-wrenching than the knife wound in the back was Kakashi's betrayal.

Why......

Why did Kakashi betray himself......

As for Hizai's question, Kakashi didn't say a word, holding the blood-stained white fanged short knife, and jumped down towards the dark abyss next to him, his figure disappearing into the vast darkness, and he didn't know where to go.

"I won, Sunslash."

Tuanzang's cold voice rang out.

"Tuanzang, you ......"

"By now, you don't think it's your shadows who sent back the news to Tsunade, right?"

The strength in Tuan Zang's hand increased again.

The hole of the child shrank, and the old face was distorted in pain.

"If you don't do this, if you don't leave you a hope, you who have no way back, you won't come to negotiate with me at all...... Let me tell you, the hope in your heart didn't exist from the beginning! ”

The strength of Danzo's arm increased again, and Hichisa's entire face began to turn red.

Because his body was controlled by Danzang's spells, he couldn't even do the basic struggle.

"It's time to inject you with new 'hope'......"

Danzang raised his other hand and untied the bandage covering his right eye.

The hideous writing wheel eyes, in which the three magatama begin to connect, become a more complex style.

"Write, write, write!?"

Shikaku was shocked.

He couldn't have imagined that the right eye hidden by Tuan Zang turned out to be a writing wheel eye, and that style was ......

Kaleidoscope writing wheels!

Forced to raise his head and look at Danzang, Hizap, after continuing to look at each other for a minute, the struggling look in his eyes slowly regained his calm, exuding a strange and peaceful aura.

Seeing the Japanese slash that had been controlled by the kaleidoscope writing wheel, Danzo let go of the palm that was holding his neck.

Sun Chop fell weakly on the corridor, that weak appearance, like a helpless old man, coughing constantly, depressed.

"You are the beloved Hokage in the sun, and I am the root ...... buried deep underground"

The light, broken through the darkness, will reign over all.

"Now all sin is up to you."

Only in this way can I become the new light of the village, Sunslash!

The ambition in Danzo's eyes, no longer concealed, showed the sharpest fangs to the Hokage's position.

There is no rival in front of him!

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At the end of the chapter, let's take a look.

Sun Slash: Tuan Zang, you-

Danzo: Hizai, I'm the Hokage!

Hichiza: Danzo, you'll regret it!

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(PS: The way to save Konoha is to turn Danzo into light!) ）