The Sealing Space fell silent. Naruto was deep in thought, while Kurama waited for Naruto's answer.
"To be honest, Kurama, your frankness surprises me a bit, but frankness is also the beginning of good cooperation."
Naruto smiled, his face not showing any embarrassment, but rather a hint of satisfaction. He continued, "To be honest, the so-called parents are really a foreign concept to me. After all, besides giving me life..."
"All I got was your existence and the malice of this entire village."
"They could have sealed you in someone else's body, or simply let you leave the village. But they just wanted the Nine Tails to stay in Konoha. They never considered how a Jinchuriki would be treated in the village. In the end, between the village and me, they only chose the village."
"Even if their original intention wasn't like that, they were still indirect instigators of all this. But after all, they gave me life, so I won't hate them. But similarly, I won't hate you either, so you don't have to worry about me harboring malice towards you."
Naruto grinned again, and even Kurama couldn't help but feel a chill at the sight of those snow-white teeth, but it quickly returned to its original appearance, and that fox face once again revealed an arrogant look.
Destroying the village created by Hashirama Senju really excited it.
"Since that's the case, then I'll play along with you. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Reincarnation of Asura!"
"Just give me your power."
A red line of Chakra quietly appeared in the cold, damp, and dim space, connecting Kurama and Naruto.
...
At the same time, at the very moment Naruto and Kurama were communicating, inside the Hokage Building in Konoha.
Because he was the Third Hokage of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen often had to deal with all kinds of matters, big and small, in the village and couldn't get away. Therefore, he often stayed overnight directly in the Hokage Building.
Today, it was to deal with the conflict between the Konoha Military Police Force and the civilians, so he had no choice but to spend the night in the Hokage Building again.
It's really a headache, the Uchiha Clan. Even though Shisui is in there mediating, it's still the same old story.
Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the old pipe that had been with him for more than a dozen years and took a hard puff, briefly revealing a relaxed expression. After exhaling a puff of white smoke, he couldn't help but get a headache again.
What really gave him a headache now wasn't actually the matter of the Uchiha Konoha Military Police Force. After all, the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village had always been a historical problem that couldn't be solved overnight.
"Suddenly extracting Chakra? Is someone secretly contacting the Jinchuriki? Or is it because of the Tailed Beast?"
In the hazy white smoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen's wrinkled, thin old face flickered, and he muttered to himself.
"Bang!"
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was secretly having a headache, a sound of a door being pushed open suddenly rang out. An old man with a cane walked in quickly. He didn't even need to look to know who it was. In today's Konoha, there was only one person who dared to be so rude to the dignified Third Hokage.
The darkness of the Shinobi World, the dark side of Konoha, the founder and leader of Konoha's Root, the famous Hokage Assistant—Shimura Danzo.
Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could open his mouth to ask, Shimura Danzo directly preempted him.
"Hiruzen, I heard that the Nine Tails Jinchuriki suddenly learned to extract Chakra..."
"Bang!"
Before Shimura Danzo could finish speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly slammed the old pipe in his hand heavily on the table.
"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"
What a joke, he had just learned from the Anbu's overnight report that Naruto had suddenly extracted Chakra, and you, Shimura Danzo, came directly to the Hokage Building?
Could it be that in this Konoha, your Root's capabilities surpass even the Hokage's Anbu? Are you the Hokage, or is he the Hokage!
In short, because the sudden appearance of the Jinchuriki exceeded his expectations, Sarutobi Hiruzen was already in an extremely bad mood, and Shimura Danzo could be said to have walked right into the line of fire.
And Shimura Danzo, who had just entered the Hokage office with an aggressive demeanor, was immediately stunned by Sarutobi Hiruzen's aura.
What's going on? He hasn't even started the process yet, why is the settlement screen appearing right from the start?
But what kind of person is Shimura Danzo? The darkness of the Shinobi World, a man determined to become Hokage, how could he be so easily intimidated? He was only stunned for a moment, and his expression immediately returned to its previous angry state.
"Hiruzen, this matter is very serious. Someone has avoided the Root's surveillance and directly contacted the Jinchuriki. There are bad people in the village, and they are skilled in Genjutsu and reconnaissance."
Shimura Danzo's face was full of anger, and even the cane in his hand couldn't help but wave in the air. In the entire Konoha, the only things that could make Shimura Danzo show such excitement, besides the Hokage position, were the Uchiha Clan.
And Uzumaki Naruto, as the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, naturally concerned Shimura Danzo's Hokage dream. In the current Konoha, which already seemed to be facing a generational gap, the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, this "nuclear bomb," had never been as important as it was now since the founding of Konoha.
Therefore, Shimura Danzo must bring the Nine Tails Jinchuriki into his Root.
"Hiruzen, the Jinchuriki is now being targeted by certain people. You must hand him over to the Root."
Sarutobi Hiruzen forcibly suppressed his emotions, took another deep breath of smoke, and said in a deep voice while exhaling smoke rings, "Danzo, I've said it many times, I will not hand Naruto over to you."
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"He is the Fourth Hokage's child, Minato's child. He should bathe in the Will of Fire and grow up in the sunlight."
This bastard.
Danzo became even more angry upon hearing this.
This hypocritical, extremely false hypocrite, what bathing in the Will of Fire, what growing up in the sunlight, to put it bluntly, isn't it just that you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, want to control the Jinchuriki in your own hands?
When he spread rumors about the Jinchuriki being a Demon Fox outside, he originally wanted to take control of the Jinchuriki, but he didn't expect Sarutobi Hiruzen to reap the benefits, while the blame all fell on Shimura Danzo's head.
He knew very well that the current Sarutobi Hiruzen was no longer the hero he once was. Occupying a high position, corrupted by the Hokage's power for decades, the other party had long lost his original ambition. Even when facing the aggressive behavior of several small Ninja Villages, he would only weakly retreat, and had completely become an old man who only knew how to play with power.
It was time for him to sit in the Hokage position now.
"Hiruzen, the Jinchuriki has suddenly mastered Chakra now, and someone must guide him. As the Hokage, you simply don't have time to teach him." As he said this, a gleam suddenly appeared in Shimura Danzo's single eye.
"Now only the Root can correctly guide the Jinchuriki. As long as he is in the Root, I will definitely train him into the most outstanding weapon, so that he can better protect Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak, but slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke. Shimura Danzo was not wrong about the previous point. The current Naruto did need guidance, but definitely not to be taught by the Root.
He now strongly suspected that Naruto had already come into contact with the Nine Tails. After all, the other party could not have come into contact with any knowledge of extracting Chakra, and he was also eighty percent certain that no one in the village had privately contacted the Jinchuriki. After all, this was a slippery slope that no one could touch.
As for the Ninja skilled in Genjutsu and perception that Danzo mentioned, there was no need to think about who he was referring to.
He should find some time to meet Naruto tomorrow and give him his living expenses for next month.
Sarutobi Hiruzen made a decision in his heart.
But his silence provoked Shimura Danzo's dissatisfaction.
"Hiruzen! Are you even listening to what I'm saying? You must hand over the Jinchuriki to the Root for guidance now. Only in the Root will he..."
"Shimura Danzo!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also a little annoyed by Shimura Danzo's words. After all, it was already late at night, he had worked all day, and he was very tired now and should rest.
"Are you finished?"
Suddenly being addressed by his full name, Danzo was momentarily startled. Coupled with the other party's face obscured by smoke, he couldn't quite discern whether Sarutobi Hiruzen was genuinely angry or simply trying to intimidate him.
"Hiruzen, I..."
"Enough, Danzo!" Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted him again, his expression beneath the smoke somewhat complex.
"There are some things I don't want to bring out into the open. Therefore, I don't want to discuss the matter of Naruto with you any further. If you're finished, then leave."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words caused Shimura Danzo's heart to instinctively skip a beat. Many things flashed through his mind, but despite the unease in his heart, his expression remained unchanged.
"Hiruzen, what do you mean by that?"
This hypocritical fellow, does he really think he can prove his innocence just by claiming he didn't meddle in those affairs?
However, he didn't dare to express it directly. If he were to truly bring these things into the open, he might very well be found having committed suicide out of guilt at the Root Base.
Sarutobi Hiruzen gently raised his hand to fan away the smoke in front of his face, revealing eyes that, though somewhat clouded, remained as calm as a still pond. This indifferent attitude made Shimura Danzo even more resentful but dared not speak.
"Danzo, I am the Hokage."
Crack!
Shimura Danzo subconsciously tightened his grip on his cane. Those words again.
Every time Sarutobi Hiruzen, that bastard, didn't want to argue with him, he would use those words to suppress him. Yet, he had no way to counter it. After all, even his Root had no legal authorization in Konoha. If it weren't for Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, needing his existence, he would have been replaced long ago.
So, when the other party uttered those words, it signified the end of the conversation. Shimura Danzo could only impotently rage and throw down a sentence: "You will regret this, Sarutobi!"
"I am the Hokage, Danzo."
Bang!
Danzo completely lost it, slamming the door shut in anger.
The conversation ended unhappily, once again with Danzo's defeat.
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the wooden door being slammed shut and took a deep drag of his pipe.
He knew his "friend" all too well. Having spent too long in the darkness, he was destined to never bask in the sunlight again.
"Danzo, even if I die, you will never become Hokage."
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