He would like to hear Danzo's special explanation for this.

Noticing that Toneri was indeed paying close attention to this matter, Danzo's wrinkled smile became increasingly ugly.

"Actually, from the very beginning, your mission was just to assassinate the heir who was about to become the daimyo of Ta no Kuni, because he was the one who colluded with Iwagakure Village.

As for the ninjas of Iwagakure Village present, they were not originally within the scope of your mission. Even if they really want to collide with the ninjas of Iwagakure Village, they are only a very small part. And the powerful Five-tailed Jinchuuriki Han,

This is not what you need to deal with."

"Um?"

Toneri remembered that at the beginning of the mission, Akaraan had said that the five-tailed jinchūriki would be dealt with by strong men, so there was no need for them to worry.

But even after waiting until the last moment, the strong man Chi Luan talked about did not appear.

If they hadn't had good adaptability and successfully assassinated the man at the last moment, I am afraid that the current Tian Kingdom would have become an ally of the Earth Kingdom.

Not only that, the Fire Country will lose a large amount of financial revenue and a loyal younger brother in exchange for an opponent in the north of Konoha who may launch a sneak attack at any time in the future. If a war breaks out, some troops will need to be deployed at the border of Tian Country.

.

This time, it is a huge loss, a huge loss to the entire Fire Country and the entire Konoha.

The most important thing is that if the unknown strong man does not appear, the person facing the Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki will become him, leaving him facing a huge crisis.

He had to forcefully open the fifth gate of the Eight Gate Dunjia, Dumen, to barely resist Han in his normal state. However, he immediately transformed into a half-tailed beast. The tailed beast jade with extremely destructive power was still fresh in his memory.

If he didn't have some trump cards and a back-up man like Kakuzu as protection, I'm afraid it would be really troublesome and he might not be able to escape Han's pursuit.

If you really push him to the point where he completely transforms into a tailed beast, then that will be a big deal.

Therefore, Toneri didn't have a good impression of the unknown strong man at all, and he wouldn't even mind beating him up if conditions allowed.

If you want to count, the deaths of Chi Luan and the other two people also had a lot to do with him.

Seeing the disgust and even a little bit of murderous intent deep in Toneri's eyes, Danzo was satisfied with his current change of mentality.

"Are you curious, who is the mysterious strong man who is supposed to appear?"

Shiren remained silent and did not answer.

But this time Danzo gave the answer directly.

"Hatake Sakumo! Konoha White Fang!"

Upon hearing this name, Toneri's pupils suddenly shrank subconsciously.

Even though he had some suspicions in his mind, when Danzo actually said it, Toneri still couldn't help being surprised.

He had been paying attention to the White Fang incident that might happen in the future, thinking about how he should face it or save him if he had the chance.

After all, for Konoha, especially the current Konoha, White Fang's identity is indeed very special, not only in terms of deterrence to other countries, but also in terms of the identity he represents in Konoha at this moment, the Hokage candidate.

!

However, when something happened to him and he became a victim, it was somewhat difficult for him to let go.

To put it bluntly, if he hadn't been strong enough and White Fang hadn't appeared this time, his name would have been added to Konoha's death list.

Danzo continued: "After staying in Konoha for so long, you have had a lot of contact with Hiruzen and at his roots. I think with your ability, you should understand the way Hiruzen and I get along. See

Understand the role of roots on the entire leaf.

Root, its main function is to deal with everything, things that Konoha cannot do on the surface, such as this time taking action against the next daimyo of Tian Country who is still a nominal ally.

These things are things that the Third Hokage, who is the 'honest and majestic', cannot do. This is the fundamental responsibility. You can think that this is not fair enough, but it is undeniable that there are always some people who deal with such so-called'

Dirty thing', all this is for Konoha!"

This was the original intention of the root itself. It was only as Danzo's ambition gradually expanded that the root gradually changed.

"So, this assassination is our root mission, and as Hokage, if you send people to help us clear the obstacles, remove the threat of Han, and at the same time attract the attention of most of the Iwa ninjas, your mission will be much simpler.

It's still difficult, but it's no longer a death-defying mission."

After listening to Danzo's words, Toneri couldn't help but take a deep breath and let it out for a long time.

"So he didn't show up in the end, why?"

"Because? Because they encountered an ambush on their way to Tian Country. Although those people were no match for Hatake Sakumo, some of his companions on the mission were seriously injured. If they were not caught in time,

treatment, you will die.

So Hatake Sakumo finally chose to send the ninja back to Konoha. Timely treatment saved his life, but when he arrived at the Daming Palace of Tianno Country the next day

It was a mess, and only the details of that time were known from some people's mouths. Not even the bodies of the Chiluan trio were found, and of course your body was not found either.

At the same time, he also saw the huge traces of terror in the forest outside Tianzhi."

Toneri was silent again. If everything was really as Danzo said, then Hatake Sakumo's choice, from Toneri's point of view, was a kind of harm to him.

To Hatake Sakumo's companions, he is a lifesaver, but from Toneri's point of view, he is the culprit who put himself in crisis.

I originally thought that if there was a chance, I would see if there was any way to save Hatake Sakumo, but when Danzo said this, I felt a little panicked.

"Then why, from other people's mouths, it seems"

"It seems you are dead too, right?"

Toneri nodded, obviously he had told Orochimaru in advance, but Orochimaru didn't seem to say anything.

Danzo looked at Toneri with his meaningful eyes and said slowly: "Toneri, in my opinion, you are as smart as your teacher Orochimaru, with the same unique insights and vision.

I believe you have also observed the situation here after entering Konoha. Who do you think is most beneficial to this incident?"

To whom is it most beneficial?

From the surface, it is definitely the most beneficial thing for Orochimaru.

So, Orochimaru didn't tell anyone that he was still alive?

The death of a jinchuriki is definitely something that no hidden village can accept, and it is also a perfect jinchuriki!

In order to increase the pressure on Hatake Sakumo, even the fact that he was still alive was suppressed?

No, Orochimaru would not be so stupid.

It is impossible for him to do something so obviously detrimental to himself, because as long as he returns smoothly, it will be useless.

Even if it's seven days late.

And the biggest beneficiary is not Orochimaru! Even if it seems that the beneficiary is him

"Am I coming back late? Seven days of fermentation is enough to crush a person's will and push him to the forefront of public opinion?"

As a participant, if you think about it carefully, you can actually see a lot of things from it. It just takes a while to sort it out because there are too many big guys involved.

Danzo wanted to say something more, but a figure appeared next to him.

"Danzo-sama, Hokage-sama's ANBU ninjas are waiting outside, let Toneri Jonin pass over."

Danzo nodded and did not hesitate, "Hiruzhan is looking for you. You are a smart person and you should know what to do."

After Toneri left, the root ninja continued: "Hokage-sama said something, he said: 'Enough'."

Upon hearing this, Danzo's expression paused, and the look in his eyes changed.

He murmured: "Is that enough? Hiruzen, you still take things for granted."

Then, he said in a deep voice to the root ninja next to him: "The time is almost here, it's time for everyone who should speak out to speak out!"

"Yes!" The root ninja finished his words and disappeared again.
Chapter completed!