Hatake Sakumo's chance of becoming Hokage has been completely lost.

On the streets of Konoha, all kinds of people were discussing in whispers that Hatake Sakumo gave up his mission to save his companions, which led to the death of others and also brought huge losses to Konoha, etc.

Although these people may not have much malicious intent when discussing it, after what happened, few people have said anything about whether Hatake Sakumo can become the fourth Hokage.

Few people even discuss when the Third Hokage will step down, when the Fourth Hokage will take office, etc.

What Toneri considered at the beginning was that the biggest beneficiary of this incident would be Orochimaru, who competed with Hatake Sakumo to become the fourth generation.

But after thinking about it carefully, the biggest beneficiary is actually Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage!

No one will use public opinion to force him to resign in a subtle way.

Now as long as he wants, he can always sit in the position of Hokage.

Because in the subconscious of these people, the third generation Hokage made no mistakes, but the best candidate in their minds at the moment made a mistake. Will they make mistakes again after they become Hokage?

With this kind of thoughts and thoughts, it is estimated that there will be no discussion about who can become the Fourth Hokage for a long time in the future.

So it seems that Orochimaru has benefited the most, but in fact, it may be Sarutobi Hiruzen who has benefited the most.

Of course, this is the end of the matter this time.

...

Soon, Toneri came to the door of the Hatake clan's mansion.

Knocked lightly on the door.

The person who opened the door was a woman with a slightly haggard face. Her ordinary-looking face showed indescribable fatigue.

After seven days of fermentation, this ordinary woman endured pressure that she didn't know she should have endured.

She knew Sheren. Although Sheren didn't come often, she still remembered him.

There was surprise on his face, and surprise hidden deep in his eyes.

Sheren is still alive!

"Is Uncle Sakumo at home?" Toneri asked.

"Here! He's...inside..."

"Excuse me." Shiren bowed deeply.

The woman immediately led the man inside.

He came to a somewhat dark room and knocked on the door gently. The woman stood in front of the door and shouted inside: "Sakumo, Tonero-kun is here."

After standing in front of the door for a long time, I heard a slightly hoarse voice coming from inside.

"come in."

The woman looked at Toneri with a slightly pleading look, which made his originally hard heart soften.

He nodded and opened the door and walked in.

Sitting in front of the desk in the corner of the room was a neatly dressed man with a haggard and even pale face. Looking at Toneri, his eyes were full of exhaustion, and there was a hint of loneliness in the deepest part of his eyes.

"I knew you were fine."

An ugly smile appeared on Hatake Sakumo's face, along with a trace of relief.

"Uncle Sakumo, how did you become like this?"

It was hard for Sheren to imagine that the being who once killed people without blinking an eye and was known as Shura actually looked so weak now.

As someone who has experienced the Big Bang era and witnessed online violence, Toneri somewhat does not understand why Hatake Sakumo is so easily influenced by public opinion.

To use Sheren's words to describe it, this is a glass heart!

Hatake Sakumo waved his hands and said nothing.

"Don't you understand that someone is planning something against you?" Seeing his appearance, Shiren couldn't help but frown and yell.

Hearing this, Hatake Sakumo was stunned, with a bit of bitterness on his face.

"You mean Danzo, right?"

Shiren was stunned.

"you know?"

Immediately he realized that Hatake Sakumo was not a small character. He was the head of Konoha's ANBU and held a high position. He must know who Danzo was and who was behind this incident.

Toneri stopped and looked at Hatake Sakumo silently, and gradually understood.

In fact, external public opinion is part of the reason why he has become what he is now. Someone in Konoha did die because of him, which is another part of the reason. But the real impact may be the inaction of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The person he once respected, trusted, and stood at the highest position in Konoha acquiesced in what happened.

This may be what stimulates him the most and hurts him the most.

He had obviously been instilling the "will of fire" into people from the beginning to the end, but after others followed the "will of fire" to save their companions, he was questioned and even despised by everyone.

Someone wanted to target him, but the person in the position of Hokage turned a blind eye.

Even he knew that Danzo did this, would Sarutobi Hiruzen not know?

This kind of damage to a person's belief is the greatest.

The collapse of faith is sometimes accompanied by a person's downfall.

For a moment, Shiren didn't know what to say.

It was as if I could feel the sadness in Hatake Sakumo's heart.

Strictly speaking, Hatake Sakumo is a member of the Hokage family.

I just didn't expect it would turn out like this in the end.

Shiren pulled up a chair and sat down in front of him.

At this moment, in this situation, whether he is really alive or not has little impact on Hatake Sakumo.

In him, he felt a kind of sadness that was greater than the death of his heart.

An atmosphere of silence spread between the two of them.

At this moment, some sounds were heard outside the Hatake clan's residence, and they were getting closer and closer, becoming more and more obvious.

"Hatake Sakumo violated the ninja code... causing Konoha to face huge losses..."

"Yuta Ninja also believes that Hatake Sakumo should not save him, but should put Konoha's interests first and follow the ninja code as the criterion!"

"Yuta Ninja..."

"..."

This ninja named Yuta is the ninja who was rescued by Hatake Sakumo

Shiren's expression changed.

He saw that Hatake Sakumo who was in front of him at this moment, his face that was already a little pale, became even paler, and could even be said to be pale.

"Uncle Sakumo..."

"Well--"

Suddenly, in front of Toneri, Hatake Sakumo's pale face turned from white to red, and a wisp of bright red blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

The last straw for him!

For Hatake Sakumo, the companion he had saved under so much pressure was standing on his opposite side at this moment.

The feeling of being betrayed by a companion is enough to break any determined person, let alone Hatake Sakumo, who is already very fragile at this moment.

"Uncle Sakumo, I have a suggestion. You might as well listen to it. After all, it has become what it is now, and you have nothing to lose anymore."

Hatake Sakumo's lifeless eyes slowly raised, looking at Toneri without much emotion.

With a final attempt, "This way..."

...

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya were still in the Hokage's office.

When they heard the sound outside, their expressions changed at the same time.

Even Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned pale. The content of the sound this time officially proved that this matter was beyond his control as the Hokage.

Danzo did not obey his orders and it ended like this!

And he also left a final trump card!

"Old man, you really screwed up this time." Jiraiya's face was gloomy.

Sarutobi Hiruzen pursed his lips, the chakra in his body surged, and the white god robe on his body made a sound in the wind.

His somewhat rickety back was straightened, as if he had regained his original strength.

The hand holding the pipe made a "crunching" sound.

"Someone's coming!"
To be continued...