Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly shrank, revealing an expression of complete disbelief.
"Third Hokage-sama, you are really awesome. You did a good job with the Wood Style experiment. However, one of them was hidden by that old dog Danzo to realize his ambition, and the other one was the one who caused the nine-tails attack and killed the Fourth Hokage. If the First Hokage at the Pure Land knew about this, would he be angry and come back to life?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips moved, wanting to say something, but he remained silent in the end. He knew that he was too suspicious in this matter, and no matter what he said, it would be like quibbling.
After a while, Kuragami Uchiha sighed and said: "That guy has been solved by me, and the traces of him using Wood Style were also erased by my ninjutsu. I used Sage Mode the whole time when I was fighting him, and your crystal ball should not be able to see the scenes, so this matter should only be known by the two of us."
When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Kuragami Uchiha didn't seem to want to make a fuss about this matter, which made him feel a little relieved.
"Thank you." Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"Don't thank me. You should be thankful for the Hokage hat on your head and the robe on your body!"
Kuragami Uchiha said unhappily: "Hokage can retire for any reason, even if he resigns because of a war failure, but he must not be driven out for this reason! If the name of Hokage is tainted, the hearts of the people in the village will soon be scattered!"
The reason why Kuragami Uchiha made such a choice was not because Hiruzen Sarutobi had a lot of face in Kuragami Uchiha, but simply because Kuragami Uchiha did not want to take over a Hokage hat that was born with a stain.
And more importantly, he did not want to set a precedent for clearing up the previous Hokage.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also understood what Kuragami Uchiha meant at this time and nodded silently.
After a while, Kuragami Uchiha slowly spoke: "The masked man is a weapon cultivated privately by Danzo. The nine-tails attack six years ago was planned by Danzo in order to kill the Fourth Hokage and ascend to the position of Hokage. This time, he appeared just to avenge Danzo. How about using this to give everyone an explanation?"
Kuragami Uchiha put the blame on Danzo, whose grave was probably covered with grass, and then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "The reason for the martial law tonight is that you, Third Hokage, discovered this historical legacy, so you summoned the Konoha Military Police Force and the Anbu to act together, in order to lure out the remnants of the traitor Danzo Shimura, and then kill them in one fell swoop. In this way, your problem, Third Hokage, is at most oversight."
"Danzo?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind moved slightly. Although he felt that this was a bit unfair to Danzo, it seemed that the solution proposed by Kuragami Uchiha was the best solution at the moment.
It could not only preserve his reputation and allow him to retire safely but also give a reasonable explanation for the village's martial law order last night.
'Sorry, Danzo, this is really the last time.'
"So, Kuragami, what are the conditions?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kuragami Uchiha and asked. He knew that Kuragami Uchiha's help to him naturally could not be without any cost.
"In the future, I plan to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the number of ninjas in the village. It is not good for ninjas trained with the resources of the village to not be in the ninja ranks of the village."
Kuragami Uchiha said: "So, I hope that the Sarutobi clan can cooperate in this matter."
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of a cigarette and fell into deep thought.
At present, most of the village's power is under the command of Kuragami Uchiha, and he can actually be regarded as the actual Hokage. The only thing he needs to do to become the real Hokage is to be nominated by the village's Jonin, and the Daimyo nods in agreement.
Now, the conditions proposed by Kuragami Uchiha are to completely disintegrate the last power of his, the former Hokage.
"Okay."
Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a while and nodded: "In these two days, I will let them cooperate with the village's actions."
Hiruzen Sarutobi understood that with the handing over of the last power in his hands, he would really be just a retired old man.
'But…'
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Kuragami Uchiha in front of him. The man in front of him had courage and means, and his strength was also at the top of Shinobi World.
'Maybe the village will move towards new glory in his hands.'
'There is nothing wrong with being a retired old man.'
After making up his mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked his last concern: "Kuragami, how do you plan to deal with Jiraiya?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi also knew that Jiraiya was completely tricked by him in this matter. He obviously had no talent in this area, but he was put in this position. Now he is in prison. If possible, Hiruzen Sarutobi still wants to help his disciple.
"As for Jiraiya-sama, how about charging him with the crime of endangering public safety by peeping and creating and spreading bad books? He will be dismissed and forced to retire. From now on, let him be a writer who travels around the mountains and rivers." Kuragami Uchiha said.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, stood up, walked to the storage cabinet in the office, and took out a set of tea sets.
"I heard that Clan Head Kuragami has superb tea ceremony skills. I wonder if an old man like me has the honor to taste it?"
After Hiruzen Sarutobi made the decision, his temperament changed. At this moment, he was no longer the old and incompetent politician. He seemed to have the demeanor of the former ninja hero.
Kuragami Uchiha looked at this scene and smiled. He took the tea set from Hiruzen Sarutobi and said with a smile: "Of course."
At this time, Kakashi, who sent Naruto back home and left him a note asking him to go to school normally tomorrow, also came to the Hokage building.
After entering the Hokage's office, he saw Kuragami Uchiha concentrating on making tea.
"It seems that you have already discussed it." Kakashi smiled.
"Sit down." Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Kakashi.
Soon, Kuragami Uchiha brought two cups of tea to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi took it, he quickly completed a full set of tea ceremony etiquette. After drinking the tea, he put down the teacup and said: "The tea ceremony skills of the Clan Head Kuragami are really well-deserved."
"Thank you for the compliment, Third Hokage-sama." Kuragami Uchiha smiled: "If you like, you can come to me anytime in the future."
"Forget it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and smiled: "In the future, I'm afraid you won't have the time to make tea. The work of the Hokage is very busy."
"Kuragami, can you tell me, an old man, what you plan to do after becoming the Fifth Hokage?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.