Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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It really is here!

Danzo's pupils contracted, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Looking around, one could see many masked figures of the Dark Guard standing around the base, each concealing their aura and firmly guarding each exit.

Danzo felt a tightness in his chest, and his breath hitched for a beat.

His face turned ashen as he looked around, a surge of anger rising to his head: "What do you mean by this?!"

He stopped in his tracks, slammed his cane heavily on the ground, and questioned the two secret agents blocking the entrance.

One of the ANBU members, who was already standing at the base entrance, simply made a "please" gesture upon hearing this: "Lord Danzo, please come in. The Third Hokage is waiting for you inside."

At this moment, they were positioned on the left and right, subtly blocking Danzo's retreat.

Danzo glanced sideways and noticed that the path behind him was also blocked by several ANBU members.

He was now completely surrounded by these people!

Danzo's face was extremely grim, but he could only force himself to remain calm.

He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again with an angry expression, coldly snorting, "Hmph! What's Hiruzen Sarutobi up to? Calling me here and putting on this show..."

As he spoke, he leaned on his cane, strode across the threshold, and entered the old lair he had painstakingly built up over decades.

As the scene inside the base came into view, Danzo's pupils contracted sharply, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

He stopped in his tracks, his whole body instantly frozen in place.

In his former office, his most trusted right-hand man, Ryoma Aburame, was kneeling on the ground in a very disheveled state!

All that could be seen was that Longma's entire body was tightly bound and restrained by countless thick tree branches, his arms were tied behind his back, as if he were being tied to the ground by a tree, and his mouth was also sealed with a sturdy wooden strip.

"Waaaa! Waaaaa—" Aburame Ryoma also saw Danzo arrive and began to struggle fiercely.

He shook his head frantically, making muffled warning sounds, as if trying to remind Danzo to escape quickly.

Unfortunately, the wooden strip sealed his mouth, preventing him from uttering a single clear word.

Danzo was in a state of turmoil. He forced himself to calm down, suppressed the urge to turn around and retreat, and walked forward step by step.

His gaze passed over his disheveled subordinates and landed on a figure standing quietly at the other end of the hall, with his back to him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He stood with his back to the entrance, behind the large desk, head down, holding a scroll and slowly turning the pages.

Scattered around his feet and on the table were numerous files, some even fallen to the ground, indicating they had been hastily searched.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked more hunched than usual, his back conveying a heavy sense of fatigue.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant and oppressive, so heavy that it was almost suffocating.

Danzo stopped in his tracks, feeling his heart pounding.

His heart sank: This is bad!

Without a doubt, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already led a search party for the Root organization without his knowledge.

Danzo's gaze swept quickly over the scrolls and torn pages of documents on the ground.

Although he never left any written record of many of his most important deeds, such as attacking Uchiha Shisui and making a deal with Uchiha Itachi.

But many of the things recorded on these scrolls within the Root organization are things that cannot be brought to light.

If this were made public, it would be enough to ruin him forever!

Why did Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly break into Root's base?

Hasn't he always turned a blind eye to these dirty and tiring jobs?

When Danzo's gaze shifted back to Hiruzen Sarutobi's slender back, his eyes instantly turned sinister: This guy... usually acts all high and mighty, and values ​​his reputation above all else.

Danzo clenched his teeth, knowing that his opponent would show no mercy.

He knew Hiruzen Sarutobi too well.

This old buddy may be flexible and unpredictable in his methods, but deep down he values ​​the facade of the "Will of Fire" and the "light" of the village to an extreme degree.

To maintain the outward harmony of Konoha and his reputation as a "hero of ninja," he tacitly allowed himself to force Sakumo to commit suicide, and was even more ruthless to himself, even turning the assassination attempt on him into a distant memory...

But today they clearly intend to settle old scores, and Hiruzen will not let him off easily.

In an instant, Danzo's mind raced.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about complaining.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's display of force clearly indicates that he's targeting me.

"Hmph!" Danzo suddenly let out a heavy snort, his face showing annoyance.

He took two large steps forward, leaning on his cane, forcefully breaking the tense atmosphere, and shouted, "Hiruzen! You summoned me to this place so early in the morning and even tied up my men, what exactly do you want?!"

Relying on his seniority, Danzo decided to turn the tables and try to overwhelm his opponent with a preemptive strike.

However, to Danzo's surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained with his back to him, neither turning around nor answering immediately.

The air around us seemed to freeze.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally stopped what he was doing and let out a long sigh.

At that moment, Orochimaru's mockery on the rooftop suddenly echoed in his mind.

Is it really true, as Orochimaru said, that he is not suitable to be Hokage?

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a hoarse voice, as if talking to himself, "What's going on with the Konoha Orphanage?"

He didn't look at Danzo, but stared straight ahead at the empty space.

An orphanage... was it for this?

Danzo calmed down a bit, the tense muscles on his face relaxed slightly for a moment, and a hint of mockery even appeared on his face.

Oh, I see. Is that all you're asking?

"Oh, so it was because of this trivial matter?"

"what?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly stunned for a moment, then slowly came to his senses and looked in Danzo's direction, his face half-turned, his gaze uncertain.

Seeing this, Danzo raised his head and even sneered disdainfully, "Those kids weren't even from Konoha! Letting them contribute their last bit of value to Konoha's strength is already a great blessing for them!"

Danzo spoke with righteous indignation, a hint of impassioned fervor on his face: "The real danger lies in raising these unknown orphans from other villages! Who knows if they'll be found by their former masters and betray Konoha? It's better to eliminate them now than let them cause trouble later. Everything I've done is for the village! For Konoha to become even stronger!"

Upon hearing these words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, which had been slightly lowered, suddenly widened.

He slammed his hand on the table: "Shut up!"

With a muffled thud, the heavy wooden table trembled violently, and the scrolls and books on it jumped up.

Danzo paused, speechless, after being shouted at.

He shut his mouth again, stood there with his neck stiff and not uttering a word, a haughty smile still lingering on his lips.

He has no reason to deny it.

after all.

He is right!

Whether it was the orphanage incident or other dark choices, everything he did was to remove hidden dangers for Konoha.

If no one did these dirty, shady jobs, how could Konoha be at peace today?

It's ridiculous that Hiruzen Sarutobi enjoys the light in the village, yet in the blink of an eye, he's about to settle accounts with his own dark methods!

How shameless!

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression was one of deep sorrow.

He seemed to age ten years in an instant. His lips moved a few times, and finally he waved his hand weakly and said, "...Put Danzo in the dungeon."

He then paused, and added, "A special investigation team will be established to thoroughly investigate everything related to the 'Root' organization."

As soon as he finished speaking, several ANBU members who had been waiting nearby suddenly appeared and rushed to Danzo's side in a few steps.

Two of them grabbed Danzo's shoulders, one on each side.

"You—!?" Danzo was horrified.

To his utter surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't bother to say another word and immediately tried to arrest him!

"What do you mean, Hiruzen!"

"You've already abdicated, what right do you have to arrest me?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly looked at his old friend's face, which was flushed with anger, and slowly said, "If you are not satisfied, I can ask the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, to handle this case entirely. What do you think?"

Upon hearing the name "Tsunade," Danzo instantly fell silent.

On her very first day in office, Tsunade dared to embarrass him in public. If he were to fall into her hands, he would likely suffer even more!

Higanbana still cherishes some of their past friendship.

"Drag him away." Seeing that he no longer wanted to talk back, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply waved his hand wearily.

At his command, several secret agents immediately stepped forward to carry out the order.

"Stop!" Danzo roared. "Hiruzen Sarutobi! You can't do this to me! Everything I've done is for Konoha—"

"You'll regret this! I've shed blood for Konoha, I've rendered service to Konoha!"

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Chapter 228 Orochimaru: Impossible! I saw Nawaki with my own eyes!

In the Land of Rice Fields, in the underground experimental base of the Sound Village.

Orochimaru stood beside the central operating table, watching Kabuto busily working with great interest.

"Keep it up, don't let your guard down."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice broke the silence, carrying a sweet, scientific quality.

Dou nodded upon hearing this.