Chapter 617: Inheritance

Danzo Shimura, who was lying on the ice platform, was not wearing the black and gray kimono he usually wore, but the standard combat uniform of the Konoha ninja.

Sarutobi Hiruzen guessed that Mu Yue had helped to deal with it, because not only was there no blood or wounds on Danzo Shimura, but the combat uniform was also intact, without even any dust, and it was obviously changed later.

"That's really thoughtful." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in his heart.

He felt that Mu Yue must have tried her best but failed to save Danzo Shimura, and felt very guilty, so he wanted Danzo Shimura to die in a more beautiful way, at least there would be no signs of external injuries on his body.

"Alas."

Looking at Danzo Shimura lying motionless on the ice platform, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but sigh deeply, and the wrinkles on his face deepened a little.

No matter how well Mu Yue did, Danzo Shimura's bloodless face could let people know one thing, he was dead.

Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen had received the news from Mu Yue before seeing the body, when Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the body of Shimura Danzo, he couldn't help but feel sad.

After all, they had known each other for decades. Even pets should have deep feelings for each other, not to mention that Shimura Danzo was his comrade-in-arms who had been through life and death with him.

"No wonder you were willing to treat me that day. It turned out that you were going to do something dangerous." Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a helpless expression.

He thought that the treat was a signal of Shimura Danzo's change, but it was a foreshadowing of sacrifice.

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. That was the last time they met and talked, but they parted unhappily because of talking about political affairs.

If there was a chance to re-elect, Sarutobi Hiruzen would still not compromise on his political views, but he would choose not to talk about political affairs.

"Did Danzo tell you anything before he died?" Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Mu Yue, who looked sad.

Shimura Danzo was not dead when he was rescued by Mu Yue. With the tenacity of a ninja, he should have left some words.

Mu Yue nodded and made a tearful expression, "Danzo was thinking about how to protect the village and the younger generation until his death. Even at the last moment of his life, he still told me to protect Konoha."

"In order to give me enough chakra to prevent accidents, he even refused me to use medical ninjutsu to treat him."

Listening to Mu Yue's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a trance, as if he had returned to the past, to that unforgettable night of killing.

During the Kumogakure coup, they were hunted down by elite troops. The team needed bait. He and Shimura Danzo stood up to be bait one after another, but were rejected by Senju Tobirama.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has not forgotten the words that Senju Tobirama left him when he was gone.

"Protect those who admire the village and trust you, and cultivate those children who can be entrusted to the next generation."

Sarutobi Hiruzen even remembered the expression on Senju Tobirama's face when he said this very clearly.

Even in a 100% fatal action, there was no hesitation or fear on Senju Tobirama's face, only determination.

"Danzo, you have done what the teacher told you." Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the inheritance from it.

Senju Tobirama told him to protect Konoha and cultivate the next generation before he was cut off. Now Shimura Danzo told Mu Yue to protect Konoha before he died, and Mu Yue happened to be a root ninja who Shimura Danzo had cultivated for a while.

"Anything else?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, Shimura Danzo should have more than this.

"Danzo also said that he wanted me to take charge of the root on his behalf and take on the darkness of Konoha." Mu Yue continued to answer.

"Root..." Sarutobi Hiruzen had a complicated expression.

If someone else told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Shimura Danzo's last words were to hand over the root to him, Sarutobi Hiruzen would most likely ignore it.

But when the target was Mu Yue, Sarutobi Hiruzen believed it directly.

There was no other reason, the root was nothing to Mu Yue now.

There is only one ninja in the root now, and Mu Yue can only be a commander without troops when he takes over the root.

Moreover, Mu Yue himself has a special position in the Anbu, and strictly speaking, he is not inferior to the leader of the root.

Mu Yue has no need to lie, and the benefits gained are not much compared to the risk of exposure.

In addition, from the perspective of Shimura Danzo, Mu Yue is indeed the best candidate to rebuild the root. He has been trained by the root since he was a child and is very powerful.

"What do you think, Mu Yue?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Mu Yue and asked.

"The root is a department directly under the Hokage, and all decisions are made by the third generation." Mu Yue thought for a while and said.

He has shown enough sensibility to Shimura Danzo, and he can be more rational next.

"The original status of the root was to train the Anbu, but it gradually developed into the root in your impression." Sarutobi Hiruzen first talked about the origin of the root.

"The Anbu training team you are in charge of now is very similar to the Root in terms of function, so I think the Root has no need to exist independently. In the future, the Root and the training team will merge, and the members of the Root will become your subordinates. The assets owned by the Root will be inherited by the training team."

It is meaningless to let Mu Yue become the leader of the Root, and Sarutobi Hiruzen does not want Mu Yue to become the second Shimura Danzo. Mu Yue has a better future.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen could not ignore Shimura Danzo's will, and felt that Mu Yue should be rewarded, so he finally decided to turn the remaining roots into nutrients to allow the newly established training team to grow.

"Isn't it a bit bad to disband the Root after Danzo's death?" Mu Yue hesitated and did not accept it immediately.

Although Mu Yue thought this was the best outcome, she still had to go through the process of resigning and resigning, to save some face for the dead Shimura Danzo.

"The Root has not disappeared, it just exists in a different way, and Danzo's spirit of fire will live forever." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said.

"Both the training team and the Root are fighting to protect Konoha."

Finally, after Sarutobi Hiruzen's emotional and logical persuasion, Mu Yue understood and no longer refused to accept the task of protecting Konoha.

"Danzo mentioned something very strange to me before he left. He told me to be careful of Uchiha Madara." Mu Yue said with a puzzled look.

"Uchiha Madara? Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a serious expression.

For the new generation of ninjas, Uchiha Madara is just a legendary powerful ninja, a traitor who was personally eliminated by the first generation of Hokage.

But the older generation of ninjas like Sarutobi Hiruzen, who were born before the establishment of Konoha, are different. They have seen Uchiha Madara in his prime, a terrifying monster that only the God of Ninja can defeat.

"I heard it right. I remember every word left by Danzo very clearly." Mu Yue said seriously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not question it again. After experiencing the interruption of the Senju Tobiraki, he could understand Mu Yue's feelings. Not to mention that this was just a thing that happened, even if ten years had passed, it would be hard to forget.

He just questioned it because the news was too shocking.

"Even if he was not killed by the first generation, he should be too old to move." Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a thoughtful look.

Uchiha Madara is not young. Even if he lives steadily until now, he can't still harm Konoha.

But Shimura Danzo couldn't joke with Mu Yue before he died, so the existence and danger of Uchiha Madara are inevitable.

"Could it be that Uchiha Madara secretly cultivated a successor?" Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of a possibility that Uchiha Madara's successor was acting under the name of Uchiha Madara.

If Uchiha Madara was really not killed by Senju Hashirama, it would not be surprising to cultivate a successor in so many years.

"Did Danzo say anything else about Uchiha Madara?" Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to ask.

If Shimura Danzo's death was still related to "Uchiha Madara", then things might not be as simple as he thought before, and there might be a conspiracy against Konoha.

Even Shimura Danzo's own death was the result of a conspiracy.

"That's all the words that Danzo left behind." Mu Yue shook his head and replied.

Except for the matter of Hashirama's cells, he basically said all of Shimura Danzo's last words.

As for the fact that Shimura Danzo had Hashirama's cells in his body, Mu Yue didn't want to expose it.

Because even if Mu Yue told Danzo Shimura's last words, Sarutobi Hiruzen promised not to let Orochimaru do the research, and Orochimaru would still get Danzo Shimura's body tissue in the end.

Orochimaru's status and position in Konoha are too high. He is not only the famous Sannin in the ninja world, but also the candidate for Hokage recognized by the public.

With the resources that Orochimaru has and the importance he attaches to Hashirama's cells, the Hashirama cell experiment will definitely not be hidden from Orochimaru.

As Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's order can prevent Orochimaru from getting Danzo Shimura's body in public, but Orochimaru is not an honest man. If you don't let me do it secretly, I will do it myself.

When things develop to this point, it is really uncertain who will get the results first.

In the original work, Orochimaru's research ability left a deep impression on Mu Yue.

So Mu Yue chose a similar way to deal with the White Zetsu incident. He didn't want to face the monsters of Shippuden during the Third World War.

After asking around, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a general understanding of the information Mu Yue had.

Mu Yue didn't know much, and she had almost no idea why Shimura Danzo went to the Land of Rain. She mainly knew Shimura Danzo's last words.

However, this was consistent with Mu Yue's experience. Mu Yue was not a ninja from the root. She helped Shimura Danzo out of affection, and Shimura Danzo didn't give Mu Yue any specific information.

"Have you fought with Sosuke? How do you feel about his strength?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly asked.

"We didn't fight head-on. I saw that Danzo was injured, so I quickly approached Danzo and left directly with Flying Thunder God." Mu Yue thought for a while and answered.

"But I saw his ninjutsu, which was very strong. I'm not sure I can beat him."

Mu Yue didn't lie. He really didn't know if he could beat him.

"Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't think it was exaggerated.

Sosuke had a record of defeating Hanzo with fire escape. Just based on this battle, it can be shown that Sosuke is definitely not a simple ninja.

"Mu Yue, you've been busy for so long and you must be tired. Go and have a rest." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Mu Yue with a smile.

Mu Yue was on her way to the Land of Rain to help Shimura Danzo, and she brought back Shimura Danzo's body overnight. Just traveling was not easy.

"Sorry to bother you tonight."

Mu Yue bowed slightly to Sarutobi Hiruzen to apologize, and then bowed to Shimura Danzo on the ice platform, and finally left the Root Base with a heavy face.

"What a good kid." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.

Mu Yue could have ignored Shimura Danzo, because Shimura Danzo had no right to order Mu Yue, but Mu Yue still went to help Shimura Danzo.

If it weren't for Mu Yue, Shimura Danzo might not even have been able to return to Konoha with his body.

So even if Mu Yue didn't conform to the rules and regulations of Konoha in this process, Sarutobi Hiruzen simply ignored it.

After all, who can not have a good impression of a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty, especially Mu Yue is still on his side.

Then Sarutobi Hiruzen called the only remaining Root ninja over.

There are still too many mysteries at present, and Sarutobi Hiruzen can't sleep if he goes back now.

He has to figure out why Shimura Danzo went to the Rain Country, and how Shimura Danzo is related to "Uchiha Madara".

Whether it is to avenge Shimura Danzo or to protect Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen has to solve the mystery as much as possible.

The result of the inquiry is as Sarutobi Hiruzen expected. The Root member who stayed at the base had even less information in his hands. Except for knowing that Shimura Danzo went to the Rain Country, he didn't know anything else.

"Has Danzo met with anyone who looks strange recently?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked at last.

The Root ninja shook his head blankly.

How could he, a member of the lowest Root, know Shimura Danzo's schedule?

The Root ninja was extremely confused now. He had only guarded the base for a few days, but he became the top master of the Root inexplicably.

"Bring me the latest confidential information of the Root." Seeing that the Root members really had no useful information, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered.

Then Sarutobi Hiruzen called the Anbu again and asked them to search the Root base and try to find clues.

If Shimura Danzo had not had too many protection methods in his brain and could not directly check the memory, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have wanted to call the ninjas of the Yamanaka clan to come and look at the memory directly.

Although this was a bit unfair to Shimura Danzo's body, it was about "Uchiha Madara" and the safety of Konoha, so personal honor and disgrace had to be put aside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was busy until three in the morning and had no gains.

Since he had to deal with official business tomorrow, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to hand over the task to the Anbu and go home to rest.

He was the Hokage, and he could not lose his mind because of hatred. There were many other things to deal with.

"I hope there will be some good news tomorrow." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought while lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

Tonight is another unforgettable night.

...

Although Rain Village and Konoha did not publicize the death of Shimura Danzo, and even deliberately concealed it.

But the news of Shimura Danzo's death still spread throughout the ninja world at a strange speed.

Especially the other four major ninja villages, they collected this important information at the first time.