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"Something happened that day, so I didn't have time to go. Congratulations, Rong Lin, for becoming a squad leader."
Rong Lin congratulated Minato with a forced smile, his eyes filled with warning. He subtly told Minato, You bastard, just you wait. There will be a day when you suffer a loss.
"Ahem!!"
Rong Lin coughed dryly. He admitted that he had intentionally exposed Minato's identity earlier. Otherwise, if Minato didn't release his chakra, even with a mask and a very similar hairstyle, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin wouldn't think too much of it. Minato had basically sold himself out.
Of course, if you sell others, there will be a day when you are sold! Rong Lin's gaze made Minato feel a little guilty.
"Let's hurry in. The Third Hokage is already waiting for us." Waving his hand, Rong Lin interrupted the trio's attempt to chat more with Minato, and opened the office door. The Hokage's office door opened. Kakashi, Rin, and Obito all quieted down, obediently following their teacher Rong Lin into the Hokage's office.
"Sigh~"
Watching the few enter the Hokage's office, Rong Lin truly wished he could be in a regular squad again, but unfortunately, an S-rank document caused Rong Lin to sell himself to the ANBU. Now, he could only endure it.
"What? Not doing well in the ANBU?" A faint voice came from not far away. Rong Lin put away his wild thoughts and replied indifferently, "The ANBU is very good. You don't need to worry about anything else, Danzo-sama."
"What I told you has always been valid. The Root Department welcomes your joining." Danzo hobbled with his cane, walking to the Hokage's office door. His small eyes stared at Rong Lin. Rong Lin pouted in disdain, rarely answering. Calling him Danzo-sama was already giving him face. If Rong Lin wanted to call him by his name directly, he could.
Danzo was not his superior. As a fellow S-rank ninja in the village, Rong Lin calling Danzo by his name directly was not inappropriate at all. He had only agreed to join the ANBU a few days ago, when Danzo found him, hoping he would transfer from the ANBU to Root, and even promised many benefits, but Rong Lin refused them all. However, it seemed Danzo had not given up on the idea of transferring Rong Lin from the ANBU to Root.
Without too much entanglement, Danzo himself opened the Hokage's office door and walked in.
Looking at Danzo, who was covered in bandages, how could Rong Lin not know what was hidden beneath those bandages? He shook his head and retracted his gaze, thinking to himself: "I only wish that the Hashirama cells on you mutate quickly, so you can enjoy the taste of being neither human nor ghost."
It was a pity that Danzo wouldn't care about those things. Hashirama's cells were not something everyone could withstand. Rong Lin even suspected that there were quite a few Uchiha Sharingan eyes on Danzo's right arm now. If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't possible, this guy would probably cover his entire body with Sharingan eyes and become an absolute monster.
Compared to Byakugan, Sharingan was acquired through many more ways, and acquiring Sharingan wasn't very difficult. With Danzo's methods, wanting to acquire Sharingan wasn't difficult at all. Rong Lin even felt Danzo staring at his eyes, obviously eyeing his Mangekyo Sharingan.
I am not Uchiha Shisui. If you want my Mangekyo Sharingan, I will kill you first!!! But Uchiha Shisui was truly tragic. He had such a pair of perverted Mangekyo Sharingan eyes, but in his carelessness and disbelief, he was directly dug out by Danzo. If he hadn't dug out his other eye for Itachi, Danzo probably wouldn't have let him go.
For the village? Is it worth sacrificing yourself for the village? Rong Lin truly didn't understand what these people who constantly chanted "for the village" were thinking. If anyone pushed Rong Lin to that point, Rong Lin would rather become Orochimaru and turn back to seek revenge. The village would also not become a sacrificial lamb for the village's development.
You want me to sacrifice myself unconditionally for the village? This is simply dreaming!!! Soon, an argument erupted in the office. It was clear that Danzo and the Third Hokage had a disagreement over something, leading to an argument. This kind of thing was very normal, at least for Rong Lin, it was very normal.
"Hmph!! Hiruzen, you'll regret it." After a long time, the argument ended. Danzo left the Hokage's office with an angry face, and didn't forget to glance back, making Rong Lin sigh inwardly. They're all actors, huh?
...It's not easy to make Danzo show anger. This guy is clearly pretending. As for what they argued about, Rong Lin smiled and said nothing. Sure enough, wanting to be the Fourth Hokage candidate still requires a right to speak and someone to support you. For Orochimaru to rise to power, Danzo is truly doing his best.
The cause of the dispute was Danzo's proposal to the Third Hokage to give Orochimaru a position with purchasing power, but the Third Hokage refused, so the argument began. Danzo had always supported Orochimaru, hoping Orochimaru could become the Fourth Hokage. This way, he could indirectly grasp more power and influence. Unfortunately, it was a bit difficult for Orochimaru to get any power from the Third Hokage.
Don't think that because something is deeply hidden, it won't be discovered. The Third Hokage has been managing the Hokage position for so many years, and his management is no joke. If Orochimaru was really hidden that deeply, would those things done by Danzo be discovered? Fortunately, Orochimaru was relatively responsible. When discovered, he betrayed the village and did not drag Danzo into it. Otherwise, Danzo's life would not have been easy, and it would even affect the Shimura clan behind him.
After Danzo left, after a while, Rong Lin also left the Hokage's office with the three members of Team Minato. It was just that his face wasn't looking too good. As expected, when it came to matters of self-interest, even someone like Rong Lin would feel a pang in his heart.
Fight, the more fiercely you fight, the lighter the burden on my shoulders. Gazing at Rong Lin's departing back, a faint smile appeared on Rong Lin's handsome face beneath his mask. The more intense the struggle between Minato and Danzo, the easier it was for him to be overlooked. This was what Rong Lin wanted to see. Although Minato and Orochimaru had a great advantage, who could predict the outcome until the very end?
In the office, the Third Hokage's face was grim. If the anger on Danzo's face was feigned, then the Third Hokage was truly angry. Danzo doing this was equivalent to trying to disrupt his arrangements. This was something the Third Hokage could not tolerate.