Hokage's office.
"No, this child can't join Root. Not Kazuki, and certainly not Minato. Danzo."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood by the window of the Hokage's office, his face solemn, with a decisive look.
Danzo, the hedgehog-haired man beside him, had an even more arrogant expression. Others were afraid of the Hokage's majesty, but he was not afraid.
The two of them were both disciples of the Second Hokage, and both inherited the Second Hokage's ideas.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was gentle, and Danzo was cold! One was bright and the other was dark, complementing each other.
"Kazuki is just a child from another village, Isn't it just right for him to join the Root? Hiruzen? Root needs a child like this to join, don't you understand?" Danzo said.
He was determined to have Kazuki, he must become a knife in his hand, his weapon, pointing wherever he wanted!
This is the fate of the ninja!
"Danzo, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Using Kazuki to deal with the Uchiha, you're ruining this child's ninja path, he has a better future. The ninja world is about to be turbulent, and Konoha needs such a talented ninja," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"So what, it's okay to sacrifice a child from another village, what's wrong with that. If you don't agree to Kazuki, then it's Minato, you must choose one of the two," Danzo said unquestioningly.
"No, I won't agree to this matter, you don't need to say more. Danzo, you must remember, I am the Hokage now."
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but move his mouth, and took out the Hokage's majesty.
Danzo clenched his hands tightly, and his body trembled, which was caused by anger.
His face showed unwillingness, he should have been the one sitting in this position, but this was the will of the Second Hokage, and he couldn't disobey it.
He could only plunge into the darkness, take root deep in Konoha, do all the unrighteous things, and be hated by people.
Danzo was full of anger, and said angrily: "Hiruzen, you will regret it. Not to mention Minato, I think that Kazuki kid has rebellious mind. Don't you know how calm he was when he killed Uchiha Shiro, do you think you can control him? If you don't control this kind of person now, let alone in the future."
Kazuki killing Uchiha Shiro was unknown to anyone in Konoha on the surface, but Anbu and Root watched the whole process from beginning to end.
Danzo had a hunch, he understood that this child had a certain degree of danger and terrifying talent, so he was eager to control him.
"Danzo, you're wrong, do you think Konoha can be maintained until now for what reason? It's relying on the bonds between ninjas," Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly.
"Hmph, ridiculous!"
Danzo snorted coldly and walked away.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed as he watched his friend drifting further and further away from him, and said to the empty office:
"Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "poof" sound, and white smoke spewed out, and a ninja wearing a Jonin vest appeared out of thin air in the center of the Hokage's office.
This ninja had distinct facial features, and a sharp aura overflowed from the inside out, especially his white short hair was particularly prominent among the Jonin.
"Sakumo, what do you think of this matter?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the man and slowly returned to his seat.
This person was Hatake Sakumo, the current head of the Hatake clan, and also the father of that Hatake Kakashi in the future.
His swordsmanship was superb, and he was praised by the ninjas of other villages as the Konoha White Fang!
Even the ninjas of other villages would take the initiative to give up their missions when they saw Hatake Sakumo, and dared not confront him.
Hatake Sakumo had a respectful expression, looked at the Third Hokage in front of him, and said:
"Danzo-sama is still too extreme, it would be better for this child to join Anbu. Anbu is a place to train ninjas, and it's more suitable for him there compared to Root."
"That's what I think too, Sakumo, you're the Anbu captain, Kazuki is talented, and I'm relieved to let him train with you. If he's really given to Danzo, a good seedling will be wasted like that," the Third Hokage said.
"Hokage-sama, rest assured, leave this matter to your me," Hatake Sakumo said.
"Alright. But before that, I still want to see this child."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said that he was going to go on a secret visit to see what Kazuki was doing on weekdays.
...
On the border of the Land of Fire, a team of Konoha ninjas was hiding in the forest, they were careful and concealed their tracks all the way.
One of the ninjas was Kazuki's school teacher Okamoto, and it was a pity that he didn't see Kazuki win the ninja competition in the end.
He could be seen leaning on a large tree branch, relying on the huge tree trunk to hide his figure, and there was a companion beside him.
"Okamoto-kun, we must be careful on this secret mission into the Land of Rain and try not to fight with other ninja villages."
The ninja said, his name was Shirazu Genka, and he belonged to Anbu, specializing in tracking and reconnaissance.
"I understand," Okamoto smiled wryly.
They were just Chunin, and they were not worth mentioning in the face of the battles between huge ninja villages.
Although the major ninja villages had not yet started a war at this time, it was still full of crises.
If they encounter an ambush, it will be okay for those who are weak, but if they face a powerful ninja village, they will have no chance of survival.
This was the destiny of a ninja, knowing that it was death, but they would still carry out the order.
At this moment, their team took a short rest, and Okamoto looked in the direction of Konoha, seeming to be thinking about something.
And not far from where they were resting, a wooden lizard puppet instantly burrowed into the ground.
...
Konoha Village, the back mountain.
In a forest, there was a wind blowing from time to time, causing the leaves to rustle.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
A rhythmic sound of hitting came out, and Kazuki was standing in front of a log as thick as a man's embrace, constantly punching the log.
It was worth noting that the surface of the log was wrapped in a thick layer of iron sheet, two or three centimeters thick!
There was a deep dent in the iron sheet of the log, and Kazuki's fist was still hitting that dent again and again.
In the dent, there were faint traces of blood.
Although Kazuki's fist was wrapped in bandages, the bandages were already stained with blood, and blood and sweat were intertwined.
He kept punching like this, hundreds and thousands of times!
His eyes were persistent, full of tenacious will!
Even with Three-Color Haki and the power of the Devil Fruit, Kazuki still didn't relax his training.
This was already the second day of the ninja competition, he was training himself, devil training, and also reflecting on the battle with Minato Namikaze.
"Huh?"
Kazuki frowned, and Observation Haki sensed someone nearby.
He retracted his fist and suddenly turned around, only to see a young man in a casual grey shirt.
Who could this small dwarf be if not the Third Hokage?
Kazuki was shocked. He only noticed Hiruzen when he came to his side. This guy's strength is really terrifying!
He was indeed a Kage-level powerhouse!
He quickly suppressed his turbulent emotions and bowed, saying:
"Greetings, Third Hokage!"
"Hehe, child, no need to be so restrained," the Third Hokage waved his hand and smiled.
But when his eyes saw the deep dents and blood stains on Kazuki's iron pile, his pupils shrank!
He was amazed in his heart that there was a reason why this child had such strong strength at such a young age!
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