Chapter 33: Danzō's Mysterious Self-Confidence
"Look, my Elder Danzo, you can feel fear too!"
Seeing Danzo's fear, Aoyama Ruyun smiled even more interestedly.
How rare.
For a hard-headed existence like Shimura Danzo to actually feel fear one day.
"..."
Danzo's feet couldn't help but step back.
But, hindered by his pitiful self-esteem, Danzo tried hard to calm himself down.
"I... I am a Konoha Elder, the leader of 'Root'. You can't kill me!"
"Do you think... I care?"
"..."
Danzo fell silent.
Ah! This kind of threat might be useful against other Konoha ninjas.
But against Aoyama Ruyun, it was truly useless.
Aoyama Ruyun was someone who dared to beat up a Konoha Elder right in front of the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice suddenly came.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't have time to care about the surrounding ruins.
Seeing that Aoyama Ruyun and Shimura Danzo were relatively unharmed, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt slightly relieved.
Good, he wasn't too late.
"Ruyun, wait!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was really afraid that Aoyama Ruyun would just charge in recklessly and obliterate Danzo with one punch.
"Huh?"
Aoyama Ruyun expressed, "You should know, from the very beginning, this stinking rat made the first move!"
"Stink... Stinking rat?"
This assessment... Seeing Danzo's look of being angry but daring not to speak, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt even more helpless.
*My old partner, I know you're hard-headed, but why would you go and provoke Aoyama Ruyun?*
Sarutobi Hiruzen just couldn't understand.
Where did Danzo get this mysterious confidence? What a blockhead!
"Ahem! Ruyun, I know you're angry, but you've already destroyed this place. Danzo is a Konoha Elder. He can't die!"
There was no choice. Sarutobi Hiruzen could only try to placate Aoyama Ruyun first.
Aoyama Ruyun, who had long known Sarutobi Hiruzen would rush over, was actually waiting for him on purpose.
"So what if he's an Elder? If he dares to trouble me, I'll smash him with one punch!"
Aoyama Ruyun's complete indifference.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen felt helpless listening. It's fine for a person to be a bit of a brute.
But the key problem is when the brute is overwhelmingly strong! There's no reasoning with that!
"Ruyun, what do you want?"
Helpless, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only hand the initiative to Aoyama Ruyun.
"Hmm!"
Aoyama Ruyun pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why don't you let me take a look at the Scroll of Seals?"
"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't speak. The Scroll of Seals... it recorded the ninjutsu, secret jutsu, and forbidden jutsu created by all the previous Hokage.
It was Konoha's ultimate treasure.
But, after looking at Danzo at his side, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that if he didn't appease Aoyama Ruyun, today's incident would truly not have an end.
"Alright. But you can only look at it for one day!"
"No problem!"
Aoyama Ruyun smiled. Even if it was just one day, it was enough time for Aoyama Ruyun to read the entire Scroll of Seals.
Anyway, he wasn't going to *learn* them, just memorize them. No problem.
"..."
Seeing Aoyama Ruyun's smiling face, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a feeling he'd been scammed.
He'd just inexplicably handed over the Scroll of Seals.
*Forget it!*
Shaking his head, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be bothered to dwell on these issues.
Seeing that Aoyama Ruyun was no longer going to deal with Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally felt at ease.
"Ahem! Ruyun, you should head back first. I have matters to discuss with Elder Danzo!"
If Aoyama Ruyun stayed here any longer, it felt like it would be dangerous.
Nodding, Aoyama Ruyun didn't refuse.
Only, before leaving, Aoyama Ruyun cheerfully raised his hand and rested it on Danzo's shoulder.
"Next time you plot against someone, first ask yourself... if you're even worthy!"
*Plotting to make me your subordinate? Are you worthy?*
"..."
Danzo didn't speak, but his already grim face turned even darker.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit worried.
But Aoyama Ruyun only said that one sentence before turning and leaving.
This made Sarutobi Hiruzen relax a little.
Seeing that only he and Shimura Danzo were left, Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer held back.
He directly reprimanded Danzo, "Danzo, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
"Give you an explanation? I'm the one who needs an explanation right now!"
Just now, when Aoyama Ruyun was here, Danzo didn't dare speak.
But now that he was gone, Danzo didn't need to hold back.
He shouted directly, "My 'Root' organization, which I just established, doesn't have a single person left! Who's going to give *me* an explanation!"
Danzo had worked hard for several years.
'Root' had just started to show some promise.
But now? Everyone was gone.
Danzo truly had nowhere to even go to cry.
"You don't have to be so angry! After all..."
Hearing Danzo say this, Sarutobi Hiruzen reflexively began to console him.
But before he finished, he reacted.
*Wait a minute, 'Root' is gone... wasn't it your own doing?*
*If you hadn't idiotically gone looking for trouble with Aoyama Ruyun, would 'Root' have ended up like this?*
"Danzo, Ruyun is an existence who defeated Shukaku head-on. And you... you actually dared to provoke Aoyama Ruyun?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't understand.
Even *he* wouldn't provoke Aoyama Ruyun, as long as he wasn't causing major trouble.
After all, his strength was right there.
"Humph!"
A cold snort. Anyway, Aoyama Ruyun was gone now.
Danzo had regained his previous mindset.
"It's just the mere One-Tailed Shukaku. What's the big deal? I could also defeat Shukaku head-on!"
"..."
Those words left Sarutobi Hiruzen speechless for a moment.
*My god, where on earth did you get such a moronic idea?*
*You can beat Shukaku?*
*Beat my ass! You'd be the one getting beaten!*
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Danzo sometimes had a mysterious confidence in his own strength.
But this confidence was just idiotic!
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