Chapter 55: You Seem Very Happy?
"What am I doing?"
Compared to directly eliminating Sarutobi Shinnosuke,
Aoyama Ryūun had a better idea.
"Didn't Hatake Sakumo save you? Then go kneel down and repent properly!"
"..."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke wasn't stupid, he immediately understood Aoyama Ryūun's meaning.
He hesitated a little.
After all, if he did this, his reputation in Konoha would be completely gone.
But after noticing the indifferent gaze from Aoyama Ryūun,
Sarutobi Shinnosuke instantly understood and nodded.
Without delay, he immediately knelt down in front of Hatake Sakumo.
"Captain White Fang, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, the mission wouldn't have failed. It's all my fault!"
"..."
Hatake Sakumo didn't speak, just smiled helplessly.
Honestly, abandoning a comrade for the mission,
Hatake Sakumo couldn't do such a thing, even if that person was Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"It's fine. Even if given another chance, I would still choose to save you."
"I..."
He looked up in astonishment, meeting Hatake Sakumo's eyes.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew,
this wasn't just for show, Hatake Sakumo was telling the truth.
"I'm sorry!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke apologized.
"Go get your wounds treated first!"
Hatake Sakumo waved his hand. As for truly forgiving Sarutobi Shinnosuke?
Hatake Sakumo didn't care anymore. After experiencing this,
Hatake Sakumo understood things better.
"Mn!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't refuse, nodded, and left.
It's just that when he walked, he limped.
The injuries that hadn't healed properly were now even worse.
Aoyama Ryūun shouldered his club, a look of indifference on his face.
Seeing Aoyama Ryūun like this, Hatake Sakumo smiled and said,
"Hitting the Hokage's son in front of so many people, you'll have to face the consequences!"
Aoyama Ryūun's appearance made Hatake Sakumo realize,
in this world, he wasn't alone.
"Ha!"
Aoyama Ryūun laughed without a care.
"So what? I hit him. If he has the guts, let that Hokage come find me!"
Hatake Sakumo followed with a helpless smile.
That's true, if this man in front of him could care about these things,
that would be strange.
"Let's go. Come to my place for a meal?"
"Sure!"
Aoyama Ryūun didn't refuse.
As Aoyama Ryūun and Hatake Sakumo left, the surrounding crowd of villagers naturally dispersed.
This day, it made these ordinary villagers re-acquainted with Aoyama Ryūun.
Similarly, the gossip about Hatake Sakumo also stopped abruptly today.
When they themselves weren't threatened, they treated the news as gossip.
But now, with Aoyama Ryūun's presence,
it was clearly telling everyone,
from now on, whoever dares to speak of this matter will be beaten.
How many people didn't cherish their lives?
...
On the other side, inside the Hokage's Office,
Sarutobi Hiruzen was arguing heatedly with Shimura Danzō.
"What are you doing? It's just one failed mission, do you want to ruin White Fang's reputation?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared angrily at Shimura Danzō.
To be able to spread the news of Hatake Sakumo's failed mission throughout Konoha overnight,
besides himself, only Shimura Danzō had this power.
"Hmph! Don't tell me you didn't have this idea!"
"I..."
His original angry look turned into an awkward smile.
Obviously, Sarutobi Hiruzen also had a similar idea.
They just needed someone to take the blame.
Obviously, Shimura Danzō was this scapegoat.
"Hmph!"
Shimura Danzō wasn't stupid, how could he not understand Sarutobi Hiruzen's meaning.
But it didn't matter. Removing a stumbling block on the path to becoming Hokage, Shimura Danzō was happy to do it.
"Everything I do, it's for Konoha!"
Danzō said with great righteousness.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, sitting opposite, rolled his eyes angrily.
If it was really for Konoha, that would be seeing a ghost.
He just wants to be Hokage.
"Alright, letting this matter spread for a few days is enough."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's real intention was to just let Hatake Sakumo's reputation take a hit,
not like before, where it almost surpassed the Hokage's.
Not to the point of completely ruining Hatake Sakumo.
"I know!"
Danzō nodded impassively, indicating he knew.
In reality, in Danzō's heart, he thought otherwise.
To cut the weeds, one must remove the roots. That was Danzō's true thought.
Anyway,
whether he listened or not, that was his business.
Just then, an ANBU figure suddenly appeared in the Hokage's Office via Shunshin.
"Lord Hokage! Elder Danzō! Something's happened!"
"What?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzō simultaneously frowned and looked over.
For something to happen at this time, it was clearly not a good thing.
Then, the ANBU reported everything about Aoyama Ryūun on the street, speaking up for Hatake Sakumo.
The ANBU are responsible for observing everything in Konoha.
The incident on the street earlier, the ANBU naturally saw it too.
It's just that no one dared to stop him.
"How is Shinnosuke?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's main concern was his son's condition.
"He's fine. Lord Shinnosuke has gone to the Konoha Hospital. He just needs some time to rest and will recover!"
"That's good!"
Hearing his son was fine, Sarutobi Hiruzen was relieved.
At the same time, Shimura Danzō, at the side, his attention was clearly on another matter.
"You said, that Aoyama Ryūun attacked civilians?"
"Yes!"
'Excellent!' Danzō was inwardly joyous.
Danzō had wanted to move against Aoyama Ryūun for a long time.
He just never had the chance.
Now, that chance had finally come.
"Hiruzen, Aoyama Ryūun's behavior cannot be tolerated. This kind of harming civilians, we must punish him severely!"
"..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't speak.
He just rolled his eyes in annoyance.
When you say that, can you at least hide the smile on your face?
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