He lives in Hokage and controls the ninja world by cultivating immortality.

The green smoke floating in the sky and the psychic beasts wreaking havoc disappeared together with Payne's disappearance.

The battle in Konoha Village is over, but the scenes everywhere are not exciting.

The two ninjas, one in front and one behind, suffered considerable injuries. They were wrapped in gauze everywhere, and the bright red blood soaked the white cloths.

But at this moment, they still need to bite the bullet, because there are more Konoha companions waiting for their assistance.

If the ninjas lying on the stretchers can still scream and breathe, they may be lucky and survive, and there is still hope for everything.

What was more desperate was that those ninjas who were covered with a layer of white cloth on the stretchers had their lives stuck at this moment forever.

Moonlight Hayate was drained of his soul, and Shiranui Genma also fell at the hands of Payne in order to obtain information for Yamanaka Haiichi.

Although a ninja was covered with a white cloth, he still clutched his unique wind blade chakra knife tightly in his hand.

The big beard between his cheeks further showed his identity.

Even if he dies, he will drag Hidan with him to hell.

Sarutobi Asuma finally took the old path in the original work. This time, he used his own life to defend the land of Konoha.

Another person on the stretcher had to stop Li Ke.

The man on the stretcher raised his arms vigorously, his old face unable to withstand the erosion of time.

Under the Hokage's order, the ANBU ninjas around them put down the stretcher.

Li Ke squatted down slowly.

A hand was placed on Sarutobi Hiruzen's pulse.

The eyes that see through the world just glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen's body.

"The Third Hokage, I have injected a sufficient amount of Wood Release into your body. Don't worry, you will survive."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, waved his palms to Li Ke, and looked at the sky of Konoha with his eyes that represented the erosion of time and countless experiences.

The sky was not dark because of this, but due to the influence of the war, some traces of birds were missing, but Konoha survived after all.

"Li...Li Ke...Your Excellency, you know my physical condition well, so you don't need to comfort me anymore. It's unnecessary to waste your chakra for me."

Li Ke didn't answer, just looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen quietly.

When he said that just now, he actually wanted to comfort Sarutobi Hiruzen. In this case, he couldn't just say something to hurt others.

In the battle with Kakuzu, Sarutobi Hiruzen could be said to have tried his best, with the cells in his body firing on all cylinders, continuously providing him with chakra.

For a normal ninja, output and digestion are always directly proportional. Sarutobi Hiruzen's body functions have been exhausted. Even if Li Ke tries his best to save him, at most it will be to extend Sarutobi Hiruzen's final life.

He patted Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder and reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi that it was okay, Konoha would not collapse after all.

"Li...Your Excellency Li Ke...I, I have a question."

"The Third Hokage, please speak."

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi in this state, Li Ke would agree no matter what he said, which could be regarded as giving Hiruzen Sarutobi peace of mind.

Sarutobi Hiruzen may also know Li Ke's answer, but he still opened his mouth.

"Ko, can Konoha and Kumogakure be in peace forever...forever...?"

This was the answer Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted most urgently.

How could Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been in power for countless years, not understand the truth that there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

The long-term fighting between Konoha and Kumogakure has been meaningless, and has basically calmed down under Li Ke's regulation.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know if Konoha and Kumogakure would be as peaceful as they are now after he left.

The most important point is that Sarutobi Hiruzen knows better that no one in the current ninja world can stop Li Ke, unless their first generation Hokage of Konoha can be resurrected to fight with him.

Regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi's question, Li Ke smiled. He understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's worries and could also give Hiruzen Sarutobi a positive answer, but maybe this answer was a little unexpected by Hiruzen Sarutobi. That’s all.

Just when Li Ke was about to tell this answer, suddenly, all the strong murderous aura was concentrated here.

Li Ke didn't move his body, but glanced slightly to the side. In just a few seconds, this place seemed to be surrounded by people.

The surrounding Konoha ninjas all looked shocked.

what happened?! !

Just defeated Payne, why did another enemy appear?

Haven't all the people in the Akatsuki organization been killed yet?

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was on the stretcher, was already unable to say anything more, but when he saw this situation, he had to show a trace of flashback, forced himself to stand up and look in a certain direction, and let out a deep angry sound in his mouth. drink.

"Danzo! What are you doing!!"

From the shadows of the woods, a man slowly walked out.

His face was as gloomy as ever, exuding a strong murderous aura with every step he took.

This place has been surrounded by ninjas from the roots.

The ninjas of Konoha may not have thought that when the village was under fierce attack just now, the people of the roots could not be seen. Now that the war is over, the people of the roots have come out.

It would be fine if the people at the root just came out to pick up the fruits of victory, but the key point is this posture. The people at the root are not just out to pick up the bargains.

Danzo Shimura's crutches hit the ground, and he stood still. The eye that remained outside glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen on the stretcher. There was no gloating in his eyes, nor the pleasure of victory, but only a look at him. The indifference of this old friend who died of serious injuries.

"Hiruzhan! You are dying after all, Konoha can no longer be left in your hands!"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt angry and a little sad.

He understood that his old friend had been resenting his succession as Hokage for decades.

But what I didn't expect was that this old friend would jump out to attack Konoha when it was in crisis. To put it simply, there was no difference between this and betraying the village.

However, Danzo also responded fiercely to Sarutobi Hiruzen's angry rebuke.

"Hiruzhan! I said you are not suitable to be Hokage because you are always so indecisive and unable to take into account the overall situation. You think that I am here to compete with you for the position of Hokage. You are wrong. I am here to help Konoha. To eliminate hidden dangers.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed violently twice and coughed up a large mouthful of blood. The Konoha ANBU next to him wanted to go over and help him, but Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand to stop him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed heavily and looked at Danzo. He wanted to ask, what exactly was the hidden danger Danzo mentioned?

But suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that there was no need to ask, because he saw Li Ke in front of him.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to understand somewhat, Danzo also looked away from him and shifted his gaze to Li Ke.

"Hiruzhan! Even if I don't tell you, you should know in your heart that after you die, Li Ke's next plan will most likely be to lead Kumogakure to capture Konoha. What I have to do now is to prevent Li Ke from attacking. Take him down completely, do you understand?"

……

"Danzo, you..."