Tsunade, you're really drunk!

The warm sun in autumn and winter shines on the entire village. Everything looks so peaceful and harmonious. Almost all residents live a prosperous life. This is the Konoha Village that other villages envy the most.

However, behind this glitz and glamour, deep underground in the Hokage Rock Forest, the base of the roots is here.

The light in the base was dim and it was surrounded by iron walls. There were only a few incandescent lamps high above, leaving a few circles of light on the ground. Apart from these places, other areas were extremely dark.

"Danzo-sama, Jiraiya has returned to the village and is now with the Kyuubi's assistant. He has already lived in his house."

Aburame Ryoma half-knelt in front of Danzo and reported the information about Jiraiya this time.

After hearing this, the expression on Danzo's face immediately started to change, making his already ugly old face look even more like an old chrysanthemum.

"I understand, step back."

"Yes!"

Aburame Ryoma immediately left in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, Danzo rushed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's Hokage office without stopping.

"bump!"

Danzo pushed the door open forcefully and stormed into the office.

"Hiruzen! How can you let Jiraiya live in the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's house! Don't you know Jiraiya's character? Jinchuriki cannot be controlled by a careless guy like Jiraiya!"

Faced with Danzo who rushed in angrily, Sarutobi Hiruzen thought that Uchiha had done something to irritate him again, but when he listened, he found out that it was because of the matter between Jiraiya and the Jinchuriki.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

"Danzo, Jiraiya decided to stay in the village this time and not leave, so I allowed him to stay with Naruto. Is there a problem?"

Danzo's face immediately darkened. He pretended to be angry and broke into the village this time, just to find out some information about Jiraiya, fearing that he would stay in the village.

You know, ever since the Nine-Tails was sealed into Naruto's body, Danzo has never given up the idea of ​​competing for the Jinchūriki, but he has failed several times.

But recently, seeing the Uchiha clan developing better and better, Danzo began to feel uneasy and was trying to find ways to strengthen the Root's strength.

He asked for people from various big families, constantly seduced the ninjas in the village, and even asked the ninjas of the root to leave the village to abduct stray ninjas and bounty ninjas, and then used the technique of eradicating the evil with tongues to forcibly recruit the other party as his own pawns, all in order to strengthen the strength of the root.

As a result, just when he had new ideas about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he didn't expect that Hiruzen actually summoned Jiraiya back, so he ordered Aburame Ryoma to track Jiraiya's whereabouts.

But the report results made him start to worry. He was afraid that Jiraiya would stay in the village like this, staying with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

After hearing the news, he immediately ran to Hiruzen to try to inquire about it indirectly, but he didn't expect that the thing he was most worried about happened. Jiraiya actually planned to stay in the village.

Moreover, Hiruzen actually agreed to let Jiraiya look after the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. This made Danzo feel as if the woman he loved was taken away by someone else. Although he had never liked women, it made him feel angry.

"Huruzen, I don't agree! You have to know how dangerous it is for Uzumaki Naruto to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Jinchuriki shouldn't have emotions, he should only be a tool, it's better to hand him over to the Root and let me train him."

Danzo's words made Hiruzen's blood pressure rise.

"Danzo! I've told you many times! What's wrong with you? It's fine if you're worried about Uchiha, but how come you're worried about Jiraiya too? He's my disciple!"

"Orochimaru is also your disciple! Don't forget! Didn't Orochimaru also defect? ​​How can you guarantee that Jiraiya's request to be by the side of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki after returning to the village is not a conspiracy!"

When he heard Danzo mention Orochimaru, Hiruzen felt a pang of pain in his heart, and his tone was no longer as excited as before, and he calmed down again.

"Danzo, Orochimaru and Jiraiya are different. You can't lump them together. Jiraiya doesn't have the evil in his heart that Orochimaru does. They are not the same kind of people."

Danzo smiled.

"Hiruzen, Hiruzen, this is ridiculous. You have to know that Orochimaru also went astray after he came into contact with the First Generation's cells during the experiment. You let Jiraiya stay by the side of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Aren't you afraid that the same thing will happen again?"

"You have to know, if Jiraiya really cared about the village the most, would he have chosen to travel outside for so many years? Would he have left the village before the Kumogakure sent the delegation?!"

"Do you really think that your apprentice has no other intentions in approaching the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Isn't it to snatch the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from you?"

"Even if we put aside the traitor Orochimaru, Tsunade left the village, and Jiraiya was traveling outside. Did you only order Jiraiya to return to the village this time? I'm afraid not. Then why did only Jiraiya come back? Why did he ask to take care of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki when he came back?"

Danzo's words echoed in Hiruzen's ears, causing Hiruzen's unshakable belief in Jiraiya to begin to waver.

Seeing Hiruzen gradually becoming hesitant, Danzo began to feel happy.

He knew his old friend too well. Although he had good abilities, suspicion and greed for power were always his biggest weaknesses.

It was under his instigation that Hiruzen was persuaded to agree to the plot to frame Konoha White Fang, and the exposure of Orochimaru's human experiments was also his doing.

Today, Hiruzen's physical functions have declined, but his desire for the position of Hokage has become stronger after he lost it again and again.

After the Third World War, he was determined to abdicate and pass the throne to Minato, which was beyond his expectation. However, when facing Minato in power later, he was unwilling to give up power and then returned to the throne after Minato's death.

Danzo sees through Hiruzen, his best friend. It is true that he loves the village, but it is also true that he is greedy for power and suspicious!

There was silence for a long moment before Hiruzen finally spoke.

"What you said makes sense, but I still choose to believe Jiraiya. I firmly believe that Jiraiya will not betray my trust."

This was an unexpected answer for Danzo. He thought Hiruzen would be bewitched by his words as before. Why? Why did his bewitching words fail?

"you you!"

Furious, Danzo pointed at the other party with shaking arms.

"If what I said makes sense, then why don't you hand over the Jinchuriki to me! Don't you trust me anymore? I am your shadow in the dark!"

Hiruzen looked at Danzo, his cloudy eyes filled with determination.

"Danzo, it's because I know you too well. Although I believe you won't use the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to harm the village, I also believe Jiraiya, he won't do that either."

"I believe both of you, but we have already done too much harm to Naruto, let Jiraiya be by his side and make amends."

But Danzo still didn't give up and wanted to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Hiruzen.

"That's enough Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

"Hiruzen! You will regret it!"

After hearing Hiruzen say this, Danzo realized that his plan this time had failed, so he had no choice but to say this classic line and then left with hatred.