Chapter 346: Chapter 346: If You Dare Do It, Don't Be Afraid of Me Saying It
This is becoming troublesome.
Sorry, we can't help you; Danzo, you're on your own.
Koharu Utatane shot Danzo a look that said, "You're on your own now."
She began to think about how to make Hatake Sakumo abandon his idea of retiring.
If Sunagakure truly declared war on Konoha, they would be in serious trouble.
While Konoha could still send out a considerable number of shinobi to repel Sunagakure, as the saying goes, "Generals are rare, though armies abound."
Without a strong enough leader to oversee the battle, no matter how many thousands of shinobi Konoha sent, they might still fail to stop Sunagakure.
With someone like the Third Kazekage, unrestricted, he would be a nightmare for any enemy on the battlefield.
Hatake Sakumo was the best candidate to counter Sunagakure, but if he retired...
If war broke out in the west, they'd be left scratching their heads.
No wonder the Third Hokage was so angry.
Had this happened during peacetime, the Third Hokage would have been upset but eventually moved on.
But during a war? There was no room for such chaos.
Not to mention the potential impact on morale, just the threat from Sunagakure was enough of a headache.
"Danzo, this is the last time. If you pull another stunt like this, I'll have you thrown into Konoha's prison. I mean it!"
With the interference of the elders Koharu and Homura, the Third Hokage ultimately let the matter slide.
Though they were a motley bunch, the reinforcements had managed to establish a small but passable camp in the Land of Bears.
"Chirp!!!"
A ninja eagle let out a call, and Takuya looked up at the sky in confusion, whistling. Hearing the special whistle, the ninja eagle descended, landing steadily on Takuya's arm.
He removed the scroll from the eagle's leg, raised his hand, and the eagle took off again, returning to Konoha.
Did something interesting happen in the village?
Before even opening the scroll, Takuya began to speculate.
Tsunade wouldn't send a scroll through the intel department's ninja eagle just for trivial matters.
Takuya was certain something significant had happened in the village.
Deciphering the code on the scroll, Takuya opened it and burst out laughing within seconds.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"Hahaha, this is killing me. Danzo, that old man, he's just here for laughs."
Takuya laughed so hard his stomach hurt.
What happened?
What was Takuya-sama laughing about?
Everyone around looked curiously at Takuya, who was sitting alone on a rock, clutching his stomach in laughter. Beside him lay a scroll that had just been opened.
Though everyone was curious about the scroll's contents, no one dared to sneak a peek.
"Mikoto, take this and read it out loud for everyone! How can we keep something this good to ourselves?"
The higher-ups probably wanted to keep this hidden, and Hatake Sakumo's retirement application might not even get approved.
But Takuya had no intention of keeping it hidden; instead, he wanted to make it public.
These young, inexperienced recruits looked at Takuya in confusion.
Meanwhile, the Uchiha members were all stunned.
They hadn't expected Takuya to describe Danzo like that. It wasn't just a description—it was
outright slander.
"Perhaps you're all wondering why I'm slandering such an important figure in our village."
Takuya didn't fear Danzo's retaliation.
After all, he wasn't wrong-Danzo really was cunning, deceitful, and shameless.
"Because I'm also one of his victims. It happened a few years ago."
Takuya-sama was also slandered? Also a victim?
And it was all that same cunning, deceitful, and shameless Danzo Shimura's doing?
Many were taken aback, then began discussing among themselves.
What's going on? Is it really okay to air all this dirty laundry? Uchiha Fugaku admired Takuya's boldness. He wouldn't dare do something like this.
No matter how much he hated Danzo, no matter how often Danzo targeted the Uchiha,
Fugaku wouldn't dare say such things.
This could easily be seen as slandering the village's leadership.
One wrong move, and things could escalate quickly.
And with how openly Takuya was saying all this, Fugaku believed it wouldn't be long before
word spread across the entire eastern front-perhaps even back to the village.
That's when the real drama would begin.
He was sure that once the higher-ups learned about this, they'd be furious.
As for Orochimaru, who was indirectly insulted, Fugaku figured he wouldn't care much.
Compared to the higher-ups, Orochimaru had enough self-awareness to know who he could mess with and who he couldn't.
By that afternoon, word had already reached the shoreline camp.
The Uchiha members wouldn't rat to Orochimaru, but the reinforcements he sent were a
different story-there were probably spies among them.
After all, Orochimaru was skilled at grooming spies.
Even those who had followed him would eventually be captivated by his charisma, becoming
fiercely loyal.
"Cunning, deceitful, and shameless, huh?"
"What a fitting description." Upon hearing about this, Orochimaru laughed on the spot, showing no signs of anger.
Even though Takuya's words indirectly mocked him, Orochimaru didn't mind.
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Yagami Takuya sure had guts!
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