Chapter 149 Request

The dim candle flame flickered continuously, casting a series of narrow and distorted black shadows on the wall, revealing a few traces of gloom, and the gray-white solid stone wall was slightly rough, but with a cold architectural style.

A man wears a tawny trench coat with a hood around his head, and a pure white mask outlined with red paint, which together with the protrusions on the mask, forms a slightly abstract fox mask.

The man in the costume of a dark army commander was kneeling on one knee at this time, reporting something to an old man sitting on a tall wooden chair in front of him.

The old man sitting on the wooden chair had his waist straight, his hands held the cane in front of him, his right index finger tapped unconsciously when the other party reported the situation, his right eye was wrapped in gauze, and his left eye was slightly narrowed, occasionally reflecting a few traces of fine light under the firelight, far less cloudy than the ordinary old man's eyes.

This old man who is dressed in a simple kimono, but with a simple sitting posture revealing a tough style, is none other than Shimura Danzo, one of the only three remaining elder advisors in Konoha Village, who is listening to the report of his subordinates expressionlessly at this time, and the subordinate in front of him who reports the situation is the member of the "root" who went to the ward of Konoha Hospital not long ago and intends to capture Nara Shikamaru!

The ninja wearing the fox mask told the whole process of the failure to capture Shikamaru, including Nara Heisuke's statement, and did not dare to add the slightest oil and vinegar in the middle, and presented the incident to Shimura Danzou in a calm tone, including that he and two other subordinates were forced to take off their masks and expose their true faces to Nara Shikamaru and others.

When the ninja wearing the fox mask finished narrating the story, he waited anxiously for Shimura Danzo to speak.

Shimura Danzou didn't think about the thoughts of the subordinate in front of him, just thought about something, the index finger of his right hand unconsciously tapped the crutch, and the entire dim room was silent for a while only the faint sound of breathing and the sound of the index finger tapping on the wood.

"You're saying they know what the three of you look like?" After a long time, Shimura Danzou seemed to finally come to his senses and asked the ninja in front of him.

"Yes." The ninja wearing the fox mask bowed his head when he heard Shimura Danzo's question.

"It doesn't matter, even if it's the patriarch of the Nara clan, do you dare to take revenge on you?" The corners of Shimura Danzo's mouth twitched, revealing a sneer, and said slowly: "Inaba and Qing Hoe rarely show up in the village, as for you, as the captain of the dark team, the information is not available to the Nara clan. ”

This man dressed in the costume of the captain of the dark part turned out to be really a member of the dark part!

As the leader of the "root", who has cultivated countless shadow ninja organizations, and is also a careerist who aims for the Hokage throne, how can Shimura Danzo not put his own pawn in it!?

It's just that when Sarutobi was alive, even Shimura Danzou didn't have the slightest chance, and these chess pieces and eyeliner didn't have much effect for the time being.

"You stand down first!" After Shimura finished speaking, he waved his hand at the spy who was a member of the dark tribe who was directly under the Hokage, but who had taken refuge under an elder advisor, and motioned for the other party to leave.

The dark captain with the fox mask couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, but because of the mask, Shimura Danzou couldn't see the other party's face clearly.

It wasn't until the dark army commander wearing the fox mask withdrew from the door respectfully that Shimura Danzou breathed a sigh of relief, his eyebrows furrowed deeply, and his calm mask shattered, replaced by a gloomy face.

"Three ninja ......." Shimura Danzo muttered to himself, what made him worry the most was not actually Nara Heisuke's performance, the two had contact, and the insidious and cunning was Shimura Danzang's comment on Nara Heisuke, and the other party did not surprise him with such a choice, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

What really makes the Shimura group care is Chiba Gen's performance.

It can be seen that Jiraiya has become the fifth generation Hokage, although it cannot be said that it is the desire of the people, but in the hearts of the vast majority of people in the village, he is also more qualified than he Shimura Danzo.

If you want to become the fifth Hokage, Shimura Tunzo must find a way to get rid of Jiraiya, not even Jiraiya, Chiba Gen's attitude makes Shimura Tunzo understand that even if Jiraiya is no longer in the village, if one day, Tsunade, who is also one of the "Three Shinobi", returns to the village, and still has enough prestige to overwhelm him.

Thinking of Yamato's report to Koharu and Mito Menyan, about Orochimaru's report, Shimura Danzo couldn't help but think thoughtfully.

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The funeral of Sarutobi was held on the top floor of the Hokage Building in the early morning of the third day after the end of the war.

The venue for the funeral could not have been more appropriate, as Sarutobi Hisashi had been the Hokage for the longest time in the history and had spent a lot of time in this building, and the Hokage Rock above the building, including Sarutobi Hizashi, seemed to be silently staring at the people attending the funeral, which also added to the solemn and solemn atmosphere.

Although Shikamaru's injuries have not healed, he no longer needs to be hospitalized, so he also came to attend the funeral, and the pure black dress was customized not long ago, and the well-cut clothes set off Shikamaru's tall figure, and the simple decoration was more solemn.

Ninjas kept coming out of their homes, wearing pure black dresses, or holding flowers, walking silently on the road, gathering with the rest of the people, and from above, countless people dressed in black gathered, like a torrent, leading to the Hokage Building.

Ino and Dingji also followed their parents, and when the two families met the Shikamaru family who followed Nara Shikaku and Nara Yoshino, they just said hello and didn't gossip much.

This atmosphere of silence and oppression has spread to everyone in the room.

Under the guidance of the crowd, they gathered on the roof of the Hokage Building, and consciously lined up two neat black squares in front of the statue of the ape flying sun, and everything was silent and silent during the process.

A sobbing voice came into Shikamaru's ears, and the people who came in the field were all ninjas, who were good at hiding their feelings, and even if they were sad in their hearts, they would not be revealed here, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the place where the sound came from.

Not far ahead, a short figure was bowing his head, his shoulders shrugged, and he was suppressing his sobs sadly, but in the end, in vain, this child, who seemed unusually immature among many ninjas, was none other than Sarutobi's grandson, Sarutobi Konohamaru, who was only eight years old at this time.

Squatting down next to him and whispering to comfort Konohamaru was not Sarutobi Asma, but Umino Iruka.

Although Sarufei Asma is already a ninja, he doesn't feel good at this time, and he is not even in the mood to comfort Konohamaru, or he himself is not prepared to comfort Konohamaru, although it is cruel, but at the age of eight, many talented ninjas have already entered the battlefield at this time.

Facing pain can make people grow, and too much relief is not necessarily a good thing.

The weather changed abruptly in the middle of the funeral, and the bright sunlight was shrouded in dark clouds that suddenly appeared, but before I could breathe, a drizzle had already fallen from the sky, pouring over the heads of the crowd and wetting the bouquets of flowers on the desk.

The coldness and gloom permeated the faces of everyone in the audience, and this atmosphere even infected Shikamaru, although he didn't have much contact with Sarutobi, it also made his mood a little gloomy.

After the funeral was over, after saying goodbye to his parents and Ino and Dingji, Shikamaru was ready to return home alone and sort out his thoughts by the way, but on the way back, he unexpectedly found the little tail following him.

Red and swollen eyes, and slightly trembling shoulders, the thin figure looked very helpless in this drizzle, when Shikamaru turned around and looked back, he found that Konohamaru was slowly following him, and the thin dress on his body had been wet by the rain, but compared to Shikamaru's strong body, the mental blow and the reason for the fragility of his young age and physique, Konohamaru was already trembling at this time.

Despite this, Konohamaru's eyes were surprisingly determined, and his mouth was tightly pursed, trying to stop his tears, and he looked at Shikamaru with a strong expression.

Seeing this, Shikamaru sighed, walked over to Konohamaru and asked softly, "Konohamaru, what are you doing with me?" ”

Konohamaru's lips trembled, and the tears that he tried to stop still poured out of his eyes involuntarily, and the strong demeanor that he had finally made before was gone, but he still looked at Shikamaru's eyes, and his words were intermittent because of sobbing, but this did not prevent Shikamaru from experiencing the persistence: "Brother Shikamaru, I want to learn ninjutsu with you...... I want to avenge my grandfather!" ”