Opening the seemingly dilapidated wooden door, a white old man came into view.
The years have left many engravings on his face.
This is a man who has dedicated his life to Konoha.
A very respectable person.
The longest-serving Hokage, who also supported Konoha's s most difficult moments, allowing Konoha to prosper again.
But it was also in his hands that Konoha went from prosperity to decline again.
It wasn't until Kakashi become the pillar of Konoha that the trend of decline slowed down.
When becoming a Hokage for a long time, they will inevitably make wrong decisions.
No one will always be right.
At this point, the old man appeared in front of Kakashi. He didn't even have to say anything as Kakashi knew what he wanted to say.
The old man's body was a little unsteady.
In Kakashi's impression, this figure should have been stalwart.
'It's a pity that years make people grow old.'
'As an expert, death of old age is not only the most humiliating way to die, but also the happiest way to die.'
In just a moment, Kakashi seemed to understand a lot of things.
"Sandaime-sama, you are here." Kakashi said softly, still with respect in his words as always.
When Sandaime looked at Kakashi today, he is feeling a burst of emotion.
'The cold boy back then has now grown into this kind of reliable person.'
'Right now, he is already one head higher than me.'
'Time is really fleeting.'
As the two hadn't seen each other on such an occasion for a long time, the memories began to appear involuntarily in their minds.
"Haha, Kakashi, it's really enviable to see you in a very laid-back manner." Sandaime said with a smile.
"Where, it seems that Sandaime-sama is the one who is laid-back now."
"Haha." Sandaime chuckled, looked at the courtyard, and then said, "Don't you ask me to go in and sit?"
"Sandaime-sama, please come in."
In the courtyard, there is a table and two sitting cushions.
Kakashi brewed a pot of tea, poured it into a cup and placed it in front of Sandaime.
After Sandaime picked it up and smelled it, he said with a smile: "Kakashi, your tea-making skills are getting better and better."
After finishing speaking, regardless of the hot tea, he drank it in one go, seeming to not minding the temperature.
"When I have nothing to do, I like to make tea to relieve my physical and mental fatigue. After a long time, my skill will naturally become better."
"It's really hard to you."
Sandaime looked at Kakashi with the kind of gaze that is like watching his own child.
In Sandaime's eyes, probably all the young people of Konoha are his children.
"Sandaime-sama, for you to come here at this time, it must not because you want to talk to me about these daily routines, right? I am afraid that the sky is already turning dark outside." Kakashi said and looked directly at Sandaime.
It's just that it's not as aggressive look, but a look of inquiry.
Sandaime just sighed, 'After spending a long time thinking about it, it was time to get into the topic.'
"Kakashi, you must know the reason I come here. It's Danzo's matter."
"Does Sandaime-sama want to persuade me?"
"Yes, although Danzo is a bit selfish, but he always has Konoha as the first in his mind. This time, I am afraid I don't understand about the truth of the matter, so I want to persuade you. I hope you can..." When Sandaime was halfway talking, Kakashi interrupted him.
"Sandaime-sama, do you really think that Danzo right now is still thinking for Konoha?"
Kakashi asked as he looked at Sandaime, and his eye became a little sharp.
Hearing this, Sandaime was taken aback, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.
"Sandaime-sama, in fact, you must have also noticed that Danzo is no longer the one who was willing to carry the darkness. His ambition has expanded, and his way of doing things has become more and more extreme."
"Since he spreads rumors and seriously hurts my father's reputation, he is no longer the Danzo who only thinks for Konoha. There is also a shadow of Danzo's instigation in the Orochimaru's human experiment. You know that, don't you? During the Kyūbi's attack, Danzo has a lot of elite Shinobi in his Root, but he didn't even send a single soldier to help. Don't tell me you don't know that?"
When Sandaime heard this, his face became paler.
"In the Uchiha incident, Danzo issued an order to slaughter the Uchiha Clan without authorization. You also know that, right? During Konoha Crush Plan, Danzo's people didn't take any action, and even Orochimaru's people were able to enter Konoha without any hindrance. Why did that possible? You must have also known that, don't you?"
Kakashi lists Danzo's crimes one by one. Putting one of any of these crimes on someone else would already be a very serious crime and they will be called a dangerous traitor.
But with Danzo, everything seemed to be a light crime, and he passed with just a small punishment.
Konoha has four indirect losses of Kage-level experts due to Danzo.
If these people were still there, Konoha would indisputably already be the strongest Shinobi Village in the Shinobi world.
Nor will Konoha become so weak after the death of Yondaime Hokage.
Danzo's crimes are simply too much.
But Danzo is still here now. On one hand, Sandaime couldn't bear to attack his former teammates.
On the other hand, Danzo's force in Root is very powerful, and if they fight Danzo, Konoha's strength will be greatly damaged.
Sandaime is now sweating profusely.
Sandaime couldn't help but doubting himself.
"Sandaime-sama, Danzo has changed, and the crimes he has carried over have already overshadowed his achievements. The so-called darkness is not a thing that only Danzo can do."
Hearing this, Sandaime was silent for a long time without saying a word.
Kakashi did not urge him, and just sat in front of him in silence.
He is waiting for the result.
He is also looking forward to the result.
Looking forward to this former God of Shinobi to make a decision again.
Since Danzo's eyes, anyone can be a victim, then why can't it be himself?
Is the Uchiha Clan really guilty?
Didn't they live peacefully right now?
Danzo is just a person who is unwilling to give people a chance.
In his eyes, anyone who violated his interests or did not conform to his vision was a malignant cancer.
His determination to become Konoha's darkness has already become completely unrecognizable in the process of moving forward.
Danzo right now has become a real Konoha cancer.
He has become the person he once hated the most, yet he still doesn't know it.
Sandaime sighed deeply and stood up.
The original old face seemed to have aged by ten years in an instant.
"Kakashi, Konoha's future is up to you. But don't let me down. I will suppress these rumors for you."
Sandaime said as he turned and left Kakashi's house.
The unsteady figure seemed to become a bit stalwart, but soon, it became even more unsteady.