The Shadow of Konoha

Hanyu is a very important part of this spy elimination plan, so he was forced to become an "eyewitness" of the Konoha-Kumogakure alliance incident. On the surface, Hanyu only knew about the whereabouts of the Hokage after the alliance incident. Now the information he knew was greatly exaggerated, so his value as an intelligence source became immeasurable.

However, from the time he arrived in Konoha to now, it must not be more than twelve hours. However, judging from the tone of Shimura Danzo, it seemed that the news had already spread throughout the village. Most people in Konoha knew that someone had brought back such important information, so all the spies also knew that there was such an important source of information as Hanyu.

As evidence, a ninja team broke into the village in an unusually hasty and violent manner this morning and rushed directly to the Hokage Building. After that, the top leaders of Konoha held a long emergency meeting. But no matter what, the speed at which the news spread was abnormally fast... There was no doubt that someone was fanning the flames.

The person who added fuel to the fire was, as expected, Danzo Shimura who was standing in front of Hanyu. "Compared to taking this kind of information from Konoha's top brass, it's much easier to get it from me. And... for spies, I'm the most important and most reliable first-hand information. Is that right?"

"It would be great if you could understand," Danzo said. His plan was certainly not amazing, but it was highly feasible. The only problem was that Hanyu had no ability to protect himself from the incoming spies.

Hanyu can be used to eliminate spies from other villages. This move is completely in the interests of Konoha. Not to mention that he is just an outsider to Konoha, even the most orthodox Konoha people will be sacrificed when they should be. Protecting the interests of the village is the highest priority. This is one of the original decisions of the superiors.

Smarter spies would of course be aware of Konoha's intentions, but they would still take action. Shimura Danzo's plan itself was almost an open conspiracy. The bait is so tempting that there is no need to worry about the fish not biting the hook.

Hanyu curled his lips. What choice did he have? Understanding or not understanding, comprehending or not comprehending, agreeing or not agreeing, it had no impact on the plan at all. Danzo Shimura came here just to inform Hanyu of the news.

"I agree with the village's arrangement, but before the plan is implemented, I have a small and insignificant request..." Hanyu said before Danzo left. The other party stopped and made a listening gesture...

The current Shimura Danzo didn't seem to be as extreme as he was later, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Hanyu to explain anything. At the same time, he had no intention of competing with the acting Hokage for the time being, and of course, he did not have the ability to do so. Therefore, even if the actions he took did not immediately obtain the consent of the Acting Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, he still had to explain the plan to the Acting Hokage before it actually began.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen learned about this, he did not agree with this plan because of the possible sacrifices... After all, due to his own personality, he did not want to drag innocent people into the chaos. However, from the perspective of the interests of the village and the standpoint of the Hokage, he had no way to oppose Danzo's plan.

"At this point, we can only send more people to ensure Hanyu's safety." Facing Danzo who had returned from the hospital, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only make such an arrangement. As the person who brought the news of the Nidaime back to the village and properly handled the Hokage's affairs according to the agreement, Sarutobi, as the disciple of the Nidaime, could not let a meritorious person like Hanyu die too easily.

"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?" Seeing Danzo opening his mouth to speak but stopping himself, Sarutobi asked again.

"Do you know what Hanyu said after he learned that he was about to fall into danger?"

What did he say? Was it worth his attention? Sarutobi was puzzled. Fear, begging for mercy, asking for help? That was all, right?

"What he said to me was... 'Can you give me a sword? Or a kunai?'" Danzo repeated Hanyu's exact words word for word.

This is not a big request, but it shows the fundamental attitude of a person in danger. Yes, in the end, after realizing that things were inevitable, Hanyu did not complain about himself or pretend to be pitiful. He made the most appropriate and correct choice: Earn life. No one is worthy of absolute trust, and a third party cannot protect. Therefore, holding the knife in your own hand will be the last insurance.

"Although he is a little old, but... he is really a promising ninja." After a brief silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen said this.

"Yeah, that's right." Rarely, Danzo agreed with Sarutobi's point of view. After saying this, the two people who had already disliked each other seemed to suddenly realize that it was unimaginable for them to agree with each other's ideas, and the scene immediately became awkward.

The two of them turned their gaze to the window at the same time. Outside the Hokage's office building, and within the entire Konoha Village, night began to fall unknowingly.

On the other side, in the ward on the third floor of Konoha Hospital, Hanyu was also waiting for everything to happen... If the information he represented was important and worthy of attention, then the enemy's actions would become more urgent. Therefore, if someone is going to attack him, then it will only happen after tonight. Relatively speaking, if nothing happens today, then nothing will happen later.

Although the bait is tempting, there is only one piece. It attracts clouds in all directions, so those who are ready to act will only worry that their action will be late, not that it will be too early. This feeling of quietly waiting for danger to come is really unbearable. Even though Hanyu considers himself a very patient person, he is getting a little anxious at this moment.

He didn't hate danger, he just hated the feeling of powerlessness when facing danger... In the past two days, what he had experienced and was about to experience was too much.

As the night gradually deepened, Hanyu's spirit became more and more tense. At this moment, in the silent night, the crisp sound of metal collision suddenly rang out.