Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching.

Chapter 617 Inheritance
Danzo Shimura, who was lying on the ice platform, was not wearing his usual black and gray kimono, but the standard combat uniform of the Konoha ninja.

Sarutobi Hiruzen guessed that Mu Yue helped to deal with it, because not only was there no blood or wounds on Shimura Danzo's body, but his combat uniform was also intact, without even a speck of dust, and it was obvious that he had put it on later.

"That's very thoughtful." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in his heart.

He felt that Mu Yue must have tried her best but failed to save Shimura Danzo, and he felt very guilty, so he wanted Shimura Danzo to die in a graceful manner, at least without any signs of external injuries on his body.

"Ugh."

Looking at Danzo Shimura lying motionless on the ice platform, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but sigh deeply, and the wrinkles on his face deepened slightly.

No matter how well Mu Yue did, Shimura Danzo's pale face made one thing clear: he was dead.

Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen had received the news from Mu Yue before seeing the body, when Sarutobi Hiruzen really saw Shimura Danzo's body, the emotion called sadness could not help but surge from his heart.

After all, this is a friendship that has lasted for decades. Even a pet would have developed a deep bond, not to mention that Danzo Shimura was his comrade-in-arms who had been through thick and thin with him.

"No wonder you were willing to treat us that day. It turns out you were going to do something dangerous." Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a helpless expression.

He thought that the dinner party was a signal of Shimura Danzo's change, but he didn't expect it to be a foreshadowing of his sacrifice.

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. That was the last time they met and talked, but they parted on bad terms because of talking about political affairs.

If given the chance to elect again, Sarutobi Hiruzen still would not compromise on his political views, but he would choose not to talk about political affairs.

"Did Danzo tell you anything before he died?" Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Mu Yue who had a sad face.

Danzo Shimura was not dead when he was rescued by Mu Yue. Given the tenacity of a ninja, he should have been able to leave behind some words.

Mu Yue nodded and made a tearful expression, "Danzo-sama was thinking about how to protect the village and the younger generation until his death. Even at the last moment of his life, he still told me to protect Konoha."

"In order to give me enough chakra to prevent accidents, he even refused me to use medical ninjutsu to treat him."

Listening to Mu Yue's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt dazed, as if he had returned to the past, to that unforgettable murderous night.

During the Kumogakure coup, they were hunted by elite troops and the team needed bait. He and Danzo Shimura stepped forward to be the bait, but were rejected by Tobirama Senju.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has never forgotten the words that Senju Tobirama left for him before his death.

“Protect those who admire the village and trust you, and raise children who can be entrusted to the next generation.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen even remembered the expression on Senju Tobirama's face when he said this very clearly.

Even though it was an action with no chance of survival, there was no hesitation or fear on Senju Tobirama's face, only determination.

"Danzo, you have done what your teacher told you to do." Sarutobi Hiruzen felt the inheritance from it.

Before he was cut off, Tobirama Senju instructed him to protect Konoha and train future generations. Now before his death, Danzo Shimura instructed Muyue to protect Konoha, and Muyue happens to be a Root ninja who was trained by Danzo Shimura for some time.

"Anything else?" asked Sarutobi Hiruzen. Shimura Danzo should have more than one sentence to say.

"Lord Danzo also said that he wanted me to take over the Root in his place and take on the darkness of Konoha." Mu Yue continued to answer.

"Root..." Sarutobi Hiruzen had a complicated expression.

If someone else told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Danzo Shimura's last words were to leave the Root to him, Sarutobi Hiruzen would most likely ignore it.

But when the target was Mu Yue, Sarutobi Hiruzen believed it directly.

There is no other reason. The root means nothing to Mu Yue now.

There is only one ninja in the Root now, and Mu Yue can only be a commander without troops when he takes over the Root.

Moreover, Mu Yue himself has a special position in the dark department, and strictly speaking, he is not inferior to the leader of the root department.

There was no need for Mu Yue to lie, as the benefits to be gained were not much compared to the risk of being exposed.

In addition, from the perspective of Danzo Shimura, Mu Yue is indeed the best candidate to rebuild the Root. He has been trained by the Root since he was a child and is very powerful.

"Then Mu Yue, what do you think?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Mu Yue.

"The Root is a department directly under the Hokage, and all decisions are made by the Sandaime." Mu Yue said after thinking for a while.

He has already shown enough emotion towards Shimura Danzo, and now he can be more rational.

"The original purpose of the Root was to train the Anbu, but it gradually developed into the Root you know as it is." Sarutobi Hiruzen first talked about the origin of the Root.

"The Anbu training team you are in charge of now is very similar to the Root in terms of function, so I think the Root no longer needs to exist independently. From now on, the Root and the training team will merge, the Root members will become your subordinates, and the assets owned by the Root will be inherited by the training team."

There is not much meaning in letting Mu Yue become the leader of the Root, and Sarutobi Hiruzen does not want Mu Yue to become the second Danzo Shimura. Mu Yue has a better future.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen could not ignore Shimura Danzo's last will and felt that Mu Yue should be rewarded, so he finally decided to turn the remaining roots into nutrients to allow the newly established training team to grow.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to disband the Root just after Lord Danzo's sacrifice?" Mu Yue showed hesitation on her face and did not accept it immediately.

Although Mu Yue thought this was the best outcome, the process of resigning and declining three times still had to be followed to save some face for the deceased Danzo Shimura.

"The root has not disappeared, it just exists in a different form. Danzo's spirit of the will of fire will live forever." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said.

"Whether it's the training team or the Root, they're all fighting to protect Konoha."

Finally, after being persuaded by Sarutobi Hiruzen with both emotion and logic, Mu Yue came to her senses and no longer refused, resolutely accepting the responsibility of protecting Konoha.

"Before leaving, Lord Danzo mentioned something very strange to me. He told me to be careful of Uchiha Madara." Mu Yue said with a puzzled look.

"Uchiha Madara? Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a serious expression.

For the new generation of ninjas, Uchiha Madara is just a legendary powerful ninja, a traitor who was personally eliminated by the first Hokage.

However, the older generation of ninjas like Sarutobi Hiruzen who were born before the founding of Konoha Village are different. They have witnessed Uchiha Madara in his prime, a terrifying monster that only the God of Ninja can defeat.

"You definitely didn't hear it wrong. I remember every word Lord Danzo left behind very clearly." Mu Yue said seriously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not question it anymore. After experiencing the interruption of the Senju Tobirama, he could understand Mu Yue's feelings. Not to mention that this just happened, even if ten years had passed, it would be hard to forget.

He just questioned it because the news was too shocking.

"Even if he wasn't killed by the Shodaime, he would have been too old to move." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked thoughtful.

Uchiha Madara is not young. Even if he has lived peacefully until now, he would not have the ability to harm Konoha.

But it is impossible for Danzo Shimura to joke with Mu Yue before his death, so the existence and danger of Uchiha Madara are inevitable.

"Could it be that Uchiha Madara secretly cultivated a successor?" Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of a possibility, that Uchiha Madara's successor was acting under the name of Uchiha Madara. If Uchiha Madara was really not killed by Senju Hashirama, it would not be surprising to cultivate a successor in so many years.

"Did Danzo say anything else about Uchiha Madara?" Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to ask.

If Danzo Shimura's death is related to Uchiha Madara, then things may not be as simple as he thought before, and there may be a conspiracy against Konoha.

Even Danzo Shimura's own death was the result of a conspiracy.

"These are the words that Lord Danzo left behind." Mu Yue replied, shaking her head.

Except for the matter of Hashirama's cells, he basically said all of Danzo Shimura's last words.

As for the fact that Danzo Shimura has Hashirama's cells in his body, Mu Yue doesn't want to expose it.

Because even if Mu Yue told Danzo Shimura's last words, Sarutobi Hiruzen promised not to let Orochimaru do the research, and Orochimaru would still get Danzo Shimura's body tissue in the end.

Orochimaru's status and position in Konoha are too high. He is not only one of the three famous ninjas in the ninja world, but also a candidate for Hokage recognized by everyone.

With the resources that Orochimaru possesses and how much importance he places on Hashirama's cells, the Hashirama cell experiments certainly could not be hidden from Orochimaru.

As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's orders can prevent Orochimaru from obtaining Shimura Danzo's body openly, but Orochimaru is not an honest man. If you don't let me do it, I will do it myself secretly.

Now that things have developed to this point, it is not certain who will be the first to achieve results.

In the original work, Mu Yue was deeply impressed by Orochimaru's research ability.

Therefore, Mu Yue chose a similar approach to the White Zetsu incident. He didn't want to face the monsters of Shippuden during the Third World War.

After asking around, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a general understanding of the information Mu Yue had.

Mu Yue actually didn't know much. She had almost no idea why Shimura Danzo wanted to go to the Rain Country. The main thing she knew was Shimura Danzo's last words.

However, this is also consistent with Mu Yue's experience. Mu Yue was not a ninja from the Root. She helped Shimura Danzo out of friendship, and Shimura Danzo did not give Mu Yue any specific information.

"Have you fought with Sosuke? How do you think of his strength?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly asked.

"There was no direct confrontation. At that time, I saw that Lord Danzo was injured, so I quickly approached Lord Danzo and then used Flying Thunder God to leave." Mu Yue thought for a while and replied.

"But I saw his ninjutsu, it was very powerful. I'm not sure I can defeat him."

Mu Yue didn't lie. He was indeed not sure he could beat him.

"Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen did not think it was an exaggeration.

Sosuke has a record of defeating Hanzo with Fire Release. This battle alone shows that Sosuke is definitely not a simple ninja.

"Mu Yue, you've been busy for so long and must be tired. Go and take a rest." Sarutobi Hiruzen forced a smile and said to Mu Yue.

Mu Yue had to rush to the Rain Country to help Danzo Shimura, and then bring back Danzo Shimura's body overnight. The journey alone was not easy.

"I'm sorry to bother you this evening."

Mu Yue bowed slightly to Sarutobi Hiruzen to apologize, then bowed to Shimura Danzo on the ice platform, and finally left the Root base with a heavy face.

"What a good boy." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.

Mu Yue could have ignored Shimura Danzo because Shimura Danzo had no authority to order Mu Yue, but Mu Yue still went to help Shimura Danzo.

If it weren't for Mu Yue, Danzo Shimura might not even have been able to return his body to Konoha.

So even if Mu Yue was a little bit inconsistent with Konoha's rules and regulations in this process, Sarutobi Hiruzen simply ignored it.

After all, who can not have a good impression of a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty, especially since Mu Yue is on his side.

Then Sarutobi Hiruzen called the only remaining Root ninja over.

There are still too many mysteries at the moment, and Sarutobi Hiruzen won't be able to sleep if he goes back now.

He had to figure out why Danzo Shimura wanted to go to the Land of Rain and how Danzo Shimura was related to "Uchiha Madara".

Whether it is to avenge Danzo Shimura or to protect Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen has to solve the mystery as much as possible.

The result of the interrogation was just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had expected. The Root members who stayed behind in the base had even less information. Apart from knowing that Danzo Shimura had gone to the Rain Country, they knew nothing else.

"Has Danzo met anyone who looks strange recently?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked finally.

The Root ninja shook his head in confusion.

How could he, a member of the lowest level of the Root, know Shimura Danzo's itinerary?

The Root Ninja is now extremely confused. He had only guarded the base for a few days, and somehow he became the top master of the Root.

"Bring me the latest confidential information about the Root." Seeing that the Root members really had no useful information, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered.

Immediately afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen called the Anbu again and asked them to search the Root base, trying to find clues.

If it weren't for the fact that Danzo Shimura had so many protective measures in his brain and couldn't directly check his memories, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have wanted to call the ninjas of the Yamanaka clan to come and look at the memories directly.

Although this is a bit unfair to Danzo Shimura's body, it is about "Uchiha Madara" and the safety of Konoha, so personal honor and disgrace must be put aside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen worked until three in the morning but gained nothing.

As he still had official business to attend to tomorrow, Sarutobi Hiashi had no choice but to hand the task off to the ANBU and go home to rest.

He is the Hokage and cannot lose his mind because of hatred. He has many other things to deal with.

"I hope there will be some good news tomorrow." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought as he lay on the bed with his eyes closed.

Tonight is another unforgettable night.

……

Although neither the Amegakure nor Konoha announced the death of Danzo Shimura, they were even deliberately concealing it.

However, the news of Danzo Shimura's death spread throughout the ninja world at an insane speed.

Especially the other four major ninja villages, they collected this important information at the first time.

(End of this chapter)