Chương 62: My dear friend Danzo you are still useful even if you are not here

In the scroll, there was the latest information on what happened in Konoha. Which also means there is a copy of Hiruzen's order to arrest him.

' Thankfully I retreated to one of my secret hideouts. When all this mess is over I will make sure to make you pay dearly Hiruzen ' Danzo thought as he crumbled the scroll in his hand.

His sudden retreat was just a precaution he took. When he heard that Daimyo himself is coming to Konoha he knew he would be just waiting for his death if stayed in Konoha. He knew how much of a coward Hiruzen would become when the Daimyo got involved.

So he trusted his instincts and retreated from the limelight. But he never thought Hriuzen would be so ruthless as to give an arrest order as soon as he found out he was missing. Did the thought of him being kidnapped or going to solve this by himself cross Hiruzen's mind?

' As expected Hiruzen is too old. How could he dare to think of sacrificing me? Doesn't he realize how important he is to Konoha? ' Danzo thought angrily.

" Just wait, I will show all of them what the consequences of betraying me " Danzo's gloomy voice echoed in the darkroom as he declared his revenge.

While Danzo was plotting his revenge the Hokage Tower was quite lively. In the streets, the small commotion grew bigger as numerous people joined. Had it not been for the Anbu ninjas who were there to maintain order they would have flipped the Hokage tower completely.

While this was happening in one of many meeting rooms all of the important people were seated. Whether they were small clan heads or even high-level elders none were missing.

All of them had grim expressions as they waited for Hiruzen to arrive. Everyone knew why they were gathered here. I mean how couldn't they when a huge screen displayed Izanami declaring war on them?

The door to the meeting room was opened and Hiruzen walked in. As soon as he sat in his chair he said, " I take it I don't have to inform you all why I called this emergency meeting ". He went straight into business.

Everyone nodded their heads as they agreed with Hiruzen's words. They were called here to discuss what they should do next now that Izanami had declared war on them.

" Hokage sama pardon me for asking but what really happened in the Hokage office this morning? " Shikaku Nara asked as he looked at Hiruzen with a serious gaze.

Although everyone had already seen it on the huge screen they still needed to understand the whole truth before arriving at a decision.

Hiruzen smoked a bit before answering, " Earlier today I summoned Izanmi Yosokuna to my office to question her decision to take Naruto to the Uchiha clan without any escorts. I simply wanted to know whether she wanted to create an internal conflict by doing that. "

" Wait a minute Hokage sama but why is she even able to get close to the Nine Tails Jinchuriki in the first place? Shouldn't the Anbu stop her or anyone from getting close to that kid? " Hiashi Hyūga, the patriarch of the Hyūga clan asked as he interrupted Hiruzen.

Due to his brother's recent death, he was still a little salty with Hriuzen so he wouldn't miss any chance to blame Hiruzen.

Hiruzen gave Hiashi a look before saying with gritted teeth, " It is because Naruto's legal guardian is Izanami more specifically the World Bank "

A commotion erupted as everyone processed what they heard. Although they knew of the policy of the World Bank adopting orphan children whose parents have astronomical debts they didn't think Naruto too would fall under this category.

One must know that he is the son of Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage. And if that isn't enough Naruto's mother is the sole inheritor of the Uzumaki clan legacy. Both of them are not ordinary people who would be in debt.

" How is that even possible even if we ignore the fourth Hokage's background as a former civilian Kushina Uzumaki's legacy is enough for anyone to pay off any debts. So there is no way Naruto who has both of his inheritances is in debt" It was Inoichi Yamanaka who said that.

"Normally that wouldn't be possible but Minato before dying took a clan debt under the Uzumaki clan. According to the documents it was used to stabilize Konoha after the Third Great Shinobi War " Homura said.

" Well that makes sense but even so wouldn't the World Bank usually deduct a clan's legacy if the other party died? There should be enough collateral if both of their inheritances are taken into account. " Chōza Akimichi said as he thought aloud.

"That's because umm" Homura was at a loss for words. He couldn't simply say that Naruto's inheritance was used to rebuild the village and was split between all of them.

" I think that is enough. Do not forget why we gathered here ? " hiruzen interjected. "As I was saying after Izanami came, an argument broke out between her and Danzo. And as you all might have guessed Danzo didn't take it very well and attacked her. " he continued his explanation while making everyone forget about Naruto.

He didn't want them to point fingers at him at this critical moment. So like the usual put his dear friend on the pedestal and made him take the limelight.

' My friend Danzo you are still useful even if you are not here ' Hiruzen thought as he saw everyone forgetting the earlier discussion.

"Where is Elder Danzo, shouldn't he be here to explain himself? " Shikaku asked as he had a grave expression. Although he could pretty much guess what happened he still needed to ask.

" Danzo has gone missing. I have already ordered Anbu to find him. " Hiruzen said

"So what will our next move be? Should we ready our troops and get ready for war " Fugaku who was silent all this time asked,

" That's impossible, Konoha is still dealing with the nine-tail aftermath. We can't afford another war. Especially when the World Bank is our enemy. The public will not agree" one high-level elder said.

" So what else should we do? We can't just surrender without even putting up a fight. That would make us a laughingstock in the whole ninja world. " One other said.

Like that, a huge debate began to start. Although Danzo was shown guilty in the video, but that isn't a reason for Konoha to punish one of their high-level elders. The World Bank is just a civilian organization. No matter what they can't be the one to lose this early.

" Isn't Konoha's goal peace? Why don't we just capture Elder Danzo and offer his head like what the World Bank asked us to do? It will save us from going into a meaningless war. " Hiashi said with an indifferent tone. But everyone could feel the sarcasm in his voice.

" And besides, why should we protect a guilty man? And besides, isn't he simply doing his duty as Konoha elder by sacrificing himself for Konoha's prosperity? " he continued as he glared at Hiruzen.

"Hiashi that is enough, we get your point, "Shikaku said as he tried to calm Hiashi down. Everyone knew how much Hiashi suffered because of the Kumo incident. And ironically the situation is quite similar to this one.

Just as they were about to continue their discussion a Anbu ninja came to the room and whispered a few words to Hiruzen. Hiruzen, hearing those words, immediately stood up.

He then said, "The meeting will be put on hold until tomorrow. The Fire Daimyo has arrived so I will take my leave " and with those words, he left in a hurry.