Chapter 626 - Naruto Challenges Sasuke
On a high platform set up at the playground of the campus, Elder Hiruzen dangled his tobacco pipe and looked at the energetic children and their families entering the campus with a satisfactory expressions.
In these troubled times, the happiness and intoxicating excitement of the villagers is what relieves the former Hokage’s stress and calms his mind, at the same time, he feels that he must do everything to protect these smiles.
Besides the former Hokage Hiruzen, sat the senior members of the Konoha’s decision-making body, including Elder Koharu, Elder Tsunade, and Sannin Jiraiya.
Tsunade-him was accompanied by Shizune, Hyuga Yui, and Uchiha Izumi, the three of whom stood beside her respectively, and finally, behind Jiraiya stood Kakashi who was wearing his new Anbu gear.
Considering the identities of all the people, the entire high-level decision-making body except the temporary Hokage Shimura Danzo was present at the high platform…
After waiting for a while and seeing that he was not coming, Tsunade-hime impatiently asked Kakashi, “Where is Danzo?”
Kakashi sighed helplessly and answered while shaking his head, “Don’t know… When I went to the Root base to escort Danzo-sama, he didn’t even see me and just ordered me to leave without giving any reply…”
Tsunade snorted, “Doesn’t he understand the gravity of his presence here? What exactly is he trying to do!”
Nobody answered her, as they all had the same thought.
However, they couldn’t wait too long as the entire crowd has already gathered at the playground, and with that, Kuroto whispered to Elder Hiruzen, “Sandaime-sama, we can’t wait any longer… it’s almost time…”