Danzo couldn't tell who the person before him really was!
Come on, Hiruzen, take off that Tsunade disguise of yours, stop pretending!
Danzo wanted to say something like that in his heart.
But unfortunately, he was in no mood for jokes at all.
No longer looking at Tsunade, Danzo turned his head, surveying his surroundings.
At this moment, prompted by Tsunade's words, Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Guy had also vaguely moved to surround him!
Seeing this, Danzo's expression turned extremely ugly once again!
Because among these four, aside from Guy being somewhat weaker in terms of influence, the others were all famous figures in Konoha!
The first, Hatake Kakashi, goes without saying. Son of Konoha's White Fang, Konoha's young genius, student of the Fourth Hokage, former Anbu Captain… he could almost be considered the representative of the Civilian Ninja who survived from the era of the Third Great Ninja War to the present!
In Konoha Village, even though Kakashi usually isn't social, the prestige attached to him is unimaginable for ordinary people!
Both Ninja Clans and Civilian Ninja are very familiar with him!
Moreover, while Kakashi's personality is somewhat lazy now, he is still quite reliable, making people more willing to associate with him, which invisibly boosts his affinity even further!
This is also why if Kakashi said he wanted to be the Sixth Hokage and help Naruto hold the position for a while, he could immediately assume the role!
To put it bluntly, if Kakashi hadn't become lazy after the Nine-Tails Attack, would there even have been any chance for Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage?
After Kakashi, the second is Sarutobi Asuma.
This one requires little explanation.
Son of the Third Hokage, former member of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, representing the Daimyo's faction.
At the same time, the Sarutobi Clan is currently a rather prominent Ninja Clan, and Asuma is also the teacher of the new Ino-Shika-Cho trio, having connections with all three clans.
In other words, Asuma alone represents nearly two-thirds, or even three-fourths, of the Ninja Clan's power in Konoha!
Such influence is undeniably immense!
Next, compared to the first two, Kurenai is somewhat less influential.
Because everything Kurenai has is inherited from Shinku, who died during the Nine-Tails Attack!
However, although Shinku died in the Nine-Tails Attack, he left behind an incredibly rich legacy for Kurenai!
That is, during the night of the Nine-Tails Attack, Shinku intercepted a large number of Konoha's young Ninja who wanted to rush to the battlefield!
Because of him, Konoha's young Ninja didn't come to harm during the Nine-Tails Attack!
All the Ninja from that generation who have now grown up owe gratitude to Shinku!
And with Shinku dead, this legacy naturally fell upon Kurenai!
Moreover, what Shinku left behind isn't limited to that!
Shinku personally was Anbu, and was on good terms with many powerful figures in Konoha in the past.
He also had a seemingly low-key but actually very important title!
That is, Konoha's only Genjutsu Master! He possessed Genjutsu that even the Sharingan cannot see through!
It might seem like this title is likely exaggerated, but it's actually quite important!
Because this represents the most fundamental thing Kurenai has in Konoha… control over public opinion!
Kurenai is the opinion leader for all Genjutsu users!
It's like modern internet influencers. A big influencer with millions of followers can rally many clueless followers with a single call.
Otherwise, why do you think Kurenai, despite having some actual weaknesses in her abilities, could become a Jonin at a young age?
While her friend, Anko, could only become a Special Jonin?
Is it really that Anko's abilities are inferior to Kurenai's?
Not necessarily. It's just that the Ninja Society is also made of people, and where there are people, there are social connections!
As for Guy's situation, it's similar to Kurenai's above.
If Kurenai is Konoha's strongest Genjutsu user, the opinion leader for all Genjutsu Ninja...
Then Guy is Konoha's strongest Taijutsu user, the opinion leader for all Taijutsu Ninja!
Moreover, Guy has another issue… he is a bona-fide Kage-level figure!
Although Guy himself isn't aware of this and doesn't exercise Kage-level authority, objective facts are objective facts… they exist!
At least for Danzo, he absolutely could not defeat Guy!
So these four people, as Jonin with real standing in Konoha, represent too much power!
When they choose to stand firmly on Tsunade's side...
What can an old rat like Danzo, who operates in the shadows, use to oppose Tsunade?
"Hmph...!" Danzo could only snort coldly and storm off in a huff.
'Just you wait, Tsunade. Your current victory is only temporary. I won't give up so easily!'
Danzo secretly vowed in his heart.
Of course, no one knew or cared about Danzo's plans.
Watching Danzo leave, Kakashi and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
One's reputation, a tree's shadow… the title [The Darkness of the Ninja World] still held some deterrence!
Now that Danzo was gone, it was a good thing, indicating he had backed down!
Kakashi looked at Tsunade: "Well, Tsunade-sama, with Elder Danzo acting like this, what about us..."