Facing Renya's question, Shimura Danzō gave a light cough and explained.
"I'm planning to rest for a while. With nothing to do, I came over to see you."
There was no way he could tell Renya that he had learned someone wanted to travel with him, so he deliberately took some time off for himself.
"So you're saying you're on vacation?" Renya's face lit up with joy when he heard that.
He had been worrying about not having any friends to accompany him on a trip, and who would have thought that Danzō just happened to be resting.
Finally, someone could travel with him!
This was simply an unexpected delight—someone would finally accompany him through time travel.
Being alone really gave him no sense of security; having a good brother with him made things much more reassuring.
Shimura Danzō nodded and said softly,
"Since I happen to be free, do you have any plans?"
This guy kept saying he wanted him to accompany him on a trip, but what exactly was the plan?
To be honest, in all his years, he had never traveled before.
Danzō had no interest in traveling itself; the only reason he planned to go was because of Renya.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have bothered at all.
As the Hokage, he handled countless affairs daily—his time was not something just anyone could occupy.
Well, Renya was the exception…
"Do you know there's a town called Rōran in the Land of Wind?"
Renya didn't explain the situation right away, instead asking him a question.
"Rōran?" Shimura Danzō raised an eyebrow slightly.
There were indeed some related records in Konoha's archives, but they weren't very detailed. He only knew a little about it.
It was said that there was powerful natural energy there, called the "Dragon Vein" by the local residents.
That was all he knew; as for the truth of the information, he couldn't be sure.
Moreover, the location of Rōran had no specific coordinates—only that it was somewhere in the desert of the Land of Wind. Ordinary people really might not be able to find it.
Why was Renya asking about this?
"Are you planning to travel there?" Shimura Danzō quickly guessed Renya's intention.
Based on his understanding of Renya, he wouldn't bring up a completely unrelated place.
Since he mentioned it, the destination was most likely there.
"That's right. There's something I want there." Renya nodded with a smile.
If he could use the power of the Dragon Vein to travel through time and space, that would be a pretty good travel destination.
Time-space travel was completely random—where you arrived felt like opening a blind box, thrilling and exciting.
Wasn't that far more interesting than simply checking in and taking photos?
Although Shimura Danzō didn't understand what Renya wanted to obtain in Rōran, he wisely didn't ask further.
If this guy wanted to say it, he would naturally tell him. Asking rashly wouldn't achieve anything.
"When are we preparing to leave?"
"Once I tell the old man, we can set off immediately."
Renya had no intention of delaying and immediately went to the laboratory to inform Senju Tobirama about his travel plans.
Senju Tobirama, immersed in Orochimaru's research, didn't care much about it.
This kid liked to go traveling whenever he had nothing to do; he had long since grown used to it.
What he didn't know was that Danzō was also going to travel with him.
Renya didn't tell Senju Tobirama the purpose of the trip. Otherwise, given that guy's personality, he would definitely oppose it.
Time travel—just hearing about it sounded extremely dangerous.
If that old man found out, Renya would definitely be in for trouble.
Following the principle that less trouble is better than more, it was best not to tell him.
After successfully completing the cross-time travel and returning, it wouldn't be too late to tell Senju Tobirama then.
"Alright, I've arranged everything."
After saying goodbye to Senju Tobirama, Renya left Konoha together with Shimura Danzō.
...
"Renya, do you know the exact location of Rōran?" On the road, Shimura Danzō asked the question that had been bothering him.
When this guy was young, he couldn't even read a map. Even after he later learned how to read one, Danzō still doubted Renya's ability to lead the way.
There was no helping it—back when they carried out missions, Renya had often led them down the wrong paths.
Missions that were originally planned to be completed in three days ended up being delayed for an entire week because he was guiding the way.
That's right—most of the time was spent just traveling.
In addition, Rōran's location was quite hidden. If they didn't know the route, it would be extremely difficult for the two of them to find a town in the vast desert.
"I don't know." Renya told the truth.
He only knew that Rōran was within the borders of the Land of Wind. How could he possibly know the exact coordinates?
Shimura Danzō:
"..."
Heh, as expected of this guy.
He knew things wouldn't go smoothly—getting lost had already been anticipated.
He could already imagine the scene of the two of them trudging through the scorching desert on foot.
Traveling with this guy might be the worst decision he had ever made in his life.
Without question!
If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have acted on impulse and followed Renya out to travel.
Seeing his friend's expression was off, Renya hurriedly spoke to comfort him.
"Don't panic. Even though I don't know where Rōran is, the Kazekage definitely knows. We'll just go ask the Kazekage."
Anyway, Danzō had a good relationship with Shamon, so he believed the other party would be happy to tell them the location.
Of course, if he wasn't happy to do so, Renya had ways to make him talk.
It was just that the methods wouldn't be very pleasant to look at.
At this moment, Shamon, who was handling official affairs in the Kazekage's office, suddenly felt a chill for no apparent reason.
As if sensing something ominous, he subconsciously shivered.
"I'm getting old. It really is time to think about retirement."
Otherwise, handling government affairs every day was really becoming too much for his body.
Among those of his generation of Second-generation Kage, three had died and one had retired—only he was still barely holding on.
Other villages had already moved on to Third- and Fourth-generation leadership, yet only Sunagakure was still led by a Second-generation Kazekage.
"Heh, I didn't expect to live smoothly until now."
Shamon couldn't help but feel emotional. In terms of overall village strength, Sunagakure was undoubtedly the weakest among the Five Great Villages.
Yet he had survived the First and Second Shinobi World Wars, which showed that he did have some real ability.
The reason was simple.
—Those who understand the times are outstanding heroes!
Those Kage who didn't know how to judge the situation had grass three meters tall on their graves by now.
Especially the villages that attacked Konoha—they suffered particularly heavy losses.
Among them, the most pitiful was Kumogakure, whose village's strong fighters had all been killed by Konoha.
It was completely in a state of severe decline.
If Sunagakure and Kumogakure really fought, Sunagakure might actually have a better chance of winning.
"Under my governance, the village can truly be said to be thriving!" A smile appeared on Shamon's face.
After retiring in some time and letting the younger generation take over, his mission would be complete.
Just then, a Sunagakure ninja burst into the office with a panicked expression.
"Kazekage-sama, something terrible has happened—the Third Hokage and Konoha's poison master have entered the village!"
Shamon:
"???"