Starting From Being Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Chapter 587: Chapter 587: You don’t want to be Acting Hokage for the rest of your life either, right?

"Have you heard? Danzō likes men!"

Inside the Hokage’s office, Koharu Utatane spoke mysteriously in a low voice to Hiruzen and the others.

"What?!"

Present were Hiruzen, Uchiha Kagami, Mitokado Homura, Nara Motoha, and Hyūga Muki.

At first, they were puzzled about why Koharu Utatane had called everyone to the office.

They never expected such explosive news!

"Is that true?!" Hiruzen said in disbelief.

Aside from Renya, he was the one who interacted with Danzō the most in the village. After all, they worked in the same office and saw each other constantly.

If Danzō’s orientation really was problematic, then he would need to be careful in the future.

Otherwise, if one day something happened without him realizing it, his entire life would be ruined.

After all, he had a family. If something that shocking really happened, how would his wife and two sons look at him?

"Of course it’s true!" Koharu Utatane said excitedly. "Let me tell you, Lady Mito told me about this herself. Don’t spread it around!"

Ever since Uzumaki Mito learned that Danzō liked Renya, she had been unable to sleep at night.

She never expected that the two children she had watched grow up would secretly end up together.

Anyone would find that hard to accept...

So she sought out Koharu Utatane to ask about their experiences when they were teammates.

If Danzō truly liked Renya—or if the two had developed feelings for each other—it would definitely be impossible to hide from the only woman on the team.

The clever Koharu Utatane gradually sensed something was wrong during Lady Mito’s probing questions.

Seeing that she had begun to suspect the truth, Uzumaki Mito sighed and stopped hiding it, recounting what had happened that day.

That was how Koharu Utatane learned that Danzō liked Renya.

Instead of being shocked, her eyes lit up, and she eagerly poured out all the suspicions she had accumulated over the years.

So her guesses had been correct—those two had long surpassed mere brotherhood!

After hearing this, Uzumaki Mito’s last shred of hope finally died.

At first, she thought Danzō had said such things merely to avoid matchmaking, but after listening to Koharu Utatane’s account, she realized it wasn’t an excuse at all. The two were genuinely involved.

Well... whether they had actually gotten together still required confirmation.

But the fact that Danzō liked Renya was beyond dispute.

Before leaving, Uzumaki Mito warned Koharu Utatane not to tell anyone.

Although she repeatedly promised not to leak it, how could someone with such a big mouth possibly hold it in?

After thirty whole seconds of deep contemplation, she ultimately made a decision that betrayed her ancestors!

She told her companions...

"Koharu, who... does Danzō like?" freewebnovel.cσ๓

Hyūga Muki didn’t seem surprised by Danzō’s orientation. Instead, he immediately focused on the identity of the man Danzō liked.

The moment those words were spoken, the stunned group snapped back to their senses and looked at Koharu nervously yet expectantly.

They were afraid the person might be themselves... yet desperately wanted to know who it was.

Koharu Utatane raised an eyebrow at Hyūga Muki as if praising him for asking the right question.

Looks like Muki-kun was the same kind of person as her!

Under everyone’s eager gaze, Koharu Utatane didn’t keep them in suspense and directly revealed the answer.

"Danzō likes Renya!"

"My heavens!"

Everyone present showed expressions of shock, mouths hanging open.

They truly hadn’t expected that not only did Danzō like men—but the man he liked was his good friend Renya!

Renya treated Danzō as a friend, yet Danzō harbored feelings for him!

That was terrifying!

Hyūga Muki’s eyes flickered, the corners of his mouth curling almost imperceptibly.

Just as he had guessed!

Seeing his expression, Koharu Utatane smiled knowingly.

Looks like Muki-kun had good insight, just like her.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder the two of them refuse to get married no matter what," Nara Motoha said casually. Noticing everyone’s strange looks, he suddenly realized he himself wasn’t married either and hurriedly explained:

"Don’t misunderstand! I just think marriage is troublesome—not that I like men!"

Compared to marrying a woman, wouldn’t marrying a man be even more troublesome?

He wasn’t interested in men like Danzō; he simply thought marriage and having children were bothersome.

If his father insisted strongly enough, he would reluctantly accept it.

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions returned to normal. For a moment, they had thought Nara Motoha was the same as Danzō.

"Wait... do you think Renya knows about this?" Uchiha Kagami suddenly realized something.

Danzō didn’t marry because he liked Renya—but why didn’t Renya marry either?

The more one thought about it, the more terrifying it became!

The others immediately realized the same issue.

Although everyone shared an outrageous thought, none dared to say it aloud.

"You’re not thinking Renya has already been together with Danzō for a long time, are you?"

Seeing their expressions, Koharu Utatane easily guessed what they were thinking.

Compared to these late realizers, she had been several decades ahead of the curve.

When it came to whether the two were actually together, she could say she had the most authority to speak on the matter besides the two involved.

"Right, so are they together or not?"

After learning that Renya was the one Danzō liked, Hiruzen visibly relaxed.

As long as it wasn’t him, he no longer had to worry about something happening while working in the office.

"Hiruzen, you don’t want to be Acting Hokage forever either, right?"

Tsk tsk... just imagining that scene was too explosive—unthinkable!

"Even Lady Mito doesn’t know for sure, but I feel like they’ve probably already been together for a long time," Koharu Utatane analyzed. "Do you remember when they traveled together recently?"

"Think about it—why didn’t they invite us along and instead left the village together, just the two of them?"

"Obviously because they didn’t want outsiders disturbing their sweet life together!"

Still half-skeptical, the group suddenly felt enlightened after hearing Koharu’s explanation.

"So that’s how it is!"

Now all their past behavior finally made sense.

"This must remain confidential. We absolutely cannot let them know that we already know," Koharu Utatane warned seriously.

Same-sex relationships would be gossiped about anywhere.

Especially since Renya and Danzō both held extremely high status in the village. If this matter spread...

They would probably have to move to another timeline to live.

After all, people from other villages also knew about the Third Hokage and the Deadly Poison Master.

"Understood. Today’s matter will never be revealed!" Everyone clearly understood the seriousness of the situation.

In the end, this was Renya and Danzō’s private life. Even as close friends, they had no right to gossip about it.

...

Meanwhile, after being scolded by Senju Tobirama and heading toward Danzō’s residence, Renya had no idea what had just happened in the office.

"What exactly did Danzō say to Aunt Mito?"

Why was that old man Senju Tobirama so furious...?