47 Chapter 47: I, Hachiro, admit my defeat. Now leave me alone!

The clan meeting could be summed up in a single sentence.

If the elders decided to try and force the Uchiha to hand Sasuke over like Hinata from five years ago, they would rebel.

The complete opposite course of action when compared to the Hyuga clan.

The hundreds of shinobi present in the meeting all agreed with few exceptions.

Five years had passed since the Nine Tails disaster.

Those five years had been spent under the constant surveillance and suspicion of the villagers and shinobi from their own village.

They had been impatient to give them a piece of their mind for a long time.

Even an ordinary man would feel wronged and angry with a monitor constantly following them along all day, not to mention the arrogant Uchiha.

"Patriarch, will the Hyuga clan help us in the rebellion?"

A Jonin from the clan and a major representative for the radical faction, Mitsuo Uchiha asked,

If the Hyuga planned on joining in it would be best for them to coordinate their plans together to increase the success rate of the coup.

Faguku held his lower jaw with his hand while deep in thought.

"The white eyed bastard seems to be delaying his response."

"I will go over and visit in person, make sure to prepare well and discreetly when you go back. Nothing is set in stone, it all depends on the decision of the elders."

"Yes!"

The Uchiha clan members nodded to signify they understood, and left the Naka shrine returning to their homes.

They were going to sharpen their blades and polish their sharingans.

They wanted to make sure they were ready for the possible massacre tomorrow.

As long as Hiruzen asked them to hand over Sasuke to the cloud, they would move out and cause chaos immediately.

The only exception among these was Shisui Uchiha, he used his mastery in the Body flicker to create a shadow clone and disappear the moment his clanmates looked away.

He went towards the Hokage's office.

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Half an hour later, the elders were alone in the meeting room.

"We can't... hand over Sasuke Uchiha."

After listening to Shisui's report, Hiruzen squeezed his fist as blue veins became visible.

He gritted his teeth.

He really wanted to obtain the clouds support.

All it took was a kid, five years old.

But after listening to how severe the consequences were going to be, he was struggling on what to do.

It was rare for him to change his mind, even Danzo and Koharu who took pleasure in causing the Uchiha pain didn't try to encourage him to antagonise the Uchiha this time.

They may be old, but they could accept reality.

Right now, they were facing a catastrophic situation, any village could see it.

There was Sunagakure and Kumogakure staring at them from the outside.

And the Uchiha and Hyuga from the inside.

All of them were eager to take a bite at them.

They could just imagine that tomorrow when they gave the kid to the cloud, the Uchiha clan rebelling and the Hyuga joining in for revenge.

They may be left so severely damaged that the Cloud and Sand shinobi jump at the opportunity to send troops over.

My God, it was causing Hiruzen a headache.

It seemed that this time was really a test deciding whether Konoha would stay as a major village or fall to the bottom.

As much as Hiruzen loved reigning over the clan's.

He wouldn't be able to do that if the Konoha is destroyed.

"Hiruzen... How about we risk it and don't agree with their demands?"

Homura asked cautiously.

If they were not going to hand over Sasuke then they could only hold their breath and hope for the best.

Well, that is if Hiruzen manages to swallow his hatred against Sunagakure for killing his family.

He hung his head limply,

Since they couldn't satisfy the cloud's demands.

They could only face the two pronged attack of the Cloud and Sand Shinobi.

And he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would have to put aside his hatred for now...

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Hachiro and Mei were currently sitting on a sofa in the hotel room assigned to them.

"Excuse me, could you allow me to talk to Hachiro-sama alone?

Suddenly, the uninvited visitor Pakura, said to Terumi Mei.

Mei looked at the women in suspicion before walking out of the room with a graceful skip.

"If you are here to try and ask me to reconsider, I think I've made my opinion clear. I will be waiting for a decision from the Konoha elders tomorrow."

Hachiro said, leaning against the arm rest and holding his chin with one hand

Pakura didn't change expression but thought as she bite her lip,

Is there no chance of negotiation?

If Kumogakure and Konoha joined forces to attack Sunagakure, they would be annihilated from the ground up.

They were the villages with the highest strength and weren't forgiving.

The sand wouldn't even be able to leave behind a legacy.

With that image stuck in her head, Pakura shuddered before bracing herself.

She remembered Baki's advice and decided to try taking the initiative and use actions to persuade him rather than words.

She walked up and took off his belt...

Ten minutes later, Hachiro wanted to die.

The hell! Are you trying to kill me?!

Stop biting me! Are you an animal?!

Note: A cat attacked me and forced me to release this chapter