Meeting room,
Hiruzen glared coldly at Toki and asked,
"Toki, aren't you going to manage your clan members?"
Toki looked at Hiruzen with a puzzled expression,
"Manage? Why should I manage them? Did they say something wrong? Hiruzen, you're not even the Hokage yet. What's with the high and mighty attitude coming from a mere retired elder like you?"
With that statement, everyone looked at Toki in astonishment. Never before had any conflicts between the village and the Uchiha clan been openly discussed like this.
Now that the Uchiha clan had a new leader, they seemed exceptionally audacious!
Homura Mitokado shouted angrily,
"Damn it! Are you Uchiha planning to rebel? How dare you show such disrespect to the Elder Council!"
Beside him, Uchiha Tekka's eyes narrowed, and he retorted angrily,
"Shut up! If anyone's a traitor, it's you! Konoha was founded by both the Uchiha and the Senju! But now, the Senju have been intentionally led to their demise by the Third Hokage, leaving only one of them behind, and even she was forced out
And then, there's the oppression of the various ninja clans who sought refuge in Konoha
Leaders of the clans, are you all just going to sit back and wait for death? The losses in the Third Great Ninja War were obvious to everyone. Hiruzen stepped down precisely because of this.
Now, just a year into the Fourth Hokage's tenure, he falls victim to a great change. It's hard not to suspect that someone is targeting him behind the scenes, resulting in his untimely death.
Konoha was founded by us Uchiha, and we represent Konoha! Are you few self-righteous people really accusing us of betraying Konoha? Even if you betray Konoha, we will never betray it!
Here, our clan leader has made it clear: the Uchiha clan will not participate in the selection of the Hokage!
We came here only to prevent Konoha from falling into the hands of villains!
Look at what Hiruzen has done: he's incompetent, he shirks responsibility, and he manipulates politics.
If he were to return, Konoha might just let him wreak havoc again!
Our clan leader regrets this deeply! He cannot bear to see the village built with the painstaking efforts of the Uchiha clan disappear. So, we are here to protect the interests of Konoha at all costs!
Anyone can be the Hokage, except Hiruzen!
You see, Danzo-sama is great. He's powerful and has a terrifying reputation in the ninja world.
The biggest role of the Hokage is deterrence! The strongest person in the village should make the small fry tremble in fear. Danzo-sama fits this role perfectly. We, the Uchiha clan, are willing to give up the position of the Konoha Military Police Force and entrust it to Danzo-sama. We fully support him as the Hokage!"
"Excellent!!!"
At this moment, Danzo stood up excitedly,
"Well said! I, Danzo, will definitely live up to everyone's expectations and not disappoint!"
Shikaku Nara and the others looked at the excited Danzo, feeling like their brains were insufficient.
Is this guy serious? Is his political awareness so low? It's obvious that the Uchiha clan is here to cause trouble.
Saying that the Uchiha clan won't participate in the Hokage election? Then you could easily win.
The only clan in Konoha that absolutely can't become the Hokage is the Uchiha clan, but the second one that definitely can't be elected is you, Danzo.
Hiruzen only offended the ninja clans, while the Uchiha clan offended both the ninja clans and the civilians.
As for Danzo, he offended everyone. But now, Danzo is obviously thrilled, and the other ninja clans' top ninjas are swayed by Uchiha Tekka's words, making the atmosphere at the scene somewhat strange.
According to the original plot, in this Fourth Great Ninja War, the Sarutobi clan became the largest ninja clan except for the Uchiha clan.
The losses suffered by the other ninja clans were severe. Each ninja clan has been a group formed by families since the Warring States Period and cannot possibly unite like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. No one dares to provoke Hiruzen.
This ultimately gave Hiruzen the opportunity to regain control of Konoha while everyone hesitated.
But now things are different.
In the original plot, the Uchiha clan had no chance of becoming the Hokage, and their proud nature meant they wouldn't even attend this meeting.
But now, not only did Toki come, but he also directly confronted Hiruzen.
With the Uchiha clan as a front, everyone's thoughts became more active. If the sky falls, let the tall ones die first.
With the Uchiha clan blocking the Sarutobi clan, it seemed inappropriate for Hiruzen to take the position of Hokage.
The older generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had already planned to retire immediately after Hiruzen's succession, but now they felt they could wait and see.
Previously, there were only top ninjas left in their clan. If they were killed again, their clan might not even be able to keep their own business.
Who doesn't know that Hiruzen is eyeing their Ino-Shika-Cho clan's medicinal herbs, barbecue, and other businesses?
But now with the Uchiha clan taking the lead, struggling a bit seems not so inappropriate.
Shikaku Nara kept pulling at his small beard, pondering in his heart: `Hiruzen may or may not be fit to be Hokage, but Danzo definitely isn't. This guy not only lacks popular support, but also the civilian ninjas don't accept him. His hawkish ideology might even cause a war with Iwagakure if he continues. Sarutobi only offended ninja clans, while the Uchiha clan offended both ninja clans and civilians. Danzo, on the other hand, offended everyone. But now Danzo seems to be over the moon, and the top ninjas of the other ninja clans are a bit swayed by Uchiha Tekka's words, making the atmosphere at the scene somewhat strange. `
Seeing the firm gaze of Uchiha Toki, Hiruzen spoke with a tone devoid of his previous ease.
A glint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he coldly said,
"Since there's disagreement, let's consult the Daimyo."
Uchiha Tekka retorted immediately,
"I disagree!"