Konoha's Scapegoat King, Danzo Shimura

After dismissing a few individuals to continue refining the training ground, Toki left first.

He decided to personally find Uchiha Tetsuhi to discuss matters.

Although he had no worries at all about the exposure of the Mangekyo Sharingan, there were still two thorns in the Uchiha clan, Fugaku's family and Shisui's group.

Fortunately, the cohesion of the Uchiha clan was the strongest among the many ninja clans in Konoha, except for the loyal Itachi family, the entire Uchiha clan presented a united front to the outside world.

Even Shisui from the Uchiha Mirror family had never thought of sacrificing the entire Uchiha clan for Konoha.

Just like how Shisui chose to remain silent in the face of Danzo's questions, if Danzo, with his suspicious nature, insisted on wiping out the Uchiha clan, Shisui would use Kotoamatsukami to change their minds.

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On the other hand, Konoha's F4 were urgently meeting in the elders' office.

Danzo sneered at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a triumphant look on his face:

"Hiruzen, I told you that you would regret it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression turned ugly:

"Shut up! If it weren't for you keeping the Uchiha clan away from the frontline, how could something like this happen?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen outmaneuvered Danzo in political tactics, not only in his methods, but what truly sent shivers down people's spines was his skill in official language honed in the political arena.

He never left himself vulnerable in any situation, every time he took advantage, he acted modestly, leaving no room for criticism.

Just like this internal upheaval in the Uchiha clan, obviously, he had tacitly agreed to Danzo's handling during the Nine-Tails Incident.

But now, it had become an excuse for him to shift blame onto Danzo.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo coldly:

"It seems I need to clarify to the villagers that it was Konoha assisting Lord Danzo's order that led to the Uchiha clan being kept away from the frontline."

Danzo's face changed,

"You can't do this! Hiruzen, don't you know the threat the Uchiha clan poses to Konoha? Have you forgotten the teachings of the Second Hokage?"

As his adjutant, Koharu glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over:

"Hiruzen, this can't be blamed on Danzo. After all, in such a critical moment, nobody wants accidents to happen. Even the confidential matter of the Jinchuriki childbirth could be leaked. Being a little cautious is not a big mistake."

Homura nodded quickly:

"That's right, during the Nine-Tails Incident, it was obvious that the Nine-Tails was being controlled. Even if it wasn't the Uchiha clan's doing, what if they had malicious intentions?"

Danzo: "Exactly! That's it!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo's uncertain face with a cold smile in his heart, but on the surface, he still reprimanded him with a tone of regret:

"They are our comrades! They are fellow villagers of the village. I don't allow you to speak of them like that!"

Suddenly, he changed his tone,

"Ah, it's just a pity for Fugaku. Toki clearly has a deep misunderstanding of Konoha's actions. I'm worried he won't be able to fulfill his duties in the Konoha Security Force."

When Danzo heard this, a flash of light appeared in his eyes, indeed, Konoha couldn't do without me!

Now that the ambitious Toki had taken power, you're still dreaming of peacefully coexisting with the Uchiha clan.

For such dangerous elements that threaten Konoha's peace, they must be eliminated as soon as possible, or at least gradually cut off Toki's living power.

Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly looked at Danzo's ever-changing face, realizing that his subordinate had understood his intentions.

He exchanged a glance with Koharu and Homura, the two immediately understood and shifted the topic to the Hokage election.

Danzo never knew that the Konoha elders, who stood by his side day after day, were actually spies and assistants of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

On the surface, it seemed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was delegating some of the Hokage's power to the elders' council, but in reality, with a 3 to 1 majority vote controlled by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he was only seeking democratic prestige.

Soon, the summoning hawk gathered the upper-level ninjas and began to chirp loudly above Konoha.

Just after instructing the security forces to enforce the law civilly, the relaxed Toki showed a playful smile.

He greeted Uchiha Tetsuhi below with a smile and said:

"Let's go, it's time to elect a new Hokage. Let's go see the fun."

Uchiha Tetsuhi looked excitedly at Toki and asked:

"Captain, shall we also compete for the position of Hokage?"

Toki shook his head,

"It's not time yet. Our Uchiha clan lacks popularity. Even if we become Hokage, no one would be willing to obey orders. Taking the position of Hokage now would be purely detrimental."

The current Uchiha clan was different from the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen needed to use the position of Hokage to recruit talents from the common people to expand his military strength.

Given Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation among the common people, this was naturally achievable.

But as the urban management brigade of Konoha, the Uchiha clan didn't face the same spit from people just because of their powerful strength.

Now, running for Hokage would be nothing but self-defeat.

Uchiha Tetsuhi's face showed a disgruntled expression,

"Then why are we even going? It's completely unnecessary, just a farce boasted by the people of Konoha."

Toki scolded,

"Shut up!"

He looked meaningfully at Uchiha Tetsuhi and said:

"Remember, we are part of Konoha. Don't separate the Uchiha clan from Konoha."

"Konoha was established by our Uchiha clan. Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others are just a group of attached tribes seeking refuge."

"If we don't even acknowledge ourselves as Konoha citizens, wouldn't we be handing the village, paid for with our clansmen's blood, over to a bunch of jackals and dogs? Even if someone has to leave, it should be them. We are the legitimate founders of Konoha."

"As long as we stand firm on this point, that coward Danzo won't dare to openly move against us."

"Spread the word, whoever dares to say that our Uchiha clan is not part of Konoha will be severely punished!"

Uchiha Tetsuhi's eyes lit up,

"Yes! I'll spread the word immediately!"