Chapter 27

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Sarutobi Clan,

Sarutobi Mansion.

The Konoha F4, who had been removed from the group, gathered in the reception room of Sarutobi clan mansion.

At this time, the elder group was gone, and the Hokage Tower was no longer their gathering place.

Several people sat around the coffee table, one holding a cup of tea, his face full of joy.

Mito and Koharu looked at Sarutobi with admiration.

They were still resentful towards Uchiha Toki for making them step down from their positions in the Elder Group, while Sarutobi had already laid out the trap.

Turning to Koharu, she said with a look of relief, "This time, I want to see what the Uchiha family is going to do. I'm ashamed to have passed the border defense work, hehe~"

Mito took a sip of tea and said with a happy expression, "After this war, the Uchiha clan will fall from the position of the first clan in Konoha, right?"

The two of them were just civilian ninjas, and their status depended entirely on Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Therefore, they were well aware of their position and had been quite content being Sarutobi Hiruzen's loyal followers for so many years.

They originally thought they would hold high positions and secure their families' ninja status, but they never expected that Uchiha Toki would directly push them down from the upper echelons of Konoha after taking the throne.

How could they not hate Uchiha Toki for this?

Now that the Uchiha family had been pitted against kumo Village, they were eager to find good news to celebrate with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

They were also curious about when they would be able to return to the Elder Group.

The rapid passage of the separation of powers had been made possible because the two had obeyed Sarutobi Hiruzen and refrained from making a fuss.

Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly took a sip of tea and said, "The first clan in Konoha? Originally, there would have been the Uchiha clan at that time."

Turning to Koharu and Mito, they felt a chill in their hearts.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen's henchmen, they clearly understood how the Uzumaki clan and the Senju clan had disappeared.

They knew just how ruthless the amiable old man in front of them could be.

Only that fool Danzo thought Sarutobi Hiruzen was an indecisive Hokage.

If Uchiha Toki really wants to lose face and deplete all the elite members of his clan on the battlefield, the Uchiha clan might disappear silently like the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan.

Mito asked, puzzled, "What do you think Uchiha Toki's reliance is? Does he think he can defend against foreign enemies just through self-confidence?"

Koharu sneered, "When did the Uchiha clan ever regard others with respect? They think they're invincible because of their bloodline limit, shouting all day that they are the founders of Konoha, that the position of Hokage should belong to their clan. With their meager strength, they're not enough to make a difference on the battlefield."

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not participate in this topic.

He smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "Okay, we are all from the same village, so let's not speculate about others. I will select a few people from the Dark Department to serve as guards at the Fire Nation Daimyo Mansion. You two will come up with a plan."

Koharu and Mit, their eyes lit up with delight.

Sure enough, the daimyo still favored ninjas from their side, and even the personal guards were recruited from among them, showing how much Sarutobi Hiruzen was trusted.

When the Uchiha clan was destroyed, the two of them could become Konoha elders, above ten thousand, yet under one person!

Meanwhile, in the Root base.

Danzo angrily struck the ground with his crutch, creating a hole.

"Damn Uchiha! He actually went to recapture the Sharingan, and even snatched people back while recycling the Sharingan?"

Suddenly, a young man with a mask appeared in front of Danzo.

"Danzo-sama."

"You led two teams to spy on Uchiha Toki this time. If you have the opportunity, don't let him come back from the battlefield!"

"Yes!"

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For a time, all forces were fixated on the Uchiha clan.

They all wanted to know whether Uchiha Toki would really lead his clan to destruction in this obviously perilous situation, as it related to Konoha's future political direction.

However, Toki was still methodically carrying out the pre-war preparations, seemingly unfazed by the situation at all.

He secretly held several meetings in the Uchiha ancestral shrine, and because the Uchiha clan was relatively united, no internal traitor had infiltrated, resulting in everyone being unaware of what Toki was planning.

Moreover, since the Uchiha clan had no involvement with the Konoha Garrison, this led to all the Uchiha members remaining deeply reclusive, nesting in the remote clan lands without obtaining any intelligence at all.

Sarutobi Hiruzen originally planned to send a few Dark members who had befriended the Uchiha clan into the clan to gather intelligence.

However, they were stopped without even reaching the door.

As time passed day by day, the Uchiha clan showed no intention of departing for the front lines.

The people of Konoha became completely anxious.

How could they just stay at home when they had declared they wanted to fight?

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer hold back and was about to confront Toki, finally,

Under Toki's leadership, the Uchiha clan began to march quickly towards the border of the Land of Thunder in batches!

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