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Third Person POV
Konoha, Year 42.
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The four elders were sitting in front of one of the most important names in the village.
It was Reiji Kurama, leader of the Inuzuka clan, and beside him was Kabor Hyuuga, leader of the Hyuuga clan (OC).
"This..." The Hokage was surprised and disappointed at the same time.
"So the clans are acting alone, attempting an internal coup in the village!" Danzou exclaimed angrily.
"This is worrying, Hiruzen! We can't stand still while a coup d'état is forming right under our noses!" Koharu Utatane, the elder, said with a tone of anger and nervousness.
Reiji Kurama searched the village, while meetings had been frequent over the last week. Rumors that troops were beginning to leave the villages quickly spread like wildfire across all the nations, while those unaware were concerned about another war knocking at their door.
Reiji Kurama, even after hearing from his daughter that Minato was someone he should trust, couldn't trust in such madness. Stabilizing the village and leading it into another war against the four nations was something he absolutely did not want. He had lost his heir in the last war to Kiri and did not wish for another conflict to take more of the clan's companions. For that reason, he decided to speak with the Hyuuga clan, who had not been included in the meetings from the start.
Certainly, this clan did not have the affection of Minato Namikaze, from what he could tell, and it was related to the girl everyone knew to be the clan's rebel—no one could touch or control her.
When they heard about it, the Hyuugas were outraged by the situation, asking to speak with the Hokage immediately, stating that first and foremost, they did not want to be part of all this madness.
When the Hokage heard the first part and realized how serious it was, he quickly summoned the elders to talk about the matter.
And as soon as they heard about the issue involving Minato Namikaze and many other influential clans in the village—with the exception of the Hyuuga, Sarutobi, and Shimura, the latter two for obvious reasons—and everyone also knew of the silent conflict the Hyuuga clan had with the boy, after all, he was close to Hanabi Hyuuga...
"I think this is a very delicate matter to try to resolve just like that... how about we discuss this starting tomorrow, after all, we need to see what's really going on..." Hiruzen said in the end, maintaining calm over the situation, addressing his words to the two leaders in front of him.
"Alright... We just don't want to start a civil war. That could destroy Konoha with all the nations preparing for an attack. And honestly, I don't care if you handed the Uzumaki clan over for extermination like the boy said, as long as you keep maintaining peace, that's all I ask, and I'll always be loyal to Konoha." The leader of the Kurama clan said.
"I know... We'll do our best. Now, if you two would excuse us, we need to talk about what happened." Hiruzen said as the two men left the room.
"This is an affront to the leadership of the village! How could they be scheming behind our backs? And how have we not discovered such a thing yet!" Homura Mitokado raised his voice as the two leaders exited the room, leaving only the elders in private conversation.
"I said we should have eliminated the boy when we had the chance!" Danzou said in a slow but furious tone. He couldn't stand that the village was in such a situation—one he had no control over—while several clans were looking to confront the elders, all because of that boy.
"It's not that simple... Minato was important to the village, he's a great ninja." Hiruzen said with a sigh.
"So important that now he's scheming against us, Hiruzen. We can't leave things as they are while multiple clans are simply preparing for a civil war, and we're at a disadvantage." Koharu Utatane opposed the Hokage's comment.
"We must act with caution... It's not just a boy... it's a group of clans acting together..." Hiruzen tried to stay calm.
Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Hatake, Aburame, Inuzuka, Senju alongside Minato Namikaze, and even the Uchiha clan—this was a dreadful situation to hear about, especially with the threat of war possibly returning to them.
All of this because they wanted to protect the allies they had sold out to other nations in exchange for peace. Now they were ready to even fight against the four nations again and start a third war just when peace had finally been achieved.
All of it due to the influence of that girl over everyone—the Hokage and the elders hadn't even suspected a thing to begin with, which frustrated them all.
"He blatantly violated an S-rank mission!" Homura Mitokado pointed out.
"Yes, but according to Reiji Kurama, Minato said he already knew everything since the Hokage summit, having heard the entire meeting..." Hiruzen said.
"How could he have done that? He never left the camp—my ANBU were instructed to pay attention." Danzou remarked in an even darker tone.
"I don't know... honestly... the boy is full of unique abilities, maybe in the same way he managed to gather everyone under the Senju clan... He's using the Second Hokage's jutsu to create a division within the village, bringing allies together and even using how we've been pushing the Uchiha clan away as an excuse to gain their support as well. The Second Hokage would roll in his grave if he knew everything that's happening." Hiruzen said.
"We should use force, Hiruzen... We should crush them all. Don't you agree, Danzou?" Koharu Utatane said, seeking support from the elder who practically always opted for such solutions.
"Remember who we're facing, Koharu Utatane. They are greater than us—there's Minato, that Sakumo who, even after retiring with his reputation in the village, still carries great weight, and his abilities are more powerful than most in the village. Not to mention he's training Minato Namikaze. There's also Tsunade—after all, the Senju clan is with them. Including her student, who seems quite active in going against the village, according to the information we've received." Homura Mitokado spoke in a raised voice to everyone present.
"Perhaps dealing with all of them at once will be our downfall... but we can handle them one at a time..." Danzou said in the same slow tone as before, analyzing the entire situation and trying to find a way to put an end to this crisis.
"So you want to use Minato's team," Hiruzen commented.
"Yes... After all, they've been together for a long time and no one has suspected anything about Minato, while he might be letting his guard down." Danzou said.
"But you know we're talking about that boy, Danzou. It's not that simple." Hiruzen replied.
"Yes... we'll just have to be even more careful when we strike him down... My team can handle it." Danzou insisted. He would finally be eliminating that boy—despite the circumstances he disliked, it was still his goal.
"You better be able to do it, Danzou. Because he will turn against the village." Homura Mitokado said seriously.
"I don't think that'll happen, but we can use this to label him as the village traitor." Danzou said.
"But with that space-time jutsu, he could easily escape!" Koharu Utatane said. "We can't let that boy flee and become a rogue ninja, he has too much power!" She voiced what everyone already knew.
After all, not even the Hokage was truly sure if he could face the boy head-on.
"We'll put all our agents to smear his name throughout the village, so everyone loses the respect they had for the hero. After all, his name is too strong and influential, especially with the union of so many clans and his multiple fiancées..." Homura Mitokado said. "He might already be quite dissatisfied with the village and go seek refuge with the Uzumakis..."
"These marriages between Uzumaki, Senju, Uchiha, and even Hyuuga clans are already a threat in themselves. We haven't found proof, but clearly this is an alliance, and it would be a threat to us in the future anyway. We shouldn't be so surprised—we shouldn't have allowed it in the first place." Koharu Utatane said.
"Maybe this isn't the way..." Hiruzen said suddenly after being silent for some time while the others argued.
"What are you saying, Hiruzen? This is a real threat to the village—the village that the Second Hokage entrusted to you, and we must protect it in the name of our sensei!" Danzou growled with a much fiercer tone.
"You think we can just eliminate him and that's it? Danzou, things are more complicated this time. Whether Minato broke an S-rank mission and is planning to usurp me or something else, we are still dealing with a large, influential part of the village." Hiruzen said. He wasn't a hypocrite about disliking the idea of simply eliminating all enemies of Konoha—but it wasn't that simple.
"So we're going to wait for them to just steal the village leadership? Don't be naïve. If that happens, we'll be back at war and thousands of ninjas will die. Besides, our position in the village will be doomed to fail even if we aren't the direct targets of usurpation." Danzou growled. "I always knew something serious was going on... I just hate that I didn't act sooner if I had known about it." Danzou said.
"..." Hiruzen didn't respond immediately to Danzou's hostile words. And Shimura continued.
"Remember, Minato has many clans supporting him, and he also has the Nine-Tails... you know that the day they act against us... the entire village could vanish, or even if we survive, we'll still have to face four nations—and this time we'll be alone... All because one boy wants to play the hero... If you can't see that, Hiruzen, then you shouldn't even be Hokage." There was hatred in Danzou's voice.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were surprised and silent at that statement. Hiruzen didn't seem offended, only thoughtful, conflicted—he still wanted to find a peaceful way to talk.
"Remember, what they seek is to protect the Uzumaki clan—there's no negotiating with that, Hiruzen... You can't assign our ninjas to protect the Uzumaki clan without the four nations declaring war on Konoha." Danzou continued.
"I think you're right..." In the end, Hiruzen said. "But I don't believe only your ninjas can handle Minato Namikaze." He said that only a specific group could ambush him.
"If that's what you think, then send more squads. I'm sure you can do that!" Danzou growled in anger. With Hiruzen underestimating his men, he believed he could even handle the Raijin if traps were set to block Minato's jutsu.
"Fine... we'll do it your way, and I'll send three more squads to deal with the boy." Hiruzen said, making his decision.
"But we still have others to deal with..." Koharu Utatane reminded them.
"Yes... The jinchuuriki must be confined. And we need to eliminate them one by one—each of those planning this attack against the village." Danzou continued.
"Kushina will not fall into your hands, Danzou." Hiruzen reminded him, with Danzou clearly displeased by that.
"But she must be confined." He stated after a few seconds.
"Then we need to silently deal with each of them until they are no longer willing to rise against the village... That's after dealing with the boy." Homura Mitokado said.
"We should also kill Sakumo as property after Minato. He's still dangerous and no longer seems to care about his reputation as a failure. But first, we'll deal with that Uchiha who lives with the boy—she'll be an easy target without a clan or Minato. And the Hyuuga girl—the Hyuuga clan will thank us for that. But we also have the Senju clan..." Danzou said.
"I'll handle Tsunade when the time comes." Hiruzen said.
"We must hunt them down individually. We'll send our best. I'm sure we can count on Orochimaru." Danzou said.
"Yes... let's proceed that way."
They all agreed in the end. And thus, they began to deal with the threat to the village's stability.
-------------Nexts Chapters ----------------
Chapter 270 - Konoha surrounded by manipulations.
Chapter 275 - Danzō 01.
Chapter 285 - Konoha Civil War 09.
Chapter 294 - The Minato's Decision.
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