"This guy is too dangerous."
"I agree with Koharu's point!" Mitokado Homura spoke with a serious expression, "Uchiha Jin is too dangerous, and his actions are becoming more and more outrageous."
"We cannot let him continue to live; we must use all our strength to kill him directly."
"Even if we pay a greater price, in my opinion, it's worth it!"
"Hiruzen, let's act."
"Just as Koharu said, before the Uchiha can react, secretly contact all the Ninja Clans of Konoha and crush the Uchiha in one go!"
"The Uchiha have gone too far this time; even those Ninja Clans can't tolerate them."
"We'll only lose some reputation among the civilians, but compared to the benefits of eliminating the Uchiha…"
"Heh heh, it's worthless!"
"Ordinary civilians are forgetful; strength is the true king."
"As long as we have strength, they can't cause trouble!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent.
He admitted in his heart that his two old friends were very right.
This time, the opportunity was rare.
If he could seize it well, perhaps he could eliminate the Uchiha in one fell swoop.
This temptation was too great!
Indeed, it was a rare opportunity.
One must know that this time, the Uchiha had offended all the Ninja Clans.
However, he was truly unwilling!
His good reputation, cultivated for so many years, could it really not be preserved this time?
Bang!
Just then, the office door was kicked open.
Danzo walked in with a gloomy face, then immediately spread his hands.
"Hiruzen, you are too weak!"
"Koharu and Homura are very right; this is the best opportunity to deal with the Uchiha."
"As long as you are willing to speak, I believe all the Ninja Clans of Konoha will definitely choose to support you."
"So, don't hesitate."
"Although doing so will weaken Konoha's strength, if all the Ninja Clans work together, in my opinion, we won't have to pay too great a price."
"As for the war front, there's no need to worry too much."
"Deploy more family ninjas there; it's a good chance to further weaken those people."
"So many benefits for just a bit of reputation."
"Such a cost-effective matter, Hiruzen, you wouldn't still refuse, would you?"
Danzo's face was cold and sinister.
He stared intently at Sarutobi Hiruzen, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
Yes.
Among the entire Three Elders, he was the most serious about dealing with the Uchiha.
Since such a good opportunity had arisen, no matter what, he was unwilling to give it up.
Not to mention.
He could also take the opportunity to ruin Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation, which was simply too wonderful for him.
One must know, the position of Hokage.
This was the most painful point of his life; he was so close back then.
Just because he answered a moment too late, otherwise the position of Hokage would be his to sit now.
Now, the opportunity was rare.
He could eliminate the Uchiha while also ruining Sarutobi Hiruzen.
This would definitely make it easier for him to rise to power in the future.
Thinking of this.
His heart grew even more excited.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
He frowned deeply.
Looking at Danzo in front of him, he was even more silent than before.
He could pretty much guess his old friend's inner thoughts.
Ruining his reputation?
If his reputation wasn't bad enough by then, he imagined his old friend would certainly be willing to help for free.
The worse his reputation, the happier he would be!
However.
Everyone was right!
This opportunity was indeed rare; as long as he could seize it, killing the Uchiha would not be difficult.
He was indeed tempted.
So.
After a long period of contemplation, he slowly nodded.
"Alright, I agree."
"The Uchiha have indeed gone too far this time; even if I wanted to keep them, all the Ninja Clans would not agree."
"Since that's the case, how could I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, begrudge a mere reputation?"
"Go and secretly inform the various Ninja Clans; this time, the Anbu won't go, you Three Elders will go personally."
"Tell them to secretly come to the Jonin meeting hall at nine o'clock tonight!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke with a serious expression.
Yes.
Although choosing to do this would certainly have a slight impact on him.
Perhaps even Danzo, the blade in his hand, might even turn against him.
But, it didn't matter.
He understood Danzo's methods too well and was confident enough that he could suppress Danzo again.
Since that was the case, so be it.
After saying this, he lit his pipe again and began to puff smoke.
Amidst the swirling smoke, his gaze was obscure and uncertain.
However.
At this moment, Danzo and the other Three Elders, now oblivious to these thoughts, were instead plunged into ecstasy.
Yes.
For them, the current situation was a guaranteed victory.
Most importantly, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen!
Without him, the Hokage, taking the lead, even if other Ninja Clans were tempted, they wouldn't dare to truly participate.
But, now it was good.
No matter what, Sarutobi Hiruzen had nodded.
That was already enough for them!
"Good, I'll go right away."
"I'll go too."
"I'm also willing to help; let's discuss our respective visiting targets."
"..."
Danzo and the others stopped talking nonsense.
They immediately began to chat amongst themselves, and after allocating their respective tasks, they directly pushed the door open and left.
Yes.