Asuma's words had barely faded when Yuuki, with a serious expression, spoke.
"Asuma Jonin, are you sure you know what you're saying?"
Asuma responded with equal seriousness and earnestness.
"Fifth Hokage, I am willing to take responsibility for what I've said!"
In truth, Yuuki was fully aware of the somewhat adventurous ideas held by some members of the Sarutobi Clan; he had intentionally encouraged them.
This was merely one part of a larger plan, serving other objectives.
For any Ninja Clan of a certain size, it's difficult to achieve unity unless led by a highly skilled Clan Head.
Hiruzen Sarutobi of the Sarutobi Clan, for example, was quite competent.
However, for the sake of his plan, Yuuki had to temporarily sideline Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Without Hiruzen Sarutobi's suppression, and after enduring various injustices, there would inevitably be hot-headed, simple-minded individuals who would want to take risks.
This had nothing to do with whether they were the Uchiha Clan; such is human nature. When there are many people, naturally, all kinds of individuals exist.
Asuma then detailed the plans of those radical clan members.
The general idea was to incite unrest on the border while Konoha simultaneously coordinated actions, launching disturbances both internally and externally, thereby coercing the Village into compromise.
It must be said, most Ninja are truly naive and simple-minded.
They only consider one or two steps ahead, and their plans are largely swayed by emotions.
One point where the Sarutobi Clan was better than the Uchiha Clan in the original story was that they didn't openly publicize their intentions throughout the entire clan, but rather secretly recruited like-minded individuals.
Unlike the Uchiha Clan, who unconditionally believed all their clan members were united.
Although the Sarutobi Clan was much more cautious, knowing there were also bad apples within the family, they ultimately couldn't have imagined that the son of the Third Hokage, the young master of the Sarutobi Clan, was not on their side!
Even if Asuma hadn't approached him directly, Yuuki was still fully aware of their plans.
After all, before summoning Hiashi, Yuuki had considered a sufficient number of scenarios, and surveillance of the Sarutobi Clan was naturally indispensable.
It wasn't that he genuinely feared the Sarutobi Clan would cause major trouble; he didn't even need to rely on the Village or the Military Police Force. The Ninja of the Uchiha Clan alone could suppress the Sarutobi Clan completely, rendering them immobile.
However, Asuma's appearance was indeed an unexpected development for Yuuki.
Therefore, Yuuki didn't mind meeting him to understand the true intentions of this interesting individual.
After listening to Asuma's report, Yuuki said with a hint of seriousness.
"If things are truly as Asuma Jonin says, then it is indeed not a small matter. However, these people are merely thinking about it and haven't taken action yet, but if not dealt with, they will remain an unstable factor!"
Yuuki's face showed a very troubled expression, and he then asked Asuma.
"Asuma Jonin, regarding this matter, I cannot simply believe your one-sided account without any evidence, as they are also Konoha Ninja. I wonder if Asuma Jonin has any good suggestions?"
Asuma felt a chill. The reason he told Yuuki these things was in hopes that Yuuki would deal with them in advance.
This way, no unrest would be caused, and those radical clan members would also back down when faced with difficulties, resulting in a happy outcome for all.
As for being sent to the border, in Asuma's view, this was perfectly normal, as the border always needed people to guard it, and there was no notion that the Sarutobi Clan would not contribute.
But now, Yuuki's words clearly implied that he would not act until these people actually took action, and once these clan members acted, there would only be one outcome awaiting them: death!
Is this what a Hokage is like?
Asuma thought with self-mockery, indeed, he was the same kind of person as his old man.
He was truly too naive to have held any expectations for someone who could become Hokage.
Asuma's sigh quickly vanished, as a serious problem lay before him.
What should he do next? Should he really follow Yuuki's idea?
His clan members were just a bit hot-tempered and simple-minded; did they really deserve to die?
Asuma was filled with regret at this moment.
Why did he have to get involved in this matter of his own accord!
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