After Tsunade left.
Chiyo began to slaughter indiscriminately, and the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan and the Ino–Shika–Chō clan left the front line of Amegakure early for various reasons.
The remaining people realized that they had become abandoned and were ready to die.
Hatake Sakumo felt sorry for it and didn't understand why Hiruzen Sarutobi transferred Tsunade away. This was basically handing the front line of Amegakure to Sunagakure.
While protecting his compatriots, he encountered Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law and saw the miserable condition of his companions.
He ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders to retreat and not fight back, and simply killed them.
Hatake Sakumo completely offended Hiruzen Sarutobi and pushed the Sarutobi clan and the Ino–Shika–Chō clan to the opposite side of these abandoned children.
Hatake Sakumo has gained a lot of support.
Now the top leaders of Konohagakure have unknowingly split into several factions.
The largest faction is still the interest group headed by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The Sarutobi family, the Ino–Shika–Chō family and several families of the Elders' Group.
However, because the image that Hiruzen Sarutobi painstakingly built was destroyed, their interest group was no longer as unbreakable as it once was.
No longer believe in Hiruzen Sarutobi, who may betray his companions and allies at any time.
One bloody example after another is right before their eyes.
His mentor's family, the Senju clan, was forced to flee Konohagakure, and it was his son who personally took action to eradicate them.
Konohagakure's allies, the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools, are now a handful of survivors, wandering the ninja world. The legitimate heir, Uzumaki Kushina, has been tamed through love, and all of the Uzumaki clan's wealth, including their seals and shops, has become the private property of Hiruzen Sarutobi's family.
The Sarutobi clan's recently signed alliance, the Sakata clan of the Land of Rice Fields, can no longer afford the expenses of Konohagakure and has fallen to the bottom of the society.
They need to think carefully about whether this will be the fate they will face if they cooperate with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There is a certain degree of dissatisfaction and estrangement towards the Sarutobi clan.
The reasons include Senju Nawaki, the hints to Danzō Shimura in the Wood city palace, and the instigation of discord between the Ino–Shika–Chō family in the Land of Rice Fields, all for this effect.
The other factions were extremely chaotic, but they affected Hiruzen Sarutobi's absolute dominance.
The Uchiha clan watched alone, proudly wanting to use their strength to impress the other families in Konohagakure.
Many other families united together and rebelled against their superiors, hoping that Hiruzen Sarutobi would become the fair Hokage he spoke of.
Any unreasonable behavior of Hiruzen Sarutobi was resisted by them.
Hatake Sakumo became the nominal agent of these families. Hatake Sakumo's ninja way - dedicating everything to Konohagakure - was enough to carry the hopes of these families.
These families united and applied to the daimyo to grant Hatake Sakumo the Hokage position, which would allow him to exercise the power of Hokage on behalf of Hiruzen Sarutobi at certain times and limit Hiruzen Sarutobi's autocracy.
There is also a very small faction that is gradually emerging.
I hope that the Senju clan can return to Konohagakure, or even take command of Konohagakure again, and lead Konohagakure back to the top of the ninja world.
In this faction, there are many people who know how to be grateful, and there are also civilian ninjas from the Senju clan.
It's not just about missing Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, but also about being shocked by the methods of Nawaki Senju.
Is it regret? Or fear? They themselves don't know!
In the conference room, after a difficult meeting process, several parties compromised and reached the final result.
Reach consensus on three points.
The first point is to safeguard the interests of Konohagakure. Immediately send the ninja army to the battlefield of Amegakure to safeguard the interests of Konohagakure.
Secondly, Hiruzen Sarutobi must disclose everything about the Sarutobi clan and be supervised by the Konohagakure Jōnin. In this battle, the Sarutobi clan will learn from the former Senju clan and send out family ninjas to shoulder the burden of the Hokage family.
Hatake Sakumo was elected to oversee everything for the Sarutobi clan.
The third point is to try every possible means to ease the relationship between Konohagakure and the Senju clan.
The most crucial one is Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the man who has become a mystery.
Senju Nawaki has said more than once that as long as Sarutobi Shinnosuke apologizes, he will give Konohagakure a chance.
At this meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi's prestige suffered an unprecedented blow.
What he will face in the future will be even more difficult.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a gloomy face and slammed the door as he left the Hokage Building where he once had the final say. Everything that happened today was a shame in his heart.
Everything that happened in the meeting was out of his control and seemed to be directed against him.
The entire meeting became a meeting for these people to criticize him.
He even had an impulse that it would be fine if he didn't become Hokage, as he would never be able to return to his previous position.
Other ninja families were also worried. They had no idea what to expect in the future wars.
They didn't know when, the safe haven in their minds - Konohagakure, had already been riddled with holes.
His evaluation of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just left in a rage, was even lower.
What happened in Konohagakure.
Everything is like the trajectory woven by Senju Nawaki.
The first step is to destroy the reputation that Hiruzen Sarutobi has worked so hard to build. This is already easy to accomplish because Hiruzen Sarutobi is too controversial and his methods are too dark.
The second step is to destroy all the power in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands. The plan is underway, and Amegakure is the key to achieving this step.
The Sarutobi family, the Ino–Shika–Chō family, the family of the Elders, and some ninjas brainwashed by the distorted will of fire will all be targets for elimination by Senju Nawaki.
The third step, to eliminate the Sarutobi clan, is still under consideration as to whether to return to or destroy Konohagakure.
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Amegakure.
It has become extremely chaotic.
After learning that Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were killed, Hanzo of the Salamander did not dare to do anything that might cause misunderstanding and hid in a corner of Amegakure.
Leave the battlefield to two behemoths, Sunagakure and Konohagakure.
Inside a tree hole.
The dusty Senju Nawaki and Dōma Senju are taking a rest.
The two of them leaned against a big tree and activated the Mokuton mode, blending into the entire environment. This mode can help them recover quickly.
"Chief, the ninja armies of Konohagakure and Sunagakure have assembled, and this time the scale is unprecedentedly grand.
Among the ninjas of Konohagakure, there are many close confidants of Hiruzen Sarutobi, elite forces that were once secretly retained. It seems that other ninja clans of Konohagakure have finally begun to question this unqualified Hokage.
Are we going to do it ourselves?"
Dōma Senju released his Mokuton mode, all the fatigue in his body disappeared, and he asked with a question in his tone.