The next morning, early.
Just as the Uchiha camp was silently preparing, Utatane Koharu also rushed back, travel-worn.
Seeing the authorization from the Daimyo in front of him, a faint smile finally appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, and then he began to prepare for the Jonin Council this afternoon.
"Koharu, Homura."
"This matter is very important to us."
"The current Uchiha camp is too tight; it's difficult for us to figure out their thoughts. So in the Jonin Council this afternoon, all of us must be vigilant to prevent Uchiha Jin from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
"I have secretly transferred back all the qualified Guardian Ninja from the border."
"I also temporarily found a way to promote some elite Chunin from our families to Jonin."
"You two settle these people down. In the Jonin Council this afternoon, their votes of confidence will be our killer move."
"Go."
After speaking.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took out three large stacks of Jonin promotion orders from the drawer of his desk and handed them directly to Utatane Koharu.
In response to this.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura naturally didn't hesitate at all. After taking these promotion orders, they left.
Clearly.
They also knew that whether this matter could succeed was related to whether they could continue to control the power of the village in the future, so they naturally had no doubts now and cooperated almost 100% with Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of them.
Immediately after.
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly. After thinking for a long time, he called for an Anbu directly.
He wrote a letter on the spot and handed it to the other party, and then said in a very serious tone: "Give this letter to the Root ninja in the village, and tell him to contact Danzo as quickly as possible."
"Also, pass a message to Root. This juncture is very important. Danzo himself doesn't have to come back."
"But the power of Root must be used by me, of course, only for the Jonin Council this afternoon."
"Go!"
The Anbu took the letter and bowed to leave.
Only after this Anbu truly left the Hokage's office did Sarutobi Hiruzen breathe a sigh of relief completely.
On the other side.
Jiraiya leaned against the window with his arms crossed, watching Sarutobi Hiruzen issue various orders, but at this time, his eyes were filled with helplessness and sadness.
He didn't approve of such insidious means in his heart.
He even looked down on Sarutobi Hiruzen a little bit because, in his opinion, the teacher in front of him was not as upright and honest as Uchiha Jin.
But, sigh!
Thinking of the situation he was about to face, Jiraiya couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh.
It was precisely because of his sigh that Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze was attracted.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was gloomy, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Then he took out a new pipe directly, lit it, and puffed on it before saying faintly to Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya, don't blame me!"
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. My methods may not be presentable, but everything is for the continuation of the village."
"I will bear these dark and filthy things. You know nothing about this; just wait peacefully to become Hokage."
"I will leave you a clean village!"
These words were full of deep emotion.
As if at this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen was really willing to bear all sins just to leave a clean village for Jiraiya.
But it had to be admitted that Jiraiya really took it seriously.
He looked at his teacher with gratitude: "Teacher, you have suffered."
"Everything is for the village!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly, with a hint of heaviness: "I promised Teacher Tobirama, so I naturally have to protect the village well."
"Where the leaves of Konoha dance, the fire will also burn endlessly."
"The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and let the new leaves sprout."
"It's time for the teacher to burn himself to illuminate the way forward for you, the new leaf, Jiraiya."
"You don't need to worry about anything else!"
With his words, Jiraiya was very moved.
Yes!
Even if his teacher's methods were a bit dirty, everything was to illuminate the future of the village, which made Jiraiya very excited in his heart.
After taking a deep breath, he said solemnly.
"Teacher, don't worry."
"I will definitely protect the village well and not let the teacher's painstaking efforts be in vain."
"I won't let the evil Uchiha succeed!"
Jiraiya's face was full of seriousness, and there was a trace of killing intent in his eyes.
Before, he couldn't quite understand why his teacher and the others were always wary of the Uchiha.
Now, he understood!
It was clearly not a big deal, and he had personally come to persuade them, but unexpectedly, those damned Uchiha were still unwilling to reconcile.
Sure enough, they are evil Uchiha!
In response to this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was naturally very satisfied, and then let Jiraiya go down to prepare.
However.
After Jiraiya truly left, Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxed, leaned his whole body on the back of the chair, and took another fierce puff of smoke.
Truly relaxed, watching Jiraiya leave, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
...
2:00 PM.
The Jonin Council officially opened, and many Jonin came one after another.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and other Konoha higher-ups were fully alert, and their brains began to think frantically about how the Uchiha would break the situation this time.
This silent thinking continued until the meeting began.
Then.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was instantly dumbfounded.
Because neither the Uchiha nor other major ninja clans showed up at all.
Yes!
Not even a representative came, which made him completely dumbfounded instantly.
"Where are the Uchiha?"
"Where are the other major ninja clans?"
"Why didn't they come?"
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't hold back a little.
Because he knew very well in his heart that if these ninja clans didn't participate, then even if he forcibly pushed Jiraiya to take office, it would feel a bit illegitimate in the future.
However.
Facing Sarutobi Hiruzen's anger, there was dead silence in the venue.
Especially—the Hyuga clan!
Because apart from the four Sarutobi clans and civilian ninjas, only their Hyuga clan chose to participate, which naturally made everyone in the Hyuga clan feel strange and uncomfortable.
There was no helping it.
Other ninja clans had all banded together, making them appear very special, standing out like a crane in a flock of chickens.
But, no choice!
Because the Hyuga clan had the Caged Bird Seal, Danzo didn't care about the Hyuga branch family, and there were only a few members of the main family, so it was impossible to send them into Root!
So in this situation, the Hyuga clan didn't need to defect to the Uchiha.
Not to mention.
The Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan had a competitive relationship themselves, so naturally, it was impossible to take the initiative to defect.
But, damn it.
Looking at this strange situation in front of him, Hyuga Hiashi was really a bit embarrassed!
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