"When he was in Konoha, you wanted him gone. Now that he's gone, you want him back!"
In the Hokage's Office, Tsunade looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, unable to hide the disappointment in her eyes.
Tsunade had thought the old man had summoned her for something else. She had even considered that it might concern Jiraiya going to the Ninja Academy, but she had never expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to ask her to call Uchiha Chisen back.
"You know the Hokage election is only a few days away. The jonin vote is important."
"Whatever else Chisen may be, he's still a jonin of Konoha. He ought to have the right to express his opinion in the Hokage election!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt no guilt under Tsunade's gaze. Faced with the possibility of Uchiha Chisen becoming the Mizukage of Kirigakure, he had no choice but to resort to this.
"I don't have what it takes to bring him back."
"You should know better than I do that once Chisen decides to do something, no one can stop him."
"Besides, isn't this a good thing?"
"Haven't you always worried that the principles of absolute justice would cause an uncontrollable mess in the Land of Fire?"
"What Chisen is doing in the Land of Water is the perfect chance for you to see whether absolute justice is a good thing or a bad thing!"
Tsunade looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and rejected his proposal without mercy.
In fact, Tsunade also wanted to see whether Uchiha Chisen's actions in the Land of Water would truly make it a better place. If they did, it would be further proof that she had made the right choice!
"But what if Chisen becomes the Mizukage?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. Whatever else Uchiha Chisen might be, he was still one of Konoha's fighting