Uchiha Chisen really had no intention of killing Sarutobi Hiruzen, even though Hiruzen had indulged Shimura Danzō and done plenty of shady things behind the scenes himself.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen's crimes really did not warrant death. At worst, he was an incompetent man occupying a high office!
As far as Uchiha Chisen was concerned, locking the old man up in Konoha Prison for a few years would suffice.
"This morning, chakra identical to Hyuga Hiashi's yesterday erupted from the Hyuga Clan's compound."
Sarutobi Hiruzen collected himself and turned to business.
Although the Hyuga Clan's Tenseigan did not seem as powerful as Uchiha Chisen, Hiruzen had spent the previous night poring over records dating back to Konoha's founding and had already pieced together a rough picture of how that Great Tenseigan had come into being.
Since the village's founding, many members of the Hyuga Clan had died, and the clan had recovered all their bodies.
The Hyuga Clan claimed this was to keep the Byakugan from falling into outsiders' hands, but when Hiruzen connected that with the eyeless Hyuga the Anbu had found while collecting bodies at the Hyuga Ancestral Home, he had already guessed how that Great Tenseigan had been created.
Powerful as Uchiha Chisen was, Hiruzen still saw him as human. That Great Tenseigan, however, might remain in existence for a hundred years, or even several hundred, barring any accidents.
That forced Hiruzen to consider what stance he should take toward the Hyuga Clan in the future.
"It was probably Hyuga Hinata. I noticed before that she had a huge appetite."
"The Hyuga Clan has never been known for having large appetites. Hinata probably eats so much because some power is about to awaken in her, leaving her unable to take in enough energy."
"That chakra this morning was