"Unacceptable!"
"Patriarch, we cannot agree to this!"
"That's right! Absolutely do not agree."
A young ninja with two streaks of face paint spoke excitedly to the young woman seated on the raised platform.
"That's enough, Kaze!"
"We also know we cannot agree, but the one making the demand is Danzo. We are not the Uchiha Clan, so how can we refuse his request?" said an older individual.
The young ninja said, "I know, but this time Danzo has gone too far. He is asking for twenty jounin right off the bat."
"And he specifically wants the patriarch's son and daughter."
The young woman seated on the platform was none other than Tsume Inuzuka, the Inuzuka Clan Leader and also the mother of Kiba Inuzuka, one of the future Konoha 11.
"What do your instincts say?" Tsume asked the others.
The rest were at a loss for how to handle this matter.
Danzo's demand was truly outrageous, completely digging up the roots of the Inuzuka Clan. Yet if they refused Danzo's request, the Inuzuka Clan would immediately face targeted retaliation.
"I originally thought we were just watching a farce between the Hokage and the Uchiha Clan, but I never expected the fire to finally burn us as well," said an older ninja.
Tsume sighed and said, "Let's leave it at that for now!"
"Danzo suffered heavy losses in the Root this time, so he certainly won't only come to our Inuzuka Clan. He will definitely visit the other clans as well."
"I'll go find Shibi right now to sound him out and see what his attitude is."
With that, she stood up directly, leaped out in a few strides, mounted the back of a large dog, and charged out of the clan lands.
For Danzo to demand twenty jounin from the