Inside the circular assembly hall, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at everyone present with a stern expression.
This familiar scene made him couldn't help but recall the election of the Fourth Hokage held by Konoha after the end of the Third Great Ninja War.
At that time he was just as helpless and passive, and at this moment he was just as helpless and passive.
"Ninja clans!"
"Ninja clans are truly the factors that destroy the peace and stability of the village."
Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on the tobacco in his pipe while looking at everyone in the assembly hall with his eyes hidden in the shadow of the Hokage's conical hat, especially the clan heads of the large ninja clans, as if he wanted to firmly remember them.
Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed inwardly, cast his gaze on Danzo Shimura's face, and then looked at the white-haired decadent man who stepped out from among the Anbu members behind him and removed his mask.
Jiraiya, Danzo Shimura, Kakashi Hatake.
The names of these three men compared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
All three could be considered core members of his Hokage lineage, and no matter who came to power, it would not cause the outflow of the Hokage's power.
Yet...
After they came to power, Hiruzen Sarutobi's situation would also undergo tremendous changes.
Kakashi Hatake came to power.
The desk inside the Hokage's Office would be yielded for Kakashi to sit at, and he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would have Kakashi help set up another set of tables and chairs to continue working, the Anbu would still take orders from Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the paperwork would still be handled by him.
The advantage was that power would still completely remain in the hands of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the disadvantage was that Kakashi's strength was