"Lord Fourth Hokage..."
Summoned by the Hokage, Sato Hide quickly arrived at the Hokage's Office. As he stepped forward, his mouth fell slightly open in surprise, but understanding soon flashed through his eyes. Then he took his place beside Chiba.
"Captain Sato, I called you here because there are some matters that need to be clarified."
Looking at Sato Hide standing alongside Chiba, Minato Namikaze took a slight breath, suppressing the anger rising in his heart before speaking in a calm tone.
As soon as Minato Namikaze spoke, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura turned their eyes toward Sato Hide. Danzo, meanwhile, showed little reaction. Unlike Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, he had already closed his eyes, looking like an old monk deep in meditation, as if none of this had anything to do with him.
Old fox! He was using Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura as weapons! At that moment, Chiba had already guessed that Danzo was behind his summons this time. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had most likely been used as weapons by him.
Although Minato Namikaze's lingering pressure had startled him earlier, Chiba had faced the killing intent of five thousand Iwa ninja and slain nearly a thousand of them. Minato Namikaze's aura was indeed startling, but to Chiba, it had only been enough to give him a fright. Once he gathered himself, Chiba quickly calmed down.
And once he calmed down, Chiba inferred something from Minato Namikaze's attitude.
This matter had probably been pushed by Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. That was why he had been summoned so early in the morning and made to stand here as though on trial. Minato Namikaze had no choice but to handle it this way. Although the elder advisors held no real military authority, they were still elder advisors,