Really?
As expected, the Hokage's Office was anything but quiet so early in the morning!
After receiving permission, Chiba slowly pushed open the doors to the Hokage's Office. When he saw the scene inside, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of gravity crossed his face.
An expected thought passed through his mind.
At this moment, the office belonging to the Hokage had gathered Konoha's most powerful figures.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
The advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
The leader of Root, Shimura Danzō.
One of the Sannin, Orochimaru.
The head of the Defense Department, Watanabe Kenshin.
The highest-ranking official in Konoha's intelligence network, Yamanaka Maki.
The head of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi.
As the doors opened, the gazes of those eight people fell upon Chiba, accompanied by an oppressive, weighty atmosphere.
It seemed the plan wasn't moving forward smoothly!
At the same time, facing those eight gazes, the corner of Chiba's eye twitched slightly.
Aside from Orochimaru, whose thoughts were always impossible to read; Utatane Koharu, who never showed her likes or dislikes; and Danzo, who sat with lowered eyelids like an old monk in meditation, Chiba could see grave concern on everyone else's faces.
And among those five, aside from Mitokado Homura, the rest probably opposed the plan. Beyond their gravity and concern, their expressions carried a firm resolve of rejection.
Clearly, the previous plan had simply been too risky.
Although Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were confident they could raise the odds to ninety percent, the others did not share that confidence.
As a result, at least half of them opposed it now.
Even Minato Namikaze wore an expression of rejection.
It seemed staying up late to refine it had been the right decision.
But...
*Orochimaru had clearly harbored ill intentions toward the Kazekage