Hokage Office.
"Hiruzen, stop hesitating!"
Danzo's voice was agitated, as though he wanted nothing more than to grab Hiruzen Sarutobi by the head and force him to accept his proposal.
The Southwest Border had fallen!
The news had stirred panic among Konoha's residents and dissatisfaction toward the higher-ups.
Danzo claimed he had a way to resolve the matter, which was why this meeting had been convened.
"No. I will not allow you to do this!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head firmly.
Danzo's proposal was to pin the blame for the border's fall on the Uchiha Clan.
Under normal circumstances, that would have been impossible.
But weren't there Uchiha at the Southwest Border? It was entirely reasonable to dump the blame on them.
They could simply say that the intelligence they brought back had been inaccurate, leading to the fall of the border camp. As for what intelligence it had been, the villagers would not care at all.
That way, the responsibility would belong to the Uchiha Clan and have nothing to do with the village higher-ups.
It could only be said that Danzo truly knew how to pass the buck.
"Hiruzen, the villagers are dissatisfied with us now. We must find a way to resolve this!"
Utatane Koharu suddenly spoke.
It could not be helped. The commander of the Southwest Border camp was from her clan. If Danzo's suggestion passed, she would naturally be happy to see it happen.
"This is also a good opportunity. The Uchiha Clan has been quite active ever since their new clan head took office. We can use this incident to make them behave, while also making them hand over more things!"
Mitokado Homura added his own support.
Suppressing the Uchiha Clan was instinctive to them, Tobirama's disciples. Though he was not as extreme as