Nara Clan.
Inoichi looked at Shikaku with concern written across his face.
"You sent Kakashi to be our informant?"
"No one is more suitable than him. His current position can help us greatly, and we know his background inside and out. He is also Minato's student."
"Did you tell Minato?"
"No."
Inoichi finally could not hold back any longer. "From the very beginning, Minato never agreed to this, did he?"
Shikaku's eyes darkened. "It is enough that we know what Minato truly wants. He longs for the position of Hokage."
Inoichi said, "But Minato does not want to use such methods!"
Shikaku retorted, "What methods?! What methods have we used?! Do you think Orochimaru did not use any methods to become Hokage?!"
Inoichi was left speechless. Back when they had risked their lives fighting on the front lines, news had suddenly come from the village that Orochimaru had succeeded the Fourth Hokage.
Yet at the time, nearly everyone on the front lines had believed Minato would be the future Hokage. Could anything have been more absurd?
Shikaku let out a long breath and said quietly, "Inoichi, after the village redistributed clan lands, did your clansmen truly have no reaction at all?"
"..."
Inoichi remained silent.
Only after a long while did he say, "This is... the price of failure."
Shikaku shot him a sidelong glance. "What, after failing, should we simply accept things as they are and never recover?"
Inoichi said, "Shikaku, you cannot persuade Minato. He will not do this."
Shikaku gave a cold snort. "It does not matter. Once we place everything before him, he will not refuse!"
"After he becomes Hokage, would he really condemn me for my crimes?"
Inoichi's brows were tightly furrowed. He felt that the usually calm and rational Shikaku was acting very strangely