"I'm here because..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi avoided the matter of the next Hokage and got straight to the point.
Hyuga Sho was on good terms with the Uchiha Clan and might already have heard... certain rumors.
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke vaguely.
He first sounded out Hyuga Sho.
Only after Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Hyuga Sho already knew about the Uchiha Clan's planned coup did he relax and begin discussing the real matter.
"Hyuga Sho, what do you think of the Uchiha Clan's coup?"
This conversation between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hyuga Sho, if revealed, would certainly cause a huge wave.
Throughout Konoha, aside from a small number of people,
no one knew what the Uchiha Clan was plotting.
"Some of the vested interests among Konoha's upper ranks have been suppressing the Uchiha, so it's perfectly normal for the clan to be dissatisfied."
Hyuga Sho deliberately emphasized the word "some."
Those hostile toward the Uchiha were ultimately in the minority.
The populace had merely been deceived because they didn't know the truth.
It was very easy to guide public opinion in one direction.
Someone could be praised to the skies today
and brought down tomorrow.
So the problem still lay with Konoha's upper ranks.
The rebellion was justified.
That was Hyuga Sho's attitude toward the Uchiha Clan's coup.
But...
Being justified didn't mean they could succeed.
At present,
the Uchiha Clan would most likely fail.
Even if Uchiha Fugaku activated Susanoo, at best he could die together with Hiruzen Sarutobi?
The Ninjutsu Doctor might be old,
but he was bound to have a few Trump Cards.
Hyuga Sho still believed this.
Moreover,
Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't alone.
He also had a whole bunch of ANBU providing support.
One Earth Release technique from each of them
attacking from beneath his feet would be enough to give