This Is Really Forcing a Duck onto the Perch!

"Ahhh..."

Mitokado Homura sighed and said gloomily, "If we don't make a fuss, Hiruzen can't save face. If we don't make a fuss, the Shimura Clan won't take the initiative to leave. Now that the Shimura Clan members have quietly left the village, an arrest order will probably be issued next. Even if it isn't issued now, it will come sooner or later. Those people will eventually face Konoha's pursuit."

They had once been so close to Danzo and had always helped the Shimura Clan, but who could have imagined that the once-powerful Shimura Clan would end up like this? It had all begun when Danzo started targeting Hiko and suppressing him.

"I'm afraid the Shimura Clan's various businesses can't be kept. This time, the Uchiha have taken all the benefits."

"What does a little business matter?! What I care about is the impact Uchiha Hiko taking office will have on Konoha! If the Uchiha become the sole dominant force in the future, it definitely won't be good news for Konoha!!!" Utatane Koharu said irritably.

Mitokado Homura gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "So what can we do? Given the current situation, what can we possibly do? Stopping it is impossible, and it's already too late to persuade anyone. The news has probably spread beyond Konoha and reached the surrounding areas. We can only acquiesce. If we stand up and oppose it, we'll only turn Konoha into a joke."

"Although I don't particularly like Uchiha Hiko either, I have to admit that he truly is outstanding. Perhaps with him leading Konoha, it can return to its peak!"

Returning Konoha to its peak was a distant prospect. Over the years, the higher-ups and the Third Hokage had been working tirelessly toward that goal, but ever since Uchiha Madara and