Hokage's Office Building.
This central hub, brain, and core of the Konoha Ninja Village... was the decision-making center for the strongest armed force in Konoha, the Land of Fire, and even the Ninja World. Every move made here constantly affected the direction of the Ninja World's situation and the rise and fall of its powers. Yet no matter how many times he had seen it, Uchiha Tokimitsu felt that this building, which looked like an upside-down red bucket planted on the ground, possessed no artistic beauty whatsoever. Whether in appearance or style, it hardly seemed fit to serve as Konoha's administrative center.
He even felt that the Uchiha Clan's somewhat childish cat-head-shaped Konoha Military Police Force building looked more respectable than this bucket building.
Two or three hundred staff members from Konoha's various departments worked in this Hokage's Office Building, keeping the entire village running day to day.
Knock, knock!
Tokimitsu knocked twice on the Hokage's Office door. "Excuse me. Jonin Uchiha Tokimitsu has arrived to report as ordered."
"Come in!"
A booming reply immediately came from inside.
Tokimitsu grasped the handle and gently pushed.
The door slid open. The noisy sounds inside surged through the newly opened gap like water released from a dam, followed by a thick cloud of gray smoke that drifted lightly over him.
That smoking habit is really something else...
Tokimitsu raised an eyebrow, stepped inside, and swept his gaze around the room, taking in the office's layout and occupants.
Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu... and a middle-aged man seated in a corner, his face obscured by the backlighting.
But judging by the way he sat primly with his hands tucked together, he was probably Danzo.
"Sorry to interrupt your leave, Tokimitsu-kun."
Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen sat behind the large desk with a pipe in hand,