The jōnin and clan heads of Konoha had little affection for Danzō. In fact, they hated him to the bone.
Over the years, Danzō had taken countless talented members of their clans, openly and in secret.
He had seized these people and placed them under his control, brainwashing them for years.
In the end, they became living corpses who knew only how to obey Danzō's orders. They had no feelings, no interests, and no comrades. They could even turn on the village and their own families.
At a single word from Danzō, they might even kill their own clan heads! It was no wonder that the clans could never accept a man like him.
And that was why Danzō could never become Hokage!
Unfortunately, the old schemer never realized it, even to his dying day.
With Konoha's F4 all dead at once, the atmosphere at the scene turned strange. All the jōnin attending the leaders' meeting grew uneasy, afraid that one day they, too, might be quietly killed.
Amid that unease, everyone turned their eyes to Jiraiya, who stood at the head of the room.
After all, in terms of both strength and reputation, only Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, could step forward and lead the meeting.
"Lord Jiraiya, given the situation, you're the only one who can take charge."
No one spoke for a long while. Finally, Shikaku Nara was the first to break the silence.
Jiraiya looked at the faces turned toward him and could only rub his forehead. "Then let's first discuss how to deal with the invading Sand Village and Sound Village~~~"
While Konoha's leaders held their meeting, Hao Shuai went home after the battle, dusting off his hands.
Kakashi and the others had invited Hao Shuai to attend the meeting. After all, his