Kakashi Hatake's stance

The Cloud Ninja have been infiltrating the Land of Fire for 15 days, penetrating nearly 200 kilometers into the country.

At this time, Konoha was like a dark cloud looming over the city, and the people were filled with fear and unease.

The frustrated Konoha Ninja recalled unpleasant memories, and their disappointment in the Third Hokage grew ever stronger.

Unlike in history, Konoha at this time has Shazo present.

Just as Shazo said, he had accumulated enough credibility by resolving Konoha's crises in the past, and the Konoha Ninja believed that he could once again resolve the threat from Kumogakure.

This trust existed three years ago, but his age of only 14 made him less powerful.

Today, Shazo is 17 years old. The trust he placed in three years ago shines brighter in comparison to the weakness and incompetence of the Third Hokage.

The Konoha Ninja realized that Shazo was a ready-made candidate for the Fifth Hokage.

Since Konoha has better options, the Konoha Ninja' tolerance for the Third Hokage will naturally decrease significantly.

In those short 15 days, the idea that Hiruzen Sarutobi should not become Hokage became a consensus among Konoha Ninja.

On the other hand, Iwagakure and Kirigakure have also obtained specific information.

Seeing the Cloud Ninja ' attack going so smoothly, they were all getting restless and eager to make their own move.

Even the Sunagakure, Konoha's theoretical ally, secretly sent a large number of Sunagakure Ninja into the Land of Fire to conduct extensive operations between the Cloud Ninja and Konoha.

The situation in Konoha deteriorated rapidly, and it seemed that a war between the Four Great Ninja Villages besieging Konoha could break out at any moment.

Shisui Uchiha came to Shazo's place again to complain.

He asked, almost in a daze, "Isn't Konoha Ninja Konoha our home? Am I wrong to think of myself as the master of Konoha?"

Shazo replied, "Konoha was once the home of the Konoha Ninja, and the Konoha Ninja were once the masters of Konoha."

"It was true during the time of the First Hokage, it was true during the time of the Second Hokage, it was probably true in the first few years of the Third Hokage's term, and it almost was true during the short few months of the Fourth Hokage's term."

Shisui took a deep breath and asked, "Can Konoha go back to the past?"

Shazo answered with absolute certainty, "Yes, Shisui Uchiha, you must believe me, believe in everyone."

"The Konoha Ninja all hope that the Fifth Hokage's Konoha will be exactly what they've always dreamed of."

Hearing Shazo's promise, Shisui Uchiha's heart was filled with hope, and he asked eagerly:

Lord Shazo Zuo, what can I do?

Shazo said solemnly, "Shisui, you will bear a great responsibility from now on. I will work with you to resolve the crisis in Konoha."

Shisui Uchiha was extremely excited and filled with hope. He left first as ordered by Shazo.

After he left, Uchiha Izumi emerged from the shadows.

Looking in the direction Shisui had left, she asked curiously, "Brother, do you think Big Brother Shisui will be able to anticipate our upcoming plan after he goes back?"

Shazo smiled and said, "I already said I'd tell him directly; I didn't expect him to find out beforehand."

"Sigh, that idiot Shisui, he's so stupid it's reassuring."

Uchiha Izumi smiled helplessly, "This kind of Elder Uchiha is truly lovable and reassuring, much better than Elder Setsuna and Elder Sifang."

Shazo asked, "Quan, is there anyone who disagrees with our plan?"

Uchiha Izumi curled her lip. "How could I possibly disagree?"

"Hehe, I only let slip a little bit, and before I even had a chance to explain, everyone started cheering."

"Then everyone started complaining, complaining that it took you so long to decide to take action, letting the Cloud Ninja run rampant for so long."

Shazo shook his head and laughed, "Quan, you're a silly little sister too."

"Could all of us Ninja combined make up half of the 20,000 Ninja in Konoha?"

"Do any of us Jonin combined make up more than half of the members in the Jonin Tournament?"

Uchiha Izumi shook her head.

In the past two years, she has been contacting the Konoha Ninja Clans on behalf of Shazo, and has formed alliances with almost all the Ninja Clans.

Under their influence, the Konoha Ninja gradually reached a consensus.

Shazo usurped the Third Hokage's power in all departments of the village, including the Anbu, preparing for his disappearance.

Yes, the Third Hokage was sidelined.

However, Shazo's allies, following his instructions, continued to actively cooperate with the Hokage's work, creating the illusion that Hiruzen Sarutobi held absolute power.

During the two years that the Third Hokage was fictionalized, Shazo and his group did not fail to reveal their weaknesses.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi has truly aged; his energy, focus, and political acumen have all declined drastically.

Even when Shazo's alliance showed weaknesses, Hiruzen Sarutobi completely ignored them and failed to notice the problem.

Shazo was able to pass the test so smoothly thanks to one of the most important and crucial Ninja in his alliance – Kakashi Hatake.

Before the Uchiha Clan Massacre Shazo Uzumaki Naruto to take revenge on the villagers, he specially wrote a letter and sent it to Kakashi Hatake.

In his letter, he described what was about to happen, guiding Kakashi Hatake through the entire process of Konoha suppressing and eliminating rumors targeting Naruto Uzumaki.

Although Shazo didn't say a word about Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi Hatake was certain that when his father Hatake Sakumo was rumored to be involved more than a decade ago, the village had the ability to dispel the rumors instead of being forced to watch helplessly as he committed suicide.

The Third Hokage lied to Kakashi Hatake.

In addition, Kakashi Hatake felt a deep-seated disgust for the Third Hokage Third Hokage due to the Uchiha Clan Massacre and his cowardice and concessions when facing the Kumogakure.

Ultimately, he accepted Shazo's invitation and joined the alliance against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

With Kakashi's change of allegiance, the Anbu fell into Shazo's hands.

At that moment, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka others were all stunned.

They thought that by recruiting Kakashi Hatake, Shazo could gain a powerful Elite Jonin and an opportunity to infiltrate the Anbu.

Who knew, they would get their hands on the entire Anbu.

The Ninja Clans Clan Leader couldn't understand why Kakashi Hatake Kakashi only a captain in the Anbu, was able to command the Anbu, while there were three other captains who were on par with him.

Actually, this was the result of Hiruzen Sarutobi's own cleverness.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son and daughter-in-law died unexpectedly in battle, and his second son Asuma Sarutobi ran away in a fit of pique, there were no trustworthy and powerful Sarutobi Clan Ninja to lead the Anbu for the Third Hokage.

To protect his authority within the Anbu, Hiruzen Sarutobi deliberately refrained from appointing Department Head or deputy Department Head of the Anbu.

He assigned each of the four captains of the Anbu to a specific area, and they rotated their duties regularly to maintain a balance of power among the Anbu Ninja.

But power doesn't simply disappear by leaving a position vacant.

As the most capable Kakashi Hatake continuously solved the problems and difficulties of the Anbu, he naturally won over the other three company commanders and naturally gained actual command of the Anbu.

With the defection and destruction of Root, Kakashi's last obstacle in the Anbu disappeared, and even the Second Training Department, which was formed by incorporating Root, was taken over by Kakashi.

Therefore, when Kakashi Hatake, the Third Hokage became blind and deaf.

Everything he sees and hears has been pre-screened by Kakashi, so how could he possibly spot a problem?

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