At this time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at the replies from Iwagakure, Kumogakure and Kirigakure in confusion.
As Hokage...
Now that we have returned to Ninja Village, of course we have to take control of Konoha again and manage Konoha well.
Especially at this juncture... Konoha suffered heavy losses... Although it was because of Danzo's foresight that during the war, he secretly asked Kakashi to lead a part of the evacuation and hide in the rear waiting for response. Therefore, Konoha's losses were not too great.
It also retained some of its strength.
But nothing was gained from this war, and heavy losses were incurred.
It can be said that the current situation of Konoha is... worse than before Village Lockdown~
If he wasn't worried that Konoha would end up in the same situation as Kirigakure if he continued Village Lockdown, he would have been ready to continue Village Lockdown.
Coupled with the growing threat of Kusagakure and the news that Fourth Hokage's Wife is still alive, once the truth about Minato is exposed, it will definitely be detrimental to the current unity of Konoha!
Originally, he planned to find an opportunity to clarify what happened to Minato when he abdicated, and make Minato a real hero, thereby eliminating the hidden dangers of Konoha, and then let the next Hokage take over Konoha.
No matter it is Jiraiya, Tsunade or Orochimaru... he believes that they are all capable of eliminating subsequent conflicts.
But now it seems... we still have to wait~
Therefore, facing the threat of Kusagakure and the conflict between the village and Feudal Lord's Mansion, and in the face of internal and external troubles, he thought of continuing to maintain an alliance with Three Great Ninja Villages, in order to increase Four Great Ninja Villages's confidence in facing Feudal Lord's Mansion and Kusagakure.
It can be said that this is a four-win approach!
However.
Rejected!
Was rejected without hesitation!
What's going on?
Didn't they get along very well when they were at Kusagakure?
Why is it that everyone is like this when they go home?
Have you forgotten their experience together in Kusagakure?
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt very melancholy in his heart, and was even a little worried that... could this be a conspiracy from Kusagakure?
After all, this rejection is too direct!
He even seemed to feel a hint of disgust from it?
After hesitating for a moment, he crossed his hands in front of his chin and looked at his left and right arms in front of him... Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu said with serious faces, "What do you two think?"
He still has considerable trust in the abilities of his two close friends, and they have been assisting him in managing Konoha for so many years.
Especially during the period when he was captured, these two people quickly stabilized Konoha, and also made each Ninja Clan put aside their conflicts, allowing Konoha to sweep away the corruption!
It is because of these two close friends... As Third Hokage, he was able to master Konoha after the sacrifice of his teacher, lead Konoha forward, and win one victory after another, making Konoha the strongest ninja village.
Although Konoha has declined slightly due to various reasons in recent years, he has always believed in his heart... As long as they are here, Konoha will still have hope and a chance to stand on the top of Shinobi World!
Just like when he was just appointed Hokage by his teacher.
Difficulties are only temporary.
The words just fell.
"..."
The transferred relatives Koharu and Mitokado Homura also looked at each other, their eyes full of doubts.
They are also very puzzled as to why Three Great Ninja Villages gave up this four-win plan.
only.
Seeing Hiruzen's eyes full of trust, they didn't know what to say.
Speaking of which...
During the period when Hiruzen was captured, although Kakashi led the large army back, they grasped the news immediately, and with the ninjas in Kakashi's hands, they were able to quickly control Konoha.
Originally, they were a little worried that some families in the village would have undue ambitions during the period when Hiruzen disappeared. To this end, he and Koharu also made a decision.
Once Ninja Clan makes a wrong decision, it must be cleaned up by thunderous means as soon as possible.
Now Konoha is facing the biggest crisis since the founding of the village, and it needs stability even more!
Although doing this will make the already nervous Konoha even worse, everything they do is for Konoha~
Any sacrifice is necessary for Konoha!
However.
Unexpected.
Just when they were making decisions in their hearts and planning to deal with Hokage's absence.
The imagined civil strife did not occur. At such a critical moment, the families showed unprecedented unity, sweeping away the decadence of the past.
To be honest, they felt a little incredible at the time.
I even thought... this was the capture of Hiruzen and Danzo, which alerted all Ninja Clan!
Mitokado Homura thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "I can't figure out why Three Great Ninja Villages would do this! It's not in our Four Great Ninja Villages's interest to dissolve the alliance now!"
As he spoke, he looked at Hiruzen.
"Is it because something unexpected happened during the period of being captured?"
The words fell.
"No!" Looking at his two close friends who were staring at him, Hiruzen shook his head and said, "We had a very happy conversation when we were at Kusagakure." He pondered for a while, "And at that time, in order to be wary of Kusagakure's conspiracy, there was no conflict!"
"Is that so?"
Mitokado Homura and Koharu looked at each other again, their eyes still full of doubts, and then Utatane Koharu frowned slightly, "Is there anything strange about that?"
"Is there anything strange? There is one thing!"
"What's the matter?" X2
"I'm telling you, please don't spread it everywhere!" Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his voice seriously and said, "Fourth Raikage is actually not as bold as he appears! He is quite shy and conservative!"
"???"
Fourth Raikage?
keep?
wrong!
Is now the time to care?
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu recovered from the shock. After pretending to cough twice, Mitokado Homura said, "We'll talk about this later. This is not the point now!"
He frowned again, seeming to remember something, and suddenly raised his head, looking at Hiruzen again.
"Is it... that Danzo's escape plan was discovered?"
The words fell.
"?!"X2
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu's eyes suddenly froze.
I almost forgot about this!
Although the escape plan failed at that time, it was indeed possible to be discovered!
only.
If this is the case, what should Konoha do?
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned again and began to think deeply again.
The entire conference room suddenly fell into silence again.
I don't know how much time passed.
"Hey~ Danzo did make a mistake this time! But it has come to this... we can only bear the consequences!" Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, shook his head, and then looked at the two close friends in front of him, "It's just that we are not sure whether this is the case, and now for Four Great Ninja Villages, forming an alliance is the best way!"
There was a slight pause.
"Send someone to ask Raikage, Tsuchikage and Mizukage!"
"Understood!"
After hearing Hiruzen's words, the two of them also accepted the order with serious faces.
Now Konoha... is still facing external and internal troubles. The situation is very critical and there must be no hesitation!
Wait until the two of them leave.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed again and looked at the reply from Three Great Ninja Villages in his hand.
Look at Three Great Ninja Villages... It's not like they discovered their escape plan. If they had, they would probably have cursed them outright.
only.
Since nothing was found.
So why?
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head with emotion and murmured to himself, "You are acting so arrogant at this time. What on earth are you thinking about this Three Kage?"
Don't you know that only cooperation can achieve win-win results at present?