Jiraiya's Concern

Seeing that Uchiha Hikari was really going to attack him, Jiraiya quickly reverted to his usual joking demeanor, laughing and saying that he would consult Mount Myōboku, which finally made Uchiha Hikari dispel his killing intent.

Seeing that the other person had turned to the side, Jiraiya knew that the other person had accepted his suggestion. He lost all interest in sleeping and hurriedly went to the Hokage's Office to explain the other person's problem to Sakumo.

Uchiha Hikari squinted, watching Jiraiya's retreating figure, and deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

As soon as she turned around, she saw Danzo leaning on his cane, standing quietly by a telephone pole on the street corner, his one eye slightly narrowed, lost in thought.

Uchiha Hikari intended to ignore the other party, Danzo unexpectedly chose the same path as her, and deliberately stood in the middle of the road just as she was about to approach.

He is on Mount Myōboku.

Uchiha Hikari said irritably.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Danzo then opened his eyes, said this, and voluntarily stepped aside.

"Tch, what an insincere guy."

Uchiha Hikari spoke his thoughts in a not-so-loud voice, then walked past Danzo and headed into the distance.

"Uchiha..."

Danzo turned his head and looked at the other person's back with a complicated expression.

There was admiration, but also apprehension, and a hint of disgust.

"Hmph, pass on the word, I'm going to the Uchiha Clan Compound later."

Danzo gave a command to the air beside him and walked towards the shopping street, leaning on his cane.

It's still early, let's go to the shopping street for breakfast.

Inside the Hokage Building at this moment.

Hatake Sakumo arrived at the office early and instructed Uchiha Itachi, who had also arrived early, to properly handle the issue of the troops' return journey.

"That coal-powered locomotive could be powered by Chakra; this can be handled by the civilian ninja tools department of the Research Bureau."

Uchiha Itachi lived up to expectations, handling various matters methodically. "As for the Chakra Armor, send it to Hiruko and have him begin the process of replicating and optimizing it as soon as possible."

"By the way, we need to study the armor worn by Kazahana Dōtō in more depth. Although it's damaged, its performance is clearly superior to that of ordinary Snow Ninjas."

Nara Shikaku added from the side.

He greatly admired Hatake Sakumo's governing style.

Although Kazashiro is the leader who will guide Konoha toward prosperity, he has too many ingenious ideas, most of which are fraught with risk, and he often issues multiple orders in a single day.

While these orders brought benefits to Konoha, they also sowed the seeds of some hidden dangers.

For example, regarding the handling of the daimyo, if Danzo hadn't used his methods behind the scenes, Konoha would probably have had a direct conflict with the Daimyo's Mansion.

Therefore, Nara Shikaku Kazashiro the steady and reliable Sakumo to Kazeshiro.

"Jiraiya, why are you crouching outside the window?"

Sakumo, who was making annotations on the document, suddenly turned his head to look out the window.

Upon hearing Sakumo's voice, Nara Shikaku and Uchiha Itachi then noticed Jiraiya crouching outside.

"Fourth Generation, Uchiha Hikari is far too dangerous."

Jiraiya jumped into the room after opening the window from the outside, and as soon as he stood up, he began to recount what had happened.

After listening to Jiraiya's explanation, Hatake Sakumo immediately understood the other's concerns.

"When she joined Konoha, I was still unconscious in the hospital, but I've heard a lot about her from other people."

Sakumo waved for Jiraiya to sit down, Jiraiya after seeing that the other party refused, he slowly and deliberately explained his thoughts.

"She's only been in the village for a short time, so it's normal for her not to feel a sense of belonging yet."

Sakumo thought for a moment, then tentatively asked Jiraiya, "Will Mount Myōboku agree to let her go?"

Jiraiya understood Sakumo's meaning: sending him to Mount Myōboku would at least prevent him from posing any threat to Konoha.

"Sigh, I understand. I need to ask the boss and the others for their opinions first."

With a sigh, Jiraiya turned and left the Hokage's Office.

"Should we send the Anbu or the Internal Affairs Department to monitor her?" After Jiraiya left, Uchiha Itachi looked at Sakumo, whose smile had faded, and asked him in a low voice.

When Kazashiro was in the village, he gave the other party his full trust, so no one was ever monitoring Uchiha Hikari.

"Let's not provoke them any further. We should just do what Kazashiro did." Sakumo shook his head, rejecting Itachi's idea.

Nara Shikaku shook his head and smiled wryly, "I didn't expect that so many things would happen after the Fifth Generation had only been gone for such a short time."

His words were not unfounded.

Aside from the matter of Uchiha Hikari, Danzo's side was also causing some trouble.

The other party seems to have controlled the high-ranking officials of the Daimyo's Mansion through various means. The two former advisors did not return to the village after the former Daimyo abdicated, but instead stayed in the Daimyo's Mansion and held important official positions. They maintained close correspondence with Danzo on a regular basis.

Recently, news has also emerged from within the Land of Fire that the Integration Movement has been active there. The current Daimyo has sent a letter, requesting in a rather humble tone that Konoha protect them from the Integration Movement's attacks.

"This Integration Movement is somewhat strange."

On how to deal with the Integration Movement, the people in the room were surprisingly in agreement: the other side was very likely not an enemy of Konoha.

"I had people investigate their movements and financial transactions, and the results..."

As the intellectual leader of Konoha, Nara Shikaku quickly discovered that this so-called Integration Movement seemed to have an inextricable connection with his own high-ranking officials.

He strongly suspected that this Integration Movement was actually a new organization created by Danzo after the disbandment of Root, gathering his loyal followers.

Hatake Sakumo deeply agrees.

Only Uchiha Itachi had other doubts.

"Let's deal with the Integration Movement after the Fifth Generation returns."

Driven by various factors, Sakumo decided to temporarily ignore those guys who were using the banner of "relieving oppression".

My blind date failed, so I'm back to update again ╮(╯▽╰)╭.