A War Started by One Man

Uchiha Chen smiled calmly, opened a space-time portal, and left with the two little ones as if no one else were there. Not a single person present dared to stop him.

Before leaving, Chen didn't bother making any threats. After all, brazenly walking away with people right in front of them was already the greatest provocation he could offer.

"Damn it! How dare he ignore us like that!" Danzo slammed his hand on the table in anger and shouted.

"Enough. What good does throwing a tantrum here do? What are you trying to prove? If you've got the guts, go take it up with him." Sarutobi Hiruzen took a drag from his pipe, stomped his foot, and shot back without hesitation.

"Shut up!" Danzo pointed at Hiruzen and roared.

"All right, stop arguing. I gathered everyone here to discuss how to deal with Uchiha Chen, not to have you fight among yourselves!" Senju Tobirama impatiently separated the two.

In Konoha, ever since Uzumaki Mito passed away, Senju Tobirama was the most senior person in the village. As the two men's teacher, he was the only one who could keep them in check.

Hiruzen and Danzo sat down, both seething with resentment. This wasn't the first time they'd clashed, but they both knew that, unlike before, they might never again have the cordial working relationship they once shared.

Things had changed especially after Namikaze Minato became Hokage. Danzo's thinking had gradually shifted. Whether for public or private reasons, Danzo shouldn't have been getting too close to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The Hokage faction wielded too much power. The Elder Council couldn't very well watch its authority slip away, so they turned to Danzo, a student of the Second Hokage. Danzo had both the strength and the standing to lead this generation of