Thus, the nobles and upper echelons of the Land of Fire would never allow this ambiguous situation to continue. A new Daimyo had to be chosen as soon as possible, because the matter concerned their immediate interests and future prospects.
In fact, most nobles and high-ranking officials believed that installing another Daimyo should have been very easy. Even if every male member of the Daimyo's family had died out, they could choose someone closely related through the maternal line among those who had married out. Or they could simply find some lucky fellow and pass him off as the Daimyo's posthumous son. After all, what they cared about was only the benefits the Daimyo could bring—not any genuine loyalty to the Daimyo's family. To put it bluntly, they would not have minded even if a pig sat in that position. In fact, that might have put them more at ease.
At first, the nobles and high-ranking officials could not understand Konoha's and the Office of the Grand General's inaction on this matter. Even if Konoha needed to avoid suspicion, the Grand General should have had no such concerns. This was clearly a matter where speed was paramount; the longer it dragged on, the more detrimental it would be to the Land of Fire.
After several fruitless probes, these nobles and officials grew dissatisfied. Oh, so you people got the Daimyo killed, then left behind this mess and washed your hands of it? Wasn't that just screwing everyone over?
Therefore, when a storm of public opinion erupted among the people of the Land of Fire over the vacant Daimyo's seat, these nobles and officials not only refrained from stopping it, but even fanned the flames from behind the scenes. They wanted to use this method to pressure Konoha and the Office