The meeting between Qi and the daimyo is over, which is undoubtedly a good thing from the perspective of both parties.
Qi is very happy. He has one more backer, and this backer is quite strong. Although this influence will be consumed in the Ninja Village, the remaining influence is enough. More importantly, this power will undoubtedly be of great benefit to his future development in Konoha.
Danzo was also happy. He brought Qi to Daimyo's Residence, undoubtedly wanting to announce to everyone that Qi was his heir, and the daimyo's private interview maximized this effect.
But compared to this pair of masters and disciples, the most happy one is the daimyo himself. The dirty things between the Senju Clan and Uchiha have been a headache for him since he was alive. While Land of Fire enjoys the benefits of the alliance between the Senju Clan and Uchiha, what they fear most is that one of these two companies will suddenly turn against each other and completely destroy the great achievements they have finally achieved in the past.
So when First became famous, Hyuga Clan was introduced to Konoha by Daimyo's Residence, and First hoped that Hyuga Clan could become The buffer point between the Senju Clan and Uchiha, but Senju Clan's strength has increased so fast, far beyond Daimyo's Residence's expectations, that now, the strength of the Senju Clan's family has surpassed Hyuga Clan's Uchiha There is no buffer at all between the two families.
Just when the current daimyo was troubled and helpless, he unexpectedly discovered that a guy named Kagetsu Qi, who was accepted as a disciple by Danzo, appeared in his field of vision. What surprised him even more was that this guy lived in However, Land of Water is the common descendant of the Yuki Clan, who has been declared a traitor by Feudal Lord of Water, and Kaguya Clan, who was besieged by Kirigakure and is on the verge of annihilation!
A new idea just came out, Yuki, Kaguya, Land of Water is also a famous fighting family, Kaguya has little hope, but Yuki is now widely dispersed among the people. Once this force is regrouped, it will be a powerful force chasing Hyuga Clan.
The most important thing is that Qi is the direct descendant of the Senju Clan! At the same time, he is on good terms with Obito Uchiha, the younger generation of Uchiha, who is also likely to be the strong person in the family in the future, so he is destined not to be rejected by the Senju Clan and Uchiha like Hyuga Clan!
In this way, it doesn't matter what the strength of the family he has established is, as long as it has an air of strength, even if it is not strong, the daimyo can use various resources to smash it into a big fat man, just because this new family, because of the special status of their First family head, will exert ten times the effectiveness of the Hyuga Clan between the Senju Clan and Uchiha!
In this way, everyone's satisfaction became the best portrayal of the meeting between the two parties. All parties said goodbye to each other with satisfaction. When the daimyo smiled and thought about how to use Qi, an almost perfect palliative, in the future, Qi and Danzo also made their best efforts in their hearts. Under such circumstances, the delegation embarked on the road back to Konoha in high spirits.
However, they are high-spirited, but it does not mean that Konoha is also beaming with joy. At least, except for Danzo, the other three old men and women in Konoha who hold the highest power are now struggling because of a major crisis!
"Danzo, haven't they come back yet?"
In the office, Third Hokage Sarutobi asked Xiang Chun and Homura a little worried.
"Sarutobi... Even if they don't see their name, at least they have to know how to return to Konoha."
Chun Wuyan, although I know that this old man is very upset right now, such questions are too unhelpful. You think Daimyo's Residence is next door to Konoha...
"Ahem..."
Homura coughed and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. He liked this action very much.
"Things have already happened. There is no point in being impatient. The key now is to stabilize the selection of Fourth Hokage. Now we have begun to set up polling stations in the village. Let's conduct the villagers' vote first, so that we can try to draw the attention of the village away from this matter."
"Move away?"
The third generation's eyes were cold,
"Then what? Kill him!?"
Having been a Hokage for so many years, he knows best how the village handles things that are inconvenient to expose openly.
Using another thing to attract the attention of ordinary villagers is the most commonly used method.
But he really never thought that this kind of thing would happen to him...
"So, do you have a better way?"
Homura didn't seem to see the ugly expression on Sandai's face, he asked instead,
"Have we not given in?"
"..."
Sandai was at a loss for words. He knew very well that because of him, the higher-ups had already made concessions to that person once. Unfortunately, that person didn't appreciate it at all. The war had just ended. Taking advantage of the village Chunin's army's overhaul, that person had already attacked the ninjas in the village again.
And this time, a dozen or twenty people were missing. If the village had not blocked the news and took advantage of the fact that the census was not completed to immediately modify the information of these ten or twenty civilian ninjas who had not had time to meet their families as battlefield sacrifices, I am afraid that those ninjas who had just come off the battlefield and whose mentality had not yet fully adjusted would have rioted.
"Sarutobi, at this point, we can no longer give in. The situation is now clear. He has betrayed the village. He has blatantly killed his companions again!"
Homura looked at the third generation coldly,
"You are Hokage. You cannot ignore the crisis in the village because of your personal feelings. If this continues, can you guarantee that it will not become a disaster?"
He did not hide his dislike for that person, because he had never liked that person. Basically everyone who knew him knew this, and he did not need to dress up.
"It's a good thing that Danzo didn't come back. Otherwise, it would only be more chaotic."
He rubbed his temples with a headache. Homura felt that he seemed to have seen Danzo's "blissful" expression because of this incident.
"The matter must be solved. It just depends on how to solve him in the least noticeable situation."
Then, he and Chun looked at each other, and the two of them instantly reached a consensus.
"Sarutobi, our opinion is..."
"Goodbye!"
A loud shout interrupted their words, and the trembling tone completely exposed how fragile the speaker's heart was now.
"Sarutobi..."
Homura and Chun looked at the third generation who looked at them almost pleadingly, and were immediately speechless.
How has Shinobi Hero, the majestic generation, ever been so depressed? Even though he knows the reason, for these two old friends who have been together for decades, they almost can't bear to look at it anymore, let alone do it again...
"Sorry..."
Sandai turned around, and his once straight waist was now very curved. Even when looking from behind, it was very obvious.
"You... let me be quiet for a moment."
After that, he just turned his back to Homura and Chun and stopped talking. The whole room fell into an embarrassing silence...
After a while, seeing Homura's embarrassed face, Chun sighed, breaking the unbearable silence.
"Then, let's arrange the villagers' voting first."
She touched Homura's arm, and the latter responded. After casting a complicated look at Sandai, he shook his head, walked out of the door, and left.
Chun felt equally unhappy. Putting aside the personal relationship between the two and Sarutobi, from Konoha's point of view, this was another major blow after White Fang and Tsunade...
Thinking of this, she felt even more depressed. She took one last look at Sandai's back and saw that the old man was still standing there like a wooden stake with his back to her. Sympathy flashed in her eyes.
"Take a good rest, Sarutobi. No one can undo what has happened, just like Second back then."
After such advice, Chun, knowing that it would not work, just like Homura, shook his head and left the office.
"Second..."
Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, Sandai's pupils seemed to have regained some of their sparkle, but even faster, the sparkle in his eyes quickly faded away, and he even murmured to himself,
"It's different... completely different..."