Now they were truly being roasted over the flames.
"I'll go to the Uchiha. You three get moving as well—persuade the others. We must send troops as soon as possible, no matter the cost."
Setting down his pipe, Sarutobi Hiruzen rose and made his position clear. Without waiting for the three to respond, he strode out of the office and headed straight for the Uchiha Clan Compound.
"I'll go to the Hyuga Clan!"
Mitokado Homura sighed, rose, and left the office as well.
Now they could only give up some of their own interests to make those ninja clans send troops, especially great clans like the Uchiha and Hyuga.
Though Utatane Koharu was unwilling, she had no choice but to follow them out.
Danzo Shimura did not move. He was not suited to playing the persuader, considering his reputation.
He stared at Hiruzen's chair for a long while before finally rising to leave.
That seat will belong to me, Danzo Shimura, sooner or later!
At the same time, inside the Uchiha clan head's luxurious residence, the travel-worn Fugaku Uchiha recounted what he had seen in the Land of Wind, especially the blond boy's performance in the Chunin Exams.
"You didn't make a move?"
The Uchiha clan head was rather dissatisfied with that outcome.
"He vanished mysteriously during the second stage of the exam. Moreover, four fighters stronger than jonin were moving around the examination area in Sunagakure at the time. With Mitarashi Shisui there as well, I wasn't confident I could eliminate him without anyone noticing.
Then Orochimaru appeared, so I could only withdraw."
Fugaku Uchiha was deeply helpless. He had originally intended to deal with that brat during the Chunin Exams, but he had never found an opportunity.
It was not that he could not defeat him, but that