Land of Fire Civil War! (5)

Over here, the office was silent.

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's refusal, Shimura Danzō grew as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He stepped forward to the desk, stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi, and tried to persuade him again.

"Don't the other clans do the same? Don't they also seek to have their own clans inherit the position of Daimyo?" Shimura Danzō deliberately pointed out. "In the end, won't it still come down to a contest of strength? Blood relations—whether close or distant—don't matter. As long as one can win, even the thinnest bloodline can become the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. You're the Hokage! As long as you support it, the village definitely won't object!"

"When the time comes, we can use the village's name to contend for the inheritance rights of the Land of Fire's Daimyo, then share some benefits with the major clans. They should be more than happy to accept!"

The reason Shimura Danzō had his relatives enter the selection—

Was precisely because he knew that, as the Hokage of Konoha Shinobi Village, Hiruzen Sarutobi was too conspicuous a target. The Sarutobi Clan behind him absolutely could not openly contend for the position of Daimyo.

After all, the entire Ninja World was watching Hiruzen Sarutobi closely.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not want his clan to become "traitors" like the Hagoromo Clan of the New Land of Lightning. At the very least, before he believed his clan could withstand the Ninja World's punitive campaign, he would never allow himself or the Sarutobi Clan to become public enemies of the Ninja World.

Thus, if they wanted to select a Hokage with close ties to Konoha Shinobi Village and to Hiruzen Sarutobi himself, they could only choose from among the trustworthy shinobi clans around them.

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