Hokage Building.
"Is there really no room for compromise on this matter? You should know the village needs stability right now!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly took a sip of tea and spoke lightly.
As for what matter it was, both men knew perfectly well. There was no need to spell it out.
"There were too many witnesses that time. This concerns the honor of our Uchiha Clan!"
Uchiha Keizan said coldly. He was the current head of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku's father, and Sasuke and Itachi's grandfather.
Naturally, he disliked Tsuki Uchiha, who had actually dared to vie with his son for the position of clan head. However, Tsuki Uchiha was exceptionally strong, not much weaker than Keizan himself.
Although there was a vast difference between their influence within the clan, he could not openly move against him.
However, if Tsuki Uchiha could kill Ryōken, he would thoroughly offend the Hokage faction. At that point, he would basically have no chance at becoming clan head.
The Uchiha Clan was, after all, part of Konoha. They could not disregard the opinions of the village's ruler, the Hokage.
Therefore, he supported the duel between Tsuki Uchiha and Ryōken. What was more, it was his duty as clan head to protect the clan's honor at all costs.
And being able to conveniently remove the greatest threat to his son's rise to power was even more welcome.
Hiruzen Sarutobi set down his teacup and raised his head, his gaze turning sharp. "Honor? Have you considered me, the Hokage, at all?"
At that moment, he was no longer the approachable Third Hokage, but the Ninja Professor at the peak of Kage-level!
The entire office was instantly shrouded in a stifling atmosphere, like a storm about to break.
Uchiha Keizan seemed to have expected this long