Uchiha Yan turned to look at Danzo, surprise flickering in his eyes. "..."
Did you get your lines mixed up?
Wasn't that supposed to be my line?
Utatane Koharu and Jiraiya were thinking the same thing.
"That's strange. Danzo's taken Yan's side and turned against his old classmate." Jiraiya rubbed his chin and muttered from outside.
Minato heard him and smiled faintly. "I doubt he's taken anyone's side. He just wants to embarrass Utatane Koharu and the Third Hokage, force the Third Hokage to step down early, and take the seat himself."
He didn't believe for a second that Danzo was helping out of kindness.
In the end, it was all about self-interest.
"True." Jiraiya nodded and sighed. "The old man really has made everyone angry this time."
But he had no intention of speaking up for him.
Besides, the Third Hokage really wasn't suited to remain Hokage anymore.
Of course, neither the Uchiha clan nor Danzo was an option.
Fortunately, Uchiha Yan and Tsunade had come to him a few days earlier and explained everything.
Tsunade would vie for the Hokage's seat.
What could Jiraiya say to that?
When it came down to his goddess or his teacher, of course he chose his goddess.
Granted, every time his goddess saw him, she greeted him with punches and kicks that left him half-dead. But Jiraiya firmly believed he would win her heart one day.
Not that he'd ever thought about marriage. Weren't the lovely ladies out there enough for him?
Marry Tsunade? Get beaten senseless by her every day?
Just imagining it made his scalp tingle. No, he'd pass.
Keeping that pure feeling from his youth—or rather, his unrequited love—was enough.
"Danzo, you..."
At that moment, Utatane Koharu wanted nothing more than to tear his mouth off.
But they had