"If all else fails, delegate authority to the elders below and let them help you manage things."
"Look, that's how a ninja clan distributes authority. Now that it's become a village, it's no different."
When Hiruzen Sarutobi said this, he had his own selfish motives.
He still somewhat enjoyed the benefits and thrill that power had once brought him. That was why he advised Uchiha Yato to relinquish as much authority as possible while avoiding the obligations of the Hokage.
Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Uchiha Yato suddenly felt as though a light had dawned on him.
At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi could clearly see the lifelessness in Uchiha Yato's eyes vanish, replaced by a gleam.
And those eyes kept staring at him, making Hiruzen Sarutobi uncertain of himself.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart pounded uneasily.
I'm not shooting myself in the foot and ending up the one who suffers, am I?
Thinking that, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered what he had just said and found no loopholes in it.
Moreover, what he had said aligned with his own interests. If Uchiha Yato truly accepted those terms, Hiruzen Sarutobi was very confident that he could secure an important share of authority.
"After hearing the former Hokage's words, a plan suddenly came to me."
When Uchiha Yato said that, Uchiha Kei and Hiruzen Sarutobi both felt their livers tremble at the mention of him having a plan.
Outsiders might not know what it meant when Uchiha Yato came up with a plan, but Uchiha Kei and Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had dealt with him the most, understood perfectly well.
Someone was definitely going to have bad luck...
Early the next morning, Uchiha Yato prepared to hold his first meeting in the conference hall of the Hokage Office Building.
Perhaps it was because the old had been