"All right. We'll pay closer attention when the time comes and see what they say."
"But judging from their attitude over the past six months, I'm also curious what that person they value so highly did to them."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words also gave Shimura Danzō a few ideas.
Based on the intelligence from the past six months, Kirigakure was desperately searching for some mysterious person, someone who might have ties to Konoha.
The first person Shimura Danzō thought of was that Uchiha who had wandered off on his own.
Powerful and elusive, it was very possible that he had obtained Kirigakure's secrets over there, leaving them anxious.
If the Uchiha Clan's intelligence was correct, then that wandering Uchiha capable of long-distance spatial jumps was very likely the true culprit.
"I have a plan that could turn these people into our allies."
The moment Shimura Danzō spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already guessed what he was thinking.
"You're planning to pin that mysterious foreign powerhouse on the Uchiha Clan, so Kirigakure will stand with us, aren't you?"
"Even if the Uchiha Clan stages a coup later, we'll have justification to suppress them completely. That's what you're thinking, isn't it?"
Just from a slight change in Shimura Danzō's tone, Hiruzen Sarutobi had roughly guessed his intentions.
Shimura Danzō, who had wanted to show off, instantly felt as if a bullet was stuck in the barrel and refused to fire.
"This plan is feasible. The Uchiha Clan really could be the sort to do something like this."
"Besides, that Uchiha outside truly does possess the ability to cross space."
Utatane Koharu, who had remained silent until then, also cast her vote in favor of dealing with the Uchiha Clan.
She simply found the Uchiha Clan unpleasant to look at.
While Konoha's upper echelon and