The following day, at an izakaya (Japanese pub) in Konoha.
"Have you heard? The Uchiha's sanction against the Land of Wind!"
A Konoha resident, looking rather suspicious, turned to a few people beside him and spoke.
"How could we not know! The Uchiha couldn't find the Lord Hokage this morning, and they're still posting their questions where the Konoha Police Force usually puts up notices!"
"Exactly! Who in Konoha doesn't know this now!"
"Wow, you guys really know how powerful the Uchiha is. They managed to turn the Land of Wind into this mess with the power of just one clan!"
"I heard that hundreds of thousands of people have fled the Land of Wind!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was so anxious that he went straight to the Lord Hokage. If I were him, I would be anxious too!"
"Come on, you!"
The group's teasing immediately drew a burst of laughter.
"Hey, what do you guys think about the Uchiha's opinion inquiry? Do you want to go to the Konoha Police Force and give them your opinion?"
"Yes! Of course I'll go!"
One of them picked up his glass, took a careful sip, and then spoke leisurely.
"This is the first time I've decided the fate of a great nation! Aren't you going?"
The others exchanged glances, and seeing each other's eager expressions, they immediately smiled at one another.
Deciding the fate of a great power is truly exciting!
Especially since it's a hostile superpower!
Even more attractive!
The Sarutobi Clan's territory.
"The Uchiha have now mobilized the entire village of Konoha. Hiruzen, you should think of a solution!"
Looking at the intelligence sent by the Anbu, Mitokado Homura spoke with a grim face to Hiruzen Sarutobi was standing beside him with a worried expression.
"Our situation is terrible! If you make a mistake, it could have extremely negative consequences!"
"I know, Yan!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi responded dryly.
He never expected that the Uchiha would pull a fast one, exposing the matter directly and causing the entire Konoha to be filled with fanatical emotions.
They all wanted to do their part in sanctioning the Land of Wind!
Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi is on the opposite side, if things aren't handled properly, he might lose his Hokage Position!
"You know? If you knew, you wouldn't have signed those documents for them! It's like the Uchiha are holding a knife to your throat!"
"Either you disobey the Daimyo and don't hinder the Uchiha completely suppressing the Land of Wind, or you must achieve even greater results so that everyone in Konoha has nothing to say!"
Neither of these two points is easy to do!
Mitokado Homura was now displaying a violent temper, after all, he was different from the Sarutobi Clan, Mitokado Clan mostly lived in the capital of the Land of Fire!
If Konoha and the Daimyo fall out, the Mitokado Clan will be in the most danger!
"There's a way!"
Utatane Koharu, who had been silent all along, immediately drew the attention of the two of them as soon as she opened her mouth.
"If you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem of the person who raised it!"
Snap!
Mitokado Homura, who had been looking forward to this, slapped her hard across the face, making her cover the upper half of her face.
Sure enough, he shouldn't have had any expectations!
Noticing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had also silently withdrawn his gaze, Utatane Koharu's eyes widened.
"I haven't finished speaking yet!"
"Oh, please continue..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a perfunctory reply.
"Heh, don't forget the Uchiha Clan currently has Mangekyō Sharingan on the Sand Ninja front! Since we need results, let them attack the Sand Ninja and achieve those results. If they can't achieve those results..."
"In any case, this will divert some of the villagers' attention and weaken the Uchiha Clan's power!"
As Utatane Koharu spoke, Mitokado Homura lowered his hand from his face, and Hiruzen Sarutobi once again cast his gaze upon her.
Then, the two exchanged a knowing glance.
It seems like there's some potential?
"Yan, what do you think?"
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to ask a question, posing it to Mitokado Homura.
With Danzo gone, we'll have to make do.
"Great idea!"
Mitokado Homura nodded gently, his eyes regaining their vitality.
According to Utatane Koharu's plan, the situation that was originally unfavorable to them was instantly turned around!
"Alright! Since Yan, you agree, then it's settled!"
Seeing that Mitokado Homura shared the same opinion, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately agreed.
Anyway, since it was Mitokado Homura agreed first, if anything goes wrong, he can be pushed forward to take the fall!
It's not that my decision as Hokage was flawed!
It's this Hokage's assistant who's issuing orders randomly!
That's the real culprit!
"Look what message our Lord Hokage has sent us this time! He couldn't take it after only half a day!"
Uchiha Makoto looked at the still-warm coded message in his hand and greeted Uchiha Fugaku.
"Look at these guys, they're really no pushovers!"
Hearing what Uchiha Makoto, Uchiha Fugaku picked up the coded message and began to read it with curiosity.
"The Uchiha Clan attacked the Sand Village?"
Uchiha Fugaku frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.
"They're trying to wear us down, using this opportunity to divert everyone's attention from Konoha!"
Listening to Uchiha Fugaku's analysis, Uchiha Makoto nodded in agreement.
"That's about it, but this actually gives us a reason to start a direct war!"
"It's understandable that the decision to abandon sanctions against the Land of Wind can be delayed for a while!"
Uchiha Makoto and the others now understand that last night's events started with the Sand Ninja Daimyo of the Land of Wind, then to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and finally to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Having had his plans accelerated by at least half a month, Uchiha Makoto was filled with anticipation for this attack on the Sand Ninja!
You're the ones who arbitrarily push other people's plans!
You scared the hell out of me!
"But the Konoha High Command will absolutely not allow us to win!"
Uchiha Fugaku was troubled. The opportunity to annihilate the Five Great Shinobi Villages was right in front of him, but he couldn't take it. It was too heartbreaking!
"Not necessarily!"
After pondering for a long time, Uchiha Makoto gave the opposite answer.
"They did this simply to counter the emotions we've stirred up throughout Konoha."
"If we are persuaded to withdraw in front of the entire Sand Ninja front by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, and then the news is relayed back to Konoha, then Hiruzen Sarutobi's position will truly be replaced!"
"And with me here, there's no way we can lose!"
Although the current situation is somewhat unexpected, the progress is going exceptionally smoothly!
At that time, as long as Pakura's life is preserved amidst the chaos, regardless of whether Sand Village is destroyed or not, as long as things proceed according to the script, the future will be mine!
Who is the "Kage" of the Five Great Shinobi Villages is not important; what is important is that the "Kage" of the Five Great Shinobi Villages is his people!
'However, the prerequisite is to suppress or eliminate other candidates for the Fourth Kazekage!'
While Uchiha Makoto was pondering this in his heart, Uchiha Fugaku picked up the conversation.
"When will we attack the Sand Village?"
"Two days later!"
Uchiha Makoto raised his head. "Hiruzen Sarutobi gave us three days, so we'll attack the Sand Ninja on the third day!"