After Uchiha Kyu left, the invisible pressure weighing on everyone's hearts finally dissipated, and a low buzz of discussion began to rise.
However, what everyone discussed was not who would deal with these dead relatives, but the royal clans and the granting of official ranks and noble titles.
No one would care about these remnants of traitors who were about to be wiped out root and branch. There was no pressure in dealing with them, much less any psychological burden.
"Our Hokage-sama gave no hint of this beforehand. It was such an abrupt decision, but the word emperor alone sounded nobler than royalty. It didn't seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision."
Hyuga Hiashi walked up to Shikaku Nara and spoke first. "Clan Head Nara, barring any surprises, all of us will become royalty."
"This is something we never would have dared imagine before. These are powers only daimyo once possessed."
"Yeah!!!"
"I don't want to miss this opportunity."
A trace of greedy desire appeared in Shikaku Nara's eyes. No one could refuse such a temptation. As for the shinobi villages, they could be swept into history's garbage heap.
"Still, this differs greatly from the Warring States Era. At the very least, the Hokage-sama must have planned this long ago and merely waited until the time was ripe to reveal it."
"From becoming the Fifth Hokage—attacking the Daimyo Estate—to now, everything seems to have left traces behind."
"Lord Fugaku, you should know something about this, right?" Shikaku Nara suddenly looked at the silent Fugaku Uchiha beside him and asked respectfully.
"Me?" Fugaku Uchiha pointed at himself, then shook his head with a laugh. "I only found out today as well. The Hokage-sama really kept us in the dark."
Seeing that Fugaku Uchiha had only learned of it now, Hyuga Hiashi and Shikaku