The Hokage's Humble Request, Uchiha's Departure or Stay

It was obvious that continuing the war against the Uchiha was no longer possible. It was not that Konoha lacked manpower, but that its top-tier combat strength was severely lacking. Even if they could temporarily hold back the Uchiha offensive, several Mangekyō Sharingan could destroy them with their powerful ocular techniques.

In the past, in order to deal with the Uchiha Clan, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had conducted extensive research into the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan abilities. As the Third Hokage who had inherited his position, how could Hiruzen Sarutobi not know how powerful the Sharingan was?

Therefore, even though Konoha's mid-level ninja were stronger than those of the Uchiha Clan and vastly outnumbered them, Konoha was still inferior in terms of top-tier combat power. For that, they had their old friend Shimura Danzō to blame, for driving the village's strong fighters away or forcing them into suicide.

Otherwise, how could the greatest Ninja Village in the Ninja World have only one Hokage holding things together?

Could they possibly send Shimura Danzō out to sweep through everything?

But Shimura Danzō no longer had the chance to sweep through anything. He had died at Uchiha Jobu's hands, his soul erased into nothingness by ocular power. Even if someone tried to revive Shimura Danzō with the Impure World Reincarnation in the future, it would be impossible.

Disdain showed in Uchiha Jobu's eyes as he said, "The Hokage? You want the Uchiha to take the position? Is that your sincerity?"

Fugaku Uchiha, standing nearby, dearly wanted to nod. If the Uchiha Clan had produced a Hokage, they would not be in such an awkward situation. No one in the village sincerely wanted to help the Uchiha; everyone believed the Uchiha should be exterminated.

The root of the problem was that Konoha's upper ranks