Konoha.
During the meeting.
"I have no objection to Lord Danzo becoming Hokage."
Tobitake Tonbo spoke up.
The moment he said that, everyone was stunned.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Tsubaki were both extremely surprised.
Shikaku, meanwhile, gave Tobitake Tonbo a long, hard look.
He sensed that something was wrong.
Tobitake Tonbo had lived in Konoha for so long; there was no way he did not know Danzo's methods. Yet instead of supporting Kakashi, he supported Danzo.
There had to be something strange going on.
And he had no interest in continuing to hold the position of Hokage, either.
That, Shikaku could understand.
After all, Tobitake Tonbo had never particularly pursued the position of Hokage. He had practically treated it like a worn-out shoe.
With Tobitake Tonbo insisting on it, the daimyo naturally would not agree to let someone with no desire for the role become Hokage.
Compared to him, Kakashi's qualifications were no worse. He had made many major contributions to Konoha.
And he had the ability.
The daimyo waved his fan. "Mm, then it's settled. I announce that Danzo will succeed as the Sixth Hokage."
"What's this?"
As the Kumogakure trio passed through the area near Konoha, they discovered a massive crater before them.
It looked as though some natural disaster had ravaged the place.
Omoi recalled the monster they had encountered in the Land of Frost. "Could a monster have appeared here too? If that's the case, will I die here? The girls in Konoha won't get to see me, and my son, whom I've never met, might never be born..."
The more he spoke, the more pessimistic he became.
"Omoi, stop saying such depressing things. This place probably went through some kind of battle,
just like what we encountered before."
Karui was speechless.
Samui said, "Let's