"Spread the word. Tomorrow, we'll convene a meeting of all Jonin. Every Jonin currently in the village must attend." The moment he returned home, the Third Hokage immediately set the time for the Jonin meeting.
"Yes!" The messenger ninja immediately left to deliver the order.
Before long, all of Konoha knew that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had returned.
"The Third Hokage is back. Do you think the rumors about him supporting Lord Jiraiya as the Fourth Hokage are true?"
"They should be. Other than his hobby of peeping on women bathing, Lord Jiraiya is quite dependable."
"Lord Orochimaru is even more dependable. Unfortunately, the rumors say he's been secretly conducting human experiments. He might turn on the village's ninja someday."
"Lord Danzo wouldn't be bad either. He's from the hawkish faction. If he became the Fourth Hokage, he'd definitely take a hard line against outsiders. We wouldn't have to keep swallowing our pride."
"Have you been corrupted by the Uchiha? Who could be more hawkish than the Uchiha? Why don't people like you support the Uchiha, then? If we become like the Uchiha, we'll eventually perish just like them."
"Exactly. What's so good about hawks? Nine times out of ten, they'll start a war. Who likes war?"
The crowd debated heatedly.
The ninja clans, however, remained as silent as ever.
Ever since the Uchiha Clan was exterminated, they had never publicly made any arrogant remarks again.
They had even directly given up the Police Force positions they had previously paid for.
"Actually, Lord White Fang is still the most reliable. He's powerful, and he doesn't have any bad habits."
Suddenly, a voice from nowhere drifted through the air, instantly silencing the entire tavern.
Everyone abruptly looked around, trying to find the speaker.
Yet no one discovered who had said