"What? Hiruzen became Hokage again, and the daimyos of the Five Great Nations and the Five Kage agreed to form the Five-Nation Allied Forces to attack Amegakure?" Danzo shot to his feet.
"Yes, Lord Danzo. That was what the person controlling me said," Uchiha Shanhuo replied.
"Useless fool! The mighty Uchiha Clan was controlled so easily by someone else?" Danzo cursed furiously.
"He ambushed me," Uchiha Shanhuo argued.
"What do you think we should do? Should we obey the order?" Danzo abruptly changed the subject and asked.
"Lord Danzo, is there anyone more suited than you to command the forces now? Of course we should obey. Then you can take the opportunity to win even more support. Once you earn merit in this attack on the Land of Rain, you'll be qualified to challenge the Third Hokage," Uchiha Shanhuo said.
"You're right. Waiting for Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu is too slow. That shameless bastard Hiruzen actually became Hokage again. I don't want to wait any longer," Danzo said angrily.
"Lord Danzo, Lord Mitokado has asked you to attend a meeting." At that moment, an ANBU arrived with a Body Flicker.
"I'm coming. Let's go," Danzo said flatly.
He then took Uchiha Shanhuo to the meeting.
Meanwhile.
Hyuga Hiashi, the Aburame Clan head, the Inuzuka Clan head, the heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, and the Butterfly Clan's grand elder all arrived at the Hokage's Office.
As for Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang of the Leaf, he was now the Jonin leader of Kakashi, Asuma, and Might Guy.
Might Guy had also applied to graduate early.
With Might Duy's precedent and Jiraiya's open-mindedness, he had actually been approved.
Thus, Jiraiya had bundled those three early graduates together and handed them over to the White Fang of the Leaf.
The White Fang