A white-haired minister said coldly, "When Danzo was part of the Konoha Leadership, he always advocated restricting the Uchiha."
"Though his methods were extreme, his judgment of the Uchiha may not have been wrong."
"Uchiha Lumen enjoys such immense prestige, and his clan has four pairs of Mangekyo as well as countless powerful members. Fifth Hokage, do you truly believe he will forever be content with being nothing more than a clan head?"
"As long as the Uchiha are eliminated, Konoha will not only obtain hundreds of billions of ryo, but also completely eliminate an internal threat."
Tsunade looked coldly at the group.
Only after all the voices of agreement died down did she speak.
"You do not understand the current situation at all."
"Nor do you understand the kind of strength Lumen possesses."
That nobleman was unconcerned.
"No matter how strong he is, he is still only a ninja."
"Konoha will never betray its own kin."
Tsunade's voice was icy.
"Moreover, even if every ninja in Konoha attacked the Uchiha together, Konoha would be the only one destroyed in the end."
"Lumen alone is enough to flatten all of Konoha. He could also destroy the capital of the Land of Fire in an instant."
The dignitaries clearly did not believe her.
"Alarmist nonsense!"
"Konoha is the strongest ninja village in the Shinobi World. It emerged victorious from all three Shinobi World Wars. How could it possibly lose to a single Uchiha?"
"With the Nine-Tails stationed in the village, what gives Uchiha Lumen the right to flatten Konoha?"
One of the ninja among the Twelve Guardian Ninja behind the Daimyo stepped forward.
"The Nine-Tails is Konoha's greatest trump card."
"As long as the Hokage deploys the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and gathers all of Konoha's ninja clans, Uchiha Lumen will certainly be