Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi made his decision and prepared to use Sealing to seal the Nine-Tails inside Minato Namikaze, someone spoke up.
"I object!"
A quick note: the protagonist still didn't know that Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had designs on him. Otherwise, he would have gone after them. Those two hadn't made any obvious moves yet, but once he found out, he would definitely confront them.
Chapter 164: Shameless Mitokado Homura
Mitokado Homura stepped forward and spoke.
"Homura, what's your objection?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, his expression turning slightly hostile.
Though Hiruzen Sarutobi had been focused on directing the battle, he had seen with his own eyes how Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu had gone through the motions without putting in any real effort.
They hadn't even brought their subordinates. Clearly, they had only come to watch from the sidelines.
And now that the Nine-Tails had been dealt with, they were stepping forward to object?
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, patient as he was, felt a little displeased.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi was a man who valued old ties, so of course he would show a former teammate like Mitokado Homura some courtesy.
In the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi had even forgiven Danzo for trying to assassinate him. Homura merely interrupting him was nothing by comparison.
"Hiruzen, I think the choice of Jinchūriki still needs to be discussed."
Mitokado Homura stroked the beard on his chin as he spoke.
"Didn't we agree two years ago that Minato Namikaze would become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, his face darkening. This was a matter concerning the Nine-Tails.
*Exactly. You know we agreed to it two years ago. Back then, we didn't know Tsunade's side had grown this strong, or that defeating the Nine-Tails would go so smoothly today. That was why we agreed