Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze was cold as frost.
If circumstances had allowed it, he would have liked nothing better than to finish Danzo off on the spot.
So this time, he did not spare Danzo's dignity as he had in the past.
Danzo's face immediately darkened. His gaze fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a flash of cold malice passed through his eyes.
"Enough." Utatane Koharu hurried forward to smooth things over. "The ANBU answers to the Hokage. Of course Hiruzen has the authority to appoint anyone he wishes."
Mitokado Homura also rose and walked over to Danzo, forcibly pressing him back into his seat. Only once Danzo was firmly seated did he release his grip with a sigh of relief.
He truly could not understand what Danzo was thinking.
You killed his own son just last night, and now you expect him to show you respect the next day? Is there something wrong with your head?
"Hmph. Understood."
Danzo drew a deep breath and folded his arms across his chest, his voice filled with resentment. "I won't interfere again. Continue."
Of course he was not willing to accept it.
Root and the Uchiha had long been mortal enemies. Now, not only had the Uchiha entered the ANBU, but Jin Uchiha had become its second-in-command. Danzo could imagine with his eyes closed how difficult things would become for Root.
But there was nothing he could do.
The moment he had personally taken action last night, this outcome had already been inevitable. He simply refused to accept it now that it was staring him in the face.
"Good. If there are no further questions, let us continue." Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his gaze and said evenly, "We will now vote on whether Konoha should convene a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron."