Hiashi's gaze was like a cold knife, scraping across Utatane Koharu's old and panic face.
"You are so old and shameless, you are already a long time ago, and you still cheated Lord Third just for that little bit of power and influence."
Cheating Third?
When Mitokado Homura heard this, his eyes widened suddenly and he looked at Utatane Koharu in disbelief.
Koharu deceived Hiruzen behind his back, or was it discovered that he and Koharu deceived Hiruzen together?
Damn, this guy's head and tail are still not clean enough.
With trembling hands, he picked up the crumpled paper on the table and brought it to his eyes to take a closer look.
This turned out to be a Marriage Application Form, with the names "Hiruzen Sarutobi" and "Utatane Koharu" clearly signed on it!
At first glance, the handwriting seems to be written by Hiruzen and Koharu. How could it be?
Huh?
Did Koharu actually deceive Hiruzen's feelings? She used this form to trick Third into signing it? Or did the two of them really...?
"Koharu, you... when did you and Hiruzen sign...?"
Mitokado Homura's voice changed its tone, full of shock and a hint of anger at being betrayed?
It's not that he likes Utatane Koharu, but that as veteran consultants, the two of them have always been on the same page, advancing and retreating together. Unexpectedly, Utatane Koharu went behind his back and did such a thing with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
This is not only a matter of personal ethics, but may also affect the balance of power and distribution of interests in their small group!
Utatane Koharu also leaned over and took a closer look, his face instantly turned livid.
Of course she knew it was fake.
She and Hiruzen Sarutobi were nothing when they were young. Otherwise, which round would we get Biwako?
However, the two have always maintained a close political alliance, but they have never signed any Marriage Application Form.
Not to mention cheating!
"This is fake."
Utatane Koharu shouted loudly, his voice a little sharp due to excitement and anger.
"Hiruzen and I definitely do not have this kind of relationship. This is slander, naked slander!
Hiashi, in order to attack us, you actually used such despicable means!"
"Yes or no, that's your business."
Hiashi leaned back on the chair leisurely and crossed his hands.
"This form was sent to Orochimaru not long after Third went to Orochimaru's place as a 'customer'. Orochimaru sent someone 'specially' to deliver it. He said he found it when he was cleaning up Laboratory."
He paused and his tone became more meaningful, "I can't say for sure.
After all, you two have known each other for more than fifty years and have a deep relationship.
How can outsiders explain certain things clearly?"
What Hiashi said is half true and half false, full of hints and misleading.
There is a high probability that this is a forgery by Orochimaru. It is estimated that it is simply used to disgust Third.
Forging handwriting is not difficult for Orochimaru.
But it is also true that Third and Utatane Koharu have known each other for many years and have a close relationship.
Utatane Koharu was so angry that he was shaking all over, pointing at Hiashi, but couldn't say a word.
She knew that such rumors involving personal ethics and emotions were the most difficult to clarify, especially when the other party also produced "evidence".
Mitokado Homura also looked ugly. He looked at the crumpled form and then at Utatane Koharu with complicated eyes.
There was a storm in his heart at this moment.
These old ladies are not good people either!
Who knows if this thing is real?
The paper was crumpled, obviously it had been read or carried by someone repeatedly, and it seemed that the signatures were indeed Third and Utatane Koharu.
They have worked together for decades and are very familiar with each other's handwriting.
Damn it! If they really get married, even if they just sign such a form in private, how can their own interests be guaranteed?
Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi were indeed members of Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's Shadow Guard when they were young, and they had a comradeship that would live and die together.
But decades have passed, everyone has grown old, and their partners have passed away.
Emotions are already mixed with too many other things.
Benefits!
This is the most important thing!
If Third marries Utatane Koharu quietly, how can the interests of Mitokado Homura be guaranteed?
Utatane Koharu and Hiruzen Sarutobi became a family, and the nature of their political alliance completely changed.
He Mitokado Homura is likely to be excluded from the core decision-making circle and become a loner.
These two old guys, one a widower and the other a widower, never expected that they would start such a ridiculous thing as "having an underground love affair turn into a serious one".
Mitokado Homura felt shocked and angry, and also had a stinging feeling of being betrayed by his most trusted ally.
Although they were both Second Hokage's Shadow Guard when they were young, Utatane Koharu did not marry any of them.
Mitokado Homura later formed a private alliance with her because Shimura Danzō held the "root" organization in its hands, was powerful and secretive; Hiruzen Sarutobi was Hokage and needed balance.
In order to protect their own and their family's interests, the two formed a political alliance and worked together to advance and retreat together.
Now Danzo has defected and his life or death is unknown, and Third has also retired, but he still wants to find a job at Hokage Building.
If Utatane Koharu really gets married to Third, he, Mitokado Homura, will definitely suffer the most.
The alliance will exist in name only and he will be completely marginalized.
"This is fake. I can call Hiruzen and Orochimaru to confront them!"
When Utatane Koharu saw Mitokado Homura's increasingly ugly face and suspicious eyes, he felt anxious and said quickly.
She must end the relationship immediately.
Her family knows her own affairs. If she really had a twilight love affair with Third, she would have torn up her alliance with Mitokado Homura long ago.
But she didn't!
This kind of thing is a devastating blow to trust in political alliances.
She must clarify it quickly, otherwise once Mitokado Homura breaks up with her and she can no longer rely on Third, she will really no longer be able to make waves with Konoha!
Utatane gradually grew stronger by relying on her Utatane Koharu's status and influence in Konoha High Command.
If she fails and loses her power and voice, the family's prosperity will soon collapse.
After all, there is no outstanding junior in the family who can carry the banner.
Hiashi looked at the signs of internal strife between the two old guys in front of him and sneered in his heart. This was the effect he wanted.
The division and disintegration leave them too busy to take care of themselves, and naturally they have no energy to cause trouble for themselves again.
"Confrontation?"
Hiashi said slowly, "Third Tenten is staying behind closed doors now, and Orochimaru is also conducting scientific experiments in Underground Research Facility all day long. If you want the two of them to come together, you have to invite them yourself."
He stood up, walked to the window, with his back to the two of them, his voice was calm but with invisible pressure:
"You two Senior, as you get older, you should take good care of your life and enjoy family happiness.
The future of Konoha is for us, the younger generation, to worry about. If you try to interfere in Hokage affairs again, or spread some false remarks..."
Hiashi turned around, and the pair of Byakugan swept over Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura coldly:
"I don't mind, let ANBU invite you two to 'drink tea' and have a good chat about Konoha's funding, task allocation, and the abnormal expansion of certain families in the past few decades."
Threat, naked threat!
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's faces turned pale.
They know that Hiashi is serious.
If you continue to entangle yourself, I'm afraid you will really get burned.
"You... good, very good! Hyuga Hiashi, we'll see!"
Utatane Koharu gritted his teeth and dropped a harsh word, pulled Mitokado Homura who was still in a daze, and left Hokage's Office in embarrassment.