Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi punched the table, causing veins to bulge on the back of his hand.
"That makes no sense!"
"This is simply unreasonable!"
"I concealed Naruto's identity to protect him!"
"He is the blood of Minato! Once exposed, will Iwagakure and Hidden Cloud Village, the villages that have suffered losses on the battlefield, let him go?"
"Isn't it wrong to let Naruto grow up like an ordinary child without having to bear the heavy pressure of being a hero's son!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi The more you say it, the louder it becomes.
"And Hatake Sakumo!"
"The mission failed. In order to protect the interests of the village, sacrificing his reputation was the best choice at the time!"
"Who knows how much pressure I have endured and how much infamy I have endured!"
"I am Hokage! Everything I do is for Konoha!"
Mitokado Homura stood aside with a gloomy expression.
Hiruzen Sarutobi He has heard these words no less than a hundred times.
"Hiruzen, now is not the time to talk about this."
"The people who spread the news are extremely professional, and ANBU can't trace the source at all."
"The entire village, from Jonin to the common people, are talking about these things."
"We are now just like Hatake Sakumo back then."
"Being roasted on the fire by the public opinion of the entire village."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache.
Hatake Sakumo.
Yes.
Now he finally felt that helpless feeling that he couldn't explain at all.
At that time, he was sitting in Hokage's seat, watching public opinion drive Konoha's White Fang to a dead end.
Now, this public opinion has come back to him.
"It must be Uchiha Yao."
"Except for him, no one has this ability, and no one has this motive."
"He is trying to... kill his heart!"
Mitokado Homura did not answer the call.
First use force to kill Danzo and crush Third Hokage's authority.
Then use public opinion to destroy the reputation he has accumulated over decades.
Uchiha Yao's methods are too cruel.
Konoha, Memorial Stone.
Kakashi stood in front of the stone monument for a long time.
The wind blew Kakashi's silver hair, and also blew his already numb heart.
"Your father's sword is very fast."
"But his heart is too soft."
A deep voice came from behind.
Kakashi instantly tensed up his body, and Uchiha Yao walked out from under the shade of the tree.
Kakashi turned around and looked at Uchiha Yao with some caution.
"Yao Clan Leader, what are you doing here?"
Uchiha Yao ignored Kakashi's warning and said to himself.
"White Fang died of rumors in the village and the accusations of his companions."
"In the final analysis, he died from his ridiculous kindness of wanting to protect everyone."
Uchiha Yao turned his head and stared at Kakashi.
"Kakashi Hatake."
"Don't you think your life is miserable?"
"You don't even have the courage to ask about the cause of my father's death."
"The teacher's orphan was bullied as a monster by the whole village."
"Drinking expired milk, eating food thrown away by others, and being stoned by peers."
"You Tenten are watching and pretending nothing happened."
Uchiha Yao took a few steps forward and felt a sense of oppression.
"Kakashi, you are a coward living in the past."
Kakashi staggered back a few steps.
Uchiha Yao is right.
He Tenten was late, holding "Icha Icha Paradise", using disguise to cover up the holes in his heart.
"Your father, in order to protect his companions, gave up his mission and was eventually forced to commit suicide."
"What about you?"
"You watched helplessly as Fourth Hokage's son, the child you were supposed to protect to the death, lived like a wild dog rummaging through the trash."
Uchiha Yao's words go straight to the point of pain.
"Kakashi, what are you protecting with these hands?"
Kakashi is short of breath.
The images of Obito, Lin, Minato-sensei, and his father lying in a pool of blood were constantly intertwined in his mind.
Uchiha Yao patted Kakashi on the shoulder.
"Do you want to seek justice for your father?"
"Do you want those who really killed him to pay the price?"
Kakashi raised his head and looked at Uchiha Yao.
"Jonin meeting in a few days."
"I hope you make the right choice."
Uchiha Yao took back his hand and turned away, leaving Kakashi standing there blankly.
After a long time, Kakashi took off his mask, stood up and walked to Memorial Stone, using his hands to gently brush away the dust on his father's name.
"Father..."
"I'm sorry."
"I seem... to have done something wrong for a long time."
Kakashi's eyes gradually became firm.
Nara Clan District.
Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Choza Akimichi are sitting around the table.
The atmosphere is depressing.
Choza Akimichi grabbed a handful of hair irritably and looked solemn.
"Shikaku, are you sure we want to follow Uchiha Yao?"
"This is not a simple matter of taking sides."
"Once we lose, we Ino-Shika-Cho Clans won't even have a hair left!"
Inoichi Yamanaka frowned.
"Uchiha Yao convened the Jonin meeting, which is obviously to force the palace."
"Third Hokage has been sitting in this position for decades. He can't just lead someone to kill him."
"He still has ANBU in his hands, as well as a large number of die-hard old Jonin."
"On the day of the meeting, the venue will probably turn into a battlefield!"
Shikaku Nara took a sip of tea and put down the cup.
"Battlefield?"
Shikaku shook his head.
"Have you two forgotten the strength Uchiha Yao showed that night?"
"Uchiha Yao's Susanoo, and the whole Konoha tied together, how many times can he kill him?"
Chōza and Inoichi were stunned for a moment, and then they remembered what they had overlooked.
That's right.
In the face of the absolute power of Uchiha Yao, quantity is meaningless.
Even if Third Hokage counterattacks, how can it stop Uchiha Yao's overwhelming strength?
Shikaku leans back on the chair.
"Since Uchiha Yao is fully capable of directly entering Hokage Building and replacing it."
"Why go to all this trouble?"
"First accept Hinata Hyuga as your disciple, then tie Hyuga Clan to the chariot."
"Then they spread black information to completely ruin Third Hokage's reputation and shake ANBU's military morale."
"Now we have to hold another Jonin meeting to remove Hokage through formal procedures."
Shikaku leaned forward and stared at the two people.
"Uchiha Yao, why do you have to go in such a big circle?"
Chōza and Inoichi looked at each other.
"Because, he wants more than just Hokage's seat."
Shikaku Lower your voice.
"He wants people's hearts."
"Uchiha plus Hyuga Clan, plus us Ino-Shika-Cho, will form an absolute majority at the Jonin meeting."
"He wants the entire Shinobi World to see that he, Uchiha Yao, is not usurping power."
"It's that Hiruzen Sarutobi was unworthy of his virtue, was spurned by everyone at Konoha, and was legally dismissed!"
Shikaku took a deep breath.
"Uchiha Yao, this is paving the way for the unification of the entire Shinobi World in the future!"
Chōza and Inoichi were both shocked.
Unify Shinobi World.
This word is too strong.
"So."
Shikaku spread his hands.
"This multiple-choice question has no second option at all."
"Either follow Uchiha Yao and witness a new era."
"Either stand on the opposite side of him and be crushed by him along with the old era."
Choza Akimichi slapped the thigh.
"Done!"
"Anyway, I already dislike that old fox Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
Inoichi Yamanaka nodded.
"Yamanaka Clan, seconded."
Shikaku stood up and opened the window.
"Then get ready."
Shikaku looked in the direction of Hokage Building.
"Waiting for a good show."