Are You Not Agreeing in Disguise? [Third Update, Please Subscribe]

When the Anbu Minister went to the prison to take someone away, only to find that the order had not come through and then caused a huge scene, it would certainly make for a spectacular show—but it could not be allowed to happen. Otherwise, things would blow up badly.

"Yes!!! Hokage Lord!!!"

The guard at the door immediately left to notify Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. It was rather interesting—back when they were young, they had entered the Elder Council because of the Third Hokage, and had become its representatives for the same reason. Now, however, they were senior figures in their own right.

Most of the Elder Council's old members had already passed on to another world. Could the newcomers possibly compare to them?

The entire Elder Council was basically under their control.

The two of them, bored out of their minds with nothing to do, received the Third Hokage's notice and came to the Hokage's Office together. They were always inseparable; anyone who did not know better might have thought they were a matched pair.

"Sarutobi, why did you summon us so urgently?"

The moment she entered the Hokage's Office, Utatane Koharu spoke up to ask. Between the two of them, she was usually the one who spoke on their behalf. Perhaps older women simply talked more.

"Sit."

The Third Hokage gestured for them to sit. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura exchanged a glance, their hearts full of confusion. He had summoned them here so urgently, yet now he wanted them to sit first. It seemed he intended to take his time explaining. What exactly was this about? Nothing major had happened in the village lately, had it?

The two sat on the sofa and looked at the Third Hokage. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This