Forced into the Position

"Sigh..."

Mitokado Homura sighed and said quietly, "If we didn't make a fuss, Sarutobi couldn't step down gracefully. If we didn't make a fuss, the Shimura Clan wouldn't voluntarily leave. Now, the Shimura Clan's people have quietly left the village. The next step will probably be arrest warrants. Even if they aren't issued now, they'll come sooner or later. Those people will ultimately face Konoha's pursuit."

They had once been so close to Danzo and had always helped the Shimura Clan. Who could have expected the once-powerful Shimura Clan to end up like this? It had all begun when Danzo started targeting Hikaru and suppressing him.

"I'm afraid the Shimura Clan's various businesses can't be saved. This time, the Uchiha have taken all the benefits."

"What do a few businesses matter?! What I care about is the impact Uchiha Hikaru taking office will have on Konoha! The Uchiha will dominate alone from now on. That's absolutely not good news for Konoha!"

Utatane Koharu said irritably.

Mitokado Homura gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "What can we do about it? Given the current situation, what can we do? Stopping it is impossible, and persuasion is already too late. The news has likely spread beyond Konoha and reached the surrounding areas. We can only acquiesce. If we stand up and oppose it, we'll only make Konoha a laughingstock."

"Although I don't particularly like Uchiha Hikaru either, I have to admit that he is indeed outstanding. Perhaps with him leading Konoha, it can return to its former glory!"

Returning Konoha to its former glory was a distant prospect. Over the years, the higher-ups and the Third Hokage had worked tirelessly toward that goal, but unfortunately, the peak of that era had vanished after Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fell out and