Mitokado Homura's words left Utatane Koharu frowning deeply, unable to make up her mind.
"Didn't Sarutobi say anything else to you?"
Utatane Koharu felt torn. Was this some kind of joke?
What could the two of them possibly use to fight Orochimaru, let alone find a way to keep him in check?
You couldn't do it even with all that power in your hands, Hiruzen Sarutobi. What makes you think the two of us could?
"Why don't we... make peace with Orochimaru?"
Just as Utatane Koharu was still considering how to oppose Orochimaru, Mitokado Homura suddenly said something that shocked her.
"What? What did you just say?"
Utatane Koharu questioned Mitokado Homura in astonishment. She truly hadn't expected him to say anything like that.
Relations between the two sides had already deteriorated this far, yet he still wanted to negotiate with Orochimaru. Wasn't that a pipe dream?
"I said we should make peace with Orochimaru and the others!"
Thinking she hadn't heard him clearly, Mitokado Homura repeated himself.
"After everything Danzo has done to plot against them, how could our sides possibly make peace? Besides, Sarutobi would never accept that suggestion."
Utatane Koharu had heard him perfectly well, but she felt that age must have muddled Mitokado Homura's mind.
Even if she agreed, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo certainly wouldn't.
"No, I mean we should go negotiate with them. Just the two of us."
"Sarutobi and Danzo did everything anyway. What does any of it have to do with us?"
Realizing that Utatane Koharu had misunderstood him, Mitokado Homura hurried to explain.
His explanation left Utatane Koharu in disbelief.
They had been teammates for more than forty years, yet Mitokado Homura was choosing this moment to betray Hiruzen Sarutobi.
And he wanted to bring her along, too. Suddenly, she felt as