Uchiha Fugaku already looked fierce, and his smile only made him more chilling. He rose to his feet and addressed everyone. "Elder Danzo certainly has rendered distinguished service to Konoha! But I am curious: why did we never see Root ninja on the battlefield during the war?"
As the head of Konoha's largest clan, Uchiha Fugaku's words carried considerable weight.
The other clan heads stopped talking among themselves and turned toward the Inuzuka Clan's head, waiting to see how he would respond to Uchiha Fugaku.
Although the Inuzuka Clan's head had promised to support Danzo, however,
he was not foolish enough to openly challenge Konoha's strongest clan, the Uchiha Clan. Losing face was one thing, but he only had one life. He sat down without another word.
"Hmph! Lord Hokage, I nominate your student, Lord Orochimaru. I believe everyone here knows what Lord Orochimaru accomplished on the battlefields of the Land of Earth."
"Moreover, Lord Orochimaru is deeply loved by the villagers. I believe no one is better suited to becoming the Fourth Hokage."
Uchiha Fugaku gave the Inuzuka Clan's head a soft snort, privately looking down on him. Still, he had not forgotten why he had stood up, and he turned to address Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Uchiha Fugaku's argument clearly had more substance than the Inuzuka Clan head's.
After all, there was no one in Konoha who did not know of Orochimaru's contributions.
Danzo, on the other hand, had always led Root from Konoha's shadows. No one had heard of any contributions he had made to the village.
Even during the Third Shinobi World War, his Root ninja had only tagged along behind Chihane a few times without doing much. Otherwise, they had never appeared on the battlefield.
Besides, the clan heads present were no fools. Orochimaru's student, Chihane Hatake,