Meanwhile.
A large meeting was held in Konoha.
Besides senior figures such as the Third Hokage, the Advisory Duo, and the Sannin, the Fire Squad and the heads of the major ninja clans had also received summons from the Hokage and gathered in the conference room.
After taking their seats, they turned their attention to the leaders of the Hokage Faction, their gazes finally settling on the Third.
Although the revelations Danzo had made before his death had considerably damaged the Third's personal prestige, with powerful enemies threatening them from outside, they could find no other suitable candidate to serve as Hokage.
Thus, after Danzo's death, the Third had taken over Root's forces and, in a sense, become even more powerful.
After studying him for a while, Hiashi and Fugaku suddenly frowned.
With their keen perception, they easily detected the change in the Third's presence. His strength had been declining with age, yet now he seemed to have returned to his prime twenty years ago, regaining some of the bearing of the "Doctor of Ninjutsu."
Fugaku, who had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and was still growing stronger, actually found himself feeling inferior.
Instinctively, he wanted to use his dojutsu to investigate, but after some consideration, he withdrew his gaze and directed it toward Zou Hyuga in the corner instead.
After thinking it over, he could only conclude that Hashirama cells had restored the Third to his prime.
Aside from the late Danzo, Zou Hyuga was the only person in the village who had mastered that technology. Moreover, that man's future could not be glimpsed at all. It was a complete blank.
Fortunately, Oto from his clan was on good terms with him. Otherwise, there was no telling how many Mangekyō Sharingan users the clan would have left.
The future he