Even Xia Yan himself had not expected that no one would object to his proposal to have Kakashi take over the Anbu.
Both the clans supporting him and the civilian merchants, who were somewhat bewildered but eventually understood and voiced their approval, expressed support for Xia Yan's choice.
This gave Xia Yan a particularly strange expression. Even the clans on the opposing side had kept their mouths shut, which was rather odd.
But Xia Yan reacted quickly, shaking his head with a helpless smile as realization struck him.
"I didn't expect to make a bit of a fool of myself right at the start."
Xia Yan really did feel he had made a fool of himself. The Anbu answered directly to the Hokage, so there was no need to discuss the appointment of its director.
Even if he brought it up, people outside the Anbu would not dare discuss such matters!
And that was precisely the case. Although the clan shinobi and civilian shinobi found this very strange, they understood that the Anbu was absolutely not something they could interfere with.
The clan shinobi, in particular, were more inclined to think Xia Yan intended to use this matter to get the meeting off to a good start.
Whether he wanted to give everyone a sense of involvement or establish his authority through this matter and have everyone support him.
They all felt Xia Yan had achieved his aim. They would never consider whether he had simply made a small blunder.
After all, Xia Yan had always enjoyed a good reputation. His exceptionally orderly management of the Anbu further demonstrated his extraordinary ability.
Kakashi's appointment as Anbu Director passed with virtually no difficulty. Unfortunately, Kakashi was not in the office attending the meeting.
The Anbu's organization had an interesting feature: shinobi