Uchiha Gengetsu actually had the Senju Clan's bloodline!
It was not just Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura who found it completely unacceptable.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing at the very front, was utterly dumbfounded.
"No! That's absolutely impossible!"
"Uchiha Gengetsu is a member of the Uchiha Clan! How could he possibly possess the Senju Clan's kekkei genkai!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted hysterically, his expression extremely agitated.
How could he not be agitated?
After all, the greatest political leverage Hiruzen Sarutobi and the rest of Konoha High Command had wielded in their relentless pursuit of Gengetsu and desperate opposition to his becoming Hokage was the claim that "Gengetsu is an Uchiha."
Their Sarutobi Clan, on the other hand, had firmly sided with the Senju Clan since Konoha's founding, and they themselves represented the legitimate Senju Clan Hokage faction!
If Gengetsu really possessed the Senju Clan's bloodline, what would that make this?
Someone with the Senju Clan's bloodline becoming Hokage-wouldn't that make him a legitimate member of the Hokage faction?
Then wouldn't these old fools, opposing someone of Senju blood under the Senju banner, become a complete and utter joke?!
Thus, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never admit that Gengetsu possessed the Senju Clan's bloodline, no matter what. The very foundation of their political position was at stake!
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, nothing in this world is impossible!"
"Our Uchiha Clan has a thousand-year legacy. Our genealogical records have always been meticulously kept, and there can be no mistake!"
"What's more, Gengetsu has awakened Wood Release! That's the most conclusive proof!"
"It means Gengetsu isn't just a member of our Uchiha Clan. The blood of the Senju Clan also flows through his veins!"
Uchiha Fugaku spoke with absolute certainty.
The surrounding Konoha villagers and ninja nodded and whispered among themselves.
Hearing public opinion around him shift once again,