Danzo spread his hands and gave up.
Who had told him to lose his mind and introduce a voting system?
"I believe Lord Danzo swept across the Shinobi World and united the land. What imposing majesty!"
"Shouldn't the people of the Shinobi World address him as 'Lord Commander'?"
Aburame Hideki was the first to rise, looking down at everyone from above.
It was as though he would release his insects to bite anyone who dared say no!
"That is mistaken!"
Disregarding his old ties with his colleague, Yamanaka Arashi immediately rose to object.
"Lord Danzo has indeed expanded our territory and achieved unparalleled feats!"
"But as Lord Danzo's secretary, I still believe his greatest achievement lies in allowing the people to live in peace and enjoy their work!"
"That is the foundation of a peaceful nation and a contented populace!"
"Without Lord Danzo's closeness to the people, his love for them, and his generous treatment of others, how could our Konoha have developed into what it is today?"
"'Commander'... sounds far too authoritative and distant, and it has a military flavor!"
"Unsuitable, quite unsuitable!"
Yamanaka Arashi's arguments were clear and every point reasonable, drawing nods from everyone in the hall.
The more Takahashi Yū listened, the more uncomfortable he became. Was this really a fucking description of his buddy Danzo?
Didn't he blush listening to it?
He glanced up. His buddy Danzo really wasn't blushing. Wasn't it all true?
Aburame Hideki also found those words particularly reasonable.
But this was the title he and the members of the Eastern Front faction had spent the night discussing, so he said in an unfriendly tone:
"Then tell us, what should we call him if not Lord Commander?"
At that, Yamanaka Arashi turned toward the members of Konoha's administration, smiled smugly, and said: