Since he was having dinner with Takahashi Yū, Sakumo had naturally arranged delivery from Yakiniku Q in advance.
It had been a long time since they had gathered around the same table. Even Danzo and Fugaku had heard the news from somewhere.
They brought fine wine and meat and joined the gathering at the Hatake Clan's home.
The brothers talked about everything under the sun, wolfing down meat and drinking great bowls of wine, as though they were back when they had plotted a rebellion... ahem... elected a Hokage.
Times had changed. Now they had brought the entire Shinobi World under their banner, and it was truly beginning to flourish.
The promises Danzo had made to the shinobi who had fought bloody battles on the Eastern Front were being fulfilled one by one. Now, with a little alcohol in him, he actually wanted to include the fallen soldiers on the list for the Reincarnation Plan.
Fugaku and Sakumo spent a long time talking their old brother Danzo out of it. After all, if that plan went ahead, old man Madara might wait his entire life without ever getting his Rinnegan.
"People's loyalties have scattered!"
"That evil Tobirama Senju! All he ever does is question my decisions!"
"He thinks being my teacher gives him the right to pull rank on me!"
With alcohol loosening his tongue, their old brother Danzo began railing against a certain Second Hokage's recent conduct. The moment Fugaku heard this, he hurriedly lowered the hand he had been using to coax Danzo.
Keep talking. We Uchiha love hearing this!
"Hmph! If I weren't worried about wearing out my dear boy, I'd have kicked him back to the Pure Land!"
Danzo's face was flushed red, making it impossible to tell whether he was using his tipsiness to vent