The atmosphere grew somewhat awkward after Fugaku finished speaking rather "weakly."
"Takahashi Yū... you!" Mitokado Homura was momentarily so furious that he could only point at Takahashi Yū, his face flushed red.
Takahashi Yū stood disdainfully in front of the Eastern Front jonin, his arms folded and his gaze cold and firm. Go ahead, point at me. It won't cost me a damn thing.
"Sit down, Homura!"
"Let the Third in. The postwar meeting has begun!"
Danzo rebuked him sternly.
Momentarily cowed by Danzo's shout, Mitokado Homura could only snort and sit down resentfully.
The Third?
Sarutobi keenly caught how Danzo had addressed him.
Danzo... you won't even call me Hokage.
What did I do wrong?
Oh, I suppose I did quite a lot.
Sarutobi sighed deeply and walked into the crowded meeting room with heavy steps.
At this moment, all the village's important fighting forces apart from Jiraiya had withdrawn, leaving only a very small number of ninja on alert along the borders.
The spacious, brightly lit meeting room was packed. Every seat held a battle-hardened jonin of exceptional strength. They were Konoha's strongest force, and vital pillars that kept Konoha standing firm in the shinobi world.
There were also no fewer than ten people who had distinguished themselves on the battlefield but had not yet undergone jonin selection, and had not joined this meeting either.
Everyone in the meeting room watched Sarutobi, wanting to see how he would react to the scene before him.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed.
The Third Hokage merely walked calmly to his seat, picked up the documents prepared on the table, and began going over the matters to be announced at this meeting.
Danzo and Koharu shook their heads almost imperceptibly, unnoticed by anyone else.
Monkey, you're no longer the "Shinobi Hero"...
*Hiruzen, when