Danzo hurriedly waved his hands to rein in his subordinates' emotions. At this rate, his Hokage inauguration was going to turn into a declaration of war.
Danzo glanced at Shunji. Excellent!
He just wondered whether the other members of the Undying Squad had hands that tasted this good.
He glanced at Uchiha Yashiro next. Excellent!
Fugaku had successfully grabbed Yashiro's mouth. He just wondered what Yashiro had said to Fugaku before being silenced, because Fugaku was now happily kissing Yashiro's cheeks with his fists.
Danzo waved for the excited crowd to quiet down, warily scanning his subordinates.
Any other hidden talents out there!?
After waiting half a minute and seeing no more "hidden talents" pop up, Danzo finally ventured cautiously:
"In the past, I never promised you anything..."
"Because I'm someone who likes to get things done..."
Danzo keenly noticed his subordinates below starting to stir again, and they were all looking behind him.
*?*
Danzo turned to look.
Shinnosuke stood "timidly" behind him, holding the Hokage hat and robes.
Well, well, well!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke, oh, Sarutobi Shinnosuke!
What a master of hiding your talents!
You bastard!
Weren't the Shadow Hat and robes supposed to wait until the previous Hokage had finished handing over all his authority, to be put on atop the Hokage Building?
Afraid you couldn't wait that long, huh!
Danzo fixed his dear nephew with a dangerous look. Did you fucking steal your father's Hokage gear?
Seeing Uncle Danzo gazing affectionately at him with a look that said, "You're very thoughtful. You don't have to die now," Shinnosuke felt a rush of satisfaction.
His efforts had been worth it. Seeing things going wrong, he had worried that Uncle Danzo would immediately leave the village to wage war and miss the handover ceremony at the Hokage Building.
He