Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the documents in his hands with a terrible headache.
Most of them were letters from nobles who had been taxed by organized crime, urging him to wipe it out as soon as possible.
Some were letters from the Land of Fire's Daimyō.
In his letters, the Daimyō first expressed his incomprehension at the gangs that had suddenly appeared within the Land of Fire;
then he questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi's competence.
What disgusted Hiruzen Sarutobi even more was that the Daimyō had also obliquely asked whether he could continue serving as Hokage.
While Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked, the Anbu brought Bieshu Feifan and Danzo into the Hokage's Office.
Bieshu Feifan made himself completely at home, pulling up a stool and sitting down.
Danzo was no more reserved, pulling up a stool and sitting down too.
The two sat opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi without speaking to him.
Bieshu Feifan poured Danzo a cup of tea, and Danzo picked it up and drank as naturally as could be.
"Good tea. Just a little worse than mine."
Bieshu Feifan poured himself a cup too.
After drinking it, he frowned slightly.
"I'm not used to drinking tea, but you're right, Brother Danzo.
"The tea here really is a little worse than yours."
Danzo set down his teacup.
"Actually, you can't blame Monkey for that. Conditions here are rather harsh.
"Not only is the tea bad, there isn't even any fruit juice.
"To be honest, it's very rude."
Bieshu Feifan nodded.
"You're right, brother. Monkey never treats me to fruit juice. You're much more thoughtful."
Danzo patted Bieshu Feifan on the shoulder.
"Of course. When someone's my brother, I always take his preferences into account.
"Don't lump me in with certain simian creatures. I haven't sunk that low."
Bieshu Feifan laughed.
"Come on, brother. Cheers."