During the reign of Hiruzen Sarutobi, even if the ninja clan complained again, they could only murmur in secret and obediently accept the coordination and exploitation of the Hokage building. Uchiha was so unruly that his entire clan was wiped out; Hyuga Clan was so cautious that he even forced Branch Family's Hizashi Hyuga to death for the sake of the overall situation of the village!
When did these ninjas, who are usually as docile as sheep, dare to unite and lift the table by pointing at Council of Advisors's nose?!
"You... you are rebelling!"
Utatane Koharu completely lost control, slapping the table and screaming, "Shikaku! You are also a member of Council of Elders! You are Nara Clan The patriarch of the clan! You actually led them to establish a series of connections? Do you know that once the authority of Council of Elders collapses, the entire Konoha will fall apart! You bastards who have no overall perspective!"
Facing Utatane Koharu's spittle, Shikaku Nara just turned his head slightly and didn't even blink his eyelids.
"Looking at the big picture?"
Shikaku snorted lightly.
This Konoha strategist, who has always been known for being "afraid of trouble", now had a flash of sharpness and ridicule in his eyes that he rarely showed.
"Elder Koharu, the overall situation you talk about, whose overall situation is it?"
"You--!!" Utatane Koharu didn't come up for a breath, and his face turned from white to purple.
Seeing this, Mitokado Homura hurriedly stepped forward and asked sternly, "Shikaku Nara! Stop criticizing Huaihuai here! What we are discussing today is the monopoly issue of Senju Chen! He alone has the final say on strengthening potions, the pricing power is in his hands, and the technology is in his hands! If he is allowed to develop like this, is he Senju Chen going to override the entire Konoha system!"
"Master Mitokado Homura, you said the opposite."
Shikaku interrupted him and looked at the old consultant calmly, "Precisely because the technology is in the hands of Minister Senju Chen, and precisely because he can mass-produce strengthening potions with zero side effects, so... he is the only trump card in the village."
Shikaku took a step forward, put his hands in his vest pockets, and stood tall and straight.
"Akimichi Clan took medicine, Chunin can resist Wind Release: Great Breakthrough;"
"Inuzuka Clan's Ninja Dog took medicine, and its bite force and ability to resist blows doubled;"
"Hyuga Clan's Byakugan ninja, the load on the meridian Chakra has increased by 20%!"
"You guys are sitting in the office all day long drinking tea and reviewing documents. Do you know what the current Shinobi World situation is? The four major countries are eyeing Konoha! One more potion, and one more family member on the front line will survive!"
Shikaku looked directly into Mitokado Homura's panicked eyes, and his tone was as cold as ice. "Minister Senju offered a price of one million. Each family thought it was expensive, but everyone paid it willingly! Because what this money buys is life and the hope for the family's rise!"
"And where are the elders?"
Shikaku raised an unconcealed scornful smile at the corner of his mouth, "I haven't even figured out the shadow of the medicine. If you open your mouth, you will be supervised, and if you shut up, you will divide the accounts. After taking away the quota? Will we have to allocate responsibilities again like before? The money is the same, first cut off the fattest piece for Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitokado, and then throw the remaining leftovers to other families to share?"
"You are talking nonsense! This is slander!" Mitokado Homura was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his face turned blue.
"Am I talking nonsense? This signed letter is the answer."
Shikaku pointed to the heavy pile of joint letters on the table and said indifferently, "The major families asked me to convey one sentence - Medical Department is Minister Senju's Medical Department, and the strengthening potion is the potion of Minister Senju Chen. If the village wants it, they can queue up to buy it at the market price; if Council of Elders insists on intervening, forcibly collecting or engaging in some kind of 'joint supervision'..."
Shikaku paused, his dark eyes passing through the three old power holders like blades.
"Then each clan can only ask three elders to use their clans to go to the battlefield to fill the holes in the border."
Treason!
It's simply a naked forced sex!
Mitokado Homura took two steps back and fell down on the chair, lost in thought.
It's over.
Completely finished.
Council of Elders's biggest source of power is to act on behalf of the "Konoha will of all ethnic groups" and suppress Hokage individuals in the name of collective interests.
Tsunade While Hokage itself has greatly suppressed Council of Elders's right to speak, this time they forced the palace not to force Senju Chen to hand over the formula.
Just like the previous Medical Department instrument, they couldn't actually understand it if it was given to them. They just wanted the village to share part of the Medical Department's profits!
Unexpectedly, this time Nara Clan, who has always been neutral, would be completely forced to side with Tsunade.
In the face of absolute physical interests, even major families directly tore their faces apart and abandoned them without hesitation!
In the face of a magical medicine that can actually improve the family's heritage and save the lives of his children, Council of Elders's false and empty "for the village" is as fragile as a piece of waste paper!
Not only did they fail to kill Senju Chen, but in the eyes of all ethnic groups in the village, they completely turned into ugly old vampires who tried to steal opportunities from their descendants!
"Huh..."
A long stream of smoke was exhaled from Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth.
His old body sank into the large high-backed chair, and his whole body seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
He didn't look at Utatane Koharu, nor at Mitokado Homura, but stared at Shikaku Nara.
Hiruzen's eyes were extremely complicated, including shock and anger, but more importantly, a bottomless confusion and sadness.
"Shikaku."
Hiruzen's voice was very soft, as hoarse as sandpaper scraping the ground. "Others are blinded by profit, I believe it. But you... you are the patriarch of the Nara Clan, the first wise man of Konoha."
Hiruzen leaned forward slightly and pointed at Shikaku with a trembling pipe. "You have not participated in high-level battles all year round. I always thought you knew the way of balance. Today, you not only tore up the neutral position, but even took the initiative to tie Ino-Shika-Cho Clans's future to Senju Chen's tank."
After hearing this, Shikaku Nara's eyes not only did not waver at all, but an extremely weird smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
In that smile, there was self-deprecation, awe, and a sigh of ignorance and pity for Third.
"Several elders."
Shikaku sighed, and his tone turned a little low. "Do you think I did this because I was greedy for that Body Enhancement potion?"
Hiruzen frowned and said nothing.
Shikaku took out a very small glass test tube from his arms.
The test tube was no longer than a thumb, and an unusual dark purple liquid flowed inside.
Under the faint morning light in the conference room, the liquid seemed to be alive, emitting a faint light that made people feel peaceful.
Just the moment it was taken out, the Council of Elders people in the room all felt that their minds were inexplicably clear for a moment!
Mitokado Homura's pupils shrank suddenly. "This is..."