Konohagakure.
The Hokage building has been newly completed.
It is more imposing than before, but it hasn't brought any new atmosphere.
Inside the meeting room.
The heads of each department in the village sat down one after another with serious expressions, and the atmosphere was even more oppressive than when they were arranging war matters before.
However, compared to others, the captain of the guard team responsible for the village's defense, the Patriarch of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku, couldn't help but show a hint of glee from time to time.
His small brain capacity, which fluctuates from time to time, hasn't yet realized that if Konohagakure loses, his merits would be useless.
Although not everyone had arrived, and the wise and mighty Third Hokage hadn't spoken yet, many people already understood the main purpose of the meeting.
Especially Danzo, who was forcibly awakened for emergency treatment and squatted in the corner with a familiar sign, many people covered their faces in silence, unable to bear looking at Konohagakure's great hero.
Due to the urgency of the war, which was even more critical than last time, the Third Hokage didn't give everyone time to prepare, and the heads of each department arrived quickly.
When Patriarch Hitoshi came in with his strange humanoid Summoned Beast and thoughtfully closed the door for everyone, a meeting that would decide the life and death of Konohagakure officially began.
"Shinku Jonin has already informed you of the relevant intelligence. As elites of Konohagakure, you should understand that the village is at a critical juncture!"
Time was tight, and the front line could break at any moment, so even the old village chief didn't waste time and went straight to the point.
But he knew the importance of the matter, while his two assistants did not.
So, before Sarutobi had finished speaking, Mitokado Homura interrupted angrily, looking at Danzo.
"The failure of this operation and the village's losses must be Danzo's responsibility!"
"And Nara Shikaku, as one of the commanders, failed to discover the flaws in Danzo's plan in time. This is an inexcusable dereliction of duty! He must bear the main responsibility!"
That's right.
Utatane Koharu, sitting next to him, nodded in agreement, displaying her traditional skills.
Before coming, she had discussed with Mitokado Homura that since Danzo was one of their own, if they really pursued this matter, he might never recover, so they needed to share the blame a bit.
Of course, they were also venting their frustration.
If the intelligence was accurate, they might also be affected to avoid being discovered by Sarutobi, possibly losing a lot.
Not discussing the war and directly looking for someone to blame was reasonable for these two advisors.
After all, they were truly the hidden dragons and phoenix chicks, and they had once seriously told Tsunade-hime that Danzo and Sarutobi were true heroes of Konohagakure, who had made great contributions.
The so-called inability to see the situation clearly was just basic operation for them. The front line could break at any moment? What did that have to do with them? They didn't have to go to the battlefield.
The atmosphere in the meeting room became strange with the words of the two advisors, and the content began to deviate. If the ninjas fighting on the front line knew, they would be so angry they would spit blood and shout, "What the hell?"
Is this the time to find someone to blame?
Of course not!
So Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately wanted to scold these two idiots and tell them to shut up.
But there are still some smart ones below, and some people on the field are happy to see Danzo being punished.
"The two advisors are right, our village is the number one ninja village with clear rewards and punishments, and the rules must be strictly enforced."
Seeing the old village chief's face turn pale, Fugaku happily gave the two advisors high praise.
After speaking, he didn't forget to give his brother Hitoshi a look.
Patriarch Hitoshi nodded in agreement, thinking that since his brother had already charged forward, he should give some support.
Anything that can make the Third Hokage have a stroke is a good thing.
"Rewards for achievements, punishments for mistakes, penalties for errors, and prizes for merits!"
"Our Konohagakure is an advanced ninja village. Although we can't always reward achievements and give prizes for merits, we can still punish mistakes consistently."
After a moment of thought, Hyuga Hitoshi pointed at Danzo-sama.
"Although Danzo-sama always loses in battles, makes mistakes in words, and fails in plans, I believe his intentions are good."
I never expected this.
Up until now, the one speaking for me is actually a young member of the Hyuga clan.
In the corner, Danzo shook his head, clearing his muddled mind a bit, and a trace of relief flashed across his face.
"Danzo-sama's thoughts are easy to understand."
Hyuga Hitoshi gave his opinion.
"As everyone knows, our Konohagakure is the number one ninja village. Since we are the number one, having only one enemy, Kumogakure Village, is really unreasonable!"
"Our Konohagakure's minimum requirement is to fight two enemies at once! Otherwise, even if we win the war, wouldn't we lose face? This would make the neighboring Sunagakure Village and the Kirigakure Village across the sea think that our Konohagakure can't fight! We don't deserve to be the number one ninja village!"
"Danzo-sama is doing this for the village!"
Enough!
Sitting next to Hyuga Hitoshi, Tsunade felt extremely embarrassed.
What number one ninja village? Ever since her teacher took over, this village has been visibly declining, and it no longer has the demeanor of the number one ninja village.
Moreover, even if Danzo is stupid, he wouldn't add enemies to Konohagakure for no reason. Hyuga Hitoshi's words are purely disgusting.
And what does it mean that rewards for achievements can't be done, but punishments for mistakes are stable?
Isn't this clearly saying that the old village chief is blind and can't recognize people, promoting useless people to positions they don't deserve, and suppressing the meritorious ones until they either die or leave?
Looking at the actual situation, it seems to be true.
The words were harsh, and Tsunade, sitting next to Hyuga Hitoshi, felt extremely embarrassed.
After all, it was her grandfather who founded the village. Seeing it become like this, as his granddaughter, she still wanted to clean it up.
Thinking about it, Tsunade angrily glanced at Danzo.
"The village has become like this, and Danzo is indeed responsible! He started boasting about being Konohagakure's hero without even confirming the news, it's shameless!"
I was taken advantage of!
Danzo wanted to argue with a stern face, but after feeling the pain on his face, he didn't dare to speak.
This woman's status is different. If he dared to retort, she would come over and beat him up again.
"This useless person still calls himself a hero. Hitoshi went out once and directly captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive. Did he show off?! What is a hero? This is a Konohagakure hero! Can you compare to him?!"
You...
Hitoshi's mouth twitched, looking speechlessly at Tsunade-hime, wanting to give her a slap on the back.
He kept a low profile and didn't make a fuss, but he was still backstabbed.
However, the captured Jinchuriki couldn't be kept a secret, and it didn't matter if Tsunade exposed it early.
But he definitely didn't dare to be called a loyal minister.
"Tsunade-sama, you can't say that carelessly."
Hitoshi shook his head vigorously.
"That was someone I caught myself, without using any village resources. It belongs to me, so it has nothing to do with the village. Therefore, I can't be called a hero of Konohagakure."
Are you kidding? How could he be on the same level as Danzo-sama?
But obviously, even though this was the truth, Hitoshi, as a Konohagakure ninja, his words were somewhat harsh. After all, in some people's eyes, what's yours is the village's, and what's the village's is theirs. They are the ones who make the rules.
You have to know, that's the Two-Tails!
After the Nine-Tails incident, no one would underestimate the power of a tailed beast, even the Two-Tails!
And the fact that the Hyuga clan's Patriarch claimed it as his own spoils would definitely make people think.
The ninjas in the meeting room looked at Hyuga Hitoshi with flickering eyes, guessing what he wanted to do with the Two-Tails.
Danzo even wanted to scold Hyuga Hitoshi on the spot, asking him to hand over the tailed beast.
But considering his own position, he kept his mouth shut.
As a criminal, he obviously had no right to speak in this meeting room. In this regard, Danzo still had some sense.
Someone in this meeting room had already proven they had no sense!
Konohagakure never lacked smart people.
The two advisors who were shirking responsibility earlier suddenly switched to "for the village" faces and turned their eyes to Hitoshi.
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