As soon as the voting resolution came out, the Third Hokage had the help of Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu. No matter how much Momo disagreed, it was useless. She could only slam the door and leave in anger. Out of sight, out of mind.
"Humph, this woman's temper is as stubborn as before. If all the ninjas of Konoha were as ignorant as her, they would have been finished long ago. Hiruzen, you shouldn't have let her become the Hokage's advisor."
After Momo left, Utatane Koharu sneered.
She was the one who objected most to Momo becoming the Hokage's advisor. Unfortunately, due to the situation at the time, she could only keep quiet.
But now it's different. Mito is about to pass away, and the Senju clan has lost its biggest backer. It's hard to say whether Momo can hold the position of Hokage's advisor.
"Don't say that, Koharu. Momo's intention is still good and she is right. Once this decision is made, it will definitely cause opposition from a large number of hawk factions in the village. Their voices cannot be underestimated. Momo is now one of the representatives of the hawk faction, and she is also a member of the Senju clan. If she can help us appease these hawk factions, then the pressure on our side will be much less."
Homura Mitokado disagreed with the view of Utatane Koharu.
In fact, he did not agree with this outrageous surrender request in his heart, but he had to do it for the sake of the overall situation.
There was a time when he was also a radical Konoha shinobi.
"Well, this matter has come to an end. Even if Momo disagrees, she can't change it. Mito-sama is a sensible person. After she knows about this, she will definitely come forward to persuade Momo. Our next focus is to discuss how to deal with Sunagakure."
The Third Hokage looked at the direction of the door with an unhappy face, then turned his head and said to the two old teammates.
"Indeed, Momo should listen to Mito-sama. In this way, the pressure brought by the fighting ninjas will be much less. As for Sunagakure, when the battle in the Land of Rain is over, we must give them a heavy blow. Otherwise, these mud-legged people who grew up eating yellow sand will think that we, Konoha, are easy to bully."
Homura Mitokado smiled and sneered when he heard the Third Hokage say this.
The reason why Konoha suffered a series of defeats in the battle in the Land of Wind before and was at a disadvantage was largely because the battle in the Land of Rain took up more of Konoha's troops and it was unable to concentrate most of its forces to deal with Sunagakure. Otherwise, with Konoha's strength, how could it let Sunagakure be rampant?
"The defeat in the Land of Wind battlefield is certainly related to the fact that Konoha's troops were diverted to the Land of Rain battlefield, but the failure in intelligence is also the key. Hiruzen, the battlefield behind enemy lines, must be taken seriously. The conditions of Sunagakure are far inferior to ours. If we can destroy their logistic supply lines, it will definitely speed up our victory."
Utatane Koharu was not as optimistic as Homura Mitokado. She pondered for a moment and expressed her concerns.
Homura Mitokado and the Third Hokage were silent immediately. They could naturally hear the implication of Utatane Koharu.
If you want to say who is the best in Konoha to go deep behind enemy lines to sabotage, it must be Danzo.
Before Danzo had stepped down, that's what he did, and the results were pretty good, and it was because of the Roots he led that did whatever they could to wreak havoc behind enemy lines as well as provide a lot of useful intel that Konoha was able to fight against the Sand Hidden for a while before without losing any ground.
But since Danzo stepped down, Konoha's intelligence and work behind enemy lines have fallen into decline, resulting in a series of defeats in Konoha's battles with Sunagakure in recent times.
"Koharu's suggestion is very good. I will consider this issue and will order people to deal with it as soon as possible. Let's talk about the personnel arrangements after the end of the Land of Rain battlefield."
The Third Hokage thought about it and still thought it was inappropriate to let Danzo in-charge again. He decisively postponed the matter and changed the subject.
Now that Mito-sama is still there, if Danzo is allowed to return, it will be too challenging for the Senju clan, the Uchiha clan, and the various ninja clans in the village, and will cause the village to fall into panic and civil strife.
It is better to keep Danzo, this vicious dog, in a cage for the time being.
When Utatane Koharu heard this, she instantly understood what the third generation meant. She snorted coldly and didn't say anything else.
She was still clear about the third generation's concerns. Now is indeed not a good time to let Danzo go.
But understanding is one thing, and being unhappy is another. She is very unhappy with the perfunctory attitude of the Third Generation.
What considerations, what will be ordered to deal with it as soon as possible.
If this matter is so easy to solve, she would not bring it up.
Didn't she know the power in the hands of the Third Hokage? Apart from the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, the only ninjas he can freely mobilize are the ANBU ninjas in his hands.
She did not consider the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, and she knew why.
As for the ninjas who rely on the ANBU, the number is really limited. There are almost no people left just to monitor the situation in the village. Counting those who go out to hunt down the rebel ninjas, it is basically impossible to spare enough manpower to collect intelligence and work behind enemy lines.
She didn't use the power of the Root and didn't let others take over this power. She really didn't know how to evaluate the Sandaime.
For a while, the atmosphere became a little awkward.
"Ahem, after the battle in the Land of Rain ends, the ninjas there will be temporarily transferred back in batches to recuperate for a while. The climate in the Land of Rain is not friendly to our Konoha ninjas, and many people are sick."
Mitokado Homura coughed a few times to ease the atmosphere and expressed his thoughts.
"This is a good proposal. They really need to rest for a while. Moreover, they have returned with a great victory, and various rewards need to be arranged in place."
The Sandaime nodded, also Mitokado Homura's proposal.
"I also agree with this proposal, but Hiruzen, what's wrong with your good apprentice? He is an important fighting force in the village. As a result, he didn't come back to rest, accept the treatment of a hero, and then go to work hard. Instead, he went to take care of orphans in the enemy country. Is he helping the enemy?"
Utatane Koharu said coldly.
When the Sandaime heard this, his mood suddenly became bad, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Before, it was Orochimaru who had problems, and now it's Jiraiya's turn.
The two disciples he trained were indeed outstanding, but they were not steady enough. Because of what Orochimaru did before, it was basically impossible for him to become Hokage. He originally wanted to support Jiraiya to become Hokage, but it turned out to be another troublesome one.
In this way, Tsunade is the best and most reassuring one.
Although the disciple is not easy to worry about, he still has to protect him. He absolutely cannot let Jiraiya fall into a huge stain like Orochimaru.
So, the third generation decisively started to change the subject again: "I will take care of Jiraiya's matter, and I will definitely not let him continue to make trouble. Let's continue to discuss the arrangements for the important personnel after the end of the battle in the Rain Country."
Seeing this, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura sighed in their hearts. They suddenly missed Danzo, and even missed Momo who was angered by them.
If Danzo or Momo were here, the Sandaime would not be so unscrupulous and partial as he is now.
On the other side, deep inside the Konoha prison, in the office of the new Root leader, Danzo was drinking hot tea while pretending to be calm and talking to his subordinates in his mind.
"How is the investigation going?"
"Sorry, our maritime force is too weak to track down many clues, but our people found that every time a caravan cargo ship had an accident, the Kirigakure spies in the Land of Wave privately contracted some mysterious people."
"Kirigakure..."