BANG!
Jiraiya suddenly slapped the table hard, his gaze fixed on Koharu Utatane.
"I agree!"
"Jiraiya, you... you...", Koharu Utatane was startled by Jiraiya's sudden action, then beca so angry her face turned completely red. She stretched out her hand, trembling, and pointed at Jiraiya.
For a long while, she couldn't form a complete sentence.
She didn't expect that the always well-behaved Jiraiya, who never interfered in village affairs, would suddenly stand up.
And the group of jōnin they had just drawn to their side, seeing that Jiraiya also agreed, had just opened their mouths to speak, then silently closed them again.
Watching how things would unfold.
After all, in the ninja world, strength speaks the loudest.
"I think rashly removing the Hokage Advisors is sowhat inappropriate," Homura Mitokado was a bit calr than Koharu Utatane and didn't directly voice opposition.
He just thought it was a bit inappropriate, but it was obvious he didn't agree with the proposal.
They had originally thought Tsunade would only reduce part of their authority, dividing power among other departnts, or perhaps add a few more advisors to dilute their power.
But who would have thought Tsunade's idea would be so extre, flipping the table directly.
'Abolishing the Hokage Advisors.'
'Isn't that digging up the roots of us two old n?'
They were already old and relied on this position to exert their remaining influence.
Homura Mitokado pretended to unintentionally glance at Shimura Danzō, only to find the other party calm and composed, eyes closed, ditating as if this had nothing to do with him.
'Danzō! Say sothing, Danzō!'
"Then why don't you tell what's inappropriate about it?", Tsunade stared at Homura Mitokado.
Homura Mitokado instantly felt an enormous pressure, swallowed hard, and forced himself to speak, "We've worked diligently for Konoha for decades and made countless contributions. If..."
"Where are the contributions?", Tsunade interrupted him.
"The contributions… the contributions…", Homura Mitokado's voice suddenly got stuck; he couldn't say anything aningful.
'Driving the Uchiha to the village outskirts...'
'Used to count, but now doesn't seem to count anymore.'
"Hmph! Serving as Hokage Advisors for decades, yet you can't even present a shred of achievent. In the end, isn't it just about clinging to that bit of power in your hands?", Jiraiya directly exposed the two's selfish intentions.
"Jiraiya!", Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were furious but didn't speak up to refute it; instead, they both looked toward Shimura Danzō.
They could no longer bear the pressure from the two of them and needed to find a third ally.
Although Shimura Danzō had beco a bit strange, his personality hadn't changed much, so he should...
"I also agree," Shimura Danzō casually expressed his opinion.
Both of them opened their mouths wide. Jiraiya also looked at Shimura Danzō with surprise.
'Is this still the Danzō I know?'
"Danzō, you..."
"When the tree leaves dance, One shall find flas. The fire's shadow will illuminate the village, and once again, tree leaves shall bud anew."
Shimura Danzō began to recite, "Koharu, Homura, you've been Hokage Advisors for decades now. You should have long been illuminating the village, not continuing to absorb its nutrients."
"For Konoha, for the Will of Fire, it's ti you stepped down. Or are you saying..."
"You intend to go against the First Hokage's Will of Fire?"
Shimura Danzō opened his lone eye, in which a fierce light flashed.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were speechless.
This was indeed Shimura Danzō's style.
He always spoke of doing things for Konoha.
In the past, when he said this to Hiruzen, many things went very smoothly.
They just didn't expect that this ti, Shimura Danzō would say this to them.
They were no longer the clueless young ones.
As the saying goes, when soone tells you to consider the big picture, you are no longer part of the big picture.
When Danzō told them he was doing it for the Will of Fire, they were already implicitly placed on the opposing side.
It was the first ti they faced this sentence, the first ti they stood on the opposite side of the Will of Fire, it felt terrible.
And they couldn't even refute it right now, because currently, the right to interpret the Will of Fire belonged to Tsunade.
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"…"
And after Shimura Danzō spoke, with two high-ranking figures leading the way, the jōnin present all began voicing their agreent.
Everyone spoke up. After all, who agreed might not be rembered, but who didn't agree would be clear as day.
And whether or not to abolish the Hokage Advisor position really didn't impact most ordinary jōnin.
After all, that kind of power wouldn't fall into their hands anyway.
They were just here to enjoy the drama up close.
After all, it was their first ti witnessing such a special jōnin eting, with the top brass going head to head.
Even if they died after this, it would be worth the price of admission.
Too bad there wasn't a bloodbath.
They had initially thought that Jiraiya's slap would land on Koharu Utatane's face.
And as the voices rose from below, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado weakly collapsed into their chairs.
Defeated!
Tsunade no longer paid them any attention, "Since no one is against it, I'll now announce the nas of the Hokage Secretary and Hokage Guards."
"The Hokage Secretary will be Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Mikoto, and Shizune."
"The Hokage Guards will be Hatake Kakashi, Uzuki Yugao, Kurenai Yuhi, and Yamato."
Once Tsunade finished speaking, the eting room fell briefly silent.
Uchiha Mikoto widened her eyes. She didn't expect that she would beco the Hokage's secretary.
She subconsciously looked toward Aoba, and he also noticed her gaze.
Aoba turned his head and looked at her dazed expression, then winked at her.
How could Uchiha Mikoto not understand, it was him helping her.
'For Sasuke to have such a friend, it is truly fortunate.'
She couldn't help but pick up Aoba like her own son, becoming even more affectionate.
Uchiha Mikoto's soft and warm body completely enveloped the small Aoba.
This was a feeling completely different from Tsunade.
Uchiha Mikoto gave more of a maternal feeling.
At first, he didn't think much of it, but soon he felt sothing wasn't quite right.
This was still a jōnin eting, and suddenly, many eyes turned to him.
"?"
He noticed Haya's strange, ghost-seeing expression and quickly struggled out of Uchiha Mikoto's embrace.
Of course, this was just a minor interlude.
No one questioned Tsunade's decision, nor did anyone express opinions.
Several jōnin from the Sarutobi clan were a little dissatisfied, but more so toward Sarutobi Asuma.
They were very unhappy with him for giving up the Hokage Guard role.
As a result, the Sarutobi clan was imdiately cut off from the village's power center.
Seeing no one object, Tsunade nodded, "Then next is the second matter."
Everyone listened attentively, they had already experienced Tsunade's dominance.
"Disband Root. All combat personnel will be reassigned to the Anbu, and research personnel will be transferred to Konoha Hospital."
"At the sa ti, Shimura Danzō's position will be changed to Anbu Squad Leader, and he may retain three original Root mbers."
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