In the Hokage's office.
Funan maintained a calm expression.
Was war about to begin? How strange!
These kinds of decisions that would mark the fate of the shinobi world, that would affect the lives of countless people, seed surprisingly common to him.
"There is sothing wrong with my ntality!"
Funan sighed and laughed at himself secretly.
However, I am the Hokage.
This problematic ntality is exactly what I need.
Funan stared at the map in front of him and made arrangents.
He divided the shinobi of Konoha into four teams.
Not only because of the distrust of Sunagakure and Kirigakure, but also because he had to be careful of the possibility of extremist elents within those villages.
Not all shinobi obey the orders of the Kage.
Funan's goal is to avoid these extremists.
"Hokage-sama!" A voice echoed.
Funan raised his head and looked outside the door. After a brief silence, he slowly said: "Kakashi? Co in."
Kakashi opened the door and walked into the Hokage's office.
"Hokage-sama!"
"What's the matter?"
Kakashi was silent.
"Soone is against war?" Funan didn't care about Kakashi's silence, and asked slowly: "I have to say, Kakashi, you are very brave. They don't dare, but you co to question . Do you think you are very special, or do you think that my determination doesn't matter?"
"I'm just not afraid of death!"
"Are you implying that they do fear her?"
A simple question left Kakashi speechless.
Funan didn't say much about this issue, but changed the subject and said: "Why should I go to war? Because Uchiha is warlike?"
"Now many people think that if I don't collect so many tailed beasts, there will be no war. Is that really the case?"
Kakashi remained silent.
"No!" Funan was very calm, even a little funny and helpless, and said: "What other shinobi villages need is that Konoha can develop, but it cannot surpass them too much. Once it surpasses them, they will have to think of other ways."
"Tell , Kakashi, what is their ntality?"
"They don't want to strengthen themselves, but always want to restrict others."
"Do you think they are weak?"
Kakashi finally spoke and said: "So, do you choose to strike first?"
"Do I have a choice?" Funan chuckled and said helplessly: "I am the Hokage. My goal is to make Konoha prosper, but that will inevitably affect the interests of others. They don't have much choice."
"It all cos down to who gives in first."
"Kakashi, tell , should I compromise?"
"I should persuade the people in the village and tell them that they should live a hard life."
"I should tell the shinobi in the village not to increase their strength."
"Would that be correct?"
"Go get ready, Kakashi!"
Funan said calmly: "This war is inevitable from the beginning to the end."
"Perhaps, from the perspective of the other shinobi villages, they are not wrong."
"It is this world that is wrong!"
"During the first, second, and third shinobi world wars, did any shinobi village think they were wrong?"
"No!"
"War is like this!"
"Everyone fights for their own justice."
"For peace!"
"For the peace of Konoha!"
...
Kakashi walked out of the Hokage's office in a daze.
He always felt that he was fooled by the Hokage, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
After receiving a reprimand from him, Kakashi felt guilty for having failed the Hokage, his fallen comrades, and most of all, Konoha. He was convinced that at so point he would have to redeem his mistakes with his own life.
Outside the Hokage's office building, there was only one person waiting for him.
Might Guy!
Others...
Kakashi smiled bitterly in his heart.
They encouraged him to co here, but in the end, those people didn't even dare to stay under the Hokage's office building.
"Hey, Kakashi, my best friend, how are you?" Guy laughed, like a fool, and slapped Kakashi on the back, making Kakashi stagger.
"Don't laugh at . Didn't you guess the result?" Kakashi sighed and said: "The Hokage's determination to start a war is very firm."
"That's normal!" Guy laughed and said: "Those shinobi villages have forced their way to Konoha. With the Hokage's temper, will he indulge them? There is only one word: fight!"
Kakashi said seriously: "Guy, you have also experienced the Shinobi World War. You should know how cruel and bloody it is."
"Of course I know!" Guy's expression beca serious, and he said: "I know. Precisely because I know, I want to do it in a different way."
Kakashi looked at Guy in confusion.
"Every Shinobi World War..." Guy raised a finger and said: "In the three previous wars, Konoha has never been able to avoid being drawn into the conflict. We have always had to respond quickly, and that has cost us too many comrades that we should not have lost."
Kakashi suddenly understood.
He looked at Guy in amazent.
He didn't expect his friend to think that way.
If war is inevitable, then it would be best to prepare and minimize losses.
"Kakashi! Let's duel!" Guy suddenly roared with full montum.
"Duel? Now?"
"Yes!" Guy, full of determination, continued: "Our duel is 30 to 32. Now you have the upper hand. This is absolutely not okay. How can I fall behind you by two gas? Co on, Kakashi."
"Okay." Kakashi, who was a little depressed, imdiately agreed to Guy's proposal and said: "Then what shall we compete in?"
"This..." Guy took out a paper and handed it to Kakashi.
"What is this?"
"Look!" Guy pointed towards the Hokage Rock that was under construction.
Since Funan took office, he had not imdiately requested to have his face carved on the Hokage Rock.
Kakashi looked at the content on the paper and said: "Is this the material needed to build the Hokage Rock?"
"Yes!" Guy laughed and said: "I took this task. Today, you and I will compete to see who collects the most materials, how about it?"
Kakashi looked at the materials on the paper.
The construction of Funan's Hokage Rock didn't require many materials, but the builders did. They needed tools, supplies... everything necessary for a project of that magnitude.
"Okay!" Kakashi nodded: "Then..."
"Let's get started! Let the youth burn!" Guy shouted and rushed out.
"That's cheating!" Kakashi hurriedly followed him out.
...
Inside the Hokage's office, Funan was looking through so docunts. He looked up at the people in front of him: Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Soji, and Uchiha Setsuna.
The only person not belonging to the Uchiha clan was Uzumaki Yako. Although, if she wanted to, she could change her surna to Uchiha Yako at any ti.
"How is Sarutobi Hiruzen?"
Setsuna showed a pleased look and said: "What could there be? He's under surveillance."
The other Uchihas also seed pleased.
In the past, the Uchiha clan was constantly under the surveillance of ANBU and other intelligence departnts, so shaless that they did not even try to hide. They stood shalessly at the entrance of the Uchiha clan.
Now it is finally Sarutobi Hiruzen's turn.
Shisui said in a deep voice: "Hokage-sama, I don't think this is good."
"Oh?"
"We should act imdiately." Shisui continued in a low tone. "I'm afraid that Hiruzen, cornered, might react in desperation. After all, he's been Hokage for many years and has no shortage of loyal followers. We're preparing for war, and no one knows if those guys can cause trouble. We should go ahead and kill them all imdiately."
The corners of the other people's mouths twitched.
Ever since Danzo gouged out his eye, Shisui seed to have changed completely. His words and deeds beca more and more violent. Sotis even Setsuna, who represented the most belligerent faction, was stunned by his proposals.
"Shisui, we can't be so violent. We must use peaceful ans to resolve all disputes." Funan said earnestly.
Shisui curled his lips and said: "Be serious..."
"...Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the forr Hokage. If we kill him now, Konoha will fall into chaos. And what about your position as Hokage? Do you want to lose it?"
"Alright." Shisui said coldly: "I will personally watch over him. And if the ti cos, I will kill him myself. I don't care if I beco a missing-nin. As Sarutobi Hiruzen used to say, everything I do is for Konoha."
Funan's eyes twitched. Are you going to follow Uchiha Itachi's path?
"Alright, don't get worked up. I've already assigned the Hyuga clan shinobi to monitor the village 24 hours a day. If anyone makes a strange move, the Police Force will act imdiately."
"If Sarutobi Hiruzen manages to do sothing under my nose, I'll have to admit that he has talent."
Funan thought for a while and said: "This war is inevitable. We don't need to send the four tailed beasts; three will suffice. The Nine-Tails will stay."
Funan did not want to over-stimulate Jiraiya, who was also one of the top masters in Konoha.
What's more, that guy is now secretly in league with Tsunade.
The popularity of these two in Konoha is not comparable to Sarutobi Hiruzen. If a serious conflict broke out, it would be uncomfortable for everyone.
Besides, Naruto was barely nine years old. He wasn't worth using yet.
Finally, Funan's eyes fell on the red-haired woman.
"Yako!"
"Here!"
"Notify the clan leaders and representatives of the civilian shinobi that there will be a eting tomorrow."
"Understood!" Yako replied, taking a deep breath.
She knew that this eting was, in fact, a war eting.
The war was coming after all.
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