Chapter 25: Old Fox Sarutobi Hiruzen

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Tsunade stood behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, detailing Uchiha Madara's sudden appearance and his powerful execution of Hanzō of the Salamander. Drawing on her own knowledge, she emphasized the terror of Uchiha Madara's Susanoo:

"...And just like that, Uchiha Madara easily dealt with Hanzō of the Salamander. Afterward, he came before the three of us, saying something about bestowing upon us the title of Konoha's Three Ninja (Sannin). Oh, and he also said he would come to Konoha sooner or later!"

Tsunade finished speaking. The entire conference room was deathly silent.

Tsunade had described it in such detail; clearly, someone who could easily slay the "Demigod of the Ninja World," Hanzō of the Salamander, was definitely not an imposter. Even if it wasn't Uchiha Madara himself, it was likely someone just as terrifying.

There was no escaping reality now. Heavy pressure hung over everyone's hearts like dark clouds.

Even Danzō didn't say much more. Recalling the legendary Uchiha Madara, whose strength was like that of a god, this guy felt a wave of panic, and his previous thoughts of vying for power with Sarutobi Hiruzen vanished completely.

Amidst the stagnant silence of the conference room, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed softly and tapped the table again with his pipe:

"Everyone, regardless, this terrifyingly strong Uchiha Madara has clearly stated that he is coming to our Konoha. I don't think this Uchiha Madara is returning home to visit relatives. Let's discuss how we should respond, shall we?"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, everyone in the conference room remained silent.

Cold sweat beaded on Danzō's forehead. Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen's mention of "returning home to visit relatives" gave him an idea. This guy wanted to stir up trouble again, directly pointing the spearhead at the Uchiha clan head present, Uchiha Matsushige!

"Clan Head Matsushige! As the Hokage just said, this Uchiha Madara is coming back to Konoha sooner or later to visit relatives. Returning home means our Konoha, and visiting relatives naturally means your Uchiha clan!"

Danzō's words successfully shifted everyone's attention to Uchiha Matsushige!

Only then did everyone present suddenly realize—so that's how it is! They had forgotten that Uchiha Madara was the ancestor of the Uchiha clan! And wasn't the Uchiha clan right here?!

Uchiha Matsushige, under everyone's gaze, broke out in a cold sweat. Before he could say anything, Danzō added fuel to the fire:

"By the way, after Uchiha Madara returns to your Uchiha clan, will Clan Head Matsushige abdicate his position and let Uchiha Madara become the Uchiha clan head again!?"

Danzō's words were truly malicious! It was just short of pointing at Uchiha Matsushige's nose and asking if the Uchiha clan would betray Konoha and side with Uchiha Madara!

Uchiha Matsushige's face began to look ugly, feeling both nervous and annoyed.

In fact, Danzō's words weren't entirely slanderous towards Uchiha Matsushige. After learning about Uchiha Madara's reappearance, he did indeed have some small thoughts.

These thoughts were daydreams like: siding with Lord Uchiha Madara, restoring the glory of the Uchiha clan, then controlling Konoha and dominating the ninja world.

Of course, such thoughts absolutely could not be spoken, especially in this conference room.

However, Uchiha Matsushige hadn't expected Danzō, who had always been at odds with his Uchiha clan, to attack him at this time and place. If he misspoke and truly caused the entire Konoha to target his Uchiha clan, then the trouble would be immense!

Under everyone's gaze, Uchiha Matsushige immediately stated his position, aiming to appease the Konoha crowd first!

"Elder Danzō must be joking! Although Uchiha Madara is our elder, he is also the greatest rogue ninja in Konoha's history. How could he possibly serve as the clan head again!?"

That was true, but the powerful figures present, even Sarutobi Hiruzen, didn't completely believe Uchiha Matsushige's words. Who knew what wicked plans the Uchiha clan was hatching in their hearts!?

Thus, the atmosphere in the conference room became even stranger. The various elders, clan heads, and ninjas all looked at Uchiha Matsushige with wary and strange eyes, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

This couldn't continue. If this continued, Konoha would fall into internal strife before Uchiha Madara even arrived!

Understanding this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff from his pipe and spoke with a smile, smoothing things over:

"Hehehe... Danzō, stop joking. How could Clan Head Matsushige possibly abdicate to Uchiha Madara? Back when Uchiha Madara was about to leave Konoha, the entire Uchiha clan opposed him! I believe that when Uchiha Madara acts against Konoha's interests, the Uchiha clan will definitely step forward!"

Politicians were truly skilled. This sentence, soft yet hard, a needle hidden in cotton, contained more than one meaning!

First, he warned Danzō not to cause trouble at this time!

Then, he indirectly appeased Uchiha Matsushige!

Afterward, he reminded Uchiha Matsushige that the Uchiha clan had abandoned Uchiha Madara first. How Uchiha Madara would treat the Uchiha clan upon his return was uncertain!

Therefore, the Uchiha clan had to be careful when dealing with Konoha and Uchiha Madara, lest they end up being alienated by both sides!

Finally, he threatened Uchiha Matsushige: the Uchiha clan must make the right choice at the critical moment, otherwise Konoha would not be merciful!

Everyone in the conference room, including the subject Uchiha Matsushige, took several seconds to understand all the meanings in Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.

Uchiha Matsushige's face immediately turned ashen, and his expression became awkward:

"Yes, yes! At the critical moment, our Uchiha clan will definitely not stand idly by! Hehehehe..."

Seeing Uchiha Matsushige's expression, the others felt a bit of schadenfreude.

Uchiha Matsushige sat there, but his heart sank to the bottom.

Damn it! I forgot about the Uchiha clan's historical issues with Uchiha Madara! This is troublesome!

Sarutobi Hiruzen, sitting in the center, smiled and asked Uchiha Matsushige:

Chapter end