Gaara still looked confused. He didn't know what Hatake Satoru said that had shocked these old guys.
He and Yamato had been talking to these people all night, but it didn't seem to have as much effect as Hatake Satoru's few minutes.
Gaara was snapped back to attention by Hatake Satoru. Hatake Satoru didn't seem as angry as before, and actually looked like he was in a good mood.
Does seeing sweets change his mood?
In some ways, Hatake Satoru was hard to deal with, but in other ways, he was incredibly easy to please.
Gaara handed Hatake Satoru the paper bag he was holding, still looking at him with some doubt.
"Ah, it's just some of the things you usually eat."
"There's more with Yamato."
"Are these people really okay? Why do they all look so pale?"
Hatake Satoru opened the paper bag and casually wiped his hands with a tissue he took out, then took out a dumpling with a bamboo skewer under it.
"Huh? Maybe it's because they didn't sleep all night."
"After all, these people are getting old. Staying up all night isn't good for them, they might die sooner."
Hatake Satoru chewed on the dumpling, his cheeks puffed out.
He wasn't really hungry, but doing troublesome things always made his mouth feel empty. If he didn't eat something, he'd want to talk nonsense.
And sweets could soothe his restless mood. After all, sweets can improve people's moods.
Of course, they could also make his mind work faster.
Die sooner? Gaara wanted to say something, but he looked at the others and couldn't think of anything to say.
"Old people should take better care of their health. Don't overwork yourselves."
"Why not learn from Granny Chiyo? Sometimes it's good to give the world and your power to young people."
Hatake Satoru stood up from his chair, chewing on the skewer and swaying back and forth.
"Anyway, I've said what I needed to say. I don't want any more trouble."
"I can do it once, and I can do it again."
Hatake Satoru's eyes darkened slightly, and then he walked out, swaying and holding his sweets.
The feeling of eating sweets in the morning after a stuffy night was pretty great.
"Although it feels like he's threatening them, what did he say to make them so obedient?"
Gaara couldn't help but mutter to himself, then turned to look at the higher-ups who all looked shocked.
What's going on? What other tricks does Hatake Satoru have that they don't know about?
"It's nothing, Gaara. We've pretty much understood the situation. You should go get some rest."
"The village needs you for other things. You don't need to spend any more time here with us."
The higher-ups told Gaara, who didn't know whether to stay or leave.
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"Ah... okay."
Gaara was a little dazed for a moment. They talked for a while and suddenly everything was fine?
It seemed like these people didn't even care about Hozuki Mangetsu taking the scroll and leaving?!
He'd been arguing with them all night, and then Hatake Satoru showed up and everything was fine?!
He should have just let Hatake Satoru come alone.
Gaara took a deep breath in his heart and followed Hatake Satoru out.
The higher-ups took a cold breath the moment Gaara closed the door. They didn't want to show too much when those younger people were there.
But was what Hatake Satoru said true?
"But when you think about it, Hozuki Mangetsu's age is a real problem. We just haven't studied the situation in Kirigakure, so we don't really know about it."
"Kirigakure is so far away from us, and they're so secretive, who knows what's going on there?"
"He said the timing was perfect, and with his abilities, he could really do something like that."
The higher-ups leaned back in their chairs, with different expressions.
Hatake Satoru told these people about the situation in Kirigakure. Of course, while he told them the truth, he also added some things.
Hozuki Mangetsu was someone Hatake Satoru had single-handedly put in charge of Kirigakure. At that time, the rulers of Kirigakure were divided into two groups.
One group belonged to Karatachi Yagura, and the other belonged to Genji. Genji was the higher-up in Kirigakure at the time.
Hatake Satoru directly reduced Genji's status to almost nothing. He doesn't have any real power now.
He can't control the Mizukage's decisions. Over the years, the Mizukage may or may not listen to his advice.
The person really pulling the strings in Kirigakure is Hatake Satoru.
The sweeping reforms in Kirigakure couldn't have been done by a child. The reforms and reorganization in such a short time were almost entirely due to Hatake Satoru.
Hatake Satoru casually made Genji's situation sound worse, and then threatened them that since he could do something like that in Kirigakure, he could do it here too.
The higher-ups had never seen a crazy person like this before, and they were all stunned.
The main thing was that everything Hatake Satoru said matched up, which made them even more uneasy.
What a joke! Could this young man really do that?!
If someone else said they were going to destroy the higher-ups, they could just listen and laugh it off, but when Hatake Satoru did this, it made people feel uneasy.
"Anyway... we're going to have to pass on the power sooner or later, isn't it just a matter of time?"
"What he said wasn't wrong, the times belong to the young people, and we can't interfere too much."
Basically, there were people among the higher-ups who were firm and those who weren't.
Some people were already wavering at this point. As long as someone started to waver, the entire higher-up structure wouldn't be stable.
The group was silent for a moment, then decided to discuss it further and transfer the Kazekage's power to Gaara as soon as possible.
After all, it was better to let Gaara govern the country than to let Hatake Satoru secretly interfere.
Before Gaara was completely confused by Hatake Satoru, they had to get Hatake Satoru out of the picture.
"What did you say to them in there? Why did they suddenly quiet down?"
After Gaara, Hatake Satoru and Yamato walked a distance, Gaara couldn't wait to ask.
If there were any language skills, he could learn them too.
"Hmm... well..."
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