Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to go crazy.
He was really about to collapse because of Jiraiya in front of him.
Damn it!
If you don't understand the twists and turns inside, can you please shut up?
It was also because the current Konoha was too weak, and he couldn't find any good candidates for Hokage; otherwise, he really wouldn't want to bring Jiraiya up.
Although it was easy to seize power from him, if it were a normal handover in a peaceful era, he would hope Jiraiya would take office.
Now, it was different!
Now there was a great enemy like Uchiha Jin in the village. With such a useless Hokage on their side, it would be easy to be screwed by Uchiha Jin if they weren't careful.
Jiraiya had a black line on his forehead.
This made him quite unhappy in his heart. Was he, the Hokage, not even allowed to speak?
He didn't want to be Hokage in the first place, and now he was naturally even more stifled.
However.
He also knew that the situation was delicate now, so even though he was unhappy in his heart, he finally chose to shut up.
But, unfortunately.
Even if Jiraiya chose to shut up, Uchiha Jin wouldn't let go of this opportunity, and immediately said: "Sarutobi Hiruzen, you are going a bit too far."
"Even if you were the Hokage before, you have abdicated now, you know?"
"Jiraiya is the Hokage; you should have at least the most basic respect for the Hokage."
"Instead of resting on the laurels of the former Hokage and criticizing the current Hokage in various ways, understand?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was quite unhappy.
But he finally chose to shut up because he couldn't think of how to refute.
Finally.
He just took a deep look at Uchiha Jin, and then dragged Jiraiya away directly. As for Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, they didn't say a word from beginning to end.
The reason was simple!
They had long seen that Uchiha Jin didn't fall for their tricks. Since they couldn't restrain the other party with status and position, the only thing they could do was not to cause trouble for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Now seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen turn and leave, they and other Anbu members naturally could only choose to go back home.
Twenty minutes later.
In the Hokage's office, the atmosphere was terribly low.
There was no helping it!
Although today was the time for Jiraiya, the new Hokage, to take office, the messy affairs of the Uchiha camp diluted this joy, and instead cast a shadow over everyone's heart.
If they couldn't think of a way to solve this matter, then Konoha would soon fall apart!
There were no fools present.
Even though they had been suppressing ninja clans all these years, they had to admit in their hearts that those ninja clans, large and small, in the village were the true pillars of the entire village!
Every war, the ninja clans were the main force.
Although civilian ninjas had grown a lot over the years, it was still difficult to replace the ecological niche of these ninja clans.
The gap between them was too big!
Now that those ninja clans had gone to build a new Konoha, if they encountered war in the future, would they rely on those civilians to fight?
Nonsense!
Neither Utatane Koharu nor Mitokado Homura spoke, nor were they chattering like usual. Obviously, this matter was beyond their ability.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was the same.
He couldn't think of any good way now. Thinking about it, there was only one way: war.
But—they couldn't afford to fight!
Now there were no strong people in the village. Even if there were enough civilian ninjas, could they really wear down the Uchiha camp?
Regarding this point, he felt it was unlikely!
But Jiraiya couldn't hold back and couldn't help but ask.
"Old man, tell me."
"Why did the village set up this set of rules back then? Allowing ninja clans to withdraw from such a covenant is simply nonsense!"
"Why did the village higher-ups promise such a thing back then?"
Regarding Jiraiya's curiosity, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no interest in explaining.
He was annoyed!
How could he have the mind to satisfy Jiraiya's curiosity?
Even if he was the so-called Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't care at all.
On the other side.
Although Utatane Koharu had no mind to pay attention to Jiraiya either, Mitokado Homura sighed and explained.
"Jiraiya, you don't understand!"
"You were born after Konoha was founded and didn't understand the special situation at that time."
"Konoha itself was formed by the Senju clan relying on their strong appeal. At that time, there was no civilian class at all. Civilians joined slowly after Konoha was established."
"In the Warring States period before, every ninja clan had mortal enemies!"
"Even if the Senju clan was strong, they couldn't force every ninja clan to join, right?"
"There was no concept of a village before, so in order to attract various ninja clans to join, the Senju clan could only give various promises to dispel the worries of those ninja clans."
"Without this promise, no ninja clan would dare to join the village easily!"
"But who would have thought that after so many years, Uchiha Jin would even dig up this old calendar?"
Mitokado Homura looked helpless.
Yes!
If Uchiha Jin hadn't thrown out this covenant, these old guys wouldn't have remembered that their village actually had such a damn thing.
But, no choice!
The other party could justify it legally, which made them very uncomfortable.
Unless they could suppress the other party with absolute force, they basically couldn't think of any other way. After all, Uchiha Jin's new Konoha was also a regular ninja village recognized by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
If you choose to start a war now, then it is not an internal dispute within Konoha, but a war between ninja villages!
Who does the Daimyo support? This is really hard to say!
Jiraiya was also stuck after listening. Although he was angry at the Uchiha's choice, the other party acted according to the rules, which left him with no way to refute.
Finally.
He could only look at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Old man, have you thought of a way?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed softly.
Way?
If he could think of a way, would he still choose to sit here and worry?
...
On the other side.
Compared to Sarutobi Hiruzen's dilemma, the Uchiha side was very lively.
Especially forcing Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others to retreat with a few words made everyone feel centripetal towards the concept of a new Konoha.
Today's Uchiha clan grounds were completely immersed in a sea of carnival.
A very huge high platform was temporarily built on the huge open space behind the clan grounds near the Forest of Death.
There was no helping it!
The Uchiha clan grounds didn't have a building like the Hokage Building, so in order to carry out today's celebration and speech, they could only build such a thing temporarily.
Uchiha Jin leaped up.
Looking at the dense ninjas and civilians of various ninja clans below the stage, he pondered for a moment and began his speech today.
"Fellow compatriots!"
"..."
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