Chapter 156 Hawks and Conservatives

Danzo Shimura's mood changed several times along the way. Although Minato Namikaze held off the main force of Kumogakure and captured the two-tailed Jinchuriki, which surprised him greatly, it also left more things to be criticized.

So he was very confident that he could propose the impeachment of the Fourth Hokage smoothly according to the pre-planned meeting.

Once the Fourth Hokage stepped down, the opportunity he had been waiting for would come.

Soon, Danzo Shimura came to the door of the Hokage Building, calmed down his rare restlessness, and walked in...

However, he had just entered the meeting room and vaguely felt that the atmosphere inside seemed a little weird.

"Danzo, you are here..."

In the large meeting room, on one side of the long table, Mito Kado En took the lead in greeting Danzo who was walking in, and then looked directly at Nara Shikaku opposite, "Since everyone is here, Captain Shikaku, let's start the meeting..."

It was not until this time that Danzo Shimura noticed that there were quite a few people attending this meeting.

Not only were there Utane Koharu, Mitomon En, and Nara Shikaku, but also the three ninjas were present. At the end of the long table, even Uchiha Fugaku was present, which puzzled him greatly.

But soon, he understood that this was obviously not a high-level meeting of Konoha, but a simple post-war summary meeting.

After walking to his seat in two or three steps and sitting down, Danzo looked at the blond man on the main seat calmly and found that Namikaze Minato looked leisurely and indifferent, and had no idea that he was about to face impeachment.

Thinking of this, Shimura Danzo smiled coldly in his heart.

At this time, Nara Shikaku had also started the post-war report.

First, the number of casualties in the village. Although Konoha was one against three, because the main force quickly defeated the alliance of Rock Ninja and Kusanagi with superior forces, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Cloud Ninja from behind, and because Namikaze Minato led the Anbu to resist the pressure, the number of casualties in the village was relatively small this time.

"The current situation is like this...

The Cloud Ninja Force has been completely driven back to the territory of the Land of Lightning, but although they were defeated, they still have strength, so I'm afraid they won't give up.

The Rock Ninja Force suffered heavy casualties this time. According to intelligence, the possibility of them launching a war again is very small, so it won't be long before they sign a ceasefire agreement with us.

In addition, the Kusagakure Village did the same as before. After the defeat, it immediately dissolved the alliance with the Rock Ninja and asked for peace with us..."

When everyone in the meeting heard this, their faces suddenly became a little strange.

However, most people who have participated in many wars know that the Kusagakure Village's fence-sitting behavior is not incomprehensible. Once a weak country caught between big countries is involved in a war, not only will its own territory be used as a battlefield, but if it stands on the wrong side, the consequences will be as tragic as they are now.

"Are you going to ask for peace right away like before?"

Shimura Danzo snorted coldly and said bluntly: "Since you have chosen to be the vanguard of the Rock Ninja, you should pay the price. I think we should teach them a lesson this time. The village is still strong now. It is better to send troops to the Kingdom of Grass again after a few days of rest!"

"This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate..."

Namikaze Minato frowned and didn't speak yet.

Among the two consultants, Mitomon Yan was the first to object, "Sending troops to the Kingdom of Grass is not very beneficial. Now we should always be on guard against the Cloud Ninja. They are Konoha's biggest enemy now!

After all, their two-tailed Jinchuriki is in our hands now, and the balance of the tailed beasts is on the verge of being broken...

Immediately accepting the peace talks is the best policy. Not only can we get compensation, but we can also get rid of worries immediately."

Mitomon Yan's words were well-reasoned and soon won the approval of most of the people present at the meeting.

In this regard, Shimura Danzo could only withdraw his thoughts with resentment.

Cursing the dead Third Generation had a profound impact on the high-level decision-making circle of Konoha, because during the Third Generation's reign, Konoha had always been passive in all the Ninja World Wars, and had almost never taken the initiative in the war.

He always believed that with Konoha's strength and foundation, it could take the initiative in the war and dominate the five major ninja villages.

Sure enough, the position of Hokage still had to be held by him. Konoha definitely needed a strong leader...

"Captain Shikaku."

While everyone was talking about it, Namikaze Minato looked at Nara Shikaku.

The latter immediately understood and made the final statement: "On the issue of peace talks with the Kusanagi, the Fourth Generation and I have the opinion that we should not respond for the time being, and then wait for the price, and finally accept the settlement after obtaining more compensation..."

As soon as this was said, it certainly attracted a lot of approval.

Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu looked at each other, and saw surprise in each other's eyes. This compromise strategy was undoubtedly the best solution. They didn't know whether this proposal was made by Nara Shikaku or Namikaze Minato. If it was the latter, then the political growth of this young Fourth Generation was really eye-catching and surprising.

Afterwards, the meeting commended the leaders in the previous war.

Especially Tsunade and Jiraiya, as well as Uchiha Fugaku, all made significant contributions. After all, the first two had experienced at least two Ninja World Wars, so they didn't care much about the post-war merit award.

On the other hand, Uchiha Fugaku, because it was the first time he was commended on such an occasion, and the contribution of the entire Konoha police force was also affirmed, so he felt somewhat flattered in his heart, and his slightly excited expression was palpable.

"Since we are talking about military exploits, in my opinion, in this battle with the Kumo ninja, the ones who deserve the most credit should be the Yondaime Hokage and the entire ANBU unit!"

At the end, Nara Shikaku finally changed his voice and looked at the person in charge with admiration: "The Yondaime was able to lead dozens of ANBU, blocking the main force of Kumo ninja for a day and a night, and also captured the enemy's second tail. Jinchuriki is definitely a feat that shocks the ninja world.”

"I think Konoha is very lucky to have such an excellent Hokage as the Fourth Generation as the leader of the village!"

I have to say that Nara Shikaku’s praise was spot on.

So much so that Namikaze Minato himself felt a little blushed after hearing this. Although he did discuss with Nara Shikaku before the meeting how to conduct the commendation session at the post-war meeting, he could guarantee that these flattering words were definitely not discussed in advance. Within the scope...

"Well, the fourth generation's performance in the war in the past few days should indeed be ranked first."

In a rare gesture of approval for Minato Namikaze, Mito Kazuo, Koharu, who was sleeping on the other side, nodded slightly and also expressed his approval.

"Haha, the Fourth Generation is as excellent and perfect as ever in all aspects..." Jiraiya also laughed, obviously very happy. In his opinion, the better Namikaze Minato is, the more he will benefit from it.

After all, he loved showing off as the teacher of Namikaze Minato.

On the side, Tsunade and Uchiha Fugaku, who was at the bottom, did not speak, but they looked at Namikaze Minato with expressions of gratitude and reverence.

Of course Tsunade was grateful because, without Namikaze Minato's advance arrangements, she would have definitely been defeated by Mickey Guy's team who knew her weaknesses at that time due to her fear of blood. If that were the case, not only would her reputation as a Sannin be completely ruined, but the village and the medical department would also be absolutely devastated. If Konoha headquarters was hit hard, the entire war situation might be rewritten.

As for Uchiha Fugaku, since the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he has deeply felt that the current Fourth Generation Hokage's attitude towards him, Uchiha and the police force is obviously more trusting and intimate than before.

For him, in this battle to defend Konoha, making meritorious service was just secondary. Only the police force and Uchiha were recognized and praised on such an occasion. That was the biggest gain he got from participating in the meeting as the leader of the Uchiha clan.

And these, of course, are inseparable from the trust of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

He had no doubt that if faced with the same war situation during the third generation of rule, the police force would never have had the opportunity to perform like this, let alone Uchiha receiving praise and recognition on such an occasion...

"Hehehe, the Yondaime is indeed the outstanding successor chosen by Sarutobi-sensei after abandoning me..."

Orochimaru, who had been silently watching from the beginning of the meeting until now, suddenly opened his mouth and said with a smile: "I am very interested in Kumogakure's two-tailed Jinchuuriki."

"I wonder if the Yondaime will allow me to participate in the plan to extract the second tail?"