"Oh? Uchiha Nanaya, do you really intend to go through with this?"
Homura Mitokado's sharp gaze flickered toward Tsunade, awaiting her response.
"Tsunade, as Hokage, are you just going to stand by and let this happen? This kid is your appointed advisor."
Ha!
As Hokage, Tsunade had never been afraid of threats.
She smirked coldly.
"What this kid does has nothing to do with me. But as for you two old relics... you really deserve to die!"
"You—!"
Homura and Koharu's faces twisted in fury, turning from red to pale.
They had never imagined that Tsunade herself wanted to get rid of them.
What had they done wrong?
Even now, they couldn't understand.
Hadn't they acted for the sake of the village? For Konoha? For the Land of Fire?
"Tsunade, we misjudged you."
Koharu's voice was sharp with betrayal.
"We didn't expect you to side with this brat. Have you stopped caring about the village entirely?"
Tsunade remained indifferent, her icy expression filled with deadly intent.
"You two don't need to worry about that."
At that moment, Homura and Koharu felt a flicker of regret.
Perhaps Tsunade was the wrong choice for Fifth Hokage.
Had Jiraiya or even Kakashi taken the role instead, things might have gone differently.
To put it bluntly, they had wanted a puppet.
And when a puppet refused to obey, it was discarded.
That was their way.
And so, if Tsunade had slipped from their grasp, then she would simply have to be removed.
Nanaya Takes Charge
Nanaya stepped behind Tsunade, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Lord Hokage, why don't you sit down and have some tea? Leave these two old fossils to me."
Tsunade hesitated briefly.
But she knew Nanaya wouldn't back down.
So she nodded and stepped aside.
"Protect the elders!"
The three Root guards immediately sprang into action, forming a triangular defense around Homura and Koharu.
Homura's Confidence
Homura sneered.
"Hmph. Such arrogance... You're still just a child. Do you really think we elders are so easily bullied?"
Homura and Koharu were from the same era as Third Hokage and Danzo.
In their youth, they had even served as guards for the Second Hokage.
Though they hadn't fought in decades, their strength was still at Kage-level.
A Battle Long Overdue
Since the Third Hokage had taken office, Homura and Koharu had worked as Konoha's political advisors, orchestrating decisions from behind the scenes.
They hadn't engaged in combat for years.
Yet now, Uchiha Nanaya intended to take them on—along with three Root members—alone.
An act of pure arrogance.
Not even the legendary Yellow Flash would have dared such a bold claim.
But now, Nanaya and Tsunade had made their stance clear.
There was no turning back.
If that was the case, then Homura and Koharu no longer needed to hesitate.
Taking down Nanaya and Tsunade right here... and appointing Danzo as Sixth Hokage...
That would be the perfect resolution.
Danzo's Unfulfilled Ambition
From the very moment the Third Hokage had died, Homura had considered making Danzo the next Hokage.
After all, Danzo had coveted the position for decades.
Everyone knew it.
Even when Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was alive, Danzo had always sought power.
Of course, as his peers, Homura and Koharu never publicly challenged him.
But after the Third Hokage's death, something unexpected happened—
Danzo refused to take the Fifth Hokage position.
That had caught them off guard.
The reasons behind his decision were unclear, but since Danzo had declined, they had turned to Tsunade instead.
At the time, they thought she was just a temporary leader.
But now, things had spiraled completely out of their control.
Nanaya's Perspective
In Nanaya's eyes, Homura, Koharu, and Danzo were all the same.
Just three old men playing political games—each as corrupt as the other.
And now, it was time to end those games.
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