The Steady King of Konoha

After Hatake Sakumo finished speaking without any disturbance, everyone in the conference room had mixed reactions.

Uchiha Shinichi raised his eyebrows with a relaxed look on his face; Orochimaru laughed sadly a few times; Tsunade was concentrating on playing with her hair; Jiraiya sat upright, nodding from time to time, if it weren't for a few strands of saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth.

His words were more convincing; Ye Shan's face was frosty and his heart was full of anger.

Shimura Danzo saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, but did not say anything. Instead, he waved his hand and an ANBU appeared in the conference room, half-kneeling on the ground and said: "A small-scale demonstration broke out in the capital this morning, demanding the name of the Daimyo."

To severely punish ninjas who abandon their mission, the daimyo has sent an envoy to Konoha to hold them accountable, led by the daimyo's confidant Terasaki Tadamichi."

The ANBU's voice was not loud, but it was enough for the entire conference room to hear. The quiet conference room became noisy, and everyone was very dissatisfied with the Daimyo's reaction.

Sarutobi Hiruzen patted the table to signal everyone to calm down, and said calmly: "In the final analysis, this matter is just a failure of the mission. It should not be discussed openly, but the anger of the daimyo-sama and the anger of the people require it.

I have an explanation, what should you do?"

Orochimaru, who was sitting in the first row, sneered and said, "Sarutobi-sensei, Sakumo-sama is one of the most powerful men in the village. Is it too much to openly discuss some mistakes?"

Many people in the conference room nodded in agreement with Orochimaru's point of view, obviously feeling that doing so would undermine the majesty of the strong man.

"What we are discussing now is how to deal with the aftermath. Orochimaru, don't change the subject."

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could speak, Shimura Danzo took the lead and scolded.

"My opinion is that you can just find any excuse to fool the daimyo. There is no need to hold a large-scale conference with large numbers of people." Orochimaru said, spreading his hands.

Uchiha Shinichi chuckled twice and said: "Orochimaru is right. If the village does not have the funds to compensate, the Uchiha clan would be happy to do it for you."

"The Morino clan is willing to do it for you."

"The Moonlight clan is willing to do it for you."

"..."

Seeing that their master's family had clearly stated its attitude, dozens of heads of small families affiliated with the Uchiha clan jumped out to cheer for Uchiha, causing Danzo Shimura to narrow his eyes and scan the few people with his eyes like knives.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind was filled with uncertainty and he asked by name: "Sakumo, what do you think?"

The person involved, Hatake Sakumo, stood up and said calmly: "The failure of the mission was caused by my decision alone, and I obeyed the village's arrangements." After a pause, he asked: "Hokage-sama, I don't know whether the ninjas in the village are fire fighters."

The ninjas of the country are still the ninjas of Konoha Village. I have always been puzzled. I hope you can answer it."

'Buzz buzz'

Hatake Sakumo's words completely ignited the tranquility in the conference room. Everyone could no longer suppress their dissatisfaction and started whispering among themselves.

At first glance, Hatake Sakumo's question is pure nonsense. The ninjas in the village are both Konoha ninjas and Fire Country ninjas. Even the children in the ninja school know it. But everyone here has grown up through many battles.

As a Jonin, he naturally knows that things are not as simple as they appear.

From a nominal point of view, if the ninjas in the village belong to the Fire Country, then their leader will only be the daimyo instead of the Hokage. Hatake Sakumo's abandonment of the mission is undoubtedly an act of treason; and if the ninjas in the village belong to the Fire Country,

Konoha Village, then they only have one leader - Naruto. They only need to be responsible to Naruto and only need to safeguard the interests of the village. From this point of view, although Hatake Sakumo's actions have harmed the interests of the Country of Fire,

But he safeguarded the interests of the village. Not only should he not be punished, but he should be rewarded.

This is also the reason why Orochimaru, a disciple of Sarutobi Hiruzen, unswervingly supports Sakumo Hatake. Behind simple things is the issue of power ownership.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his pipe, took a deep breath, and scanned the conference room with sharp eyes. After everyone calmed down, he said: "Don't just go on the line, slap on the big hat, start a discussion based on the facts, instead of talking nonsense here.

Nonsense!"

What he said was impeccable. He neither answered Hatake Sakumo's questions clearly, but also criticized him for his inappropriate words. Sarutobi Hiruzen solved the difficult problem easily like an old fox.

Hayama sneered again and again, stood up, suppressed his anger and said: "Then the Hokage-sama initiating this meeting is considered a top line?"

"Bastard, who are you? You dare to question the Hokage-sama's actions. Where is the ANBU? Get him out!" A ninja from the Nara clan stood up suddenly and scolded unceremoniously.

Everyone in the conference room looked at Hayama's young face with interest, and couldn't help but admire his courage. Since the Senju clan retired, no one has dared to question Sarutobi Hiruzen in public. This young man is too brave.

Hayama was pointed at his nose and scolded, but he didn't get angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Dare I ask, Hokage-sama, if you protect the interests of the daimyo in every possible way, even if you don't hesitate to publicly try Sakumo-sama, aren't you afraid that the heroes in the village will be disheartened?"

The Nara clan ninja who stood up opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say a word. The issue of ninja affiliation discussed before could be easily explained in a few words. After all, it does not conflict with the interests of the ninjas, but the question raised by Hayama directly

Referring to the core interests of everyone, if he dares to say a word, those who will be offended are powerful ninjas with numerous military exploits. The Nara clan is a middle-class family and cannot bear the anger of everyone.

The ninjas sitting in the conference room put away their complicated thoughts, carefully savored the chill in Hayama's words, and couldn't help but feel sad for Hatake Sakumo.

Yes, Hatake Sakumo's outstanding achievements cannot prevent him from being publicly tried for the failure of the mission. Given time, who can pat his chest and guarantee that he will not make mistakes?

Why are you sacrificing your life and blood for the village? Can a village like this provide protection for them? Now, the village is actually blaming Hatake Sakumo for the so-called interests of the daimyo. Is this kind of village worthy of everyone's protection?

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Hayama's face, wishing he could kill Hayama with his eyes as he jumped out to incite everyone, and said helplessly: "The purpose of the village's existence is to protect everyone, there is no doubt about this."

"Anyone who wants to invade the village is the common enemy of Konoha Village. As Hokage, this is my unshirkable responsibility."

After barely appeasing everyone with two words, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued: "Long before the meeting was held, I had discussed with others how to deal with it. Such a meeting was just a show, to make a name for myself."

"My opinion is to send ninjas again to complete the migration of civilians. As for this mission, the mission office did not consider external resistance and has nothing to do with Hatake Sakumo."

Having said this, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the bamboo hat placed on the table and stood up. Seeing this, everyone below also stood up, waiting for the Hokage to bring the meeting to an end.

"In view of the dereliction of duty of the mission office, I announced that the position of director of the Sarutobi Fire Task Office will be removed, and Danzo Shimura will take over the post concurrently. I am calling on all ninjas in the village to volunteer to participate in the mission. Tomorrow morning, Hatake Sakumo will lead the team.

, recapture lost civilians."

"That's all for the meeting. Let's adjourn!"

Hayama chuckled, narrowed his eyes and glanced at the top management of Konoha, made a seal with his right hand, and disappeared into the conference room after a puff of smoke erupted from his whole body.

Shimura Danzo, who had been watching Hayama's every move, was furious and secretly decided to punish Hayama for causing trouble.

What Hayama didn't know was that due to his disruption, Hatake Sakumo, who was humiliated at the meeting and would commit suicide soon after in the original work, had one more chance to save himself. What Hayama didn't even know was that Danzo Shimura wanted to save himself.

An important step in clearing the way for him to become Hokage was disrupted by him.

An unusually grand meeting ended hastily. The top management achieved nothing except leaving the participants with the impression that a rabbit died and a dog was cooked. Even Sarutobi Hiruzen's reputation was greatly affected.

The person he was talking about was the high-level officials of Konoha who were used to being domineering. They had no idea that Bai Yunhaishan, who had been suppressed and had to seek refuge with the Uchiha, would blatantly incite everyone to oppose the will of the high-level officials.

Baiyun Hayama's name has once again become a topic of discussion among everyone, but this time, his image is a little better, and he has been gloriously promoted from a dog of the Uchiha clan to a brainless youth. Many people conclude that Hayama will not live to be twenty years old.

..

Of course, Ye Shan knew that he had completely offended the senior management this time, but so what, he did not depend on the senior management's face to make a living.

It's not that Hayama is unsteady, but the sealing technique painted on his body and the Uchiha clan standing behind him gave him the confidence to stand up to the higher-ups. Hayama firmly believes that he has found a way to break the shackles of civilian ninjas, and there is no need to use it.

How long will it take before he will really use his strength to slap those senior officials who look down on him in the face?

After the meeting, Hayama went straight to the training ground and continued to refine chakra. The difference was that he was refining the chakra produced by the heart, and then sealed it in the sealing technique painted on the chest.

Time is running out. Hayama will participate in the mission as a Konoha ninja tomorrow morning. He wants to store more chakra to prepare for the upcoming mission.

Judging from the original work, the butterfly effect brought by the time traveler seems to have changed the fate of Hatake Sakumo, but who can say for sure?