Mixed in the Hokage cultivation road

Chapter 98: The Sheep of Ninja World Have No Self

Two days later, Konoha held a Jonin Council, with all the ninja clans and elite ninjas present.

Sarutobi Hiruzen attached great importance to this meeting, after all, it was related to his reputation.

The reputation he had spent so much time to build up cannot be ruined by such a small trick.

This also has something to do with whether he can stay in the position of Hokage for a long time.

He was intoxicated by the feeling of having power and holding great authority.

"The main purpose of this Jonin Council is to hear everyone's opinions on the prisoner redemption incident that has been making the rounds in the village."

"I personally have the intention to go there, but I also think it might be a conspiracy."

"After discussing with the elders, we decided to listen to everyone's opinions."

“Please feel free to speak your mind, without any restrictions.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen, this old bastard, not only helped himself, but also tried to catch some people who were dissatisfied with him.

Some smart people instantly understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts.

Everyone remained silent, and no one wanted to be the first to speak out.

Anyone who can become an elite at the jonin level must at least have some political sense, of course, except for Dai and his son.

"Qufeng, what do your three tribes think about the redemption of the captives?"

Seeing that no one spoke up, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the initiative to call out names.

Akimichi Tofu was the target he had deliberately chosen first.

Not only because he and Sarutobi Hiruzen were both disciples of the Second Hokage.

Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen also believed that the Ino, Shika and Chou clans had chosen to support him over the years and had gained a lot of benefits by relying on him.

Now is the time for them to serve as pawns for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Since Lord Hokage thinks there may be a conspiracy, I do not recommend taking the risk to redeem the captured ninja."

"As ninjas, dying on a mission or on the battlefield is our destiny."

Qiu Daoqufeng spoke coldly and heartlessly without any expression, and simply gave up on their people.

This is also the attitude of the Ino, Shika and Chou clans towards Sarutobi Hiruzen's statement. Of course they must be very unhappy.

If you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, don't want to go, but you have to let us take the blame for you, the brains of Ino-Shika-cho and the current patriarch of the Nara clan, Nara Shika Satoshi, is very unhappy!

"Jing, what do you Uchiha think?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen then asked the Uchiha clan for their opinions.

"The Uchiha clan respects the decision of the Hokage-sama. Whether to redeem the captured ninjas depends entirely on the Hokage-sama's word."

Uchiha Kagami did not directly answer Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, but threw the choice back.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had originally had a gentle expression, suddenly turn stiff.

But in just a moment, he returned to his normal self, and only a very few people noticed his dissatisfaction.

Only his comrades and two or three intelligent men noticed anything.

This includes the current head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiko.

"Yan, does anyone from the Hyuga clan have any suggestions?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to call out names, saying that if they were going to act, they had to act completely and no one should be left out.

"I support Senior Qufeng's suggestion. The Hokage is the foundation of the village and should not put himself in danger."

In Hyugahiko's opinion, a mere branch family jonin was not worth going against Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Moreover, Sarutobi Hiruzen is now fully grown and his control over Konoha has greatly increased.

Although his father, Hyuga Soki, looked down on Sarutobi Hiruzen, it is undeniable that Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed very capable in playing political games.

"Zhihong, Hao, what are your opinions?"

Seeing Hinata Hiko gave a satisfactory answer.

Sarutobi Hiruzen then went on to ask for the opinions of the Aburame and the Inuzuka clan.

"I agree with Senior Qufeng's suggestion and have no other opinion."

"Me too."

Aburame Shihiro and Inuzuka Go are both smart people and can see what Sarutobi Hiruzen means.

It was too easy for Sarutobi Hiruzen to trip up a middle-class family like theirs.

Even though they would be accused of betraying their people, there was nothing they could do. The major tribes had no objection, and they did not have the courage to raise objections.

"So, do other people present have any different opinions?"

After gaining the support of several major ninja clans, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt relieved.

The blame has basically been thrown away, so I'll ask again to see if there are any blind people who would disagree.

"I support Senior Qufeng's opinion."

A jonin from the Sarutobi clan immediately raised his hand to express his support for his clan leader.

As members of the Hokage's clan, they have a certain position and know what to say and when.

"I also support Master Qufeng's opinion."

Another jonin from the Shimura clan came out to express his stance.

"me too."

"Me too."

"I don't support Lord Hokage putting himself in danger either. Lord Qufeng is right."

An elite jonin also came out to express his stance, and Sarutobi Hiruzen received his loyalty.

She even nodded to him and gave him a gentle and encouraging look.

. . . . . .

What followed was garbage time, filled with a bunch of people praising Sarutobi Hiruzen.

There may be people who hold different opinions, but under the herd effect of the group, they either follow the crowd or remain silent.

This meeting of the Jonin Council basically completed Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan to pass on the blame.

It's a pity that Danzo can't take the blame this time, otherwise it would be perfect.

According to previous thinking, Sarutobi Hiruzen would always let Danzo take the blame for him, but this time it was different.

Danzo has always had the ambition to replace him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen knows this.

Therefore, Danzo would often be forced to do things that are shady, which would directly block Danzo's possibility of becoming Hokage.

A shadow living in darkness can never shake the position of its master.

Unless you take the initiative to give him a chance.

In fact, in this incident, Danzo wanted to take the blame before Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed it with the elders, saying that he would handle it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen almost agreed subconsciously, but then he suddenly came to his senses and looked at Danzo sharply, and finally refused.

Public opinion is a knife that kills without blood!

Even someone as strong as Musakumo, the leader of the White Fang Flag of Konoha, had his psychological defenses broken down by the blow.

Although it was the actions of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo that were contrary to his ideas and made him see through the darkness of Konoha's high-level politics, public opinion was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen was well aware of the power of public opinion.

Just after the Ninja Village made the conditions for redeeming ninjas public, Sarutobi Hiruzen issued an order strictly prohibiting the spread of the conditions in Konoha.

He could see the threat of this matter, and whether he did it or not, it would do him no good.

If you really do it, you may get support from the lower-level ninjas, but there is a greater possibility of danger.

If he doesn't do it, it will definitely leave a bad impression on him, which will have a great impact on his creation of the golden body.

So a gag order was issued immediately.

But Hinata was one step ahead. He not only arranged for a delegation from the Grass Kingdom to visit the Fire Kingdom and Konoha, but also formally delivered the contract to redeem the captives, taking a grand approach.

He also made arrangements with the merchant groups traveling to and from Konoha, and smuggled contraband among many items.

As a result, many civilians knew about it, and it spread very quickly.

They even hired Konoha ninjas working part-time in the black market at high prices to spread the relevant news.

He also hired powerful ninjas from the black market of the Land of Fire to provide all Konoha ninjas who left the village to carry out missions, whether they were jonin, chunin or genin, with the latest intelligence from the ninja world.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put in a lot of effort but only caught a few small fish and was unable to control the fish at all.

I had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, he thought quickly and found a solution that he thought was a perfect ending.

But there was no way Hinata would let him get away so easily.

(End of this chapter)