Master, Please Become a Hokage

He had won over Uchiha Shisui as a subordinate.

He even instilled the Will of Fire in Uchiha Mikoto, bringing Sasuke into this world.

All of this... the Uchiha clan had become his own people.

Sarutobi Akira naturally couldn't sit idly by and watch these threats linger around him.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, to avoid prolonged complications.

Swiftly clearing all threats was the decision of a wise man.

"Sarutobi Akira!"

The onlookers had varied expressions.

Yashiro and other Uchiha ninjas were even more enraged.

Uchiha Shisui remained calm, naturally cooperating with Sarutobi Akira in this charade.

Strictly speaking, the darkness within Uchiha Shisui's heart was enough for him to accept Sarutobi Akira's political persecution of Mitokado Homura.

After all, how did the old Konoha executives treat the Uchiha?

This time, it was just the reverse.

Was this the right thing to do?

It didn't matter.

The predecessors endured the darkness, paving the way for future generations.

When Itachi... these next-generation children grow up, they will face a pure, flawless, and completely just Konoha.

All the darkness will be borne by the predecessors and buried in the dust of history.

That would be enough.

Uchiha Shisui, who already regarded Itachi as a good friend, only wanted to pave the way for Itachi... and the future Konoha ninjas.

The real bright future... was right in front of him.

Influenced by Sarutobi Akira, Uchiha Shisui knew the significance of Senju Tobirama's resurrection.

If Senju Tobirama didn't return to the underworld for a day, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have peace for a day.

Therefore, these methods were all prerequisites for forcing out Senju Tobirama.

Utatane Koharu's shouts didn't elicit any reaction from Sarutobi Akira.

After all, now it was Mitokado Homura, and the next one would be Utatane Koharu.

Don't rush... there's no need to rush at all.

Soon, very soon...

Sarutobi Akira leisurely sealed everything.

Then, the Fourth Hokage Hatake Sakumo and his old father Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived.

When the two Hokage arrived here, their eyes were full of disbelief.

When they saw the Sharingan on the table...

They couldn't help but change their expressions drastically, subconsciously harboring distrust towards Mitokado Homura.

After all, the evidence was irrefutable.

It's just...

"Homura, you..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his old classmates with a pained expression, one by one sinking and moving towards deep darkness.

His originally upright back was hunched a little because of Danzo's death.

Now that Mitokado Homura had also fallen, it made Sarutobi Hiruzen miss the old days even more.

How much he missed those days, when they...

They were clearly all ninjas with the same Will of Fire, why had they come to this point today...

"Ha... hahaha..."

Mitokado Homura suddenly chuckled.

He already understood everything from Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression.

To this day, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know the true face of his son Sarutobi Akira.

Everyone was being played by Sarutobi Akira...

"Elder Homura, you... and Lord Danzo, both took the previous Hokage as role models..."

Sarutobi Akira raised his eyes and glanced at the Hokage Rock in the distance... Senju Tobirama's face.

"I, Sarutobi Akira, am also like that."

The indifferent and deep tone foreshadowed something.

Mitokado Homura immediately understood that Sarutobi Akira was using the banner of the Second Hokage to carry out the Second Hokage's methods.

What was this considered?

Retribution?

"However, you have failed the expectations of the previous Hokage..."

Sarutobi Akira's expression turned cold.

In Mitokado Homura's eyes, it was extremely hypocritical.

But in a trance, Sarutobi Akira's face already had some of the spirit of the previous Hokage.

That kind of political persecution to the extreme, making others unable to refute... this was really...

"Everyone."

Sarutobi Akira looked at the crowd and picked up the glass bottle on the table.

The Sharingan emitted a strange light in the morning sun.

"Elder Homura has ultimately made the biggest mistake... He secretly collected the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan... Although only one has been found so far... But that's enough..."

"..."

Everyone stared at the Sharingan.

Surprise, disbelief, and other expressions varied.

But no matter what, they knew... Elder Homura was finished.

Just like Lord Danzo...

Chapter 157. Utatane Koharu Falls From Grace

"Absurd!"

At this moment, the only one who could stand up and speak for Mitokado Homura was Utatane Koharu.

She looked incredulous, not believing that Mitokado Homura would do such a thing.

However, the evidence was irrefutable.

Even if Mitokado Homura tried to prove himself, it would be difficult to clear his name.

Perhaps some people in the crowd thought that this might be political persecution, but they could only swallow their thoughts silently.

After all, even if they knew, what could they do?

Sarutobi Akira's target was only the higher-ups.

To appease the people, none of the people below would be touched.

As long as the heads of the major families and the leaders of various departments were safe and sound.

The situation in Konoha would not produce a real turmoil.

Nara Shikaku and others silently watched the changes.

Soon, Mitokado Homura was arrested on the spot, and his residence was also sealed.

The three-tomoe Sharingan was naturally returned to the Uchiha clan on the spot.

Yashiro tremblingly took the three-tomoe Sharingan with both hands.

In terms of absolute combat power, a three-tomoe Sharingan was nothing.

But its significance was extraordinary.

He saw the changes in the clan and experienced them personally.

And therefore, he was grateful to Sarutobi Akira.

And Sarutobi Akira didn't need to use a three-tomoe Sharingan to enhance his combat power.

Nor did he intend to engage in Sharingan research and wholesale.

Because the entire Uchiha clan was my people, why would I do anything secretly?

As long as I continue to manage it.

At least Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke have a high probability of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, what is there to worry about?

A storm quickly came to an end.

With the downfall of Mitokado Homura, a new position was vacant...

And this also made some people feel a deeper sense of crisis.

First Danzo, then Mitokado Homura, then... who would be next...

Standing in the crowd, Namikaze Minato's eyes became more and more solemn.

And another person who was becoming more and more panicked was naturally Utatane Koharu.

So-called rabbits die and foxes grieve.

Watching Danzo and Mitokado Homura being purged, she naturally began to worry about her own situation.

But Utatane Koharu was, after all, a ninja of the older generation, with her own pride.

She decided...

To fight Sarutobi Akira to the end.

However, some things ultimately exceeded her imagination.

The changes of the times will quickly eliminate some people.

Utatane Koharu... was among them.

......

That night.

Utatane Koharu's residence.

The door opened, and Biwako walked out.

Obviously, she had comforted her best friend.

She glanced at the dim street lamp.

It was as if the curtain of the times had fallen, and many things had changed.

Her son, Sarutobi Akira, would not stop until he had completely cleared certain things.

From a personal emotional standpoint, she hoped that Sarutobi Akira would stop here.