Hokage Building!
Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing a red and white divine robe and a Hokage hat, was holding a pipe in his hand and constantly creating secondhand smoke in the office.

Sitting opposite him were an old man and an old woman who were about his age.

The two of them were none other than Sarutobi Hiruzen's former classmates, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.

When they were young, the strength of the two was also at the standard Kage level, but because they stayed in the rear area for many years and did not have much combat experience, they were just a Kage level for show, and as they got older, their strength basically declined to that of a Jonin.

Although their strength has declined, their power and status in Konoha are getting higher and higher. Now the two of them are second to none in Konoha.

"Setsuna's movements are getting more and more aggressive." Mizuto Menen said seriously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others had naturally seen the Uchiha's actions during this period, but because of the fighting power displayed by Wang Ming on the night of the genocide, they chose to endure it.

As Wang Ming's actions became more and more aggressive, Mito Kado En and others came to discuss with Sarutobi Hiruzen behind closed doors.

"Setsuna! He doesn't take you seriously at all. The various configurations set up in his security department are simply an attempt to replicate a second Konoha system to compete with you." Utane Koharu said in a serious tone.

"Yes! Hiruzen, you can't continue to ignore Setsuna." Mito Kado En echoed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked calm and serious, took a deep puff from the pipe in his hand, then smiled bitterly and said, "Should I continue to let it go?"

"You are wrong. It is Setsuna who is letting us go."

Mitomonen and Utane Koharu were stunned, but immediately controlled their expressions to hide the unnaturalness on their faces. How could they not know that Sarutobi Hiruzen could not beat Uchiha Setsuna?

They knew it clearly! But just because Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't defeat him didn't mean that he had no way to fight back.

Regardless of the large number of second-generation forbidden techniques that Sarutobi Hiruzen controls.

As students of the Second Hokage, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En have absolute confidence in the Second Hokage. They believe that as long as Sarutobi Hiruzen is willing to let go of his bottom line, he will definitely be able to find forbidden techniques in the [Book of Seals] to deal with the current situation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said: "You think that Setsuna's behavior at this time is excessive, but in my opinion, it is very good."

Utane Koharu (→_→) (←_←) Mitomon En.

"Hiruzen! What do you mean?"

"Yes! Hiruzen, you are confused! Setsuna is encroaching on your rights!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly: "Setsuna! Transform the Uchiha clan land and turn it into a strong city. What you saw is his provocation to me."

"But what I saw was that Setsuna still had fear in his heart."

Utane Koharu was startled, then immediately responded, "You mean to say that old ghost Setsuna is afraid?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Utane Koharu said to herself, "But what is Setsuna afraid of?"

The three of them followed Koharu Tsuchiya and began to think, wondering what Wang Ming was afraid of.

Sarutobi Hiruzen?

The result of the battle on the night of genocide fully explained everything. Sarutobi Hiruzen was no match at all.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was no match for him, and Tsunade and Jiraiya were not much better either.

Mitomon En shook his head and said, "I don't understand! No matter how hard I think about it, I can't understand what Setsuna is afraid of?"

"Are you afraid of the teacher's forbidden technique?"

Utane Koharu nodded and said, "After thinking about it, this can only be the reason."

Mito Kado En looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "Hiruzen! Don't hesitate, activate the teacher's forbidden technique immediately!"

"With Uchiha's persistence in the position of Hokage, he will definitely try to seize the power of Hokage again."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath of cigarette, then exhaled a long stream of smoke and said slowly: "It hasn't come to that yet!"

"Since Setsuna is afraid of something, he won't take action for the time being."

"and,"

"Setsuna's drastic changes to the police department have certainly squeezed out some of the power of the Anbu and the Root, and radiated the power of the Uchiha to the entire Konoha, but it also indirectly confirmed my guess."

"Uchiha Setsuna probably has no idea about my position as Hokage." "At least not for now."

Upon hearing this, Utatane Koharu immediately said anxiously: "Huruzen! You can't have such an ostrich mentality! This will only allow Uchiha to become more powerful."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and sighed, "Wait!"

"Jiraiya has been called back to the sacred place for summoning beasts, Myoboku Mountain. Tsunade's hemophobia has not been cured. Naruto is still young and cannot use the Nine-Tails."

"We should not take the initiative to challenge the sensitive nerves of the moment."

Mitomon Yan snorted coldly and said, "We won't take the initiative to challenge, but the Uchiha group of psychopaths will definitely take the initiative to provoke us."

"In the past few days, Xiaochun's people and I have been arrested by the police department many times."

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Kadoen and Koharu and said, "My people were also captured, as were the people of Hyuga and Ino-Shika-cho. This is not just targeting you."

"but……"

"You are right, the Uchiha are a bunch of psychopaths, no one knows what they will think."

Sarutobi Hiruzen remembered what Itachi said to him before he left Konoha, which made him feel uneasy instinctively, and the hand holding the pipe trembled unconsciously.

"How about this!"

"You go tell Danzo that he cannot leave home, but I will allow him to re-form the Root."

Utane Koharu (→_→) (←_←) Mitomon En.

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The land of thunder.

Hidden Cloud Village,
A muscular man with golden hair and brown-black skin was swinging the barbell vigorously and sweating profusely.

The violent breathing sounded like a ferocious beast panting, which made people very scared. His exposed muscles and thick arms seemed to be twisted into steel bars.

"According to the spy's report, a very tragic civil war broke out in Konoha Village a few days ago."

"The Uchiha clan wanted to launch an armed coup, but the clan leader's son, Uchiha Itachi, informed them, allowing Sarutobi Hiruzen to take the initiative. The Anbu and Root entered the Uchiha clan territory and started a massacre."

A woman with wheat-colored skin, delicate features and a curvy figure was reciting the document in her hand.

The muscular man who was exercising paused and said, "Oh?"

"Has the plan been exposed? Then the Uchiha clan has been exterminated?"

The wheat-skinned beauty said: "Reporting to Lord Raikage, when the Uchiha clan was about to be exterminated, the Uchiha chief elder Uchiha Setsuna suddenly appeared."

"He displayed the Mangekyō Sharingan and stopped Sarutobi Hiruzen from continuing to kill all the Uchiha."

"Kaleidoscope..." the fitness man muttered.

He is none other than the Fourth Raikage Ai!

If someone hadn't called him Lord Raikage, anyone entering the room would never have thought that this was the Raikage's office, but a private gym.

Raikage Ai took the information from the secretary and read it carefully.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

"Our chance has come."

"Order Dodai to gather the army immediately and march towards Konoha."

The beautiful secretary with tan skin said hurriedly: "Lord Raikage, we should not be so hasty in a war between great powers!"

Raikage Ai said: "I originally thought that this old man Sarutobi Hiruzen was a strong man at the same level as my father, which is why I have not dared to start a war against Konoha all these years."

"But after reading this report, Konoha is nothing but a paper tiger!"

"Ha ha!!"

"How can I be willing to give up such an opportunity?" (End of this chapter)