"Isn't that location a bit too remote?" Zenshu said faintly, eyes half-open.
Although Konoha was called a village, it was actually very large. Even excluding the surrounding mountains, waters, and forests, the urban area alone was vast.
A school for ordinary people would definitely enroll ordinary people. If the distance was too far, commuting alone would consume too much time.
"I have considered this matter." Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly spoke up from the side.
"The seven techniques of the Chakra Enhancement Technique are very excellent. Sufficient to serve as a standard for Jonin evaluation."
"Moreover, compared to shape transformation and nature transformation, the difficulty of initial learning is lower. I imagine there will be even more Chunin signing up to learn in the future."
His voice was calm, but his state of mind was somewhat heavy.
"There will definitely be multiple expansions needed in the future, which would be troublesome in the village center. I thought it would be better to take this opportunity to move it to the edge of town. Future expansions will be easier as well."
Danzo Shimura's gaze focused slightly. A nearly imperceptible ripple flashed deep in his eyes.
He could be said to be the earliest person to investigate this technique. Aside from the final "Ren," he had investigated everything clearly.
It was indeed very excellent. If a Chunin completely mastered those six techniques and reached a certain level of proficiency, they could possess Jonin-level strength.
Zenshu's cloudy gaze seemed entirely unchanged as he cast a casual glance at Hiruzen.
This old thing truly doesn't trust me. But it'll be soon. Once Zenji's technique is somewhat complete, I can completely die and free myself.
After all, I have become increasingly unable to tolerate this aged body.
"Lord Hokage's words are reasonable. However..."
Hearing this, Hiruzen felt slight relief internally. Having handled Zenshu, the rest would be much easier.
But the sudden turn of phrase made his heart jump again.
"The issue of land ownership in those areas. Construction funds. The location of the registration office..."
Hearing these questions, Hiruzen instead breathed a sigh of relief.
Having these discussions meant exactly that the issue was negotiable.
As long as the school and training class moved out, he could make concessions on these matters.
Zenshu's clan was different from the Uchiha. The other party had joined Konoha less than two years ago, and their clan population was sparse.
The training class was the force they had developed. As long as this force moved to the village's edge, the danger would be greatly reduced.
The Uchiha were completely different. Not only did the Police Force have to move to the edge, but their entire clan as well.
Fugaku Uchiha naturally disagreed—even casting his gaze at Hiruzen.
Unfortunately, this was exactly Hiruzen's decision.
Regardless of the truth of the matter, first control the potential threat. Then slowly investigate. Only after confirming there was no threat would he attempt to re-accept them.
Unfortunately, the Uchiha were not ordinary people. They wouldn't just pretend nothing happened after suffering a grievance.
When the meeting ended, all outsiders left.
Koharu Utatane, who had been silent all along, turned her gaze to Hiruzen and directly questioned him.
"Hiruzen. Why target Zenshu? The current Konoha cannot withstand any chaos."
"I am also very curious." Homura Mitokado, sitting nearby, turned his head slightly.
Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe. His eyes dimmed slightly before he spoke.
"The most dangerous time has passed. This is just normal precaution."
"Hiruzen, there are no outsiders here. Stop using such perfunctory excuses."
Koharu spoke very directly.
"During the Nine-Tails incident, Zenshu faced the Nine-Tails together with you. Afterwards, he saved thousands of people."
"Many in Konoha are grateful to him—even viewing him as a hero. If rumors spread that the Hokage is targeting a hero, it will only add unnecessary trouble."
Homura nodded in agreement. "That's right, Hiruzen. We need to know the real reason."
Danzo stood to the side, head slightly raised. Mockery flashed deep in his eyes.
Hiruzen remained silent for a long time. In his slightly narrowed eyes, it seemed he had made some sort of resolution. He slowly put down his pipe.
"Zenji possesses the Sharingan."
"What?"
"Hiruzen, you're not joking?"
"Why are you only saying this now?"
Danzo's expression immediately became serious. He slammed his hand on the desk in front of Hiruzen.
Homura and Koharu stood up abruptly. Their faces instantly turned ugly.
The reason they targeted the Uchiha was precisely because of the Sharingan.
It wasn't just because during the Nine-Tails incident, the beast's eyes had borne the Sharingan's mark.
It was because they confirmed one thing: the Sharingan had the potential to forcefully control the Nine-Tails.
The current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was just a recently born infant.
If the Uchiha wanted to, they very likely had the capability to repeat the Nine-Tails incident.
They didn't know what kind of Sharingan could achieve this. Nor could they judge whether such an eye existed in the current Uchiha clan.
Under these circumstances, they could only choose the clumsy method: isolation and surveillance.
This was also why Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu agreed to this clearly targeted decision.
After all, the only one who wanted to completely annihilate the Uchiha was Danzo Shimura.
Now that someone else possessing the Sharingan had suddenly appeared—how could the three of them not lose their composure?
"When did you find out? Why didn't you inform us? What exactly is the situation?" Koharu's face was serious.
"Such an important matter—why didn't the three of us know?"
"The Fourth Hokage told me. Regarding this matter, he had his own judgment and decision at the time. I had no right to interfere."
Hiruzen didn't even look at the three of them. He merely spoke indifferently.
The expressions of all three froze.
After the Fourth Hokage took office, although he didn't strip them of their positions, the actual work was assigned to others.
His attitude had been very obvious.
He was just waiting for the assigned people to gain enough merit before letting the three of them retire—and having his own people take over.
Naturally, there were many things they simply weren't aware of.
"We'll discuss this later. What does it mean that Zenji possesses the Sharingan? Is he a member of the Uchiha clan?"
Koharu's aged face regained its calm. She slowly sat down.
Danzo seemed to have thought of something. His gaze suddenly sharpened—becoming fierce. His tone turned cold.
"Zenshu? Does that old thing have the Sharingan? Was he the masked man?"
"No. Even though there were many coincidences at the time, as long as you calm down and think about it, it's clear it wasn't him."
Hiruzen shook his head.
"Foolish. Even if he has an alibi, couldn't he be an accomplice?"
Danzo retorted coldly.
"Danzo, Zenshu won't live much longer. I don't want the village's peace to be disrupted."
Hiruzen's gaze immediately became piercing.
"Hmph. Hiruzen, you will regret this."
Danzo turned and left.
While returning to the Root base, he suddenly thought of Orochimaru and that brat.
The intelligence on the experiments has already been exposed. And that brat named Ryomen Sukuna can't be tamed either.
I might as well push them out and let Hiruzen worry about it himself.
I want to see if you're willing to make a move against your own student.
A cold smile curled at the corner of Danzo's mouth.
Right at that moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He had thought of a brilliant idea.
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