Chapter 351

Three days later, in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the rusty iron sheet on the table and slowly took a puff from the pipe in his hand.

"Knock knock!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped the table twice, and a swift and sharp shadow suddenly appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's office.

This was an Mist Anbu member with silver-white hair and a fox mask.

"Go and invite Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Shimura Danzo over."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a moment, a flash of profundity in his eyes, and said to the Mist Anbu with the fox mask in front of him.

"Yes!"

Subsequently, the Mist Anbu with the fox mask disappeared from the spot.

After the Mist Anbu with the fox mask left, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the iron sheet on the table engraved with a "WAR" character full of murderous intent, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Not long after, two men and one woman, together with the previous fox-masked Mist Anbu, arrived at Sarutobi Hiruzen's office.

"Sit, Homura, Koharu, Danzo."

Seeing them arrive, Sarutobi Hiruzen revealed a kind smile, just like a peaceful wealthy old man.

Hearing this, the three nodded one after another and sat down opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk.

The fox-faced Mist Anbu firmly came behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, standing with his hands behind his back, his posture like an iron tower.

Seeing this, Danzo, who was sitting opposite, flashed a strange look in his eyes.

"This guy, his strength has improved again..."

"What a nice 'tool'..."

"It's a pity that old thing Sarutobi Hiruzen refused to let this tool go to me back then."

Shimura Danzo's eyes flashed with malice, and he said secretly in his heart.

Unlike Kirigakure, which was once controlled by the Hokage, the Mist Anbu Commander, and the ninja clans, Konoha's complexity, whether in terms of strength or internal situation, far exceeded Kirigakure.

And wanting to play the role of "Hokage" well and govern a violent organization like Konoha, which has a huge volume and an extremely complex internal situation, is absolutely not a simple matter.

Looking at the two Hokage before Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The First Hokage relied on combat power that suppressed the ninja world.

The Second Hokage relied on his own wisdom and the prestige of the Senju.

By the time it reached Sarutobi Hiruzen, he had neither the power to suppress the ninja world nor the big tree of "Senju" to enjoy the shade behind him.

The "Sarutobi" clan is also a famous ninja clan in the ninja world, but at best it is just a small or medium-sized ninja clan, and it can only be considered a middle-to-lower level within Konoha.

Within Konoha, besides the identity of "Second Generation Disciple," Sarutobi Hiruzen had no foundation at all.

And when Senju Tobirama was killed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and hastily transferred the position of Hokage to Sarutobi Hiruzen, no one knew how much effort Sarutobi Hiruzen spent in the dark to sit firmly in the position of Hokage.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to sit firmly in the position of Hokage, the first to bear the brunt were the three major clans: Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga.

Not to mention the Senju, with Senju Tobirama's last words, even if the Senju did not support him, it was absolutely impossible to sing against Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Besides the Senju, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen only wanted to deal with the Hyuga and Uchiha, he was not enough to look at by himself.

First, he did not have the combat power that suppressed the ninja world and could not subdue the Hyuga and Uchiha.

Second, his own talent could only be considered at the level of "ordinary genius," and compared with a peerless genius like Senju Tobirama, the gap was not a little bit.

What did Sarutobi Hiruzen rely on to convince the public? And what did he rely on to govern the Hyuga and Uchiha?

It must be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen's political methods were brilliant, and they also far exceeded the two modern Hokage.

He perfectly used his political talent to firmly grasp Konoha in his own hands.

Basically, during the First and Second Generation periods, the Hokage of Konoha possessed the power of arbitrary decision and could completely be said to be the only one who had the final say. ===== CHAPTER 353 =====

Basically, during the eras of the First and Second Hokage, the Hokage of Konoha possessed the power to act arbitrarily and could completely be described as having the final say.