Konoha: We, the Uchiha, are ready to give up!

Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?

He felt helpless about this.

But Akimichi Torifu was, after all, an elder to him.

Thinking of this, he quickly spoke up.

"Senior Qufeng, please go to the tea room and have a seat."

"Choza, Inoichi, you two keep the senior company for a bit. Yoshino, you go and make some tea for the senior."

"That, senior."

"You can see what I look like now, give me some time to wash my face."

Upon seeing this, Yoshino Nara naturally rushed to make tea.

Dingzuo and Haiyi quickly offered their conciliatory words.

Akimichi is not stupid, of course.

He could certainly see Nara Shikaku's tired appearance; he had only looked so exhausted because he was in such a hurry.

So, in the end.

He nodded, of course, and then reluctantly went to the tea room.

Taking advantage of this time, Nara Shikaku quickly went to wash his face.

He's really worried!

Since becoming the clan leader, his mind has been constantly occupied.

Looking back, I realize I was just a little short.

If I had beaten Koji back then, I would be living a life of leisure now, instead of worrying like this every day, with my brain constantly running 24/7.

Seriously, sigh!

With a helpless sigh, he rubbed his temples and went to wash his face and brush his teeth.

About ten minutes later.

After washing up, Nara Shikaku finally managed to regain some of his energy.

Followed by.

He took a deep breath before returning to the tea room.

As the elder, Akimichi Torifu naturally sat in the head seat, while Nara Shikaku sat in the head seat on the left, representing his status as the head of the Nara family.

Seeing the inquisitive looks on the faces of the crowd, he didn't bother to say anything unnecessary.

I'll briefly explain the current state of the Uchiha clan after Uchiha Jin took power.

Then, it's the Naruto side.

After explaining the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, he said with a helpless expression.

"As you all probably know, that's why I became the clan leader back then."

"Essentially, back then, I was the one who lost."

"And now, the truly most intelligent member of the Nara clan is my cousin, Nara Koji!"

"But now."

"This decision was made jointly by Koji and me."

"We both believe that the time has come!"

Nara Shikaku looked very serious.

Especially when he said the last sentence, his tone became even more resolute.

But on the other side...

The other three looked terrified, not because of the final decision, but because of a remark made by Shikaku Nara.

Akimichi took the wind and directly opened his mouth to drag it.

"Lu Jiu, you're not kidding, are you?"

"You mean Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya's apprentice?"

"Even he has a grudge against Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

"Is it fake?"

Chapter 234 The Ino-Shika-Cho trio unanimously approve, Nara Shikaku wants to slack off!

When they tried to get wind from the autumn path, everyone was dumbfounded.

He could barely accept Shikaku's explanations in other aspects, but he couldn't accept the one about Minato Namikaze.

What a joke!

Others may not understand, but as the old friend who knows Hiruzen Sarutobi best, how could he not know what his old friend was thinking?

There were absolutely no surprises; Minato was the Fourth Hokage.

There is no other possibility!

Even if he was unwilling, even if he had ulterior motives, he had no other choice.

under these circumstances.

How could Hiruzen Sarutobi possibly offend Minato Namikaze?

Even if Minato Namikaze is able to control the village after he takes over, the entire Hidden Leaf Village will be completely torn apart without his cooperation.

After all, by then...

Minato Namikaze was the true Hokage. If the two of them had a falling out, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi could force things to go through with it, his reputation, built up over a lifetime, would be destroyed in an instant.

This is also what he doesn't understand.

However, on the other side...

Nara Shikaku remained calm and simply explained upon hearing this.

"Because of Rin Nohara!"

"Perhaps you haven't received the news yet, but actually, Nohara Rin was captured by the enemy on this battlefield. Then the enemy stuffed the Three-Tails into Nohara Rin's body, hoping that Nohara Rin would go berserk after returning to Konoha."

"But, unfortunately."

"Nohara Rin was rescued by Namikaze Minato in episode 810, and Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, taught Nohara Rin how to control the Nine-Tails."

"The real trouble is here."

"Nohara Rin is Minato Namikaze's disciple, so he will definitely protect Nohara Rin with his life."

"But as the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi has to consider Kirigakure. What if Kirigakure comes to demand the Three-Tails after the war ends?"

"This is the root of their conflict; it's irreconcilable!"

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi abdicates, it won't work!

"Given Minato's temperament, even if he fights Kirigakure, he will never hand over his disciple."

"But Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't agree to that idea."

The others looked completely bewildered.

Yes.

This matter is currently top secret, and at most, no more than a handful of people in Konoha are qualified to know about it.

The three people present were instantly stunned when they learned of this!

Three-tailed, okay.

If it's something else, then perhaps there's a way to solve it.

But this is a tailed beast!

As a Jinchūriki, if the Tailed Beast is extracted, the inevitable outcome is death.

Moreover, this time, Nohara Rin is actually a disciple of Namikaze Minato.

There's no way they'd agree!

From Hiruzen Sarutobi's perspective, his actions weren't actually wrong.

Why rush into war with Kirigakure for the sake of a mere Chunin?

Moreover, this is all happening while the problems in Kumogakure and Sunagakure are still unresolved.

and so.

Both sides have their own reasons for this!