For the Konoha ninjas, desecrating the corpse of the first generation after death is a great evil, even if it is done under the banner of Konoha's interests. Behavior that goes against human ethics will never be recognized.

As a disciple of the Hokage, Shimura Danzo had experienced several great ninja wars. The trauma of countless battles had already overwhelmed Danzo's body. He was wearing a bandage suit that not only covered his head and right eye, but also wrapped around his seemingly disabled right hand. This was definitely not just to cover up the abnormalities brought to his body by the Sharingan and the transplanted first-generation cells, but was actually a serious injury that almost crippled him.

Danzo's current status is not just due to his title as a disciple of the Hokage, but also because he is a true warrior who fought for Konoha. He is in charge of the Root and has trained generations of outstanding ninjas. In other words, Danzo is definitely a meritorious official for Konoha.

Maybe some people feel that Danzo didn't show up when the Nine-Tails attacked the village. But according to the information obtained by Mizuki's investigation, the transplantation of the first generation cells was probably not perfected at that time. In other words, twelve years ago, Danzo was just a half-crippled person licking his wounds in the dark, and he was completely unable to save the village, so he could only send his men to help. Because it is necessary to maintain the balance between the Sharingan and the first generation cells, the approximate time when Danzo transplanted the first generation cells can be determined by looking at when the Uchiha clan was exterminated. Sasuke and Naruto have already entered the ninja school, and there is a difference of several years before and after.

Therefore, when the Nine-Tails attacked the village, it was no wonder that Danzo watched the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze die in battle. He was truly powerless.

And this time when choosing the Fifth Hokage, if Jiraiya had not been in the village, perhaps Danzo would have been able to become the Acting Hokage, and it would have been natural to remove the word "acting" after some time.

However, in front of Jiraiya, who is as powerful and prestigious as Danzo and much younger than Danzo, Shimura Danzo's chances of winning are really slim because he cannot reveal his true physical condition.

Danzo also sighed and stopped talking. Everything was ready, but he just learned not long ago that Jiraiya had already realized that he would fail when he was in the village. It seemed that he had to wait for the next opportunity.

Shuimu had nothing to do with what happened next. After going through the motions and giving the instructions, the meeting was adjourned.

…

"Kakashi, thank you for today." To be honest, Mizuki was a little proud of being able to have a good relationship with the future sixth generation. He always had the illusion that he was a big shot.

"It's just a side job. It won't take much time." Kakashi replied, "It will be a hard time for a while, and there won't be much time to spare..."

"I will be leaving tomorrow after the third generation's funeral. It seems that I don't have much time to prepare."

"There's no need to prepare anything, right? It's just a formality anyway..." Just like Kakashi said, the victor shows off his power, while the one who fails in the sneak attack and surrenders shows his submission, so that outsiders can see that Konoha is still the powerful overlord of the ninja world.

Mizuki sighed and said, "Why aren't any elders going? There aren't even a few powerful ninjas?"

It would be fine if Kakashi and Might Guy didn't go. The village is now strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and needs strong ninjas to guard it. As the son of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Asuma is very powerful, and his identity is also very suitable for handling some political and diplomatic affairs. The others also have their own tasks, so they can't send anyone to the Sand Village. The leader of the team is an unexpected person, the head of the Hyuga family, Hyuga Hiashi.

The head of the Hyuga family must have enough strength and prestige to be a negotiating envoy, but the Hyuga family has been outside the core of Konoha for so many years. Under the tradition of being closed and self-protective, they have never been too involved in Konoha's affairs, which is exactly the opposite of the domineering Uchiha family. Perhaps in view of the previous experience of the Uchiha family, the Hyuga family rarely cares about the affairs of Konoha Village, especially the death of Hizashi Hizashi a few years ago. Konoha's compromise actually hurt the Hyuga family. Therefore, the Hyuga family does not like to point fingers at the actions of the village's top leaders.

However, no one can ignore the powerful strength and long heritage of the Hyuga clan. And this time, the Hyuga clan leader personally went out, and he had to do it. Among those who have status and time to go, there is no one more suitable than Hyuga Hiashi.

"Kakashi, why do you think the Hyuga family never tried to compete for the position of Hokage?" Mizuki asked.

With the influence of the Hyuga family, even if it was marginalized for a time, it was still an important force in Konoha. Although competing for the position of Hokage was difficult, the possibility was not small. Why didn't they fight for power or even the position of Hokage like the Uchiha family did?

Kakashi thought for a moment and replied, "Maybe it's because of tradition, especially the curse seal."

"Is that so? That's a pity." Shuimu said without comment.

Kakashi's answer was only half right in Mizuki's opinion. The main reason was probably the so-called inheritance, or in layman's terms, faction. The interests of the big families like Uchiha and Hyuga, and the representatives of the Hokage line of small and medium-sized families and civilian ninjas, had a big difference in their perception and interests. The priority of family interests or Konoha's interests was the key to whether one could get involved in the position of Hokage.

…

After saying goodbye to Kakashi Hatake, it was already dark when Mizuki returned home. When Mizuki pushed open the door and entered the house, he found that the room had been tidied and a prepared dinner was on the table.

"It's still hot, it looks like I just left not long ago."

The dinner for two people on the table was not eaten. It was just left there, obviously waiting for him to come back to eat. But he was not there, and it seemed that he left in a hurry. Shuimu smiled bitterly.

"It looks like I'll be busy these few days..."

After a quick dinner, Shuimu took a hot bath and lay in bed, not wanting to move. The energy consumed during this period was too great. For this day, Shuimu made various preparations and thought of countless possibilities and coping methods, but most of them were not used, and in the end the situation collapsed, although the result was not much different.

After resting for a while, Shuimu, who was full of things to worry about, tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, so he picked up the booklet at hand and started reading.

"Hmm? These are all the records of the experiments that I asked Tsubaki to do. I've accumulated so many."

Shuimu flipped through these disorganized data aimlessly.

"It's all normal stuff, nothing special."

The result made Mizuki a little disappointed until he turned to the last page.

"How could this happen? Are you completely ignoring the difference between living and non-living things?"