The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 01]

Chapter 58 - Interlude 03 - The Council Elders and Ren Uchiha.

Hokage Residence

In a private chamber in the Hokage residency, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his three advisors were having a meeting. Homura Mitokado, a former member of Team Tobirama sat to his right while Koharu Utatane positioned on Hiruzen's left. And directly across from him is his friend/rival and the commander of the root forces, Danzo Shimura. The meeting had a slightly tense atmosphere due to the topic of their discussion.

"The Uchiha are getting more and more restless with each day. It won't be long before they launch the coup d'etat. We need to handle them before anything happens." Danzo's voice was stern and it showed no hint of mercy.

"The Uchiha clan are formidable. It won't be easy to do something like that. And besides they are one of the founding clans of the village. We can't just attack them out of nowhere. It would destabilize the village." Hiruzen countered.

Hearing Hiruzen's words, councilor Homura gave his thoughts on the matter. "I understand your points and concerns Hiruzen. But if Fugaku launches the coup d'etat, then there will be severe casualties. And the village will become destabilized nonetheless and the other nations will take that opportunity to attack us."

Hiruzen grunted hearing him. He knew Homura was right but it didn't sit right with him to attack the clan out of nowhere like that.

"Both Danzo and Hiruzen make good points. But both of those plans have demerits to them as well..." Koharu said. The rest turned to her. "If we launch a preemptive attack and kill the conspirators then we can stop the coup before it even starts. But it would lead to resentment from the Uchiha's that remain alive. And they could plot another coup again. And also, the other clans would become wary of us. This would build a rift within the village and any outsider would be able to take advantage of it." Koharu stopped for a moment and looked at them. She continued after a few seconds.

"On the other hand if they successfully launch the coup d'etat then there will be deaths on both sides. The village and the clan will suffer casualties and it would weaken the village and the Fire nation as a whole. The Tsuchikage and Raikage are currently looking for any weaknesses we might present. They would definitely attack us and it would start another war." She stopped and sighed. "Both options have their merits and demerits. So we need to proceed carefully."

Hiruzen and Danzo became quiet after hearing her words. They knew she was right. This was a delicate matter that had to be dealt with carefully.

"Whatever decisions we make we have to do it quickly. Time is running out. We need to come up with a plan." Homura crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. "Has Itachi given any updates?"

"Yes. They haven't yet decided when to launch the coup. But Itachi tells me they are gathering resources like battle gears and weapons and preparing themselves. But it's a slow process since they don't want to bring attention to themselves." Hiruzen replied with a downcast expression.

"Tobirama sensei warned us of the Uchiha. We should have kept a much closer eye on them. If we had we wouldn't have suffered an attack and lost a Hokage." It was a slight jab at Hiruzen from Danzo. The third Hokage reduced some restrictions placed on the Uchiha clan during his reign before the ninetails attack. He believed the Uchiha would become more comfortable and integrate more with the village with time.

Hiruzen didn't rise to the bait and stayed quiet.

"This is no time for your old rivalry Danzo. We need to stick together and figure out a plan." Koharu slightly rebuked the one eyed root leader.

"Right now we have Itachi working undercover and he'll inform us if they decide to try anything. So for the moment let's try to settle this diplomatically. The Uchiha clan hasn't attacked us yet. So there is still time for negotiations." Homura remarked and they all sat in silence.