Sarutobi Hiruzen's plan was completely rejected by a high-level meeting at the first step.
In this regard, Hiruzen Sarutobi was puzzled and chose to find out the reason.
However, the Hokage's advisory board of elders, Mito Monobu and Koharu Kagawa, were both civilians and lacked a foundation in politics. They were currently studying hard and were completely unable to make any judgment on the current situation.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's rise to power lacked supporters, and he had no place to ask questions about things he didn't understand here.
In the previous war, not only did the Second Hokage die, but Sarutobi Sasuke, the leader of the Sarutobi clan who had the most exposure to politics, also died in the battle.
With no one to take him, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only ask his former friends for help.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was the first to think of Akimichi Kaifeng, a member of a large family and one of his own sects. More importantly, in the high-level meeting, the Akimichi family voted against it.
However, the result of the private inquiry was that Akimichi Tifeng told Hiruzen: "This is the status quo, and the top management of Konoha must be opposed to it for some reasons."
Akimichi Tofu suggested Sarutobi Hiruzen to find out the reasons for their objections and persuade them one by one.
Akimichi Tūfū is a member of the Akimichi family with a relatively high status. Given such an ambiguous reply, Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally did not explain some of Akimichi Tifū's words so thoroughly, but Sarutobi Hiruzen could not get more information no matter how much he asked.
Information.
Later, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Uchiha Kagami again, but Uchiha Kagami knew nothing about this high-level meeting.
Uchiha Mirror's status is very embarrassing for the Uchiha clan. He is too close to the Hokage family and has been excluded from the inner circle of the Uchiha clan.
In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to ask Mito Uzumaki for help. Regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi's question, Mito Uzumaki said: "Hit those who disobey until they obey."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless about this, and in the end he could only return to the Hokage Tower in low spirits.
Looking back on the past, if Senju Hashirama was here, who would dare not listen to the God of Ninja's words? It's a pity that Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't have that strength now.
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"I thought of someone." This was the first thing Sarutobi Hiruzen said after he returned to the Hokage Tower, and the Uchiha Mirror suddenly appeared.
"When I was on a mission with Danzo, I heard Danzo speak eloquently about politics. Although I didn't understand it, I didn't realize how serious it was."
Sarutobi Hiruzen really didn't want to go find Danzo, but there were only a few people he had a good relationship with, and he really couldn't find anyone more suitable, so in the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to send someone to invite Danzo.
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After Danzo received the message from the Anbu, he quickly obtained the details of this high-level meeting from the ground up.
This high-level meeting must be kept strictly confidential, but for ninjas, there really isn't much that can be kept secret. The more people know about it, the harder it is to keep it secret.
Therefore, Gen already had detailed records of the meeting immediately.
I have a general understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi's original intention, the reaction of senior officials, and the purpose of Hiruzen Sarutobi looking for him this time.
Danzo actually went to the Hokage Tower.
Although he is retired, as long as he lives in Konoha, the Hokage summons will still be available, but there will no longer be mandatory missions.
Danzo, wearing Hanfu, slowly walked to the Hokage Tower. The guard at the door took the initiative to make way for Danzo. No one passed, so Danzo walked into the Hokage Tower with steady steps.
Although he is no longer a ninja, Danzo's reputation in Konoha is still very high.
But when Danzo entered the Hokage's office, he saw the dark face of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Obviously, Sarutobi Hiruzen already knew that Danzo had the green light to enter and exit the Hokage Tower.
I believe there will be a large number of personnel transfers in the Hokage Studio in the near future.
"I wanted to popularize C-level and D-level ninjutsu in the ninja school, but they completely rejected it. Danzo, can you help me clarify my doubts?" Obviously, Danzo arrived without passing through the communication, which has caused Sarutobi's anger.
Hiruzen's emotional state.
Danzo curled his lips and thought: I don’t want to attract a wave of fans.
But he said: "Those who benefit often seek fame, and those who gain fame often seek profit. In simple and easy-to-understand terms, if you want to achieve your goals, you can give some benefits to those people."
Danzo didn't say the other half: those people were seeking profit, while Sarutobi Hiruzen was seeking fame.
Those high-ranking officials are all the powerful people of the major families.
Ninjutsu has always been unique to each major family.
Even C-level and D-level ninjutsu can widen the gap between your family and common people. The gap is built up through accumulation.
Therefore, there are not enough benefits. Now that Tobirama suddenly died and Sarutobi just took office, the major families have penetrated into the top management of Konoha and have a lot of power. At this time, they are paving the way for the children of their own families. How can they allow civilians to get ahead?
Opportunities to surpass them.
Therefore, if Hiruzen Sarutobi wants to achieve his goal immediately, giving up his interests is the easiest way.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was new to politics and could only think about problems from his own perspective. If he put himself in the interests of his family, he would actually be able to easily understand the practices of these big families.
"Are we going to have to pay benefits every time in order to get the right decision passed?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was very reluctant. Although Akimichi Tifeng's words were implicit before, Hiruzen Sarutobi also understood a little bit.
Let him buy off each family one by one.
Danzo thought for a while, and there was something wrong with Konoha's current management system, but Danzo felt that it was too troublesome to change the management system.
"Think about Mr. Hashirama and Mr. Tobirama, haven't you noticed that you are missing something?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to say it was much worse, but he couldn't argue with Danzo, so he could only shake his head "very cooperatively".
"Strength, prestige, and people's hearts, you lack these three things. Hashirama-sensei's strength surpasses the ninja world, and he can dominate everything in Konoha with his strength alone. Tobirama-sensei has strength, high prestige, and support.
You have no human heart. You don’t have these three things..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi in the original novel may not have encountered these problems. This is all Danzo's fault.
In the original work, after the First World War, Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength stabilized Danzo, so there was basically no objection to sitting on the throne of Hokage.
In World War I, Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance must have been outstanding, otherwise he would not have established the title of "Doctor of Ninjutsu" before World War II.
As for the hearts of the people, now that Danzo Zhuyu is in front, there is the Tenmei Ninjutsu Hall, Danzo's various achievements, and the Tenmei shop's propaganda based on public opinion, it will be difficult for Sarutobi to gain support in the hearts of the people.
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However……
Until now, Sarutobi Hiruzen has not realized that his current predicament was indirectly caused by Danzo.
"Then... Danzo, do you have any good ideas?"
Danzo thought for a moment and came up with some simple methods:
"Strength is the foundation. Teacher Hashirama will naturally have prestige and popularity just by relying on his strength. You are the Hokage and the Hokage's resources. You should have your own way to improve your strength."
"As for prestige, you can establish a prestigious image for yourself and use practical actions to make people recognize your image to gain prestige. For example, justice, cruelty, wisdom, defense... These can all increase your prestige.
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"As for the hearts of the people, you need to be more active in Konoha and not stay in the Hokage Tower all day. If you establish a positive image of yourself among the people, it will be easy to win the hearts of the people."